#THE UNBOUND BIBLE (www.unboundbible.org) #name English: King James Version #filetype Mapped-BCVS #copyright Public Domain #abbreviation #language eng #note #columns nrsva_book_index nrsva_chapter nrsva_verse orig_book_index orig_chapter orig_verse orig_subverse order_by text 01O 1 1 01O 1 1 10 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 01O 1 2 01O 1 2 20 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 01O 1 3 01O 1 3 30 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. 01O 1 4 01O 1 4 40 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. 01O 1 5 01O 1 5 50 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 01O 1 6 01O 1 6 60 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 01O 1 7 01O 1 7 70 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so. 01O 1 8 01O 1 8 80 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day. 01O 1 9 01O 1 9 90 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 01O 1 10 01O 1 10 100 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 01O 1 11 01O 1 11 110 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. 01O 1 12 01O 1 12 120 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 01O 1 13 01O 1 13 130 And the evening and the morning were the third day. 01O 1 14 01O 1 14 140 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: 01O 1 15 01O 1 15 150 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. 01O 1 16 01O 1 16 160 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. 01O 1 17 01O 1 17 170 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, 01O 1 18 01O 1 18 180 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. 01O 1 19 01O 1 19 190 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 01O 1 20 01O 1 20 200 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 01O 1 21 01O 1 21 210 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 01O 1 22 01O 1 22 220 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 01O 1 23 01O 1 23 230 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 01O 1 24 01O 1 24 240 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. 01O 1 25 01O 1 25 250 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. 01O 1 26 01O 1 26 260 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 01O 1 27 01O 1 27 270 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 01O 1 28 01O 1 28 280 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. 01O 1 29 01O 1 29 290 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. 01O 1 30 01O 1 30 300 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 01O 1 31 01O 1 31 310 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. 01O 2 1 01O 2 1 320 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 01O 2 2 01O 2 2 330 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. 01O 2 3 01O 2 3 340 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 01O 2 4 01O 2 4 350 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, 01O 2 5 01O 2 5 360 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 01O 2 6 01O 2 6 370 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 01O 2 7 01O 2 7 380 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. 01O 2 8 01O 2 8 390 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 01O 2 9 01O 2 9 400 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. 01O 2 10 01O 2 10 410 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 01O 2 11 01O 2 11 420 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 01O 2 12 01O 2 12 430 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 01O 2 13 01O 2 13 440 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 01O 2 14 01O 2 14 450 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 01O 2 15 01O 2 15 460 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 01O 2 16 01O 2 16 470 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 01O 2 17 01O 2 17 480 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 01O 2 18 01O 2 18 490 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 01O 2 19 01O 2 19 500 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 01O 2 20 01O 2 20 510 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 01O 2 21 01O 2 21 520 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 01O 2 22 01O 2 22 530 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 01O 2 23 01O 2 23 540 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 01O 2 24 01O 2 24 550 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 01O 2 25 01O 2 25 560 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. 01O 3 1 01O 3 1 570 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 01O 3 2 01O 3 2 580 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 01O 3 3 01O 3 3 590 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 01O 3 4 01O 3 4 600 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 01O 3 5 01O 3 5 610 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 01O 3 6 01O 3 6 620 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 01O 3 7 01O 3 7 630 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 01O 3 8 01O 3 8 640 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. 01O 3 9 01O 3 9 650 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 01O 3 10 01O 3 10 660 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 01O 3 11 01O 3 11 670 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 01O 3 12 01O 3 12 680 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 01O 3 13 01O 3 13 690 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 01O 3 14 01O 3 14 700 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 01O 3 15 01O 3 15 710 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 01O 3 16 01O 3 16 720 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 01O 3 17 01O 3 17 730 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 01O 3 18 01O 3 18 740 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 01O 3 19 01O 3 19 750 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 01O 3 20 01O 3 20 760 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 01O 3 21 01O 3 21 770 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 01O 3 22 01O 3 22 780 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 01O 3 23 01O 3 23 790 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 01O 3 24 01O 3 24 800 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 01O 4 1 01O 4 1 810 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 01O 4 2 01O 4 2 820 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 01O 4 3 01O 4 3 830 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 01O 4 4 01O 4 4 840 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 01O 4 5 01O 4 5 850 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 01O 4 6 01O 4 6 860 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 01O 4 7 01O 4 7 870 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 01O 4 8 01O 4 8 880 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 01O 4 9 01O 4 9 890 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? 01O 4 10 01O 4 10 900 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. 01O 4 11 01O 4 11 910 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; 01O 4 12 01O 4 12 920 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 01O 4 13 01O 4 13 930 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 01O 4 14 01O 4 14 940 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 01O 4 15 01O 4 15 950 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 01O 4 16 01O 4 16 960 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 01O 4 17 01O 4 17 970 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 01O 4 18 01O 4 18 980 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. 01O 4 19 01O 4 19 990 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 01O 4 20 01O 4 20 1000 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle. 01O 4 21 01O 4 21 1010 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 01O 4 22 01O 4 22 1020 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 01O 4 23 01O 4 23 1030 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 01O 4 24 01O 4 24 1040 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 01O 4 25 01O 4 25 1050 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 01O 4 26 01O 4 26 1060 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. 01O 5 1 01O 5 1 1070 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 01O 5 2 01O 5 2 1080 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 01O 5 3 01O 5 3 1090 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 01O 5 4 01O 5 4 1100 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 5 01O 5 5 1110 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. 01O 5 6 01O 5 6 1120 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 01O 5 7 01O 5 7 1130 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 8 01O 5 8 1140 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. 01O 5 9 01O 5 9 1150 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: 01O 5 10 01O 5 10 1160 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 11 01O 5 11 1170 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died. 01O 5 12 01O 5 12 1180 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 01O 5 13 01O 5 13 1190 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 14 01O 5 14 1200 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died. 01O 5 15 01O 5 15 1210 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 01O 5 16 01O 5 16 1220 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 17 01O 5 17 1230 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died. 01O 5 18 01O 5 18 1240 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch: 01O 5 19 01O 5 19 1250 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 20 01O 5 20 1260 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. 01O 5 21 01O 5 21 1270 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 01O 5 22 01O 5 22 1280 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 23 01O 5 23 1290 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 01O 5 24 01O 5 24 1300 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. 01O 5 25 01O 5 25 1310 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: 01O 5 26 01O 5 26 1320 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 27 01O 5 27 1330 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died. 01O 5 28 01O 5 28 1340 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 01O 5 29 01O 5 29 1350 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. 01O 5 30 01O 5 30 1360 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 01O 5 31 01O 5 31 1370 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 01O 5 32 01O 5 32 1380 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 01O 6 1 01O 6 1 1390 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 01O 6 2 01O 6 2 1400 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 01O 6 3 01O 6 3 1410 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. 01O 6 4 01O 6 4 1420 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. 01O 6 5 01O 6 5 1430 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 01O 6 6 01O 6 6 1440 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 01O 6 7 01O 6 7 1450 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 01O 6 8 01O 6 8 1460 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. 01O 6 9 01O 6 9 1470 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. 01O 6 10 01O 6 10 1480 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 01O 6 11 01O 6 11 1490 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 01O 6 12 01O 6 12 1500 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. 01O 6 13 01O 6 13 1510 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 01O 6 14 01O 6 14 1520 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. 01O 6 15 01O 6 15 1530 And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. 01O 6 16 01O 6 16 1540 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it. 01O 6 17 01O 6 17 1550 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 01O 6 18 01O 6 18 1560 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 01O 6 19 01O 6 19 1570 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. 01O 6 20 01O 6 20 1580 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 01O 6 21 01O 6 21 1590 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them. 01O 6 22 01O 6 22 1600 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. 01O 7 1 01O 7 1 1610 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 01O 7 2 01O 7 2 1620 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. 01O 7 3 01O 7 3 1630 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 01O 7 4 01O 7 4 1640 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. 01O 7 5 01O 7 5 1650 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him. 01O 7 6 01O 7 6 1660 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. 01O 7 7 01O 7 7 1670 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 01O 7 8 01O 7 8 1680 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, 01O 7 9 01O 7 9 1690 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah. 01O 7 10 01O 7 10 1700 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 01O 7 11 01O 7 11 1710 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 01O 7 12 01O 7 12 1720 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 01O 7 13 01O 7 13 1730 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; 01O 7 14 01O 7 14 1740 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. 01O 7 15 01O 7 15 1750 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 01O 7 16 01O 7 16 1760 And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. 01O 7 17 01O 7 17 1770 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 01O 7 18 01O 7 18 1780 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 01O 7 19 01O 7 19 1790 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 01O 7 20 01O 7 20 1800 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. 01O 7 21 01O 7 21 1810 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: 01O 7 22 01O 7 22 1820 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. 01O 7 23 01O 7 23 1830 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 01O 7 24 01O 7 24 1840 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. 01O 8 1 01O 8 1 1850 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged; 01O 8 2 01O 8 2 1860 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained; 01O 8 3 01O 8 3 1870 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated. 01O 8 4 01O 8 4 1880 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. 01O 8 5 01O 8 5 1890 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. 01O 8 6 01O 8 6 1900 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: 01O 8 7 01O 8 7 1910 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 01O 8 8 01O 8 8 1920 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground; 01O 8 9 01O 8 9 1930 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. 01O 8 10 01O 8 10 1940 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark; 01O 8 11 01O 8 11 1950 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 01O 8 12 01O 8 12 1960 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more. 01O 8 13 01O 8 13 1970 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry. 01O 8 14 01O 8 14 1980 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried. 01O 8 15 01O 8 15 1990 And God spake unto Noah, saying, 01O 8 16 01O 8 16 2000 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. 01O 8 17 01O 8 17 2010 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 01O 8 18 01O 8 18 2020 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him: 01O 8 19 01O 8 19 2030 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark. 01O 8 20 01O 8 20 2040 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 01O 8 21 01O 8 21 2050 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. 01O 8 22 01O 8 22 2060 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. 01O 9 1 01O 9 1 2070 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 01O 9 2 01O 9 2 2080 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 01O 9 3 01O 9 3 2090 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. 01O 9 4 01O 9 4 2100 But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. 01O 9 5 01O 9 5 2110 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 01O 9 6 01O 9 6 2120 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. 01O 9 7 01O 9 7 2130 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. 01O 9 8 01O 9 8 2140 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying, 01O 9 9 01O 9 9 2150 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you; 01O 9 10 01O 9 10 2160 And with every living creature that is with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the earth. 01O 9 11 01O 9 11 2170 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 01O 9 12 01O 9 12 2180 And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: 01O 9 13 01O 9 13 2190 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. 01O 9 14 01O 9 14 2200 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud: 01O 9 15 01O 9 15 2210 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh. 01O 9 16 01O 9 16 2220 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. 01O 9 17 01O 9 17 2230 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. 01O 9 18 01O 9 18 2240 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan. 01O 9 19 01O 9 19 2250 These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread. 01O 9 20 01O 9 20 2260 And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: 01O 9 21 01O 9 21 2270 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. 01O 9 22 01O 9 22 2280 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without. 01O 9 23 01O 9 23 2290 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness. 01O 9 24 01O 9 24 2300 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him. 01O 9 25 01O 9 25 2310 And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 01O 9 26 01O 9 26 2320 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 01O 9 27 01O 9 27 2330 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. 01O 9 28 01O 9 28 2340 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 01O 9 29 01O 9 29 2350 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died. 01O 10 1 01O 10 1 2360 Now these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the flood. 01O 10 2 01O 10 2 2370 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 01O 10 3 01O 10 3 2380 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 01O 10 4 01O 10 4 2390 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 01O 10 5 01O 10 5 2400 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations. 01O 10 6 01O 10 6 2410 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 01O 10 7 01O 10 7 2420 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 01O 10 8 01O 10 8 2430 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 01O 10 9 01O 10 9 2440 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD. 01O 10 10 01O 10 10 2450 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. 01O 10 11 01O 10 11 2460 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, 01O 10 12 01O 10 12 2470 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same is a great city. 01O 10 13 01O 10 13 2480 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 01O 10 14 01O 10 14 2490 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim. 01O 10 15 01O 10 15 2500 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth, 01O 10 16 01O 10 16 2510 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 01O 10 17 01O 10 17 2520 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 01O 10 18 01O 10 18 2530 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 01O 10 19 01O 10 19 2540 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha. 01O 10 20 01O 10 20 2550 These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations. 01O 10 21 01O 10 21 2560 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were children born. 01O 10 22 01O 10 22 2570 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. 01O 10 23 01O 10 23 2580 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Mash. 01O 10 24 01O 10 24 2590 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber. 01O 10 25 01O 10 25 2600 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan. 01O 10 26 01O 10 26 2610 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah, 01O 10 27 01O 10 27 2620 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah, 01O 10 28 01O 10 28 2630 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 01O 10 29 01O 10 29 2640 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan. 01O 10 30 01O 10 30 2650 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. 01O 10 31 01O 10 31 2660 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations. 01O 10 32 01O 10 32 2670 These are the families of the sons of Noah, after their generations, in their nations: and by these were the nations divided in the earth after the flood. 01O 11 1 01O 11 1 2680 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 01O 11 2 01O 11 2 2690 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 01O 11 3 01O 11 3 2700 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 01O 11 4 01O 11 4 2710 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 01O 11 5 01O 11 5 2720 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 01O 11 6 01O 11 6 2730 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 01O 11 7 01O 11 7 2740 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 01O 11 8 01O 11 8 2750 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 01O 11 9 01O 11 9 2760 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 01O 11 10 01O 11 10 2770 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 01O 11 11 01O 11 11 2780 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 12 01O 11 12 2790 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 01O 11 13 01O 11 13 2800 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 14 01O 11 14 2810 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 01O 11 15 01O 11 15 2820 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 16 01O 11 16 2830 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: 01O 11 17 01O 11 17 2840 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 18 01O 11 18 2850 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 01O 11 19 01O 11 19 2860 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 20 01O 11 20 2870 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: 01O 11 21 01O 11 21 2880 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 22 01O 11 22 2890 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: 01O 11 23 01O 11 23 2900 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 24 01O 11 24 2910 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: 01O 11 25 01O 11 25 2920 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 01O 11 26 01O 11 26 2930 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 01O 11 27 01O 11 27 2940 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 01O 11 28 01O 11 28 2950 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 01O 11 29 01O 11 29 2960 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 01O 11 30 01O 11 30 2970 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 01O 11 31 01O 11 31 2980 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 01O 11 32 01O 11 32 2990 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran. 01O 12 1 01O 12 1 3000 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee: 01O 12 2 01O 12 2 3010 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 01O 12 3 01O 12 3 3020 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 01O 12 4 01O 12 4 3030 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 01O 12 5 01O 12 5 3040 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. 01O 12 6 01O 12 6 3050 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 01O 12 7 01O 12 7 3060 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him. 01O 12 8 01O 12 8 3070 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD. 01O 12 9 01O 12 9 3080 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. 01O 12 10 01O 12 10 3090 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land. 01O 12 11 01O 12 11 3100 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon: 01O 12 12 01O 12 12 3110 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive. 01O 12 13 01O 12 13 3120 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee. 01O 12 14 01O 12 14 3130 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair. 01O 12 15 01O 12 15 3140 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 01O 12 16 01O 12 16 3150 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. 01O 12 17 01O 12 17 3160 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. 01O 12 18 01O 12 18 3170 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife? 01O 12 19 01O 12 19 3180 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 01O 12 20 01O 12 20 3190 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. 01O 13 1 01O 13 1 3200 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 01O 13 2 01O 13 2 3210 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 01O 13 3 01O 13 3 3220 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai; 01O 13 4 01O 13 4 3230 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. 01O 13 5 01O 13 5 3240 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 01O 13 6 01O 13 6 3250 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 01O 13 7 01O 13 7 3260 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 01O 13 8 01O 13 8 3270 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. 01O 13 9 01O 13 9 3280 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 01O 13 10 01O 13 10 3290 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 01O 13 11 01O 13 11 3300 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. 01O 13 12 01O 13 12 3310 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 01O 13 13 01O 13 13 3320 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. 01O 13 14 01O 13 14 3330 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: 01O 13 15 01O 13 15 3340 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. 01O 13 16 01O 13 16 3350 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. 01O 13 17 01O 13 17 3360 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee. 01O 13 18 01O 13 18 3370 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD. 01O 14 1 01O 14 1 3380 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; 01O 14 2 01O 14 2 3390 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. 01O 14 3 01O 14 3 3400 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. 01O 14 4 01O 14 4 3410 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 01O 14 5 01O 14 5 3420 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 01O 14 6 01O 14 6 3430 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness. 01O 14 7 01O 14 7 3440 And they returned, and came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezon-tamar. 01O 14 8 01O 14 8 3450 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; 01O 14 9 01O 14 9 3460 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. 01O 14 10 01O 14 10 3470 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. 01O 14 11 01O 14 11 3480 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. 01O 14 12 01O 14 12 3490 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. 01O 14 13 01O 14 13 3500 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. 01O 14 14 01O 14 14 3510 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. 01O 14 15 01O 14 15 3520 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 01O 14 16 01O 14 16 3530 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 01O 14 17 01O 14 17 3540 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 01O 14 18 01O 14 18 3550 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. 01O 14 19 01O 14 19 3560 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 01O 14 20 01O 14 20 3570 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. 01O 14 21 01O 14 21 3580 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 01O 14 22 01O 14 22 3590 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 01O 14 23 01O 14 23 3600 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 01O 14 24 01O 14 24 3610 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. 01O 15 1 01O 15 1 3620 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. 01O 15 2 01O 15 2 3630 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 01O 15 3 01O 15 3 3640 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 01O 15 4 01O 15 4 3650 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. 01O 15 5 01O 15 5 3660 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. 01O 15 6 01O 15 6 3670 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 01O 15 7 01O 15 7 3680 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 01O 15 8 01O 15 8 3690 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 01O 15 9 01O 15 9 3700 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 01O 15 10 01O 15 10 3710 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 01O 15 11 01O 15 11 3720 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. 01O 15 12 01O 15 12 3730 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 01O 15 13 01O 15 13 3740 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 01O 15 14 01O 15 14 3750 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 01O 15 15 01O 15 15 3760 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 01O 15 16 01O 15 16 3770 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. 01O 15 17 01O 15 17 3780 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 01O 15 18 01O 15 18 3790 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 01O 15 19 01O 15 19 3800 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 01O 15 20 01O 15 20 3810 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 01O 15 21 01O 15 21 3820 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. 01O 16 1 01O 16 1 3830 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 01O 16 2 01O 16 2 3840 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. 01O 16 3 01O 16 3 3850 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 01O 16 4 01O 16 4 3860 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 01O 16 5 01O 16 5 3870 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. 01O 16 6 01O 16 6 3880 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 01O 16 7 01O 16 7 3890 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 01O 16 8 01O 16 8 3900 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai. 01O 16 9 01O 16 9 3910 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 01O 16 10 01O 16 10 3920 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. 01O 16 11 01O 16 11 3930 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction. 01O 16 12 01O 16 12 3940 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren. 01O 16 13 01O 16 13 3950 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me? 01O 16 14 01O 16 14 3960 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered. 01O 16 15 01O 16 15 3970 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 01O 16 16 01O 16 16 3980 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. 01O 17 1 01O 17 1 3990 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 01O 17 2 01O 17 2 4000 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 01O 17 3 01O 17 3 4010 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 01O 17 4 01O 17 4 4020 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 01O 17 5 01O 17 5 4030 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 01O 17 6 01O 17 6 4040 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 01O 17 7 01O 17 7 4050 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 01O 17 8 01O 17 8 4060 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 01O 17 9 01O 17 9 4070 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. 01O 17 10 01O 17 10 4080 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. 01O 17 11 01O 17 11 4090 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. 01O 17 12 01O 17 12 4100 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 01O 17 13 01O 17 13 4110 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 01O 17 14 01O 17 14 4120 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant. 01O 17 15 01O 17 15 4130 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 01O 17 16 01O 17 16 4140 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 01O 17 17 01O 17 17 4150 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 01O 17 18 01O 17 18 4160 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! 01O 17 19 01O 17 19 4170 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him. 01O 17 20 01O 17 20 4180 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. 01O 17 21 01O 17 21 4190 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year. 01O 17 22 01O 17 22 4200 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. 01O 17 23 01O 17 23 4210 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. 01O 17 24 01O 17 24 4220 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 01O 17 25 01O 17 25 4230 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 01O 17 26 01O 17 26 4240 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 01O 17 27 01O 17 27 4250 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. 01O 18 1 01O 18 1 4260 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 01O 18 2 01O 18 2 4270 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 01O 18 3 01O 18 3 4280 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 01O 18 4 01O 18 4 4290 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 01O 18 5 01O 18 5 4300 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 01O 18 6 01O 18 6 4310 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 01O 18 7 01O 18 7 4320 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 01O 18 8 01O 18 8 4330 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. 01O 18 9 01O 18 9 4340 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent. 01O 18 10 01O 18 10 4350 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him. 01O 18 11 01O 18 11 4360 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 01O 18 12 01O 18 12 4370 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 01O 18 13 01O 18 13 4380 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? 01O 18 14 01O 18 14 4390 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son. 01O 18 15 01O 18 15 4400 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh. 01O 18 16 01O 18 16 4410 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. 01O 18 17 01O 18 17 4420 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; 01O 18 18 01O 18 18 4430 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 01O 18 19 01O 18 19 4440 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 01O 18 20 01O 18 20 4450 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 01O 18 21 01O 18 21 4460 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know. 01O 18 22 01O 18 22 4470 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. 01O 18 23 01O 18 23 4480 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 01O 18 24 01O 18 24 4490 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 01O 18 25 01O 18 25 4500 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 01O 18 26 01O 18 26 4510 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 01O 18 27 01O 18 27 4520 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: 01O 18 28 01O 18 28 4530 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. 01O 18 29 01O 18 29 4540 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 01O 18 30 01O 18 30 4550 And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there. 01O 18 31 01O 18 31 4560 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 01O 18 32 01O 18 32 4570 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. 01O 18 33 01O 18 33 4580 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. 01O 19 1 01O 19 1 4590 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; 01O 19 2 01O 19 2 4600 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night. 01O 19 3 01O 19 3 4610 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 01O 19 4 01O 19 4 4620 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter: 01O 19 5 01O 19 5 4630 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 01O 19 6 01O 19 6 4640 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 01O 19 7 01O 19 7 4650 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly. 01O 19 8 01O 19 8 4660 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof. 01O 19 9 01O 19 9 4670 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door. 01O 19 10 01O 19 10 4680 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door. 01O 19 11 01O 19 11 4690 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door. 01O 19 12 01O 19 12 4700 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place: 01O 19 13 01O 19 13 4710 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it. 01O 19 14 01O 19 14 4720 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law. 01O 19 15 01O 19 15 4730 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 01O 19 16 01O 19 16 4740 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 01O 19 17 01O 19 17 4750 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 01O 19 18 01O 19 18 4760 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord: 01O 19 19 01O 19 19 4770 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: 01O 19 20 01O 19 20 4780 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. 01O 19 21 01O 19 21 4790 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. 01O 19 22 01O 19 22 4800 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 01O 19 23 01O 19 23 4810 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. 01O 19 24 01O 19 24 4820 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven; 01O 19 25 01O 19 25 4830 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground. 01O 19 26 01O 19 26 4840 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. 01O 19 27 01O 19 27 4850 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: 01O 19 28 01O 19 28 4860 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace. 01O 19 29 01O 19 29 4870 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. 01O 19 30 01O 19 30 4880 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. 01O 19 31 01O 19 31 4890 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth: 01O 19 32 01O 19 32 4900 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 01O 19 33 01O 19 33 4910 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 01O 19 34 01O 19 34 4920 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our Father. 01O 19 35 01O 19 35 4930 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose. 01O 19 36 01O 19 36 4940 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father. 01O 19 37 01O 19 37 4950 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day. 01O 19 38 01O 19 38 4960 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day. 01O 20 1 01O 20 1 4970 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 01O 20 2 01O 20 2 4980 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. 01O 20 3 01O 20 3 4990 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said to him, Behold, thou art but a dead man, for the woman which thou hast taken; for she is a man's wife. 01O 20 4 01O 20 4 5000 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation? 01O 20 5 01O 20 5 5010 Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this. 01O 20 6 01O 20 6 5020 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. 01O 20 7 01O 20 7 5030 Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine. 01O 20 8 01O 20 8 5040 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. 01O 20 9 01O 20 9 5050 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. 01O 20 10 01O 20 10 5060 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? 01O 20 11 01O 20 11 5070 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. 01O 20 12 01O 20 12 5080 And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife. 01O 20 13 01O 20 13 5090 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother. 01O 20 14 01O 20 14 5100 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and womenservants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. 01O 20 15 01O 20 15 5110 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee. 01O 20 16 01O 20 16 5120 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. 01O 20 17 01O 20 17 5130 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare children. 01O 20 18 01O 20 18 5140 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife. 01O 21 1 01O 21 1 5150 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken. 01O 21 2 01O 21 2 5160 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. 01O 21 3 01O 21 3 5170 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 01O 21 4 01O 21 4 5180 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 01O 21 5 01O 21 5 5190 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 01O 21 6 01O 21 6 5200 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 01O 21 7 01O 21 7 5210 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age. 01O 21 8 01O 21 8 5220 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. 01O 21 9 01O 21 9 5230 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 01O 21 10 01O 21 10 5240 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 01O 21 11 01O 21 11 5250 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight because of his son. 01O 21 12 01O 21 12 5260 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. 01O 21 13 01O 21 13 5270 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed. 01O 21 14 01O 21 14 5280 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 01O 21 15 01O 21 15 5290 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 01O 21 16 01O 21 16 5300 And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept. 01O 21 17 01O 21 17 5310 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. 01O 21 18 01O 21 18 5320 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation. 01O 21 19 01O 21 19 5330 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 01O 21 20 01O 21 20 5340 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 01O 21 21 01O 21 21 5350 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt. 01O 21 22 01O 21 22 5360 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 01O 21 23 01O 21 23 5370 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 01O 21 24 01O 21 24 5380 And Abraham said, I will swear. 01O 21 25 01O 21 25 5390 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. 01O 21 26 01O 21 26 5400 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. 01O 21 27 01O 21 27 5410 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant. 01O 21 28 01O 21 28 5420 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 01O 21 29 01O 21 29 5430 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves? 01O 21 30 01O 21 30 5440 And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 01O 21 31 01O 21 31 5450 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both of them. 01O 21 32 01O 21 32 5460 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 01O 21 33 01O 21 33 5470 And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God. 01O 21 34 01O 21 34 5480 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days. 01O 22 1 01O 22 1 5490 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 01O 22 2 01O 22 2 5500 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 01O 22 3 01O 22 3 5510 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 01O 22 4 01O 22 4 5520 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 01O 22 5 01O 22 5 5530 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you, 01O 22 6 01O 22 6 5540 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 01O 22 7 01O 22 7 5550 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 01O 22 8 01O 22 8 5560 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 01O 22 9 01O 22 9 5570 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 01O 22 10 01O 22 10 5580 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 01O 22 11 01O 22 11 5590 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 01O 22 12 01O 22 12 5600 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 01O 22 13 01O 22 13 5610 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 01O 22 14 01O 22 14 5620 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. 01O 22 15 01O 22 15 5630 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 01O 22 16 01O 22 16 5640 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 01O 22 17 01O 22 17 5650 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 01O 22 18 01O 22 18 5660 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 01O 22 19 01O 22 19 5670 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 01O 22 20 01O 22 20 5680 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; 01O 22 21 01O 22 21 5690 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 01O 22 22 01O 22 22 5700 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 01O 22 23 01O 22 23 5710 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. 01O 22 24 01O 22 24 5720 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah. 01O 23 1 01O 23 1 5730 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 01O 23 2 01O 23 2 5740 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 01O 23 3 01O 23 3 5750 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 01O 23 4 01O 23 4 5760 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 01O 23 5 01O 23 5 5770 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 01O 23 6 01O 23 6 5780 Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 01O 23 7 01O 23 7 5790 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. 01O 23 8 01O 23 8 5800 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 01O 23 9 01O 23 9 5810 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. 01O 23 10 01O 23 10 5820 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, 01O 23 11 01O 23 11 5830 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. 01O 23 12 01O 23 12 5840 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 01O 23 13 01O 23 13 5850 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 01O 23 14 01O 23 14 5860 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, 01O 23 15 01O 23 15 5870 My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 01O 23 16 01O 23 16 5880 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 01O 23 17 01O 23 17 5890 And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure 01O 23 18 01O 23 18 5900 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 01O 23 19 01O 23 19 5910 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 01O 23 20 01O 23 20 5920 And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth. 01O 24 1 01O 24 1 5930 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things. 01O 24 2 01O 24 2 5940 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 01O 24 3 01O 24 3 5950 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 01O 24 4 01O 24 4 5960 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac. 01O 24 5 01O 24 5 5970 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest? 01O 24 6 01O 24 6 5980 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again. 01O 24 7 01O 24 7 5990 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence. 01O 24 8 01O 24 8 6000 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again. 01O 24 9 01O 24 9 6010 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter. 01O 24 10 01O 24 10 6020 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. 01O 24 11 01O 24 11 6030 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. 01O 24 12 01O 24 12 6040 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham. 01O 24 13 01O 24 13 6050 Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: 01O 24 14 01O 24 14 6060 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master. 01O 24 15 01O 24 15 6070 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder. 01O 24 16 01O 24 16 6080 And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. 01O 24 17 01O 24 17 6090 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. 01O 24 18 01O 24 18 6100 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink. 01O 24 19 01O 24 19 6110 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking. 01O 24 20 01O 24 20 6120 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels. 01O 24 21 01O 24 21 6130 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not. 01O 24 22 01O 24 22 6140 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 01O 24 23 01O 24 23 6150 And said, Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee: is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in? 01O 24 24 01O 24 24 6160 And she said unto him, I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor. 01O 24 25 01O 24 25 6170 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in. 01O 24 26 01O 24 26 6180 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD. 01O 24 27 01O 24 27 6190 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren. 01O 24 28 01O 24 28 6200 And the damsel ran, and told them of her mother's house these things. 01O 24 29 01O 24 29 6210 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban: and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well. 01O 24 30 01O 24 30 6220 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well. 01O 24 31 01O 24 31 6230 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. 01O 24 32 01O 24 32 6240 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. 01O 24 33 01O 24 33 6250 And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on. 01O 24 34 01O 24 34 6260 And he said, I am Abraham's servant. 01O 24 35 01O 24 35 6270 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. 01O 24 36 01O 24 36 6280 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath. 01O 24 37 01O 24 37 6290 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell: 01O 24 38 01O 24 38 6300 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son. 01O 24 39 01O 24 39 6310 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me. 01O 24 40 01O 24 40 6320 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house: 01O 24 41 01O 24 41 6330 Then shalt thou be clear from this my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 01O 24 42 01O 24 42 6340 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go; 01O 24 43 01O 24 43 6350 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw water, and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink; 01O 24 44 01O 24 44 6360 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the LORD hath appointed out for my master's son. 01O 24 45 01O 24 45 6370 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee. 01O 24 46 01O 24 46 6380 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also. 01O 24 47 01O 24 47 6390 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. 01O 24 48 01O 24 48 6400 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son. 01O 24 49 01O 24 49 6410 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. 01O 24 50 01O 24 50 6420 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good. 01O 24 51 01O 24 51 6430 Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken. 01O 24 52 01O 24 52 6440 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth. 01O 24 53 01O 24 53 6450 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things. 01O 24 54 01O 24 54 6460 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master. 01O 24 55 01O 24 55 6470 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go. 01O 24 56 01O 24 56 6480 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master. 01O 24 57 01O 24 57 6490 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. 01O 24 58 01O 24 58 6500 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go. 01O 24 59 01O 24 59 6510 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse, and Abraham's servant, and his men. 01O 24 60 01O 24 60 6520 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. 01O 24 61 01O 24 61 6530 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 01O 24 62 01O 24 62 6540 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahai-roi; for he dwelt in the south country. 01O 24 63 01O 24 63 6550 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming. 01O 24 64 01O 24 64 6560 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel. 01O 24 65 01O 24 65 6570 For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself. 01O 24 66 01O 24 66 6580 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done. 01O 24 67 01O 24 67 6590 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and Isaac was comforted after his mother's death. 01O 25 1 01O 25 1 6600 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. 01O 25 2 01O 25 2 6610 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. 01O 25 3 01O 25 3 6620 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. 01O 25 4 01O 25 4 6630 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. 01O 25 5 01O 25 5 6640 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. 01O 25 6 01O 25 6 6650 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. 01O 25 7 01O 25 7 6660 And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years. 01O 25 8 01O 25 8 6670 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. 01O 25 9 01O 25 9 6680 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre; 01O 25 10 01O 25 10 6690 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife. 01O 25 11 01O 25 11 6700 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi. 01O 25 12 01O 25 12 6710 Now these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto Abraham: 01O 25 13 01O 25 13 6720 And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 01O 25 14 01O 25 14 6730 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa, 01O 25 15 01O 25 15 6740 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: 01O 25 16 01O 25 16 6750 These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations. 01O 25 17 01O 25 17 6760 And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people. 01O 25 18 01O 25 18 6770 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren. 01O 25 19 01O 25 19 6780 And these are the generations of Isaac, Abraham's son: Abraham begat Isaac: 01O 25 20 01O 25 20 6790 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram, the sister to Laban the Syrian. 01O 25 21 01O 25 21 6800 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. 01O 25 22 01O 25 22 6810 And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD. 01O 25 23 01O 25 23 6820 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger. 01O 25 24 01O 25 24 6830 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 01O 25 25 01O 25 25 6840 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. 01O 25 26 01O 25 26 6850 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them. 01O 25 27 01O 25 27 6860 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents. 01O 25 28 01O 25 28 6870 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of his venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob. 01O 25 29 01O 25 29 6880 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint: 01O 25 30 01O 25 30 6890 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. 01O 25 31 01O 25 31 6900 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. 01O 25 32 01O 25 32 6910 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? 01O 25 33 01O 25 33 6920 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. 01O 25 34 01O 25 34 6930 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. 01O 26 1 01O 26 1 6940 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. 01O 26 2 01O 26 2 6950 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: 01O 26 3 01O 26 3 6960 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father; 01O 26 4 01O 26 4 6970 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; 01O 26 5 01O 26 5 6980 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. 01O 26 6 01O 26 6 6990 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar: 01O 26 7 01O 26 7 7000 And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. 01O 26 8 01O 26 8 7010 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife. 01O 26 9 01O 26 9 7020 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her. 01O 26 10 01O 26 10 7030 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us. 01O 26 11 01O 26 11 7040 And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death. 01O 26 12 01O 26 12 7050 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. 01O 26 13 01O 26 13 7060 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 01O 26 14 01O 26 14 7070 For he had possession of flocks, and possessions of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 01O 26 15 01O 26 15 7080 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 01O 26 16 01O 26 16 7090 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we. 01O 26 17 01O 26 17 7100 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there. 01O 26 18 01O 26 18 7110 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 01O 26 19 01O 26 19 7120 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. 01O 26 20 01O 26 20 7130 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. 01O 26 21 01O 26 21 7140 And they digged another well, and strove for that also:and he called the name of it Sitnah. 01O 26 22 01O 26 22 7150 And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. 01O 26 23 01O 26 23 7160 And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. 01O 26 24 01O 26 24 7170 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 01O 26 25 01O 26 25 7180 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well. 01O 26 26 01O 26 26 7190 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army. 01O 26 27 01O 26 27 7200 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? 01O 26 28 01O 26 28 7210 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; 01O 26 29 01O 26 29 7220 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. 01O 26 30 01O 26 30 7230 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. 01O 26 31 01O 26 31 7240 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. 01O 26 32 01O 26 32 7250 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water. 01O 26 33 01O 26 33 7260 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. 01O 26 34 01O 26 34 7270 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 01O 26 35 01O 26 35 7280 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah. 01O 27 1 01O 27 1 7290 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I. 01O 27 2 01O 27 2 7300 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: 01O 27 3 01O 27 3 7310 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison; 01O 27 4 01O 27 4 7320 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die. 01O 27 5 01O 27 5 7330 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. 01O 27 6 01O 27 6 7340 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying, 01O 27 7 01O 27 7 7350 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death. 01O 27 8 01O 27 8 7360 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. 01O 27 9 01O 27 9 7370 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth: 01O 27 10 01O 27 10 7380 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 01O 27 11 01O 27 11 7390 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man: 01O 27 12 01O 27 12 7400 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 01O 27 13 01O 27 13 7410 And his mother said unto him, Upon me be thy curse, my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. 01O 27 14 01O 27 14 7420 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father loved. 01O 27 15 01O 27 15 7430 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, which were with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her younger son: 01O 27 16 01O 27 16 7440 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck: 01O 27 17 01O 27 17 7450 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. 01O 27 18 01O 27 18 7460 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who art thou, my son? 01O 27 19 01O 27 19 7470 And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me. 01O 27 20 01O 27 20 7480 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me. 01O 27 21 01O 27 21 7490 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 01O 27 22 01O 27 22 7500 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 01O 27 23 01O 27 23 7510 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. 01O 27 24 01O 27 24 7520 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am. 01O 27 25 01O 27 25 7530 And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank. 01O 27 26 01O 27 26 7540 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son. 01O 27 27 01O 27 27 7550 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed: 01O 27 28 01O 27 28 7560 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine: 01O 27 29 01O 27 29 7570 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee. 01O 27 30 01O 27 30 7580 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting. 01O 27 31 01O 27 31 7590 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 01O 27 32 01O 27 32 7600 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who art thou? And he said, I am thy son, thy firstborn Esau. 01O 27 33 01O 27 33 7610 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. 01O 27 34 01O 27 34 7620 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. 01O 27 35 01O 27 35 7630 And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. 01O 27 36 01O 27 36 7640 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me? 01O 27 37 01O 27 37 7650 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son? 01O 27 38 01O 27 38 7660 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept. 01O 27 39 01O 27 39 7670 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him, Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of heaven from above; 01O 27 40 01O 27 40 7680 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 01O 27 41 01O 27 41 7690 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. 01O 27 42 01O 27 42 7700 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill thee. 01O 27 43 01O 27 43 7710 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; 01O 27 44 01O 27 44 7720 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; 01O 27 45 01O 27 45 7730 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? 01O 27 46 01O 27 46 7740 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me? 01O 28 1 01O 28 1 7750 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 01O 28 2 01O 28 2 7760 Arise, go to Padan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother. 01O 28 3 01O 28 3 7770 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; 01O 28 4 01O 28 4 7780 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham. 01O 28 5 01O 28 5 7790 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. 01O 28 6 01O 28 6 7800 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan; 01O 28 7 01O 28 7 7810 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and was gone to Padan-aram; 01O 28 8 01O 28 8 7820 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his father; 01O 28 9 01O 28 9 7830 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife. 01O 28 10 01O 28 10 7840 And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. 01O 28 11 01O 28 11 7850 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 01O 28 12 01O 28 12 7860 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. 01O 28 13 01O 28 13 7870 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 01O 28 14 01O 28 14 7880 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 01O 28 15 01O 28 15 7890 And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of. 01O 28 16 01O 28 16 7900 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not. 01O 28 17 01O 28 17 7910 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. 01O 28 18 01O 28 18 7920 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 01O 28 19 01O 28 19 7930 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first. 01O 28 20 01O 28 20 7940 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, 01O 28 21 01O 28 21 7950 So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: 01O 28 22 01O 28 22 7960 And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee. 01O 29 1 01O 29 1 7970 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land of the people of the east. 01O 29 2 01O 29 2 7980 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth. 01O 29 3 01O 29 3 7990 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep, and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place. 01O 29 4 01O 29 4 8000 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence be ye? And they said, Of Haran are we. 01O 29 5 01O 29 5 8010 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor? And they said, We know him. 01O 29 6 01O 29 6 8020 And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep. 01O 29 7 01O 29 7 8030 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the sheep, and go and feed them. 01O 29 8 01O 29 8 8040 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth; then we water the sheep. 01O 29 9 01O 29 9 8050 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them. 01O 29 10 01O 29 10 8060 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 01O 29 11 01O 29 11 8070 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 01O 29 12 01O 29 12 8080 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son: and she ran and told her father. 01O 29 13 01O 29 13 8090 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 01O 29 14 01O 29 14 8100 And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month. 01O 29 15 01O 29 15 8110 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? 01O 29 16 01O 29 16 8120 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 01O 29 17 01O 29 17 8130 Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured. 01O 29 18 01O 29 18 8140 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. 01O 29 19 01O 29 19 8150 And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me. 01O 29 20 01O 29 20 8160 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. 01O 29 21 01O 29 21 8170 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. 01O 29 22 01O 29 22 8180 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place, and made a feast. 01O 29 23 01O 29 23 8190 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. 01O 29 24 01O 29 24 8200 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. 01O 29 25 01O 29 25 8210 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and he said to Laban, What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me? 01O 29 26 01O 29 26 8220 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country, to give the younger before the firstborn. 01O 29 27 01O 29 27 8230 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. 01O 29 28 01O 29 28 8240 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. 01O 29 29 01O 29 29 8250 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid. 01O 29 30 01O 29 30 8260 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 01O 29 31 01O 29 31 8270 And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren. 01O 29 32 01O 29 32 8280 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me. 01O 29 33 01O 29 33 8290 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. 01O 29 34 01O 29 34 8300 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi. 01O 29 35 01O 29 35 8310 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah; and left bearing. 01O 30 1 01O 30 1 8320 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. 01O 30 2 01O 30 2 8330 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? 01O 30 3 01O 30 3 8340 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also have children by her. 01O 30 4 01O 30 4 8350 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob went in unto her. 01O 30 5 01O 30 5 8360 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son. 01O 30 6 01O 30 6 8370 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she his name Dan. 01O 30 7 01O 30 7 8380 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare Jacob a second son. 01O 30 8 01O 30 8 8390 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. 01O 30 9 01O 30 9 8400 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife. 01O 30 10 01O 30 10 8410 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son. 01O 30 11 01O 30 11 8420 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name Gad. 01O 30 12 01O 30 12 8430 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son. 01O 30 13 01O 30 13 8440 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher. 01O 30 14 01O 30 14 8450 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes. 01O 30 15 01O 30 15 8460 And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes. 01O 30 16 01O 30 16 8470 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me; for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. 01O 30 17 01O 30 17 8480 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son. 01O 30 18 01O 30 18 8490 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name Issachar. 01O 30 19 01O 30 19 8500 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. 01O 30 20 01O 30 20 8510 And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. 01O 30 21 01O 30 21 8520 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. 01O 30 22 01O 30 22 8530 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 01O 30 23 01O 30 23 8540 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: 01O 30 24 01O 30 24 8550 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son. 01O 30 25 01O 30 25 8560 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 01O 30 26 01O 30 26 8570 Give me my wives and my children, for whom I have served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I have done thee. 01O 30 27 01O 30 27 8580 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. 01O 30 28 01O 30 28 8590 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. 01O 30 29 01O 30 29 8600 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. 01O 30 30 01O 30 30 8610 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? 01O 30 31 01O 30 31 8620 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: 01O 30 32 01O 30 32 8630 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my hire. 01O 30 33 01O 30 33 8640 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me. 01O 30 34 01O 30 34 8650 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according to thy word. 01O 30 35 01O 30 35 8660 And he removed that day the he goats that were ringstraked and spotted, and all the she goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hand of his sons. 01O 30 36 01O 30 36 8670 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. 01O 30 37 01O 30 37 8680 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods. 01O 30 38 01O 30 38 8690 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink. 01O 30 39 01O 30 39 8700 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. 01O 30 40 01O 30 40 8710 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ringstraked, and all the brown in the flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's cattle. 01O 30 41 01O 30 41 8720 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods. 01O 30 42 01O 30 42 8730 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. 01O 30 43 01O 30 43 8740 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses. 01O 31 1 01O 31 1 8750 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory. 01O 31 2 01O 31 2 8760 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before. 01O 31 3 01O 31 3 8770 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee. 01O 31 4 01O 31 4 8780 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 01O 31 5 01O 31 5 8790 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me. 01O 31 6 01O 31 6 8800 And ye know that with all my power I have served your father. 01O 31 7 01O 31 7 8810 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me. 01O 31 8 01O 31 8 8820 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The ringstraked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle ringstraked. 01O 31 9 01O 31 9 8830 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 01O 31 10 01O 31 10 8840 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. 01O 31 11 01O 31 11 8850 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I. 01O 31 12 01O 31 12 8860 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are ringstraked, speckled, and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 01O 31 13 01O 31 13 8870 I am the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the pillar, and where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred. 01O 31 14 01O 31 14 8880 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? 01O 31 15 01O 31 15 8890 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 01O 31 16 01O 31 16 8900 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 01O 31 17 01O 31 17 8910 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels; 01O 31 18 01O 31 18 8920 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land of Canaan. 01O 31 19 01O 31 19 8930 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father's. 01O 31 20 01O 31 20 8940 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. 01O 31 21 01O 31 21 8950 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. 01O 31 22 01O 31 22 8960 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. 01O 31 23 01O 31 23 8970 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 01O 31 24 01O 31 24 8980 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 01O 31 25 01O 31 25 8990 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 01O 31 26 01O 31 26 9000 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword? 01O 31 27 01O 31 27 9010 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? 01O 31 28 01O 31 28 9020 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. 01O 31 29 01O 31 29 9030 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 01O 31 30 01O 31 30 9040 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods? 01O 31 31 01O 31 31 9050 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. 01O 31 32 01O 31 32 9060 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not live: before our brethren discern thou what is thine with me, and take it to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 01O 31 33 01O 31 33 9070 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 01O 31 34 01O 31 34 9080 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not. 01O 31 35 01O 31 35 9090 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images. 01O 31 36 01O 31 36 9100 And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me? 01O 31 37 01O 31 37 9110 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. 01O 31 38 01O 31 38 9120 This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 01O 31 39 01O 31 39 9130 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 01O 31 40 01O 31 40 9140 Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes. 01O 31 41 01O 31 41 9150 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 01O 31 42 01O 31 42 9160 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. 01O 31 43 01O 31 43 9170 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? 01O 31 44 01O 31 44 9180 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 01O 31 45 01O 31 45 9190 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. 01O 31 46 01O 31 46 9200 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. 01O 31 47 01O 31 47 9210 And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. 01O 31 48 01O 31 48 9220 And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; 01O 31 49 01O 31 49 9230 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. 01O 31 50 01O 31 50 9240 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 01O 31 51 01O 31 51 9250 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; 01O 31 52 01O 31 52 9260 This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 01O 31 53 01O 31 53 9270 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. 01O 31 54 01O 31 54 9280 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount. 01O 31 55 01O 31 55 9290 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place. 01O 32 1 01O 32 1 9300 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 01O 32 2 01O 32 2 9310 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This is God's host: and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. 01O 32 3 01O 32 3 9320 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 01O 32 4 01O 32 4 9330 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now: 01O 32 5 01O 32 5 9340 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight. 01O 32 6 01O 32 6 9350 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. 01O 32 7 01O 32 7 9360 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands; 01O 32 8 01O 32 8 9370 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company which is left shall escape. 01O 32 9 01O 32 9 9380 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee: 01O 32 10 01O 32 10 9390 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. 01O 32 11 01O 32 11 9400 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. 01O 32 12 01O 32 12 9410 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. 01O 32 13 01O 32 13 9420 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother; 01O 32 14 01O 32 14 9430 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, 01O 32 15 01O 32 15 9440 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals. 01O 32 16 01O 32 16 9450 And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove. 01O 32 17 01O 32 17 9460 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose art thou? and whither goest thou? and whose are these before thee? 01O 32 18 01O 32 18 9470 Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us. 01O 32 19 01O 32 19 9480 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. 01O 32 20 01O 32 20 9490 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. 01O 32 21 01O 32 21 9500 So went the present over before him: and himself lodged that night in the company. 01O 32 22 01O 32 22 9510 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. 01O 32 23 01O 32 23 9520 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. 01O 32 24 01O 32 24 9530 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. 01O 32 25 01O 32 25 9540 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. 01O 32 26 01O 32 26 9550 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 01O 32 27 01O 32 27 9560 And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. 01O 32 28 01O 32 28 9570 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. 01O 32 29 01O 32 29 9580 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there. 01O 32 30 01O 32 30 9590 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 01O 32 31 01O 32 31 9600 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 01O 32 32 01O 32 32 9610 Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank. 01O 33 1 01O 33 1 9620 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 01O 33 2 01O 33 2 9630 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 01O 33 3 01O 33 3 9640 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 01O 33 4 01O 33 4 9650 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept. 01O 33 5 01O 33 5 9660 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children; and said, Who are those with thee? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thy servant. 01O 33 6 01O 33 6 9670 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves. 01O 33 7 01O 33 7 9680 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 01O 33 8 01O 33 8 9690 And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. 01O 33 9 01O 33 9 9700 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that thou hast unto thyself. 01O 33 10 01O 33 10 9710 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of God, and thou wast pleased with me. 01O 33 11 01O 33 11 9720 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it. 01O 33 12 01O 33 12 9730 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee. 01O 33 13 01O 33 13 9740 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die. 01O 33 14 01O 33 14 9750 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. 01O 33 15 01O 33 15 9760 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord. 01O 33 16 01O 33 16 9770 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 01O 33 17 01O 33 17 9780 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. 01O 33 18 01O 33 18 9790 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-aram; and pitched his tent before the city. 01O 33 19 01O 33 19 9800 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money. 01O 33 20 01O 33 20 9810 And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. 01O 34 1 01O 34 1 9820 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 01O 34 2 01O 34 2 9830 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 01O 34 3 01O 34 3 9840 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 01O 34 4 01O 34 4 9850 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 01O 34 5 01O 34 5 9860 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come. 01O 34 6 01O 34 6 9870 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 01O 34 7 01O 34 7 9880 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done. 01O 34 8 01O 34 8 9890 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. 01O 34 9 01O 34 9 9900 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 01O 34 10 01O 34 10 9910 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 01O 34 11 01O 34 11 9920 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. 01O 34 12 01O 34 12 9930 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. 01O 34 13 01O 34 13 9940 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: 01O 34 14 01O 34 14 9950 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: 01O 34 15 01O 34 15 9960 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; 01O 34 16 01O 34 16 9970 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 01O 34 17 01O 34 17 9980 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 01O 34 18 01O 34 18 9990 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 01O 34 19 01O 34 19 10000 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 01O 34 20 01O 34 20 10010 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 01O 34 21 01O 34 21 10020 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 01O 34 22 01O 34 22 10030 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 01O 34 23 01O 34 23 10040 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 01O 34 24 01O 34 24 10050 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 01O 34 25 01O 34 25 10060 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 01O 34 26 01O 34 26 10070 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 01O 34 27 01O 34 27 10080 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 01O 34 28 01O 34 28 10090 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 01O 34 29 01O 34 29 10100 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 01O 34 30 01O 34 30 10110 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 01O 34 31 01O 34 31 10120 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? 01O 35 1 01O 35 1 10130 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother. 01O 35 2 01O 35 2 10140 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments: 01O 35 3 01O 35 3 10150 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 01O 35 4 01O 35 4 10160 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. 01O 35 5 01O 35 5 10170 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob. 01O 35 6 01O 35 6 10180 So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, Bethel, he and all the people that were with him. 01O 35 7 01O 35 7 10190 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. 01O 35 8 01O 35 8 10200 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth. 01O 35 9 01O 35 9 10210 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-aram, and blessed him. 01O 35 10 01O 35 10 10220 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. 01O 35 11 01O 35 11 10230 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; 01O 35 12 01O 35 12 10240 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 01O 35 13 01O 35 13 10250 And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him. 01O 35 14 01O 35 14 10260 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 01O 35 15 01O 35 15 10270 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel. 01O 35 16 01O 35 16 10280 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 01O 35 17 01O 35 17 10290 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 01O 35 18 01O 35 18 10300 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin. 01O 35 19 01O 35 19 10310 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. 01O 35 20 01O 35 20 10320 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day. 01O 35 21 01O 35 21 10330 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. 01O 35 22 01O 35 22 10340 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 01O 35 23 01O 35 23 10350 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 01O 35 24 01O 35 24 10360 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 01O 35 25 01O 35 25 10370 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 01O 35 26 01O 35 26 10380 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 01O 35 27 01O 35 27 10390 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 01O 35 28 01O 35 28 10400 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. 01O 35 29 01O 35 29 10410 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. 01O 36 1 01O 36 1 10420 Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 01O 36 2 01O 36 2 10430 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 01O 36 3 01O 36 3 10440 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 01O 36 4 01O 36 4 10450 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel; 01O 36 5 01O 36 5 10460 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 01O 36 6 01O 36 6 10470 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. 01O 36 7 01O 36 7 10480 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle. 01O 36 8 01O 36 8 10490 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. 01O 36 9 01O 36 9 10500 And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: 01O 36 10 01O 36 10 10510 These are the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 01O 36 11 01O 36 11 10520 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz. 01O 36 12 01O 36 12 10530 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these were the sons of Adah Esau's wife. 01O 36 13 01O 36 13 10540 And these are the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 01O 36 14 01O 36 14 10550 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 01O 36 15 01O 36 15 10560 These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz, 01O 36 16 01O 36 16 10570 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah. 01O 36 17 01O 36 17 10580 And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 01O 36 18 01O 36 18 10590 And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife; duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife. 01O 36 19 01O 36 19 10600 These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes. 01O 36 20 01O 36 20 10610 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 01O 36 21 01O 36 21 10620 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 01O 36 22 01O 36 22 10630 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and Lotan's sister was Timna. 01O 36 23 01O 36 23 10640 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 01O 36 24 01O 36 24 10650 And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 01O 36 25 01O 36 25 10660 And the children of Anah were these; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah. 01O 36 26 01O 36 26 10670 And these are the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 01O 36 27 01O 36 27 10680 The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan. 01O 36 28 01O 36 28 10690 The children of Dishan are these: Uz, and Aran. 01O 36 29 01O 36 29 10700 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 01O 36 30 01O 36 30 10710 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. 01O 36 31 01O 36 31 10720 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. 01O 36 32 01O 36 32 10730 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 01O 36 33 01O 36 33 10740 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 01O 36 34 01O 36 34 10750 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 01O 36 35 01O 36 35 10760 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 01O 36 36 01O 36 36 10770 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 01O 36 37 01O 36 37 10780 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 01O 36 38 01O 36 38 10790 And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 01O 36 39 01O 36 39 10800 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 01O 36 40 01O 36 40 10810 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, 01O 36 41 01O 36 41 10820 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 01O 36 42 01O 36 42 10830 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 01O 36 43 01O 36 43 10840 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites. 01O 37 1 01O 37 1 10850 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 01O 37 2 01O 37 2 10860 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 01O 37 3 01O 37 3 10870 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. 01O 37 4 01O 37 4 10880 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 01O 37 5 01O 37 5 10890 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more. 01O 37 6 01O 37 6 10900 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: 01O 37 7 01O 37 7 10910 For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf. 01O 37 8 01O 37 8 10920 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. 01O 37 9 01O 37 9 10930 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 01O 37 10 01O 37 10 10940 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? 01O 37 11 01O 37 11 10950 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying. 01O 37 12 01O 37 12 10960 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. 01O 37 13 01O 37 13 10970 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I. 01O 37 14 01O 37 14 10980 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 01O 37 15 01O 37 15 10990 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou? 01O 37 16 01O 37 16 11000 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks. 01O 37 17 01O 37 17 11010 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 01O 37 18 01O 37 18 11020 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him. 01O 37 19 01O 37 19 11030 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh. 01O 37 20 01O 37 20 11040 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 01O 37 21 01O 37 21 11050 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him. 01O 37 22 01O 37 22 11060 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again. 01O 37 23 01O 37 23 11070 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him; 01O 37 24 01O 37 24 11080 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. 01O 37 25 01O 37 25 11090 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt. 01O 37 26 01O 37 26 11100 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 01O 37 27 01O 37 27 11110 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. 01O 37 28 01O 37 28 11120 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 01O 37 29 01O 37 29 11130 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes. 01O 37 30 01O 37 30 11140 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go? 01O 37 31 01O 37 31 11150 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood; 01O 37 32 01O 37 32 11160 And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 01O 37 33 01O 37 33 11170 And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces. 01O 37 34 01O 37 34 11180 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 01O 37 35 01O 37 35 11190 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 01O 37 36 01O 37 36 11200 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. 01O 38 1 01O 38 1 11210 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. 01O 38 2 01O 38 2 11220 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. 01O 38 3 01O 38 3 11230 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. 01O 38 4 01O 38 4 11240 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. 01O 38 5 01O 38 5 11250 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 01O 38 6 01O 38 6 11260 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. 01O 38 7 01O 38 7 11270 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. 01O 38 8 01O 38 8 11280 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 01O 38 9 01O 38 9 11290 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 01O 38 10 01O 38 10 11300 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. 01O 38 11 01O 38 11 11310 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house. 01O 38 12 01O 38 12 11320 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 01O 38 13 01O 38 13 11330 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. 01O 38 14 01O 38 14 11340 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 01O 38 15 01O 38 15 11350 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. 01O 38 16 01O 38 16 11360 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? 01O 38 17 01O 38 17 11370 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? 01O 38 18 01O 38 18 11380 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 01O 38 19 01O 38 19 11390 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 01O 38 20 01O 38 20 11400 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not. 01O 38 21 01O 38 21 11410 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. 01O 38 22 01O 38 22 11420 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 01O 38 23 01O 38 23 11430 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 01O 38 24 01O 38 24 11440 And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. 01O 38 25 01O 38 25 11450 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. 01O 38 26 01O 38 26 11460 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. 01O 38 27 01O 38 27 11470 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. 01O 38 28 01O 38 28 11480 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first, 01O 38 29 01O 38 29 11490 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. 01O 38 30 01O 38 30 11500 And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. 01O 39 1 01O 39 1 11510 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down thither. 01O 39 2 01O 39 2 11520 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. 01O 39 3 01O 39 3 11530 And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. 01O 39 4 01O 39 4 11540 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. 01O 39 5 01O 39 5 11550 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 01O 39 6 01O 39 6 11560 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured. 01O 39 7 01O 39 7 11570 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. 01O 39 8 01O 39 8 11580 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand; 01O 39 9 01O 39 9 11590 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? 01O 39 10 01O 39 10 11600 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 01O 39 11 01O 39 11 11610 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within. 01O 39 12 01O 39 12 11620 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out. 01O 39 13 01O 39 13 11630 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 01O 39 14 01O 39 14 11640 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: 01O 39 15 01O 39 15 11650 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out. 01O 39 16 01O 39 16 11660 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 01O 39 17 01O 39 17 11670 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us, came in unto me to mock me: 01O 39 18 01O 39 18 11680 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled out. 01O 39 19 01O 39 19 11690 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. 01O 39 20 01O 39 20 11700 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 01O 39 21 01O 39 21 11710 But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. 01O 39 22 01O 39 22 11720 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prison; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 01O 39 23 01O 39 23 11730 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and that which he did, the LORD made it to prosper. 01O 40 1 01O 40 1 11740 And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt. 01O 40 2 01O 40 2 11750 And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. 01O 40 3 01O 40 3 11760 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph was bound. 01O 40 4 01O 40 4 11770 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward. 01O 40 5 01O 40 5 11780 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 01O 40 6 01O 40 6 11790 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 01O 40 7 01O 40 7 11800 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day? 01O 40 8 01O 40 8 11810 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me them, I pray you. 01O 40 9 01O 40 9 11820 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was before me; 01O 40 10 01O 40 10 11830 And in the vine were three branches: and it was as though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes: 01O 40 11 01O 40 11 11840 And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 01O 40 12 01O 40 12 11850 And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation of it: The three branches are three days: 01O 40 13 01O 40 13 11860 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler. 01O 40 14 01O 40 14 11870 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: 01O 40 15 01O 40 15 11880 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. 01O 40 16 01O 40 16 11890 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my head: 01O 40 17 01O 40 17 11900 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 01O 40 18 01O 40 18 11910 And Joseph answered and said, This is the interpretation thereof: The three baskets are three days: 01O 40 19 01O 40 19 11920 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 01O 40 20 01O 40 20 11930 And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants. 01O 40 21 01O 40 21 11940 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: 01O 40 22 01O 40 22 11950 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had interpreted to them. 01O 40 23 01O 40 23 11960 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him. 01O 41 1 01O 41 1 11970 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river. 01O 41 2 01O 41 2 11980 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow. 01O 41 3 01O 41 3 11990 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 01O 41 4 01O 41 4 12000 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 01O 41 5 01O 41 5 12010 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good. 01O 41 6 01O 41 6 12020 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east wind sprung up after them. 01O 41 7 01O 41 7 12030 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it was a dream. 01O 41 8 01O 41 8 12040 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 01O 41 9 01O 41 9 12050 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day: 01O 41 10 01O 41 10 12060 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me and the chief baker: 01O 41 11 01O 41 11 12070 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. 01O 41 12 01O 41 12 12080 And there was there with us a young man, an Hebrew, servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream he did interpret. 01O 41 13 01O 41 13 12090 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged. 01O 41 14 01O 41 14 12100 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 01O 41 15 01O 41 15 12110 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 01O 41 16 01O 41 16 12120 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 01O 41 17 01O 41 17 12130 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: 01O 41 18 01O 41 18 12140 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: 01O 41 19 01O 41 19 12150 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: 01O 41 20 01O 41 20 12160 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine: 01O 41 21 01O 41 21 12170 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke. 01O 41 22 01O 41 22 12180 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good: 01O 41 23 01O 41 23 12190 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them: 01O 41 24 01O 41 24 12200 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me. 01O 41 25 01O 41 25 12210 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do. 01O 41 26 01O 41 26 12220 The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one. 01O 41 27 01O 41 27 12230 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine. 01O 41 28 01O 41 28 12240 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 01O 41 29 01O 41 29 12250 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt: 01O 41 30 01O 41 30 12260 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; 01O 41 31 01O 41 31 12270 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous. 01O 41 32 01O 41 32 12280 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass. 01O 41 33 01O 41 33 12290 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 01O 41 34 01O 41 34 12300 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 01O 41 35 01O 41 35 12310 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities. 01O 41 36 01O 41 36 12320 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine. 01O 41 37 01O 41 37 12330 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants. 01O 41 38 01O 41 38 12340 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? 01O 41 39 01O 41 39 12350 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art: 01O 41 40 01O 41 40 12360 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 01O 41 41 01O 41 41 12370 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. 01O 41 42 01O 41 42 12380 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck; 01O 41 43 01O 41 43 12390 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 01O 41 44 01O 41 44 12400 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 01O 41 45 01O 41 45 12410 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnath-paaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 01O 41 46 01O 41 46 12420 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. 01O 41 47 01O 41 47 12430 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 01O 41 48 01O 41 48 12440 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities: the food of the field, which was round about every city, laid he up in the same. 01O 41 49 01O 41 49 12450 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number. 01O 41 50 01O 41 50 12460 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him. 01O 41 51 01O 41 51 12470 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh: For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 01O 41 52 01O 41 52 12480 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction. 01O 41 53 01O 41 53 12490 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the land of Egypt, were ended. 01O 41 54 01O 41 54 12500 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 01O 41 55 01O 41 55 12510 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do. 01O 41 56 01O 41 56 12520 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 01O 41 57 01O 41 57 12530 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn; because that the famine was so sore in all lands. 01O 42 1 01O 42 1 12540 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another? 01O 42 2 01O 42 2 12550 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we may live, and not die. 01O 42 3 01O 42 3 12560 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt. 01O 42 4 01O 42 4 12570 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him. 01O 42 5 01O 42 5 12580 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan. 01O 42 6 01O 42 6 12590 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. 01O 42 7 01O 42 7 12600 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of Canaan to buy food. 01O 42 8 01O 42 8 12610 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 01O 42 9 01O 42 9 12620 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 01O 42 10 01O 42 10 12630 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come. 01O 42 11 01O 42 11 12640 We are all one man's sons; we are true men, thy servants are no spies. 01O 42 12 01O 42 12 12650 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 01O 42 13 01O 42 13 12660 And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. 01O 42 14 01O 42 14 12670 And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake unto you, saying, Ye are spies: 01O 42 15 01O 42 15 12680 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither. 01O 42 16 01O 42 16 12690 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved, whether there be any truth in you: or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 01O 42 17 01O 42 17 12700 And he put them all together into ward three days. 01O 42 18 01O 42 18 12710 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: 01O 42 19 01O 42 19 12720 If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses: 01O 42 20 01O 42 20 12730 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 01O 42 21 01O 42 21 12740 And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us. 01O 42 22 01O 42 22 12750 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required. 01O 42 23 01O 42 23 12760 And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 01O 42 24 01O 42 24 12770 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes. 01O 42 25 01O 42 25 12780 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them provision for the way: and thus did he unto them. 01O 42 26 01O 42 26 12790 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed thence. 01O 42 27 01O 42 27 12800 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it was in his sack's mouth. 01O 42 28 01O 42 28 12810 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored; and, lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, What is this that God hath done unto us? 01O 42 29 01O 42 29 12820 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying, 01O 42 30 01O 42 30 12830 The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country. 01O 42 31 01O 42 31 12840 And we said unto him, We are true men; we are no spies: 01O 42 32 01O 42 32 12850 We be twelve brethren, sons of our father; one is not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan. 01O 42 33 01O 42 33 12860 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone: 01O 42 34 01O 42 34 12870 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. 01O 42 35 01O 42 35 12880 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and when both they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were afraid. 01O 42 36 01O 42 36 12890 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. 01O 42 37 01O 42 37 12900 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again. 01O 42 38 01O 42 38 12910 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 01O 43 1 01O 43 1 12920 And the famine was sore in the land. 01O 43 2 01O 43 2 12930 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 01O 43 3 01O 43 3 12940 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 01O 43 4 01O 43 4 12950 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down and buy thee food: 01O 43 5 01O 43 5 12960 But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down: for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 01O 43 6 01O 43 6 12970 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? 01O 43 7 01O 43 7 12980 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state, and of our kindred, saying, Is your father yet alive? have ye another brother? and we told him according to the tenor of these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring your brother down? 01O 43 8 01O 43 8 12990 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. 01O 43 9 01O 43 9 13000 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever: 01O 43 10 01O 43 10 13010 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. 01O 43 11 01O 43 11 13020 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds: 01O 43 12 01O 43 12 13030 And take double money in your hand; and the money that was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry it again in your hand; peradventure it was an oversight: 01O 43 13 01O 43 13 13040 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the man: 01O 43 14 01O 43 14 13050 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 01O 43 15 01O 43 15 13060 And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 01O 43 16 01O 43 16 13070 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the ruler of his house, Bring these men home, and slay, and make ready; for these men shall dine with me at noon. 01O 43 17 01O 43 17 13080 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought the men into Joseph's house. 01O 43 18 01O 43 18 13090 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in; that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 01O 43 19 01O 43 19 13100 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed with him at the door of the house, 01O 43 20 01O 43 20 13110 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food: 01O 43 21 01O 43 21 13120 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand. 01O 43 22 01O 43 22 13130 And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks. 01O 43 23 01O 43 23 13140 And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 01O 43 24 01O 43 24 13150 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. 01O 43 25 01O 43 25 13160 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there. 01O 43 26 01O 43 26 13170 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 01O 43 27 01O 43 27 13180 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive? 01O 43 28 01O 43 28 13190 And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance. 01O 43 29 01O 43 29 13200 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious unto thee, my son. 01O 43 30 01O 43 30 13210 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 01O 43 31 01O 43 31 13220 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread. 01O 43 32 01O 43 32 13230 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 01O 43 33 01O 43 33 13240 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another. 01O 43 34 01O 43 34 13250 And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him. 01O 44 1 01O 44 1 13260 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's mouth. 01O 44 2 01O 44 2 13270 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. 01O 44 3 01O 44 3 13280 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. 01O 44 4 01O 44 4 13290 And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 01O 44 5 01O 44 5 13300 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing. 01O 44 6 01O 44 6 13310 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 01O 44 7 01O 44 7 13320 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing: 01O 44 8 01O 44 8 13330 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold? 01O 44 9 01O 44 9 13340 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 01O 44 10 01O 44 10 13350 And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words; he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless. 01O 44 11 01O 44 11 13360 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 01O 44 12 01O 44 12 13370 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack. 01O 44 13 01O 44 13 13380 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city. 01O 44 14 01O 44 14 13390 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for he was yet there: and they fell before him on the ground. 01O 44 15 01O 44 15 13400 And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine? 01O 44 16 01O 44 16 13410 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found. 01O 44 17 01O 44 17 13420 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: but the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and as for you, get you up in peace unto your father. 01O 44 18 01O 44 18 13430 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. 01O 44 19 01O 44 19 13440 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, or a brother? 01O 44 20 01O 44 20 13450 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him. 01O 44 21 01O 44 21 13460 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 01O 44 22 01O 44 22 13470 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his father: for if he should leave his father, his father would die. 01O 44 23 01O 44 23 13480 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no more. 01O 44 24 01O 44 24 13490 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 01O 44 25 01O 44 25 13500 And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little food. 01O 44 26 01O 44 26 13510 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be with us. 01O 44 27 01O 44 27 13520 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that my wife bare me two sons: 01O 44 28 01O 44 28 13530 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is torn in pieces; and I saw him not since: 01O 44 29 01O 44 29 13540 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. 01O 44 30 01O 44 30 13550 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad be not with us; seeing that his life is bound up in the lad's life; 01O 44 31 01O 44 31 13560 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die: and thy servants shall bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. 01O 44 32 01O 44 32 13570 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 01O 44 33 01O 44 33 13580 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up with his brethren. 01O 44 34 01O 44 34 13590 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father. 01O 45 1 01O 45 1 13600 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren. 01O 45 2 01O 45 2 13610 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of Pharaoh heard. 01O 45 3 01O 45 3 13620 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph; doth my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for they were troubled at his presence. 01O 45 4 01O 45 4 13630 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 01O 45 5 01O 45 5 13640 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. 01O 45 6 01O 45 6 13650 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 01O 45 7 01O 45 7 13660 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 01O 45 8 01O 45 8 13670 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 01O 45 9 01O 45 9 13680 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not: 01O 45 10 01O 45 10 13690 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast: 01O 45 11 01O 45 11 13700 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty. 01O 45 12 01O 45 12 13710 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 01O 45 13 01O 45 13 13720 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither. 01O 45 14 01O 45 14 13730 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 01O 45 15 01O 45 15 13740 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him. 01O 45 16 01O 45 16 13750 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. 01O 45 17 01O 45 17 13760 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; 01O 45 18 01O 45 18 13770 And take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. 01O 45 19 01O 45 19 13780 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 01O 45 20 01O 45 20 13790 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the land of Egypt is yours. 01O 45 21 01O 45 21 13800 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave them provision for the way. 01O 45 22 01O 45 22 13810 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment. 01O 45 23 01O 45 23 13820 And to his father he sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way. 01O 45 24 01O 45 24 13830 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way. 01O 45 25 01O 45 25 13840 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 01O 45 26 01O 45 26 13850 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not. 01O 45 27 01O 45 27 13860 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived: 01O 45 28 01O 45 28 13870 And Israel said, It is enough; Joseph my son is yet alive: I will go and see him before I die. 01O 46 1 01O 46 1 13880 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac. 01O 46 2 01O 46 2 13890 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I. 01O 46 3 01O 46 3 13900 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation: 01O 46 4 01O 46 4 13910 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also surely bring thee up again: and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes. 01O 46 5 01O 46 5 13920 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 01O 46 6 01O 46 6 13930 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him: 01O 46 7 01O 46 7 13940 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt. 01O 46 8 01O 46 8 13950 And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn. 01O 46 9 01O 46 9 13960 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 01O 46 10 01O 46 10 13970 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. 01O 46 11 01O 46 11 13980 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 01O 46 12 01O 46 12 13990 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Zerah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul. 01O 46 13 01O 46 13 14000 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 01O 46 14 01O 46 14 14010 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. 01O 46 15 01O 46 15 14020 These be the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three. 01O 46 16 01O 46 16 14030 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. 01O 46 17 01O 46 17 14040 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel. 01O 46 18 01O 46 18 14050 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, even sixteen souls. 01O 46 19 01O 46 19 14060 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin. 01O 46 20 01O 46 20 14070 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah priest of On bare unto him. 01O 46 21 01O 46 21 14080 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard. 01O 46 22 01O 46 22 14090 These are the sons of Rachel, which were born to Jacob: all the souls were fourteen. 01O 46 23 01O 46 23 14100 And the sons of Dan; Hushim. 01O 46 24 01O 46 24 14110 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shillem. 01O 46 25 01O 46 25 14120 These are the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the souls were seven. 01O 46 26 01O 46 26 14130 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six; 01O 46 27 01O 46 27 14140 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt, were two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which came into Egypt, were threescore and ten. 01O 46 28 01O 46 28 14150 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen. 01O 46 29 01O 46 29 14160 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. 01O 46 30 01O 46 30 14170 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 01O 46 31 01O 46 31 14180 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his father's house, I will go up, and shew Pharaoh, and say unto him, My brethren, and my father's house, which were in the land of Canaan, are come unto me; 01O 46 32 01O 46 32 14190 And the men are shepherds, for their trade hath been to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have. 01O 46 33 01O 46 33 14200 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you, and shall say, What is your occupation? 01O 46 34 01O 46 34 14210 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 01O 47 1 01O 47 1 14220 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. 01O 47 2 01O 47 2 14230 And he took some of his brethren, even five men, and presented them unto Pharaoh. 01O 47 3 01O 47 3 14240 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 01O 47 4 01O 47 4 14250 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. 01O 47 5 01O 47 5 14260 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: 01O 47 6 01O 47 6 14270 The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle. 01O 47 7 01O 47 7 14280 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 01O 47 8 01O 47 8 14290 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 01O 47 9 01O 47 9 14300 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 01O 47 10 01O 47 10 14310 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh. 01O 47 11 01O 47 11 14320 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. 01O 47 12 01O 47 12 14330 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, according to their families. 01O 47 13 01O 47 13 14340 And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine. 01O 47 14 01O 47 14 14350 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house. 01O 47 15 01O 47 15 14360 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth. 01O 47 16 01O 47 16 14370 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you for your cattle, if money fail. 01O 47 17 01O 47 17 14380 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph gave them bread in exchange for horses, and for the flocks, and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed them with bread for all their cattle for that year. 01O 47 18 01O 47 18 14390 When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: 01O 47 19 01O 47 19 14400 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. 01O 47 20 01O 47 20 14410 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's. 01O 47 21 01O 47 21 14420 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. 01O 47 22 01O 47 22 14430 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. 01O 47 23 01O 47 23 14440 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. 01O 47 24 01O 47 24 14450 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones. 01O 47 25 01O 47 25 14460 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants. 01O 47 26 01O 47 26 14470 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh's. 01O 47 27 01O 47 27 14480 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly. 01O 47 28 01O 47 28 14490 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 01O 47 29 01O 47 29 14500 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: 01O 47 30 01O 47 30 14510 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 01O 47 31 01O 47 31 14520 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. 01O 48 1 01O 48 1 14530 And it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 01O 48 2 01O 48 2 14540 And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. 01O 48 3 01O 48 3 14550 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me, 01O 48 4 01O 48 4 14560 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. 01O 48 5 01O 48 5 14570 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 01O 48 6 01O 48 6 14580 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance. 01O 48 7 01O 48 7 14590 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem. 01O 48 8 01O 48 8 14600 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who are these? 01O 48 9 01O 48 9 14610 And Joseph said unto his father, They are my sons, whom God hath given me in this place. And he said, Bring them, I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them. 01O 48 10 01O 48 10 14620 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 01O 48 11 01O 48 11 14630 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face: and, lo, God hath shewed me also thy seed. 01O 48 12 01O 48 12 14640 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 01O 48 13 01O 48 13 14650 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 01O 48 14 01O 48 14 14660 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh was the firstborn. 01O 48 15 01O 48 15 14670 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, 01O 48 16 01O 48 16 14680 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. 01O 48 17 01O 48 17 14690 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 01O 48 18 01O 48 18 14700 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head. 01O 48 19 01O 48 19 14710 And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations. 01O 48 20 01O 48 20 14720 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 01O 48 21 01O 48 21 14730 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 01O 48 22 01O 48 22 14740 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow. 01O 49 1 01O 49 1 14750 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days. 01O 49 2 01O 49 2 14760 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father. 01O 49 3 01O 49 3 14770 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power: 01O 49 4 01O 49 4 14780 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. 01O 49 5 01O 49 5 14790 Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. 01O 49 6 01O 49 6 14800 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall. 01O 49 7 01O 49 7 14810 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. 01O 49 8 01O 49 8 14820 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee. 01O 49 9 01O 49 9 14830 Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? 01O 49 10 01O 49 10 14840 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be. 01O 49 11 01O 49 11 14850 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: 01O 49 12 01O 49 12 14860 His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 01O 49 13 01O 49 13 14870 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon. 01O 49 14 01O 49 14 14880 Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens: 01O 49 15 01O 49 15 14890 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute. 01O 49 16 01O 49 16 14900 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 01O 49 17 01O 49 17 14910 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 01O 49 18 01O 49 18 14920 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD. 01O 49 19 01O 49 19 14930 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last. 01O 49 20 01O 49 20 14940 Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. 01O 49 21 01O 49 21 14950 Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words. 01O 49 22 01O 49 22 14960 Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall: 01O 49 23 01O 49 23 14970 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: 01O 49 24 01O 49 24 14980 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) 01O 49 25 01O 49 25 14990 Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: 01O 49 26 01O 49 26 15000 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 01O 49 27 01O 49 27 15010 Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. 01O 49 28 01O 49 28 15020 All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them. 01O 49 29 01O 49 29 15030 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 01O 49 30 01O 49 30 15040 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace. 01O 49 31 01O 49 31 15050 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah. 01O 49 32 01O 49 32 15060 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth. 01O 49 33 01O 49 33 15070 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. 01O 50 1 01O 50 1 15080 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 01O 50 2 01O 50 2 15090 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel. 01O 50 3 01O 50 3 15100 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days. 01O 50 4 01O 50 4 15110 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 01O 50 5 01O 50 5 15120 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again. 01O 50 6 01O 50 6 15130 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear. 01O 50 7 01O 50 7 15140 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 01O 50 8 01O 50 8 15150 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. 01O 50 9 01O 50 9 15160 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company. 01O 50 10 01O 50 10 15170 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days. 01O 50 11 01O 50 11 15180 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abel-mizraim, which is beyond Jordan. 01O 50 12 01O 50 12 15190 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them: 01O 50 13 01O 50 13 15200 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 01O 50 14 01O 50 14 15210 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father. 01O 50 15 01O 50 15 15220 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 01O 50 16 01O 50 16 15230 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy father did command before he died, saying, 01O 50 17 01O 50 17 15240 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 01O 50 18 01O 50 18 15250 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face; and they said, Behold, we be thy servants. 01O 50 19 01O 50 19 15260 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for am I in the place of God? 01O 50 20 01O 50 20 15270 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. 01O 50 21 01O 50 21 15280 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto them. 01O 50 22 01O 50 22 15290 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years. 01O 50 23 01O 50 23 15300 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph's knees. 01O 50 24 01O 50 24 15310 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 01O 50 25 01O 50 25 15320 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. 01O 50 26 01O 50 26 15330 So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. 02O 1 1 02O 1 1 15340 Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. 02O 1 2 02O 1 2 15350 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, 02O 1 3 02O 1 3 15360 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 02O 1 4 02O 1 4 15370 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 02O 1 5 02O 1 5 15380 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt already. 02O 1 6 02O 1 6 15390 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 02O 1 7 02O 1 7 15400 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 02O 1 8 02O 1 8 15410 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 02O 1 9 02O 1 9 15420 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 02O 1 10 02O 1 10 15430 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 02O 1 11 02O 1 11 15440 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. 02O 1 12 02O 1 12 15450 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. 02O 1 13 02O 1 13 15460 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: 02O 1 14 02O 1 14 15470 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour. 02O 1 15 02O 1 15 15480 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 02O 1 16 02O 1 16 15490 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 02O 1 17 02O 1 17 15500 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 02O 1 18 02O 1 18 15510 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 02O 1 19 02O 1 19 15520 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. 02O 1 20 02O 1 20 15530 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 02O 1 21 02O 1 21 15540 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. 02O 1 22 02O 1 22 15550 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. 02O 2 1 02O 2 1 15560 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. 02O 2 2 02O 2 2 15570 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. 02O 2 3 02O 2 3 15580 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. 02O 2 4 02O 2 4 15590 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. 02O 2 5 02O 2 5 15600 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 02O 2 6 02O 2 6 15610 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children. 02O 2 7 02O 2 7 15620 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? 02O 2 8 02O 2 8 15630 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 02O 2 9 02O 2 9 15640 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. 02O 2 10 02O 2 10 15650 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. 02O 2 11 02O 2 11 15660 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 02O 2 12 02O 2 12 15670 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 02O 2 13 02O 2 13 15680 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? 02O 2 14 02O 2 14 15690 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. 02O 2 15 02O 2 15 15700 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. 02O 2 16 02O 2 16 15710 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 02O 2 17 02O 2 17 15720 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 02O 2 18 02O 2 18 15730 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 02O 2 19 02O 2 19 15740 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 02O 2 20 02O 2 20 15750 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 02O 2 21 02O 2 21 15760 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 02O 2 22 02O 2 22 15770 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. 02O 2 23 02O 2 23 15780 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 02O 2 24 02O 2 24 15790 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 02O 2 25 02O 2 25 15800 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them. 02O 3 1 02O 3 1 15810 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. 02O 3 2 02O 3 2 15820 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 02O 3 3 02O 3 3 15830 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. 02O 3 4 02O 3 4 15840 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. 02O 3 5 02O 3 5 15850 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 02O 3 6 02O 3 6 15860 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. 02O 3 7 02O 3 7 15870 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; 02O 3 8 02O 3 8 15880 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 02O 3 9 02O 3 9 15890 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. 02O 3 10 02O 3 10 15900 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. 02O 3 11 02O 3 11 15910 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 02O 3 12 02O 3 12 15920 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain. 02O 3 13 02O 3 13 15930 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 02O 3 14 02O 3 14 15940 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 02O 3 15 02O 3 15 15950 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 02O 3 16 02O 3 16 15960 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt: 02O 3 17 02O 3 17 15970 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey. 02O 3 18 02O 3 18 15980 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God. 02O 3 19 02O 3 19 15990 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 02O 3 20 02O 3 20 16000 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go. 02O 3 21 02O 3 21 16010 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: 02O 3 22 02O 3 22 16020 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. 02O 4 1 02O 4 1 16030 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee. 02O 4 2 02O 4 2 16040 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 02O 4 3 02O 4 3 16050 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 02O 4 4 02O 4 4 16060 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: 02O 4 5 02O 4 5 16070 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 02O 4 6 02O 4 6 16080 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. 02O 4 7 02O 4 7 16090 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh. 02O 4 8 02O 4 8 16100 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign. 02O 4 9 02O 4 9 16110 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. 02O 4 10 02O 4 10 16120 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 02O 4 11 02O 4 11 16130 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? 02O 4 12 02O 4 12 16140 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 02O 4 13 02O 4 13 16150 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 02O 4 14 02O 4 14 16160 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. 02O 4 15 02O 4 15 16170 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 02O 4 16 02O 4 16 16180 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. 02O 4 17 02O 4 17 16190 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 02O 4 18 02O 4 18 16200 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 02O 4 19 02O 4 19 16210 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life. 02O 4 20 02O 4 20 16220 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand. 02O 4 21 02O 4 21 16230 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. 02O 4 22 02O 4 22 16240 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: 02O 4 23 02O 4 23 16250 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn. 02O 4 24 02O 4 24 16260 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 02O 4 25 02O 4 25 16270 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 02O 4 26 02O 4 26 16280 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision. 02O 4 27 02O 4 27 16290 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 02O 4 28 02O 4 28 16300 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 02O 4 29 02O 4 29 16310 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: 02O 4 30 02O 4 30 16320 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 02O 4 31 02O 4 31 16330 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped. 02O 5 1 02O 5 1 16340 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. 02O 5 2 02O 5 2 16350 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go. 02O 5 3 02O 5 3 16360 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 02O 5 4 02O 5 4 16370 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens. 02O 5 5 02O 5 5 16380 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens. 02O 5 6 02O 5 6 16390 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, 02O 5 7 02O 5 7 16400 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. 02O 5 8 02O 5 8 16410 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. 02O 5 9 02O 5 9 16420 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words. 02O 5 10 02O 5 10 16430 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. 02O 5 11 02O 5 11 16440 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished. 02O 5 12 02O 5 12 16450 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 02O 5 13 02O 5 13 16460 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw. 02O 5 14 02O 5 14 16470 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore? 02O 5 15 02O 5 15 16480 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants? 02O 5 16 02O 5 16 16490 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people. 02O 5 17 02O 5 17 16500 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD. 02O 5 18 02O 5 18 16510 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 02O 5 19 02O 5 19 16520 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task. 02O 5 20 02O 5 20 16530 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh: 02O 5 21 02O 5 21 16540 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. 02O 5 22 02O 5 22 16550 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me? 02O 5 23 02O 5 23 16560 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. 02O 6 1 02O 6 1 16570 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 02O 6 2 02O 6 2 16580 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the LORD: 02O 6 3 02O 6 3 16590 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. 02O 6 4 02O 6 4 16600 And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 02O 6 5 02O 6 5 16610 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. 02O 6 6 02O 6 6 16620 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments: 02O 6 7 02O 6 7 16630 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 02O 6 8 02O 6 8 16640 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it you for an heritage: I am the LORD. 02O 6 9 02O 6 9 16650 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 02O 6 10 02O 6 10 16660 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 6 11 02O 6 11 16670 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 02O 6 12 02O 6 12 16680 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? 02O 6 13 02O 6 13 16690 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 02O 6 14 02O 6 14 16700 These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben. 02O 6 15 02O 6 15 16710 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. 02O 6 16 02O 6 16 16720 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. 02O 6 17 02O 6 17 16730 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families. 02O 6 18 02O 6 18 16740 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years. 02O 6 19 02O 6 19 16750 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations. 02O 6 20 02O 6 20 16760 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. 02O 6 21 02O 6 21 16770 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 02O 6 22 02O 6 22 16780 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 02O 6 23 02O 6 23 16790 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 02O 6 24 02O 6 24 16800 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites. 02O 6 25 02O 6 25 16810 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families. 02O 6 26 02O 6 26 16820 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. 02O 6 27 02O 6 27 16830 These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these are that Moses and Aaron. 02O 6 28 02O 6 28 16840 And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt, 02O 6 29 02O 6 29 16850 That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I am the LORD: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 02O 6 30 02O 6 30 16860 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? 02O 7 1 02O 7 1 16870 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 02O 7 2 02O 7 2 16880 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 02O 7 3 02O 7 3 16890 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 02O 7 4 02O 7 4 16900 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 02O 7 5 02O 7 5 16910 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. 02O 7 6 02O 7 6 16920 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so did they. 02O 7 7 02O 7 7 16930 And Moses was fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 02O 7 8 02O 7 8 16940 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 02O 7 9 02O 7 9 16950 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. 02O 7 10 02O 7 10 16960 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 02O 7 11 02O 7 11 16970 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 02O 7 12 02O 7 12 16980 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods. 02O 7 13 02O 7 13 16990 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 02O 7 14 02O 7 14 17000 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go. 02O 7 15 02O 7 15 17010 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine hand. 02O 7 16 02O 7 16 17020 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. 02O 7 17 02O 7 17 17030 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 02O 7 18 02O 7 18 17040 And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river. 02O 7 19 02O 7 19 17050 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. 02O 7 20 02O 7 20 17060 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. 02O 7 21 02O 7 21 17070 And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. 02O 7 22 02O 7 22 17080 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. 02O 7 23 02O 7 23 17090 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. 02O 7 24 02O 7 24 17100 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. 02O 7 25 02O 7 25 17110 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. 02O 8 1 02O 8 1 17120 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 02O 8 2 02O 8 2 17130 And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs: 02O 8 3 02O 8 3 17140 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs: 02O 8 4 02O 8 4 17150 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants. 02O 8 5 02O 8 5 17160 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt. 02O 8 6 02O 8 6 17170 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt. 02O 8 7 02O 8 7 17180 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. 02O 8 8 02O 8 8 17190 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD. 02O 8 9 02O 8 9 17200 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only? 02O 8 10 02O 8 10 17210 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God. 02O 8 11 02O 8 11 17220 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only. 02O 8 12 02O 8 12 17230 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh. 02O 8 13 02O 8 13 17240 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields. 02O 8 14 02O 8 14 17250 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the land stank. 02O 8 15 02O 8 15 17260 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 02O 8 16 02O 8 16 17270 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 02O 8 17 02O 8 17 17280 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice throughout all the land of Egypt. 02O 8 18 02O 8 18 17290 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon man, and upon beast. 02O 8 19 02O 8 19 17300 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This is the finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said. 02O 8 20 02O 8 20 17310 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 02O 8 21 02O 8 21 17320 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will send swarms of flies upon thee, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the Egyptians shall be full of swarms of flies, and also the ground whereon they are. 02O 8 22 02O 8 22 17330 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth. 02O 8 23 02O 8 23 17340 And I will put a division between my people and thy people: to morrow shall this sign be. 02O 8 24 02O 8 24 17350 And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants' houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies. 02O 8 25 02O 8 25 17360 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said, Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land. 02O 8 26 02O 8 26 17370 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? 02O 8 27 02O 8 27 17380 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us. 02O 8 28 02O 8 28 17390 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: intreat for me. 02O 8 29 02O 8 29 17400 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD. 02O 8 30 02O 8 30 17410 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD. 02O 8 31 02O 8 31 17420 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; there remained not one. 02O 8 32 02O 8 32 17430 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also, neither would he let the people go. 02O 9 1 02O 9 1 17440 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 02O 9 2 02O 9 2 17450 For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, 02O 9 3 02O 9 3 17460 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain. 02O 9 4 02O 9 4 17470 And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 02O 9 5 02O 9 5 17480 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land. 02O 9 6 02O 9 6 17490 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one. 02O 9 7 02O 9 7 17500 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. 02O 9 8 02O 9 8 17510 And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 02O 9 9 02O 9 9 17520 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt. 02O 9 10 02O 9 10 17530 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast. 02O 9 11 02O 9 11 17540 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. 02O 9 12 02O 9 12 17550 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses. 02O 9 13 02O 9 13 17560 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me. 02O 9 14 02O 9 14 17570 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth. 02O 9 15 02O 9 15 17580 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth. 02O 9 16 02O 9 16 17590 And in very deed for this cause have I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth. 02O 9 17 02O 9 17 17600 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go? 02O 9 18 02O 9 18 17610 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now. 02O 9 19 02O 9 19 17620 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die. 02O 9 20 02O 9 20 17630 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses: 02O 9 21 02O 9 21 17640 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattle in the field. 02O 9 22 02O 9 22 17650 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. 02O 9 23 02O 9 23 17660 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 02O 9 24 02O 9 24 17670 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 02O 9 25 02O 9 25 17680 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field. 02O 9 26 02O 9 26 17690 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail. 02O 9 27 02O 9 27 17700 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. 02O 9 28 02O 9 28 17710 Intreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 02O 9 29 02O 9 29 17720 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD's. 02O 9 30 02O 9 30 17730 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God. 02O 9 31 02O 9 31 17740 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled. 02O 9 32 02O 9 32 17750 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they were not grown up. 02O 9 33 02O 9 33 17760 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. 02O 9 34 02O 9 34 17770 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. 02O 9 35 02O 9 35 17780 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses. 02O 10 1 02O 10 1 17790 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him: 02O 10 2 02O 10 2 17800 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I am the LORD. 02O 10 3 02O 10 3 17810 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me. 02O 10 4 02O 10 4 17820 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast: 02O 10 5 02O 10 5 17830 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field: 02O 10 6 02O 10 6 17840 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned himself, and went out from Pharaoh. 02O 10 7 02O 10 7 17850 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed? 02O 10 8 02O 10 8 17860 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh: and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: but who are they that shall go? 02O 10 9 02O 10 9 17870 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto the LORD. 02O 10 10 02O 10 10 17880 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones: look to it; for evil is before you. 02O 10 11 02O 10 11 17890 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the LORD; for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's presence. 02O 10 12 02O 10 12 17900 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left. 02O 10 13 02O 10 13 17910 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 02O 10 14 02O 10 14 17920 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such. 02O 10 15 02O 10 15 17930 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt. 02O 10 16 02O 10 16 17940 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. 02O 10 17 02O 10 17 17950 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this once, and intreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from me this death only. 02O 10 18 02O 10 18 17960 And he went out from Pharaoh, and intreated the LORD. 02O 10 19 02O 10 19 17970 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. 02O 10 20 02O 10 20 17980 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. 02O 10 21 02O 10 21 17990 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 02O 10 22 02O 10 22 18000 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: 02O 10 23 02O 10 23 18010 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 02O 10 24 02O 10 24 18020 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let your little ones also go with you. 02O 10 25 02O 10 25 18030 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God. 02O 10 26 02O 10 26 18040 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until we come thither. 02O 10 27 02O 10 27 18050 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. 02O 10 28 02O 10 28 18060 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed to thyself, see my face no more; for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die. 02O 10 29 02O 10 29 18070 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy face again no more. 02O 11 1 02O 11 1 18080 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. 02O 11 2 02O 11 2 18090 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 02O 11 3 02O 11 3 18100 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people. 02O 11 4 02O 11 4 18110 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: 02O 11 5 02O 11 5 18120 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts. 02O 11 6 02O 11 6 18130 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 02O 11 7 02O 11 7 18140 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. 02O 11 8 02O 11 8 18150 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. 02O 11 9 02O 11 9 18160 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt. 02O 11 10 02O 11 10 18170 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land. 02O 12 1 02O 12 1 18180 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 02O 12 2 02O 12 2 18190 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. 02O 12 3 02O 12 3 18200 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: 02O 12 4 02O 12 4 18210 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. 02O 12 5 02O 12 5 18220 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: 02O 12 6 02O 12 6 18230 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 02O 12 7 02O 12 7 18240 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it. 02O 12 8 02O 12 8 18250 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. 02O 12 9 02O 12 9 18260 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof. 02O 12 10 02O 12 10 18270 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 02O 12 11 02O 12 11 18280 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover. 02O 12 12 02O 12 12 18290 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. 02O 12 13 02O 12 13 18300 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. 02O 12 14 02O 12 14 18310 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. 02O 12 15 02O 12 15 18320 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel. 02O 12 16 02O 12 16 18330 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you. 02O 12 17 02O 12 17 18340 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever. 02O 12 18 02O 12 18 18350 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even. 02O 12 19 02O 12 19 18360 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 02O 12 20 02O 12 20 18370 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread. 02O 12 21 02O 12 21 18380 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover. 02O 12 22 02O 12 22 18390 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the bason, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the bason; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning. 02O 12 23 02O 12 23 18400 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. 02O 12 24 02O 12 24 18410 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever. 02O 12 25 02O 12 25 18420 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service. 02O 12 26 02O 12 26 18430 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? 02O 12 27 02O 12 27 18440 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. 02O 12 28 02O 12 28 18450 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 02O 12 29 02O 12 29 18460 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharoah that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. 02O 12 30 02O 12 30 18470 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead. 02O 12 31 02O 12 31 18480 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. 02O 12 32 02O 12 32 18490 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also. 02O 12 33 02O 12 33 18500 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men. 02O 12 34 02O 12 34 18510 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 02O 12 35 02O 12 35 18520 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: 02O 12 36 02O 12 36 18530 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians. 02O 12 37 02O 12 37 18540 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. 02O 12 38 02O 12 38 18550 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle. 02O 12 39 02O 12 39 18560 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual. 02O 12 40 02O 12 40 18570 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years. 02O 12 41 02O 12 41 18580 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. 02O 12 42 02O 12 42 18590 It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations. 02O 12 43 02O 12 43 18600 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: 02O 12 44 02O 12 44 18610 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 02O 12 45 02O 12 45 18620 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 02O 12 46 02O 12 46 18630 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof. 02O 12 47 02O 12 47 18640 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 02O 12 48 02O 12 48 18650 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof. 02O 12 49 02O 12 49 18660 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 02O 12 50 02O 12 50 18670 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 02O 12 51 02O 12 51 18680 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies. 02O 13 1 02O 13 1 18690 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 13 2 02O 13 2 18700 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. 02O 13 3 02O 13 3 18710 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten. 02O 13 4 02O 13 4 18720 This day came ye out in the month Abib. 02O 13 5 02O 13 5 18730 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou shalt keep this service in this month. 02O 13 6 02O 13 6 18740 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day shall be a feast to the LORD. 02O 13 7 02O 13 7 18750 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters. 02O 13 8 02O 13 8 18760 And thou shalt shew thy son in that day, saying, This is done because of that which the LORD did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 02O 13 9 02O 13 9 18770 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt. 02O 13 10 02O 13 10 18780 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year. 02O 13 11 02O 13 11 18790 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathers, and shall give it thee, 02O 13 12 02O 13 12 18800 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD's. 02O 13 13 02O 13 13 18810 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. 02O 13 14 02O 13 14 18820 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: 02O 13 15 02O 13 15 18830 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem. 02O 13 16 02O 13 16 18840 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt. 02O 13 17 02O 13 17 18850 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 02O 13 18 02O 13 18 18860 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 02O 13 19 02O 13 19 18870 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 02O 13 20 02O 13 20 18880 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 02O 13 21 02O 13 21 18890 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 02O 13 22 02O 13 22 18900 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people. 02O 14 1 02O 14 1 18910 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 14 2 02O 14 2 18920 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 02O 14 3 02O 14 3 18930 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 02O 14 4 02O 14 4 18940 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 02O 14 5 02O 14 5 18950 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 02O 14 6 02O 14 6 18960 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: 02O 14 7 02O 14 7 18970 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 02O 14 8 02O 14 8 18980 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. 02O 14 9 02O 14 9 18990 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. 02O 14 10 02O 14 10 19000 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 02O 14 11 02O 14 11 19010 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 02O 14 12 02O 14 12 19020 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 02O 14 13 02O 14 13 19030 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 02O 14 14 02O 14 14 19040 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 02O 14 15 02O 14 15 19050 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 02O 14 16 02O 14 16 19060 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 02O 14 17 02O 14 17 19070 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 02O 14 18 02O 14 18 19080 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 02O 14 19 02O 14 19 19090 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 02O 14 20 02O 14 20 19100 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 02O 14 21 02O 14 21 19110 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 02O 14 22 02O 14 22 19120 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 02O 14 23 02O 14 23 19130 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 02O 14 24 02O 14 24 19140 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 02O 14 25 02O 14 25 19150 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 02O 14 26 02O 14 26 19160 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 02O 14 27 02O 14 27 19170 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 02O 14 28 02O 14 28 19180 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. 02O 14 29 02O 14 29 19190 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 02O 14 30 02O 14 30 19200 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 02O 14 31 02O 14 31 19210 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses. 02O 15 1 02O 15 1 19220 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 02O 15 2 02O 15 2 19230 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 02O 15 3 02O 15 3 19240 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name. 02O 15 4 02O 15 4 19250 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea. 02O 15 5 02O 15 5 19260 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone. 02O 15 6 02O 15 6 19270 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 02O 15 7 02O 15 7 19280 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 02O 15 8 02O 15 8 19290 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 02O 15 9 02O 15 9 19300 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 02O 15 10 02O 15 10 19310 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. 02O 15 11 02O 15 11 19320 Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 02O 15 12 02O 15 12 19330 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them. 02O 15 13 02O 15 13 19340 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation. 02O 15 14 02O 15 14 19350 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. 02O 15 15 02O 15 15 19360 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. 02O 15 16 02O 15 16 19370 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased. 02O 15 17 02O 15 17 19380 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O LORD, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established. 02O 15 18 02O 15 18 19390 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever. 02O 15 19 02O 15 19 19400 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea. 02O 15 20 02O 15 20 19410 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 02O 15 21 02O 15 21 19420 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 02O 15 22 02O 15 22 19430 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 02O 15 23 02O 15 23 19440 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. 02O 15 24 02O 15 24 19450 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? 02O 15 25 02O 15 25 19460 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 02O 15 26 02O 15 26 19470 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 02O 15 27 02O 15 27 19480 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. 02O 16 1 02O 16 1 19490 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 02O 16 2 02O 16 2 19500 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: 02O 16 3 02O 16 3 19510 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 02O 16 4 02O 16 4 19520 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 02O 16 5 02O 16 5 19530 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 02O 16 6 02O 16 6 19540 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt: 02O 16 7 02O 16 7 19550 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? 02O 16 8 02O 16 8 19560 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD. 02O 16 9 02O 16 9 19570 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings. 02O 16 10 02O 16 10 19580 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. 02O 16 11 02O 16 11 19590 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 16 12 02O 16 12 19600 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. 02O 16 13 02O 16 13 19610 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. 02O 16 14 02O 16 14 19620 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. 02O 16 15 02O 16 15 19630 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. 02O 16 16 02O 16 16 19640 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. 02O 16 17 02O 16 17 19650 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. 02O 16 18 02O 16 18 19660 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. 02O 16 19 02O 16 19 19670 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. 02O 16 20 02O 16 20 19680 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. 02O 16 21 02O 16 21 19690 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. 02O 16 22 02O 16 22 19700 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 02O 16 23 02O 16 23 19710 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. 02O 16 24 02O 16 24 19720 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. 02O 16 25 02O 16 25 19730 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. 02O 16 26 02O 16 26 19740 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. 02O 16 27 02O 16 27 19750 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. 02O 16 28 02O 16 28 19760 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? 02O 16 29 02O 16 29 19770 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. 02O 16 30 02O 16 30 19780 So the people rested on the seventh day. 02O 16 31 02O 16 31 19790 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. 02O 16 32 02O 16 32 19800 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. 02O 16 33 02O 16 33 19810 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations. 02O 16 34 02O 16 34 19820 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. 02O 16 35 02O 16 35 19830 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 02O 16 36 02O 16 36 19840 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 02O 17 1 02O 17 1 19850 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 02O 17 2 02O 17 2 19860 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD? 02O 17 3 02O 17 3 19870 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? 02O 17 4 02O 17 4 19880 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. 02O 17 5 02O 17 5 19890 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. 02O 17 6 02O 17 6 19900 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 02O 17 7 02O 17 7 19910 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not? 02O 17 8 02O 17 8 19920 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 02O 17 9 02O 17 9 19930 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 02O 17 10 02O 17 10 19940 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 02O 17 11 02O 17 11 19950 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 02O 17 12 02O 17 12 19960 But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 02O 17 13 02O 17 13 19970 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 02O 17 14 02O 17 14 19980 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 02O 17 15 02O 17 15 19990 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi: 02O 17 16 02O 17 16 20000 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation. 02O 18 1 02O 18 1 20010 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; 02O 18 2 02O 18 2 20020 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 02O 18 3 02O 18 3 20030 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: 02O 18 4 02O 18 4 20040 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: 02O 18 5 02O 18 5 20050 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God: 02O 18 6 02O 18 6 20060 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. 02O 18 7 02O 18 7 20070 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. 02O 18 8 02O 18 8 20080 And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them. 02O 18 9 02O 18 9 20090 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 02O 18 10 02O 18 10 20100 And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 02O 18 11 02O 18 11 20110 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them. 02O 18 12 02O 18 12 20120 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. 02O 18 13 02O 18 13 20130 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 02O 18 14 02O 18 14 20140 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 02O 18 15 02O 18 15 20150 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: 02O 18 16 02O 18 16 20160 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 02O 18 17 02O 18 17 20170 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 02O 18 18 02O 18 18 20180 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 02O 18 19 02O 18 19 20190 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to Godward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 02O 18 20 02O 18 20 20200 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 02O 18 21 02O 18 21 20210 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 02O 18 22 02O 18 22 20220 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. 02O 18 23 02O 18 23 20230 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 02O 18 24 02O 18 24 20240 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 02O 18 25 02O 18 25 20250 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 02O 18 26 02O 18 26 20260 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 02O 18 27 02O 18 27 20270 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land. 02O 19 1 02O 19 1 20280 In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 02O 19 2 02O 19 2 20290 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mount. 02O 19 3 02O 19 3 20300 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 02O 19 4 02O 19 4 20310 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself. 02O 19 5 02O 19 5 20320 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine: 02O 19 6 02O 19 6 20330 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel. 02O 19 7 02O 19 7 20340 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD commanded him. 02O 19 8 02O 19 8 20350 And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD. 02O 19 9 02O 19 9 20360 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD. 02O 19 10 02O 19 10 20370 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 02O 19 11 02O 19 11 20380 And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 02O 19 12 02O 19 12 20390 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death: 02O 19 13 02O 19 13 20400 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 02O 19 14 02O 19 14 20410 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 02O 19 15 02O 19 15 20420 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. 02O 19 16 02O 19 16 20430 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled. 02O 19 17 02O 19 17 20440 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 02O 19 18 02O 19 18 20450 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. 02O 19 19 02O 19 19 20460 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 02O 19 20 02O 19 20 20470 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up. 02O 19 21 02O 19 21 20480 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish. 02O 19 22 02O 19 22 20490 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them. 02O 19 23 02O 19 23 20500 And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 02O 19 24 02O 19 24 20510 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD, lest he break forth upon them. 02O 19 25 02O 19 25 20520 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto them. 02O 20 1 02O 20 1 20530 And God spake all these words, saying, 02O 20 2 02O 20 2 20540 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 02O 20 3 02O 20 3 20550 Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 02O 20 4 02O 20 4 20560 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: 02O 20 5 02O 20 5 20570 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; 02O 20 6 02O 20 6 20580 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. 02O 20 7 02O 20 7 20590 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 02O 20 8 02O 20 8 20600 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 02O 20 9 02O 20 9 20610 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 02O 20 10 02O 20 10 20620 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: 02O 20 11 02O 20 11 20630 For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. 02O 20 12 02O 20 12 20640 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 02O 20 13 02O 20 13 20650 Thou shalt not kill. 02O 20 14 02O 20 14 20660 Thou shalt not commit adultery. 02O 20 15 02O 20 15 20670 Thou shalt not steal. 02O 20 16 02O 20 16 20680 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. 02O 20 17 02O 20 17 20690 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 02O 20 18 02O 20 18 20700 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 02O 20 19 02O 20 19 20710 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die. 02O 20 20 02O 20 20 20720 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 02O 20 21 02O 20 21 20730 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was. 02O 20 22 02O 20 22 20740 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 02O 20 23 02O 20 23 20750 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 02O 20 24 02O 20 24 20760 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 02O 20 25 02O 20 25 20770 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 02O 20 26 02O 20 26 20780 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon. 02O 21 1 02O 21 1 20790 Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 02O 21 2 02O 21 2 20800 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. 02O 21 3 02O 21 3 20810 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself: if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him. 02O 21 4 02O 21 4 20820 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 02O 21 5 02O 21 5 20830 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: 02O 21 6 02O 21 6 20840 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever. 02O 21 7 02O 21 7 20850 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. 02O 21 8 02O 21 8 20860 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 02O 21 9 02O 21 9 20870 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. 02O 21 10 02O 21 10 20880 If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. 02O 21 11 02O 21 11 20890 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money. 02O 21 12 02O 21 12 20900 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. 02O 21 13 02O 21 13 20910 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 02O 21 14 02O 21 14 20920 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die. 02O 21 15 02O 21 15 20930 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death. 02O 21 16 02O 21 16 20940 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death. 02O 21 17 02O 21 17 20950 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. 02O 21 18 02O 21 18 20960 And if men strive together, and one smite another with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keepeth his bed: 02O 21 19 02O 21 19 20970 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed. 02O 21 20 02O 21 20 20980 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. 02O 21 21 02O 21 21 20990 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money. 02O 21 22 02O 21 22 21000 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 02O 21 23 02O 21 23 21010 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 02O 21 24 02O 21 24 21020 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 02O 21 25 02O 21 25 21030 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. 02O 21 26 02O 21 26 21040 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. 02O 21 27 02O 21 27 21050 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 02O 21 28 02O 21 28 21060 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. 02O 21 29 02O 21 29 21070 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death. 02O 21 30 02O 21 30 21080 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. 02O 21 31 02O 21 31 21090 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. 02O 21 32 02O 21 32 21100 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 02O 21 33 02O 21 33 21110 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein; 02O 21 34 02O 21 34 21120 The owner of the pit shall make it good, and give money unto the owner of them; and the dead beast shall be his. 02O 21 35 02O 21 35 21130 And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the dead ox also they shall divide. 02O 21 36 02O 21 36 21140 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own. 02O 22 1 02O 22 1 21150 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 02O 22 2 02O 22 2 21160 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. 02O 22 3 02O 22 3 21170 If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be blood shed for him; for he should make full restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 02O 22 4 02O 22 4 21180 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double. 02O 22 5 02O 22 5 21190 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten, and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own vineyard, shall he make restitution. 02O 22 6 02O 22 6 21200 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. 02O 22 7 02O 22 7 21210 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the thief be found, let him pay double. 02O 22 8 02O 22 8 21220 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. 02O 22 9 02O 22 9 21230 For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 02O 22 10 02O 22 10 21240 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or driven away, no man seeing it: 02O 22 11 02O 22 11 21250 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both, that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and the owner of it shall accept thereof, and he shall not make it good. 02O 22 12 02O 22 12 21260 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof. 02O 22 13 02O 22 13 21270 If it be torn in pieces, then let him bring it for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 02O 22 14 02O 22 14 21280 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good. 02O 22 15 02O 22 15 21290 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be an hired thing, it came for his hire. 02O 22 16 02O 22 16 21300 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 02O 22 17 02O 22 17 21310 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. 02O 22 18 02O 22 18 21320 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. 02O 22 19 02O 22 19 21330 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 02O 22 20 02O 22 20 21340 He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed. 02O 22 21 02O 22 21 21350 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 02O 22 22 02O 22 22 21360 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. 02O 22 23 02O 22 23 21370 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry; 02O 22 24 02O 22 24 21380 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. 02O 22 25 02O 22 25 21390 If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. 02O 22 26 02O 22 26 21400 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down: 02O 22 27 02O 22 27 21410 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious. 02O 22 28 02O 22 28 21420 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 02O 22 29 02O 22 29 21430 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. 02O 22 30 02O 22 30 21440 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day thou shalt give it me. 02O 22 31 02O 22 31 21450 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. 02O 23 1 02O 23 1 21460 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 02O 23 2 02O 23 2 21470 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: 02O 23 3 02O 23 3 21480 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 02O 23 4 02O 23 4 21490 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 02O 23 5 02O 23 5 21500 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. 02O 23 6 02O 23 6 21510 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause. 02O 23 7 02O 23 7 21520 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked. 02O 23 8 02O 23 8 21530 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. 02O 23 9 02O 23 9 21540 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 02O 23 10 02O 23 10 21550 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: 02O 23 11 02O 23 11 21560 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. 02O 23 12 02O 23 12 21570 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. 02O 23 13 02O 23 13 21580 And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth. 02O 23 14 02O 23 14 21590 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year. 02O 23 15 02O 23 15 21600 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:) 02O 23 16 02O 23 16 21610 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. 02O 23 17 02O 23 17 21620 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD. 02O 23 18 02O 23 18 21630 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain until the morning. 02O 23 19 02O 23 19 21640 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 02O 23 20 02O 23 20 21650 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 02O 23 21 02O 23 21 21660 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. 02O 23 22 02O 23 22 21670 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. 02O 23 23 02O 23 23 21680 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them off. 02O 23 24 02O 23 24 21690 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images. 02O 23 25 02O 23 25 21700 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 02O 23 26 02O 23 26 21710 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. 02O 23 27 02O 23 27 21720 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee. 02O 23 28 02O 23 28 21730 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee. 02O 23 29 02O 23 29 21740 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. 02O 23 30 02O 23 30 21750 By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land. 02O 23 31 02O 23 31 21760 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. 02O 23 32 02O 23 32 21770 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. 02O 23 33 02O 23 33 21780 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee. 02O 24 1 02O 24 1 21790 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. 02O 24 2 02O 24 2 21800 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him. 02O 24 3 02O 24 3 21810 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do. 02O 24 4 02O 24 4 21820 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. 02O 24 5 02O 24 5 21830 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD. 02O 24 6 02O 24 6 21840 And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. 02O 24 7 02O 24 7 21850 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. 02O 24 8 02O 24 8 21860 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. 02O 24 9 02O 24 9 21870 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: 02O 24 10 02O 24 10 21880 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. 02O 24 11 02O 24 11 21890 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. 02O 24 12 02O 24 12 21900 And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest teach them. 02O 24 13 02O 24 13 21910 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God. 02O 24 14 02O 24 14 21920 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them. 02O 24 15 02O 24 15 21930 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount. 02O 24 16 02O 24 16 21940 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 02O 24 17 02O 24 17 21950 And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. 02O 24 18 02O 24 18 21960 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights. 02O 25 1 02O 25 1 21970 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 25 2 02O 25 2 21980 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 02O 25 3 02O 25 3 21990 And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 02O 25 4 02O 25 4 22000 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 02O 25 5 02O 25 5 22010 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 02O 25 6 02O 25 6 22020 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 02O 25 7 02O 25 7 22030 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 02O 25 8 02O 25 8 22040 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 02O 25 9 02O 25 9 22050 According to all that I shew thee, after the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make it. 02O 25 10 02O 25 10 22060 And they shall make an ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 02O 25 11 02O 25 11 22070 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 02O 25 12 02O 25 12 22080 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 02O 25 13 02O 25 13 22090 And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 02O 25 14 02O 25 14 22100 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. 02O 25 15 02O 25 15 22110 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. 02O 25 16 02O 25 16 22120 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 02O 25 17 02O 25 17 22130 And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 02O 25 18 02O 25 18 22140 And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 02O 25 19 02O 25 19 22150 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 02O 25 20 02O 25 20 22160 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 02O 25 21 02O 25 21 22170 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 02O 25 22 02O 25 22 22180 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. 02O 25 23 02O 25 23 22190 Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood: two cubits shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 02O 25 24 02O 25 24 22200 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about. 02O 25 25 02O 25 25 22210 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about. 02O 25 26 02O 25 26 22220 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof. 02O 25 27 02O 25 27 22230 Over against the border shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 02O 25 28 02O 25 28 22240 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 02O 25 29 02O 25 29 22250 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them. 02O 25 30 02O 25 30 22260 And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me alway. 02O 25 31 02O 25 31 22270 And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 02O 25 32 02O 25 32 22280 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side: 02O 25 33 02O 25 33 22290 Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. 02O 25 34 02O 25 34 22300 And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 02O 25 35 02O 25 35 22310 And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick. 02O 25 36 02O 25 36 22320 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold. 02O 25 37 02O 25 37 22330 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over against it. 02O 25 38 02O 25 38 22340 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold. 02O 25 39 02O 25 39 22350 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. 02O 25 40 02O 25 40 22360 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount. 02O 26 1 02O 26 1 22370 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. 02O 26 2 02O 26 2 22380 The length of one curtain shall be eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure. 02O 26 3 02O 26 3 22390 The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and other five curtains shall be coupled one to another. 02O 26 4 02O 26 4 22400 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 02O 26 5 02O 26 5 22410 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one of another. 02O 26 6 02O 26 6 22420 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle. 02O 26 7 02O 26 7 22430 And thou shalt make curtains of goats' hair to be a covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make. 02O 26 8 02O 26 8 22440 The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. 02O 26 9 02O 26 9 22450 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle. 02O 26 10 02O 26 10 22460 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 02O 26 11 02O 26 11 22470 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 02O 26 12 02O 26 12 22480 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the backside of the tabernacle. 02O 26 13 02O 26 13 22490 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it. 02O 26 14 02O 26 14 22500 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering above of badgers' skins. 02O 26 15 02O 26 15 22510 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood standing up. 02O 26 16 02O 26 16 22520 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board. 02O 26 17 02O 26 17 22530 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 02O 26 18 02O 26 18 22540 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward. 02O 26 19 02O 26 19 22550 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 02O 26 20 02O 26 20 22560 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards: 02O 26 21 02O 26 21 22570 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 02O 26 22 02O 26 22 22580 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards. 02O 26 23 02O 26 23 22590 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 02O 26 24 02O 26 24 22600 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. 02O 26 25 02O 26 25 22610 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 02O 26 26 02O 26 26 22620 And thou shalt make bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 02O 26 27 02O 26 27 22630 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the two sides westward. 02O 26 28 02O 26 28 22640 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall reach from end to end. 02O 26 29 02O 26 29 22650 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold. 02O 26 30 02O 26 30 22660 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount. 02O 26 31 02O 26 31 22670 And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: 02O 26 32 02O 26 32 22680 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 02O 26 33 02O 26 33 22690 And thou shalt hang up the vail under the taches, that thou mayest bring in thither within the vail the ark of the testimony: and the vail shall divide unto you between the holy place and the most holy. 02O 26 34 02O 26 34 22700 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place. 02O 26 35 02O 26 35 22710 And thou shalt set the table without the vail, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 02O 26 36 02O 26 36 22720 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. 02O 26 37 02O 26 37 22730 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. 02O 27 1 02O 27 1 22740 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 02O 27 2 02O 27 2 22750 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. 02O 27 3 02O 27 3 22760 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. 02O 27 4 02O 27 4 22770 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof. 02O 27 5 02O 27 5 22780 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. 02O 27 6 02O 27 6 22790 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass. 02O 27 7 02O 27 7 22800 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it. 02O 27 8 02O 27 8 22810 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. 02O 27 9 02O 27 9 22820 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side: 02O 27 10 02O 27 10 22830 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver. 02O 27 11 02O 27 11 22840 And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 02O 27 12 02O 27 12 22850 And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten. 02O 27 13 02O 27 13 22860 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 02O 27 14 02O 27 14 22870 The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 02O 27 15 02O 27 15 22880 And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three. 02O 27 16 02O 27 16 22890 And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four. 02O 27 17 02O 27 17 22900 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass. 02O 27 18 02O 27 18 22910 The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 02O 27 19 02O 27 19 22920 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass. 02O 27 20 02O 27 20 22930 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. 02O 27 21 02O 27 21 22940 In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel. 02O 28 1 02O 28 1 22950 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 02O 28 2 02O 28 2 22960 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty. 02O 28 3 02O 28 3 22970 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 02O 28 4 02O 28 4 22980 And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 02O 28 5 02O 28 5 22990 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 02O 28 6 02O 28 6 23000 And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 02O 28 7 02O 28 7 23010 It shall have the two shoulderpieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof; and so it shall be joined together. 02O 28 8 02O 28 8 23020 And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 02O 28 9 02O 28 9 23030 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel: 02O 28 10 02O 28 10 23040 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth. 02O 28 11 02O 28 11 23050 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. 02O 28 12 02O 28 12 23060 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial. 02O 28 13 02O 28 13 23070 And thou shalt make ouches of gold; 02O 28 14 02O 28 14 23080 And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 02O 28 15 02O 28 15 23090 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it. 02O 28 16 02O 28 16 23100 Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. 02O 28 17 02O 28 17 23110 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row. 02O 28 18 02O 28 18 23120 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 02O 28 19 02O 28 19 23130 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 02O 28 20 02O 28 20 23140 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings. 02O 28 21 02O 28 21 23150 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 02O 28 22 02O 28 22 23160 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold. 02O 28 23 02O 28 23 23170 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate. 02O 28 24 02O 28 24 23180 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate. 02O 28 25 02O 28 25 23190 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod before it. 02O 28 26 02O 28 26 23200 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward. 02O 28 27 02O 28 27 23210 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 02O 28 28 02O 28 28 23220 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate be not loosed from the ephod. 02O 28 29 02O 28 29 23230 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually. 02O 28 30 02O 28 30 23240 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually. 02O 28 31 02O 28 31 23250 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue. 02O 28 32 02O 28 32 23260 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent. 02O 28 33 02O 28 33 23270 And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about: 02O 28 34 02O 28 34 23280 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about. 02O 28 35 02O 28 35 23290 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not. 02O 28 36 02O 28 36 23300 And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 02O 28 37 02O 28 37 23310 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. 02O 28 38 02O 28 38 23320 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD. 02O 28 39 02O 28 39 23330 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle of needlework. 02O 28 40 02O 28 40 23340 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty. 02O 28 41 02O 28 41 23350 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 02O 28 42 02O 28 42 23360 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: 02O 28 43 02O 28 43 23370 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him. 02O 29 1 02O 29 1 23380 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, 02O 29 2 02O 29 2 23390 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. 02O 29 3 02O 29 3 23400 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 02O 29 4 02O 29 4 23410 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. 02O 29 5 02O 29 5 23420 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: 02O 29 6 02O 29 6 23430 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 02O 29 7 02O 29 7 23440 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. 02O 29 8 02O 29 8 23450 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 02O 29 9 02O 29 9 23460 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. 02O 29 10 02O 29 10 23470 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. 02O 29 11 02O 29 11 23480 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 02O 29 12 02O 29 12 23490 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 02O 29 13 02O 29 13 23500 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 02O 29 14 02O 29 14 23510 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering. 02O 29 15 02O 29 15 23520 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 02O 29 16 02O 29 16 23530 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 02O 29 17 02O 29 17 23540 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 02O 29 18 02O 29 18 23550 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 02O 29 19 02O 29 19 23560 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 02O 29 20 02O 29 20 23570 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 02O 29 21 02O 29 21 23580 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. 02O 29 22 02O 29 22 23590 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: 02O 29 23 02O 29 23 23600 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: 02O 29 24 02O 29 24 23610 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. 02O 29 25 02O 29 25 23620 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 02O 29 26 02O 29 26 23630 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. 02O 29 27 02O 29 27 23640 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: 02O 29 28 02O 29 28 23650 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD. 02O 29 29 02O 29 29 23660 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 02O 29 30 02O 29 30 23670 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. 02O 29 31 02O 29 31 23680 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. 02O 29 32 02O 29 32 23690 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 02O 29 33 02O 29 33 23700 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 02O 29 34 02O 29 34 23710 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 02O 29 35 02O 29 35 23720 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 02O 29 36 02O 29 36 23730 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 02O 29 37 02O 29 37 23740 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 02O 29 38 02O 29 38 23750 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 02O 29 39 02O 29 39 23760 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: 02O 29 40 02O 29 40 23770 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. 02O 29 41 02O 29 41 23780 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 02O 29 42 02O 29 42 23790 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. 02O 29 43 02O 29 43 23800 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. 02O 29 44 02O 29 44 23810 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. 02O 29 45 02O 29 45 23820 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. 02O 29 46 02O 29 46 23830 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God. 02O 30 1 02O 30 1 23840 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 02O 30 2 02O 30 2 23850 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 02O 30 3 02O 30 3 23860 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 02O 30 4 02O 30 4 23870 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 02O 30 5 02O 30 5 23880 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 02O 30 6 02O 30 6 23890 And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. 02O 30 7 02O 30 7 23900 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 02O 30 8 02O 30 8 23910 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 02O 30 9 02O 30 9 23920 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 02O 30 10 02O 30 10 23930 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. 02O 30 11 02O 30 11 23940 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 30 12 02O 30 12 23950 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. 02O 30 13 02O 30 13 23960 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. 02O 30 14 02O 30 14 23970 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. 02O 30 15 02O 30 15 23980 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 02O 30 16 02O 30 16 23990 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 02O 30 17 02O 30 17 24000 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 30 18 02O 30 18 24010 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 02O 30 19 02O 30 19 24020 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 02O 30 20 02O 30 20 24030 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: 02O 30 21 02O 30 21 24040 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. 02O 30 22 02O 30 22 24050 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 30 23 02O 30 23 24060 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 02O 30 24 02O 30 24 24070 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: 02O 30 25 02O 30 25 24080 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 02O 30 26 02O 30 26 24090 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 02O 30 27 02O 30 27 24100 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 02O 30 28 02O 30 28 24110 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 02O 30 29 02O 30 29 24120 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 02O 30 30 02O 30 30 24130 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 02O 30 31 02O 30 31 24140 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 02O 30 32 02O 30 32 24150 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 02O 30 33 02O 30 33 24160 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 02O 30 34 02O 30 34 24170 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: 02O 30 35 02O 30 35 24180 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: 02O 30 36 02O 30 36 24190 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 02O 30 37 02O 30 37 24200 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. 02O 30 38 02O 30 38 24210 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. 02O 31 1 02O 31 1 24220 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 31 2 02O 31 2 24230 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 02O 31 3 02O 31 3 24240 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 02O 31 4 02O 31 4 24250 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 02O 31 5 02O 31 5 24260 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 02O 31 6 02O 31 6 24270 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; 02O 31 7 02O 31 7 24280 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, 02O 31 8 02O 31 8 24290 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 02O 31 9 02O 31 9 24300 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, 02O 31 10 02O 31 10 24310 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office, 02O 31 11 02O 31 11 24320 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 02O 31 12 02O 31 12 24330 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 31 13 02O 31 13 24340 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 02O 31 14 02O 31 14 24350 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 02O 31 15 02O 31 15 24360 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. 02O 31 16 02O 31 16 24370 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 02O 31 17 02O 31 17 24380 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 02O 31 18 02O 31 18 24390 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. 02O 32 1 02O 32 1 24400 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 02O 32 2 02O 32 2 24410 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 02O 32 3 02O 32 3 24420 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 02O 32 4 02O 32 4 24430 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 02O 32 5 02O 32 5 24440 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. 02O 32 6 02O 32 6 24450 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 02O 32 7 02O 32 7 24460 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 02O 32 8 02O 32 8 24470 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 02O 32 9 02O 32 9 24480 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 02O 32 10 02O 32 10 24490 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 02O 32 11 02O 32 11 24500 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 02O 32 12 02O 32 12 24510 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 02O 32 13 02O 32 13 24520 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 02O 32 14 02O 32 14 24530 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 02O 32 15 02O 32 15 24540 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. 02O 32 16 02O 32 16 24550 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 02O 32 17 02O 32 17 24560 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 02O 32 18 02O 32 18 24570 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. 02O 32 19 02O 32 19 24580 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. 02O 32 20 02O 32 20 24590 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. 02O 32 21 02O 32 21 24600 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? 02O 32 22 02O 32 22 24610 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. 02O 32 23 02O 32 23 24620 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 02O 32 24 02O 32 24 24630 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. 02O 32 25 02O 32 25 24640 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) 02O 32 26 02O 32 26 24650 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. 02O 32 27 02O 32 27 24660 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. 02O 32 28 02O 32 28 24670 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 02O 32 29 02O 32 29 24680 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. 02O 32 30 02O 32 30 24690 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 02O 32 31 02O 32 31 24700 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 02O 32 32 02O 32 32 24710 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 02O 32 33 02O 32 33 24720 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. 02O 32 34 02O 32 34 24730 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 02O 32 35 02O 32 35 24740 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. 02O 33 1 02O 33 1 24750 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 02O 33 2 02O 33 2 24760 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 02O 33 3 02O 33 3 24770 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way. 02O 33 4 02O 33 4 24780 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments. 02O 33 5 02O 33 5 24790 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 02O 33 6 02O 33 6 24800 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. 02O 33 7 02O 33 7 24810 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 02O 33 8 02O 33 8 24820 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 02O 33 9 02O 33 9 24830 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 02O 33 10 02O 33 10 24840 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. 02O 33 11 02O 33 11 24850 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 02O 33 12 02O 33 12 24860 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 02O 33 13 02O 33 13 24870 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 02O 33 14 02O 33 14 24880 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 02O 33 15 02O 33 15 24890 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 02O 33 16 02O 33 16 24900 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 02O 33 17 02O 33 17 24910 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 02O 33 18 02O 33 18 24920 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 02O 33 19 02O 33 19 24930 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. 02O 33 20 02O 33 20 24940 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 02O 33 21 02O 33 21 24950 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 02O 33 22 02O 33 22 24960 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 02O 33 23 02O 33 23 24970 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. 02O 34 1 02O 34 1 24980 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 02O 34 2 02O 34 2 24990 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. 02O 34 3 02O 34 3 25000 And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount. 02O 34 4 02O 34 4 25010 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 02O 34 5 02O 34 5 25020 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 02O 34 6 02O 34 6 25030 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 02O 34 7 02O 34 7 25040 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 02O 34 8 02O 34 8 25050 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. 02O 34 9 02O 34 9 25060 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance. 02O 34 10 02O 34 10 25070 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD: for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 02O 34 11 02O 34 11 25080 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 02O 34 12 02O 34 12 25090 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee: 02O 34 13 02O 34 13 25100 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: 02O 34 14 02O 34 14 25110 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 02O 34 15 02O 34 15 25120 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods , and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; 02O 34 16 02O 34 16 25130 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 02O 34 17 02O 34 17 25140 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 02O 34 18 02O 34 18 25150 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt. 02O 34 19 02O 34 19 25160 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 02O 34 20 02O 34 20 25170 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty. 02O 34 21 02O 34 21 25180 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. 02O 34 22 02O 34 22 25190 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. 02O 34 23 02O 34 23 25200 Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel. 02O 34 24 02O 34 24 25210 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year. 02O 34 25 02O 34 25 25220 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning. 02O 34 26 02O 34 26 25230 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 02O 34 27 02O 34 27 25240 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 02O 34 28 02O 34 28 25250 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 02O 34 29 02O 34 29 25260 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. 02O 34 30 02O 34 30 25270 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him. 02O 34 31 02O 34 31 25280 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them. 02O 34 32 02O 34 32 25290 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 02O 34 33 02O 34 33 25300 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face. 02O 34 34 02O 34 34 25310 But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded. 02O 34 35 02O 34 35 25320 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him. 02O 35 1 02O 35 1 25330 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them. 02O 35 2 02O 35 2 25340 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 02O 35 3 02O 35 3 25350 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. 02O 35 4 02O 35 4 25360 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, 02O 35 5 02O 35 5 25370 Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, 02O 35 6 02O 35 6 25380 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, 02O 35 7 02O 35 7 25390 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, 02O 35 8 02O 35 8 25400 And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, 02O 35 9 02O 35 9 25410 And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate. 02O 35 10 02O 35 10 25420 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded; 02O 35 11 02O 35 11 25430 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, 02O 35 12 02O 35 12 25440 The ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering, 02O 35 13 02O 35 13 25450 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread, 02O 35 14 02O 35 14 25460 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, 02O 35 15 02O 35 15 25470 And the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle, 02O 35 16 02O 35 16 25480 The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, 02O 35 17 02O 35 17 25490 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court, 02O 35 18 02O 35 18 25500 The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords, 02O 35 19 02O 35 19 25510 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. 02O 35 20 02O 35 20 25520 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 02O 35 21 02O 35 21 25530 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. 02O 35 22 02O 35 22 25540 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD. 02O 35 23 02O 35 23 25550 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 02O 35 24 02O 35 24 25560 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it. 02O 35 25 02O 35 25 25570 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 02O 35 26 02O 35 26 25580 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair. 02O 35 27 02O 35 27 25590 And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; 02O 35 28 02O 35 28 25600 And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. 02O 35 29 02O 35 29 25610 The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. 02O 35 30 02O 35 30 25620 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; 02O 35 31 02O 35 31 25630 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; 02O 35 32 02O 35 32 25640 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 02O 35 33 02O 35 33 25650 And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. 02O 35 34 02O 35 34 25660 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. 02O 35 35 02O 35 35 25670 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. 02O 36 1 02O 36 1 25680 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded. 02O 36 2 02O 36 2 25690 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: 02O 36 3 02O 36 3 25700 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. 02O 36 4 02O 36 4 25710 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; 02O 36 5 02O 36 5 25720 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. 02O 36 6 02O 36 6 25730 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. 02O 36 7 02O 36 7 25740 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. 02O 36 8 02O 36 8 25750 And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them. 02O 36 9 02O 36 9 25760 The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size. 02O 36 10 02O 36 10 25770 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another. 02O 36 11 02O 36 11 25780 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. 02O 36 12 02O 36 12 25790 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another. 02O 36 13 02O 36 13 25800 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle. 02O 36 14 02O 36 14 25810 And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. 02O 36 15 02O 36 15 25820 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size. 02O 36 16 02O 36 16 25830 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. 02O 36 17 02O 36 17 25840 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. 02O 36 18 02O 36 18 25850 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 02O 36 19 02O 36 19 25860 And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that. 02O 36 20 02O 36 20 25870 And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. 02O 36 21 02O 36 21 25880 The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. 02O 36 22 02O 36 22 25890 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 02O 36 23 02O 36 23 25900 And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward: 02O 36 24 02O 36 24 25910 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 02O 36 25 02O 36 25 25920 And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, 02O 36 26 02O 36 26 25930 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 02O 36 27 02O 36 27 25940 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. 02O 36 28 02O 36 28 25950 And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. 02O 36 29 02O 36 29 25960 And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners. 02O 36 30 02O 36 30 25970 And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets. 02O 36 31 02O 36 31 25980 And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 02O 36 32 02O 36 32 25990 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward. 02O 36 33 02O 36 33 26000 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other. 02O 36 34 02O 36 34 26010 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. 02O 36 35 02O 36 35 26020 And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. 02O 36 36 02O 36 36 26030 And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. 02O 36 37 02O 36 37 26040 And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; 02O 36 38 02O 36 38 26050 And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass. 02O 37 1 02O 37 1 26060 And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: 02O 37 2 02O 37 2 26070 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. 02O 37 3 02O 37 3 26080 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 02O 37 4 02O 37 4 26090 And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 02O 37 5 02O 37 5 26100 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. 02O 37 6 02O 37 6 26110 And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 02O 37 7 02O 37 7 26120 And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat; 02O 37 8 02O 37 8 26130 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 02O 37 9 02O 37 9 26140 And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims. 02O 37 10 02O 37 10 26150 And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof: 02O 37 11 02O 37 11 26160 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about. 02O 37 12 02O 37 12 26170 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about. 02O 37 13 02O 37 13 26180 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof. 02O 37 14 02O 37 14 26190 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear the table. 02O 37 15 02O 37 15 26200 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 02O 37 16 02O 37 16 26210 And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold. 02O 37 17 02O 37 17 26220 And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same: 02O 37 18 02O 37 18 26230 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof: 02O 37 19 02O 37 19 26240 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick. 02O 37 20 02O 37 20 26250 And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers: 02O 37 21 02O 37 21 26260 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it. 02O 37 22 02O 37 22 26270 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold. 02O 37 23 02O 37 23 26280 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold. 02O 37 24 02O 37 24 26290 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 02O 37 25 02O 37 25 26300 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same. 02O 37 26 02O 37 26 26310 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about. 02O 37 27 02O 37 27 26320 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal. 02O 37 28 02O 37 28 26330 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold. 02O 37 29 02O 37 29 26340 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary. 02O 38 1 02O 38 1 26350 And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof. 02O 38 2 02O 38 2 26360 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass. 02O 38 3 02O 38 3 26370 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass. 02O 38 4 02O 38 4 26380 And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it. 02O 38 5 02O 38 5 26390 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves. 02O 38 6 02O 38 6 26400 And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass. 02O 38 7 02O 38 7 26410 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards. 02O 38 8 02O 38 8 26420 And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 02O 38 9 02O 38 9 26430 And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits: 02O 38 10 02O 38 10 26440 Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 02O 38 11 02O 38 11 26450 And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 02O 38 12 02O 38 12 26460 And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 02O 38 13 02O 38 13 26470 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 02O 38 14 02O 38 14 26480 The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 02O 38 15 02O 38 15 26490 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 02O 38 16 02O 38 16 26500 All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. 02O 38 17 02O 38 17 26510 And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver. 02O 38 18 02O 38 18 26520 And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court. 02O 38 19 02O 38 19 26530 And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver. 02O 38 20 02O 38 20 26540 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. 02O 38 21 02O 38 21 26550 This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest. 02O 38 22 02O 38 22 26560 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 38 23 02O 38 23 26570 And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 02O 38 24 02O 38 24 26580 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 02O 38 25 02O 38 25 26590 And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 02O 38 26 02O 38 26 26600 A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men. 02O 38 27 02O 38 27 26610 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket. 02O 38 28 02O 38 28 26620 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them. 02O 38 29 02O 38 29 26630 And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels. 02O 38 30 02O 38 30 26640 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 02O 38 31 02O 38 31 26650 And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about. 02O 39 1 02O 39 1 26660 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 2 02O 39 2 26670 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 02O 39 3 02O 39 3 26680 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work. 02O 39 4 02O 39 4 26690 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple it together: by the two edges was it coupled together. 02O 39 5 02O 39 5 26700 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 6 02O 39 6 26710 And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel. 02O 39 7 02O 39 7 26720 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 8 02O 39 8 26730 And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 02O 39 9 02O 39 9 26740 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled. 02O 39 10 02O 39 10 26750 And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row. 02O 39 11 02O 39 11 26760 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 02O 39 12 02O 39 12 26770 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. 02O 39 13 02O 39 13 26780 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings. 02O 39 14 02O 39 14 26790 And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes. 02O 39 15 02O 39 15 26800 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold. 02O 39 16 02O 39 16 26810 And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate. 02O 39 17 02O 39 17 26820 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate. 02O 39 18 02O 39 18 26830 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod, before it. 02O 39 19 02O 39 19 26840 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward. 02O 39 20 02O 39 20 26850 And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod. 02O 39 21 02O 39 21 26860 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 22 02O 39 22 26870 And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 02O 39 23 02O 39 23 26880 And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend. 02O 39 24 02O 39 24 26890 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 02O 39 25 02O 39 25 26900 And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates; 02O 39 26 02O 39 26 26910 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 27 02O 39 27 26920 And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons, 02O 39 28 02O 39 28 26930 And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen, 02O 39 29 02O 39 29 26940 And a girdle of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needlework; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 30 02O 39 30 26950 And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 02O 39 31 02O 39 31 26960 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 39 32 02O 39 32 26970 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. 02O 39 33 02O 39 33 26980 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his pillars, and his sockets, 02O 39 34 02O 39 34 26990 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering, 02O 39 35 02O 39 35 27000 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy seat, 02O 39 36 02O 39 36 27010 The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread, 02O 39 37 02O 39 37 27020 The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light, 02O 39 38 02O 39 38 27030 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door, 02O 39 39 02O 39 39 27040 The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, 02O 39 40 02O 39 40 27050 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation, 02O 39 41 02O 39 41 27060 The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office. 02O 39 42 02O 39 42 27070 According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work. 02O 39 43 02O 39 43 27080 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they have done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them. 02O 40 1 02O 40 1 27090 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 02O 40 2 02O 40 2 27100 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 02O 40 3 02O 40 3 27110 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 02O 40 4 02O 40 4 27120 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 02O 40 5 02O 40 5 27130 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. 02O 40 6 02O 40 6 27140 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 02O 40 7 02O 40 7 27150 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. 02O 40 8 02O 40 8 27160 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. 02O 40 9 02O 40 9 27170 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. 02O 40 10 02O 40 10 27180 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. 02O 40 11 02O 40 11 27190 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. 02O 40 12 02O 40 12 27200 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. 02O 40 13 02O 40 13 27210 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 02O 40 14 02O 40 14 27220 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: 02O 40 15 02O 40 15 27230 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. 02O 40 16 02O 40 16 27240 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he. 02O 40 17 02O 40 17 27250 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. 02O 40 18 02O 40 18 27260 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. 02O 40 19 02O 40 19 27270 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 40 20 02O 40 20 27280 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the ark: 02O 40 21 02O 40 21 27290 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 40 22 02O 40 22 27300 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail. 02O 40 23 02O 40 23 27310 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses. 02O 40 24 02O 40 24 27320 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, over against the table, on the side of the tabernacle southward. 02O 40 25 02O 40 25 27330 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 40 26 02O 40 26 27340 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail: 02O 40 27 02O 40 27 27350 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 40 28 02O 40 28 27360 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 02O 40 29 02O 40 29 27370 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 40 30 02O 40 30 27380 And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. 02O 40 31 02O 40 31 27390 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: 02O 40 32 02O 40 32 27400 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses. 02O 40 33 02O 40 33 27410 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. 02O 40 34 02O 40 34 27420 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 02O 40 35 02O 40 35 27430 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 02O 40 36 02O 40 36 27440 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: 02O 40 37 02O 40 37 27450 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 02O 40 38 02O 40 38 27460 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. 03O 1 1 03O 1 1 27470 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 03O 1 2 03O 1 2 27480 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd, and of the flock. 03O 1 3 03O 1 3 27490 If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD. 03O 1 4 03O 1 4 27500 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. 03O 1 5 03O 1 5 27510 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 1 6 03O 1 6 27520 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into his pieces. 03O 1 7 03O 1 7 27530 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire: 03O 1 8 03O 1 8 27540 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 03O 1 9 03O 1 9 27550 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 1 10 03O 1 10 27560 And if his offering be of the flocks, namely, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 03O 1 11 03O 1 11 27570 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar. 03O 1 12 03O 1 12 27580 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar: 03O 1 13 03O 1 13 27590 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water: and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 1 14 03O 1 14 27600 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves, or of young pigeons. 03O 1 15 03O 1 15 27610 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring off his head, and burn it on the altar; and the blood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the altar: 03O 1 16 03O 1 16 27620 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the ashes: 03O 1 17 03O 1 17 27630 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, but shall not divide it asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon the altar, upon the wood that is upon the fire: it is a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 2 1 03O 2 1 27640 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon: 03O 2 2 03O 2 2 27650 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: 03O 2 3 03O 2 3 27660 And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. 03O 2 4 03O 2 4 27670 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 03O 2 5 03O 2 5 27680 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in a pan, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 03O 2 6 03O 2 6 27690 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering. 03O 2 7 03O 2 7 27700 And if thy oblation be a meat offering baken in the fryingpan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. 03O 2 8 03O 2 8 27710 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. 03O 2 9 03O 2 9 27720 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a memorial thereof, and shall burn it upon the altar: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 2 10 03O 2 10 27730 And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron's and his sons': it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire. 03O 2 11 03O 2 11 27740 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD, shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire. 03O 2 12 03O 2 12 27750 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour. 03O 2 13 03O 2 13 27760 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. 03O 2 14 03O 2 14 27770 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. 03O 2 15 03O 2 15 27780 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon: it is a meat offering. 03O 2 16 03O 2 16 27790 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 3 1 03O 3 1 27800 And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. 03O 3 2 03O 3 2 27810 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 03O 3 3 03O 3 3 27820 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 03O 3 4 03O 3 4 27830 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 03O 3 5 03O 3 5 27840 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 3 6 03O 3 6 27850 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. 03O 3 7 03O 3 7 27860 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD. 03O 3 8 03O 3 8 27870 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar. 03O 3 9 03O 3 9 27880 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 03O 3 10 03O 3 10 27890 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 03O 3 11 03O 3 11 27900 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 3 12 03O 3 12 27910 And if his offering be a goat, then he shall offer it before the LORD. 03O 3 13 03O 3 13 27920 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 03O 3 14 03O 3 14 27930 And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 03O 3 15 03O 3 15 27940 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 03O 3 16 03O 3 16 27950 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD's. 03O 3 17 03O 3 17 27960 It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. 03O 4 1 03O 4 1 27970 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 4 2 03O 4 2 27980 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them: 03O 4 3 03O 4 3 27990 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin offering. 03O 4 4 03O 4 4 28000 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before the LORD. 03O 4 5 03O 4 5 28010 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: 03O 4 6 03O 4 6 28020 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the vail of the sanctuary. 03O 4 7 03O 4 7 28030 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation: and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 4 8 03O 4 8 28040 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 03O 4 9 03O 4 9 28050 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away, 03O 4 10 03O 4 10 28060 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the altar of the burnt offering. 03O 4 11 03O 4 11 28070 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung, 03O 4 12 03O 4 12 28080 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 03O 4 13 03O 4 13 28090 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty; 03O 4 14 03O 4 14 28100 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 4 15 03O 4 15 28110 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the bullock shall be killed before the LORD. 03O 4 16 03O 4 16 28120 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation: 03O 4 17 03O 4 17 28130 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail. 03O 4 18 03O 4 18 28140 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 4 19 03O 4 19 28150 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar. 03O 4 20 03O 4 20 28160 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them. 03O 4 21 03O 4 21 28170 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it is a sin offering for the congregation. 03O 4 22 03O 4 22 28180 When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; 03O 4 23 03O 4 23 28190 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish: 03O 4 24 03O 4 24 28200 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD: it is a sin offering. 03O 4 25 03O 4 25 28210 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering. 03O 4 26 03O 4 26 28220 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven him. 03O 4 27 03O 4 27 28230 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 03O 4 28 03O 4 28 28240 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 03O 4 29 03O 4 29 28250 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 03O 4 30 03O 4 30 28260 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 03O 4 31 03O 4 31 28270 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him. 03O 4 32 03O 4 32 28280 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish. 03O 4 33 03O 4 33 28290 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering 03O 4 34 03O 4 34 28300 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar: 03O 4 35 03O 4 35 28310 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. 03O 5 1 03O 5 1 28320 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. 03O 5 2 03O 5 2 28330 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 03O 5 3 03O 5 3 28340 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. 03O 5 4 03O 5 4 28350 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 03O 5 5 03O 5 5 28360 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing: 03O 5 6 03O 5 6 28370 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin. 03O 5 7 03O 5 7 28380 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. 03O 5 8 03O 5 8 28390 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder: 03O 5 9 03O 5 9 28400 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it is a sin offering. 03O 5 10 03O 5 10 28410 And he shall offer the second for a burnt offering, according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be forgiven him. 03O 5 11 03O 5 11 28420 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. 03O 5 12 03O 5 12 28430 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering. 03O 5 13 03O 5 13 28440 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a meat offering. 03O 5 14 03O 5 14 28450 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 5 15 03O 5 15 28460 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance, in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for a trespass offering: 03O 5 16 03O 5 16 28470 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 03O 5 17 03O 5 17 28480 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity. 03O 5 18 03O 5 18 28490 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him. 03O 5 19 03O 5 19 28500 It is a trespass offering: he hath certainly trespassed against the LORD. 03O 6 1 03O 6 1 28510 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 6 2 03O 6 2 28520 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; 03O 6 3 03O 6 3 28530 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein: 03O 6 4 03O 6 4 28540 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found, 03O 6 5 03O 6 5 28550 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto, and give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trespass offering. 03O 6 6 03O 6 6 28560 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: 03O 6 7 03O 6 7 28570 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that he hath done in trespassing therein. 03O 6 8 03O 6 8 28580 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 6 9 03O 6 9 28590 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the law of the burnt offering: It is the burnt offering, because of the burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be burning in it. 03O 6 10 03O 6 10 28600 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 03O 6 11 03O 6 11 28610 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 03O 6 12 03O 6 12 28620 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. 03O 6 13 03O 6 13 28630 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out. 03O 6 14 03O 6 14 28640 And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar. 03O 6 15 03O 6 15 28650 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD. 03O 6 16 03O 6 16 28660 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it. 03O 6 17 03O 6 17 28670 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering. 03O 6 18 03O 6 18 28680 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy. 03O 6 19 03O 6 19 28690 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 6 20 03O 6 20 28700 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed; the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night. 03O 6 21 03O 6 21 28710 In a pan it shall be made with oil; and when it is baken, thou shalt bring it in: and the baken pieces of the meat offering shalt thou offer for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 6 22 03O 6 22 28720 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it: it is a statute for ever unto the LORD, it shall be wholly burnt. 03O 6 23 03O 6 23 28730 For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly burnt: it shall not be eaten. 03O 6 24 03O 6 24 28740 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 6 25 03O 6 25 28750 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it is most holy. 03O 6 26 03O 6 26 28760 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 6 27 03O 6 27 28770 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy: and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 03O 6 28 03O 6 28 28780 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water. 03O 6 29 03O 6 29 28790 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy. 03O 6 30 03O 6 30 28800 And no sin offering, whereof any of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile withal in the holy place, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire. 03O 7 1 03O 7 1 28810 Likewise this is the law of the trespass offering: it is most holy. 03O 7 2 03O 7 2 28820 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar. 03O 7 3 03O 7 3 28830 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, 03O 7 4 03O 7 4 28840 And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away: 03O 7 5 03O 7 5 28850 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar for an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a trespass offering. 03O 7 6 03O 7 6 28860 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy. 03O 7 7 03O 7 7 28870 As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. 03O 7 8 03O 7 8 28880 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered. 03O 7 9 03O 7 9 28890 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. 03O 7 10 03O 7 10 28900 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another. 03O 7 11 03O 7 11 28910 And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD. 03O 7 12 03O 7 12 28920 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour, fried. 03O 7 13 03O 7 13 28930 Besides the cakes, he shall offer for his offering leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace offerings. 03O 7 14 03O 7 14 28940 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings. 03O 7 15 03O 7 15 28950 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. 03O 7 16 03O 7 16 28960 But if the sacrifice of his offering be a vow, or a voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of it shall be eaten: 03O 7 17 03O 7 17 28970 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 03O 7 18 03O 7 18 28980 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 03O 7 19 03O 7 19 28990 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. 03O 7 20 03O 7 20 29000 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 03O 7 21 03O 7 21 29010 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 03O 7 22 03O 7 22 29020 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 7 23 03O 7 23 29030 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 03O 7 24 03O 7 24 29040 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it. 03O 7 25 03O 7 25 29050 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people. 03O 7 26 03O 7 26 29060 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings. 03O 7 27 03O 7 27 29070 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of blood, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 03O 7 28 03O 7 28 29080 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 7 29 03O 7 29 29090 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his peace offerings. 03O 7 30 03O 7 30 29100 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved for a wave offering before the LORD. 03O 7 31 03O 7 31 29110 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'. 03O 7 32 03O 7 32 29120 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings. 03O 7 33 03O 7 33 29130 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. 03O 7 34 03O 7 34 29140 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel. 03O 7 35 03O 7 35 29150 This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the priest's office; 03O 7 36 03O 7 36 29160 Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, by a statute for ever throughout their generations. 03O 7 37 03O 7 37 29170 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering, and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace offerings; 03O 7 38 03O 7 38 29180 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai. 03O 8 1 03O 8 1 29190 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 8 2 03O 8 2 29200 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; 03O 8 3 03O 8 3 29210 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 8 4 03O 8 4 29220 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 8 5 03O 8 5 29230 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the LORD commanded to be done. 03O 8 6 03O 8 6 29240 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water. 03O 8 7 03O 8 7 29250 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. 03O 8 8 03O 8 8 29260 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim. 03O 8 9 03O 8 9 29270 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 8 10 03O 8 10 29280 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them. 03O 8 11 03O 8 11 29290 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. 03O 8 12 03O 8 12 29300 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him. 03O 8 13 03O 8 13 29310 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 8 14 03O 8 14 29320 And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. 03O 8 15 03O 8 15 29330 And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it. 03O 8 16 03O 8 16 29340 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar. 03O 8 17 03O 8 17 29350 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 8 18 03O 8 18 29360 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 03O 8 19 03O 8 19 29370 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 03O 8 20 03O 8 20 29380 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. 03O 8 21 03O 8 21 29390 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 8 22 03O 8 22 29400 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. 03O 8 23 03O 8 23 29410 And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. 03O 8 24 03O 8 24 29420 And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. 03O 8 25 03O 8 25 29430 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder: 03O 8 26 03O 8 26 29440 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder: 03O 8 27 03O 8 27 29450 And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD. 03O 8 28 03O 8 28 29460 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 8 29 03O 8 29 29470 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 8 30 03O 8 30 29480 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. 03O 8 31 03O 8 31 29490 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. 03O 8 32 03O 8 32 29500 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire. 03O 8 33 03O 8 33 29510 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. 03O 8 34 03O 8 34 29520 As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 03O 8 35 03O 8 35 29530 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. 03O 8 36 03O 8 36 29540 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 03O 9 1 03O 9 1 29550 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; 03O 9 2 03O 9 2 29560 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD. 03O 9 3 03O 9 3 29570 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; 03O 9 4 03O 9 4 29580 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you. 03O 9 5 03O 9 5 29590 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD. 03O 9 6 03O 9 6 29600 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. 03O 9 7 03O 9 7 29610 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded. 03O 9 8 03O 9 8 29620 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself. 03O 9 9 03O 9 9 29630 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar: 03O 9 10 03O 9 10 29640 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 9 11 03O 9 11 29650 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 03O 9 12 03O 9 12 29660 And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 03O 9 13 03O 9 13 29670 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. 03O 9 14 03O 9 14 29680 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar. 03O 9 15 03O 9 15 29690 And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 03O 9 16 03O 9 16 29700 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. 03O 9 17 03O 9 17 29710 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. 03O 9 18 03O 9 18 29720 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 03O 9 19 03O 9 19 29730 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: 03O 9 20 03O 9 20 29740 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: 03O 9 21 03O 9 21 29750 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. 03O 9 22 03O 9 22 29760 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. 03O 9 23 03O 9 23 29770 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. 03O 9 24 03O 9 24 29780 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces. 03O 10 1 03O 10 1 29790 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. 03O 10 2 03O 10 2 29800 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. 03O 10 3 03O 10 3 29810 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. 03O 10 4 03O 10 4 29820 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. 03O 10 5 03O 10 5 29830 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. 03O 10 6 03O 10 6 29840 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled. 03O 10 7 03O 10 7 29850 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses. 03O 10 8 03O 10 8 29860 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying, 03O 10 9 03O 10 9 29870 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 03O 10 10 03O 10 10 29880 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 03O 10 11 03O 10 11 29890 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. 03O 10 12 03O 10 12 29900 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy: 03O 10 13 03O 10 13 29910 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded. 03O 10 14 03O 10 14 29920 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons' due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. 03O 10 15 03O 10 15 29930 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded. 03O 10 16 03O 10 16 29940 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying, 03O 10 17 03O 10 17 29950 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD? 03O 10 18 03O 10 18 29960 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded. 03O 10 19 03O 10 19 29970 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD? 03O 10 20 03O 10 20 29980 And when Moses heard that, he was content. 03O 11 1 03O 11 1 29990 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 03O 11 2 03O 11 2 30000 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 03O 11 3 03O 11 3 30010 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 03O 11 4 03O 11 4 30020 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 03O 11 5 03O 11 5 30030 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 03O 11 6 03O 11 6 30040 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 03O 11 7 03O 11 7 30050 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you. 03O 11 8 03O 11 8 30060 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. 03O 11 9 03O 11 9 30070 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 03O 11 10 03O 11 10 30080 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 03O 11 11 03O 11 11 30090 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 03O 11 12 03O 11 12 30100 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. 03O 11 13 03O 11 13 30110 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 03O 11 14 03O 11 14 30120 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; 03O 11 15 03O 11 15 30130 Every raven after his kind; 03O 11 16 03O 11 16 30140 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 03O 11 17 03O 11 17 30150 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, 03O 11 18 03O 11 18 30160 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, 03O 11 19 03O 11 19 30170 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 03O 11 20 03O 11 20 30180 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 03O 11 21 03O 11 21 30190 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 03O 11 22 03O 11 22 30200 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 03O 11 23 03O 11 23 30210 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 03O 11 24 03O 11 24 30220 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. 03O 11 25 03O 11 25 30230 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 03O 11 26 03O 11 26 30240 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 03O 11 27 03O 11 27 30250 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 03O 11 28 03O 11 28 30260 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. 03O 11 29 03O 11 29 30270 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 03O 11 30 03O 11 30 30280 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. 03O 11 31 03O 11 31 30290 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. 03O 11 32 03O 11 32 30300 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed. 03O 11 33 03O 11 33 30310 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. 03O 11 34 03O 11 34 30320 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. 03O 11 35 03O 11 35 30330 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 03O 11 36 03O 11 36 30340 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. 03O 11 37 03O 11 37 30350 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 03O 11 38 03O 11 38 30360 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 03O 11 39 03O 11 39 30370 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. 03O 11 40 03O 11 40 30380 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 03O 11 41 03O 11 41 30390 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. 03O 11 42 03O 11 42 30400 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. 03O 11 43 03O 11 43 30410 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 03O 11 44 03O 11 44 30420 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 03O 11 45 03O 11 45 30430 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 03O 11 46 03O 11 46 30440 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth: 03O 11 47 03O 11 47 30450 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten. 03O 12 1 03O 12 1 30460 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 12 2 03O 12 2 30470 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean. 03O 12 3 03O 12 3 30480 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 03O 12 4 03O 12 4 30490 And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled. 03O 12 5 03O 12 5 30500 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days. 03O 12 6 03O 12 6 30510 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest: 03O 12 7 03O 12 7 30520 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 03O 12 8 03O 12 8 30530 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. 03O 13 1 03O 13 1 30540 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying, 03O 13 2 03O 13 2 30550 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or a bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: 03O 13 3 03O 13 3 30560 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 03O 13 4 03O 13 4 30570 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days: 03O 13 5 03O 13 5 30580 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more: 03O 13 6 03O 13 6 30590 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 03O 13 7 03O 13 7 30600 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again: 03O 13 8 03O 13 8 30610 And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy. 03O 13 9 03O 13 9 30620 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest; 03O 13 10 03O 13 10 30630 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; 03O 13 11 03O 13 11 30640 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean. 03O 13 12 03O 13 12 30650 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh; 03O 13 13 03O 13 13 30660 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean. 03O 13 14 03O 13 14 30670 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. 03O 13 15 03O 13 15 30680 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy. 03O 13 16 03O 13 16 30690 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto white, he shall come unto the priest; 03O 13 17 03O 13 17 30700 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: he is clean. 03O 13 18 03O 13 18 30710 The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, 03O 13 19 03O 13 19 30720 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest; 03O 13 20 03O 13 20 30730 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil. 03O 13 21 03O 13 21 30740 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 03O 13 22 03O 13 22 30750 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague. 03O 13 23 03O 13 23 30760 But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 03O 13 24 03O 13 24 30770 Or if there be any flesh, in the skin whereof there is a hot burning, and the quick flesh that burneth have a white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white; 03O 13 25 03O 13 25 30780 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin; it is a leprosy broken out of the burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 03O 13 26 03O 13 26 30790 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, there be no white hair in the bright spot, and it be no lower than the other skin, but be somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven days: 03O 13 27 03O 13 27 30800 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is the plague of leprosy. 03O 13 28 03O 13 28 30810 And if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not in the skin, but it be somewhat dark; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it is an inflammation of the burning. 03O 13 29 03O 13 29 30820 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; 03O 13 30 03O 13 30 30830 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if it be in sight deeper than the skin; and there be in it a yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head or beard. 03O 13 31 03O 13 31 30840 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and, behold, it be not in sight deeper than the skin, and that there is no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague of the scall seven days: 03O 13 32 03O 13 32 30850 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague: and, behold, if the scall spread not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the scall be not in sight deeper than the skin; 03O 13 33 03O 13 33 30860 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave; and the priest shall shut up him that hath the scall seven days more: 03O 13 34 03O 13 34 30870 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the scall: and, behold, if the scall be not spread in the skin, nor be in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 03O 13 35 03O 13 35 30880 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his cleansing; 03O 13 36 03O 13 36 30890 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for yellow hair; he is unclean. 03O 13 37 03O 13 37 30900 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 03O 13 38 03O 13 38 30910 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; 03O 13 39 03O 13 39 30920 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be darkish white; it is a freckled spot that groweth in the skin; he is clean. 03O 13 40 03O 13 40 30930 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he is bald; yet is he clean. 03O 13 41 03O 13 41 30940 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is forehead bald: yet is he clean. 03O 13 42 03O 13 42 30950 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a white reddish sore; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 03O 13 43 03O 13 43 30960 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesh; 03O 13 44 03O 13 44 30970 He is a leprous man, he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head. 03O 13 45 03O 13 45 30980 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean. 03O 13 46 03O 13 46 30990 All the days wherein the plague shall be in him he shall be defiled; he is unclean: he shall dwell alone; without the camp shall his habitation be. 03O 13 47 03O 13 47 31000 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woollen garment, or a linen garment; 03O 13 48 03O 13 48 31010 Whether it be in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin; 03O 13 49 03O 13 49 31020 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be shewed unto the priest: 03O 13 50 03O 13 50 31030 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days: 03O 13 51 03O 13 51 31040 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin; the plague is a fretting leprosy; it is unclean. 03O 13 52 03O 13 52 31050 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in the fire. 03O 13 53 03O 13 53 31060 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; 03O 13 54 03O 13 54 31070 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more: 03O 13 55 03O 13 55 31080 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it is washed: and, behold, if the plague have not changed his colour, and the plague be not spread; it is unclean; thou shalt burn it in the fire; it is fret inward, whether it be bare within or without. 03O 13 56 03O 13 56 31090 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague be somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof: 03O 13 57 03O 13 57 31100 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it is a spreading plague: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague is with fire. 03O 13 58 03O 13 58 31110 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and shall be clean. 03O 13 59 03O 13 59 31120 This is the law of the plague of leprosy in a garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it unclean. 03O 14 1 03O 14 1 31130 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 14 2 03O 14 2 31140 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest: 03O 14 3 03O 14 3 31150 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the priest shall look, and, behold, if the plague of leprosy be healed in the leper; 03O 14 4 03O 14 4 31160 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 03O 14 5 03O 14 5 31170 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water: 03O 14 6 03O 14 6 31180 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water: 03O 14 7 03O 14 7 31190 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field. 03O 14 8 03O 14 8 31200 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. 03O 14 9 03O 14 9 31210 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean. 03O 14 10 03O 14 10 31220 And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. 03O 14 11 03O 14 11 31230 And the priest that maketh him clean shall present the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 03O 14 12 03O 14 12 31240 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: 03O 14 13 03O 14 13 31250 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy: 03O 14 14 03O 14 14 31260 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 03O 14 15 03O 14 15 31270 And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand: 03O 14 16 03O 14 16 31280 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD: 03O 14 17 03O 14 17 31290 And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering: 03O 14 18 03O 14 18 31300 And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD. 03O 14 19 03O 14 19 31310 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering: 03O 14 20 03O 14 20 31320 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean. 03O 14 21 03O 14 21 31330 And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil; 03O 14 22 03O 14 22 31340 And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering. 03O 14 23 03O 14 23 31350 And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD. 03O 14 24 03O 14 24 31360 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: 03O 14 25 03O 14 25 31370 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot: 03O 14 26 03O 14 26 31380 And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand: 03O 14 27 03O 14 27 31390 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD: 03O 14 28 03O 14 28 31400 And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering: 03O 14 29 03O 14 29 31410 And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD. 03O 14 30 03O 14 30 31420 And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of the young pigeons, such as he can get; 03O 14 31 03O 14 31 31430 Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the LORD. 03O 14 32 03O 14 32 31440 This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that which pertaineth to his cleansing. 03O 14 33 03O 14 33 31450 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 03O 14 34 03O 14 34 31460 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; 03O 14 35 03O 14 35 31470 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house: 03O 14 36 03O 14 36 31480 Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: 03O 14 37 03O 14 37 31490 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall; 03O 14 38 03O 14 38 31500 Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days: 03O 14 39 03O 14 39 31510 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house; 03O 14 40 03O 14 40 31520 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city: 03O 14 41 03O 14 41 31530 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: 03O 14 42 03O 14 42 31540 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house. 03O 14 43 03O 14 43 31550 And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered; 03O 14 44 03O 14 44 31560 Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean. 03O 14 45 03O 14 45 31570 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place. 03O 14 46 03O 14 46 31580 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even. 03O 14 47 03O 14 47 31590 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes. 03O 14 48 03O 14 48 31600 And if the priest shall come in, and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. 03O 14 49 03O 14 49 31610 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 03O 14 50 03O 14 50 31620 And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water: 03O 14 51 03O 14 51 31630 And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times: 03O 14 52 03O 14 52 31640 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet: 03O 14 53 03O 14 53 31650 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean. 03O 14 54 03O 14 54 31660 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scall, 03O 14 55 03O 14 55 31670 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house, 03O 14 56 03O 14 56 31680 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright spot: 03O 14 57 03O 14 57 31690 To teach when it is unclean, and when it is clean: this is the law of leprosy. 03O 15 1 03O 15 1 31700 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying, 03O 15 2 03O 15 2 31710 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, because of his issue he is unclean. 03O 15 3 03O 15 3 31720 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness. 03O 15 4 03O 15 4 31730 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean. 03O 15 5 03O 15 5 31740 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 6 03O 15 6 31750 And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 7 03O 15 7 31760 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. 03O 15 8 03O 15 8 31770 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 9 03O 15 9 31780 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. 03O 15 10 03O 15 10 31790 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 11 03O 15 11 31800 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 12 03O 15 12 31810 And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water. 03O 15 13 03O 15 13 31820 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean. 03O 15 14 03O 15 14 31830 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest: 03O 15 15 03O 15 15 31840 And the priest shall offer them, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue. 03O 15 16 03O 15 16 31850 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 17 03O 15 17 31860 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 18 03O 15 18 31870 The woman also with whom man shall lie with seed of copulation, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 19 03O 15 19 31880 And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even. 03O 15 20 03O 15 20 31890 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean. 03O 15 21 03O 15 21 31900 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 22 03O 15 22 31910 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 23 03O 15 23 31920 And if it be on her bed, or on any thing whereon she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the even. 03O 15 24 03O 15 24 31930 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed whereon he lieth shall be unclean. 03O 15 25 03O 15 25 31940 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. 03O 15 26 03O 15 26 31950 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. 03O 15 27 03O 15 27 31960 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. 03O 15 28 03O 15 28 31970 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. 03O 15 29 03O 15 29 31980 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 15 30 03O 15 30 31990 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of her uncleanness. 03O 15 31 03O 15 31 32000 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them. 03O 15 32 03O 15 32 32010 This is the law of him that hath an issue, and of him whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith; 03O 15 33 03O 15 33 32020 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. 03O 16 1 03O 16 1 32030 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 03O 16 2 03O 16 2 32040 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 03O 16 3 03O 16 3 32050 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 03O 16 4 03O 16 4 32060 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 03O 16 5 03O 16 5 32070 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering. 03O 16 6 03O 16 6 32080 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house. 03O 16 7 03O 16 7 32090 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 03O 16 8 03O 16 8 32100 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 03O 16 9 03O 16 9 32110 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD's lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering. 03O 16 10 03O 16 10 32120 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness. 03O 16 11 03O 16 11 32130 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: 03O 16 12 03O 16 12 32140 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail: 03O 16 13 03O 16 13 32150 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: 03O 16 14 03O 16 14 32160 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times. 03O 16 15 03O 16 15 32170 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat: 03O 16 16 03O 16 16 32180 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness. 03O 16 17 03O 16 17 32190 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel. 03O 16 18 03O 16 18 32200 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about. 03O 16 19 03O 16 19 32210 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel. 03O 16 20 03O 16 20 32220 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: 03O 16 21 03O 16 21 32230 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: 03O 16 22 03O 16 22 32240 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness. 03O 16 23 03O 16 23 32250 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall leave them there: 03O 16 24 03O 16 24 32260 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 03O 16 25 03O 16 25 32270 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the altar. 03O 16 26 03O 16 26 32280 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp. 03O 16 27 03O 16 27 32290 And the bullock for the sin offering, and the goat for the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 03O 16 28 03O 16 28 32300 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp. 03O 16 29 03O 16 29 32310 And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: 03O 16 30 03O 16 30 32320 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD. 03O 16 31 03O 16 31 32330 It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever. 03O 16 32 03O 16 32 32340 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments: 03O 16 33 03O 16 33 32350 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation. 03O 16 34 03O 16 34 32360 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 17 1 03O 17 1 32370 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 17 2 03O 17 2 32380 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying, 03O 17 3 03O 17 3 32390 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp, 03O 17 4 03O 17 4 32400 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people: 03O 17 5 03O 17 5 32410 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD. 03O 17 6 03O 17 6 32420 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 17 7 03O 17 7 32430 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. 03O 17 8 03O 17 8 32440 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering of sacrifice, 03O 17 9 03O 17 9 32450 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall be cut off from among his people. 03O 17 10 03O 17 10 32460 And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people. 03O 17 11 03O 17 11 32470 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 03O 17 12 03O 17 12 32480 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood. 03O 17 13 03O 17 13 32490 And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust. 03O 17 14 03O 17 14 32500 For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off. 03O 17 15 03O 17 15 32510 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. 03O 17 16 03O 17 16 32520 But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity. 03O 18 1 03O 18 1 32530 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 18 2 03O 18 2 32540 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I am the LORD your God. 03O 18 3 03O 18 3 32550 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt, shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan, whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in their ordinances. 03O 18 4 03O 18 4 32560 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to walk therein: I am the LORD your God. 03O 18 5 03O 18 5 32570 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD. 03O 18 6 03O 18 6 32580 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the LORD. 03O 18 7 03O 18 7 32590 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 03O 18 8 03O 18 8 32600 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father's nakedness. 03O 18 9 03O 18 9 32610 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. 03O 18 10 03O 18 10 32620 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness. 03O 18 11 03O 18 11 32630 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 03O 18 12 03O 18 12 32640 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister: she is thy father's near kinswoman. 03O 18 13 03O 18 13 32650 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister: for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. 03O 18 14 03O 18 14 32660 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt. 03O 18 15 03O 18 15 32670 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 03O 18 16 03O 18 16 32680 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness. 03O 18 17 03O 18 17 32690 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness. 03O 18 18 03O 18 18 32700 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time. 03O 18 19 03O 18 19 32710 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness. 03O 18 20 03O 18 20 32720 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 03O 18 21 03O 18 21 32730 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 03O 18 22 03O 18 22 32740 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. 03O 18 23 03O 18 23 32750 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion. 03O 18 24 03O 18 24 32760 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you: 03O 18 25 03O 18 25 32770 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants. 03O 18 26 03O 18 26 32780 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: 03O 18 27 03O 18 27 32790 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which were before you, and the land is defiled;) 03O 18 28 03O 18 28 32800 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the nations that were before you. 03O 18 29 03O 18 29 32810 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations, even the souls that commit them shall be cut off from among their people. 03O 18 30 03O 18 30 32820 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 1 03O 19 1 32830 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 19 2 03O 19 2 32840 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. 03O 19 3 03O 19 3 32850 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 4 03O 19 4 32860 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 5 03O 19 5 32870 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will. 03O 19 6 03O 19 6 32880 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire. 03O 19 7 03O 19 7 32890 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it is abominable; it shall not be accepted. 03O 19 8 03O 19 8 32900 Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 03O 19 9 03O 19 9 32910 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 03O 19 10 03O 19 10 32920 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 11 03O 19 11 32930 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another. 03O 19 12 03O 19 12 32940 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD. 03O 19 13 03O 19 13 32950 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. 03O 19 14 03O 19 14 32960 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. 03O 19 15 03O 19 15 32970 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. 03O 19 16 03O 19 16 32980 Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD. 03O 19 17 03O 19 17 32990 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. 03O 19 18 03O 19 18 33000 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. 03O 19 19 03O 19 19 33010 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. 03O 19 20 03O 19 20 33020 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. 03O 19 21 03O 19 21 33030 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass offering. 03O 19 22 03O 19 22 33040 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him. 03O 19 23 03O 19 23 33050 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of. 03O 19 24 03O 19 24 33060 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal. 03O 19 25 03O 19 25 33070 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 26 03O 19 26 33080 Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times. 03O 19 27 03O 19 27 33090 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 03O 19 28 03O 19 28 33100 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. 03O 19 29 03O 19 29 33110 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness. 03O 19 30 03O 19 30 33120 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. 03O 19 31 03O 19 31 33130 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 32 03O 19 32 33140 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD. 03O 19 33 03O 19 33 33150 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 03O 19 34 03O 19 34 33160 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 03O 19 35 03O 19 35 33170 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. 03O 19 36 03O 19 36 33180 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 03O 19 37 03O 19 37 33190 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: I am the LORD. 03O 20 1 03O 20 1 33200 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 20 2 03O 20 2 33210 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 03O 20 3 03O 20 3 33220 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name. 03O 20 4 03O 20 4 33230 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not: 03O 20 5 03O 20 5 33240 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people. 03O 20 6 03O 20 6 33250 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people. 03O 20 7 03O 20 7 33260 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the LORD your God. 03O 20 8 03O 20 8 33270 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the LORD which sanctify you. 03O 20 9 03O 20 9 33280 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. 03O 20 10 03O 20 10 33290 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 03O 20 11 03O 20 11 33300 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 03O 20 12 03O 20 12 33310 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. 03O 20 13 03O 20 13 33320 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 03O 20 14 03O 20 14 33330 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. 03O 20 15 03O 20 15 33340 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast. 03O 20 16 03O 20 16 33350 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. 03O 20 17 03O 20 17 33360 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity. 03O 20 18 03O 20 18 33370 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people. 03O 20 19 03O 20 19 33380 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity. 03O 20 20 03O 20 20 33390 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 03O 20 21 03O 20 21 33400 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. 03O 20 22 03O 20 22 33410 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out. 03O 20 23 03O 20 23 33420 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them. 03O 20 24 03O 20 24 33430 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people. 03O 20 25 03O 20 25 33440 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. 03O 20 26 03O 20 26 33450 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine. 03O 20 27 03O 20 27 33460 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. 03O 21 1 03O 21 1 33470 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 03O 21 2 03O 21 2 33480 But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, 03O 21 3 03O 21 3 33490 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. 03O 21 4 03O 21 4 33500 But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself. 03O 21 5 03O 21 5 33510 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 03O 21 6 03O 21 6 33520 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy. 03O 21 7 03O 21 7 33530 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God. 03O 21 8 03O 21 8 33540 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy. 03O 21 9 03O 21 9 33550 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire. 03O 21 10 03O 21 10 33560 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; 03O 21 11 03O 21 11 33570 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother; 03O 21 12 03O 21 12 33580 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD. 03O 21 13 03O 21 13 33590 And he shall take a wife in her virginity. 03O 21 14 03O 21 14 33600 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife. 03O 21 15 03O 21 15 33610 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him. 03O 21 16 03O 21 16 33620 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 21 17 03O 21 17 33630 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. 03O 21 18 03O 21 18 33640 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous, 03O 21 19 03O 21 19 33650 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded, 03O 21 20 03O 21 20 33660 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; 03O 21 21 03O 21 21 33670 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God. 03O 21 22 03O 21 22 33680 He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy. 03O 21 23 03O 21 23 33690 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them. 03O 21 24 03O 21 24 33700 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. 03O 22 1 03O 22 1 33710 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 22 2 03O 22 2 33720 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD. 03O 22 3 03O 22 3 33730 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD. 03O 22 4 03O 22 4 33740 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him; 03O 22 5 03O 22 5 33750 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath; 03O 22 6 03O 22 6 33760 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water. 03O 22 7 03O 22 7 33770 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food. 03O 22 8 03O 22 8 33780 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. 03O 22 9 03O 22 9 33790 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the LORD do sanctify them. 03O 22 10 03O 22 10 33800 There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing. 03O 22 11 03O 22 11 33810 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. 03O 22 12 03O 22 12 33820 If the priest's daughter also be married unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 03O 22 13 03O 22 13 33830 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof. 03O 22 14 03O 22 14 33840 And if a man eat of the holy thing unwittingly, then he shall put the fifth part thereof unto it, and shall give it unto the priest with the holy thing. 03O 22 15 03O 22 15 33850 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD; 03O 22 16 03O 22 16 33860 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them. 03O 22 17 03O 22 17 33870 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 22 18 03O 22 18 33880 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt offering; 03O 22 19 03O 22 19 33890 Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 03O 22 20 03O 22 20 33900 But whatsoever hath a blemish, that shall ye not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you. 03O 22 21 03O 22 21 33910 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to accomplish his vow, or a freewill offering in beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish therein. 03O 22 22 03O 22 22 33920 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD. 03O 22 23 03O 22 23 33930 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer for a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted. 03O 22 24 03O 22 24 33940 Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land. 03O 22 25 03O 22 25 33950 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption is in them, and blemishes be in them: they shall not be accepted for you. 03O 22 26 03O 22 26 33960 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 22 27 03O 22 27 33970 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 22 28 03O 22 28 33980 And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it and her young both in one day. 03O 22 29 03O 22 29 33990 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the LORD, offer it at your own will. 03O 22 30 03O 22 30 34000 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave none of it until the morrow: I am the LORD. 03O 22 31 03O 22 31 34010 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. 03O 22 32 03O 22 32 34020 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD which hallow you, 03O 22 33 03O 22 33 34030 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD. 03O 23 1 03O 23 1 34040 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 23 2 03O 23 2 34050 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts. 03O 23 3 03O 23 3 34060 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day is the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work therein: it is the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings. 03O 23 4 03O 23 4 34070 These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons. 03O 23 5 03O 23 5 34080 In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD's passover. 03O 23 6 03O 23 6 34090 And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread. 03O 23 7 03O 23 7 34100 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 03O 23 8 03O 23 8 34110 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 03O 23 9 03O 23 9 34120 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 23 10 03O 23 10 34130 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: 03O 23 11 03O 23 11 34140 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it. 03O 23 12 03O 23 12 34150 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 03O 23 13 03O 23 13 34160 And the meat offering thereof shall be two tenth deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire unto the LORD for a sweet savour: and the drink offering thereof shall be of wine, the fourth part of an hin. 03O 23 14 03O 23 14 34170 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an offering unto your God: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 03O 23 15 03O 23 15 34180 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete: 03O 23 16 03O 23 16 34190 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the LORD. 03O 23 17 03O 23 17 34200 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD. 03O 23 18 03O 23 18 34210 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams: they shall be for a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their meat offering, and their drink offerings, even an offering made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD. 03O 23 19 03O 23 19 34220 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of peace offerings. 03O 23 20 03O 23 20 34230 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the firstfruits for a wave offering before the LORD, with the two lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest. 03O 23 21 03O 23 21 34240 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein: it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations. 03O 23 22 03O 23 22 34250 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. 03O 23 23 03O 23 23 34260 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 23 24 03O 23 24 34270 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation. 03O 23 25 03O 23 25 34280 Ye shall do no servile work therein: but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 23 26 03O 23 26 34290 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 23 27 03O 23 27 34300 Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 23 28 03O 23 28 34310 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD your God. 03O 23 29 03O 23 29 34320 For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. 03O 23 30 03O 23 30 34330 And whatsoever soul it be that doeth any work in that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his people. 03O 23 31 03O 23 31 34340 Ye shall do no manner of work: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 03O 23 32 03O 23 32 34350 It shall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath. 03O 23 33 03O 23 33 34360 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 23 34 03O 23 34 34370 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. 03O 23 35 03O 23 35 34380 On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. 03O 23 36 03O 23 36 34390 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein. 03O 23 37 03O 23 37 34400 These are the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day: 03O 23 38 03O 23 38 34410 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill offerings, which ye give unto the LORD. 03O 23 39 03O 23 39 34420 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath. 03O 23 40 03O 23 40 34430 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. 03O 23 41 03O 23 41 34440 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days in the year. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month. 03O 23 42 03O 23 42 34450 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths: 03O 23 43 03O 23 43 34460 That your generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 03O 23 44 03O 23 44 34470 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the feasts of the LORD. 03O 24 1 03O 24 1 34480 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 24 2 03O 24 2 34490 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually. 03O 24 3 03O 24 3 34500 Without the vail of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute for ever in your generations. 03O 24 4 03O 24 4 34510 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. 03O 24 5 03O 24 5 34520 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake. 03O 24 6 03O 24 6 34530 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. 03O 24 7 03O 24 7 34540 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 03O 24 8 03O 24 8 34550 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 03O 24 9 03O 24 9 34560 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute. 03O 24 10 03O 24 10 34570 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and this son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp; 03O 24 11 03O 24 11 34580 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 03O 24 12 03O 24 12 34590 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD might be shewed them. 03O 24 13 03O 24 13 34600 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 24 14 03O 24 14 34610 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 03O 24 15 03O 24 15 34620 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin. 03O 24 16 03O 24 16 34630 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death. 03O 24 17 03O 24 17 34640 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death. 03O 24 18 03O 24 18 34650 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast for beast. 03O 24 19 03O 24 19 34660 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him; 03O 24 20 03O 24 20 34670 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again. 03O 24 21 03O 24 21 34680 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death. 03O 24 22 03O 24 22 34690 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country: for I am the LORD your God. 03O 24 23 03O 24 23 34700 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the LORD commanded Moses. 03O 25 1 03O 25 1 34710 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 03O 25 2 03O 25 2 34720 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. 03O 25 3 03O 25 3 34730 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 03O 25 4 03O 25 4 34740 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 03O 25 5 03O 25 5 34750 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. 03O 25 6 03O 25 6 34760 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, 03O 25 7 03O 25 7 34770 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. 03O 25 8 03O 25 8 34780 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years. 03O 25 9 03O 25 9 34790 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. 03O 25 10 03O 25 10 34800 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 03O 25 11 03O 25 11 34810 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 03O 25 12 03O 25 12 34820 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. 03O 25 13 03O 25 13 34830 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession. 03O 25 14 03O 25 14 34840 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another: 03O 25 15 03O 25 15 34850 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee: 03O 25 16 03O 25 16 34860 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 03O 25 17 03O 25 17 34870 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the LORD your God. 03O 25 18 03O 25 18 34880 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. 03O 25 19 03O 25 19 34890 And the land shall yield her fruit, and he shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. 03O 25 20 03O 25 20 34900 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase: 03O 25 21 03O 25 21 34910 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. 03O 25 22 03O 25 22 34920 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store. 03O 25 23 03O 25 23 34930 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. 03O 25 24 03O 25 24 34940 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 03O 25 25 03O 25 25 34950 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold. 03O 25 26 03O 25 26 34960 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it; 03O 25 27 03O 25 27 34970 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession. 03O 25 28 03O 25 28 34980 But if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. 03O 25 29 03O 25 29 34990 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it. 03O 25 30 03O 25 30 35000 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile. 03O 25 31 03O 25 31 35010 But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. 03O 25 32 03O 25 32 35020 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 03O 25 33 03O 25 33 35030 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. 03O 25 34 03O 25 34 35040 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession. 03O 25 35 03O 25 35 35050 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. 03O 25 36 03O 25 36 35060 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee. 03O 25 37 03O 25 37 35070 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. 03O 25 38 03O 25 38 35080 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. 03O 25 39 03O 25 39 35090 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 03O 25 40 03O 25 40 35100 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile: 03O 25 41 03O 25 41 35110 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 03O 25 42 03O 25 42 35120 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen. 03O 25 43 03O 25 43 35130 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God. 03O 25 44 03O 25 44 35140 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. 03O 25 45 03O 25 45 35150 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. 03O 25 46 03O 25 46 35160 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour. 03O 25 47 03O 25 47 35170 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: 03O 25 48 03O 25 48 35180 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him: 03O 25 49 03O 25 49 35190 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself. 03O 25 50 03O 25 50 35200 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him. 03O 25 51 03O 25 51 35210 If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for. 03O 25 52 03O 25 52 35220 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption. 03O 25 53 03O 25 53 35230 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight. 03O 25 54 03O 25 54 35240 And if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him. 03O 25 55 03O 25 55 35250 For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 03O 26 1 03O 26 1 35260 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. 03O 26 2 03O 26 2 35270 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. 03O 26 3 03O 26 3 35280 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 03O 26 4 03O 26 4 35290 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 03O 26 5 03O 26 5 35300 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 03O 26 6 03O 26 6 35310 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 03O 26 7 03O 26 7 35320 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 03O 26 8 03O 26 8 35330 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 03O 26 9 03O 26 9 35340 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 03O 26 10 03O 26 10 35350 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 03O 26 11 03O 26 11 35360 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 03O 26 12 03O 26 12 35370 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 03O 26 13 03O 26 13 35380 I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. 03O 26 14 03O 26 14 35390 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 03O 26 15 03O 26 15 35400 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 03O 26 16 03O 26 16 35410 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 03O 26 17 03O 26 17 35420 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 03O 26 18 03O 26 18 35430 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 03O 26 19 03O 26 19 35440 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 03O 26 20 03O 26 20 35450 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. 03O 26 21 03O 26 21 35460 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 03O 26 22 03O 26 22 35470 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your highways shall be desolate. 03O 26 23 03O 26 23 35480 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; 03O 26 24 03O 26 24 35490 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 03O 26 25 03O 26 25 35500 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 03O 26 26 03O 26 26 35510 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 03O 26 27 03O 26 27 35520 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; 03O 26 28 03O 26 28 35530 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 03O 26 29 03O 26 29 35540 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 03O 26 30 03O 26 30 35550 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 03O 26 31 03O 26 31 35560 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 03O 26 32 03O 26 32 35570 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 03O 26 33 03O 26 33 35580 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 03O 26 34 03O 26 34 35590 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 03O 26 35 03O 26 35 35600 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 03O 26 36 03O 26 36 35610 And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. 03O 26 37 03O 26 37 35620 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 03O 26 38 03O 26 38 35630 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 03O 26 39 03O 26 39 35640 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 03O 26 40 03O 26 40 35650 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; 03O 26 41 03O 26 41 35660 And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: 03O 26 42 03O 26 42 35670 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 03O 26 43 03O 26 43 35680 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 03O 26 44 03O 26 44 35690 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. 03O 26 45 03O 26 45 35700 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. 03O 26 46 03O 26 46 35710 These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. 03O 27 1 03O 27 1 35720 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 03O 27 2 03O 27 2 35730 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. 03O 27 3 03O 27 3 35740 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 03O 27 4 03O 27 4 35750 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 03O 27 5 03O 27 5 35760 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 03O 27 6 03O 27 6 35770 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver. 03O 27 7 03O 27 7 35780 And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 03O 27 8 03O 27 8 35790 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. 03O 27 9 03O 27 9 35800 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. 03O 27 10 03O 27 10 35810 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy. 03O 27 11 03O 27 11 35820 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: 03O 27 12 03O 27 12 35830 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. 03O 27 13 03O 27 13 35840 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation. 03O 27 14 03O 27 14 35850 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 03O 27 15 03O 27 15 35860 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 03O 27 16 03O 27 16 35870 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 03O 27 17 03O 27 17 35880 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 03O 27 18 03O 27 18 35890 But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 03O 27 19 03O 27 19 35900 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. 03O 27 20 03O 27 20 35910 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more. 03O 27 21 03O 27 21 35920 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. 03O 27 22 03O 27 22 35930 And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession; 03O 27 23 03O 27 23 35940 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the LORD. 03O 27 24 03O 27 24 35950 In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land did belong. 03O 27 25 03O 27 25 35960 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 03O 27 26 03O 27 26 35970 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD's. 03O 27 27 03O 27 27 35980 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 03O 27 28 03O 27 28 35990 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD. 03O 27 29 03O 27 29 36000 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. 03O 27 30 03O 27 30 36010 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the LORD. 03O 27 31 03O 27 31 36020 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. 03O 27 32 03O 27 32 36030 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. 03O 27 33 03O 27 33 36040 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed. 03O 27 34 03O 27 34 36050 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. 04O 1 1 04O 1 1 36060 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 04O 1 2 04O 1 2 36070 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; 04O 1 3 04O 1 3 36080 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 04O 1 4 04O 1 4 36090 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. 04O 1 5 04O 1 5 36100 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. 04O 1 6 04O 1 6 36110 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 04O 1 7 04O 1 7 36120 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 04O 1 8 04O 1 8 36130 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 04O 1 9 04O 1 9 36140 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. 04O 1 10 04O 1 10 36150 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 04O 1 11 04O 1 11 36160 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. 04O 1 12 04O 1 12 36170 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 04O 1 13 04O 1 13 36180 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. 04O 1 14 04O 1 14 36190 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 04O 1 15 04O 1 15 36200 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. 04O 1 16 04O 1 16 36210 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. 04O 1 17 04O 1 17 36220 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names: 04O 1 18 04O 1 18 36230 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. 04O 1 19 04O 1 19 36240 As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. 04O 1 20 04O 1 20 36250 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 21 04O 1 21 36260 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 04O 1 22 04O 1 22 36270 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 23 04O 1 23 36280 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 04O 1 24 04O 1 24 36290 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 25 04O 1 25 36300 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty. 04O 1 26 04O 1 26 36310 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 27 04O 1 27 36320 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 04O 1 28 04O 1 28 36330 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 29 04O 1 29 36340 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 04O 1 30 04O 1 30 36350 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 31 04O 1 31 36360 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 04O 1 32 04O 1 32 36370 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 33 04O 1 33 36380 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. 04O 1 34 04O 1 34 36390 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 35 04O 1 35 36400 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 04O 1 36 04O 1 36 36410 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 37 04O 1 37 36420 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 04O 1 38 04O 1 38 36430 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 39 04O 1 39 36440 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 04O 1 40 04O 1 40 36450 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 41 04O 1 41 36460 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 04O 1 42 04O 1 42 36470 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; 04O 1 43 04O 1 43 36480 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 04O 1 44 04O 1 44 36490 These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers. 04O 1 45 04O 1 45 36500 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel; 04O 1 46 04O 1 46 36510 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 04O 1 47 04O 1 47 36520 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them. 04O 1 48 04O 1 48 36530 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying, 04O 1 49 04O 1 49 36540 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel: 04O 1 50 04O 1 50 36550 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle. 04O 1 51 04O 1 51 36560 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 04O 1 52 04O 1 52 36570 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts. 04O 1 53 04O 1 53 36580 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony. 04O 1 54 04O 1 54 36590 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they. 04O 2 1 04O 2 1 36600 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 04O 2 2 04O 2 2 36610 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch. 04O 2 3 04O 2 3 36620 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab shall be captain of the children of Judah. 04O 2 4 04O 2 4 36630 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred. 04O 2 5 04O 2 5 36640 And those that do pitch next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar shall be captain of the children of Issachar. 04O 2 6 04O 2 6 36650 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred. 04O 2 7 04O 2 7 36660 Then the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon shall be captain of the children of Zebulun. 04O 2 8 04O 2 8 36670 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred. 04O 2 9 04O 2 9 36680 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah were an hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set forth. 04O 2 10 04O 2 10 36690 On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur. 04O 2 11 04O 2 11 36700 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof, were forty and six thousand and five hundred. 04O 2 12 04O 2 12 36710 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 04O 2 13 04O 2 13 36720 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred. 04O 2 14 04O 2 14 36730 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel. 04O 2 15 04O 2 15 36740 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty. 04O 2 16 04O 2 16 36750 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the second rank. 04O 2 17 04O 2 17 36760 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards. 04O 2 18 04O 2 18 36770 On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud. 04O 2 19 04O 2 19 36780 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred. 04O 2 20 04O 2 20 36790 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh: and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 04O 2 21 04O 2 21 36800 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred. 04O 2 22 04O 2 22 36810 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni. 04O 2 23 04O 2 23 36820 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred. 04O 2 24 04O 2 24 36830 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank. 04O 2 25 04O 2 25 36840 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 04O 2 26 04O 2 26 36850 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 04O 2 27 04O 2 27 36860 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 04O 2 28 04O 2 28 36870 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 04O 2 29 04O 2 29 36880 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 04O 2 30 04O 2 30 36890 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 04O 2 31 04O 2 31 36900 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred. They shall go hindmost with their standards. 04O 2 32 04O 2 32 36910 These are those which were numbered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 04O 2 33 04O 2 33 36920 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 2 34 04O 2 34 36930 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards, and so they set forward, every one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. 04O 3 1 04O 3 1 36940 These also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai. 04O 3 2 04O 3 2 36950 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 04O 3 3 04O 3 3 36960 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 04O 3 4 04O 3 4 36970 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father. 04O 3 5 04O 3 5 36980 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 3 6 04O 3 6 36990 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. 04O 3 7 04O 3 7 37000 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. 04O 3 8 04O 3 8 37010 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 04O 3 9 04O 3 9 37020 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel. 04O 3 10 04O 3 10 37030 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 04O 3 11 04O 3 11 37040 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 3 12 04O 3 12 37050 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall be mine; 04O 3 13 04O 3 13 37060 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD. 04O 3 14 04O 3 14 37070 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 04O 3 15 04O 3 15 37080 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 04O 3 16 04O 3 16 37090 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded. 04O 3 17 04O 3 17 37100 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. 04O 3 18 04O 3 18 37110 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei. 04O 3 19 04O 3 19 37120 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 04O 3 20 04O 3 20 37130 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers. 04O 3 21 04O 3 21 37140 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites. 04O 3 22 04O 3 22 37150 Those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, even those that were numbered of them were seven thousand and five hundred. 04O 3 23 04O 3 23 37160 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. 04O 3 24 04O 3 24 37170 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 04O 3 25 04O 3 25 37180 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 04O 3 26 04O 3 26 37190 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the door of the court, which is by the tabernacle, and by the altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service thereof. 04O 3 27 04O 3 27 37200 And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites. 04O 3 28 04O 3 28 37210 In the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 04O 3 29 04O 3 29 37220 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. 04O 3 30 04O 3 30 37230 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 04O 3 31 04O 3 31 37240 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the service thereof. 04O 3 32 04O 3 32 37250 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites, and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary. 04O 3 33 04O 3 33 37260 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. 04O 3 34 04O 3 34 37270 And those that were numbered of them, according to the number of all the males, from a month old and upward, were six thousand and two hundred. 04O 3 35 04O 3 35 37280 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward. 04O 3 36 04O 3 36 37290 And under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto, 04O 3 37 04O 3 37 37300 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. 04O 3 38 04O 3 38 37310 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward, shall be Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 04O 3 39 04O 3 39 37320 All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty and two thousand. 04O 3 40 04O 3 40 37330 And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 04O 3 41 04O 3 41 37340 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattle of the children of Israel. 04O 3 42 04O 3 42 37350 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel. 04O 3 43 04O 3 43 37360 And all the firstborn males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen. 04O 3 44 04O 3 44 37370 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 3 45 04O 3 45 37380 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD. 04O 3 46 04O 3 46 37390 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites; 04O 3 47 04O 3 47 37400 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them: (the shekel is twenty gerahs:) 04O 3 48 04O 3 48 37410 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. 04O 3 49 04O 3 49 37420 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites: 04O 3 50 04O 3 50 37430 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 04O 3 51 04O 3 51 37440 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 4 1 04O 4 1 37450 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 04O 4 2 04O 4 2 37460 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers, 04O 4 3 04O 4 3 37470 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 4 4 04O 4 4 37480 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things: 04O 4 5 04O 4 5 37490 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it: 04O 4 6 04O 4 6 37500 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof. 04O 4 7 04O 4 7 37510 And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: 04O 4 8 04O 4 8 37520 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put in the staves thereof. 04O 4 9 04O 4 9 37530 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it: 04O 4 10 04O 4 10 37540 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put it upon a bar. 04O 4 11 04O 4 11 37550 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 04O 4 12 04O 4 12 37560 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put them on a bar: 04O 4 13 04O 4 13 37570 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon: 04O 4 14 04O 4 14 37580 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. 04O 4 15 04O 4 15 37590 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 4 16 04O 4 16 37600 And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof. 04O 4 17 04O 4 17 37610 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 04O 4 18 04O 4 18 37620 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites: 04O 4 19 04O 4 19 37630 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden: 04O 4 20 04O 4 20 37640 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. 04O 4 21 04O 4 21 37650 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 4 22 04O 4 22 37660 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families; 04O 4 23 04O 4 23 37670 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 4 24 04O 4 24 37680 This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens: 04O 4 25 04O 4 25 37690 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers' skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, 04O 4 26 04O 4 26 37700 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve. 04O 4 27 04O 4 27 37710 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 04O 4 28 04O 4 28 37720 This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 04O 4 29 04O 4 29 37730 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers; 04O 4 30 04O 4 30 37740 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 4 31 04O 4 31 37750 And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof, 04O 4 32 04O 4 32 37760 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden. 04O 4 33 04O 4 33 37770 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 04O 4 34 04O 4 34 37780 And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 04O 4 35 04O 4 35 37790 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation: 04O 4 36 04O 4 36 37800 And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 04O 4 37 04O 4 37 37810 These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 04O 4 38 04O 4 38 37820 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers, 04O 4 39 04O 4 39 37830 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 04O 4 40 04O 4 40 37840 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty. 04O 4 41 04O 4 41 37850 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD. 04O 4 42 04O 4 42 37860 And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, 04O 4 43 04O 4 43 37870 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation, 04O 4 44 04O 4 44 37880 Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred. 04O 4 45 04O 4 45 37890 These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 04O 4 46 04O 4 46 37900 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 04O 4 47 04O 4 47 37910 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation, 04O 4 48 04O 4 48 37920 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. 04O 4 49 04O 4 49 37930 According to the commandment of the LORD they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 5 1 04O 5 1 37940 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 5 2 04O 5 2 37950 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and whosoever is defiled by the dead: 04O 5 3 04O 5 3 37960 Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell. 04O 5 4 04O 5 4 37970 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel. 04O 5 5 04O 5 5 37980 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 5 6 04O 5 6 37990 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the LORD, and that person be guilty; 04O 5 7 04O 5 7 38000 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done: and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth part thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed. 04O 5 8 04O 5 8 38010 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, even to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. 04O 5 9 04O 5 9 38020 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 04O 5 10 04O 5 10 38030 And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. 04O 5 11 04O 5 11 38040 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 5 12 04O 5 12 38050 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 04O 5 13 04O 5 13 38060 And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner; 04O 5 14 04O 5 14 38070 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled: 04O 5 15 04O 5 15 38080 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance. 04O 5 16 04O 5 16 38090 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD: 04O 5 17 04O 5 17 38100 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water: 04O 5 18 04O 5 18 38110 And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse: 04O 5 19 04O 5 19 38120 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: 04O 5 20 04O 5 20 38130 But if thou hast gone aside to another instead of thy husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with thee beside thine husband: 04O 5 21 04O 5 21 38140 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; 04O 5 22 04O 5 22 38150 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. 04O 5 23 04O 5 23 38160 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water: 04O 5 24 04O 5 24 38170 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter. 04O 5 25 04O 5 25 38180 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar: 04O 5 26 04O 5 26 38190 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water. 04O 5 27 04O 5 27 38200 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people. 04O 5 28 04O 5 28 38210 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed. 04O 5 29 04O 5 29 38220 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled; 04O 5 30 04O 5 30 38230 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law. 04O 5 31 04O 5 31 38240 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity. 04O 6 1 04O 6 1 38250 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 6 2 04O 6 2 38260 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD: 04O 6 3 04O 6 3 38270 He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried. 04O 6 4 04O 6 4 38280 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk. 04O 6 5 04O 6 5 38290 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no rasor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the which he separateth himself unto the LORD, he shall be holy, and shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow. 04O 6 6 04O 6 6 38300 All the days that he separateth himself unto the LORD he shall come at no dead body. 04O 6 7 04O 6 7 38310 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die: because the consecration of his God is upon his head. 04O 6 8 04O 6 8 38320 All the days of his separation he is holy unto the LORD. 04O 6 9 04O 6 9 38330 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he shave it. 04O 6 10 04O 6 10 38340 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 04O 6 11 04O 6 11 38350 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head that same day. 04O 6 12 04O 6 12 38360 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost, because his separation was defiled. 04O 6 13 04O 6 13 38370 And this is the law of the Nazarite, when the days of his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: 04O 6 14 04O 6 14 38380 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings, 04O 6 15 04O 6 15 38390 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings. 04O 6 16 04O 6 16 38400 And the priest shall bring them before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering: 04O 6 17 04O 6 17 38410 And he shall offer the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread: the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 6 18 04O 6 18 38420 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall take the hair of the head of his separation, and put it in the fire which is under the sacrifice of the peace offerings. 04O 6 19 04O 6 19 38430 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven: 04O 6 20 04O 6 20 38440 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. 04O 6 21 04O 6 21 38450 This is the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, and of his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside that that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so he must do after the law of his separation. 04O 6 22 04O 6 22 38460 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 6 23 04O 6 23 38470 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 04O 6 24 04O 6 24 38480 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 04O 6 25 04O 6 25 38490 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 04O 6 26 04O 6 26 38500 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 04O 6 27 04O 6 27 38510 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. 04O 7 1 04O 7 1 38520 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them; 04O 7 2 04O 7 2 38530 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered: 04O 7 3 04O 7 3 38540 And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle. 04O 7 4 04O 7 4 38550 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 7 5 04O 7 5 38560 Take it of them, that they may be to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. 04O 7 6 04O 7 6 38570 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. 04O 7 7 04O 7 7 38580 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service: 04O 7 8 04O 7 8 38590 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 04O 7 9 04O 7 9 38600 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders. 04O 7 10 04O 7 10 38610 And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the altar. 04O 7 11 04O 7 11 38620 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 04O 7 12 04O 7 12 38630 And he that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah: 04O 7 13 04O 7 13 38640 And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 14 04O 7 14 38650 One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense: 04O 7 15 04O 7 15 38660 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 16 04O 7 16 38670 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 17 04O 7 17 38680 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 04O 7 18 04O 7 18 38690 On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: 04O 7 19 04O 7 19 38700 He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 20 04O 7 20 38710 One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 21 04O 7 21 38720 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 22 04O 7 22 38730 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 23 04O 7 23 38740 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 04O 7 24 04O 7 24 38750 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer: 04O 7 25 04O 7 25 38760 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 26 04O 7 26 38770 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 27 04O 7 27 38780 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 28 04O 7 28 38790 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 29 04O 7 29 38800 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliab the son of Helon. 04O 7 30 04O 7 30 38810 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben, did offer: 04O 7 31 04O 7 31 38820 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 32 04O 7 32 38830 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 33 04O 7 33 38840 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 34 04O 7 34 38850 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 35 04O 7 35 38860 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 04O 7 36 04O 7 36 38870 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer: 04O 7 37 04O 7 37 38880 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 38 04O 7 38 38890 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 39 04O 7 39 38900 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 40 04O 7 40 38910 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 41 04O 7 41 38920 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 04O 7 42 04O 7 42 38930 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered: 04O 7 43 04O 7 43 38940 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, a silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 44 04O 7 44 38950 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 45 04O 7 45 38960 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 46 04O 7 46 38970 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 47 04O 7 47 38980 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 04O 7 48 04O 7 48 38990 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince of the children of Ephraim, offered: 04O 7 49 04O 7 49 39000 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 50 04O 7 50 39010 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 51 04O 7 51 39020 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 52 04O 7 52 39030 one kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 53 04O 7 53 39040 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 04O 7 54 04O 7 54 39050 On the eighth day offered Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh: 04O 7 55 04O 7 55 39060 His offering was one silver charger of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 56 04O 7 56 39070 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 57 04O 7 57 39080 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 58 04O 7 58 39090 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 59 04O 7 59 39100 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 04O 7 60 04O 7 60 39110 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of the children of Benjamin, offered: 04O 7 61 04O 7 61 39120 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 62 04O 7 62 39130 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 63 04O 7 63 39140 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 64 04O 7 64 39150 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 65 04O 7 65 39160 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 04O 7 66 04O 7 66 39170 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the children of Dan, offered: 04O 7 67 04O 7 67 39180 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 68 04O 7 68 39190 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 69 04O 7 69 39200 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 70 04O 7 70 39210 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 71 04O 7 71 39220 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 04O 7 72 04O 7 72 39230 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered: 04O 7 73 04O 7 73 39240 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 74 04O 7 74 39250 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 75 04O 7 75 39260 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 76 04O 7 76 39270 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 77 04O 7 77 39280 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 04O 7 78 04O 7 78 39290 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naphtali, offered: 04O 7 79 04O 7 79 39300 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: 04O 7 80 04O 7 80 39310 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense: 04O 7 81 04O 7 81 39320 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: 04O 7 82 04O 7 82 39330 One kid of the goats for a sin offering: 04O 7 83 04O 7 83 39340 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this was the offering of Ahira the son of Enan. 04O 7 84 04O 7 84 39350 This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: 04O 7 85 04O 7 85 39360 Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: 04O 7 86 04O 7 86 39370 The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. 04O 7 87 04O 7 87 39380 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin offering twelve. 04O 7 88 04O 7 88 39390 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed. 04O 7 89 04O 7 89 39400 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake unto him. 04O 8 1 04O 8 1 39410 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 8 2 04O 8 2 39420 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick. 04O 8 3 04O 8 3 39430 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 8 4 04O 8 4 39440 And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. 04O 8 5 04O 8 5 39450 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 8 6 04O 8 6 39460 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 04O 8 7 04O 8 7 39470 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean. 04O 8 8 04O 8 8 39480 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering. 04O 8 9 04O 8 9 39490 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together: 04O 8 10 04O 8 10 39500 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites: 04O 8 11 04O 8 11 39510 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD. 04O 8 12 04O 8 12 39520 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an atonement for the Levites. 04O 8 13 04O 8 13 39530 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD. 04O 8 14 04O 8 14 39540 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine. 04O 8 15 04O 8 15 39550 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering. 04O 8 16 04O 8 16 39560 For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 04O 8 17 04O 8 17 39570 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself. 04O 8 18 04O 8 18 39580 And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel. 04O 8 19 04O 8 19 39590 And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary. 04O 8 20 04O 8 20 39600 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them. 04O 8 21 04O 8 21 39610 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 04O 8 22 04O 8 22 39620 And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them. 04O 8 23 04O 8 23 39630 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 8 24 04O 8 24 39640 This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: 04O 8 25 04O 8 25 39650 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more: 04O 8 26 04O 8 26 39660 But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge. 04O 9 1 04O 9 1 39670 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 04O 9 2 04O 9 2 39680 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. 04O 9 3 04O 9 3 39690 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. 04O 9 4 04O 9 4 39700 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they should keep the passover. 04O 9 5 04O 9 5 39710 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel. 04O 9 6 04O 9 6 39720 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day: 04O 9 7 04O 9 7 39730 And those men said unto him, We are defiled by the dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the children of Israel? 04O 9 8 04O 9 8 39740 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you. 04O 9 9 04O 9 9 39750 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 9 10 04O 9 10 39760 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD. 04O 9 11 04O 9 11 39770 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 04O 9 12 04O 9 12 39780 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it. 04O 9 13 04O 9 13 39790 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be cut off from among his people: because he brought not the offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall bear his sin. 04O 9 14 04O 9 14 39800 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land. 04O 9 15 04O 9 15 39810 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning. 04O 9 16 04O 9 16 39820 So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 04O 9 17 04O 9 17 39830 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. 04O 9 18 04O 9 18 39840 At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents. 04O 9 19 04O 9 19 39850 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. 04O 9 20 04O 9 20 39860 And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. 04O 9 21 04O 9 21 39870 And so it was, when the cloud abode from even unto the morning, and that the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 04O 9 22 04O 9 22 39880 Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed. 04O 9 23 04O 9 23 39890 At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents, and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 04O 10 1 04O 10 1 39900 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 10 2 04O 10 2 39910 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 04O 10 3 04O 10 3 39920 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 10 4 04O 10 4 39930 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 04O 10 5 04O 10 5 39940 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward. 04O 10 6 04O 10 6 39950 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. 04O 10 7 04O 10 7 39960 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. 04O 10 8 04O 10 8 39970 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations. 04O 10 9 04O 10 9 39980 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies. 04O 10 10 04O 10 10 39990 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I am the LORD your God. 04O 10 11 04O 10 11 40000 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 04O 10 12 04O 10 12 40010 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 04O 10 13 04O 10 13 40020 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 04O 10 14 04O 10 14 40030 In the first place went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 04O 10 15 04O 10 15 40040 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 04O 10 16 04O 10 16 40050 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 04O 10 17 04O 10 17 40060 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle. 04O 10 18 04O 10 18 40070 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 04O 10 19 04O 10 19 40080 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 04O 10 20 04O 10 20 40090 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 04O 10 21 04O 10 21 40100 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. 04O 10 22 04O 10 22 40110 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 04O 10 23 04O 10 23 40120 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 04O 10 24 04O 10 24 40130 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni. 04O 10 25 04O 10 25 40140 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, which was the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 04O 10 26 04O 10 26 40150 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 04O 10 27 04O 10 27 40160 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan. 04O 10 28 04O 10 28 40170 Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward. 04O 10 29 04O 10 29 40180 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel. 04O 10 30 04O 10 30 40190 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred. 04O 10 31 04O 10 31 40200 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes. 04O 10 32 04O 10 32 40210 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee. 04O 10 33 04O 10 33 40220 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them. 04O 10 34 04O 10 34 40230 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp. 04O 10 35 04O 10 35 40240 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee. 04O 10 36 04O 10 36 40250 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel. 04O 11 1 04O 11 1 40260 And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp. 04O 11 2 04O 11 2 40270 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the LORD, the fire was quenched. 04O 11 3 04O 11 3 40280 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the LORD burnt among them. 04O 11 4 04O 11 4 40290 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 04O 11 5 04O 11 5 40300 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: 04O 11 6 04O 11 6 40310 But our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. 04O 11 7 04O 11 7 40320 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 04O 11 8 04O 11 8 40330 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 04O 11 9 04O 11 9 40340 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. 04O 11 10 04O 11 10 40350 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased. 04O 11 11 04O 11 11 40360 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me? 04O 11 12 04O 11 12 40370 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers? 04O 11 13 04O 11 13 40380 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat. 04O 11 14 04O 11 14 40390 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 04O 11 15 04O 11 15 40400 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness. 04O 11 16 04O 11 16 40410 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 04O 11 17 04O 11 17 40420 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone. 04O 11 18 04O 11 18 40430 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 04O 11 19 04O 11 19 40440 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days; 04O 11 20 04O 11 20 40450 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt? 04O 11 21 04O 11 21 40460 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. 04O 11 22 04O 11 22 40470 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 04O 11 23 04O 11 23 40480 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD's hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not. 04O 11 24 04O 11 24 40490 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle. 04O 11 25 04O 11 25 40500 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease. 04O 11 26 04O 11 26 40510 But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp. 04O 11 27 04O 11 27 40520 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 04O 11 28 04O 11 28 40530 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 04O 11 29 04O 11 29 40540 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD's people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them! 04O 11 30 04O 11 30 40550 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel. 04O 11 31 04O 11 31 40560 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. 04O 11 32 04O 11 32 40570 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. 04O 11 33 04O 11 33 40580 And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague. 04O 11 34 04O 11 34 40590 And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted. 04O 11 35 04O 11 35 40600 And the people journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth. 04O 12 1 04O 12 1 40610 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman. 04O 12 2 04O 12 2 40620 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. 04O 12 3 04O 12 3 40630 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth.) 04O 12 4 04O 12 4 40640 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three came out. 04O 12 5 04O 12 5 40650 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Miriam: and they both came forth. 04O 12 6 04O 12 6 40660 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. 04O 12 7 04O 12 7 40670 My servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house. 04O 12 8 04O 12 8 40680 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? 04O 12 9 04O 12 9 40690 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and he departed. 04O 12 10 04O 12 10 40700 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and, behold, Miriam became leprous, white as snow: and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. 04O 12 11 04O 12 11 40710 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have sinned. 04O 12 12 04O 12 12 40720 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb. 04O 12 13 04O 12 13 40730 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. 04O 12 14 04O 12 14 40740 And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again. 04O 12 15 04O 12 15 40750 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again. 04O 12 16 04O 12 16 40760 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran. 04O 13 1 04O 13 1 40770 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 13 2 04O 13 2 40780 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them. 04O 13 3 04O 13 3 40790 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel. 04O 13 4 04O 13 4 40800 And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. 04O 13 5 04O 13 5 40810 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. 04O 13 6 04O 13 6 40820 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 04O 13 7 04O 13 7 40830 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 04O 13 8 04O 13 8 40840 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 04O 13 9 04O 13 9 40850 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 04O 13 10 04O 13 10 40860 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi. 04O 13 11 04O 13 11 40870 Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. 04O 13 12 04O 13 12 40880 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 04O 13 13 04O 13 13 40890 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael. 04O 13 14 04O 13 14 40900 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi. 04O 13 15 04O 13 15 40910 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi. 04O 13 16 04O 13 16 40920 These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. 04O 13 17 04O 13 17 40930 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain: 04O 13 18 04O 13 18 40940 And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many; 04O 13 19 04O 13 19 40950 And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds; 04O 13 20 04O 13 20 40960 And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes. 04O 13 21 04O 13 21 40970 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. 04O 13 22 04O 13 22 40980 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 04O 13 23 04O 13 23 40990 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs. 04O 13 24 04O 13 24 41000 The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. 04O 13 25 04O 13 25 41010 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. 04O 13 26 04O 13 26 41020 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 04O 13 27 04O 13 27 41030 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it. 04O 13 28 04O 13 28 41040 Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there. 04O 13 29 04O 13 29 41050 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. 04O 13 30 04O 13 30 41060 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. 04O 13 31 04O 13 31 41070 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. 04O 13 32 04O 13 32 41080 And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 04O 13 33 04O 13 33 41090 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight. 04O 14 1 04O 14 1 41100 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 04O 14 2 04O 14 2 41110 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! 04O 14 3 04O 14 3 41120 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? 04O 14 4 04O 14 4 41130 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt. 04O 14 5 04O 14 5 41140 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel. 04O 14 6 04O 14 6 41150 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent their clothes: 04O 14 7 04O 14 7 41160 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. 04O 14 8 04O 14 8 41170 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 04O 14 9 04O 14 9 41180 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not. 04O 14 10 04O 14 10 41190 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. 04O 14 11 04O 14 11 41200 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them? 04O 14 12 04O 14 12 41210 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they. 04O 14 13 04O 14 13 41220 And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) 04O 14 14 04O 14 14 41230 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. 04O 14 15 04O 14 15 41240 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying, 04O 14 16 04O 14 16 41250 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. 04O 14 17 04O 14 17 41260 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, 04O 14 18 04O 14 18 41270 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation. 04O 14 19 04O 14 19 41280 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now. 04O 14 20 04O 14 20 41290 And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word: 04O 14 21 04O 14 21 41300 But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD. 04O 14 22 04O 14 22 41310 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice; 04O 14 23 04O 14 23 41320 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: 04O 14 24 04O 14 24 41330 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it. 04O 14 25 04O 14 25 41340 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 04O 14 26 04O 14 26 41350 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 04O 14 27 04O 14 27 41360 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me. 04O 14 28 04O 14 28 41370 Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: 04O 14 29 04O 14 29 41380 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, 04O 14 30 04O 14 30 41390 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 04O 14 31 04O 14 31 41400 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. 04O 14 32 04O 14 32 41410 But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall in this wilderness. 04O 14 33 04O 14 33 41420 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in the wilderness. 04O 14 34 04O 14 34 41430 After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. 04O 14 35 04O 14 35 41440 I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 04O 14 36 04O 14 36 41450 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land, 04O 14 37 04O 14 37 41460 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD. 04O 14 38 04O 14 38 41470 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. 04O 14 39 04O 14 39 41480 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. 04O 14 40 04O 14 40 41490 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we be here, and will go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have sinned. 04O 14 41 04O 14 41 41500 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper. 04O 14 42 04O 14 42 41510 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 04O 14 43 04O 14 43 41520 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you. 04O 14 44 04O 14 44 41530 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses, departed not out of the camp. 04O 14 45 04O 14 45 41540 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah. 04O 15 1 04O 15 1 41550 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 15 2 04O 15 2 41560 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you, 04O 15 3 04O 15 3 41570 And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock: 04O 15 4 04O 15 4 41580 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. 04O 15 5 04O 15 5 41590 And the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice, for one lamb. 04O 15 6 04O 15 6 41600 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare for a meat offering two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third part of an hin of oil. 04O 15 7 04O 15 7 41610 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 04O 15 8 04O 15 8 41620 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt offering, or for a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace offerings unto the LORD: 04O 15 9 04O 15 9 41630 Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil. 04O 15 10 04O 15 10 41640 And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, for an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 04O 15 11 04O 15 11 41650 Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram, or for a lamb, or a kid. 04O 15 12 04O 15 12 41660 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so shall ye do to every one according to their number. 04O 15 13 04O 15 13 41670 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 04O 15 14 04O 15 14 41680 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall do. 04O 15 15 04O 15 15 41690 One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth with you, an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye are, so shall the stranger be before the LORD. 04O 15 16 04O 15 16 41700 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you. 04O 15 17 04O 15 17 41710 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 15 18 04O 15 18 41720 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you, 04O 15 19 04O 15 19 41730 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD. 04O 15 20 04O 15 20 41740 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave offering: as ye do the heave offering of the threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it. 04O 15 21 04O 15 21 41750 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations. 04O 15 22 04O 15 22 41760 And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses, 04O 15 23 04O 15 23 41770 Even all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations; 04O 15 24 04O 15 24 41780 Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering. 04O 15 25 04O 15 25 41790 And the priest shall make an atonement for all the congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven them; for it is ignorance: and they shall bring their offering, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering before the LORD, for their ignorance: 04O 15 26 04O 15 26 41800 And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them; seeing all the people were in ignorance. 04O 15 27 04O 15 27 41810 And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering. 04O 15 28 04O 15 28 41820 And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. 04O 15 29 04O 15 29 41830 Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. 04O 15 30 04O 15 30 41840 But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 04O 15 31 04O 15 31 41850 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him. 04O 15 32 04O 15 32 41860 And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 04O 15 33 04O 15 33 41870 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation. 04O 15 34 04O 15 34 41880 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared what should be done to him. 04O 15 35 04O 15 35 41890 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp. 04O 15 36 04O 15 36 41900 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 15 37 04O 15 37 41910 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 15 38 04O 15 38 41920 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: 04O 15 39 04O 15 39 41930 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: 04O 15 40 04O 15 40 41940 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God. 04O 15 41 04O 15 41 41950 I am the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: I am the LORD your God. 04O 16 1 04O 16 1 41960 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men: 04O 16 2 04O 16 2 41970 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: 04O 16 3 04O 16 3 41980 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD? 04O 16 4 04O 16 4 41990 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face: 04O 16 5 04O 16 5 42000 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. 04O 16 6 04O 16 6 42010 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company; 04O 16 7 04O 16 7 42020 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow: and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose, he shall be holy: ye take too much upon you, ye sons of Levi. 04O 16 8 04O 16 8 42030 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of Levi: 04O 16 9 04O 16 9 42040 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them? 04O 16 10 04O 16 10 42050 And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also? 04O 16 11 04O 16 11 42060 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him? 04O 16 12 04O 16 12 42070 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up: 04O 16 13 04O 16 13 42080 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us? 04O 16 14 04O 16 14 42090 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will not come up. 04O 16 15 04O 16 15 42100 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them. 04O 16 16 04O 16 16 42110 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow: 04O 16 17 04O 16 17 42120 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer. 04O 16 18 04O 16 18 42130 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. 04O 16 19 04O 16 19 42140 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation. 04O 16 20 04O 16 20 42150 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 04O 16 21 04O 16 21 42160 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment. 04O 16 22 04O 16 22 42170 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation? 04O 16 23 04O 16 23 42180 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 16 24 04O 16 24 42190 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. 04O 16 25 04O 16 25 42200 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him. 04O 16 26 04O 16 26 42210 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins. 04O 16 27 04O 16 27 42220 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. 04O 16 28 04O 16 28 42230 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 04O 16 29 04O 16 29 42240 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the LORD hath not sent me. 04O 16 30 04O 16 30 42250 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the LORD. 04O 16 31 04O 16 31 42260 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: 04O 16 32 04O 16 32 42270 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 04O 16 33 04O 16 33 42280 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 04O 16 34 04O 16 34 42290 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 04O 16 35 04O 16 35 42300 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 04O 16 36 04O 16 36 42310 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 16 37 04O 16 37 42320 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder; for they are hallowed. 04O 16 38 04O 16 38 42330 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates for a covering of the altar: for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel. 04O 16 39 04O 16 39 42340 And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar: 04O 16 40 04O 16 40 42350 To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses. 04O 16 41 04O 16 41 42360 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the LORD. 04O 16 42 04O 16 42 42370 And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared. 04O 16 43 04O 16 43 42380 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 16 44 04O 16 44 42390 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 16 45 04O 16 45 42400 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 04O 16 46 04O 16 46 42410 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun. 04O 16 47 04O 16 47 42420 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 04O 16 48 04O 16 48 42430 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 04O 16 49 04O 16 49 42440 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 04O 16 50 04O 16 50 42450 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed. 04O 17 1 04O 17 1 42460 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 17 2 04O 17 2 42470 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. 04O 17 3 04O 17 3 42480 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 04O 17 4 04O 17 4 42490 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. 04O 17 5 04O 17 5 42500 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. 04O 17 6 04O 17 6 42510 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 04O 17 7 04O 17 7 42520 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. 04O 17 8 04O 17 8 42530 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. 04O 17 9 04O 17 9 42540 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod. 04O 17 10 04O 17 10 42550 And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels; and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 04O 17 11 04O 17 11 42560 And Moses did so: as the LORD commanded him, so did he. 04O 17 12 04O 17 12 42570 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. 04O 17 13 04O 17 13 42580 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying? 04O 18 1 04O 18 1 42590 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. 04O 18 2 04O 18 2 42600 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. 04O 18 3 04O 18 3 42610 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die. 04O 18 4 04O 18 4 42620 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you. 04O 18 5 04O 18 5 42630 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel. 04O 18 6 04O 18 6 42640 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 18 7 04O 18 7 42650 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 04O 18 8 04O 18 8 42660 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever. 04O 18 9 04O 18 9 42670 This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. 04O 18 10 04O 18 10 42680 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee. 04O 18 11 04O 18 11 42690 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it. 04O 18 12 04O 18 12 42700 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee. 04O 18 13 04O 18 13 42710 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. 04O 18 14 04O 18 14 42720 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. 04O 18 15 04O 18 15 42730 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. 04O 18 16 04O 18 16 42740 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 04O 18 17 04O 18 17 42750 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. 04O 18 18 04O 18 18 42760 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine. 04O 18 19 04O 18 19 42770 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee. 04O 18 20 04O 18 20 42780 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. 04O 18 21 04O 18 21 42790 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 18 22 04O 18 22 42800 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 04O 18 23 04O 18 23 42810 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance. 04O 18 24 04O 18 24 42820 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 04O 18 25 04O 18 25 42830 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 18 26 04O 18 26 42840 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, even a tenth part of the tithe. 04O 18 27 04O 18 27 42850 And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress. 04O 18 28 04O 18 28 42860 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD's heave offering to Aaron the priest. 04O 18 29 04O 18 29 42870 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 04O 18 30 04O 18 30 42880 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. 04O 18 31 04O 18 31 42890 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 18 32 04O 18 32 42900 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die. 04O 19 1 04O 19 1 42910 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 04O 19 2 04O 19 2 42920 This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke: 04O 19 3 04O 19 3 42930 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay her before his face: 04O 19 4 04O 19 4 42940 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation seven times: 04O 19 5 04O 19 5 42950 And one shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn: 04O 19 6 04O 19 6 42960 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and scarlet, and cast it into the midst of the burning of the heifer. 04O 19 7 04O 19 7 42970 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. 04O 19 8 04O 19 8 42980 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even. 04O 19 9 04O 19 9 42990 And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer, and lay them up without the camp in a clean place, and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation: it is a purification for sin. 04O 19 10 04O 19 10 43000 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever. 04O 19 11 04O 19 11 43010 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. 04O 19 12 04O 19 12 43020 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be clean. 04O 19 13 04O 19 13 43030 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be unclean; his uncleanness is yet upon him. 04O 19 14 04O 19 14 43040 This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 04O 19 15 04O 19 15 43050 And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound upon it, is unclean. 04O 19 16 04O 19 16 43060 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. 04O 19 17 04O 19 17 43070 And for an unclean person they shall take of the ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running water shall be put thereto in a vessel: 04O 19 18 04O 19 18 43080 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave: 04O 19 19 04O 19 19 43090 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even. 04O 19 20 04O 19 20 43100 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean. 04O 19 21 04O 19 21 43110 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes; and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean until even. 04O 19 22 04O 19 22 43120 And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. 04O 20 1 04O 20 1 43130 Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there. 04O 20 2 04O 20 2 43140 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 04O 20 3 04O 20 3 43150 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD! 04O 20 4 04O 20 4 43160 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there? 04O 20 5 04O 20 5 43170 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to bring us in unto this evil place? it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither is there any water to drink. 04O 20 6 04O 20 6 43180 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto them. 04O 20 7 04O 20 7 43190 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 20 8 04O 20 8 43200 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give the congregation and their beasts drink. 04O 20 9 04O 20 9 43210 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he commanded him. 04O 20 10 04O 20 10 43220 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels; must we fetch you water out of this rock? 04O 20 11 04O 20 11 43230 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. 04O 20 12 04O 20 12 43240 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them. 04O 20 13 04O 20 13 43250 This is the water of Meribah; because the children of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them. 04O 20 14 04O 20 14 43260 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 04O 20 15 04O 20 15 43270 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 04O 20 16 04O 20 16 43280 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: 04O 20 17 04O 20 17 43290 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's highway, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. 04O 20 18 04O 20 18 43300 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. 04O 20 19 04O 20 19 43310 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet. 04O 20 20 04O 20 20 43320 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 04O 20 21 04O 20 21 43330 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. 04O 20 22 04O 20 22 43340 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor. 04O 20 23 04O 20 23 43350 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying, 04O 20 24 04O 20 24 43360 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah. 04O 20 25 04O 20 25 43370 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor: 04O 20 26 04O 20 26 43380 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. 04O 20 27 04O 20 27 43390 And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation. 04O 20 28 04O 20 28 43400 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount. 04O 20 29 04O 20 29 43410 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel. 04O 21 1 04O 21 1 43420 And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners. 04O 21 2 04O 21 2 43430 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. 04O 21 3 04O 21 3 43440 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah. 04O 21 4 04O 21 4 43450 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. 04O 21 5 04O 21 5 43460 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 04O 21 6 04O 21 6 43470 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. 04O 21 7 04O 21 7 43480 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 04O 21 8 04O 21 8 43490 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 04O 21 9 04O 21 9 43500 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. 04O 21 10 04O 21 10 43510 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. 04O 21 11 04O 21 11 43520 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising. 04O 21 12 04O 21 12 43530 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. 04O 21 13 04O 21 13 43540 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 04O 21 14 04O 21 14 43550 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, 04O 21 15 04O 21 15 43560 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab. 04O 21 16 04O 21 16 43570 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 04O 21 17 04O 21 17 43580 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it: 04O 21 18 04O 21 18 43590 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: 04O 21 19 04O 21 19 43600 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth: 04O 21 20 04O 21 20 43610 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. 04O 21 21 04O 21 21 43620 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 04O 21 22 04O 21 22 43630 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders. 04O 21 23 04O 21 23 43640 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 04O 21 24 04O 21 24 43650 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. 04O 21 25 04O 21 25 43660 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof. 04O 21 26 04O 21 26 43670 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon. 04O 21 27 04O 21 27 43680 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared: 04O 21 28 04O 21 28 43690 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon. 04O 21 29 04O 21 29 43700 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. 04O 21 30 04O 21 30 43710 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba. 04O 21 31 04O 21 31 43720 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. 04O 21 32 04O 21 32 43730 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there. 04O 21 33 04O 21 33 43740 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. 04O 21 34 04O 21 34 43750 And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 04O 21 35 04O 21 35 43760 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land. 04O 22 1 04O 22 1 43770 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. 04O 22 2 04O 22 2 43780 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 04O 22 3 04O 22 3 43790 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel. 04O 22 4 04O 22 4 43800 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time. 04O 22 5 04O 22 5 43810 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: 04O 22 6 04O 22 6 43820 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. 04O 22 7 04O 22 7 43830 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 04O 22 8 04O 22 8 43840 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and the princes of Moab abode with Balaam. 04O 22 9 04O 22 9 43850 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men are these with thee? 04O 22 10 04O 22 10 43860 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 04O 22 11 04O 22 11 43870 Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out. 04O 22 12 04O 22 12 43880 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not curse the people: for they are blessed. 04O 22 13 04O 22 13 43890 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth to give me leave to go with you. 04O 22 14 04O 22 14 43900 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us. 04O 22 15 04O 22 15 43910 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 04O 22 16 04O 22 16 43920 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me: 04O 22 17 04O 22 17 43930 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 04O 22 18 04O 22 18 43940 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more. 04O 22 19 04O 22 19 43950 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more. 04O 22 20 04O 22 20 43960 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him, If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them; but yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do. 04O 22 21 04O 22 21 43970 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. 04O 22 22 04O 22 22 43980 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him. 04O 22 23 04O 22 23 43990 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 04O 22 24 04O 22 24 44000 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the vineyards, a wall being on this side, and a wall on that side. 04O 22 25 04O 22 25 44010 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the wall: and he smote her again. 04O 22 26 04O 22 26 44020 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 04O 22 27 04O 22 27 44030 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote the ass with a staff. 04O 22 28 04O 22 28 44040 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times? 04O 22 29 04O 22 29 44050 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill thee. 04O 22 30 04O 22 30 44060 And the ass said unto Balaam, Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay. 04O 22 31 04O 22 31 44070 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face. 04O 22 32 04O 22 32 44080 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: 04O 22 33 04O 22 33 44090 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain thee, and saved her alive. 04O 22 34 04O 22 34 44100 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me: now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. 04O 22 35 04O 22 35 44110 And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak. 04O 22 36 04O 22 36 44120 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast. 04O 22 37 04O 22 37 44130 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote thee to honour? 04O 22 38 04O 22 38 44140 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 04O 22 39 04O 22 39 44150 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto Kirjath-huzoth. 04O 22 40 04O 22 40 44160 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him. 04O 22 41 04O 22 41 44170 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost part of the people. 04O 23 1 04O 23 1 44180 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 04O 23 2 04O 23 2 44190 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 04O 23 3 04O 23 3 44200 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and whatsoever he sheweth me I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 04O 23 4 04O 23 4 44210 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon every altar a bullock and a ram. 04O 23 5 04O 23 5 44220 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said, Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak. 04O 23 6 04O 23 6 44230 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab. 04O 23 7 04O 23 7 44240 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. 04O 23 8 04O 23 8 44250 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied? 04O 23 9 04O 23 9 44260 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 04O 23 10 04O 23 10 44270 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! 04O 23 11 04O 23 11 44280 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 04O 23 12 04O 23 12 44290 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth? 04O 23 13 04O 23 13 44300 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence. 04O 23 14 04O 23 14 44310 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 04O 23 15 04O 23 15 44320 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 04O 23 16 04O 23 16 44330 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. 04O 23 17 04O 23 17 44340 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken? 04O 23 18 04O 23 18 44350 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: 04O 23 19 04O 23 19 44360 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 04O 23 20 04O 23 20 44370 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. 04O 23 21 04O 23 21 44380 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them. 04O 23 22 04O 23 22 44390 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn. 04O 23 23 04O 23 23 44400 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel: according to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! 04O 23 24 04O 23 24 44410 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. 04O 23 25 04O 23 25 44420 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 04O 23 26 04O 23 26 44430 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do? 04O 23 27 04O 23 27 44440 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence. 04O 23 28 04O 23 28 44450 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon. 04O 23 29 04O 23 29 44460 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams. 04O 23 30 04O 23 30 44470 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. 04O 24 1 04O 24 1 44480 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness. 04O 24 2 04O 24 2 44490 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him. 04O 24 3 04O 24 3 44500 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 04O 24 4 04O 24 4 44510 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 04O 24 5 04O 24 5 44520 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! 04O 24 6 04O 24 6 44530 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters. 04O 24 7 04O 24 7 44540 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 04O 24 8 04O 24 8 44550 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 04O 24 9 04O 24 9 44560 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 04O 24 10 04O 24 10 44570 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. 04O 24 11 04O 24 11 44580 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee back from honour. 04O 24 12 04O 24 12 44590 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, 04O 24 13 04O 24 13 44600 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak? 04O 24 14 04O 24 14 44610 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days. 04O 24 15 04O 24 15 44620 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said: 04O 24 16 04O 24 16 44630 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open: 04O 24 17 04O 24 17 44640 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 04O 24 18 04O 24 18 44650 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. 04O 24 19 04O 24 19 44660 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 04O 24 20 04O 24 20 44670 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that he perish for ever. 04O 24 21 04O 24 21 44680 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. 04O 24 22 04O 24 22 44690 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive. 04O 24 23 04O 24 23 44700 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this! 04O 24 24 04O 24 24 44710 And ships shall come from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever. 04O 24 25 04O 24 25 44720 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place: and Balak also went his way. 04O 25 1 04O 25 1 44730 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab. 04O 25 2 04O 25 2 44740 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 04O 25 3 04O 25 3 44750 And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel. 04O 25 4 04O 25 4 44760 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. 04O 25 5 04O 25 5 44770 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor. 04O 25 6 04O 25 6 44780 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 04O 25 7 04O 25 7 44790 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand; 04O 25 8 04O 25 8 44800 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 04O 25 9 04O 25 9 44810 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. 04O 25 10 04O 25 10 44820 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 25 11 04O 25 11 44830 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 04O 25 12 04O 25 12 44840 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 04O 25 13 04O 25 13 44850 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 04O 25 14 04O 25 14 44860 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. 04O 25 15 04O 25 15 44870 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian. 04O 25 16 04O 25 16 44880 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 25 17 04O 25 17 44890 Vex the Midianites, and smite them: 04O 25 18 04O 25 18 44900 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. 04O 26 1 04O 26 1 44910 And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 04O 26 2 04O 26 2 44920 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their father's house, all that are able to go to war in Israel. 04O 26 3 04O 26 3 44930 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 04O 26 4 04O 26 4 44940 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years old and upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt. 04O 26 5 04O 26 5 44950 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, of whom cometh the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites: 04O 26 6 04O 26 6 44960 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites. 04O 26 7 04O 26 7 44970 These are the families of the Reubenites: and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 04O 26 8 04O 26 8 44980 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab. 04O 26 9 04O 26 9 44990 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD: 04O 26 10 04O 26 10 45000 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. 04O 26 11 04O 26 11 45010 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not. 04O 26 12 04O 26 12 45020 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites: 04O 26 13 04O 26 13 45030 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 04O 26 14 04O 26 14 45040 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 04O 26 15 04O 26 15 45050 The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites: 04O 26 16 04O 26 16 45060 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites: 04O 26 17 04O 26 17 45070 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the family of the Arelites. 04O 26 18 04O 26 18 45080 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred. 04O 26 19 04O 26 19 45090 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan: and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 04O 26 20 04O 26 20 45100 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. 04O 26 21 04O 26 21 45110 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites. 04O 26 22 04O 26 22 45120 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred. 04O 26 23 04O 26 23 45130 Of the sons of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the Punites: 04O 26 24 04O 26 24 45140 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites. 04O 26 25 04O 26 25 45150 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 04O 26 26 04O 26 26 45160 Of the sons of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 04O 26 27 04O 26 27 45170 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and five hundred. 04O 26 28 04O 26 28 45180 The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim. 04O 26 29 04O 26 29 45190 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites. 04O 26 30 04O 26 30 45200 These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites: 04O 26 31 04O 26 31 45210 And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites: 04O 26 32 04O 26 32 45220 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites. 04O 26 33 04O 26 33 45230 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 04O 26 34 04O 26 34 45240 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred. 04O 26 35 04O 26 35 45250 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites. 04O 26 36 04O 26 36 45260 And these are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 04O 26 37 04O 26 37 45270 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph after their families. 04O 26 38 04O 26 38 45280 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites: 04O 26 39 04O 26 39 45290 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites. 04O 26 40 04O 26 40 45300 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites: and of Naaman, the family of the Naamites. 04O 26 41 04O 26 41 45310 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and six hundred. 04O 26 42 04O 26 42 45320 These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families. 04O 26 43 04O 26 43 45330 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were threescore and four thousand and four hundred. 04O 26 44 04O 26 44 45340 Of the children of Asher after their families: of Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites. 04O 26 45 04O 26 45 45350 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites. 04O 26 46 04O 26 46 45360 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah. 04O 26 47 04O 26 47 45370 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them; who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 04O 26 48 04O 26 48 45380 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of the Gunites: 04O 26 49 04O 26 49 45390 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 04O 26 50 04O 26 50 45400 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred. 04O 26 51 04O 26 51 45410 These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. 04O 26 52 04O 26 52 45420 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 26 53 04O 26 53 45430 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names. 04O 26 54 04O 26 54 45440 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of him. 04O 26 55 04O 26 55 45450 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 04O 26 56 04O 26 56 45460 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few. 04O 26 57 04O 26 57 45470 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 04O 26 58 04O 26 58 45480 These are the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram. 04O 26 59 04O 26 59 45490 And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 04O 26 60 04O 26 60 45500 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 04O 26 61 04O 26 61 45510 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD. 04O 26 62 04O 26 62 45520 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel. 04O 26 63 04O 26 63 45530 These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 04O 26 64 04O 26 64 45540 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. 04O 26 65 04O 26 65 45550 For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 04O 27 1 04O 27 1 45560 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 04O 27 2 04O 27 2 45570 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying, 04O 27 3 04O 27 3 45580 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and had no sons. 04O 27 4 04O 27 4 45590 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father. 04O 27 5 04O 27 5 45600 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD. 04O 27 6 04O 27 6 45610 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 27 7 04O 27 7 45620 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. 04O 27 8 04O 27 8 45630 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. 04O 27 9 04O 27 9 45640 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. 04O 27 10 04O 27 10 45650 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren. 04O 27 11 04O 27 11 45660 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 27 12 04O 27 12 45670 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 04O 27 13 04O 27 13 45680 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 04O 27 14 04O 27 14 45690 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. 04O 27 15 04O 27 15 45700 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying, 04O 27 16 04O 27 16 45710 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation, 04O 27 17 04O 27 17 45720 Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 04O 27 18 04O 27 18 45730 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him; 04O 27 19 04O 27 19 45740 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 04O 27 20 04O 27 20 45750 And thou shalt put some of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient. 04O 27 21 04O 27 21 45760 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 04O 27 22 04O 27 22 45770 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation: 04O 27 23 04O 27 23 45780 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 04O 28 1 04O 28 1 45790 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 28 2 04O 28 2 45800 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My offering, and my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, for a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. 04O 28 3 04O 28 3 45810 And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt offering. 04O 28 4 04O 28 4 45820 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at even; 04O 28 5 04O 28 5 45830 And a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil. 04O 28 6 04O 28 6 45840 It is a continual burnt offering, which was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 04O 28 7 04O 28 7 45850 And the drink offering thereof shall be the fourth part of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD for a drink offering. 04O 28 8 04O 28 8 45860 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. 04O 28 9 04O 28 9 45870 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without spot, and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof: 04O 28 10 04O 28 10 45880 This is the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 04O 28 11 04O 28 11 45890 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot; 04O 28 12 04O 28 12 45900 And three tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram; 04O 28 13 04O 28 13 45910 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil for a meat offering unto one lamb; for a burnt offering of a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 04O 28 14 04O 28 14 45920 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third part of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin unto a lamb: this is the burnt offering of every month throughout the months of the year. 04O 28 15 04O 28 15 45930 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 04O 28 16 04O 28 16 45940 And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD. 04O 28 17 04O 28 17 45950 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast: seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. 04O 28 18 04O 28 18 45960 In the first day shall be an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work therein: 04O 28 19 04O 28 19 45970 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you without blemish: 04O 28 20 04O 28 20 45980 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram; 04O 28 21 04O 28 21 45990 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 04O 28 22 04O 28 22 46000 And one goat for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you. 04O 28 23 04O 28 23 46010 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering. 04O 28 24 04O 28 24 46020 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering. 04O 28 25 04O 28 25 46030 And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work. 04O 28 26 04O 28 26 46040 Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: 04O 28 27 04O 28 27 46050 But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the first year; 04O 28 28 04O 28 28 46060 And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram, 04O 28 29 04O 28 29 46070 A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs; 04O 28 30 04O 28 30 46080 And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. 04O 28 31 04O 28 31 46090 Ye shall offer them beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without blemish) and their drink offerings. 04O 29 1 04O 29 1 46100 And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you. 04O 29 2 04O 29 2 46110 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish: 04O 29 3 04O 29 3 46120 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, and two tenth deals for a ram, 04O 29 4 04O 29 4 46130 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 04O 29 5 04O 29 5 46140 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering, to make an atonement for you: 04O 29 6 04O 29 6 46150 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD. 04O 29 7 04O 29 7 46160 And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein: 04O 29 8 04O 29 8 46170 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD for a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish: 04O 29 9 04O 29 9 46180 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, and two tenth deals to one ram, 04O 29 10 04O 29 10 46190 A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs: 04O 29 11 04O 29 11 46200 One kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings. 04O 29 12 04O 29 12 46210 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: 04O 29 13 04O 29 13 46220 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year; they shall be without blemish: 04O 29 14 04O 29 14 46230 And their meat offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams, 04O 29 15 04O 29 15 46240 And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs: 04O 29 16 04O 29 16 46250 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 17 04O 29 17 46260 And on the second day ye shall offer twelve young bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: 04O 29 18 04O 29 18 46270 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 19 04O 29 19 46280 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and their drink offerings. 04O 29 20 04O 29 20 46290 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish; 04O 29 21 04O 29 21 46300 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 22 04O 29 22 46310 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 23 04O 29 23 46320 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish: 04O 29 24 04O 29 24 46330 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 25 04O 29 25 46340 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 26 04O 29 26 46350 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot: 04O 29 27 04O 29 27 46360 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 28 04O 29 28 46370 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 29 04O 29 29 46380 And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish: 04O 29 30 04O 29 30 46390 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 31 04O 29 31 46400 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 32 04O 29 32 46410 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish: 04O 29 33 04O 29 33 46420 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 34 04O 29 34 46430 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 35 04O 29 35 46440 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye shall do no servile work therein: 04O 29 36 04O 29 36 46450 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish: 04O 29 37 04O 29 37 46460 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner: 04O 29 38 04O 29 38 46470 And one goat for a sin offering; beside the continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink offering. 04O 29 39 04O 29 39 46480 These things ye shall do unto the LORD in your set feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink offerings, and for your peace offerings. 04O 29 40 04O 29 40 46490 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all that the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 30 1 04O 30 1 46500 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded. 04O 30 2 04O 30 2 46510 If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. 04O 30 3 04O 30 3 46520 If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth; 04O 30 4 04O 30 4 46530 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 04O 30 5 04O 30 5 46540 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 04O 30 6 04O 30 6 46550 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; 04O 30 7 04O 30 7 46560 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 04O 30 8 04O 30 8 46570 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her. 04O 30 9 04O 30 9 46580 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 04O 30 10 04O 30 10 46590 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath; 04O 30 11 04O 30 11 46600 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 04O 30 12 04O 30 12 46610 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her. 04O 30 13 04O 30 13 46620 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. 04O 30 14 04O 30 14 46630 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 04O 30 15 04O 30 15 46640 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity. 04O 30 16 04O 30 16 46650 These are the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house. 04O 31 1 04O 31 1 46660 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 31 2 04O 31 2 46670 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. 04O 31 3 04O 31 3 46680 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the LORD of Midian. 04O 31 4 04O 31 4 46690 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war. 04O 31 5 04O 31 5 46700 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war. 04O 31 6 04O 31 6 46710 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand. 04O 31 7 04O 31 7 46720 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew all the males. 04O 31 8 04O 31 8 46730 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 04O 31 9 04O 31 9 46740 And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods. 04O 31 10 04O 31 10 46750 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire. 04O 31 11 04O 31 11 46760 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts. 04O 31 12 04O 31 12 46770 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. 04O 31 13 04O 31 13 46780 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp. 04O 31 14 04O 31 14 46790 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle. 04O 31 15 04O 31 15 46800 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive? 04O 31 16 04O 31 16 46810 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD. 04O 31 17 04O 31 17 46820 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him. 04O 31 18 04O 31 18 46830 But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves. 04O 31 19 04O 31 19 46840 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day. 04O 31 20 04O 31 20 46850 And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood. 04O 31 21 04O 31 21 46860 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses; 04O 31 22 04O 31 22 46870 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead, 04O 31 23 04O 31 23 46880 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water. 04O 31 24 04O 31 24 46890 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. 04O 31 25 04O 31 25 46900 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 31 26 04O 31 26 46910 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation: 04O 31 27 04O 31 27 46920 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation: 04O 31 28 04O 31 28 46930 And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep: 04O 31 29 04O 31 29 46940 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD. 04O 31 30 04O 31 30 46950 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD. 04O 31 31 04O 31 31 46960 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 31 32 04O 31 32 46970 And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 04O 31 33 04O 31 33 46980 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves, 04O 31 34 04O 31 34 46990 And threescore and one thousand asses, 04O 31 35 04O 31 35 47000 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of woman that had not known man by lying with him. 04O 31 36 04O 31 36 47010 And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep: 04O 31 37 04O 31 37 47020 And the LORD's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen. 04O 31 38 04O 31 38 47030 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and twelve. 04O 31 39 04O 31 39 47040 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which the LORD's tribute was threescore and one. 04O 31 40 04O 31 40 47050 And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which the LORD's tribute was thirty and two persons. 04O 31 41 04O 31 41 47060 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 31 42 04O 31 42 47070 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, 04O 31 43 04O 31 43 47080 (Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep, 04O 31 44 04O 31 44 47090 And thirty and six thousand beeves, 04O 31 45 04O 31 45 47100 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 04O 31 46 04O 31 46 47110 And sixteen thousand persons;) 04O 31 47 04O 31 47 47120 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. 04O 31 48 04O 31 48 47130 And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses: 04O 31 49 04O 31 49 47140 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us. 04O 31 50 04O 31 50 47150 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. 04O 31 51 04O 31 51 47160 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels. 04O 31 52 04O 31 52 47170 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels. 04O 31 53 04O 31 53 47180 (For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.) 04O 31 54 04O 31 54 47190 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD. 04O 32 1 04O 32 1 47200 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle; 04O 32 2 04O 32 2 47210 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the princes of the congregation, saying, 04O 32 3 04O 32 3 47220 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 04O 32 4 04O 32 4 47230 Even the country which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel, is a land for cattle, and thy servants have cattle: 04O 32 5 04O 32 5 47240 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession, and bring us not over Jordan. 04O 32 6 04O 32 6 47250 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? 04O 32 7 04O 32 7 47260 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? 04O 32 8 04O 32 8 47270 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land. 04O 32 9 04O 32 9 47280 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them. 04O 32 10 04O 32 10 47290 And the LORD's anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, 04O 32 11 04O 32 11 47300 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: 04O 32 12 04O 32 12 47310 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD. 04O 32 13 04O 32 13 47320 And the LORD's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was consumed. 04O 32 14 04O 32 14 47330 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel. 04O 32 15 04O 32 15 47340 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this people. 04O 32 16 04O 32 16 47350 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones: 04O 32 17 04O 32 17 47360 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place: and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land. 04O 32 18 04O 32 18 47370 We will not return unto our houses, until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance. 04O 32 19 04O 32 19 47380 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward. 04O 32 20 04O 32 20 47390 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if ye will go armed before the LORD to war, 04O 32 21 04O 32 21 47400 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, 04O 32 22 04O 32 22 47410 And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD. 04O 32 23 04O 32 23 47420 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out. 04O 32 24 04O 32 24 47430 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth. 04O 32 25 04O 32 25 47440 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth. 04O 32 26 04O 32 26 47450 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: 04O 32 27 04O 32 27 47460 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith. 04O 32 28 04O 32 28 47470 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel: 04O 32 29 04O 32 29 47480 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession: 04O 32 30 04O 32 30 47490 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan. 04O 32 31 04O 32 31 47500 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so will we do. 04O 32 32 04O 32 32 47510 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours. 04O 32 33 04O 32 33 47520 And Moses gave unto them, even to the children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with the cities thereof in the coasts, even the cities of the country round about. 04O 32 34 04O 32 34 47530 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 04O 32 35 04O 32 35 47540 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 04O 32 36 04O 32 36 47550 And Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities: and folds for sheep. 04O 32 37 04O 32 37 47560 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kirjathaim, 04O 32 38 04O 32 38 47570 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their names being changed,) and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they builded. 04O 32 39 04O 32 39 47580 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it. 04O 32 40 04O 32 40 47590 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein. 04O 32 41 04O 32 41 47600 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havoth-jair. 04O 32 42 04O 32 42 47610 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name. 04O 33 1 04O 33 1 47620 These are the journeys of the children of Israel, which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron. 04O 33 2 04O 33 2 47630 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these are their journeys according to their goings out. 04O 33 3 04O 33 3 47640 And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians. 04O 33 4 04O 33 4 47650 For the Egyptians buried all their firstborn, which the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD executed judgments. 04O 33 5 04O 33 5 47660 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succoth. 04O 33 6 04O 33 6 47670 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 04O 33 7 04O 33 7 47680 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they pitched before Migdol. 04O 33 8 04O 33 8 47690 And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. 04O 33 9 04O 33 9 47700 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in Elim were twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees; and they pitched there. 04O 33 10 04O 33 10 47710 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea. 04O 33 11 04O 33 11 47720 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the wilderness of Sin. 04O 33 12 04O 33 12 47730 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah. 04O 33 13 04O 33 13 47740 And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush. 04O 33 14 04O 33 14 47750 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink. 04O 33 15 04O 33 15 47760 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai. 04O 33 16 04O 33 16 47770 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibroth-hattaavah. 04O 33 17 04O 33 17 47780 And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth. 04O 33 18 04O 33 18 47790 And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithmah. 04O 33 19 04O 33 19 47800 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rimmon-parez. 04O 33 20 04O 33 20 47810 And they departed from Rimmon-parez, and pitched in Libnah. 04O 33 21 04O 33 21 47820 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah. 04O 33 22 04O 33 22 47830 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelathah. 04O 33 23 04O 33 23 47840 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher. 04O 33 24 04O 33 24 47850 And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in Haradah. 04O 33 25 04O 33 25 47860 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in Makheloth. 04O 33 26 04O 33 26 47870 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath. 04O 33 27 04O 33 27 47880 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah. 04O 33 28 04O 33 28 47890 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah. 04O 33 29 04O 33 29 47900 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah. 04O 33 30 04O 33 30 47910 And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at Moseroth. 04O 33 31 04O 33 31 47920 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan. 04O 33 32 04O 33 32 47930 And they removed from Bene-jaakan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad. 04O 33 33 04O 33 33 47940 And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbathah. 04O 33 34 04O 33 34 47950 And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah. 04O 33 35 04O 33 35 47960 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber. 04O 33 36 04O 33 36 47970 And they removed from Ezion-gaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh. 04O 33 37 04O 33 37 47980 And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. 04O 33 38 04O 33 38 47990 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month. 04O 33 39 04O 33 39 48000 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor. 04O 33 40 04O 33 40 48010 And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. 04O 33 41 04O 33 41 48020 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 04O 33 42 04O 33 42 48030 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon. 04O 33 43 04O 33 43 48040 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth. 04O 33 44 04O 33 44 48050 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ije-abarim, in the border of Moab. 04O 33 45 04O 33 45 48060 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibon-gad. 04O 33 46 04O 33 46 48070 And they removed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim. 04O 33 47 04O 33 47 48080 And they removed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. 04O 33 48 04O 33 48 48090 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 04O 33 49 04O 33 49 48100 And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. 04O 33 50 04O 33 50 48110 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 04O 33 51 04O 33 51 48120 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 04O 33 52 04O 33 52 48130 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places: 04O 33 53 04O 33 53 48140 And ye shall dispossess the inhabitants of the land, and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it. 04O 33 54 04O 33 54 48150 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance among your families: and to the more ye shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance: every man's inheritance shall be in the place where his lot falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. 04O 33 55 04O 33 55 48160 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell. 04O 33 56 04O 33 56 48170 Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them. 04O 34 1 04O 34 1 48180 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 34 2 04O 34 2 48190 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this is the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, even the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:) 04O 34 3 04O 34 3 48200 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward: 04O 34 4 04O 34 4 48210 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-addar, and pass on to Azmon: 04O 34 5 04O 34 5 48220 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea. 04O 34 6 04O 34 6 48230 And as for the western border, ye shall even have the great sea for a border: this shall be your west border. 04O 34 7 04O 34 7 48240 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor: 04O 34 8 04O 34 8 48250 From mount Hor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad: 04O 34 9 04O 34 9 48260 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar-enan: this shall be your north border. 04O 34 10 04O 34 10 48270 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar-enan to Shepham: 04O 34 11 04O 34 11 48280 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward: 04O 34 12 04O 34 12 48290 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with the coasts thereof round about. 04O 34 13 04O 34 13 48300 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying, This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: 04O 34 14 04O 34 14 48310 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fathers, have received their inheritance; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance: 04O 34 15 04O 34 15 48320 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side Jordan near Jericho eastward, toward the sunrising. 04O 34 16 04O 34 16 48330 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 34 17 04O 34 17 48340 These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 04O 34 18 04O 34 18 48350 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. 04O 34 19 04O 34 19 48360 And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 04O 34 20 04O 34 20 48370 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 04O 34 21 04O 34 21 48380 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 04O 34 22 04O 34 22 48390 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli. 04O 34 23 04O 34 23 48400 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 04O 34 24 04O 34 24 48410 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 04O 34 25 04O 34 25 48420 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. 04O 34 26 04O 34 26 48430 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan. 04O 34 27 04O 34 27 48440 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi. 04O 34 28 04O 34 28 48450 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. 04O 34 29 04O 34 29 48460 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. 04O 35 1 04O 35 1 48470 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying, 04O 35 2 04O 35 2 48480 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 04O 35 3 04O 35 3 48490 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts. 04O 35 4 04O 35 4 48500 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 04O 35 5 04O 35 5 48510 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities. 04O 35 6 04O 35 6 48520 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities. 04O 35 7 04O 35 7 48530 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs. 04O 35 8 04O 35 8 48540 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth. 04O 35 9 04O 35 9 48550 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 04O 35 10 04O 35 10 48560 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan; 04O 35 11 04O 35 11 48570 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares. 04O 35 12 04O 35 12 48580 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 04O 35 13 04O 35 13 48590 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge. 04O 35 14 04O 35 14 48600 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge. 04O 35 15 04O 35 15 48610 These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 04O 35 16 04O 35 16 48620 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 04O 35 17 04O 35 17 48630 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 04O 35 18 04O 35 18 48640 Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death. 04O 35 19 04O 35 19 48650 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him. 04O 35 20 04O 35 20 48660 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die; 04O 35 21 04O 35 21 48670 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. 04O 35 22 04O 35 22 48680 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 04O 35 23 04O 35 23 48690 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm: 04O 35 24 04O 35 24 48700 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments: 04O 35 25 04O 35 25 48710 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil. 04O 35 26 04O 35 26 48720 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled; 04O 35 27 04O 35 27 48730 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood: 04O 35 28 04O 35 28 48740 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession. 04O 35 29 04O 35 29 48750 So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 04O 35 30 04O 35 30 48760 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die. 04O 35 31 04O 35 31 48770 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death. 04O 35 32 04O 35 32 48780 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest. 04O 35 33 04O 35 33 48790 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 04O 35 34 04O 35 34 48800 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel. 04O 36 1 04O 36 1 48810 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel: 04O 36 2 04O 36 2 48820 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. 04O 36 3 04O 36 3 48830 And if they be married to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance. 04O 36 4 04O 36 4 48840 And when the jubile of the children of Israel shall be, then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers. 04O 36 5 04O 36 5 48850 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph hath said well. 04O 36 6 04O 36 6 48860 This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry. 04O 36 7 04O 36 7 48870 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers. 04O 36 8 04O 36 8 48880 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers. 04O 36 9 04O 36 9 48890 Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance. 04O 36 10 04O 36 10 48900 Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zelophehad: 04O 36 11 04O 36 11 48910 For Mahlal, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons: 04O 36 12 04O 36 12 48920 And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 04O 36 13 04O 36 13 48930 These are the commandments and the judgments, which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 05O 1 1 05O 1 1 48940 These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 05O 1 2 05O 1 2 48950 (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.) 05O 1 3 05O 1 3 48960 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the LORD had given him in commandment unto them; 05O 1 4 05O 1 4 48970 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: 05O 1 5 05O 1 5 48980 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, 05O 1 6 05O 1 6 48990 The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount: 05O 1 7 05O 1 7 49000 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. 05O 1 8 05O 1 8 49010 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them. 05O 1 9 05O 1 9 49020 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able to bear you myself alone: 05O 1 10 05O 1 10 49030 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 05O 1 11 05O 1 11 49040 (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) 05O 1 12 05O 1 12 49050 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? 05O 1 13 05O 1 13 49060 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you. 05O 1 14 05O 1 14 49070 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do. 05O 1 15 05O 1 15 49080 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes. 05O 1 16 05O 1 16 49090 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. 05O 1 17 05O 1 17 49100 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. 05O 1 18 05O 1 18 49110 And I commanded you at that time all the things which ye should do. 05O 1 19 05O 1 19 49120 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 05O 1 20 05O 1 20 49130 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us. 05O 1 21 05O 1 21 49140 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. 05O 1 22 05O 1 22 49150 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what cities we shall come. 05O 1 23 05O 1 23 49160 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe: 05O 1 24 05O 1 24 49170 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out. 05O 1 25 05O 1 25 49180 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land which the LORD our God doth give us. 05O 1 26 05O 1 26 49190 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God: 05O 1 27 05O 1 27 49200 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us. 05O 1 28 05O 1 28 49210 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people is greater and taller than we; the cities are great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. 05O 1 29 05O 1 29 49220 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 05O 1 30 05O 1 30 49230 The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt before your eyes; 05O 1 31 05O 1 31 49240 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place. 05O 1 32 05O 1 32 49250 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God, 05O 1 33 05O 1 33 49260 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. 05O 1 34 05O 1 34 49270 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, 05O 1 35 05O 1 35 49280 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers, 05O 1 36 05O 1 36 49290 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD. 05O 1 37 05O 1 37 49300 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. 05O 1 38 05O 1 38 49310 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. 05O 1 39 05O 1 39 49320 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. 05O 1 40 05O 1 40 49330 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 05O 1 41 05O 1 41 49340 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. 05O 1 42 05O 1 42 49350 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. 05O 1 43 05O 1 43 49360 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill. 05O 1 44 05O 1 44 49370 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. 05O 1 45 05O 1 45 49380 And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you. 05O 1 46 05O 1 46 49390 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the days that ye abode there. 05O 2 1 05O 2 1 49400 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 05O 2 2 05O 2 2 49410 And the LORD spake unto me, saying, 05O 2 3 05O 2 3 49420 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 05O 2 4 05O 2 4 49430 And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: 05O 2 5 05O 2 5 49440 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. 05O 2 6 05O 2 6 49450 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink. 05O 2 7 05O 2 7 49460 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing. 05O 2 8 05O 2 8 49470 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. 05O 2 9 05O 2 9 49480 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession. 05O 2 10 05O 2 10 49490 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; 05O 2 11 05O 2 11 49500 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims. 05O 2 12 05O 2 12 49510 The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. 05O 2 13 05O 2 13 49520 Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered. 05O 2 14 05O 2 14 49530 And the space in which we came from Kadesh-barnea, until we were come over the brook Zered, was thirty and eight years; until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from among the host, as the LORD sware unto them. 05O 2 15 05O 2 15 49540 For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed. 05O 2 16 05O 2 16 49550 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people, 05O 2 17 05O 2 17 49560 That the LORD spake unto me, saying, 05O 2 18 05O 2 18 49570 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day: 05O 2 19 05O 2 19 49580 And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession. 05O 2 20 05O 2 20 49590 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims; 05O 2 21 05O 2 21 49600 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead: 05O 2 22 05O 2 22 49610 As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day: 05O 2 23 05O 2 23 49620 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, even unto Azzah, the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them, and dwelt in their stead.) 05O 2 24 05O 2 24 49630 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle. 05O 2 25 05O 2 25 49640 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee. 05O 2 26 05O 2 26 49650 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 05O 2 27 05O 2 27 49660 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left. 05O 2 28 05O 2 28 49670 Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet; 05O 2 29 05O 2 29 49680 (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us. 05O 2 30 05O 2 30 49690 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. 05O 2 31 05O 2 31 49700 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land. 05O 2 32 05O 2 32 49710 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. 05O 2 33 05O 2 33 49720 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 05O 2 34 05O 2 34 49730 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain: 05O 2 35 05O 2 35 49740 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and the spoil of the cities which we took. 05O 2 36 05O 2 36 49750 From Aroer, which is by the brink of the river of Arnon, and from the city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our God delivered all unto us: 05O 2 37 05O 2 37 49760 Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not, nor unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us. 05O 3 1 05O 3 1 49770 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. 05O 3 2 05O 3 2 49780 And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand; and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 05O 3 3 05O 3 3 49790 So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also, the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until none was left to him remaining. 05O 3 4 05O 3 4 49800 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 05O 3 5 05O 3 5 49810 All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many. 05O 3 6 05O 3 6 49820 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city. 05O 3 7 05O 3 7 49830 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourselves. 05O 3 8 05O 3 8 49840 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon; 05O 3 9 05O 3 9 49850 (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;) 05O 3 10 05O 3 10 49860 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 05O 3 11 05O 3 11 49870 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 05O 3 12 05O 3 12 49880 And this land, which we possessed at that time, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites. 05O 3 13 05O 3 13 49890 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of giants. 05O 3 14 05O 3 14 49900 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jair, unto this day. 05O 3 15 05O 3 15 49910 And I gave Gilead unto Machir. 05O 3 16 05O 3 16 49920 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 05O 3 17 05O 3 17 49930 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. 05O 3 18 05O 3 18 49940 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. 05O 3 19 05O 3 19 49950 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, (for I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your cities which I have given you; 05O 3 20 05O 3 20 49960 Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land which the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and then shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have given you. 05O 3 21 05O 3 21 49970 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 05O 3 22 05O 3 22 49980 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you. 05O 3 23 05O 3 23 49990 And I besought the LORD at that time, saying, 05O 3 24 05O 3 24 50000 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and according to thy might? 05O 3 25 05O 3 25 50010 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon. 05O 3 26 05O 3 26 50020 But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. 05O 3 27 05O 3 27 50030 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 05O 3 28 05O 3 28 50040 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see. 05O 3 29 05O 3 29 50050 So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor. 05O 4 1 05O 4 1 50060 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you. 05O 4 2 05O 4 2 50070 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you. 05O 4 3 05O 4 3 50080 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. 05O 4 4 05O 4 4 50090 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. 05O 4 5 05O 4 5 50100 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. 05O 4 6 05O 4 6 50110 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. 05O 4 7 05O 4 7 50120 For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for? 05O 4 8 05O 4 8 50130 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? 05O 4 9 05O 4 9 50140 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons; 05O 4 10 05O 4 10 50150 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. 05O 4 11 05O 4 11 50160 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. 05O 4 12 05O 4 12 50170 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. 05O 4 13 05O 4 13 50180 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. 05O 4 14 05O 4 14 50190 And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it. 05O 4 15 05O 4 15 50200 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: 05O 4 16 05O 4 16 50210 Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, 05O 4 17 05O 4 17 50220 The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air, 05O 4 18 05O 4 18 50230 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth: 05O 4 19 05O 4 19 50240 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven. 05O 4 20 05O 4 20 50250 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, even out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. 05O 4 21 05O 4 21 50260 Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance: 05O 4 22 05O 4 22 50270 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land. 05O 4 23 05O 4 23 50280 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee. 05O 4 24 05O 4 24 50290 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God. 05O 4 25 05O 4 25 50300 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger: 05O 4 26 05O 4 26 50310 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed. 05O 4 27 05O 4 27 50320 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you. 05O 4 28 05O 4 28 50330 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell. 05O 4 29 05O 4 29 50340 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 05O 4 30 05O 4 30 50350 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice; 05O 4 31 05O 4 31 50360 (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them. 05O 4 32 05O 4 32 50370 For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it? 05O 4 33 05O 4 33 50380 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live? 05O 4 34 05O 4 34 50390 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? 05O 4 35 05O 4 35 50400 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him. 05O 4 36 05O 4 36 50410 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he might instruct thee: and upon earth he shewed thee his great fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire. 05O 4 37 05O 4 37 50420 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt; 05O 4 38 05O 4 38 50430 To drive out nations from before thee greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day. 05O 4 39 05O 4 39 50440 Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the LORD he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else. 05O 4 40 05O 4 40 50450 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, for ever. 05O 4 41 05O 4 41 50460 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; 05O 4 42 05O 4 42 50470 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live: 05O 4 43 05O 4 43 50480 Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites. 05O 4 44 05O 4 44 50490 And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel: 05O 4 45 05O 4 45 50500 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt, 05O 4 46 05O 4 46 50510 On this side Jordan, in the valley over against Beth-peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt: 05O 4 47 05O 4 47 50520 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which were on this side Jordan toward the sunrising; 05O 4 48 05O 4 48 50530 From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon, 05O 4 49 05O 4 49 50540 And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah. 05O 5 1 05O 5 1 50550 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. 05O 5 2 05O 5 2 50560 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 05O 5 3 05O 5 3 50570 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day. 05O 5 4 05O 5 4 50580 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out of the midst of the fire, 05O 5 5 05O 5 5 50590 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the work of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying, 05O 5 6 05O 5 6 50600 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 05O 5 7 05O 5 7 50610 Thou shalt have none other gods before me. 05O 5 8 05O 5 8 50620 Thou shalt not make thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the waters beneath the earth: 05O 5 9 05O 5 9 50630 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me, 05O 5 10 05O 5 10 50640 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. 05O 5 11 05O 5 11 50650 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 05O 5 12 05O 5 12 50660 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee. 05O 5 13 05O 5 13 50670 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: 05O 5 14 05O 5 14 50680 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. 05O 5 15 05O 5 15 50690 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day. 05O 5 16 05O 5 16 50700 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 05O 5 17 05O 5 17 50710 Thou shalt not kill. 05O 5 18 05O 5 18 50720 Neither shalt thou commit adultery. 05O 5 19 05O 5 19 50730 Neither shalt thou steal. 05O 5 20 05O 5 20 50740 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. 05O 5 21 05O 5 21 50750 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. 05O 5 22 05O 5 22 50760 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me. 05O 5 23 05O 5 23 50770 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,) that ye came near unto me, even all the heads of your tribes, and your elders; 05O 5 24 05O 5 24 50780 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth. 05O 5 25 05O 5 25 50790 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. 05O 5 26 05O 5 26 50800 For who is there of all flesh, that hath heard the voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as we have, and lived? 05O 5 27 05O 5 27 50810 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it. 05O 5 28 05O 5 28 50820 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee: they have well said all that they have spoken. 05O 5 29 05O 5 29 50830 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever! 05O 5 30 05O 5 30 50840 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again. 05O 5 31 05O 5 31 50850 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it. 05O 5 32 05O 5 32 50860 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. 05O 5 33 05O 5 33 50870 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God hath commanded you, that ye may live, and that it may be well with you, and that ye may prolong your days in the land which ye shall possess. 05O 6 1 05O 6 1 50880 Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 05O 6 2 05O 6 2 50890 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged. 05O 6 3 05O 6 3 50900 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey. 05O 6 4 05O 6 4 50910 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 05O 6 5 05O 6 5 50920 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 05O 6 6 05O 6 6 50930 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 05O 6 7 05O 6 7 50940 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 05O 6 8 05O 6 8 50950 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. 05O 6 9 05O 6 9 50960 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. 05O 6 10 05O 6 10 50970 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, 05O 6 11 05O 6 11 50980 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; 05O 6 12 05O 6 12 50990 Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 05O 6 13 05O 6 13 51000 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name. 05O 6 14 05O 6 14 51010 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; 05O 6 15 05O 6 15 51020 (For the LORD thy God is a jealous God among you) lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth. 05O 6 16 05O 6 16 51030 Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 05O 6 17 05O 6 17 51040 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 05O 6 18 05O 6 18 51050 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, 05O 6 19 05O 6 19 51060 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. 05O 6 20 05O 6 20 51070 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you? 05O 6 21 05O 6 21 51080 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand: 05O 6 22 05O 6 22 51090 And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: 05O 6 23 05O 6 23 51100 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers. 05O 6 24 05O 6 24 51110 And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day. 05O 6 25 05O 6 25 51120 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us. 05O 7 1 05O 7 1 51130 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou; 05O 7 2 05O 7 2 51140 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them: 05O 7 3 05O 7 3 51150 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 05O 7 4 05O 7 4 51160 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly. 05O 7 5 05O 7 5 51170 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their graven images with fire. 05O 7 6 05O 7 6 51180 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 05O 7 7 05O 7 7 51190 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people: 05O 7 8 05O 7 8 51200 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. 05O 7 9 05O 7 9 51210 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; 05O 7 10 05O 7 10 51220 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face. 05O 7 11 05O 7 11 51230 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. 05O 7 12 05O 7 12 51240 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: 05O 7 13 05O 7 13 51250 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 05O 7 14 05O 7 14 51260 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle. 05O 7 15 05O 7 15 51270 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee. 05O 7 16 05O 7 16 51280 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee. 05O 7 17 05O 7 17 51290 If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations are more than I; how can I dispossess them? 05O 7 18 05O 7 18 51300 Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt; 05O 7 19 05O 7 19 51310 The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. 05O 7 20 05O 7 20 51320 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. 05O 7 21 05O 7 21 51330 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. 05O 7 22 05O 7 22 51340 And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. 05O 7 23 05O 7 23 51350 But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. 05O 7 24 05O 7 24 51360 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them. 05O 7 25 05O 7 25 51370 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God. 05O 7 26 05O 7 26 51380 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing. 05O 8 1 05O 8 1 51390 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers. 05O 8 2 05O 8 2 51400 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 05O 8 3 05O 8 3 51410 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. 05O 8 4 05O 8 4 51420 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 05O 8 5 05O 8 5 51430 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. 05O 8 6 05O 8 6 51440 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him. 05O 8 7 05O 8 7 51450 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 05O 8 8 05O 8 8 51460 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; 05O 8 9 05O 8 9 51470 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 05O 8 10 05O 8 10 51480 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. 05O 8 11 05O 8 11 51490 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: 05O 8 12 05O 8 12 51500 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; 05O 8 13 05O 8 13 51510 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 05O 8 14 05O 8 14 51520 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; 05O 8 15 05O 8 15 51530 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where there was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 05O 8 16 05O 8 16 51540 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end; 05O 8 17 05O 8 17 51550 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. 05O 8 18 05O 8 18 51560 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day. 05O 8 19 05O 8 19 51570 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 05O 8 20 05O 8 20 51580 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God. 05O 9 1 05O 9 1 51590 Hear, O Israel: Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself, cities great and fenced up to heaven, 05O 9 2 05O 9 2 51600 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and of whom thou hast heard say, Who can stand before the children of Anak! 05O 9 3 05O 9 3 51610 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. 05O 9 4 05O 9 4 51620 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee. 05O 9 5 05O 9 5 51630 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 05O 9 6 05O 9 6 51640 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people. 05O 9 7 05O 9 7 51650 Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the LORD. 05O 9 8 05O 9 8 51660 Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you. 05O 9 9 05O 9 9 51670 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread nor drink water: 05O 9 10 05O 9 10 51680 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. 05O 9 11 05O 9 11 51690 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant. 05O 9 12 05O 9 12 51700 And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image. 05O 9 13 05O 9 13 51710 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 05O 9 14 05O 9 14 51720 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they. 05O 9 15 05O 9 15 51730 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant were in my two hands. 05O 9 16 05O 9 16 51740 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the LORD your God, and had made you a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you. 05O 9 17 05O 9 17 51750 And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two hands, and brake them before your eyes. 05O 9 18 05O 9 18 51760 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 05O 9 19 05O 9 19 51770 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also. 05O 9 20 05O 9 20 51780 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time. 05O 9 21 05O 9 21 51790 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount. 05O 9 22 05O 9 22 51800 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath. 05O 9 23 05O 9 23 51810 Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadesh-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice. 05O 9 24 05O 9 24 51820 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you. 05O 9 25 05O 9 25 51830 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. 05O 9 26 05O 9 26 51840 I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 05O 9 27 05O 9 27 51850 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their wickedness, nor to their sin: 05O 9 28 05O 9 28 51860 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say, Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought them out to slay them in the wilderness. 05O 9 29 05O 9 29 51870 Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm. 05O 10 1 05O 10 1 51880 At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood. 05O 10 2 05O 10 2 51890 And I will write on the tables the words that were in the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 05O 10 3 05O 10 3 51900 And I made an ark of shittim wood, and hewed two tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount, having the two tables in mine hand. 05O 10 4 05O 10 4 51910 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me. 05O 10 5 05O 10 5 51920 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be, as the LORD commanded me. 05O 10 6 05O 10 6 51930 And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died, and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the priest's office in his stead. 05O 10 7 05O 10 7 51940 From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters. 05O 10 8 05O 10 8 51950 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. 05O 10 9 05O 10 9 51960 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him. 05O 10 10 05O 10 10 51970 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time, forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at that time also, and the LORD would not destroy thee. 05O 10 11 05O 10 11 51980 And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them. 05O 10 12 05O 10 12 51990 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, 05O 10 13 05O 10 13 52000 To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good? 05O 10 14 05O 10 14 52010 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. 05O 10 15 05O 10 15 52020 Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day. 05O 10 16 05O 10 16 52030 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked. 05O 10 17 05O 10 17 52040 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: 05O 10 18 05O 10 18 52050 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 05O 10 19 05O 10 19 52060 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 05O 10 20 05O 10 20 52070 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. 05O 10 21 05O 10 21 52080 He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 05O 10 22 05O 10 22 52090 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. 05O 11 1 05O 11 1 52100 Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. 05O 11 2 05O 11 2 52110 And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his stretched out arm, 05O 11 3 05O 11 3 52120 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land; 05O 11 4 05O 11 4 52130 And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath destroyed them unto this day; 05O 11 5 05O 11 5 52140 And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place; 05O 11 6 05O 11 6 52150 And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel: 05O 11 7 05O 11 7 52160 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD which he did. 05O 11 8 05O 11 8 52170 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it; 05O 11 9 05O 11 9 52180 And that ye may prolong your days in the land, which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 05O 11 10 05O 11 10 52190 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, is not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs: 05O 11 11 05O 11 11 52200 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinketh water of the rain of heaven: 05O 11 12 05O 11 12 52210 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 05O 11 13 05O 11 13 52220 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, 05O 11 14 05O 11 14 52230 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. 05O 11 15 05O 11 15 52240 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full. 05O 11 16 05O 11 16 52250 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them; 05O 11 17 05O 11 17 52260 And then the LORD's wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you. 05O 11 18 05O 11 18 52270 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. 05O 11 19 05O 11 19 52280 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 05O 11 20 05O 11 20 52290 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine house, and upon thy gates: 05O 11 21 05O 11 21 52300 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth. 05O 11 22 05O 11 22 52310 For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him; 05O 11 23 05O 11 23 52320 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier than yourselves. 05O 11 24 05O 11 24 52330 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. 05O 11 25 05O 11 25 52340 There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you. 05O 11 26 05O 11 26 52350 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; 05O 11 27 05O 11 27 52360 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day: 05O 11 28 05O 11 28 52370 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. 05O 11 29 05O 11 29 52380 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal. 05O 11 30 05O 11 30 52390 Are they not on the other side Jordan, by the way where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Moreh? 05O 11 31 05O 11 31 52400 For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell therein. 05O 11 32 05O 11 32 52410 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this day. 05O 12 1 05O 12 1 52420 These are the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth. 05O 12 2 05O 12 2 52430 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: 05O 12 3 05O 12 3 52440 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them out of that place. 05O 12 4 05O 12 4 52450 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God. 05O 12 5 05O 12 5 52460 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 05O 12 6 05O 12 6 52470 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks: 05O 12 7 05O 12 7 52480 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee. 05O 12 8 05O 12 8 52490 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. 05O 12 9 05O 12 9 52500 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you. 05O 12 10 05O 12 10 52510 But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; 05O 12 11 05O 12 11 52520 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: 05O 12 12 05O 12 12 52530 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 05O 12 13 05O 12 13 52540 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: 05O 12 14 05O 12 14 52550 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. 05O 12 15 05O 12 15 52560 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart. 05O 12 16 05O 12 16 52570 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. 05O 12 17 05O 12 17 52580 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: 05O 12 18 05O 12 18 52590 But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto. 05O 12 19 05O 12 19 52600 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth. 05O 12 20 05O 12 20 52610 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 05O 12 21 05O 12 21 52620 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 05O 12 22 05O 12 22 52630 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat of them alike. 05O 12 23 05O 12 23 52640 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh. 05O 12 24 05O 12 24 52650 Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. 05O 12 25 05O 12 25 52660 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. 05O 12 26 05O 12 26 52670 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose: 05O 12 27 05O 12 27 52680 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. 05O 12 28 05O 12 28 52690 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the LORD thy God. 05O 12 29 05O 12 29 52700 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their land; 05O 12 30 05O 12 30 52710 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee; and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise. 05O 12 31 05O 12 31 52720 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. 05O 12 32 05O 12 32 52730 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. 05O 13 1 05O 13 1 52740 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, 05O 13 2 05O 13 2 52750 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; 05O 13 3 05O 13 3 52760 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. 05O 13 4 05O 13 4 52770 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 05O 13 5 05O 13 5 52780 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. 05O 13 6 05O 13 6 52790 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; 05O 13 7 05O 13 7 52800 Namely, of the gods of the people which are round about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; 05O 13 8 05O 13 8 52810 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him; neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare, neither shalt thou conceal him: 05O 13 9 05O 13 9 52820 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 05O 13 10 05O 13 10 52830 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 05O 13 11 05O 13 11 52840 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you. 05O 13 12 05O 13 12 52850 If thou shalt hear say in one of thy cities, which the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 05O 13 13 05O 13 13 52860 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; 05O 13 14 05O 13 14 52870 Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you; 05O 13 15 05O 13 15 52880 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword. 05O 13 16 05O 13 16 52890 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again. 05O 13 17 05O 13 17 52900 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers; 05O 13 18 05O 13 18 52910 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day, to do that which is right in the eyes of the LORD thy God. 05O 14 1 05O 14 1 52920 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. 05O 14 2 05O 14 2 52930 for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth. 05O 14 3 05O 14 3 52940 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 05O 14 4 05O 14 4 52950 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 05O 14 5 05O 14 5 52960 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois. 05O 14 6 05O 14 6 52970 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. 05O 14 7 05O 14 7 52980 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. 05O 14 8 05O 14 8 52990 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase. 05O 14 9 05O 14 9 53000 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat: 05O 14 10 05O 14 10 53010 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you. 05O 14 11 05O 14 11 53020 Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 05O 14 12 05O 14 12 53030 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and ossifrage, and the ospray, 05O 14 13 05O 14 13 53040 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 05O 14 14 05O 14 14 53050 And every raven after his kind, 05O 14 15 05O 14 15 53060 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 05O 14 16 05O 14 16 53070 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 05O 14 17 05O 14 17 53080 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, 05O 14 18 05O 14 18 53090 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 05O 14 19 05O 14 19 53100 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. 05O 14 20 05O 14 20 53110 But of all clean fowls ye may eat. 05O 14 21 05O 14 21 53120 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 05O 14 22 05O 14 22 53130 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 05O 14 23 05O 14 23 53140 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. 05O 14 24 05O 14 24 53150 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: 05O 14 25 05O 14 25 53160 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: 05O 14 26 05O 14 26 53170 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, 05O 14 27 05O 14 27 53180 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 05O 14 28 05O 14 28 53190 At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: 05O 14 29 05O 14 29 53200 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest. 05O 15 1 05O 15 1 53210 At the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 05O 15 2 05O 15 2 53220 And this is the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth ought unto his neighbour shall release it;he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD's release. 05O 15 3 05O 15 3 53230 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it again: but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release; 05O 15 4 05O 15 4 53240 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it: 05O 15 5 05O 15 5 53250 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day. 05O 15 6 05O 15 6 53260 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations,but they shall not reign over thee. 05O 15 7 05O 15 7 53270 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 05O 15 8 05O 15 8 53280 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth. 05O 15 9 05O 15 9 53290 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. 05O 15 10 05O 15 10 53300 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. 05O 15 11 05O 15 11 53310 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land. 05O 15 12 05O 15 12 53320 And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman , be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 05O 15 13 05O 15 13 53330 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty: 05O 15 14 05O 15 14 53340 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 05O 15 15 05O 15 15 53350 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day. 05O 15 16 05O 15 16 53360 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because he is well with thee; 05O 15 17 05O 15 17 53370 Then thou shalt take an aul, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise. 05O 15 18 05O 15 18 53380 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. 05O 15 19 05O 15 19 53390 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 05O 15 20 05O 15 20 53400 Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy household. 05O 15 21 05O 15 21 53410 And if there be any blemish therein, as if it be lame, or blind, or have any ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. 05O 15 22 05O 15 22 53420 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 05O 15 23 05O 15 23 53430 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. 05O 16 1 05O 16 1 53440 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. 05O 16 2 05O 16 2 53450 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there. 05O 16 3 05O 16 3 53460 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life. 05O 16 4 05O 16 4 53470 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there anything of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning. 05O 16 5 05O 16 5 53480 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee: 05O 16 6 05O 16 6 53490 But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt. 05O 16 7 05O 16 7 53500 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents. 05O 16 8 05O 16 8 53510 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein. 05O 16 9 05O 16 9 53520 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn. 05O 16 10 05O 16 10 53530 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: 05O 16 11 05O 16 11 53540 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there. 05O 16 12 05O 16 12 53550 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes. 05O 16 13 05O 16 13 53560 Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine: 05O 16 14 05O 16 14 53570 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. 05O 16 15 05O 16 15 53580 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice. 05O 16 16 05O 16 16 53590 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty: 05O 16 17 05O 16 17 53600 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee. 05O 16 18 05O 16 18 53610 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. 05O 16 19 05O 16 19 53620 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. 05O 16 20 05O 16 20 53630 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 05O 16 21 05O 16 21 53640 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 05O 16 22 05O 16 22 53650 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image; which the LORD thy God hateth. 05O 17 1 05O 17 1 53660 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evilfavouredness: for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God. 05O 17 2 05O 17 2 53670 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, 05O 17 3 05O 17 3 53680 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded; 05O 17 4 05O 17 4 53690 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and, behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel: 05O 17 5 05O 17 5 53700 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die. 05O 17 6 05O 17 6 53710 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. 05O 17 7 05O 17 7 53720 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you. 05O 17 8 05O 17 8 53730 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose; 05O 17 9 05O 17 9 53740 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: 05O 17 10 05O 17 10 53750 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: 05O 17 11 05O 17 11 53760 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. 05O 17 12 05O 17 12 53770 And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die: and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel. 05O 17 13 05O 17 13 53780 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously. 05O 17 14 05O 17 14 53790 When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me; 05O 17 15 05O 17 15 53800 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. 05O 17 16 05O 17 16 53810 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way. 05O 17 17 05O 17 17 53820 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold. 05O 17 18 05O 17 18 53830 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites: 05O 17 19 05O 17 19 53840 And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: 05O 17 20 05O 17 20 53850 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel. 05O 18 1 05O 18 1 53860 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. 05O 18 2 05O 18 2 53870 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 05O 18 3 05O 18 3 53880 And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. 05O 18 4 05O 18 4 53890 The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 05O 18 5 05O 18 5 53900 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. 05O 18 6 05O 18 6 53910 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; 05O 18 7 05O 18 7 53920 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD. 05O 18 8 05O 18 8 53930 They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. 05O 18 9 05O 18 9 53940 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 05O 18 10 05O 18 10 53950 There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, 05O 18 11 05O 18 11 53960 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 05O 18 12 05O 18 12 53970 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. 05O 18 13 05O 18 13 53980 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. 05O 18 14 05O 18 14 53990 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. 05O 18 15 05O 18 15 54000 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; 05O 18 16 05O 18 16 54010 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. 05O 18 17 05O 18 17 54020 And the LORD said unto me, They have well spoken that which they have spoken. 05O 18 18 05O 18 18 54030 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. 05O 18 19 05O 18 19 54040 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 05O 18 20 05O 18 20 54050 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. 05O 18 21 05O 18 21 54060 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? 05O 18 22 05O 18 22 54070 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him. 05O 19 1 05O 19 1 54080 When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; 05O 19 2 05O 19 2 54090 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. 05O 19 3 05O 19 3 54100 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither. 05O 19 4 05O 19 4 54110 And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; 05O 19 5 05O 19 5 54120 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those cities, and live: 05O 19 6 05O 19 6 54130 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. 05O 19 7 05O 19 7 54140 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate three cities for thee. 05O 19 8 05O 19 8 54150 And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers; 05O 19 9 05O 19 9 54160 If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three: 05O 19 10 05O 19 10 54170 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. 05O 19 11 05O 19 11 54180 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die, and fleeth into one of these cities: 05O 19 12 05O 19 12 54190 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die. 05O 19 13 05O 19 13 54200 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. 05O 19 14 05O 19 14 54210 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. 05O 19 15 05O 19 15 54220 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. 05O 19 16 05O 19 16 54230 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; 05O 19 17 05O 19 17 54240 Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; 05O 19 18 05O 19 18 54250 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; 05O 19 19 05O 19 19 54260 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. 05O 19 20 05O 19 20 54270 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. 05O 19 21 05O 19 21 54280 And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. 05O 20 1 05O 20 1 54290 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 05O 20 2 05O 20 2 54300 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle, that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 05O 20 3 05O 20 3 54310 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them; 05O 20 4 05O 20 4 54320 For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you agginst your enemies, to save you. 05O 20 5 05O 20 5 54330 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it. 05O 20 6 05O 20 6 54340 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. 05O 20 7 05O 20 7 54350 And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her. 05O 20 8 05O 20 8 54360 And the officers shall speak further unto the people, and they shall say, What man is there that is fearful and fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his brethren's heart faint as well as his heart. 05O 20 9 05O 20 9 54370 And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people. 05O 20 10 05O 20 10 54380 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 05O 20 11 05O 20 11 54390 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, that all the people that is found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve thee. 05O 20 12 05O 20 12 54400 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it: 05O 20 13 05O 20 13 54410 And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the sword: 05O 20 14 05O 20 14 54420 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. 05O 20 15 05O 20 15 54430 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities which are very far off from thee, which are not of the cities of these nations. 05O 20 16 05O 20 16 54440 But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth: 05O 20 17 05O 20 17 54450 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee: 05O 20 18 05O 20 18 54460 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye sin against the LORD your God. 05O 20 19 05O 20 19 54470 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: 05O 20 20 05O 20 20 54480 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee, until it be subdued. 05O 21 1 05O 21 1 54490 If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him: 05O 21 2 05O 21 2 54500 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and they shall measure unto the cities which are round about him that is slain: 05O 21 3 05O 21 3 54510 And it shall be, that the city which is next unto the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer, which hath not been wrought with, and which hath not drawn in the yoke; 05O 21 4 05O 21 4 54520 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley: 05O 21 5 05O 21 5 54530 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried: 05O 21 6 05O 21 6 54540 And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley: 05O 21 7 05O 21 7 54550 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. 05O 21 8 05O 21 8 54560 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. 05O 21 9 05O 21 9 54570 So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the LORD. 05O 21 10 05O 21 10 54580 When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, 05O 21 11 05O 21 11 54590 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; 05O 21 12 05O 21 12 54600 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; 05O 21 13 05O 21 13 54610 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife. 05O 21 14 05O 21 14 54620 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her. 05O 21 15 05O 21 15 54630 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated: 05O 21 16 05O 21 16 54640 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn: 05O 21 17 05O 21 17 54650 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his. 05O 21 18 05O 21 18 54660 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 05O 21 19 05O 21 19 54670 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 05O 21 20 05O 21 20 54680 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 05O 21 21 05O 21 21 54690 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. 05O 21 22 05O 21 22 54700 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: 05O 21 23 05O 21 23 54710 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 05O 22 1 05O 22 1 54720 Thou shalt not see the brother's ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother. 05O 22 2 05O 22 2 54730 And if thy brother be not nigh unto thee, or if thou know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou shalt restore it to him again. 05O 22 3 05O 22 3 54740 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself. 05O 22 4 05O 22 4 54750 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again. 05O 22 5 05O 22 5 54760 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God. 05O 22 6 05O 22 6 54770 If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: 05O 22 7 05O 22 7 54780 But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days. 05O 22 8 05O 22 8 54790 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence. 05O 22 9 05O 22 9 54800 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. 05O 22 10 05O 22 10 54810 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together. 05O 22 11 05O 22 11 54820 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, as of woollen and linen together. 05O 22 12 05O 22 12 54830 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself. 05O 22 13 05O 22 13 54840 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her, 05O 22 14 05O 22 14 54850 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: 05O 22 15 05O 22 15 54860 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate: 05O 22 16 05O 22 16 54870 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her; 05O 22 17 05O 22 17 54880 And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech against her, saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity. And they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city. 05O 22 18 05O 22 18 54890 And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him; 05O 22 19 05O 22 19 54900 And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver, and give them unto the father of the damsel, because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days. 05O 22 20 05O 22 20 54910 But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: 05O 22 21 05O 22 21 54920 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you. 05O 22 22 05O 22 22 54930 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. 05O 22 23 05O 22 23 54940 If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; 05O 22 24 05O 22 24 54950 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you. 05O 22 25 05O 22 25 54960 But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay with her shall die: 05O 22 26 05O 22 26 54970 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death: for as when a man riseth against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so is this matter: 05O 22 27 05O 22 27 54980 For he found her in the field, and the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. 05O 22 28 05O 22 28 54990 If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they be found; 05O 22 29 05O 22 29 55000 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days. 05O 22 30 05O 22 30 55010 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt. 05O 23 1 05O 23 1 55020 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD. 05O 23 2 05O 23 2 55030 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the LORD. 05O 23 3 05O 23 3 55040 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever: 05O 23 4 05O 23 4 55050 Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 05O 23 5 05O 23 5 55060 Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee. 05O 23 6 05O 23 6 55070 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever. 05O 23 7 05O 23 7 55080 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land. 05O 23 8 05O 23 8 55090 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of the LORD in their third generation. 05O 23 9 05O 23 9 55100 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. 05O 23 10 05O 23 10 55110 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp: 05O 23 11 05O 23 11 55120 But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash himself with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. 05O 23 12 05O 23 12 55130 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither thou shalt go forth abroad: 05O 23 13 05O 23 13 55140 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: 05O 23 14 05O 23 14 55150 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 05O 23 15 05O 23 15 55160 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: 05O 23 16 05O 23 16 55170 He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress him. 05O 23 17 05O 23 17 55180 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel. 05O 23 18 05O 23 18 55190 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the LORD thy God. 05O 23 19 05O 23 19 55200 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury: 05O 23 20 05O 23 20 55210 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 05O 23 21 05O 23 21 55220 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. 05O 23 22 05O 23 22 55230 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 05O 23 23 05O 23 23 55240 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth. 05O 23 24 05O 23 24 55250 When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 05O 23 25 05O 23 25 55260 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn. 05O 24 1 05O 24 1 55270 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 05O 24 2 05O 24 2 55280 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife. 05O 24 3 05O 24 3 55290 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife; 05O 24 4 05O 24 4 55300 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 05O 24 5 05O 24 5 55310 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: but he shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife which he hath taken. 05O 24 6 05O 24 6 55320 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge: for he taketh a man's life to pledge. 05O 24 7 05O 24 7 55330 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. 05O 24 8 05O 24 8 55340 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 05O 24 9 05O 24 9 55350 Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt. 05O 24 10 05O 24 10 55360 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge. 05O 24 11 05O 24 11 55370 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee. 05O 24 12 05O 24 12 55380 And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: 05O 24 13 05O 24 13 55390 In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God. 05O 24 14 05O 24 14 55400 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: 05O 24 15 05O 24 15 55410 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee. 05O 24 16 05O 24 16 55420 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 05O 24 17 05O 24 17 55430 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge: 05O 24 18 05O 24 18 55440 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing. 05O 24 19 05O 24 19 55450 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. 05O 24 20 05O 24 20 55460 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 05O 24 21 05O 24 21 55470 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 05O 24 22 05O 24 22 55480 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. 05O 25 1 05O 25 1 55490 If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. 05O 25 2 05O 25 2 55500 And it shall be, if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. 05O 25 3 05O 25 3 55510 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. 05O 25 4 05O 25 4 55520 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. 05O 25 5 05O 25 5 55530 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. 05O 25 6 05O 25 6 55540 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 05O 25 7 05O 25 7 55550 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. 05O 25 8 05O 25 8 55560 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her; 05O 25 9 05O 25 9 55570 Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house. 05O 25 10 05O 25 10 55580 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 05O 25 11 05O 25 11 55590 When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets: 05O 25 12 05O 25 12 55600 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her. 05O 25 13 05O 25 13 55610 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. 05O 25 14 05O 25 14 55620 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. 05O 25 15 05O 25 15 55630 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 05O 25 16 05O 25 16 55640 For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the LORD thy God. 05O 25 17 05O 25 17 55650 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye were come forth out of Egypt; 05O 25 18 05O 25 18 55660 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that were feeble behind thee, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God. 05O 25 19 05O 25 19 55670 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it. 05O 26 1 05O 26 1 55680 And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein; 05O 26 2 05O 26 2 55690 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there. 05O 26 3 05O 26 3 55700 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us. 05O 26 4 05O 26 4 55710 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God. 05O 26 5 05O 26 5 55720 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: 05O 26 6 05O 26 6 55730 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage: 05O 26 7 05O 26 7 55740 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression: 05O 26 8 05O 26 8 55750 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders: 05O 26 9 05O 26 9 55760 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 05O 26 10 05O 26 10 55770 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God: 05O 26 11 05O 26 11 55780 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. 05O 26 12 05O 26 12 55790 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; 05O 26 13 05O 26 13 55800 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them: 05O 26 14 05O 26 14 55810 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. 05O 26 15 05O 26 15 55820 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 05O 26 16 05O 26 16 55830 This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 05O 26 17 05O 26 17 55840 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: 05O 26 18 05O 26 18 55850 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments; 05O 26 19 05O 26 19 55860 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken. 05O 27 1 05O 27 1 55870 And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. 05O 27 2 05O 27 2 55880 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister: 05O 27 3 05O 27 3 55890 And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee. 05O 27 4 05O 27 4 55900 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister. 05O 27 5 05O 27 5 55910 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them. 05O 27 6 05O 27 6 55920 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God: 05O 27 7 05O 27 7 55930 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God. 05O 27 8 05O 27 8 55940 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly. 05O 27 9 05O 27 9 55950 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God. 05O 27 10 05O 27 10 55960 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day. 05O 27 11 05O 27 11 55970 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, 05O 27 12 05O 27 12 55980 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: 05O 27 13 05O 27 13 55990 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. 05O 27 14 05O 27 14 56000 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice, 05O 27 15 05O 27 15 56010 Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. 05O 27 16 05O 27 16 56020 Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 17 05O 27 17 56030 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 18 05O 27 18 56040 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 19 05O 27 19 56050 Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 20 05O 27 20 56060 Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 21 05O 27 21 56070 Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 22 05O 27 22 56080 Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 23 05O 27 23 56090 Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 24 05O 27 24 56100 Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 25 05O 27 25 56110 Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 27 26 05O 27 26 56120 Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen. 05O 28 1 05O 28 1 56130 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 05O 28 2 05O 28 2 56140 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. 05O 28 3 05O 28 3 56150 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 05O 28 4 05O 28 4 56160 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 05O 28 5 05O 28 5 56170 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 05O 28 6 05O 28 6 56180 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 05O 28 7 05O 28 7 56190 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. 05O 28 8 05O 28 8 56200 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 05O 28 9 05O 28 9 56210 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. 05O 28 10 05O 28 10 56220 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. 05O 28 11 05O 28 11 56230 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. 05O 28 12 05O 28 12 56240 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. 05O 28 13 05O 28 13 56250 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: 05O 28 14 05O 28 14 56260 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. 05O 28 15 05O 28 15 56270 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 05O 28 16 05O 28 16 56280 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 05O 28 17 05O 28 17 56290 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 05O 28 18 05O 28 18 56300 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 05O 28 19 05O 28 19 56310 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 05O 28 20 05O 28 20 56320 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. 05O 28 21 05O 28 21 56330 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. 05O 28 22 05O 28 22 56340 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. 05O 28 23 05O 28 23 56350 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. 05O 28 24 05O 28 24 56360 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 05O 28 25 05O 28 25 56370 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 05O 28 26 05O 28 26 56380 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 05O 28 27 05O 28 27 56390 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. 05O 28 28 05O 28 28 56400 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: 05O 28 29 05O 28 29 56410 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. 05O 28 30 05O 28 30 56420 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. 05O 28 31 05O 28 31 56430 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 05O 28 32 05O 28 32 56440 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand. 05O 28 33 05O 28 33 56450 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: 05O 28 34 05O 28 34 56460 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 05O 28 35 05O 28 35 56470 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. 05O 28 36 05O 28 36 56480 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 05O 28 37 05O 28 37 56490 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 05O 28 38 05O 28 38 56500 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. 05O 28 39 05O 28 39 56510 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 05O 28 40 05O 28 40 56520 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 05O 28 41 05O 28 41 56530 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. 05O 28 42 05O 28 42 56540 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. 05O 28 43 05O 28 43 56550 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 05O 28 44 05O 28 44 56560 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 05O 28 45 05O 28 45 56570 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: 05O 28 46 05O 28 46 56580 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. 05O 28 47 05O 28 47 56590 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 05O 28 48 05O 28 48 56600 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. 05O 28 49 05O 28 49 56610 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand; 05O 28 50 05O 28 50 56620 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young: 05O 28 51 05O 28 51 56630 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. 05O 28 52 05O 28 52 56640 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee. 05O 28 53 05O 28 53 56650 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: 05O 28 54 05O 28 54 56660 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave: 05O 28 55 05O 28 55 56670 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates. 05O 28 56 05O 28 56 56680 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter, 05O 28 57 05O 28 57 56690 And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. 05O 28 58 05O 28 58 56700 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; 05O 28 59 05O 28 59 56710 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. 05O 28 60 05O 28 60 56720 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee. 05O 28 61 05O 28 61 56730 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed. 05O 28 62 05O 28 62 56740 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. 05O 28 63 05O 28 63 56750 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 05O 28 64 05O 28 64 56760 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 05O 28 65 05O 28 65 56770 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: 05O 28 66 05O 28 66 56780 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life: 05O 28 67 05O 28 67 56790 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. 05O 28 68 05O 28 68 56800 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. 05O 29 1 05O 29 1 56810 These are the words of the covenant, which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 05O 29 2 05O 29 2 56820 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land; 05O 29 3 05O 29 3 56830 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the signs, and those great miracles: 05O 29 4 05O 29 4 56840 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. 05O 29 5 05O 29 5 56850 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 05O 29 6 05O 29 6 56860 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God. 05O 29 7 05O 29 7 56870 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: 05O 29 8 05O 29 8 56880 And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of Manasseh. 05O 29 9 05O 29 9 56890 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. 05O 29 10 05O 29 10 56900 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, 05O 29 11 05O 29 11 56910 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: 05O 29 12 05O 29 12 56920 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with thee this day: 05O 29 13 05O 29 13 56930 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 05O 29 14 05O 29 14 56940 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; 05O 29 15 05O 29 15 56950 But with him that standeth here with us this day before the LORD our God, and also with him that is not here with us this day: 05O 29 16 05O 29 16 56960 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by; 05O 29 17 05O 29 17 56970 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols, wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:) 05O 29 18 05O 29 18 56980 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood; 05O 29 19 05O 29 19 56990 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: 05O 29 20 05O 29 20 57000 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven. 05O 29 21 05O 29 21 57010 And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law: 05O 29 22 05O 29 22 57020 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; 05O 29 23 05O 29 23 57030 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath: 05O 29 24 05O 29 24 57040 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? 05O 29 25 05O 29 25 57050 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: 05O 29 26 05O 29 26 57060 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: 05O 29 27 05O 29 27 57070 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: 05O 29 28 05O 29 28 57080 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day. 05O 29 29 05O 29 29 57090 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law. 05O 30 1 05O 30 1 57100 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, 05O 30 2 05O 30 2 57110 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 05O 30 3 05O 30 3 57120 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. 05O 30 4 05O 30 4 57130 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 05O 30 5 05O 30 5 57140 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers. 05O 30 6 05O 30 6 57150 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 05O 30 7 05O 30 7 57160 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 05O 30 8 05O 30 8 57170 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day. 05O 30 9 05O 30 9 57180 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers: 05O 30 10 05O 30 10 57190 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. 05O 30 11 05O 30 11 57200 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 05O 30 12 05O 30 12 57210 It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 05O 30 13 05O 30 13 57220 Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? 05O 30 14 05O 30 14 57230 But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. 05O 30 15 05O 30 15 57240 See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; 05O 30 16 05O 30 16 57250 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. 05O 30 17 05O 30 17 57260 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; 05O 30 18 05O 30 18 57270 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 05O 30 19 05O 30 19 57280 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: 05O 30 20 05O 30 20 57290 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. 05O 31 1 05O 31 1 57300 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel. 05O 31 2 05O 31 2 57310 And he said unto them, I am an hundred and twenty years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan. 05O 31 3 05O 31 3 57320 The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, and he will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt possess them: and Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the LORD hath said. 05O 31 4 05O 31 4 57330 And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he destroyed. 05O 31 5 05O 31 5 57340 And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I have commanded you. 05O 31 6 05O 31 6 57350 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 05O 31 7 05O 31 7 57360 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it. 05O 31 8 05O 31 8 57370 And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed. 05O 31 9 05O 31 9 57380 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel. 05O 31 10 05O 31 10 57390 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles, 05O 31 11 05O 31 11 57400 When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing. 05O 31 12 05O 31 12 57410 Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law: 05O 31 13 05O 31 13 57420 And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 05O 31 14 05O 31 14 57430 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation. 05O 31 15 05O 31 15 57440 And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle. 05O 31 16 05O 31 16 57450 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. 05O 31 17 05O 31 17 57460 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day. Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us? 05O 31 18 05O 31 18 57470 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods. 05O 31 19 05O 31 19 57480 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel. 05O 31 20 05O 31 20 57490 For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant. 05O 31 21 05O 31 21 57500 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. 05O 31 22 05O 31 22 57510 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and taught it the children of Israel. 05O 31 23 05O 31 23 57520 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I will be with thee. 05O 31 24 05O 31 24 57530 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished, 05O 31 25 05O 31 25 57540 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying, 05O 31 26 05O 31 26 57550 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee. 05O 31 27 05O 31 27 57560 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death? 05O 31 28 05O 31 28 57570 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them. 05O 31 29 05O 31 29 57580 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands. 05O 31 30 05O 31 30 57590 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended. 05O 32 1 05O 32 1 57600 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 05O 32 2 05O 32 2 57610 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 05O 32 3 05O 32 3 57620 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 05O 32 4 05O 32 4 57630 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 05O 32 5 05O 32 5 57640 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. 05O 32 6 05O 32 6 57650 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? 05O 32 7 05O 32 7 57660 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee. 05O 32 8 05O 32 8 57670 When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. 05O 32 9 05O 32 9 57680 For the LORD's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance. 05O 32 10 05O 32 10 57690 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. 05O 32 11 05O 32 11 57700 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: 05O 32 12 05O 32 12 57710 So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him. 05O 32 13 05O 32 13 57720 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; 05O 32 14 05O 32 14 57730 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. 05O 32 15 05O 32 15 57740 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 05O 32 16 05O 32 16 57750 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. 05O 32 17 05O 32 17 57760 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. 05O 32 18 05O 32 18 57770 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. 05O 32 19 05O 32 19 57780 And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 05O 32 20 05O 32 20 57790 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 05O 32 21 05O 32 21 57800 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 05O 32 22 05O 32 22 57810 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains. 05O 32 23 05O 32 23 57820 I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them. 05O 32 24 05O 32 24 57830 They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. 05O 32 25 05O 32 25 57840 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs. 05O 32 26 05O 32 26 57850 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men: 05O 32 27 05O 32 27 57860 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this. 05O 32 28 05O 32 28 57870 For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them. 05O 32 29 05O 32 29 57880 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! 05O 32 30 05O 32 30 57890 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? 05O 32 31 05O 32 31 57900 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. 05O 32 32 05O 32 32 57910 For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter: 05O 32 33 05O 32 33 57920 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. 05O 32 34 05O 32 34 57930 Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures? 05O 32 35 05O 32 35 57940 To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 05O 32 36 05O 32 36 57950 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. 05O 32 37 05O 32 37 57960 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, 05O 32 38 05O 32 38 57970 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. 05O 32 39 05O 32 39 57980 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand. 05O 32 40 05O 32 40 57990 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever. 05O 32 41 05O 32 41 58000 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me. 05O 32 42 05O 32 42 58010 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword shall devour flesh; and that with the blood of the slain and of the captives, from the beginning of revenges upon the enemy. 05O 32 43 05O 32 43 58020 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people. 05O 32 44 05O 32 44 58030 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun. 05O 32 45 05O 32 45 58040 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel: 05O 32 46 05O 32 46 58050 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law. 05O 32 47 05O 32 47 58060 For it is not a vain thing for you; because it is your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it. 05O 32 48 05O 32 48 58070 And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying, 05O 32 49 05O 32 49 58080 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, unto mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, that is over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession: 05O 32 50 05O 32 50 58090 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people: 05O 32 51 05O 32 51 58100 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel. 05O 32 52 05O 32 52 58110 Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel. 05O 33 1 05O 33 1 58120 And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. 05O 33 2 05O 33 2 58130 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. 05O 33 3 05O 33 3 58140 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words. 05O 33 4 05O 33 4 58150 Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob. 05O 33 5 05O 33 5 58160 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the people and the tribes of Israel were gathered together. 05O 33 6 05O 33 6 58170 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let not his men be few. 05O 33 7 05O 33 7 58180 And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies. 05O 33 8 05O 33 8 58190 And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah; 05O 33 9 05O 33 9 58200 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy covenant. 05O 33 10 05O 33 10 58210 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar. 05O 33 11 05O 33 11 58220 Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again. 05O 33 12 05O 33 12 58230 And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the LORD shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders. 05O 33 13 05O 33 13 58240 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath, 05O 33 14 05O 33 14 58250 And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon, 05O 33 15 05O 33 15 58260 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 05O 33 16 05O 33 16 58270 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren. 05O 33 17 05O 33 17 58280 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh. 05O 33 18 05O 33 18 58290 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out; and, Issachar, in thy tents. 05O 33 19 05O 33 19 58300 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand. 05O 33 20 05O 33 20 58310 And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head. 05O 33 21 05O 33 21 58320 And he provided the first part for himself, because there, in a portion of the lawgiver, was he seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel. 05O 33 22 05O 33 22 58330 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan. 05O 33 23 05O 33 23 58340 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the west and the south. 05O 33 24 05O 33 24 58350 And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. 05O 33 25 05O 33 25 58360 Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. 05O 33 26 05O 33 26 58370 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky. 05O 33 27 05O 33 27 58380 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. 05O 33 28 05O 33 28 58390 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew. 05O 33 29 05O 33 29 58400 Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. 05O 34 1 05O 34 1 58410 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the LORD shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, 05O 34 2 05O 34 2 58420 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea, 05O 34 3 05O 34 3 58430 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar. 05O 34 4 05O 34 4 58440 And the LORD said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. 05O 34 5 05O 34 5 58450 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. 05O 34 6 05O 34 6 58460 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. 05O 34 7 05O 34 7 58470 And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. 05O 34 8 05O 34 8 58480 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended. 05O 34 9 05O 34 9 58490 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses. 05O 34 10 05O 34 10 58500 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face, 05O 34 11 05O 34 11 58510 In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, 05O 34 12 05O 34 12 58520 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel. 06O 1 1 06O 1 1 58530 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, 06O 1 2 06O 1 2 58540 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. 06O 1 3 06O 1 3 58550 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses. 06O 1 4 06O 1 4 58560 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast. 06O 1 5 06O 1 5 58570 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 06O 1 6 06O 1 6 58580 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 06O 1 7 06O 1 7 58590 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 06O 1 8 06O 1 8 58600 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 06O 1 9 06O 1 9 58610 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. 06O 1 10 06O 1 10 58620 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 06O 1 11 06O 1 11 58630 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your God giveth you to possess it. 06O 1 12 06O 1 12 58640 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, 06O 1 13 06O 1 13 58650 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. 06O 1 14 06O 1 14 58660 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; 06O 1 15 06O 1 15 58670 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD's servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising. 06O 1 16 06O 1 16 58680 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we will go. 06O 1 17 06O 1 17 58690 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses. 06O 1 18 06O 1 18 58700 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. 06O 2 1 06O 2 1 58710 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged there. 06O 2 2 06O 2 2 58720 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold, there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to search out the country. 06O 2 3 06O 2 3 58730 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. 06O 2 4 06O 2 4 58740 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: 06O 2 5 06O 2 5 58750 And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them. 06O 2 6 06O 2 6 58760 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof. 06O 2 7 06O 2 7 58770 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were gone out, they shut the gate. 06O 2 8 06O 2 8 58780 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them upon the roof; 06O 2 9 06O 2 9 58790 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 06O 2 10 06O 2 10 58800 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed. 06O 2 11 06O 2 11 58810 And as soon as we had heard these things, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. 06O 2 12 06O 2 12 58820 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token: 06O 2 13 06O 2 13 58830 And that ye will save alive my father, and my mother, and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and deliver our lives from death. 06O 2 14 06O 2 14 58840 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. 06O 2 15 06O 2 15 58850 Then she let them down by a cord through the window: for her house was upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the wall. 06O 2 16 06O 2 16 58860 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days, until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way. 06O 2 17 06O 2 17 58870 And the men said unto her, We will be blameless of this thine oath which thou hast made us swear. 06O 2 18 06O 2 18 58880 Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee. 06O 2 19 06O 2 19 58890 And it shall be, that whosoever shall go out of the doors of thy house into the street, his blood shall be upon his head, and we will be guiltless: and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him. 06O 2 20 06O 2 20 58900 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear. 06O 2 21 06O 2 21 58910 And she said, According unto your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the scarlet line in the window. 06O 2 22 06O 2 22 58920 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. 06O 2 23 06O 2 23 58930 So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them: 06O 2 24 06O 2 24 58940 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. 06O 3 1 06O 3 1 58950 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they passed over. 06O 3 2 06O 3 2 58960 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers went through the host; 06O 3 3 06O 3 3 58970 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it. 06O 3 4 06O 3 4 58980 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. 06O 3 5 06O 3 5 58990 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you. 06O 3 6 06O 3 6 59000 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people. 06O 3 7 06O 3 7 59010 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee. 06O 3 8 06O 3 8 59020 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 06O 3 9 06O 3 9 59030 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God. 06O 3 10 06O 3 10 59040 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites. 06O 3 11 06O 3 11 59050 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan. 06O 3 12 06O 3 12 59060 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of Israel, out of every tribe a man. 06O 3 13 06O 3 13 59070 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. 06O 3 14 06O 3 14 59080 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; 06O 3 15 06O 3 15 59090 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) 06O 3 16 06O 3 16 59100 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho. 06O 3 17 06O 3 17 59110 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan. 06O 4 1 06O 4 1 59120 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 06O 4 2 06O 4 2 59130 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, 06O 4 3 06O 4 3 59140 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night. 06O 4 4 06O 4 4 59150 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man: 06O 4 5 06O 4 5 59160 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel: 06O 4 6 06O 4 6 59170 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones? 06O 4 7 06O 4 7 59180 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever. 06O 4 8 06O 4 8 59190 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there. 06O 4 9 06O 4 9 59200 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day. 06O 4 10 06O 4 10 59210 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until everything was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over. 06O 4 11 06O 4 11 59220 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people. 06O 4 12 06O 4 12 59230 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them: 06O 4 13 06O 4 13 59240 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho. 06O 4 14 06O 4 14 59250 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life. 06O 4 15 06O 4 15 59260 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, 06O 4 16 06O 4 16 59270 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan. 06O 4 17 06O 4 17 59280 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan. 06O 4 18 06O 4 18 59290 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. 06O 4 19 06O 4 19 59300 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho. 06O 4 20 06O 4 20 59310 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 06O 4 21 06O 4 21 59320 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 06O 4 22 06O 4 22 59330 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land. 06O 4 23 06O 4 23 59340 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over: 06O 4 24 06O 4 24 59350 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever. 06O 5 1 06O 5 1 59360 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 06O 5 2 06O 5 2 59370 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. 06O 5 3 06O 5 3 59380 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 06O 5 4 06O 5 4 59390 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt. 06O 5 5 06O 5 5 59400 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised. 06O 5 6 06O 5 6 59410 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. 06O 5 7 06O 5 7 59420 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way. 06O 5 8 06O 5 8 59430 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole. 06O 5 9 06O 5 9 59440 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day. 06O 5 10 06O 5 10 59450 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho. 06O 5 11 06O 5 11 59460 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day. 06O 5 12 06O 5 12 59470 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year. 06O 5 13 06O 5 13 59480 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? 06O 5 14 06O 5 14 59490 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? 06O 5 15 06O 5 15 59500 And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. 06O 6 1 06O 6 1 59510 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in. 06O 6 2 06O 6 2 59520 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valour. 06O 6 3 06O 6 3 59530 And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days. 06O 6 4 06O 6 4 59540 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. 06O 6 5 06O 6 5 59550 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him. 06O 6 6 06O 6 6 59560 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD. 06O 6 7 06O 6 7 59570 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD. 06O 6 8 06O 6 8 59580 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them. 06O 6 9 06O 6 9 59590 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 06O 6 10 06O 6 10 59600 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout. 06O 6 11 06O 6 11 59610 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about it once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp. 06O 6 12 06O 6 12 59620 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD. 06O 6 13 06O 6 13 59630 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the rereward came after the ark of the LORD, the priests going on, and blowing with the trumpets. 06O 6 14 06O 6 14 59640 And the second day they compassed the city once, and returned into the camp: so they did six days. 06O 6 15 06O 6 15 59650 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times. 06O 6 16 06O 6 16 59660 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people, Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city. 06O 6 17 06O 6 17 59670 And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 06O 6 18 06O 6 18 59680 And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it. 06O 6 19 06O 6 19 59690 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD. 06O 6 20 06O 6 20 59700 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. 06O 6 21 06O 6 21 59710 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword. 06O 6 22 06O 6 22 59720 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her. 06O 6 23 06O 6 23 59730 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left them without the camp of Israel. 06O 6 24 06O 6 24 59740 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD. 06O 6 25 06O 6 25 59750 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho. 06O 6 26 06O 6 26 59760 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. 06O 6 27 06O 6 27 59770 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country. 06O 7 1 06O 7 1 59780 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel. 06O 7 2 06O 7 2 59790 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is beside Beth-aven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them, saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and viewed Ai. 06O 7 3 06O 7 3 59800 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. 06O 7 4 06O 7 4 59810 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai. 06O 7 5 06O 7 5 59820 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 06O 7 6 06O 7 6 59830 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads. 06O 7 7 06O 7 7 59840 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan! 06O 7 8 06O 7 8 59850 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! 06O 7 9 06O 7 9 59860 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? 06O 7 10 06O 7 10 59870 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore liest thou thus upon thy face? 06O 7 11 06O 7 11 59880 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff. 06O 7 12 06O 7 12 59890 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you. 06O 7 13 06O 7 13 59900 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you. 06O 7 14 06O 7 14 59910 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. 06O 7 15 06O 7 15 59920 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. 06O 7 16 06O 7 16 59930 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken: 06O 7 17 06O 7 17 59940 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: 06O 7 18 06O 7 18 59950 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 06O 7 19 06O 7 19 59960 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him; and tell me now what thou hast done; hide it not from me. 06O 7 20 06O 7 20 59970 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done: 06O 7 21 06O 7 21 59980 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 06O 7 22 06O 7 22 59990 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent; and, behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. 06O 7 23 06O 7 23 60000 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. 06O 7 24 06O 7 24 60010 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. 06O 7 25 06O 7 25 60020 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 06O 7 26 06O 7 26 60030 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger. Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor, unto this day. 06O 8 1 06O 8 1 60040 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: 06O 8 2 06O 8 2 60050 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an ambush for the city behind it. 06O 8 3 06O 8 3 60060 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them away by night. 06O 8 4 06O 8 4 60070 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in wait against the city, even behind the city: go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready: 06O 8 5 06O 8 5 60080 And I, and all the people that are with me, will approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before them, 06O 8 6 06O 8 6 60090 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them. 06O 8 7 06O 8 7 60100 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. 06O 8 8 06O 8 8 60110 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, that ye shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you. 06O 8 9 06O 8 9 60120 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 06O 8 10 06O 8 10 60130 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the people to Ai. 06O 8 11 06O 8 11 60140 And all the people, even the people of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now there was a valley between them and Ai. 06O 8 12 06O 8 12 60150 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. 06O 8 13 06O 8 13 60160 And when they had set the people, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the valley. 06O 8 14 06O 8 14 60170 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw it, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that there were liers in ambush against him behind the city. 06O 8 15 06O 8 15 60180 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness. 06O 8 16 06O 8 16 60190 And all the people that were in Ai were called together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 06O 8 17 06O 8 17 60200 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued after Israel. 06O 8 18 06O 8 18 60210 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear that is in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 06O 8 19 06O 8 19 60220 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city on fire. 06O 8 20 06O 8 20 60230 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 06O 8 21 06O 8 21 60240 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned again, and slew the men of Ai. 06O 8 22 06O 8 22 60250 And the other issued out of the city against them; so they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 06O 8 23 06O 8 23 60260 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 06O 8 24 06O 8 24 60270 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword. 06O 8 25 06O 8 25 60280 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 06O 8 26 06O 8 26 60290 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai. 06O 8 27 06O 8 27 60300 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD which he commanded Joshua. 06O 8 28 06O 8 28 60310 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 06O 8 29 06O 8 29 60320 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide: and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap of stones, that remaineth unto this day. 06O 8 30 06O 8 30 60330 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal, 06O 8 31 06O 8 31 60340 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings. 06O 8 32 06O 8 32 60350 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel. 06O 8 33 06O 8 33 60360 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 06O 8 34 06O 8 34 60370 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law. 06O 8 35 06O 8 35 60380 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were conversant among them. 06O 9 1 06O 9 1 60390 And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof; 06O 9 2 06O 9 2 60400 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with Joshua and with Israel, with one accord. 06O 9 3 06O 9 3 60410 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 06O 9 4 06O 9 4 60420 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; 06O 9 5 06O 9 5 60430 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 06O 9 6 06O 9 6 60440 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us. 06O 9 7 06O 9 7 60450 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? 06O 9 8 06O 9 8 60460 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye? 06O 9 9 06O 9 9 60470 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt, 06O 9 10 06O 9 10 60480 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth. 06O 9 11 06O 9 11 60490 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We are your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us. 06O 9 12 06O 9 12 60500 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: 06O 9 13 06O 9 13 60510 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey. 06O 9 14 06O 9 14 60520 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD. 06O 9 15 06O 9 15 60530 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them. 06O 9 16 06O 9 16 60540 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they were their neighbours, and that they dwelt among them. 06O 9 17 06O 9 17 60550 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. 06O 9 18 06O 9 18 60560 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes. 06O 9 19 06O 9 19 60570 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we may not touch them. 06O 9 20 06O 9 20 60580 This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. 06O 9 21 06O 9 21 60590 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised them. 06O 9 22 06O 9 22 60600 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them, saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We are very far from you; when ye dwell among us? 06O 9 23 06O 9 23 60610 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God. 06O 9 24 06O 9 24 60620 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this thing. 06O 9 25 06O 9 25 60630 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do. 06O 9 26 06O 9 26 60640 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not. 06O 9 27 06O 9 27 60650 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose. 06O 10 1 06O 10 1 60660 Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them; 06O 10 2 06O 10 2 60670 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty. 06O 10 3 06O 10 3 60680 Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying, 06O 10 4 06O 10 4 60690 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon: for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel. 06O 10 5 06O 10 5 60700 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon, and made war against it. 06O 10 6 06O 10 6 60710 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us. 06O 10 7 06O 10 7 60720 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour. 06O 10 8 06O 10 8 60730 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of them stand before thee. 06O 10 9 06O 10 9 60740 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, and went up from Gilgal all night. 06O 10 10 06O 10 10 60750 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Beth-horon, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. 06O 10 11 06O 10 11 60760 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. 06O 10 12 06O 10 12 60770 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 06O 10 13 06O 10 13 60780 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 06O 10 14 06O 10 14 60790 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. 06O 10 15 06O 10 15 60800 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 06O 10 16 06O 10 16 60810 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a cave at Makkedah. 06O 10 17 06O 10 17 60820 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are found hid in a cave at Makkedah. 06O 10 18 06O 10 18 60830 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of the cave, and set men by it for to keep them: 06O 10 19 06O 10 19 60840 And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. 06O 10 20 06O 10 20 60850 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities. 06O 10 21 06O 10 21 60860 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel. 06O 10 22 06O 10 22 60870 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave. 06O 10 23 06O 10 23 60880 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. 06O 10 24 06O 10 24 60890 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him, Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them. 06O 10 25 06O 10 25 60900 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 06O 10 26 06O 10 26 60910 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening. 06O 10 27 06O 10 27 60920 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down off the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day. 06O 10 28 06O 10 28 60930 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho. 06O 10 29 06O 10 29 60940 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah: 06O 10 30 06O 10 30 60950 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho. 06O 10 31 06O 10 31 60960 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it: 06O 10 32 06O 10 32 60970 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel, which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein, according to all that he had done to Libnah. 06O 10 33 06O 10 33 60980 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. 06O 10 34 06O 10 34 60990 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought against it: 06O 10 35 06O 10 35 61000 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 06O 10 36 06O 10 36 61010 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him, unto Hebron; and they fought against it: 06O 10 37 06O 10 37 61020 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 06O 10 38 06O 10 38 61030 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir; and fought against it: 06O 10 39 06O 10 39 61040 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. 06O 10 40 06O 10 40 61050 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded. 06O 10 41 06O 10 41 61060 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 06O 10 42 06O 10 42 61070 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel. 06O 10 43 06O 10 43 61080 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the camp to Gilgal. 06O 11 1 06O 11 1 61090 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph, 06O 11 2 06O 11 2 61100 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 06O 11 3 06O 11 3 61110 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the mountains, and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 06O 11 4 06O 11 4 61120 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many. 06O 11 5 06O 11 5 61130 And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 06O 11 6 06O 11 6 61140 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. 06O 11 7 06O 11 7 61150 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them. 06O 11 8 06O 11 8 61160 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto Misrephoth-maim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 06O 11 9 06O 11 9 61170 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. 06O 11 10 06O 11 10 61180 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms. 06O 11 11 06O 11 11 61190 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire. 06O 11 12 06O 11 12 61200 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded. 06O 11 13 06O 11 13 61210 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn. 06O 11 14 06O 11 14 61220 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe. 06O 11 15 06O 11 15 61230 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses. 06O 11 16 06O 11 16 61240 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same; 06O 11 17 06O 11 17 61250 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 06O 11 18 06O 11 18 61260 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 06O 11 19 06O 11 19 61270 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all other they took in battle. 06O 11 20 06O 11 20 61280 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses. 06O 11 21 06O 11 21 61290 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities. 06O 11 22 06O 11 22 61300 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 06O 11 23 06O 11 23 61310 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war. 06O 12 1 06O 12 1 61320 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: 06O 12 2 06O 12 2 61330 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon; 06O 12 3 06O 12 3 61340 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah: 06O 12 4 06O 12 4 61350 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 06O 12 5 06O 12 5 61360 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 06O 12 6 06O 12 6 61370 Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh. 06O 12 7 06O 12 7 61380 And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; 06O 12 8 06O 12 8 61390 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: 06O 12 9 06O 12 9 61400 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which is beside Bethel, one; 06O 12 10 06O 12 10 61410 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one; 06O 12 11 06O 12 11 61420 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one; 06O 12 12 06O 12 12 61430 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; 06O 12 13 06O 12 13 61440 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one; 06O 12 14 06O 12 14 61450 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one; 06O 12 15 06O 12 15 61460 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one; 06O 12 16 06O 12 16 61470 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one; 06O 12 17 06O 12 17 61480 The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one; 06O 12 18 06O 12 18 61490 The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one; 06O 12 19 06O 12 19 61500 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one; 06O 12 20 06O 12 20 61510 The king of Shimron-meron, one; the king of Achshaph, one; 06O 12 21 06O 12 21 61520 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one; 06O 12 22 06O 12 22 61530 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel, one; 06O 12 23 06O 12 23 61540 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one; 06O 12 24 06O 12 24 61550 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one. 06O 13 1 06O 13 1 61560 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 06O 13 2 06O 13 2 61570 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 06O 13 3 06O 13 3 61580 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: 06O 13 4 06O 13 4 61590 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites: 06O 13 5 06O 13 5 61600 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 06O 13 6 06O 13 6 61610 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee. 06O 13 7 06O 13 7 61620 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 06O 13 8 06O 13 8 61630 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them; 06O 13 9 06O 13 9 61640 From Aroer, that is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon; 06O 13 10 06O 13 10 61650 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of Ammon; 06O 13 11 06O 13 11 61660 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah; 06O 13 12 06O 13 12 61670 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 06O 13 13 06O 13 13 61680 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day. 06O 13 14 06O 13 14 61690 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them. 06O 13 15 06O 13 15 61700 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families. 06O 13 16 06O 13 16 61710 And their coast was from Aroer, that is on the bank of the river Arnon, and the city that is in the midst of the river, and all the plain by Medeba; 06O 13 17 06O 13 17 61720 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth-baal-meon, 06O 13 18 06O 13 18 61730 And Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 06O 13 19 06O 13 19 61740 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley, 06O 13 20 06O 13 20 61750 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 06O 13 21 06O 13 21 61760 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, which were dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the country. 06O 13 22 06O 13 22 61770 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them. 06O 13 23 06O 13 23 61780 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan, and the border thereof. This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 06O 13 24 06O 13 24 61790 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, even unto the children of Gad according to their families. 06O 13 25 06O 13 25 61800 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer that is before Rabbah; 06O 13 26 06O 13 26 61810 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh, and Betonim; and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir; 06O 13 27 06O 13 27 61820 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon, Jordan and his border, even unto the edge of the sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward. 06O 13 28 06O 13 28 61830 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families, the cities, and their villages. 06O 13 29 06O 13 29 61840 And Moses gave inheritance unto the half tribe of Manasseh: and this was the possession of the half tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families. 06O 13 30 06O 13 30 61850 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities: 06O 13 31 06O 13 31 61860 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families. 06O 13 32 06O 13 32 61870 These are the countries which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan, by Jericho, eastward. 06O 13 33 06O 13 33 61880 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance: the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said unto them. 06O 14 1 06O 14 1 61890 And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them. 06O 14 2 06O 14 2 61900 By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe. 06O 14 3 06O 14 3 61910 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them. 06O 14 4 06O 14 4 61920 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance. 06O 14 5 06O 14 5 61930 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land. 06O 14 6 06O 14 6 61940 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. 06O 14 7 06O 14 7 61950 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. 06O 14 8 06O 14 8 61960 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God. 06O 14 9 06O 14 9 61970 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God. 06O 14 10 06O 14 10 61980 And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 06O 14 11 06O 14 11 61990 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in. 06O 14 12 06O 14 12 62000 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said. 06O 14 13 06O 14 13 62010 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance. 06O 14 14 06O 14 14 62020 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel. 06O 14 15 06O 14 15 62030 And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war. 06O 15 1 06O 15 1 62040 This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast. 06O 15 2 06O 15 2 62050 And their south border was from the shore of the salt sea, from the bay that looketh southward: 06O 15 3 06O 15 3 62060 And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadesh-barnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa: 06O 15 4 06O 15 4 62070 From thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the sea: this shall be your south coast. 06O 15 5 06O 15 5 62080 And the east border was the salt sea, even unto the end of Jordan. And their border in the north quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan: 06O 15 6 06O 15 6 62090 And the border went up to Beth-hogla, and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah; and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben: 06O 15 7 06O 15 7 62100 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En-rogel: 06O 15 8 06O 15 8 62110 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward: 06O 15 9 06O 15 9 62120 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjath-jearim: 06O 15 10 06O 15 10 62130 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah: 06O 15 11 06O 15 11 62140 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out of the border were at the sea. 06O 15 12 06O 15 12 62150 And the west border was to the great sea, and the coast thereof. This is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families. 06O 15 13 06O 15 13 62160 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron. 06O 15 14 06O 15 14 62170 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak. 06O 15 15 06O 15 15 62180 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher. 06O 15 16 06O 15 16 62190 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 06O 15 17 06O 15 17 62200 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 06O 15 18 06O 15 18 62210 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou? 06O 15 19 06O 15 19 62220 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs. 06O 15 20 06O 15 20 62230 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Judah according to their families. 06O 15 21 06O 15 21 62240 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 06O 15 22 06O 15 22 62250 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 06O 15 23 06O 15 23 62260 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, 06O 15 24 06O 15 24 62270 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 06O 15 25 06O 15 25 62280 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and Hezron, which is Hazor, 06O 15 26 06O 15 26 62290 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 06O 15 27 06O 15 27 62300 And Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Beth-palet, 06O 15 28 06O 15 28 62310 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjothjah, 06O 15 29 06O 15 29 62320 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 06O 15 30 06O 15 30 62330 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, 06O 15 31 06O 15 31 62340 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 06O 15 32 06O 15 32 62350 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: 06O 15 33 06O 15 33 62360 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah, 06O 15 34 06O 15 34 62370 And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, and Enam, 06O 15 35 06O 15 35 62380 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah, 06O 15 36 06O 15 36 62390 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages: 06O 15 37 06O 15 37 62400 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, 06O 15 38 06O 15 38 62410 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 06O 15 39 06O 15 39 62420 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 06O 15 40 06O 15 40 62430 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish, 06O 15 41 06O 15 41 62440 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah; sixteen cities with their villages: 06O 15 42 06O 15 42 62450 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 06O 15 43 06O 15 43 62460 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, 06O 15 44 06O 15 44 62470 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with their villages: 06O 15 45 06O 15 45 62480 Ekron, with her towns and her villages: 06O 15 46 06O 15 46 62490 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages: 06O 15 47 06O 15 47 62500 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: 06O 15 48 06O 15 48 62510 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, 06O 15 49 06O 15 49 62520 And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which is Debir, 06O 15 50 06O 15 50 62530 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 06O 15 51 06O 15 51 62540 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: 06O 15 52 06O 15 52 62550 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, 06O 15 53 06O 15 53 62560 And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, 06O 15 54 06O 15 54 62570 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities with their villages: 06O 15 55 06O 15 55 62580 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah, 06O 15 56 06O 15 56 62590 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 06O 15 57 06O 15 57 62600 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their villages: 06O 15 58 06O 15 58 62610 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 06O 15 59 06O 15 59 62620 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon; six cities with their villages: 06O 15 60 06O 15 60 62630 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages: 06O 15 61 06O 15 61 62640 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 06O 15 62 06O 15 62 62650 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages. 06O 15 63 06O 15 63 62660 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day. 06O 16 1 06O 16 1 62670 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, 06O 16 2 06O 16 2 62680 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth, 06O 16 3 06O 16 3 62690 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 06O 16 4 06O 16 4 62700 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. 06O 16 5 06O 16 5 62710 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus: even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Ataroth-addar, unto Beth-horon the upper; 06O 16 6 06O 16 6 62720 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah; 06O 16 7 06O 16 7 62730 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 06O 16 8 06O 16 8 62740 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by their families. 06O 16 9 06O 16 9 62750 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim were among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 06O 16 10 06O 16 10 62760 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and serve under tribute. 06O 17 1 06O 17 1 62770 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he was the firstborn of Joseph; to wit, for Machir the firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. 06O 17 2 06O 17 2 62780 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families. 06O 17 3 06O 17 3 62790 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 06O 17 4 06O 17 4 62800 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. 06O 17 5 06O 17 5 62810 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan; 06O 17 6 06O 17 6 62820 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. 06O 17 7 06O 17 7 62830 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En-tappuah. 06O 17 8 06O 17 8 62840 Now Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of Ephraim; 06O 17 9 06O 17 9 62850 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward of the river: these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also was on the north side of the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea: 06O 17 10 06O 17 10 62860 Southward it was Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east. 06O 17 11 06O 17 11 62870 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries. 06O 17 12 06O 17 12 62880 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 06O 17 13 06O 17 13 62890 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did not utterly drive them out. 06O 17 14 06O 17 14 62900 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto? 06O 17 15 06O 17 15 62910 And Joshua answered them, If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. 06O 17 16 06O 17 16 62920 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. 06O 17 17 06O 17 17 62930 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot only: 06O 17 18 06O 17 18 62940 But the mountain shall be thine; for it is a wood, and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots, and though they be strong. 06O 18 1 06O 18 1 62950 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them. 06O 18 2 06O 18 2 62960 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. 06O 18 3 06O 18 3 62970 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you? 06O 18 4 06O 18 4 62980 Give out from among you three men for each tribe: and I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land, and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they shall come again to me. 06O 18 5 06O 18 5 62990 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. 06O 18 6 06O 18 6 63000 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the description hither to me, that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God. 06O 18 7 06O 18 7 63010 But the Levites have no part among you; for the priesthood of the LORD is their inheritance: and Gad, and Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them. 06O 18 8 06O 18 8 63020 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh. 06O 18 9 06O 18 9 63030 And the men went and passed through the land, and described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh. 06O 18 10 06O 18 10 63040 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. 06O 18 11 06O 18 11 63050 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph. 06O 18 12 06O 18 12 63060 And their border on the north side was from Jordan; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. 06O 18 13 06O 18 13 63070 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz, which is Bethel, southward; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. 06O 18 14 06O 18 14 63080 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim, a city of the children of Judah: this was the west quarter. 06O 18 15 06O 18 15 63090 And the south quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah: 06O 18 16 06O 18 16 63100 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to En-rogel, 06O 18 17 06O 18 17 63110 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 06O 18 18 06O 18 18 63120 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah: 06O 18 19 06O 18 19 63130 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this was the south coast. 06O 18 20 06O 18 20 63140 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts thereof round about, according to their families. 06O 18 21 06O 18 21 63150 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 06O 18 22 06O 18 22 63160 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel, 06O 18 23 06O 18 23 63170 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah, 06O 18 24 06O 18 24 63180 And Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: 06O 18 25 06O 18 25 63190 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 06O 18 26 06O 18 26 63200 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 06O 18 27 06O 18 27 63210 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, 06O 18 28 06O 18 28 63220 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. 06O 19 1 06O 19 1 63230 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. 06O 19 2 06O 19 2 63240 And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba, or Sheba, and Moladah, 06O 19 3 06O 19 3 63250 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 06O 19 4 06O 19 4 63260 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, 06O 19 5 06O 19 5 63270 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, 06O 19 6 06O 19 6 63280 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and their villages: 06O 19 7 06O 19 7 63290 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages: 06O 19 8 06O 19 8 63300 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families. 06O 19 9 06O 19 9 63310 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them. 06O 19 10 06O 19 10 63320 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid: 06O 19 11 06O 19 11 63330 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam; 06O 19 12 06O 19 12 63340 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to daberath, and goeth up to Japhia, 06O 19 13 06O 19 13 63350 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-kazin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah; 06O 19 14 06O 19 14 63360 And the border compasseth it on the north side to Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el: 06O 19 15 06O 19 15 63370 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages. 06O 19 16 06O 19 16 63380 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families, these cities with their villages. 06O 19 17 06O 19 17 63390 And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar according to their families. 06O 19 18 06O 19 18 63400 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth, and Shunem, 06O 19 19 06O 19 19 63410 And Hapharaim, and Shion, and Anaharath, 06O 19 20 06O 19 20 63420 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, 06O 19 21 06O 19 21 63430 And Remeth, and En-gannim, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez; 06O 19 22 06O 19 22 63440 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages. 06O 19 23 06O 19 23 63450 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their villages. 06O 19 24 06O 19 24 63460 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families. 06O 19 25 06O 19 25 63470 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, 06O 19 26 06O 19 26 63480 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to Carmel westward, and to Shihor-libnath; 06O 19 27 06O 19 27 63490 And turneth toward the sunrising to Beth-dagon, and reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 06O 19 28 06O 19 28 63500 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon; 06O 19 29 06O 19 29 63510 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: 06O 19 30 06O 19 30 63520 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages. 06O 19 31 06O 19 31 63530 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. 06O 19 32 06O 19 32 63540 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families. 06O 19 33 06O 19 33 63550 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the outgoings thereof were at Jordan: 06O 19 34 06O 19 34 63560 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising. 06O 19 35 06O 19 35 63570 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, 06O 19 36 06O 19 36 63580 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 06O 19 37 06O 19 37 63590 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, 06O 19 38 06O 19 38 63600 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages. 06O 19 39 06O 19 39 63610 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages. 06O 19 40 06O 19 40 63620 And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families. 06O 19 41 06O 19 41 63630 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh, 06O 19 42 06O 19 42 63640 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, 06O 19 43 06O 19 43 63650 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 06O 19 44 06O 19 44 63660 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 06O 19 45 06O 19 45 63670 And Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-rimmon, 06O 19 46 06O 19 46 63680 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho. 06O 19 47 06O 19 47 63690 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 06O 19 48 06O 19 48 63700 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families, these cities with their villages. 06O 19 49 06O 19 49 63710 When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them: 06O 19 50 06O 19 50 63720 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim: and he built the city, and dwelt therein. 06O 19 51 06O 19 51 63730 These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country. 06O 20 1 06O 20 1 63740 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, 06O 20 2 06O 20 2 63750 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: 06O 20 3 06O 20 3 63760 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 06O 20 4 06O 20 4 63770 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them. 06O 20 5 06O 20 5 63780 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime. 06O 20 6 06O 20 6 63790 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the city from whence he fled. 06O 20 7 06O 20 7 63800 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. 06O 20 8 06O 20 8 63810 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh. 06O 20 9 06O 20 9 63820 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. 06O 21 1 06O 21 1 63830 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel; 06O 21 2 06O 21 2 63840 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 06O 21 3 06O 21 3 63850 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs. 06O 21 4 06O 21 4 63860 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 06O 21 5 06O 21 5 63870 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities. 06O 21 6 06O 21 6 63880 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 06O 21 7 06O 21 7 63890 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 06O 21 8 06O 21 8 63900 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses. 06O 21 9 06O 21 9 63910 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name, 06O 21 10 06O 21 10 63920 Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot. 06O 21 11 06O 21 11 63930 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it. 06O 21 12 06O 21 12 63940 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 06O 21 13 06O 21 13 63950 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs, 06O 21 14 06O 21 14 63960 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 06O 21 15 06O 21 15 63970 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 06O 21 16 06O 21 16 63980 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes. 06O 21 17 06O 21 17 63990 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, 06O 21 18 06O 21 18 64000 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 19 06O 21 19 64010 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 06O 21 20 06O 21 20 64020 And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 06O 21 21 06O 21 21 64030 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, 06O 21 22 06O 21 22 64040 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 23 06O 21 23 64050 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, 06O 21 24 06O 21 24 64060 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 25 06O 21 25 64070 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities. 06O 21 26 06O 21 26 64080 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 06O 21 27 06O 21 27 64090 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities. 06O 21 28 06O 21 28 64100 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs, 06O 21 29 06O 21 29 64110 Jarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 30 06O 21 30 64120 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs, 06O 21 31 06O 21 31 64130 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 32 06O 21 32 64140 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities. 06O 21 33 06O 21 33 64150 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs. 06O 21 34 06O 21 34 64160 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, 06O 21 35 06O 21 35 64170 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 36 06O 21 36 64180 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs, 06O 21 37 06O 21 37 64190 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities. 06O 21 38 06O 21 38 64200 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 06O 21 39 06O 21 39 64210 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all. 06O 21 40 06O 21 40 64220 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities. 06O 21 41 06O 21 41 64230 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs. 06O 21 42 06O 21 42 64240 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities. 06O 21 43 06O 21 43 64250 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein. 06O 21 44 06O 21 44 64260 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. 06O 21 45 06O 21 45 64270 There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass. 06O 22 1 06O 22 1 64280 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, 06O 22 2 06O 22 2 64290 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you: 06O 22 3 06O 22 3 64300 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the LORD your God. 06O 22 4 06O 22 4 64310 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get you unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side Jordan. 06O 22 5 06O 22 5 64320 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. 06O 22 6 06O 22 6 64330 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents. 06O 22 7 06O 22 7 64340 Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them, 06O 22 8 06O 22 8 64350 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren. 06O 22 9 06O 22 9 64360 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 06O 22 10 06O 22 10 64370 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. 06O 22 11 06O 22 11 64380 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the chidren of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 06O 22 12 06O 22 12 64390 And when the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them. 06O 22 13 06O 22 13 64400 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 06O 22 14 06O 22 14 64410 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one was an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. 06O 22 15 06O 22 15 64420 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying, 06O 22 16 06O 22 16 64430 Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD? 06O 22 17 06O 22 17 64440 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD, 06O 22 18 06O 22 18 64450 But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to day against the LORD, that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. 06O 22 19 06O 22 19 64460 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God. 06O 22 20 06O 22 20 64470 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity. 06O 22 21 06O 22 21 64480 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, 06O 22 22 06O 22 22 64490 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,) 06O 22 23 06O 22 23 64500 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering, or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself require it; 06O 22 24 06O 22 24 64510 And if we have not rather done it for fear of this thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of Israel? 06O 22 25 06O 22 25 64520 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD. 06O 22 26 06O 22 26 64530 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice: 06O 22 27 06O 22 27 64540 But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD. 06O 22 28 06O 22 28 64550 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say again, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you. 06O 22 29 06O 22 29 64560 God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that is before his tabernacle. 06O 22 30 06O 22 30 64570 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased them. 06O 22 31 06O 22 31 64580 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD. 06O 22 32 06O 22 32 64590 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. 06O 22 33 06O 22 33 64600 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of Reuben and Gad dwelt. 06O 22 34 06O 22 34 64610 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed: for it shall be a witness between us that the LORD is God. 06O 23 1 06O 23 1 64620 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 06O 23 2 06O 23 2 64630 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age: 06O 23 3 06O 23 3 64640 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God is he that hath fought for you. 06O 23 4 06O 23 4 64650 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great sea westward. 06O 23 5 06O 23 5 64660 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you. 06O 23 6 06O 23 6 64670 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left; 06O 23 7 06O 23 7 64680 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them: 06O 23 8 06O 23 8 64690 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto this day. 06O 23 9 06O 23 9 64700 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but as for you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. 06O 23 10 06O 23 10 64710 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you. 06O 23 11 06O 23 11 64720 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the LORD your God. 06O 23 12 06O 23 12 64730 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the remnant of these nations, even these that remain among you, and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and they to you: 06O 23 13 06O 23 13 64740 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 06O 23 14 06O 23 14 64750 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. 06O 23 15 06O 23 15 64760 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you. 06O 23 16 06O 23 16 64770 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you. 06O 24 1 06O 24 1 64780 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. 06O 24 2 06O 24 2 64790 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods. 06O 24 3 06O 24 3 64800 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 06O 24 4 06O 24 4 64810 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. 06O 24 5 06O 24 5 64820 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did among them: and afterward I brought you out. 06O 24 6 06O 24 6 64830 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. 06O 24 7 06O 24 7 64840 And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season. 06O 24 8 06O 24 8 64850 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you. 06O 24 9 06O 24 9 64860 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you: 06O 24 10 06O 24 10 64870 But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand. 06O 24 11 06O 24 11 64880 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand. 06O 24 12 06O 24 12 64890 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 06O 24 13 06O 24 13 64900 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat. 06O 24 14 06O 24 14 64910 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 06O 24 15 06O 24 15 64920 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. 06O 24 16 06O 24 16 64930 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods; 06O 24 17 06O 24 17 64940 For the LORD our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the people through whom we passed: 06O 24 18 06O 24 18 64950 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the LORD; for he is our God. 06O 24 19 06O 24 19 64960 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the LORD: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins. 06O 24 20 06O 24 20 64970 If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good. 06O 24 21 06O 24 21 64980 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the LORD. 06O 24 22 06O 24 22 64990 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. 06O 24 23 06O 24 23 65000 Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel. 06O 24 24 06O 24 24 65010 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. 06O 24 25 06O 24 25 65020 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. 06O 24 26 06O 24 26 65030 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD. 06O 24 27 06O 24 27 65040 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. 06O 24 28 06O 24 28 65050 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his inheritance. 06O 24 29 06O 24 29 65060 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 06O 24 30 06O 24 30 65070 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, which is in mount Ephraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash. 06O 24 31 06O 24 31 65080 And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel. 06O 24 32 06O 24 32 65090 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph. 06O 24 33 06O 24 33 65100 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim. 07O 1 1 07O 1 1 65110 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them? 07O 1 2 07O 1 2 65120 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have delivered the land into his hand. 07O 1 3 07O 1 3 65130 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him. 07O 1 4 07O 1 4 65140 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men. 07O 1 5 07O 1 5 65150 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 07O 1 6 07O 1 6 65160 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. 07O 1 7 07O 1 7 65170 And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. 07O 1 8 07O 1 8 65180 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. 07O 1 9 07O 1 9 65190 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in the valley. 07O 1 10 07O 1 10 65200 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 07O 1 11 07O 1 11 65210 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of Debir: and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher: 07O 1 12 07O 1 12 65220 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. 07O 1 13 07O 1 13 65230 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 07O 1 14 07O 1 14 65240 And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou? 07O 1 15 07O 1 15 65250 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs. 07O 1 16 07O 1 16 65260 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people. 07O 1 17 07O 1 17 65270 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. 07O 1 18 07O 1 18 65280 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 07O 1 19 07O 1 19 65290 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 07O 1 20 07O 1 20 65300 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak. 07O 1 21 07O 1 21 65310 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 07O 1 22 07O 1 22 65320 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD was with them. 07O 1 23 07O 1 23 65330 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the name of the city before was Luz.) 07O 1 24 07O 1 24 65340 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and they said unto him, Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and we will shew thee mercy. 07O 1 25 07O 1 25 65350 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city, they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go the man and all his family. 07O 1 26 07O 1 26 65360 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which is the name thereof unto this day. 07O 1 27 07O 1 27 65370 Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 07O 1 28 07O 1 28 65380 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 07O 1 29 07O 1 29 65390 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 07O 1 30 07O 1 30 65400 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 07O 1 31 07O 1 31 65410 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob: 07O 1 32 07O 1 32 65420 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out. 07O 1 33 07O 1 33 65430 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; but he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them. 07O 1 34 07O 1 34 65440 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley: 07O 1 35 07O 1 35 65450 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became tributaries. 07O 1 36 07O 1 36 65460 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. 07O 2 1 07O 2 1 65470 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. 07O 2 2 07O 2 2 65480 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this? 07O 2 3 07O 2 3 65490 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be as thorns in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you. 07O 2 4 07O 2 4 65500 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 07O 2 5 07O 2 5 65510 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they sacrificed there unto the LORD. 07O 2 6 07O 2 6 65520 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land. 07O 2 7 07O 2 7 65530 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. 07O 2 8 07O 2 8 65540 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old. 07O 2 9 07O 2 9 65550 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. 07O 2 10 07O 2 10 65560 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel. 07O 2 11 07O 2 11 65570 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim: 07O 2 12 07O 2 12 65580 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger. 07O 2 13 07O 2 13 65590 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 07O 2 14 07O 2 14 65600 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 07O 2 15 07O 2 15 65610 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed. 07O 2 16 07O 2 16 65620 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 07O 2 17 07O 2 17 65630 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so. 07O 2 18 07O 2 18 65640 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them. 07O 2 19 07O 2 19 65650 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. 07O 2 20 07O 2 20 65660 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; 07O 2 21 07O 2 21 65670 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: 07O 2 22 07O 2 22 65680 That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. 07O 2 23 07O 2 23 65690 Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. 07O 3 1 07O 3 1 65700 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; 07O 3 2 07O 3 2 65710 Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof; 07O 3 3 07O 3 3 65720 Namely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 07O 3 4 07O 3 4 65730 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. 07O 3 5 07O 3 5 65740 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and Jebusites: 07O 3 6 07O 3 6 65750 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 07O 3 7 07O 3 7 65760 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves. 07O 3 8 07O 3 8 65770 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. 07O 3 9 07O 3 9 65780 And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. 07O 3 10 07O 3 10 65790 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. 07O 3 11 07O 3 11 65800 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son of Kenaz died. 07O 3 12 07O 3 12 65810 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD. 07O 3 13 07O 3 13 65820 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees. 07O 3 14 07O 3 14 65830 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. 07O 3 15 07O 3 15 65840 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 07O 3 16 07O 3 16 65850 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 07O 3 17 07O 3 17 65860 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and Eglon was a very fat man. 07O 3 18 07O 3 18 65870 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 07O 3 19 07O 3 19 65880 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him. 07O 3 20 07O 3 20 65890 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. 07O 3 21 07O 3 21 65900 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly: 07O 3 22 07O 3 22 65910 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. 07O 3 23 07O 3 23 65920 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them. 07O 3 24 07O 3 24 65930 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber. 07O 3 25 07O 3 25 65940 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a key, and opened them: and, behold, their lord was fallen down dead on the earth. 07O 3 26 07O 3 26 65950 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. 07O 3 27 07O 3 27 65960 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. 07O 3 28 07O 3 28 65970 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. 07O 3 29 07O 3 29 65980 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a man. 07O 3 30 07O 3 30 65990 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years. 07O 3 31 07O 3 31 66000 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also delivered Israel. 07O 4 1 07O 4 1 66010 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 07O 4 2 07O 4 2 66020 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 07O 4 3 07O 4 3 66030 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel. 07O 4 4 07O 4 4 66040 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 07O 4 5 07O 4 5 66050 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment. 07O 4 6 07O 4 6 66060 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun? 07O 4 7 07O 4 7 66070 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand. 07O 4 8 07O 4 8 66080 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. 07O 4 9 07O 4 9 66090 And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh. 07O 4 10 07O 4 10 66100 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him. 07O 4 11 07O 4 11 66110 Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 07O 4 12 07O 4 12 66120 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor. 07O 4 13 07O 4 13 66130 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 07O 4 14 07O 4 14 66140 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. 07O 4 15 07O 4 15 66150 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot, and fled away on his feet. 07O 4 16 07O 4 16 66160 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword; and there was not a man left. 07O 4 17 07O 4 17 66170 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. 07O 4 18 07O 4 18 66180 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle. 07O 4 19 07O 4 19 66190 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of milk, and gave him drink, and covered him. 07O 4 20 07O 4 20 66200 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No. 07O 4 21 07O 4 21 66210 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for he was fast asleep and weary. So he died. 07O 4 22 07O 4 22 66220 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest. And when he came into her tent, behold, Sisera lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 07O 4 23 07O 4 23 66230 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 07O 4 24 07O 4 24 66240 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. 07O 5 1 07O 5 1 66250 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 07O 5 2 07O 5 2 66260 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. 07O 5 3 07O 5 3 66270 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the LORD; I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel. 07O 5 4 07O 5 4 66280 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 07O 5 5 07O 5 5 66290 The mountains melted from before the LORD, even that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel. 07O 5 6 07O 5 6 66300 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 07O 5 7 07O 5 7 66310 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 07O 5 8 07O 5 8 66320 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? 07O 5 9 07O 5 9 66330 My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD. 07O 5 10 07O 5 10 66340 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way. 07O 5 11 07O 5 11 66350 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates. 07O 5 12 07O 5 12 66360 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 07O 5 13 07O 5 13 66370 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty. 07O 5 14 07O 5 14 66380 Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer. 07O 5 15 07O 5 15 66390 And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart. 07O 5 16 07O 5 16 66400 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. 07O 5 17 07O 5 17 66410 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches. 07O 5 18 07O 5 18 66420 Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. 07O 5 19 07O 5 19 66430 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money. 07O 5 20 07O 5 20 66440 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 07O 5 21 07O 5 21 66450 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. 07O 5 22 07O 5 22 66460 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones. 07O 5 23 07O 5 23 66470 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. 07O 5 24 07O 5 24 66480 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 07O 5 25 07O 5 25 66490 He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. 07O 5 26 07O 5 26 66500 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples. 07O 5 27 07O 5 27 66510 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead. 07O 5 28 07O 5 28 66520 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots? 07O 5 29 07O 5 29 66530 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself, 07O 5 30 07O 5 30 66540 Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil? 07O 5 31 07O 5 31 66550 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years. 07O 6 1 07O 6 1 66560 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years. 07O 6 2 07O 6 2 66570 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: and because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. 07O 6 3 07O 6 3 66580 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them; 07O 6 4 07O 6 4 66590 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. 07O 6 5 07O 6 5 66600 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grasshoppers for multitude; for both they and their camels were without number: and they entered into the land to destroy it. 07O 6 6 07O 6 6 66610 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD. 07O 6 7 07O 6 7 66620 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, 07O 6 8 07O 6 8 66630 That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; 07O 6 9 07O 6 9 66640 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land; 07O 6 10 07O 6 10 66650 And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. 07O 6 11 07O 6 11 66660 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites. 07O 6 12 07O 6 12 66670 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. 07O 6 13 07O 6 13 66680 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites. 07O 6 14 07O 6 14 66690 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites: have not I sent thee? 07O 6 15 07O 6 15 66700 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. 07O 6 16 07O 6 16 66710 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. 07O 6 17 07O 6 17 66720 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. 07O 6 18 07O 6 18 66730 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. 07O 6 19 07O 6 19 66740 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. 07O 6 20 07O 6 20 66750 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. 07O 6 21 07O 6 21 66760 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that was in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight. 07O 6 22 07O 6 22 66770 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face. 07O 6 23 07O 6 23 66780 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die. 07O 6 24 07O 6 24 66790 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and called it Jehovah-shalom: unto this day it is yet in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 07O 6 25 07O 6 25 66800 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that is by it: 07O 6 26 07O 6 26 66810 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock, and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which thou shalt cut down. 07O 6 27 07O 6 27 66820 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and so it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it by day, that he did it by night. 07O 6 28 07O 6 28 66830 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut down that was by it, and the second bullock was offered upon the altar that was built. 07O 6 29 07O 6 29 66840 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing? And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. 07O 6 30 07O 6 30 66850 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it. 07O 6 31 07O 6 31 66860 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him, let him be put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god, let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down his altar. 07O 6 32 07O 6 32 66870 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 07O 6 33 07O 6 33 66880 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and pitched in the valley of Jezreel. 07O 6 34 07O 6 34 66890 But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abi-ezer was gathered after him. 07O 6 35 07O 6 35 66900 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet them. 07O 6 36 07O 6 36 66910 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 07O 6 37 07O 6 37 66920 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 07O 6 38 07O 6 38 66930 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 07O 6 39 07O 6 39 66940 And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 07O 6 40 07O 6 40 66950 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground. 07O 7 1 07O 7 1 66960 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley. 07O 7 2 07O 7 2 66970 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me. 07O 7 3 07O 7 3 66980 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand. 07O 7 4 07O 7 4 66990 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the same shall not go. 07O 7 5 07O 7 5 67000 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink. 07O 7 6 07O 7 6 67010 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 07O 7 7 07O 7 7 67020 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. 07O 7 8 07O 7 8 67030 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley. 07O 7 9 07O 7 9 67040 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into thine hand. 07O 7 10 07O 7 10 67050 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host: 07O 7 11 07O 7 11 67060 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 07O 7 12 07O 7 12 67070 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. 07O 7 13 07O 7 13 67080 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along. 07O 7 14 07O 7 14 67090 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host. 07O 7 15 07O 7 15 67100 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. 07O 7 16 07O 7 16 67110 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers. 07O 7 17 07O 7 17 67120 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do. 07O 7 18 07O 7 18 67130 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. 07O 7 19 07O 7 19 67140 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. 07O 7 20 07O 7 20 67150 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon. 07O 7 21 07O 7 21 67160 And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled. 07O 7 22 07O 7 22 67170 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholah, unto Tabbath. 07O 7 23 07O 7 23 67180 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites. 07O 7 24 07O 7 24 67190 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Jordan. 07O 7 25 07O 7 25 67200 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan. 07O 8 1 07O 8 1 67210 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. 07O 8 2 07O 8 2 67220 And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer? 07O 8 3 07O 8 3 67230 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. 07O 8 4 07O 8 4 67240 And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing them. 07O 8 5 07O 8 5 67250 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 07O 8 6 07O 8 6 67260 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army? 07O 8 7 07O 8 7 67270 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. 07O 8 8 07O 8 8 67280 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. 07O 8 9 07O 8 9 67290 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 07O 8 10 07O 8 10 67300 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor, and their hosts with them, about fifteen thousand men, all that were left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword. 07O 8 11 07O 8 11 67310 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure. 07O 8 12 07O 8 12 67320 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. 07O 8 13 07O 8 13 67330 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up, 07O 8 14 07O 8 14 67340 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 07O 8 15 07O 8 15 67350 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold Zebah and Zalmunna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thy men that are weary? 07O 8 16 07O 8 16 67360 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. 07O 8 17 07O 8 17 67370 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men of the city. 07O 8 18 07O 8 18 67380 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king. 07O 8 19 07O 8 19 67390 And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. 07O 8 20 07O 8 20 67400 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because he was yet a youth. 07O 8 21 07O 8 21 67410 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks. 07O 8 22 07O 8 22 67420 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 07O 8 23 07O 8 23 67430 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you. 07O 8 24 07O 8 24 67440 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 07O 8 25 07O 8 25 67450 And they answered, We will willingly give them. And they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the earrings of his prey. 07O 8 26 07O 8 26 67460 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels' necks. 07O 8 27 07O 8 27 67470 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 07O 8 28 07O 8 28 67480 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. 07O 8 29 07O 8 29 67490 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. 07O 8 30 07O 8 30 67500 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten: for he had many wives. 07O 8 31 07O 8 31 67510 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. 07O 8 32 07O 8 32 67520 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 07O 8 33 07O 8 33 67530 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. 07O 8 34 07O 8 34 67540 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side: 07O 8 35 07O 8 35 67550 Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel. 07O 9 1 07O 9 1 67560 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying, 07O 9 2 07O 9 2 67570 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. 07O 9 3 07O 9 3 67580 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. 07O 9 4 07O 9 4 67590 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. 07O 9 5 07O 9 5 67600 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself. 07O 9 6 07O 9 6 67610 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem. 07O 9 7 07O 9 7 67620 And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 07O 9 8 07O 9 8 67630 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us. 07O 9 9 07O 9 9 67640 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 07O 9 10 07O 9 10 67650 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us. 07O 9 11 07O 9 11 67660 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees? 07O 9 12 07O 9 12 67670 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us. 07O 9 13 07O 9 13 67680 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees? 07O 9 14 07O 9 14 67690 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou, and reign over us. 07O 9 15 07O 9 15 67700 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. 07O 9 16 07O 9 16 67710 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands; 07O 9 17 07O 9 17 67720 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian: 07O 9 18 07O 9 18 67730 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;) 07O 9 19 07O 9 19 67740 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you: 07O 9 20 07O 9 20 67750 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech. 07O 9 21 07O 9 21 67760 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother. 07O 9 22 07O 9 22 67770 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel, 07O 9 23 07O 9 23 67780 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: 07O 9 24 07O 9 24 67790 That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 07O 9 25 07O 9 25 67800 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech. 07O 9 26 07O 9 26 67810 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 07O 9 27 07O 9 27 67820 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 07O 9 28 07O 9 28 67830 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him? 07O 9 29 07O 9 29 67840 And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. 07O 9 30 07O 9 30 67850 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled. 07O 9 31 07O 9 31 67860 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee. 07O 9 32 07O 9 32 67870 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that is with thee, and lie in wait in the field: 07O 9 33 07O 9 33 67880 And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and, behold, when he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find occasion. 07O 9 34 07O 9 34 67890 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 07O 9 35 07O 9 35 67900 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait. 07O 9 36 07O 9 36 67910 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men. 07O 9 37 07O 9 37 67920 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people down by the middle of the land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. 07O 9 38 07O 9 38 67930 Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them. 07O 9 39 07O 9 39 67940 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 07O 9 40 07O 9 40 67950 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and many were overthrown and wounded, even unto the entering of the gate. 07O 9 41 07O 9 41 67960 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. 07O 9 42 07O 9 42 67970 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and they told Abimelech. 07O 9 43 07O 9 43 67980 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 07O 9 44 07O 9 44 67990 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and the two other companies ran upon all the people that were in the fields, and slew them. 07O 9 45 07O 9 45 68000 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt. 07O 9 46 07O 9 46 68010 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. 07O 9 47 07O 9 47 68020 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 07O 9 48 07O 9 48 68030 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done. 07O 9 49 07O 9 49 68040 And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 07O 9 50 07O 9 50 68050 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 07O 9 51 07O 9 51 68060 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 07O 9 52 07O 9 52 68070 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. 07O 9 53 07O 9 53 68080 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull. 07O 9 54 07O 9 54 68090 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 07O 9 55 07O 9 55 68100 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. 07O 9 56 07O 9 56 68110 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: 07O 9 57 07O 9 57 68120 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. 07O 10 1 07O 10 1 68130 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim. 07O 10 2 07O 10 2 68140 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 07O 10 3 07O 10 3 68150 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 07O 10 4 07O 10 4 68160 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 07O 10 5 07O 10 5 68170 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. 07O 10 6 07O 10 6 68180 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 07O 10 7 07O 10 7 68190 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 07O 10 8 07O 10 8 68200 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 07O 10 9 07O 10 9 68210 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. 07O 10 10 07O 10 10 68220 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim. 07O 10 11 07O 10 11 68230 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines? 07O 10 12 07O 10 12 68240 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 07O 10 13 07O 10 13 68250 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. 07O 10 14 07O 10 14 68260 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 07O 10 15 07O 10 15 68270 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 07O 10 16 07O 10 16 68280 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 07O 10 17 07O 10 17 68290 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 07O 10 18 07O 10 18 68300 And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. 07O 11 1 07O 11 1 68310 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. 07O 11 2 07O 11 2 68320 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman. 07O 11 3 07O 11 3 68330 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him. 07O 11 4 07O 11 4 68340 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 07O 11 5 07O 11 5 68350 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: 07O 11 6 07O 11 6 68360 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 07O 11 7 07O 11 7 68370 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? 07O 11 8 07O 11 8 68380 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. 07O 11 9 07O 11 9 68390 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head? 07O 11 10 07O 11 10 68400 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words. 07O 11 11 07O 11 11 68410 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh. 07O 11 12 07O 11 12 68420 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 07O 11 13 07O 11 13 68430 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 07O 11 14 07O 11 14 68440 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon: 07O 11 15 07O 11 15 68450 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: 07O 11 16 07O 11 16 68460 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh; 07O 11 17 07O 11 17 68470 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. 07O 11 18 07O 11 18 68480 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab. 07O 11 19 07O 11 19 68490 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place. 07O 11 20 07O 11 20 68500 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. 07O 11 21 07O 11 21 68510 And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country. 07O 11 22 07O 11 22 68520 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan. 07O 11 23 07O 11 23 68530 So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it? 07O 11 24 07O 11 24 68540 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess. 07O 11 25 07O 11 25 68550 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them, 07O 11 26 07O 11 26 68560 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time? 07O 11 27 07O 11 27 68570 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon. 07O 11 28 07O 11 28 68580 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him. 07O 11 29 07O 11 29 68590 Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon. 07O 11 30 07O 11 30 68600 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 07O 11 31 07O 11 31 68610 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering. 07O 11 32 07O 11 32 68620 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands. 07O 11 33 07O 11 33 68630 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel. 07O 11 34 07O 11 34 68640 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. 07O 11 35 07O 11 35 68650 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. 07O 11 36 07O 11 36 68660 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon. 07O 11 37 07O 11 37 68670 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows. 07O 11 38 07O 11 38 68680 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 07O 11 39 07O 11 39 68690 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel, 07O 11 40 07O 11 40 68700 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. 07O 12 1 07O 12 1 68710 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. 07O 12 2 07O 12 2 68720 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. 07O 12 3 07O 12 3 68730 And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? 07O 12 4 07O 12 4 68740 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites. 07O 12 5 07O 12 5 68750 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; 07O 12 6 07O 12 6 68760 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. 07O 12 7 07O 12 7 68770 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. 07O 12 8 07O 12 8 68780 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel. 07O 12 9 07O 12 9 68790 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years. 07O 12 10 07O 12 10 68800 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem. 07O 12 11 07O 12 11 68810 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years. 07O 12 12 07O 12 12 68820 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun. 07O 12 13 07O 12 13 68830 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 07O 12 14 07O 12 14 68840 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years. 07O 12 15 07O 12 15 68850 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. 07O 13 1 07O 13 1 68860 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 07O 13 2 07O 13 2 68870 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. 07O 13 3 07O 13 3 68880 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. 07O 13 4 07O 13 4 68890 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: 07O 13 5 07O 13 5 68900 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 07O 13 6 07O 13 6 68910 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name: 07O 13 7 07O 13 7 68920 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 07O 13 8 07O 13 8 68930 Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. 07O 13 9 07O 13 9 68940 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her. 07O 13 10 07O 13 10 68950 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed her husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto me, that came unto me the other day. 07O 13 11 07O 13 11 68960 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman? And he said, I am. 07O 13 12 07O 13 12 68970 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? 07O 13 13 07O 13 13 68980 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. 07O 13 14 07O 13 14 68990 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe. 07O 13 15 07O 13 15 69000 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 07O 13 16 07O 13 16 69010 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD. 07O 13 17 07O 13 17 69020 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 07O 13 18 07O 13 18 69030 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret? 07O 13 19 07O 13 19 69040 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD: and the angel did wondrously; and Manoah and his wife looked on. 07O 13 20 07O 13 20 69050 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground. 07O 13 21 07O 13 21 69060 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD. 07O 13 22 07O 13 22 69070 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God. 07O 13 23 07O 13 23 69080 But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. 07O 13 24 07O 13 24 69090 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. 07O 13 25 07O 13 25 69100 And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. 07O 14 1 07O 14 1 69110 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. 07O 14 2 07O 14 2 69120 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. 07O 14 3 07O 14 3 69130 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. 07O 14 4 07O 14 4 69140 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel. 07O 14 5 07O 14 5 69150 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. 07O 14 6 07O 14 6 69160 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 07O 14 7 07O 14 7 69170 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. 07O 14 8 07O 14 8 69180 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. 07O 14 9 07O 14 9 69190 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion. 07O 14 10 07O 14 10 69200 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. 07O 14 11 07O 14 11 69210 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 07O 14 12 07O 14 12 69220 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: 07O 14 13 07O 14 13 69230 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 07O 14 14 07O 14 14 69240 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 07O 14 15 07O 14 15 69250 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so? 07O 14 16 07O 14 16 69260 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? 07O 14 17 07O 14 17 69270 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. 07O 14 18 07O 14 18 69280 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. 07O 14 19 07O 14 19 69290 And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 07O 14 20 07O 14 20 69300 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. 07O 15 1 07O 15 1 69310 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 07O 15 2 07O 15 2 69320 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. 07O 15 3 07O 15 3 69330 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. 07O 15 4 07O 15 4 69340 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 07O 15 5 07O 15 5 69350 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 07O 15 6 07O 15 6 69360 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 07O 15 7 07O 15 7 69370 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 07O 15 8 07O 15 8 69380 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam. 07O 15 9 07O 15 9 69390 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. 07O 15 10 07O 15 10 69400 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 07O 15 11 07O 15 11 69410 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. 07O 15 12 07O 15 12 69420 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves. 07O 15 13 07O 15 13 69430 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. 07O 15 14 07O 15 14 69440 And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands. 07O 15 15 07O 15 15 69450 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 07O 15 16 07O 15 16 69460 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men. 07O 15 17 07O 15 17 69470 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramath-lehi. 07O 15 18 07O 15 18 69480 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? 07O 15 19 07O 15 19 69490 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof En-hakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 07O 15 20 07O 15 20 69500 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years. 07O 16 1 07O 16 1 69510 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. 07O 16 2 07O 16 2 69520 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. 07O 16 3 07O 16 3 69530 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. 07O 16 4 07O 16 4 69540 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. 07O 16 5 07O 16 5 69550 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. 07O 16 6 07O 16 6 69560 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 07O 16 7 07O 16 7 69570 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 07O 16 8 07O 16 8 69580 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. 07O 16 9 07O 16 9 69590 Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. 07O 16 10 07O 16 10 69600 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound. 07O 16 11 07O 16 11 69610 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 07O 16 12 07O 16 12 69620 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 07O 16 13 07O 16 13 69630 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web. 07O 16 14 07O 16 14 69640 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 07O 16 15 07O 16 15 69650 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. 07O 16 16 07O 16 16 69660 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto death; 07O 16 17 07O 16 17 69670 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come a rasor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. 07O 16 18 07O 16 18 69680 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this once, for he hath shewed me all his heart. Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought money in their hand. 07O 16 19 07O 16 19 69690 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 07O 16 20 07O 16 20 69700 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him. 07O 16 21 07O 16 21 69710 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house. 07O 16 22 07O 16 22 69720 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven. 07O 16 23 07O 16 23 69730 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 07O 16 24 07O 16 24 69740 And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us. 07O 16 25 07O 16 25 69750 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them sport: and they set him between the pillars. 07O 16 26 07O 16 26 69760 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. 07O 16 27 07O 16 27 69770 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines were there; and there were upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 07O 16 28 07O 16 28 69780 And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes. 07O 16 29 07O 16 29 69790 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left. 07O 16 30 07O 16 30 69800 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. 07O 16 31 07O 16 31 69810 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. 07O 17 1 07O 17 1 69820 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. 07O 17 2 07O 17 2 69830 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son. 07O 17 3 07O 17 3 69840 And when he had restored the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it unto thee. 07O 17 4 07O 17 4 69850 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his mother took two hundred shekels of silver, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image: and they were in the house of Micah. 07O 17 5 07O 17 5 69860 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. 07O 17 6 07O 17 6 69870 In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 07O 17 7 07O 17 7 69880 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the family of Judah, who was a Levite, and he sojourned there. 07O 17 8 07O 17 8 69890 And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed. 07O 17 9 07O 17 9 69900 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he said unto him, I am a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to sojourn where I may find a place. 07O 17 10 07O 17 10 69910 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten shekels of silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So the Levite went in. 07O 17 11 07O 17 11 69920 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons. 07O 17 12 07O 17 12 69930 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. 07O 17 13 07O 17 13 69940 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest. 07O 18 1 07O 18 1 69950 In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. 07O 18 2 07O 18 2 69960 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there. 07O 18 3 07O 18 3 69970 When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here? 07O 18 4 07O 18 4 69980 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest. 07O 18 5 07O 18 5 69990 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous. 07O 18 6 07O 18 6 70000 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the LORD is your way wherein ye go. 07O 18 7 07O 18 7 70010 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man. 07O 18 8 07O 18 8 70020 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye? 07O 18 9 07O 18 9 70030 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land. 07O 18 10 07O 18 10 70040 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. 07O 18 11 07O 18 11 70050 And there went from thence of the family of the Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men appointed with weapons of war. 07O 18 12 07O 18 12 70060 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjath-jearim, in Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahaneh-dan unto this day: behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim. 07O 18 13 07O 18 13 70070 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah. 07O 18 14 07O 18 14 70080 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do. 07O 18 15 07O 18 15 70090 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him. 07O 18 16 07O 18 16 70100 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons of war, which were of the children of Dan, stood by the entering of the gate. 07O 18 17 07O 18 17 70110 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up, and came in thither, and took the graven image, and the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men that were appointed with weapons of war. 07O 18 18 07O 18 18 70120 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image. Then said the priest unto them, What do ye? 07O 18 19 07O 18 19 70130 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel? 07O 18 20 07O 18 20 70140 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod, and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst of the people. 07O 18 21 07O 18 21 70150 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones and the cattle and the carriage before them. 07O 18 22 07O 18 22 70160 And when they were a good way from the house of Micah, the men that were in the houses near to Micah's house were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan. 07O 18 23 07O 18 23 70170 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company? 07O 18 24 07O 18 24 70180 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made, and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and what is this that ye say unto me, What aileth thee? 07O 18 25 07O 18 25 70190 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household. 07O 18 26 07O 18 26 70200 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house. 07O 18 27 07O 18 27 70210 And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. 07O 18 28 07O 18 28 70220 And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man; and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob. And they built a city, and dwelt therein. 07O 18 29 07O 18 29 70230 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first. 07O 18 30 07O 18 30 70240 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. 07O 18 31 07O 18 31 70250 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh. 07O 19 1 07O 19 1 70260 And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah. 07O 19 2 07O 19 2 70270 And his concubine played the whore against him, and went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah, and was there four whole months. 07O 19 3 07O 19 3 70280 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, and to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. 07O 19 4 07O 19 4 70290 And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink, and lodged there. 07O 19 5 07O 19 5 70300 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way. 07O 19 6 07O 19 6 70310 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart be merry. 07O 19 7 07O 19 7 70320 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law urged him: therefore he lodged there again. 07O 19 8 07O 19 8 70330 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat both of them. 07O 19 9 07O 19 9 70340 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home. 07O 19 10 07O 19 10 70350 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up and departed, and came over against Jebus, which is Jerusalem; and there were with him two asses saddled, his concubine also was with him. 07O 19 11 07O 19 11 70360 And when they were by Jebus, the day was far spent; and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it. 07O 19 12 07O 19 12 70370 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger, that is not of the children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah. 07O 19 13 07O 19 13 70380 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in Ramah. 07O 19 14 07O 19 14 70390 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin. 07O 19 15 07O 19 15 70400 And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging. 07O 19 16 07O 19 16 70410 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites. 07O 19 17 07O 19 17 70420 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou? 07O 19 18 07O 19 18 70430 And he said unto him, We are passing from Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence am I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I am now going to the house of the LORD; and there is no man that receiveth me to house. 07O 19 19 07O 19 19 70440 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing. 07O 19 20 07O 19 20 70450 And the old man said, Peace be with thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street. 07O 19 21 07O 19 21 70460 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink. 07O 19 22 07O 19 22 70470 Now as they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house round about, and beat at the door, and spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thine house, that we may know him. 07O 19 23 07O 19 23 70480 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly. 07O 19 24 07O 19 24 70490 Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing. 07O 19 25 07O 19 25 70500 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when the day began to spring, they let her go. 07O 19 26 07O 19 26 70510 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord was, till it was light. 07O 19 27 07O 19 27 70520 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the woman his concubine was fallen down at the door of the house, and her hands were upon the threshold. 07O 19 28 07O 19 28 70530 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But none answered. Then the man took her up upon an ass, and the man rose up, and gat him unto his place. 07O 19 29 07O 19 29 70540 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel. 07O 19 30 07O 19 30 70550 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it, take advice, and speak your minds. 07O 20 1 07O 20 1 70560 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh. 07O 20 2 07O 20 2 70570 And the chief of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword. 07O 20 3 07O 20 3 70580 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness? 07O 20 4 07O 20 4 70590 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. 07O 20 5 07O 20 5 70600 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead. 07O 20 6 07O 20 6 70610 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. 07O 20 7 07O 20 7 70620 Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel. 07O 20 8 07O 20 8 70630 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will we any of us turn into his house. 07O 20 9 07O 20 9 70640 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah; we will go up by lot against it; 07O 20 10 07O 20 10 70650 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel. 07O 20 11 07O 20 11 70660 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city, knit together as one man. 07O 20 12 07O 20 12 70670 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you? 07O 20 13 07O 20 13 70680 Now therefore deliver us the men, the children of Belial, which are in Gibeah, that we may put them to death, and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel: 07O 20 14 07O 20 14 70690 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle against the children of Israel. 07O 20 15 07O 20 15 70700 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundred chosen men. 07O 20 16 07O 20 16 70710 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 07O 20 17 07O 20 17 70720 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these were men of war. 07O 20 18 07O 20 18 70730 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first. 07O 20 19 07O 20 19 70740 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah. 07O 20 20 07O 20 20 70750 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight against them at Gibeah. 07O 20 21 07O 20 21 70760 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. 07O 20 22 07O 20 22 70770 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day. 07O 20 23 07O 20 23 70780 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.) 07O 20 24 07O 20 24 70790 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day. 07O 20 25 07O 20 25 70800 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword. 07O 20 26 07O 20 26 70810 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 07O 20 27 07O 20 27 70820 And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, 07O 20 28 07O 20 28 70830 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand. 07O 20 29 07O 20 29 70840 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah. 07O 20 30 07O 20 30 70850 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 07O 20 31 07O 20 31 70860 And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to smite of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. 07O 20 32 07O 20 32 70870 And the children of Benjamin said, They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said, Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways. 07O 20 33 07O 20 33 70880 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar: and the liers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. 07O 20 34 07O 20 34 70890 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not that evil was near them. 07O 20 35 07O 20 35 70900 And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword. 07O 20 36 07O 20 36 70910 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten: for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah. 07O 20 37 07O 20 37 70920 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah; and the liers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the city with the edge of the sword. 07O 20 38 07O 20 38 70930 Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city. 07O 20 39 07O 20 39 70940 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down before us, as in the first battle. 07O 20 40 07O 20 40 70950 But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. 07O 20 41 07O 20 41 70960 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them. 07O 20 42 07O 20 42 70970 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook them; and them which came out of the cities they destroyed in the midst of them. 07O 20 43 07O 20 43 70980 Thus they inclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sunrising. 07O 20 44 07O 20 44 70990 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour. 07O 20 45 07O 20 45 71000 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them. 07O 20 46 07O 20 46 71010 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these were men of valour. 07O 20 47 07O 20 47 71020 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. 07O 20 48 07O 20 48 71030 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to. 07O 21 1 07O 21 1 71040 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to wife. 07O 21 2 07O 21 2 71050 And the people came to the house of God, and abode there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore; 07O 21 3 07O 21 3 71060 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel? 07O 21 4 07O 21 4 71070 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 07O 21 5 07O 21 5 71080 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death. 07O 21 6 07O 21 6 71090 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 07O 21 7 07O 21 7 71100 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? 07O 21 8 07O 21 8 71110 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly. 07O 21 9 07O 21 9 71120 For the people were numbered, and, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 07O 21 10 07O 21 10 71130 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children. 07O 21 11 07O 21 11 71140 And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man. 07O 21 12 07O 21 12 71150 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 07O 21 13 07O 21 13 71160 And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them. 07O 21 14 07O 21 14 71170 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead: and yet so they sufficed them not. 07O 21 15 07O 21 15 71180 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 07O 21 16 07O 21 16 71190 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin? 07O 21 17 07O 21 17 71200 And they said, There must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel. 07O 21 18 07O 21 18 71210 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. 07O 21 19 07O 21 19 71220 Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. 07O 21 20 07O 21 20 71230 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards; 07O 21 21 07O 21 21 71240 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 07O 21 22 07O 21 22 71250 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty. 07O 21 23 07O 21 23 71260 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them. 07O 21 24 07O 21 24 71270 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance. 07O 21 25 07O 21 25 71280 In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes. 08O 1 1 08O 1 1 71290 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 08O 1 2 08O 1 2 71300 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 08O 1 3 08O 1 3 71310 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. 08O 1 4 08O 1 4 71320 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years. 08O 1 5 08O 1 5 71330 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband. 08O 1 6 08O 1 6 71340 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. 08O 1 7 08O 1 7 71350 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 08O 1 8 08O 1 8 71360 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 08O 1 9 08O 1 9 71370 The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. 08O 1 10 08O 1 10 71380 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. 08O 1 11 08O 1 11 71390 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? 08O 1 12 08O 1 12 71400 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons; 08O 1 13 08O 1 13 71410 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. 08O 1 14 08O 1 14 71420 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. 08O 1 15 08O 1 15 71430 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. 08O 1 16 08O 1 16 71440 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: 08O 1 17 08O 1 17 71450 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. 08O 1 18 08O 1 18 71460 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her. 08O 1 19 08O 1 19 71470 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? 08O 1 20 08O 1 20 71480 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 08O 1 21 08O 1 21 71490 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? 08O 1 22 08O 1 22 71500 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. 08O 2 1 08O 2 1 71510 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. 08O 2 2 08O 2 2 71520 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 08O 2 3 08O 2 3 71530 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. 08O 2 4 08O 2 4 71540 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 08O 2 5 08O 2 5 71550 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 08O 2 6 08O 2 6 71560 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 08O 2 7 08O 2 7 71570 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. 08O 2 8 08O 2 8 71580 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens: 08O 2 9 08O 2 9 71590 Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn. 08O 2 10 08O 2 10 71600 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger? 08O 2 11 08O 2 11 71610 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. 08O 2 12 08O 2 12 71620 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. 08O 2 13 08O 2 13 71630 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens. 08O 2 14 08O 2 14 71640 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 08O 2 15 08O 2 15 71650 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not: 08O 2 16 08O 2 16 71660 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not. 08O 2 17 08O 2 17 71670 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 08O 2 18 08O 2 18 71680 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 08O 2 19 08O 2 19 71690 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz. 08O 2 20 08O 2 20 71700 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. 08O 2 21 08O 2 21 71710 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 08O 2 22 08O 2 22 71720 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field. 08O 2 23 08O 2 23 71730 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law. 08O 3 1 08O 3 1 71740 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 08O 3 2 08O 3 2 71750 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 08O 3 3 08O 3 3 71760 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 08O 3 4 08O 3 4 71770 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 08O 3 5 08O 3 5 71780 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do. 08O 3 6 08O 3 6 71790 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. 08O 3 7 08O 3 7 71800 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. 08O 3 8 08O 3 8 71810 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 08O 3 9 08O 3 9 71820 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman. 08O 3 10 08O 3 10 71830 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 08O 3 11 08O 3 11 71840 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. 08O 3 12 08O 3 12 71850 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. 08O 3 13 08O 3 13 71860 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning. 08O 3 14 08O 3 14 71870 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 08O 3 15 08O 3 15 71880 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. 08O 3 16 08O 3 16 71890 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. 08O 3 17 08O 3 17 71900 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. 08O 3 18 08O 3 18 71910 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. 08O 4 1 08O 4 1 71920 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 08O 4 2 08O 4 2 71930 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 08O 4 3 08O 4 3 71940 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: 08O 4 4 08O 4 4 71950 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. 08O 4 5 08O 4 5 71960 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 08O 4 6 08O 4 6 71970 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it. 08O 4 7 08O 4 7 71980 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel. 08O 4 8 08O 4 8 71990 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. 08O 4 9 08O 4 9 72000 And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. 08O 4 10 08O 4 10 72010 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 08O 4 11 08O 4 11 72020 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: 08O 4 12 08O 4 12 72030 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman. 08O 4 13 08O 4 13 72040 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. 08O 4 14 08O 4 14 72050 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. 08O 4 15 08O 4 15 72060 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. 08O 4 16 08O 4 16 72070 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 08O 4 17 08O 4 17 72080 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 08O 4 18 08O 4 18 72090 Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, 08O 4 19 08O 4 19 72100 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 08O 4 20 08O 4 20 72110 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 08O 4 21 08O 4 21 72120 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, 08O 4 22 08O 4 22 72130 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. 09O 1 1 09O 1 1 72140 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: 09O 1 2 09O 1 2 72150 And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 09O 1 3 09O 1 3 72160 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there. 09O 1 4 09O 1 4 72170 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: 09O 1 5 09O 1 5 72180 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 09O 1 6 09O 1 6 72190 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 09O 1 7 09O 1 7 72200 And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 09O 1 8 09O 1 8 72210 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons? 09O 1 9 09O 1 9 72220 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 09O 1 10 09O 1 10 72230 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 09O 1 11 09O 1 11 72240 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head. 09O 1 12 09O 1 12 72250 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. 09O 1 13 09O 1 13 72260 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 09O 1 14 09O 1 14 72270 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. 09O 1 15 09O 1 15 72280 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD. 09O 1 16 09O 1 16 72290 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 09O 1 17 09O 1 17 72300 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 09O 1 18 09O 1 18 72310 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. 09O 1 19 09O 1 19 72320 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. 09O 1 20 09O 1 20 72330 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. 09O 1 21 09O 1 21 72340 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 09O 1 22 09O 1 22 72350 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. 09O 1 23 09O 1 23 72360 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 09O 1 24 09O 1 24 72370 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. 09O 1 25 09O 1 25 72380 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 09O 1 26 09O 1 26 72390 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 09O 1 27 09O 1 27 72400 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: 09O 1 28 09O 1 28 72410 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. 09O 2 1 09O 2 1 72420 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 09O 2 2 09O 2 2 72430 There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 09O 2 3 09O 2 3 72440 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 09O 2 4 09O 2 4 72450 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 09O 2 5 09O 2 5 72460 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 09O 2 6 09O 2 6 72470 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 09O 2 7 09O 2 7 72480 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 09O 2 8 09O 2 8 72490 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them. 09O 2 9 09O 2 9 72500 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 09O 2 10 09O 2 10 72510 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 09O 2 11 09O 2 11 72520 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. 09O 2 12 09O 2 12 72530 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD. 09O 2 13 09O 2 13 72540 And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 09O 2 14 09O 2 14 72550 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. 09O 2 15 09O 2 15 72560 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 09O 2 16 09O 2 16 72570 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. 09O 2 17 09O 2 17 72580 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD. 09O 2 18 09O 2 18 72590 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 09O 2 19 09O 2 19 72600 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 09O 2 20 09O 2 20 72610 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home. 09O 2 21 09O 2 21 72620 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. 09O 2 22 09O 2 22 72630 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 09O 2 23 09O 2 23 72640 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. 09O 2 24 09O 2 24 72650 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress. 09O 2 25 09O 2 25 72660 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay them. 09O 2 26 09O 2 26 72670 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men. 09O 2 27 09O 2 27 72680 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 09O 2 28 09O 2 28 72690 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? 09O 2 29 09O 2 29 72700 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? 09O 2 30 09O 2 30 72710 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 09O 2 31 09O 2 31 72720 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 09O 2 32 09O 2 32 72730 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. 09O 2 33 09O 2 33 72740 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. 09O 2 34 09O 2 34 72750 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them. 09O 2 35 09O 2 35 72760 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 09O 2 36 09O 2 36 72770 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. 09O 3 1 09O 3 1 72780 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. 09O 3 2 09O 3 2 72790 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see; 09O 3 3 09O 3 3 72800 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep; 09O 3 4 09O 3 4 72810 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. 09O 3 5 09O 3 5 72820 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 09O 3 6 09O 3 6 72830 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. 09O 3 7 09O 3 7 72840 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him. 09O 3 8 09O 3 8 72850 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. 09O 3 9 09O 3 9 72860 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 09O 3 10 09O 3 10 72870 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth. 09O 3 11 09O 3 11 72880 And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 09O 3 12 09O 3 12 72890 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 09O 3 13 09O 3 13 72900 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 09O 3 14 09O 3 14 72910 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever. 09O 3 15 09O 3 15 72920 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. 09O 3 16 09O 3 16 72930 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. 09O 3 17 09O 3 17 72940 And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. 09O 3 18 09O 3 18 72950 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. 09O 3 19 09O 3 19 72960 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 09O 3 20 09O 3 20 72970 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. 09O 3 21 09O 3 21 72980 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD. 09O 4 1 09O 4 1 72990 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. 09O 4 2 09O 4 2 73000 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 09O 4 3 09O 4 3 73010 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies. 09O 4 4 09O 4 4 73020 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God. 09O 4 5 09O 4 5 73030 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. 09O 4 6 09O 4 6 73040 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. 09O 4 7 09O 4 7 73050 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. 09O 4 8 09O 4 8 73060 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness. 09O 4 9 09O 4 9 73070 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. 09O 4 10 09O 4 10 73080 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 09O 4 11 09O 4 11 73090 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. 09O 4 12 09O 4 12 73100 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 09O 4 13 09O 4 13 73110 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out. 09O 4 14 09O 4 14 73120 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 09O 4 15 09O 4 15 73130 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 09O 4 16 09O 4 16 73140 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son? 09O 4 17 09O 4 17 73150 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken. 09O 4 18 09O 4 18 73160 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. 09O 4 19 09O 4 19 73170 And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her. 09O 4 20 09O 4 20 73180 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 09O 4 21 09O 4 21 73190 And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. 09O 4 22 09O 4 22 73200 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken. 09O 5 1 09O 5 1 73210 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. 09O 5 2 09O 5 2 73220 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 09O 5 3 09O 5 3 73230 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 09O 5 4 09O 5 4 73240 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. 09O 5 5 09O 5 5 73250 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. 09O 5 6 09O 5 6 73260 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. 09O 5 7 09O 5 7 73270 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. 09O 5 8 09O 5 8 73280 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither. 09O 5 9 09O 5 9 73290 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. 09O 5 10 09O 5 10 73300 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. 09O 5 11 09O 5 11 73310 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 09O 5 12 09O 5 12 73320 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. 09O 6 1 09O 6 1 73330 And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 09O 6 2 09O 6 2 73340 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place. 09O 6 3 09O 6 3 73350 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. 09O 6 4 09O 6 4 73360 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. 09O 6 5 09O 6 5 73370 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land. 09O 6 6 09O 6 6 73380 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharoah hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed? 09O 6 7 09O 6 7 73390 Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them: 09O 6 8 09O 6 8 73400 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. 09O 6 9 09O 6 9 73410 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. 09O 6 10 09O 6 10 73420 And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: 09O 6 11 09O 6 11 73430 And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. 09O 6 12 09O 6 12 73440 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. 09O 6 13 09O 6 13 73450 And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 09O 6 14 09O 6 14 73460 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD. 09O 6 15 09O 6 15 73470 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD. 09O 6 16 09O 6 16 73480 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. 09O 6 17 09O 6 17 73490 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; 09O 6 18 09O 6 18 73500 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite. 09O 6 19 09O 6 19 73510 And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 09O 6 20 09O 6 20 73520 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 09O 6 21 09O 6 21 73530 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you. 09O 7 1 09O 7 1 73540 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. 09O 7 2 09O 7 2 73550 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. 09O 7 3 09O 7 3 73560 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. 09O 7 4 09O 7 4 73570 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. 09O 7 5 09O 7 5 73580 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD. 09O 7 6 09O 7 6 73590 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh. 09O 7 7 09O 7 7 73600 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines. 09O 7 8 09O 7 8 73610 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. 09O 7 9 09O 7 9 73620 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him. 09O 7 10 09O 7 10 73630 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. 09O 7 11 09O 7 11 73640 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. 09O 7 12 09O 7 12 73650 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. 09O 7 13 09O 7 13 73660 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel. 09O 7 14 09O 7 14 73670 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. 09O 7 15 09O 7 15 73680 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 09O 7 16 09O 7 16 73690 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places. 09O 7 17 09O 7 17 73700 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD. 09O 8 1 09O 8 1 73710 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 09O 8 2 09O 8 2 73720 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 09O 8 3 09O 8 3 73730 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. 09O 8 4 09O 8 4 73740 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, 09O 8 5 09O 8 5 73750 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 09O 8 6 09O 8 6 73760 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 09O 8 7 09O 8 7 73770 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 09O 8 8 09O 8 8 73780 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. 09O 8 9 09O 8 9 73790 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. 09O 8 10 09O 8 10 73800 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. 09O 8 11 09O 8 11 73810 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots. 09O 8 12 09O 8 12 73820 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. 09O 8 13 09O 8 13 73830 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, and to be bakers. 09O 8 14 09O 8 14 73840 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants. 09O 8 15 09O 8 15 73850 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. 09O 8 16 09O 8 16 73860 And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work. 09O 8 17 09O 8 17 73870 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. 09O 8 18 09O 8 18 73880 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. 09O 8 19 09O 8 19 73890 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; 09O 8 20 09O 8 20 73900 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. 09O 8 21 09O 8 21 73910 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. 09O 8 22 09O 8 22 73920 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city. 09O 9 1 09O 9 1 73930 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 09O 9 2 09O 9 2 73940 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. 09O 9 3 09O 9 3 73950 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 09O 9 4 09O 9 4 73960 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. 09O 9 5 09O 9 5 73970 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us. 09O 9 6 09O 9 6 73980 And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go. 09O 9 7 09O 9 7 73990 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? 09O 9 8 09O 9 8 74000 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. 09O 9 9 09O 9 9 74010 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.) 09O 9 10 09O 9 10 74020 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was. 09O 9 11 09O 9 11 74030 And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here? 09O 9 12 09O 9 12 74040 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place: 09O 9 13 09O 9 13 74050 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. 09O 9 14 09O 9 14 74060 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place. 09O 9 15 09O 9 15 74070 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, 09O 9 16 09O 9 16 74080 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me. 09O 9 17 09O 9 17 74090 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people. 09O 9 18 09O 9 18 74100 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is. 09O 9 19 09O 9 19 74110 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart. 09O 9 20 09O 9 20 74120 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father's house? 09O 9 21 09O 9 21 74130 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me? 09O 9 22 09O 9 22 74140 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons. 09O 9 23 09O 9 23 74150 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. 09O 9 24 09O 9 24 74160 And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day. 09O 9 25 09O 9 25 74170 And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house. 09O 9 26 09O 9 26 74180 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad. 09O 9 27 09O 9 27 74190 And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God. 09O 10 1 09O 10 1 74200 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? 09O 10 2 09O 10 2 74210 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son? 09O 10 3 09O 10 3 74220 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine: 09O 10 4 09O 10 4 74230 And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands. 09O 10 5 09O 10 5 74240 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 09O 10 6 09O 10 6 74250 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 09O 10 7 09O 10 7 74260 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. 09O 10 8 09O 10 8 74270 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 09O 10 9 09O 10 9 74280 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 09O 10 10 09O 10 10 74290 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 09O 10 11 09O 10 11 74300 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? 09O 10 12 09O 10 12 74310 And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? 09O 10 13 09O 10 13 74320 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. 09O 10 14 09O 10 14 74330 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. 09O 10 15 09O 10 15 74340 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. 09O 10 16 09O 10 16 74350 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not. 09O 10 17 09O 10 17 74360 And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh; 09O 10 18 09O 10 18 74370 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you: 09O 10 19 09O 10 19 74380 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. 09O 10 20 09O 10 20 74390 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. 09O 10 21 09O 10 21 74400 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. 09O 10 22 09O 10 22 74410 Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. 09O 10 23 09O 10 23 74420 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. 09O 10 24 09O 10 24 74430 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. 09O 10 25 09O 10 25 74440 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house. 09O 10 26 09O 10 26 74450 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 09O 10 27 09O 10 27 74460 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace. 09O 11 1 09O 11 1 74470 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. 09O 11 2 09O 11 2 74480 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. 09O 11 3 09O 11 3 74490 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee. 09O 11 4 09O 11 4 74500 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. 09O 11 5 09O 11 5 74510 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh. 09O 11 6 09O 11 6 74520 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly. 09O 11 7 09O 11 7 74530 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. 09O 11 8 09O 11 8 74540 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. 09O 11 9 09O 11 9 74550 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. 09O 11 10 09O 11 10 74560 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. 09O 11 11 09O 11 11 74570 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together. 09O 11 12 09O 11 12 74580 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. 09O 11 13 09O 11 13 74590 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel. 09O 11 14 09O 11 14 74600 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 09O 11 15 09O 11 15 74610 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. 09O 12 1 09O 12 1 74620 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you. 09O 12 2 09O 12 2 74630 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day. 09O 12 3 09O 12 3 74640 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. 09O 12 4 09O 12 4 74650 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand. 09O 12 5 09O 12 5 74660 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness. 09O 12 6 09O 12 6 74670 And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt. 09O 12 7 09O 12 7 74680 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 09O 12 8 09O 12 8 74690 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 09O 12 9 09O 12 9 74700 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 09O 12 10 09O 12 10 74710 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 09O 12 11 09O 12 11 74720 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 09O 12 12 09O 12 12 74730 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God was your king. 09O 12 13 09O 12 13 74740 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 09O 12 14 09O 12 14 74750 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: 09O 12 15 09O 12 15 74760 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as it was against your fathers. 09O 12 16 09O 12 16 74770 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. 09O 12 17 09O 12 17 74780 Is it not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king. 09O 12 18 09O 12 18 74790 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel. 09O 12 19 09O 12 19 74800 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. 09O 12 20 09O 12 20 74810 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart; 09O 12 21 09O 12 21 74820 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain. 09O 12 22 09O 12 22 74830 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people. 09O 12 23 09O 12 23 74840 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: 09O 12 24 09O 12 24 74850 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you. 09O 12 25 09O 12 25 74860 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king. 09O 13 1 09O 13 1 74870 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, 09O 13 2 09O 13 2 74880 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel; whereof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin: and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent. 09O 13 3 09O 13 3 74890 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the Hebrews hear. 09O 13 4 09O 13 4 74900 And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. 09O 13 5 09O 13 5 74910 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward from Beth-aven. 09O 13 6 09O 13 6 74920 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait, (for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits. 09O 13 7 09O 13 7 74930 And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 09O 13 8 09O 13 8 74940 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 09O 13 9 09O 13 9 74950 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. 09O 13 10 09O 13 10 74960 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. 09O 13 11 09O 13 11 74970 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; 09O 13 12 09O 13 12 74980 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. 09O 13 13 09O 13 13 74990 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 09O 13 14 09O 13 14 75000 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. 09O 13 15 09O 13 15 75010 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people that were present with him, about six hundred men. 09O 13 16 09O 13 16 75020 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. 09O 13 17 09O 13 17 75030 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way that leadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual: 09O 13 18 09O 13 18 75040 A nd anot her company turned the way to Beth-horon: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 09O 13 19 09O 13 19 75050 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 09O 13 20 09O 13 20 75060 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock. 09O 13 21 09O 13 21 75070 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 09O 13 22 09O 13 22 75080 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 09O 13 23 09O 13 23 75090 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. 09O 14 1 09O 14 1 75100 Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 09O 14 2 09O 14 2 75110 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people that were with him were about six hundred men; 09O 14 3 09O 14 3 75120 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. 09O 14 4 09O 14 4 75130 And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 09O 14 5 09O 14 5 75140 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. 09O 14 6 09O 14 6 75150 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few. 09O 14 7 09O 14 7 75160 And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. 09O 14 8 09O 14 8 75170 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 09O 14 9 09O 14 9 75180 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 09O 14 10 09O 14 10 75190 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us. 09O 14 11 09O 14 11 75200 And both of them discovered themselves unto the garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold, the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid themselves. 09O 14 12 09O 14 12 75210 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel. 09O 14 13 09O 14 13 75220 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him. 09O 14 14 09O 14 14 75230 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half acre of land, which a yoke of oxen might plow. 09O 14 15 09O 14 15 75240 And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. 09O 14 16 09O 14 16 75250 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 09O 14 17 09O 14 17 75260 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. 09O 14 18 09O 14 18 75270 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. 09O 14 19 09O 14 19 75280 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the priest, that the noise that was in the host of the Philistines went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw thine hand. 09O 14 20 09O 14 20 75290 And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. 09O 14 21 09O 14 21 75300 Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. 09O 14 22 09O 14 22 75310 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle. 09O 14 23 09O 14 23 75320 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven. 09O 14 24 09O 14 24 75330 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted any food. 09O 14 25 09O 14 25 75340 And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground. 09O 14 26 09O 14 26 75350 And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. 09O 14 27 09O 14 27 75360 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod that was in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened. 09O 14 28 09O 14 28 75370 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. 09O 14 29 09O 14 29 75380 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey. 09O 14 30 09O 14 30 75390 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines? 09O 14 31 09O 14 31 75400 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were very faint. 09O 14 32 09O 14 32 75410 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood. 09O 14 33 09O 14 33 75420 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day. 09O 14 34 09O 14 34 75430 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there. 09O 14 35 09O 14 35 75440 And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD. 09O 14 36 09O 14 36 75450 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God. 09O 14 37 09O 14 37 75460 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day. 09O 14 38 09O 14 38 75470 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day. 09O 14 39 09O 14 39 75480 For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. 09O 14 40 09O 14 40 75490 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. 09O 14 41 09O 14 41 75500 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the people escaped. 09O 14 42 09O 14 42 75510 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. 09O 14 43 09O 14 43 75520 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 09O 14 44 09O 14 44 75530 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 09O 14 45 09O 14 45 75540 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 09O 14 46 09O 14 46 75550 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place. 09O 14 47 09O 14 47 75560 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he vexed them. 09O 14 48 09O 14 48 75570 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them. 09O 14 49 09O 14 49 75580 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua: and the names of his two daughters were these; the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal: 09O 14 50 09O 14 50 75590 And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 09O 14 51 09O 14 51 75600 And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 09O 14 52 09O 14 52 75610 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. 09O 15 1 09O 15 1 75620 Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. 09O 15 2 09O 15 2 75630 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 09O 15 3 09O 15 3 75640 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 09O 15 4 09O 15 4 75650 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand men of Judah. 09O 15 5 09O 15 5 75660 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 09O 15 6 09O 15 6 75670 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites. 09O 15 7 09O 15 7 75680 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt. 09O 15 8 09O 15 8 75690 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 09O 15 9 09O 15 9 75700 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 09O 15 10 09O 15 10 75710 Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, 09O 15 11 09O 15 11 75720 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. 09O 15 12 09O 15 12 75730 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 09O 15 13 09O 15 13 75740 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. 09O 15 14 09O 15 14 75750 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 09O 15 15 09O 15 15 75760 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 09O 15 16 09O 15 16 75770 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 09O 15 17 09O 15 17 75780 And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? 09O 15 18 09O 15 18 75790 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 09O 15 19 09O 15 19 75800 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? 09O 15 20 09O 15 20 75810 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 09O 15 21 09O 15 21 75820 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. 09O 15 22 09O 15 22 75830 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. 09O 15 23 09O 15 23 75840 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 09O 15 24 09O 15 24 75850 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 09O 15 25 09O 15 25 75860 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. 09O 15 26 09O 15 26 75870 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. 09O 15 27 09O 15 27 75880 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 09O 15 28 09O 15 28 75890 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. 09O 15 29 09O 15 29 75900 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent. 09O 15 30 09O 15 30 75910 Then he said, I have sinned: yet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God. 09O 15 31 09O 15 31 75920 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul worshipped the LORD. 09O 15 32 09O 15 32 75930 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 09O 15 33 09O 15 33 75940 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. 09O 15 34 09O 15 34 75950 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. 09O 15 35 09O 15 35 75960 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. 09O 16 1 09O 16 1 75970 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 09O 16 2 09O 16 2 75980 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he Will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD. 09O 16 3 09O 16 3 75990 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 09O 16 4 09O 16 4 76000 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? 09O 16 5 09O 16 5 76010 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice. 09O 16 6 09O 16 6 76020 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him. 09O 16 7 09O 16 7 76030 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. 09O 16 8 09O 16 8 76040 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 09O 16 9 09O 16 9 76050 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. 09O 16 10 09O 16 10 76060 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. 09O 16 11 09O 16 11 76070 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. 09O 16 12 09O 16 12 76080 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. 09O 16 13 09O 16 13 76090 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah. 09O 16 14 09O 16 14 76100 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. 09O 16 15 09O 16 15 76110 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 09O 16 16 09O 16 16 76120 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 09O 16 17 09O 16 17 76130 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. 09O 16 18 09O 16 18 76140 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him. 09O 16 19 09O 16 19 76150 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep. 09O 16 20 09O 16 20 76160 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul. 09O 16 21 09O 16 21 76170 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. 09O 16 22 09O 16 22 76180 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. 09O 16 23 09O 16 23 76190 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. 09O 17 1 09O 17 1 76200 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 09O 17 2 09O 17 2 76210 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 09O 17 3 09O 17 3 76220 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them. 09O 17 4 09O 17 4 76230 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 09O 17 5 09O 17 5 76240 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. 09O 17 6 09O 17 6 76250 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 09O 17 7 09O 17 7 76260 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver's beam; and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 09O 17 8 09O 17 8 76270 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 09O 17 9 09O 17 9 76280 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us. 09O 17 10 09O 17 10 76290 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. 09O 17 11 09O 17 11 76300 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 09O 17 12 09O 17 12 76310 Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 09O 17 13 09O 17 13 76320 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 09O 17 14 09O 17 14 76330 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul. 09O 17 15 09O 17 15 76340 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem. 09O 17 16 09O 17 16 76350 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 09O 17 17 09O 17 17 76360 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren; 09O 17 18 09O 17 18 76370 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 09O 17 19 09O 17 19 76380 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 09O 17 20 09O 17 20 76390 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 09O 17 21 09O 17 21 76400 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 09O 17 22 09O 17 22 76410 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 09O 17 23 09O 17 23 76420 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard them. 09O 17 24 09O 17 24 76430 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from him, and were sore afraid. 09O 17 25 09O 17 25 76440 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 09O 17 26 09O 17 26 76450 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? 09O 17 27 09O 17 27 76460 And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 09O 17 28 09O 17 28 76470 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 09O 17 29 09O 17 29 76480 And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause? 09O 17 30 09O 17 30 76490 And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former manner. 09O 17 31 09O 17 31 76500 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him. 09O 17 32 09O 17 32 76510 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 09O 17 33 09O 17 33 76520 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 09O 17 34 09O 17 34 76530 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: 09O 17 35 09O 17 35 76540 And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 09O 17 36 09O 17 36 76550 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 09O 17 37 09O 17 37 76560 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. 09O 17 38 09O 17 38 76570 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 09O 17 39 09O 17 39 76580 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him. 09O 17 40 09O 17 40 76590 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine. 09O 17 41 09O 17 41 76600 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 09O 17 42 09O 17 42 76610 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 09O 17 43 09O 17 43 76620 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 09O 17 44 09O 17 44 76630 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 09O 17 45 09O 17 45 76640 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 09O 17 46 09O 17 46 76650 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 09O 17 47 09O 17 47 76660 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands. 09O 17 48 09O 17 48 76670 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 09O 17 49 09O 17 49 76680 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 09O 17 50 09O 17 50 76690 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 09O 17 51 09O 17 51 76700 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled. 09O 17 52 09O 17 52 76710 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 09O 17 53 09O 17 53 76720 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 09O 17 54 09O 17 54 76730 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent. 09O 17 55 09O 17 55 76740 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 09O 17 56 09O 17 56 76750 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. 09O 17 57 09O 17 57 76760 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 09O 17 58 09O 17 58 76770 And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite. 09O 18 1 09O 18 1 76780 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 09O 18 2 09O 18 2 76790 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 09O 18 3 09O 18 3 76800 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 09O 18 4 09O 18 4 76810 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 09O 18 5 09O 18 5 76820 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. 09O 18 6 09O 18 6 76830 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. 09O 18 7 09O 18 7 76840 And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. 09O 18 8 09O 18 8 76850 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? 09O 18 9 09O 18 9 76860 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. 09O 18 10 09O 18 10 76870 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. 09O 18 11 09O 18 11 76880 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 09O 18 12 09O 18 12 76890 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. 09O 18 13 09O 18 13 76900 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 09O 18 14 09O 18 14 76910 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. 09O 18 15 09O 18 15 76920 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 09O 18 16 09O 18 16 76930 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. 09O 18 17 09O 18 17 76940 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 09O 18 18 09O 18 18 76950 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king? 09O 18 19 09O 18 19 76960 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 09O 18 20 09O 18 20 76970 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 09O 18 21 09O 18 21 76980 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain. 09O 18 22 09O 18 22 76990 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son in law. 09O 18 23 09O 18 23 77000 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed? 09O 18 24 09O 18 24 77010 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. 09O 18 25 09O 18 25 77020 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 09O 18 26 09O 18 26 77030 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days were not expired. 09O 18 27 09O 18 27 77040 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 09O 18 28 09O 18 28 77050 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. 09O 18 29 09O 18 29 77060 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually. 09O 18 30 09O 18 30 77070 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by. 09O 19 1 09O 19 1 77080 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 09O 19 2 09O 19 2 77090 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 09O 19 3 09O 19 3 77100 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee. 09O 19 4 09O 19 4 77110 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to theeward very good: 09O 19 5 09O 19 5 77120 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? 09O 19 6 09O 19 6 77130 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. 09O 19 7 09O 19 7 77140 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. 09O 19 8 09O 19 8 77150 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. 09O 19 9 09O 19 9 77160 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. 09O 19 10 09O 19 10 77170 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. 09O 19 11 09O 19 11 77180 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 09O 19 12 09O 19 12 77190 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 09O 19 13 09O 19 13 77200 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 09O 19 14 09O 19 14 77210 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. 09O 19 15 09O 19 15 77220 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 09O 19 16 09O 19 16 77230 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. 09O 19 17 09O 19 17 77240 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? 09O 19 18 09O 19 18 77250 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 09O 19 19 09O 19 19 77260 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. 09O 19 20 09O 19 20 77270 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. 09O 19 21 09O 19 21 77280 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 09O 19 22 09O 19 22 77290 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 09O 19 23 09O 19 23 77300 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 09O 19 24 09O 19 24 77310 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? 09O 20 1 09O 20 1 77320 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life? 09O 20 2 09O 20 2 77330 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die: behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it me: and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 09O 20 3 09O 20 3 77340 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 09O 20 4 09O 20 4 77350 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. 09O 20 5 09O 20 5 77360 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even. 09O 20 6 09O 20 6 77370 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Bethlehem his city: for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family. 09O 20 7 09O 20 7 77380 If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him. 09O 20 8 09O 20 8 77390 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father? 09O 20 9 09O 20 9 77400 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 09O 20 10 09O 20 10 77410 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 09O 20 11 09O 20 11 77420 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 09O 20 12 09O 20 12 77430 And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; 09O 20 13 09O 20 13 77440 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD be with thee, as he hath been with my father. 09O 20 14 09O 20 14 77450 And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD, that I die not: 09O 20 15 09O 20 15 77460 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. 09O 20 16 09O 20 16 77470 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, Let the LORD even require it at the hand of David's enemies. 09O 20 17 09O 20 17 77480 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul. 09O 20 18 09O 20 18 77490 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. 09O 20 19 09O 20 19 77500 And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. 09O 20 20 09O 20 20 77510 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. 09O 20 21 09O 20 21 77520 And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee, take them; then come thou: for there is peace to thee, and no hurt; as the LORD liveth. 09O 20 22 09O 20 22 77530 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away. 09O 20 23 09O 20 23 77540 And as touching the matter which thou and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD be between thee and me for ever. 09O 20 24 09O 20 24 77550 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 09O 20 25 09O 20 25 77560 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty. 09O 20 26 09O 20 26 77570 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean. 09O 20 27 09O 20 27 77580 And it came to pass on the morrow, which was the second day of the month, that David's place was empty: and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day? 09O 20 28 09O 20 28 77590 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem: 09O 20 29 09O 20 29 77600 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me to be there: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cometh not unto the king's table. 09O 20 30 09O 20 30 77610 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? 09O 20 31 09O 20 31 77620 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. 09O 20 32 09O 20 32 77630 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done? 09O 20 33 09O 20 33 77640 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. 09O 20 34 09O 20 34 77650 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved for David, because his father had done him shame. 09O 20 35 09O 20 35 77660 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 09O 20 36 09O 20 36 77670 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 09O 20 37 09O 20 37 77680 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, Is not the arrow beyond thee? 09O 20 38 09O 20 38 77690 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 09O 20 39 09O 20 39 77700 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. 09O 20 40 09O 20 40 77710 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. 09O 20 41 09O 20 41 77720 And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded. 09O 20 42 09O 20 42 77730 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city. 09O 21 1 09O 21 1 77740 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 09O 21 2 09O 21 2 77750 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 09O 21 3 09O 21 3 77760 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. 09O 21 4 09O 21 4 77770 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women. 09O 21 5 09O 21 5 77780 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 09O 21 6 09O 21 6 77790 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 09O 21 7 09O 21 7 77800 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. 09O 21 8 09O 21 8 77810 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. 09O 21 9 09O 21 9 77820 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me. 09O 21 10 09O 21 10 77830 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath. 09O 21 11 09O 21 11 77840 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 09O 21 12 09O 21 12 77850 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 09O 21 13 09O 21 13 77860 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 09O 21 14 09O 21 14 77870 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me? 09O 21 15 09O 21 15 77880 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house? 09O 22 1 09O 22 1 77890 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. 09O 22 2 09O 22 2 77900 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men. 09O 22 3 09O 22 3 77910 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me. 09O 22 4 09O 22 4 77920 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. 09O 22 5 09O 22 5 77930 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hareth. 09O 22 6 09O 22 6 77940 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him;) 09O 22 7 09O 22 7 77950 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds; 09O 22 8 09O 22 8 77960 That all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 09O 22 9 09O 22 9 77970 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 09O 22 10 09O 22 10 77980 And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 09O 22 11 09O 22 11 77990 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. 09O 22 12 09O 22 12 78000 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. 09O 22 13 09O 22 13 78010 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 09O 22 14 09O 22 14 78020 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? 09O 22 15 09O 22 15 78030 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute any thing un to his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. 09O 22 16 09O 22 16 78040 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house. 09O 22 17 09O 22 17 78050 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD. 09O 22 18 09O 22 18 78060 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 09O 22 19 09O 22 19 78070 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 09O 22 20 09O 22 20 78080 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. 09O 22 21 09O 22 21 78090 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the LORD's priests. 09O 22 22 09O 22 22 78100 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul: I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house. 09O 22 23 09O 22 23 78110 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard. 09O 23 1 09O 23 1 78120 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. 09O 23 2 09O 23 2 78130 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 09O 23 3 09O 23 3 78140 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? 09O 23 4 09O 23 4 78150 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 09O 23 5 09O 23 5 78160 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. 09O 23 6 09O 23 6 78170 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. 09O 23 7 09O 23 7 78180 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. 09O 23 8 09O 23 8 78190 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. 09O 23 9 09O 23 9 78200 And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 09O 23 10 09O 23 10 78210 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 09O 23 11 09O 23 11 78220 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He will come down. 09O 23 12 09O 23 12 78230 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver thee up. 09O 23 13 09O 23 13 78240 Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth. 09O 23 14 09O 23 14 78250 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. 09O 23 15 09O 23 15 78260 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life: and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood. 09O 23 16 09O 23 16 78270 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 09O 23 17 09O 23 17 78280 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth. 09O 23 18 09O 23 18 78290 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. 09O 23 19 09O 23 19 78300 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? 09O 23 20 09O 23 20 78310 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. 09O 23 21 09O 23 21 78320 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me. 09O 23 22 09O 23 22 78330 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. 09O 23 23 09O 23 23 78340 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. 09O 23 24 09O 23 24 78350 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon. 09O 23 25 09O 23 25 78360 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon. 09O 23 26 09O 23 26 78370 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. 09O 23 27 09O 23 27 78380 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land. 09O 23 28 09O 23 28 78390 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth. 09O 23 29 09O 23 29 78400 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. 09O 24 1 09O 24 1 78410 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. 09O 24 2 09O 24 2 78420 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 09O 24 3 09O 24 3 78430 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 09O 24 4 09O 24 4 78440 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. 09O 24 5 09O 24 5 78450 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. 09O 24 6 09O 24 6 78460 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. 09O 24 7 09O 24 7 78470 So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. 09O 24 8 09O 24 8 78480 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself. 09O 24 9 09O 24 9 78490 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? 09O 24 10 09O 24 10 78500 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD's anointed. 09O 24 11 09O 24 11 78510 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. 09O 24 12 09O 24 12 78520 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 09O 24 13 09O 24 13 78530 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 09O 24 14 09O 24 14 78540 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea. 09O 24 15 09O 24 15 78550 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. 09O 24 16 09O 24 16 78560 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 09O 24 17 09O 24 17 78570 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. 09O 24 18 09O 24 18 78580 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not. 09O 24 19 09O 24 19 78590 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day. 09O 24 20 09O 24 20 78600 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. 09O 24 21 09O 24 21 78610 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house. 09O 24 22 09O 24 22 78620 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men gat them up unto the hold. 09O 25 1 09O 25 1 78630 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. 09O 25 2 09O 25 2 78640 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 09O 25 3 09O 25 3 78650 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. 09O 25 4 09O 25 4 78660 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 09O 25 5 09O 25 5 78670 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name: 09O 25 6 09O 25 6 78680 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast. 09O 25 7 09O 25 7 78690 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. 09O 25 8 09O 25 8 78700 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. 09O 25 9 09O 25 9 78710 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased. 09O 25 10 09O 25 10 78720 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master. 09O 25 11 09O 25 11 78730 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be? 09O 25 12 09O 25 12 78740 So David's young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. 09O 25 13 09O 25 13 78750 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff. 09O 25 14 09O 25 14 78760 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them. 09O 25 15 09O 25 15 78770 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: 09O 25 16 09O 25 16 78780 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 09O 25 17 09O 25 17 78790 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. 09O 25 18 09O 25 18 78800 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 09O 25 19 09O 25 19 78810 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 09O 25 20 09O 25 20 78820 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them. 09O 25 21 09O 25 21 78830 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. 09O 25 22 09O 25 22 78840 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. 09O 25 23 09O 25 23 78850 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, 09O 25 24 09O 25 24 78860 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid. 09O 25 25 09O 25 25 78870 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 09O 25 26 09O 25 26 78880 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 09O 25 27 09O 25 27 78890 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord. 09O 25 28 09O 25 28 78900 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 09O 25 29 09O 25 29 78910 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. 09O 25 30 09O 25 30 78920 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel; 09O 25 31 09O 25 31 78930 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. 09O 25 32 09O 25 32 78940 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: 09O 25 33 09O 25 33 78950 And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 09O 25 34 09O 25 34 78960 For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall. 09O 25 35 09O 25 35 78970 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person. 09O 25 36 09O 25 36 78980 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light. 09O 25 37 09O 25 37 78990 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 09O 25 38 09O 25 38 79000 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote Nabal, that he died. 09O 25 39 09O 25 39 79010 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head, And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 09O 25 40 09O 25 40 79020 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee to take thee to him to wife. 09O 25 41 09O 25 41 79030 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 09O 25 42 09O 25 42 79040 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. 09O 25 43 09O 25 43 79050 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. 09O 25 44 09O 25 44 79060 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim. 09O 26 1 09O 26 1 79070 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon? 09O 26 2 09O 26 2 79080 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 09O 26 3 09O 26 3 79090 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. 09O 26 4 09O 26 4 79100 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed. 09O 26 5 09O 26 5 79110 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. 09O 26 6 09O 26 6 79120 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee. 09O 26 7 09O 26 7 79130 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him. 09O 26 8 09O 26 8 79140 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. 09O 26 9 09O 26 9 79150 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD's anointed, and be guiltless? 09O 26 10 09O 26 10 79160 David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish. 09O 26 11 09O 26 11 79170 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go. 09O 26 12 09O 26 12 79180 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them. 09O 26 13 09O 26 13 79190 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them: 09O 26 14 09O 26 14 79200 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king? 09O 26 15 09O 26 15 79210 And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 09O 26 16 09O 26 16 79220 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster. 09O 26 17 09O 26 17 79230 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king. 09O 26 18 09O 26 18 79240 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? 09O 26 19 09O 26 19 79250 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods. 09O 26 20 09O 26 20 79260 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains. 09O 26 21 09O 26 21 79270 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 09O 26 22 09O 26 22 79280 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it. 09O 26 23 09O 26 23 79290 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD's anointed. 09O 26 24 09O 26 24 79300 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. 09O 26 25 09O 26 25 79310 Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place. 09O 27 1 09O 27 1 79320 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. 09O 27 2 09O 27 2 79330 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 09O 27 3 09O 27 3 79340 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife. 09O 27 4 09O 27 4 79350 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him. 09O 27 5 09O 27 5 79360 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 09O 27 6 09O 27 6 79370 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 09O 27 7 09O 27 7 79380 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months. 09O 27 8 09O 27 8 79390 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt. 09O 27 9 09O 27 9 79400 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. 09O 27 10 09O 27 10 79410 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 09O 27 11 09O 27 11 79420 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. 09O 27 12 09O 27 12 79430 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. 09O 28 1 09O 28 1 79440 And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 09O 28 2 09O 28 2 79450 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever. 09O 28 3 09O 28 3 79460 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land. 09O 28 4 09O 28 4 79470 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa. 09O 28 5 09O 28 5 79480 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled. 09O 28 6 09O 28 6 79490 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams nor by Urim, nor by prophets. 09O 28 7 09O 28 7 79500 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor. 09O 28 8 09O 28 8 79510 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. 09O 28 9 09O 28 9 79520 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die? 09O 28 10 09O 28 10 79530 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, As the LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 09O 28 11 09O 28 11 79540 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel. 09O 28 12 09O 28 12 79550 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul. 09O 28 13 09O 28 13 79560 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending out of the earth. 09O 28 14 09O 28 14 79570 And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 09O 28 15 09O 28 15 79580 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. 09O 28 16 09O 28 16 79590 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy? 09O 28 17 09O 28 17 79600 And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, even to David: 09O 28 18 09O 28 18 79610 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD done this thing unto thee this day. 09O 28 19 09O 28 19 79620 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. 09O 28 20 09O 28 20 79630 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 09O 28 21 09O 28 21 79640 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me. 09O 28 22 09O 28 22 79650 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. 09O 28 23 09O 28 23 79660 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 09O 28 24 09O 28 24 79670 And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof: 09O 28 25 09O 28 25 79680 And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away that night. 09O 29 1 09O 29 1 79690 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel. 09O 29 2 09O 29 2 79700 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish. 09O 29 3 09O 29 3 79710 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day? 09O 29 4 09O 29 4 79720 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men? 09O 29 5 09O 29 5 79730 Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? 09O 29 6 09O 29 6 79740 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. 09O 29 7 09O 29 7 79750 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. 09O 29 8 09O 29 8 79760 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? 09O 29 9 09O 29 9 79770 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. 09O 29 10 09O 29 10 79780 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart. 09O 29 11 09O 29 11 79790 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. 09O 30 1 09O 30 1 79800 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire; 09O 30 2 09O 30 2 79810 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way. 09O 30 3 09O 30 3 79820 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives. 09O 30 4 09O 30 4 79830 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep. 09O 30 5 09O 30 5 79840 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite. 09O 30 6 09O 30 6 79850 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. 09O 30 7 09O 30 7 79860 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David. 09O 30 8 09O 30 8 79870 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 09O 30 9 09O 30 9 79880 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. 09O 30 10 09O 30 10 79890 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor. 09O 30 11 09O 30 11 79900 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water; 09O 30 12 09O 30 12 79910 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 09O 30 13 09O 30 13 79920 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick. 09O 30 14 09O 30 14 79930 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire. 09O 30 15 09O 30 15 79940 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company. 09O 30 16 09O 30 16 79950 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah. 09O 30 17 09O 30 17 79960 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 09O 30 18 09O 30 18 79970 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives. 09O 30 19 09O 30 19 79980 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. 09O 30 20 09O 30 20 79990 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil. 09O 30 21 09O 30 21 80000 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 09O 30 22 09O 30 22 80010 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. 09O 30 23 09O 30 23 80020 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. 09O 30 24 09O 30 24 80030 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike. 09O 30 25 09O 30 25 80040 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day. 09O 30 26 09O 30 26 80050 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD; 09O 30 27 09O 30 27 80060 To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, 09O 30 28 09O 30 28 80070 And to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, 09O 30 29 09O 30 29 80080 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 09O 30 30 09O 30 30 80090 And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 09O 30 31 09O 30 31 80100 And to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt. 09O 31 1 09O 31 1 80110 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 09O 31 2 09O 31 2 80120 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, Saul's sons. 09O 31 3 09O 31 3 80130 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 09O 31 4 09O 31 4 80140 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 09O 31 5 09O 31 5 80150 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. 09O 31 6 09O 31 6 80160 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. 09O 31 7 09O 31 7 80170 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 09O 31 8 09O 31 8 80180 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 09O 31 9 09O 31 9 80190 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people. 09O 31 10 09O 31 10 80200 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 09O 31 11 09O 31 11 80210 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; 09O 31 12 09O 31 12 80220 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there. 09O 31 13 09O 31 13 80230 And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 10O 1 1 10O 1 1 80240 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; 10O 1 2 10O 1 2 80250 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. 10O 1 3 10O 1 3 80260 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. 10O 1 4 10O 1 4 80270 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. 10O 1 5 10O 1 5 80280 And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? 10O 1 6 10O 1 6 80290 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. 10O 1 7 10O 1 7 80300 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. 10O 1 8 10O 1 8 80310 And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite. 10O 1 9 10O 1 9 80320 And he said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. 10O 1 10 10O 1 10 80330 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord. 10O 1 11 10O 1 11 80340 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them; and likewise all the men that were with him: 10O 1 12 10O 1 12 80350 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword. 10O 1 13 10O 1 13 80360 And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite. 10O 1 14 10O 1 14 80370 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD's anointed? 10O 1 15 10O 1 15 80380 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 10O 1 16 10O 1 16 80390 And David said unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD's anointed. 10O 1 17 10O 1 17 80400 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son: 10O 1 18 10O 1 18 80410 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.) 10O 1 19 10O 1 19 80420 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! 10O 1 20 10O 1 20 80430 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 10O 1 21 10O 1 21 80440 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield of Saul, as though he had not been anointed with oil. 10O 1 22 10O 1 22 80450 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 10O 1 23 10O 1 23 80460 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. 10O 1 24 10O 1 24 80470 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel. 10O 1 25 10O 1 25 80480 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou was slain in thine high places. 10O 1 26 10O 1 26 80490 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. 10O 1 27 10O 1 27 80500 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished! 10O 2 1 10O 2 1 80510 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 10O 2 2 10O 2 2 80520 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 10O 2 3 10O 2 3 80530 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron. 10O 2 4 10O 2 4 80540 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. 10O 2 5 10O 2 5 80550 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. 10O 2 6 10O 2 6 80560 And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 10O 2 7 10O 2 7 80570 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them. 10O 2 8 10O 2 8 80580 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim; 10O 2 9 10O 2 9 80590 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10O 2 10 10O 2 10 80600 Ish-bosheth Saul's son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David. 10O 2 11 10O 2 11 80610 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. 10O 2 12 10O 2 12 80620 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 10O 2 13 10O 2 13 80630 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 10O 2 14 10O 2 14 80640 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. 10O 2 15 10O 2 15 80650 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 10O 2 16 10O 2 16 80660 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 10O 2 17 10O 2 17 80670 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 10O 2 18 10O 2 18 80680 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe. 10O 2 19 10O 2 19 80690 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 10O 2 20 10O 2 20 80700 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am. 10O 2 21 10O 2 21 80710 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. 10O 2 22 10O 2 22 80720 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? 10O 2 23 10O 2 23 80730 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still. 10O 2 24 10O 2 24 80740 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. 10O 2 25 10O 2 25 80750 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill. 10O 2 26 10O 2 26 80760 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 10O 2 27 10O 2 27 80770 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother. 10O 2 28 10O 2 28 80780 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. 10O 2 29 10O 2 29 80790 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim. 10O 2 30 10O 2 30 80800 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's servants nineteen men and Asahel. 10O 2 31 10O 2 31 80810 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner's men, so that three hundred and threescore men died. 10O 2 32 10O 2 32 80820 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulchre of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. 10O 3 1 10O 3 1 80830 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 10O 3 2 10O 3 2 80840 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; 10O 3 3 10O 3 3 80850 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; 10O 3 4 10O 3 4 80860 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; 10O 3 5 10O 3 5 80870 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron. 10O 3 6 10O 3 6 80880 And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul. 10O 3 7 10O 3 7 80890 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? 10O 3 8 10O 3 8 80900 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman? 10O 3 9 10O 3 9 80910 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; 10O 3 10 10O 3 10 80920 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. 10O 3 11 10O 3 11 80930 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him. 10O 3 12 10O 3 12 80940 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee. 10O 3 13 10O 3 13 80950 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face. 10O 3 14 10O 3 14 80960 And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 10O 3 15 10O 3 15 80970 And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish. 10O 3 16 10O 3 16 80980 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. 10O 3 17 10O 3 17 80990 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: 10O 3 18 10O 3 18 81000 Now then do it: for the LORD hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies. 10O 3 19 10O 3 19 81010 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. 10O 3 20 10O 3 20 81020 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast. 10O 3 21 10O 3 21 81030 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. 10O 3 22 10O 3 22 81040 And, Behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 10O 3 23 10O 3 23 81050 When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 10O 3 24 10O 3 24 81060 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 10O 3 25 10O 3 25 81070 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and to know all that thou doest. 10O 3 26 10O 3 26 81080 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not. 10O 3 27 10O 3 27 81090 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. 10O 3 28 10O 3 28 81100 And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner: 10O 3 29 10O 3 29 81110 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 10O 3 30 10O 3 30 81120 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 10O 3 31 10O 3 31 81130 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier. 10O 3 32 10O 3 32 81140 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept. 10O 3 33 10O 3 33 81150 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? 10O 3 34 10O 3 34 81160 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him. 10O 3 35 10O 3 35 81170 And when all the people came to cause David to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be down. 10O 3 36 10O 3 36 81180 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people. 10O 3 37 10O 3 37 81190 For all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 10O 3 38 10O 3 38 81200 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? 10O 3 39 10O 3 39 81210 And I am this day weak, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah be too hard for me: the LORD shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness. 10O 4 1 10O 4 1 81220 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. 10O 4 2 10O 4 2 81230 And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: 10O 4 3 10O 4 3 81240 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.) 10O 4 4 10O 4 4 81250 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth. 10O 4 5 10O 4 5 81260 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon. 10O 4 6 10O 4 6 81270 And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped. 10O 4 7 10O 4 7 81280 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night. 10O 4 8 10O 4 8 81290 And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed. 10O 4 9 10O 4 9 81300 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity, 10O 4 10 10O 4 10 81310 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings: 10O 4 11 10O 4 11 81320 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth? 10O 4 12 10O 4 12 81330 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. 10O 5 1 10O 5 1 81340 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 10O 5 2 10O 5 2 81350 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 10O 5 3 10O 5 3 81360 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel. 10O 5 4 10O 5 4 81370 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. 10O 5 5 10O 5 5 81380 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. 10O 5 6 10O 5 6 81390 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither. 10O 5 7 10O 5 7 81400 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David. 10O 5 8 10O 5 8 81410 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house. 10O 5 9 10O 5 9 81420 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward. 10O 5 10 10O 5 10 81430 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him. 10O 5 11 10O 5 11 81440 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house. 10O 5 12 10O 5 12 81450 And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 10O 5 13 10O 5 13 81460 And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David. 10O 5 14 10O 5 14 81470 And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, 10O 5 15 10O 5 15 81480 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 10O 5 16 10O 5 16 81490 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. 10O 5 17 10O 5 17 81500 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold. 10O 5 18 10O 5 18 81510 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10O 5 19 10O 5 19 81520 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 10O 5 20 10O 5 20 81530 And David came to Baal-perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 10O 5 21 10O 5 21 81540 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them. 10O 5 22 10O 5 22 81550 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 10O 5 23 10O 5 23 81560 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 10O 5 24 10O 5 24 81570 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. 10O 5 25 10O 5 25 81580 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer. 10O 6 1 10O 6 1 81590 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 10O 6 2 10O 6 2 81600 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 10O 6 3 10O 6 3 81610 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart. 10O 6 4 10O 6 4 81620 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark. 10O 6 5 10O 6 5 81630 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals. 10O 6 6 10O 6 6 81640 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 10O 6 7 10O 6 7 81650 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. 10O 6 8 10O 6 8 81660 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. 10O 6 9 10O 6 9 81670 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me? 10O 6 10 10O 6 10 81680 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 10O 6 11 10O 6 11 81690 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household. 10O 6 12 10O 6 12 81700 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. 10O 6 13 10O 6 13 81710 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 10O 6 14 10O 6 14 81720 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 10O 6 15 10O 6 15 81730 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 10O 6 16 10O 6 16 81740 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 10O 6 17 10O 6 17 81750 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD. 10O 6 18 10O 6 18 81760 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts. 10O 6 19 10O 6 19 81770 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. 10O 6 20 10O 6 20 81780 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 10O 6 21 10O 6 21 81790 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. 10O 6 22 10O 6 22 81800 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. 10O 6 23 10O 6 23 81810 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death. 10O 7 1 10O 7 1 81820 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies; 10O 7 2 10O 7 2 81830 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains. 10O 7 3 10O 7 3 81840 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in thine heart; for the LORD is with thee. 10O 7 4 10O 7 4 81850 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the LORD came unto Nathan, saying, 10O 7 5 10O 7 5 81860 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? 10O 7 6 10O 7 6 81870 Whereas I have not dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. 10O 7 7 10O 7 7 81880 In all the places wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not me an house of cedar? 10O 7 8 10O 7 8 81890 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 10O 7 9 10O 7 9 81900 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 10O 7 10 10O 7 10 81910 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime, 10O 7 11 10O 7 11 81920 And as since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house. 10O 7 12 10O 7 12 81930 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 10O 7 13 10O 7 13 81940 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever. 10O 7 14 10O 7 14 81950 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: 10O 7 15 10O 7 15 81960 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. 10O 7 16 10O 7 16 81970 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 10O 7 17 10O 7 17 81980 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 10O 7 18 10O 7 18 81990 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 10O 7 19 10O 7 19 82000 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord GOD? 10O 7 20 10O 7 20 82010 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord GOD, knowest thy servant. 10O 7 21 10O 7 21 82020 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know them. 10O 7 22 10O 7 22 82030 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 10O 7 23 10O 7 23 82040 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods? 10O 7 24 10O 7 24 82050 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God. 10O 7 25 10O 7 25 82060 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said. 10O 7 26 10O 7 26 82070 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee. 10O 7 27 10O 7 27 82080 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this prayer unto thee. 10O 7 28 10O 7 28 82090 And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 10O 7 29 10O 7 29 82100 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever. 10O 8 1 10O 8 1 82110 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines. 10O 8 2 10O 8 2 82120 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. 10O 8 3 10O 8 3 82130 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates. 10O 8 4 10O 8 4 82140 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. 10O 8 5 10O 8 5 82150 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 10O 8 6 10O 8 6 82160 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 10O 8 7 10O 8 7 82170 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 10O 8 8 10O 8 8 82180 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. 10O 8 9 10O 8 9 82190 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer, 10O 8 10 10O 8 10 82200 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass: 10O 8 11 10O 8 11 82210 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 10O 8 12 10O 8 12 82220 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 10O 8 13 10O 8 13 82230 And David gat him a name when he returned from smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being eighteen thousand men. 10O 8 14 10O 8 14 82240 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 10O 8 15 10O 8 15 82250 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people. 10O 8 16 10O 8 16 82260 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; 10O 8 17 10O 8 17 82270 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; 10O 8 18 10O 8 18 82280 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers. 10O 9 1 10O 9 1 82290 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? 10O 9 2 10O 9 2 82300 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. 10O 9 3 10O 9 3 82310 And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. 10O 9 4 10O 9 4 82320 And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. 10O 9 5 10O 9 5 82330 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 10O 9 6 10O 9 6 82340 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant! 10O 9 7 10O 9 7 82350 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. 10O 9 8 10O 9 8 82360 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? 10O 9 9 10O 9 9 82370 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. 10O 9 10 10O 9 10 82380 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 10O 9 11 10O 9 11 82390 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons. 10O 9 12 10O 9 12 82400 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. 10O 9 13 10O 9 13 82410 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. 10O 10 1 10O 10 1 82420 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 10O 10 2 10O 10 2 82430 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon. 10O 10 3 10O 10 3 82440 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David rather sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it? 10O 10 4 10O 10 4 82450 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away. 10O 10 5 10O 10 5 82460 When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 10O 10 6 10O 10 6 82470 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob twelve thousand men. 10O 10 7 10O 10 7 82480 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 10O 10 8 10O 10 8 82490 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba, and of Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah, were by themselves in the field. 10O 10 9 10O 10 9 82500 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians: 10O 10 10 10O 10 10 82510 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon. 10O 10 11 10O 10 11 82520 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 10O 10 12 10O 10 12 82530 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good. 10O 10 13 10O 10 13 82540 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that were with him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before him. 10O 10 14 10O 10 14 82550 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem. 10O 10 15 10O 10 15 82560 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gathered themselves together. 10O 10 16 10O 10 16 82570 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 10O 10 17 10O 10 17 82580 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. 10O 10 18 10O 10 18 82590 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 10O 10 19 10O 10 19 82600 And when all the kings that were servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the children of Ammon any more. 10O 11 1 10O 11 1 82610 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 10O 11 2 10O 11 2 82620 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 10O 11 3 10O 11 3 82630 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 10O 11 4 10O 11 4 82640 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 10O 11 5 10O 11 5 82650 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. 10O 11 6 10O 11 6 82660 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 10O 11 7 10O 11 7 82670 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 10O 11 8 10O 11 8 82680 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. 10O 11 9 10O 11 9 82690 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10O 11 10 10O 11 10 82700 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 10O 11 11 10O 11 11 82710 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 10O 11 12 10O 11 12 82720 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. 10O 11 13 10O 11 13 82730 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. 10O 11 14 10O 11 14 82740 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 10O 11 15 10O 11 15 82750 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 10O 11 16 10O 11 16 82760 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were. 10O 11 17 10O 11 17 82770 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 10O 11 18 10O 11 18 82780 Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; 10O 11 19 10O 11 19 82790 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, 10O 11 20 10O 11 20 82800 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? 10O 11 21 10O 11 21 82810 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 10O 11 22 10O 11 22 82820 So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. 10O 11 23 10O 11 23 82830 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. 10O 11 24 10O 11 24 82840 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king's servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 10O 11 25 10O 11 25 82850 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him. 10O 11 26 10O 11 26 82860 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 10O 11 27 10O 11 27 82870 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD. 10O 12 1 10O 12 1 82880 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. 10O 12 2 10O 12 2 82890 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 10O 12 3 10O 12 3 82900 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 10O 12 4 10O 12 4 82910 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 10O 12 5 10O 12 5 82920 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: 10O 12 6 10O 12 6 82930 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. 10O 12 7 10O 12 7 82940 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 10O 12 8 10O 12 8 82950 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. 10O 12 9 10O 12 9 82960 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10O 12 10 10O 12 10 82970 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 10O 12 11 10O 12 11 82980 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 10O 12 12 10O 12 12 82990 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 10O 12 13 10O 12 13 83000 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 10O 12 14 10O 12 14 83010 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 10O 12 15 10O 12 15 83020 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 10O 12 16 10O 12 16 83030 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 10O 12 17 10O 12 17 83040 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 10O 12 18 10O 12 18 83050 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 10O 12 19 10O 12 19 83060 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 10O 12 20 10O 12 20 83070 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. 10O 12 21 10O 12 21 83080 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 10O 12 22 10O 12 22 83090 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live? 10O 12 23 10O 12 23 83100 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. 10O 12 24 10O 12 24 83110 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him. 10O 12 25 10O 12 25 83120 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD. 10O 12 26 10O 12 26 83130 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 10O 12 27 10O 12 27 83140 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 10O 12 28 10O 12 28 83150 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. 10O 12 29 10O 12 29 83160 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 10O 12 30 10O 12 30 83170 And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. 10O 12 31 10O 12 31 83180 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. 10O 13 1 10O 13 1 83190 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. 10O 13 2 10O 13 2 83200 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do any thing to her. 10O 13 3 10O 13 3 83210 But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man. 10O 13 4 10O 13 4 83220 And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister. 10O 13 5 10O 13 5 83230 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 10O 13 6 10O 13 6 83240 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. 10O 13 7 10O 13 7 83250 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat. 10O 13 8 10O 13 8 83260 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. 10O 13 9 10O 13 9 83270 And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him. 10O 13 10 10O 13 10 83280 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 10O 13 11 10O 13 11 83290 And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister. 10O 13 12 10O 13 12 83300 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. 10O 13 13 10O 13 13 83310 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. 10O 13 14 10O 13 14 83320 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. 10O 13 15 10O 13 15 83330 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone. 10O 13 16 10O 13 16 83340 And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 10O 13 17 10O 13 17 83350 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 10O 13 18 10O 13 18 83360 And she had a garment of divers colours upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 10O 13 19 10O 13 19 83370 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying. 10O 13 20 10O 13 20 83380 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. 10O 13 21 10O 13 21 83390 But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth. 10O 13 22 10O 13 22 83400 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 10O 13 23 10O 13 23 83410 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 10O 13 24 10O 13 24 83420 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 10O 13 25 10O 13 25 83430 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 10O 13 26 10O 13 26 83440 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? 10O 13 27 10O 13 27 83450 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 10O 13 28 10O 13 28 83460 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous and be valiant. 10O 13 29 10O 13 29 83470 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled. 10O 13 30 10O 13 30 83480 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left. 10O 13 31 10O 13 31 83490 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 10O 13 32 10O 13 32 83500 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 10O 13 33 10O 13 33 83510 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead. 10O 13 34 10O 13 34 83520 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. 10O 13 35 10O 13 35 83530 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is. 10O 13 36 10O 13 36 83540 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore. 10O 13 37 10O 13 37 83550 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 10O 13 38 10O 13 38 83560 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. 10O 13 39 10O 13 39 83570 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. 10O 14 1 10O 14 1 83580 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom. 10O 14 2 10O 14 2 83590 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: 10O 14 3 10O 14 3 83600 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 10O 14 4 10O 14 4 83610 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. 10O 14 5 10O 14 5 83620 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead. 10O 14 6 10O 14 6 83630 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. 10O 14 7 10O 14 7 83640 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. 10O 14 8 10O 14 8 83650 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house, and I will give charge concerning thee. 10O 14 9 10O 14 9 83660 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house: and the king and his throne be guiltless. 10O 14 10 10O 14 10 83670 And the king said, Whosoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. 10O 14 11 10O 14 11 83680 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. 10O 14 12 10O 14 12 83690 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. 10O 14 13 10O 14 13 83700 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished. 10O 14 14 10O 14 14 83710 For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him. 10O 14 15 10O 14 15 83720 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid. 10O 14 16 10O 14 16 83730 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God. 10O 14 17 10O 14 17 83740 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee. 10O 14 18 10O 14 18 83750 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak. 10O 14 19 10O 14 19 83760 And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid: 10O 14 20 10O 14 20 83770 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth. 10O 14 21 10O 14 21 83780 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again. 10O 14 22 10O 14 22 83790 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant. 10O 14 23 10O 14 23 83800 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 10O 14 24 10O 14 24 83810 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face. 10O 14 25 10O 14 25 83820 But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him. 10O 14 26 10O 14 26 83830 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight. 10O 14 27 10O 14 27 83840 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance. 10O 14 28 10O 14 28 83850 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face. 10O 14 29 10O 14 29 83860 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come. 10O 14 30 10O 14 30 83870 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. 10O 14 31 10O 14 31 83880 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? 10O 14 32 10O 14 32 83890 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me. 10O 14 33 10O 14 33 83900 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom. 10O 15 1 10O 15 1 83910 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 10O 15 2 10O 15 2 83920 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. 10O 15 3 10O 15 3 83930 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 10O 15 4 10O 15 4 83940 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! 10O 15 5 10O 15 5 83950 And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 10O 15 6 10O 15 6 83960 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 10O 15 7 10O 15 7 83970 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. 10O 15 8 10O 15 8 83980 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD. 10O 15 9 10O 15 9 83990 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10O 15 10 10O 15 10 84000 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 10O 15 11 10O 15 11 84010 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, that were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing. 10O 15 12 10O 15 12 84020 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. 10O 15 13 10O 15 13 84030 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 10O 15 14 10O 15 14 84040 And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. 10O 15 15 10O 15 15 84050 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 10O 15 16 10O 15 16 84060 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, which were concubines, to keep the house. 10O 15 17 10O 15 17 84070 And the king went forth, and all the people after him, and tarried in a place that was far off. 10O 15 18 10O 15 18 84080 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 10O 15 19 10O 15 19 84090 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou art a stranger, and also an exile. 10O 15 20 10O 15 20 84100 Whereas thou camest but yesterday, should I this day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may, return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth be with thee. 10O 15 21 10O 15 21 84110 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 10O 15 22 10O 15 22 84120 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that were with him. 10O 15 23 10O 15 23 84130 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness. 10O 15 24 10O 15 24 84140 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city. 10O 15 25 10O 15 25 84150 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and shew me both it, and his habitation: 10O 15 26 10O 15 26 84160 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. 10O 15 27 10O 15 27 84170 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 10O 15 28 10O 15 28 84180 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me. 10O 15 29 10O 15 29 84190 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there. 10O 15 30 10O 15 30 84200 And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. 10O 15 31 10O 15 31 84210 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 10O 15 32 10O 15 32 84220 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: 10O 15 33 10O 15 33 84230 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me: 10O 15 34 10O 15 34 84240 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. 10O 15 35 10O 15 35 84250 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 10O 15 36 10O 15 36 84260 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 10O 15 37 10O 15 37 84270 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem. 10O 16 1 10O 16 1 84280 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 10O 16 2 10O 16 2 84290 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. 10O 16 3 10O 16 3 84300 And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 10O 16 4 10O 16 4 84310 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 10O 16 5 10O 16 5 84320 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 10O 16 6 10O 16 6 84330 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. 10O 16 7 10O 16 7 84340 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: 10O 16 8 10O 16 8 84350 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man. 10O 16 9 10O 16 9 84360 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. 10O 16 10 10O 16 10 84370 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so? 10O 16 11 10O 16 11 84380 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it? let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. 10O 16 12 10O 16 12 84390 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day. 10O 16 13 10O 16 13 84400 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. 10O 16 14 10O 16 14 84410 And the king, and all the people that were with him, came weary, and refreshed themselves there. 10O 16 15 10O 16 15 84420 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 10O 16 16 10O 16 16 84430 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king. 10O 16 17 10O 16 17 84440 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? 10O 16 18 10O 16 18 84450 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. 10O 16 19 10O 16 19 84460 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence. 10O 16 20 10O 16 20 84470 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. 10O 16 21 10O 16 21 84480 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. 10O 16 22 10O 16 22 84490 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. 10O 16 23 10O 16 23 84500 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. 10O 17 1 10O 17 1 84510 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 10O 17 2 10O 17 2 84520 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only: 10O 17 3 10O 17 3 84530 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace. 10O 17 4 10O 17 4 84540 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. 10O 17 5 10O 17 5 84550 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. 10O 17 6 10O 17 6 84560 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou. 10O 17 7 10O 17 7 84570 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. 10O 17 8 10O 17 8 84580 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. 10O 17 9 10O 17 9 84590 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. 10O 17 10 10O 17 10 84600 And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. 10O 17 11 10O 17 11 84610 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. 10O 17 12 10O 17 12 84620 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. 10O 17 13 10O 17 13 84630 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there. 10O 17 14 10O 17 14 84640 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. 10O 17 15 10O 17 15 84650 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. 10O 17 16 10O 17 16 84660 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him. 10O 17 17 10O 17 17 84670 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. 10O 17 18 10O 17 18 84680 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down. 10O 17 19 10O 17 19 84690 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. 10O 17 20 10O 17 20 84700 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. 10O 17 21 10O 17 21 84710 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you. 10O 17 22 10O 17 22 84720 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan. 10O 17 23 10O 17 23 84730 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. 10O 17 24 10O 17 24 84740 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 10O 17 25 10O 17 25 84750 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother. 10O 17 26 10O 17 26 84760 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. 10O 17 27 10O 17 27 84770 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, 10O 17 28 10O 17 28 84780 Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse, 10O 17 29 10O 17 29 84790 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. 10O 18 1 10O 18 1 84800 And David numbered the people that were with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 10O 18 2 10O 18 2 84810 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also. 10O 18 3 10O 18 3 84820 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. 10O 18 4 10O 18 4 84830 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands. 10O 18 5 10O 18 5 84840 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. 10O 18 6 10O 18 6 84850 So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim; 10O 18 7 10O 18 7 84860 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men. 10O 18 8 10O 18 8 84870 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. 10O 18 9 10O 18 9 84880 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. 10O 18 10 10O 18 10 84890 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. 10O 18 11 10O 18 11 84900 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle. 10O 18 12 10O 18 12 84910 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom. 10O 18 13 10O 18 13 84920 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me. 10O 18 14 10O 18 14 84930 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak. 10O 18 15 10O 18 15 84940 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him. 10O 18 16 10O 18 16 84950 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. 10O 18 17 10O 18 17 84960 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent. 10O 18 18 10O 18 18 84970 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place. 10O 18 19 10O 18 19 84980 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies. 10O 18 20 10O 18 20 84990 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. 10O 18 21 10O 18 21 85000 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 10O 18 22 10O 18 22 85010 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? 10O 18 23 10O 18 23 85020 But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi. 10O 18 24 10O 18 24 85030 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone. 10O 18 25 10O 18 25 85040 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. 10O 18 26 10O 18 26 85050 And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings. 10O 18 27 10O 18 27 85060 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings. 10O 18 28 10O 18 28 85070 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. 10O 18 29 10O 18 29 85080 And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was. 10O 18 30 10O 18 30 85090 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still. 10O 18 31 10O 18 31 85100 And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee. 10O 18 32 10O 18 32 85110 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is. 10O 18 33 10O 18 33 85120 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! 10O 19 1 10O 19 1 85130 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 10O 19 2 10O 19 2 85140 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 10O 19 3 10O 19 3 85150 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 10O 19 4 10O 19 4 85160 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! 10O 19 5 10O 19 5 85170 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines; 10O 19 6 10O 19 6 85180 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased thee well. 10O 19 7 10O 19 7 85190 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now. 10O 19 8 10O 19 8 85200 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent. 10O 19 9 10O 19 9 85210 And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. 10O 19 10 10O 19 10 85220 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back? 10O 19 11 10O 19 11 85230 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 10O 19 12 10O 19 12 85240 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? 10O 19 13 10O 19 13 85250 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. 10O 19 14 10O 19 14 85260 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants. 10O 19 15 10O 19 15 85270 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan. 10O 19 16 10O 19 16 85280 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David. 10O 19 17 10O 19 17 85290 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king. 10O 19 18 10O 19 18 85300 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; 10O 19 19 10O 19 19 85310 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart. 10O 19 20 10O 19 20 85320 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. 10O 19 21 10O 19 21 85330 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed? 10O 19 22 10O 19 22 85340 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel? 10O 19 23 10O 19 23 85350 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not die. And the king sware unto him. 10O 19 24 10O 19 24 85360 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 10O 19 25 10O 19 25 85370 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth? 10O 19 26 10O 19 26 85380 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. 10O 19 27 10O 19 27 85390 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eyes. 10O 19 28 10O 19 28 85400 For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? 10O 19 29 10O 19 29 85410 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land. 10O 19 30 10O 19 30 85420 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. 10O 19 31 10O 19 31 85430 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 10O 19 32 10O 19 32 85440 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. 10O 19 33 10O 19 33 85450 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 10O 19 34 10O 19 34 85460 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem? 10O 19 35 10O 19 35 85470 I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king? 10O 19 36 10O 19 36 85480 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward? 10O 19 37 10O 19 37 85490 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee. 10O 19 38 10O 19 38 85500 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. 10O 19 39 10O 19 39 85510 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place. 10O 19 40 10O 19 40 85520 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel. 10O 19 41 10O 19 41 85530 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? 10O 19 42 10O 19 42 85540 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's cost? or hath he given us any gift? 10O 19 43 10O 19 43 85550 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. 10O 20 1 10O 20 1 85560 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. 10O 20 2 10O 20 2 85570 So every man of Israel went up from after David, and followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem. 10O 20 3 10O 20 3 85580 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. 10O 20 4 10O 20 4 85590 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. 10O 20 5 10O 20 5 85600 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. 10O 20 6 10O 20 6 85610 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. 10O 20 7 10O 20 7 85620 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 10O 20 8 10O 20 8 85630 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out. 10O 20 9 10O 20 9 85640 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him. 10O 20 10 10O 20 10 85650 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri. 10O 20 11 10O 20 11 85660 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that favoureth Joab, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. 10O 20 12 10O 20 12 85670 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him stood still. 10O 20 13 10O 20 13 85680 When he was removed out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 10O 20 14 10O 20 14 85690 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth-maachah, and all the Berites: and they were gathered together, and went also after him. 10O 20 15 10O 20 15 85700 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. 10O 20 16 10O 20 16 85710 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 10O 20 17 10O 20 17 85720 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear. 10O 20 18 10O 20 18 85730 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter. 10O 20 19 10O 20 19 85740 I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD? 10O 20 20 10O 20 20 85750 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy. 10O 20 21 10O 20 21 85760 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 10O 20 22 10O 20 22 85770 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 10O 20 23 10O 20 23 85780 Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites: 10O 20 24 10O 20 24 85790 And Adoram was over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder: 10O 20 25 10O 20 25 85800 And Sheva was scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 10O 20 26 10O 20 26 85810 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about David. 10O 21 1 10O 21 1 85820 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites. 10O 21 2 10O 21 2 85830 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.) 10O 21 3 10O 21 3 85840 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD? 10O 21 4 10O 21 4 85850 And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you. 10O 21 5 10O 21 5 85860 And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel, 10O 21 6 10O 21 6 85870 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, whom the LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give them. 10O 21 7 10O 21 7 85880 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. 10O 21 8 10O 21 8 85890 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: 10O 21 9 10O 21 9 85900 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest. 10O 21 10 10O 21 10 85910 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 10O 21 11 10O 21 11 85920 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. 10O 21 12 10O 21 12 85930 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: 10O 21 13 10O 21 13 85940 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 10O 21 14 10O 21 14 85950 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land. 10O 21 15 10O 21 15 85960 Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint. 10O 21 16 10O 21 16 85970 And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David. 10O 21 17 10O 21 17 85980 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel. 10O 21 18 10O 21 18 85990 And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant. 10O 21 19 10O 21 19 86000 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. 10O 21 20 10O 21 20 86010 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant. 10O 21 21 10O 21 21 86020 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him. 10O 21 22 10O 21 22 86030 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 10O 22 1 10O 22 1 86040 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 10O 22 2 10O 22 2 86050 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 10O 22 3 10O 22 3 86060 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 10O 22 4 10O 22 4 86070 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 10O 22 5 10O 22 5 86080 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; 10O 22 6 10O 22 6 86090 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; 10O 22 7 10O 22 7 86100 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. 10O 22 8 10O 22 8 86110 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. 10O 22 9 10O 22 9 86120 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 10O 22 10 10O 22 10 86130 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. 10O 22 11 10O 22 11 86140 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. 10O 22 12 10O 22 12 86150 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies. 10O 22 13 10O 22 13 86160 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. 10O 22 14 10O 22 14 86170 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. 10O 22 15 10O 22 15 86180 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. 10O 22 16 10O 22 16 86190 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 10O 22 17 10O 22 17 86200 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 10O 22 18 10O 22 18 86210 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. 10O 22 19 10O 22 19 86220 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 10O 22 20 10O 22 20 86230 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 10O 22 21 10O 22 21 86240 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 10O 22 22 10O 22 22 86250 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 10O 22 23 10O 22 23 86260 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them. 10O 22 24 10O 22 24 86270 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. 10O 22 25 10O 22 25 86280 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight. 10O 22 26 10O 22 26 86290 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. 10O 22 27 10O 22 27 86300 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. 10O 22 28 10O 22 28 86310 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. 10O 22 29 10O 22 29 86320 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. 10O 22 30 10O 22 30 86330 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. 10O 22 31 10O 22 31 86340 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. 10O 22 32 10O 22 32 86350 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? 10O 22 33 10O 22 33 86360 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. 10O 22 34 10O 22 34 86370 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. 10O 22 35 10O 22 35 86380 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 10O 22 36 10O 22 36 86390 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. 10O 22 37 10O 22 37 86400 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 10O 22 38 10O 22 38 86410 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them. 10O 22 39 10O 22 39 86420 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 10O 22 40 10O 22 40 86430 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me. 10O 22 41 10O 22 41 86440 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. 10O 22 42 10O 22 42 86450 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. 10O 22 43 10O 22 43 86460 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 10O 22 44 10O 22 44 86470 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me. 10O 22 45 10O 22 45 86480 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. 10O 22 46 10O 22 46 86490 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places. 10O 22 47 10O 22 47 86500 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 10O 22 48 10O 22 48 86510 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, 10O 22 49 10O 22 49 86520 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 10O 22 50 10O 22 50 86530 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 10O 22 51 10O 22 51 86540 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. 10O 23 1 10O 23 1 86550 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 10O 23 2 10O 23 2 86560 The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 10O 23 3 10O 23 3 86570 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 10O 23 4 10O 23 4 86580 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain. 10O 23 5 10O 23 5 86590 Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to grow. 10O 23 6 10O 23 6 86600 But the sons of Belial shall be all of them as thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands: 10O 23 7 10O 23 7 86610 But the man that shall touch them must be fenced with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly burned with fire in the same place. 10O 23 8 10O 23 8 86620 These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains; the same was Adino the Eznite: he lift up his spear against eight hundred, whom he slew at one time. 10O 23 9 10O 23 9 86630 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they defied the Philistines that were there gathered together to battle, and the men of Israel were gone away: 10O 23 10 10O 23 10 86640 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 10O 23 11 10O 23 11 86650 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. 10O 23 12 10O 23 12 86660 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great victory. 10O 23 13 10O 23 13 86670 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. 10O 23 14 10O 23 14 86680 And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Bethlehem. 10O 23 15 10O 23 15 86690 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate! 10O 23 16 10O 23 16 86700 And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the LORD. 10O 23 17 10O 23 17 86710 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men. 10O 23 18 10O 23 18 86720 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three. 10O 23 19 10O 23 19 86730 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the first three. 10O 23 20 10O 23 20 86740 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow: 10O 23 21 10O 23 21 86750 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 10O 23 22 10O 23 22 86760 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. 10O 23 23 10O 23 23 86770 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard. 10O 23 24 10O 23 24 86780 Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 10O 23 25 10O 23 25 86790 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite, 10O 23 26 10O 23 26 86800 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, 10O 23 27 10O 23 27 86810 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, 10O 23 28 10O 23 28 86820 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, 10O 23 29 10O 23 29 86830 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin, 10O 23 30 10O 23 30 86840 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of Gaash, 10O 23 31 10O 23 31 86850 Abi-albon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite, 10O 23 32 10O 23 32 86860 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 10O 23 33 10O 23 33 86870 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the Hararite, 10O 23 34 10O 23 34 86880 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite, 10O 23 35 10O 23 35 86890 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 10O 23 36 10O 23 36 86900 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite, 10O 23 37 10O 23 37 86910 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah, 10O 23 38 10O 23 38 86920 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite, 10O 23 39 10O 23 39 86930 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all. 10O 24 1 10O 24 1 86940 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 10O 24 2 10O 24 2 86950 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. 10O 24 3 10O 24 3 86960 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 10O 24 4 10O 24 4 86970 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. 10O 24 5 10O 24 5 86980 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: 10O 24 6 10O 24 6 86990 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon, 10O 24 7 10O 24 7 87000 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hibites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba. 10O 24 8 10O 24 8 87010 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 10O 24 9 10O 24 9 87020 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men. 10O 24 10 10O 24 10 87030 And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 10O 24 11 10O 24 11 87040 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying, 10O 24 12 10O 24 12 87050 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 10O 24 13 10O 24 13 87060 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. 10O 24 14 10O 24 14 87070 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man. 10O 24 15 10O 24 15 87080 So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. 10O 24 16 10O 24 16 87090 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. 10O 24 17 10O 24 17 87100 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 10O 24 18 10O 24 18 87110 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. 10O 24 19 10O 24 19 87120 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded. 10O 24 20 10O 24 20 87130 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 10O 24 21 10O 24 21 87140 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people. 10O 24 22 10O 24 22 87150 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. 10O 24 23 10O 24 23 87160 All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee. 10O 24 24 10O 24 24 87170 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 10O 24 25 10O 24 25 87180 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. 11O 1 1 11O 1 1 87190 Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. 11O 1 2 11O 1 2 87200 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat. 11O 1 3 11O 1 3 87210 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king. 11O 1 4 11O 1 4 87220 And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not. 11O 1 5 11O 1 5 87230 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him. 11O 1 6 11O 1 6 87240 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom. 11O 1 7 11O 1 7 87250 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him. 11O 1 8 11O 1 8 87260 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. 11O 1 9 11O 1 9 87270 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by En-rogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants: 11O 1 10 11O 1 10 87280 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not. 11O 1 11 11O 1 11 87290 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not? 11O 1 12 11O 1 12 87300 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 11O 1 13 11O 1 13 87310 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? 11O 1 14 11O 1 14 87320 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words. 11O 1 15 11O 1 15 87330 And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king. 11O 1 16 11O 1 16 87340 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou? 11O 1 17 11O 1 17 87350 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne. 11O 1 18 11O 1 18 87360 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not: 11O 1 19 11O 1 19 87370 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called. 11O 1 20 11O 1 20 87380 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 11O 1 21 11O 1 21 87390 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. 11O 1 22 11O 1 22 87400 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in. 11O 1 23 11O 1 23 87410 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 11O 1 24 11O 1 24 87420 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? 11O 1 25 11O 1 25 87430 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. 11O 1 26 11O 1 26 87440 But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called. 11O 1 27 11O 1 27 87450 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not shewed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him? 11O 1 28 11O 1 28 87460 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bath-sheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king. 11O 1 29 11O 1 29 87470 And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress, 11O 1 30 11O 1 30 87480 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day. 11O 1 31 11O 1 31 87490 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever. 11O 1 32 11O 1 32 87500 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king. 11O 1 33 11O 1 33 87510 The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: 11O 1 34 11O 1 34 87520 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. 11O 1 35 11O 1 35 87530 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah. 11O 1 36 11O 1 36 87540 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too. 11O 1 37 11O 1 37 87550 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David. 11O 1 38 11O 1 38 87560 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon. 11O 1 39 11O 1 39 87570 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon. 11O 1 40 11O 1 40 87580 And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them. 11O 1 41 11O 1 41 87590 And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar? 11O 1 42 11O 1 42 87600 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings. 11O 1 43 11O 1 43 87610 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 11O 1 44 11O 1 44 87620 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule: 11O 1 45 11O 1 45 87630 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard. 11O 1 46 11O 1 46 87640 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 11O 1 47 11O 1 47 87650 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed. 11O 1 48 11O 1 48 87660 And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it. 11O 1 49 11O 1 49 87670 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way. 11O 1 50 11O 1 50 87680 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 11O 1 51 11O 1 51 87690 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword. 11O 1 52 11O 1 52 87700 And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die. 11O 1 53 11O 1 53 87710 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house. 11O 2 1 11O 2 1 87720 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 11O 2 2 11O 2 2 87730 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man; 11O 2 3 11O 2 3 87740 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: 11O 2 4 11O 2 4 87750 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 11O 2 5 11O 2 5 87760 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet. 11O 2 6 11O 2 6 87770 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. 11O 2 7 11O 2 7 87780 But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother. 11O 2 8 11O 2 8 87790 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. 11O 2 9 11O 2 9 87800 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood. 11O 2 10 11O 2 10 87810 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. 11O 2 11 11O 2 11 87820 And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 11O 2 12 11O 2 12 87830 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly. 11O 2 13 11O 2 13 87840 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably. 11O 2 14 11O 2 14 87850 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on. 11O 2 15 11O 2 15 87860 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD. 11O 2 16 11O 2 16 87870 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. 11O 2 17 11O 2 17 87880 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife. 11O 2 18 11O 2 18 87890 And Bath-sheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king. 11O 2 19 11O 2 19 87900 Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand. 11O 2 20 11O 2 20 87910 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay. 11O 2 21 11O 2 21 87920 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife. 11O 2 22 11O 2 22 87930 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 11O 2 23 11O 2 23 87940 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. 11O 2 24 11O 2 24 87950 Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 11O 2 25 11O 2 25 87960 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died. 11O 2 26 11O 2 26 87970 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted. 11O 2 27 11O 2 27 87980 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. 11O 2 28 11O 2 28 87990 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 11O 2 29 11O 2 29 88000 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. 11O 2 30 11O 2 30 88010 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me. 11O 2 31 11O 2 31 88020 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. 11O 2 32 11O 2 32 88030 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah. 11O 2 33 11O 2 33 88040 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD. 11O 2 34 11O 2 34 88050 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. 11O 2 35 11O 2 35 88060 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. 11O 2 36 11O 2 36 88070 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 11O 2 37 11O 2 37 88080 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. 11O 2 38 11O 2 38 88090 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 11O 2 39 11O 2 39 88100 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. 11O 2 40 11O 2 40 88110 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. 11O 2 41 11O 2 41 88120 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 11O 2 42 11O 2 42 88130 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any wither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. 11O 2 43 11O 2 43 88140 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? 11O 2 44 11O 2 44 88150 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; 11O 2 45 11O 2 45 88160 And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever. 11O 2 46 11O 2 46 88170 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. 11O 3 1 11O 3 1 88180 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about. 11O 3 2 11O 3 2 88190 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days. 11O 3 3 11O 3 3 88200 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 11O 3 4 11O 3 4 88210 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar. 11O 3 5 11O 3 5 88220 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 11O 3 6 11O 3 6 88230 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 11O 3 7 11O 3 7 88240 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. 11O 3 8 11O 3 8 88250 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 11O 3 9 11O 3 9 88260 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? 11O 3 10 11O 3 10 88270 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11O 3 11 11O 3 11 88280 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; 11O 3 12 11O 3 12 88290 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 11O 3 13 11O 3 13 88300 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. 11O 3 14 11O 3 14 88310 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 11O 3 15 11O 3 15 88320 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants. 11O 3 16 11O 3 16 88330 Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him. 11O 3 17 11O 3 17 88340 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house. 11O 3 18 11O 3 18 88350 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 11O 3 19 11O 3 19 88360 And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it. 11O 3 20 11O 3 20 88370 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 11O 3 21 11O 3 21 88380 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear. 11O 3 22 11O 3 22 88390 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king. 11O 3 23 11O 3 23 88400 Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living. 11O 3 24 11O 3 24 88410 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king. 11O 3 25 11O 3 25 88420 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other. 11O 3 26 11O 3 26 88430 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. 11O 3 27 11O 3 27 88440 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof. 11O 3 28 11O 3 28 88450 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. 11O 4 1 11O 4 1 88460 So king Solomon was king over all Israel. 11O 4 2 11O 4 2 88470 And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 11O 4 3 11O 4 3 88480 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 11O 4 4 11O 4 4 88490 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests: 11O 4 5 11O 4 5 88500 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend: 11O 4 6 11O 4 6 88510 And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute. 11O 4 7 11O 4 7 88520 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision. 11O 4 8 11O 4 8 88530 And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim: 11O 4 9 11O 4 9 88540 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan: 11O 4 10 11O 4 10 88550 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher: 11O 4 11 11O 4 11 88560 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 11O 4 12 11O 4 12 88570 Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam: 11O 4 13 11O 4 13 88580 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars: 11O 4 14 11O 4 14 88590 Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim: 11O 4 15 11O 4 15 88600 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 11O 4 16 11O 4 16 88610 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth: 11O 4 17 11O 4 17 88620 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar: 11O 4 18 11O 4 18 88630 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin: 11O 4 19 11O 4 19 88640 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land. 11O 4 20 11O 4 20 88650 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 11O 4 21 11O 4 21 88660 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 11O 4 22 11O 4 22 88670 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 11O 4 23 11O 4 23 88680 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. 11O 4 24 11O 4 24 88690 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. 11O 4 25 11O 4 25 88700 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 11O 4 26 11O 4 26 88710 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 11O 4 27 11O 4 27 88720 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing. 11O 4 28 11O 4 28 88730 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. 11O 4 29 11O 4 29 88740 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 11O 4 30 11O 4 30 88750 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 11O 4 31 11O 4 31 88760 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about. 11O 4 32 11O 4 32 88770 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five. 11O 4 33 11O 4 33 88780 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes. 11O 4 34 11O 4 34 88790 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. 11O 5 1 11O 5 1 88800 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David. 11O 5 2 11O 5 2 88810 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 11O 5 3 11O 5 3 88820 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet. 11O 5 4 11O 5 4 88830 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent. 11O 5 5 11O 5 5 88840 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. 11O 5 6 11O 5 6 88850 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. 11O 5 7 11O 5 7 88860 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 11O 5 8 11O 5 8 88870 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir. 11O 5 9 11O 5 9 88880 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 11O 5 10 11O 5 10 88890 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire. 11O 5 11 11O 5 11 88900 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 11O 5 12 11O 5 12 88910 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together. 11O 5 13 11O 5 13 88920 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men. 11O 5 14 11O 5 14 88930 And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy. 11O 5 15 11O 5 15 88940 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains; 11O 5 16 11O 5 16 88950 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work. 11O 5 17 11O 5 17 88960 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 11O 5 18 11O 5 18 88970 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. 11O 6 1 11O 6 1 88980 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. 11O 6 2 11O 6 2 88990 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits. 11O 6 3 11O 6 3 89000 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house. 11O 6 4 11O 6 4 89010 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 11O 6 5 11O 6 5 89020 And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about: 11O 6 6 11O 6 6 89030 The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 11O 6 7 11O 6 7 89040 And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 11O 6 8 11O 6 8 89050 The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third. 11O 6 9 11O 6 9 89060 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar. 11O 6 10 11O 6 10 89070 And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11O 6 11 11O 6 11 89080 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying, 11O 6 12 11O 6 12 89090 Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father: 11O 6 13 11O 6 13 89100 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel. 11O 6 14 11O 6 14 89110 So Solomon built the house, and finished it. 11O 6 15 11O 6 15 89120 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. 11O 6 16 11O 6 16 89130 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place. 11O 6 17 11O 6 17 89140 And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long. 11O 6 18 11O 6 18 89150 And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen. 11O 6 19 11O 6 19 89160 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 11O 6 20 11O 6 20 89170 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar. 11O 6 21 11O 6 21 89180 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold. 11O 6 22 11O 6 22 89190 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold. 11O 6 23 11O 6 23 89200 And within the oracle he made two cherubims of olive tree, each ten cubits high. 11O 6 24 11O 6 24 89210 And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits. 11O 6 25 11O 6 25 89220 And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubims were of one measure and one size. 11O 6 26 11O 6 26 89230 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub. 11O 6 27 11O 6 27 89240 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house. 11O 6 28 11O 6 28 89250 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold. 11O 6 29 11O 6 29 89260 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. 11O 6 30 11O 6 30 89270 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without. 11O 6 31 11O 6 31 89280 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall. 11O 6 32 11O 6 32 89290 The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees. 11O 6 33 11O 6 33 89300 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall. 11O 6 34 11O 6 34 89310 And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding. 11O 6 35 11O 6 35 89320 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work. 11O 6 36 11O 6 36 89330 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 11O 6 37 11O 6 37 89340 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif: 11O 6 38 11O 6 38 89350 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it. 11O 7 1 11O 7 1 89360 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 11O 7 2 11O 7 2 89370 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. 11O 7 3 11O 7 3 89380 And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row. 11O 7 4 11O 7 4 89390 And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks. 11O 7 5 11O 7 5 89400 And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks. 11O 7 6 11O 7 6 89410 And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them. 11O 7 7 11O 7 7 89420 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other. 11O 7 8 11O 7 8 89430 And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch. 11O 7 9 11O 7 9 89440 All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court. 11O 7 10 11O 7 10 89450 And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits. 11O 7 11 11O 7 11 89460 And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars. 11O 7 12 11O 7 12 89470 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house. 11O 7 13 11O 7 13 89480 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. 11O 7 14 11O 7 14 89490 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 11O 7 15 11O 7 15 89500 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about. 11O 7 16 11O 7 16 89510 And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits: 11O 7 17 11O 7 17 89520 And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter. 11O 7 18 11O 7 18 89530 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter. 11O 7 19 11O 7 19 89540 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits. 11O 7 20 11O 7 20 89550 And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter. 11O 7 21 11O 7 21 89560 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and he called the name thereof Boaz. 11O 7 22 11O 7 22 89570 And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished. 11O 7 23 11O 7 23 89580 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 11O 7 24 11O 7 24 89590 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast. 11O 7 25 11O 7 25 89600 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 11O 7 26 11O 7 26 89610 And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths. 11O 7 27 11O 7 27 89620 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 11O 7 28 11O 7 28 89630 And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges: 11O 7 29 11O 7 29 89640 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work. 11O 7 30 11O 7 30 89650 And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition. 11O 7 31 11O 7 31 89660 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round. 11O 7 32 11O 7 32 89670 And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half a cubit. 11O 7 33 11O 7 33 89680 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten. 11O 7 34 11O 7 34 89690 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself. 11O 7 35 11O 7 35 89700 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same. 11O 7 36 11O 7 36 89710 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about. 11O 7 37 11O 7 37 89720 After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size. 11O 7 38 11O 7 38 89730 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver. 11O 7 39 11O 7 39 89740 And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. 11O 7 40 11O 7 40 89750 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD: 11O 7 41 11O 7 41 89760 The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; 11O 7 42 11O 7 42 89770 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; 11O 7 43 11O 7 43 89780 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases; 11O 7 44 11O 7 44 89790 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea; 11O 7 45 11O 7 45 89800 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass. 11O 7 46 11O 7 46 89810 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan. 11O 7 47 11O 7 47 89820 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out. 11O 7 48 11O 7 48 89830 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was, 11O 7 49 11O 7 49 89840 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, 11O 7 50 11O 7 50 89850 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple. 11O 7 51 11O 7 51 89860 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD. 11O 8 1 11O 8 1 89870 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 11O 8 2 11O 8 2 89880 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month. 11O 8 3 11O 8 3 89890 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark. 11O 8 4 11O 8 4 89900 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the Levites bring up. 11O 8 5 11O 8 5 89910 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 11O 8 6 11O 8 6 89920 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims. 11O 8 7 11O 8 7 89930 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 11O 8 8 11O 8 8 89940 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. 11O 8 9 11O 8 9 89950 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. 11O 8 10 11O 8 10 89960 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD, 11O 8 11 11O 8 11 89970 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD. 11O 8 12 11O 8 12 89980 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in thick darkness. 11O 8 13 11O 8 13 89990 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever. 11O 8 14 11O 8 14 90000 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;) 11O 8 15 11O 8 15 90010 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying, 11O 8 16 11O 8 16 90020 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel. 11O 8 17 11O 8 17 90030 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 11O 8 18 11O 8 18 90040 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well that it was in thine heart. 11O 8 19 11O 8 19 90050 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name. 11O 8 20 11O 8 20 90060 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 11O 8 21 11O 8 21 90070 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. 11O 8 22 11O 8 22 90080 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven: 11O 8 23 11O 8 23 90090 And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart: 11O 8 24 11O 8 24 90100 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. 11O 8 25 11O 8 25 90110 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. 11O 8 26 11O 8 26 90120 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father. 11O 8 27 11O 8 27 90130 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded? 11O 8 28 11O 8 28 90140 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day: 11O 8 29 11O 8 29 90150 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. 11O 8 30 11O 8 30 90160 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive. 11O 8 31 11O 8 31 90170 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house: 11O 8 32 11O 8 32 90180 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness. 11O 8 33 11O 8 33 90190 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: 11O 8 34 11O 8 34 90200 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. 11O 8 35 11O 8 35 90210 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: 11O 8 36 11O 8 36 90220 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance. 11O 8 37 11O 8 37 90230 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; 11O 8 38 11O 8 38 90240 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house: 11O 8 39 11O 8 39 90250 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;) 11O 8 40 11O 8 40 90260 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 11O 8 41 11O 8 41 90270 Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake; 11O 8 42 11O 8 42 90280 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house; 11O 8 43 11O 8 43 90290 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name. 11O 8 44 11O 8 44 90300 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name: 11O 8 45 11O 8 45 90310 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 11O 8 46 11O 8 46 90320 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near; 11O 8 47 11O 8 47 90330 Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; 11O 8 48 11O 8 48 90340 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: 11O 8 49 11O 8 49 90350 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, 11O 8 50 11O 8 50 90360 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them: 11O 8 51 11O 8 51 90370 For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron: 11O 8 52 11O 8 52 90380 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee. 11O 8 53 11O 8 53 90390 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O Lord GOD. 11O 8 54 11O 8 54 90400 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 11O 8 55 11O 8 55 90410 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 11O 8 56 11O 8 56 90420 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. 11O 8 57 11O 8 57 90430 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us: 11O 8 58 11O 8 58 90440 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. 11O 8 59 11O 8 59 90450 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require: 11O 8 60 11O 8 60 90460 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else. 11O 8 61 11O 8 61 90470 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day. 11O 8 62 11O 8 62 90480 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD. 11O 8 63 11O 8 63 90490 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD. 11O 8 64 11O 8 64 90500 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings. 11O 8 65 11O 8 65 90510 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. 11O 8 66 11O 8 66 90520 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people. 11O 9 1 11O 9 1 90530 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do, 11O 9 2 11O 9 2 90540 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 11O 9 3 11O 9 3 90550 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 11O 9 4 11O 9 4 90560 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 11O 9 5 11O 9 5 90570 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel. 11O 9 6 11O 9 6 90580 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them: 11O 9 7 11O 9 7 90590 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: 11O 9 8 11O 9 8 90600 And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house? 11O 9 9 11O 9 9 90610 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil. 11O 9 10 11O 9 10 90620 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house, 11O 9 11 11O 9 11 90630 (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee. 11O 9 12 11O 9 12 90640 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not. 11O 9 13 11O 9 13 90650 And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 11O 9 14 11O 9 14 90660 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 11O 9 15 11O 9 15 90670 And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer. 11O 9 16 11O 9 16 90680 For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife. 11O 9 17 11O 9 17 90690 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, 11O 9 18 11O 9 18 90700 and Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, 11O 9 19 11O 9 19 90710 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 11O 9 20 11O 9 20 90720 And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel, 11O 9 21 11O 9 21 90730 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day. 11O 9 22 11O 9 22 90740 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen. 11O 9 23 11O 9 23 90750 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work. 11O 9 24 11O 9 24 90760 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo. 11O 9 25 11O 9 25 90770 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house. 11O 9 26 11O 9 26 90780 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 11O 9 27 11O 9 27 90790 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 11O 9 28 11O 9 28 90800 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. 11O 10 1 11O 10 1 90810 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions. 11O 10 2 11O 10 2 90820 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 11O 10 3 11O 10 3 90830 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 11O 10 4 11O 10 4 90840 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, 11O 10 5 11O 10 5 90850 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 11O 10 6 11O 10 6 90860 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 11O 10 7 11O 10 7 90870 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard. 11O 10 8 11O 10 8 90880 Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 11O 10 9 11O 10 9 90890 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice. 11O 10 10 11O 10 10 90900 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11O 10 11 11O 10 11 90910 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. 11O 10 12 11O 10 12 90920 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day. 11O 10 13 11O 10 13 90930 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants. 11O 10 14 11O 10 14 90940 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold. 11O 10 15 11O 10 15 90950 Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffick of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country. 11O 10 16 11O 10 16 90960 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target. 11O 10 17 11O 10 17 90970 And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 11O 10 18 11O 10 18 90980 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold. 11O 10 19 11O 10 19 90990 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays. 11O 10 20 11O 10 20 91000 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom. 11O 10 21 11O 10 21 91010 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 11O 10 22 11O 10 22 91020 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 11O 10 23 11O 10 23 91030 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom. 11O 10 24 11O 10 24 91040 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 11O 10 25 11O 10 25 91050 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 11O 10 26 11O 10 26 91060 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. 11O 10 27 11O 10 27 91070 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. 11O 10 28 11O 10 28 91080 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 11O 10 29 11O 10 29 91090 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means. 11O 11 1 11O 11 1 91100 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites; 11O 11 2 11O 11 2 91110 Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love. 11O 11 3 11O 11 3 91120 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart. 11O 11 4 11O 11 4 91130 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father. 11O 11 5 11O 11 5 91140 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 11O 11 6 11O 11 6 91150 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father. 11O 11 7 11O 11 7 91160 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon. 11O 11 8 11O 11 8 91170 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 11O 11 9 11O 11 9 91180 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice, 11O 11 10 11O 11 10 91190 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded. 11O 11 11 11O 11 11 91200 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. 11O 11 12 11O 11 12 91210 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. 11O 11 13 11O 11 13 91220 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 11O 11 14 11O 11 14 91230 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom. 11O 11 15 11O 11 15 91240 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom; 11O 11 16 11O 11 16 91250 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:) 11O 11 17 11O 11 17 91260 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child. 11O 11 18 11O 11 18 91270 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. 11O 11 19 11O 11 19 91280 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen. 11O 11 20 11O 11 20 91290 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh. 11O 11 21 11O 11 21 91300 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country. 11O 11 22 11O 11 22 91310 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise. 11O 11 23 11O 11 23 91320 And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah: 11O 11 24 11O 11 24 91330 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. 11O 11 25 11O 11 25 91340 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. 11O 11 26 11O 11 26 91350 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king. 11O 11 27 11O 11 27 91360 And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father. 11O 11 28 11O 11 28 91370 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. 11O 11 29 11O 11 29 91380 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field: 11O 11 30 11O 11 30 91390 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: 11O 11 31 11O 11 31 91400 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee: 11O 11 32 11O 11 32 91410 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:) 11O 11 33 11O 11 33 91420 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father. 11O 11 34 11O 11 34 91430 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes: 11O 11 35 11O 11 35 91440 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes. 11O 11 36 11O 11 36 91450 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 11O 11 37 11O 11 37 91460 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel. 11O 11 38 11O 11 38 91470 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. 11O 11 39 11O 11 39 91480 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. 11O 11 40 11O 11 40 91490 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. 11O 11 41 11O 11 41 91500 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? 11O 11 42 11O 11 42 91510 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years. 11O 11 43 11O 11 43 91520 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 11O 12 1 11O 12 1 91530 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 11O 12 2 11O 12 2 91540 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 11O 12 3 11O 12 3 91550 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 11O 12 4 11O 12 4 91560 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 11O 12 5 11O 12 5 91570 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 11O 12 6 11O 12 6 91580 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people? 11O 12 7 11O 12 7 91590 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 11O 12 8 11O 12 8 91600 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him: 11O 12 9 11O 12 9 91610 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter? 11O 12 10 11O 12 10 91620 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 11O 12 11 11O 12 11 91630 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 11O 12 12 11O 12 12 91640 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day. 11O 12 13 11O 12 13 91650 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him; 11O 12 14 11O 12 14 91660 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 11O 12 15 11O 12 15 91670 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 11O 12 16 11O 12 16 91680 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. 11O 12 17 11O 12 17 91690 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 11O 12 18 11O 12 18 91700 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 11O 12 19 11O 12 19 91710 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 11O 12 20 11O 12 20 91720 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only. 11O 12 21 11O 12 21 91730 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon. 11O 12 22 11O 12 22 91740 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 11O 12 23 11O 12 23 91750 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying, 11O 12 24 11O 12 24 91760 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD. 11O 12 25 11O 12 25 91770 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 11O 12 26 11O 12 26 91780 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David: 11O 12 27 11O 12 27 91790 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 11O 12 28 11O 12 28 91800 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 11O 12 29 11O 12 29 91810 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan. 11O 12 30 11O 12 30 91820 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. 11O 12 31 11O 12 31 91830 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi. 11O 12 32 11O 12 32 91840 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made. 11O 12 33 11O 12 33 91850 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense. 11O 13 1 11O 13 1 91860 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 11O 13 2 11O 13 2 91870 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee. 11O 13 3 11O 13 3 91880 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out. 11O 13 4 11O 13 4 91890 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. 11O 13 5 11O 13 5 91900 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD. 11O 13 6 11O 13 6 91910 And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became as it was before. 11O 13 7 11O 13 7 91920 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. 11O 13 8 11O 13 8 91930 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place: 11O 13 9 11O 13 9 91940 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest. 11O 13 10 11O 13 10 91950 So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Bethel. 11O 13 11 11O 13 11 91960 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. 11O 13 12 11O 13 12 91970 And their father said unto them, What way went he? For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came from Judah. 11O 13 13 11O 13 13 91980 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon, 11O 13 14 11O 13 14 91990 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am. 11O 13 15 11O 13 15 92000 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread. 11O 13 16 11O 13 16 92010 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place: 11O 13 17 11O 13 17 92020 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. 11O 13 18 11O 13 18 92030 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. 11O 13 19 11O 13 19 92040 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 11O 13 20 11O 13 20 92050 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back: 11O 13 21 11O 13 21 92060 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, 11O 13 22 11O 13 22 92070 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 11O 13 23 11O 13 23 92080 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, to wit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. 11O 13 24 11O 13 24 92090 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. 11O 13 25 11O 13 25 92100 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt. 11O 13 26 11O 13 26 92110 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him. 11O 13 27 11O 13 27 92120 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him. 11O 13 28 11O 13 28 92130 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass. 11O 13 29 11O 13 29 92140 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God, and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him. 11O 13 30 11O 13 30 92150 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned over him, saying, Alas, my brother! 11O 13 31 11O 13 31 92160 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: 11O 13 32 11O 13 32 92170 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 11O 13 33 11O 13 33 92180 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 11O 13 34 11O 13 34 92190 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. 11O 14 1 11O 14 1 92200 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. 11O 14 2 11O 14 2 92210 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people. 11O 14 3 11O 14 3 92220 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child. 11O 14 4 11O 14 4 92230 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age. 11O 14 5 11O 14 5 92240 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman. 11O 14 6 11O 14 6 92250 And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings. 11O 14 7 11O 14 7 92260 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 11O 14 8 11O 14 8 92270 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes; 11O 14 9 11O 14 9 92280 But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: 11O 14 10 11O 14 10 92290 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 11O 14 11 11O 14 11 92300 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it. 11O 14 12 11O 14 12 92310 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. 11O 14 13 11O 14 13 92320 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam. 11O 14 14 11O 14 14 92330 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now. 11O 14 15 11O 14 15 92340 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger. 11O 14 16 11O 14 16 92350 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin. 11O 14 17 11O 14 17 92360 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died; 11O 14 18 11O 14 18 92370 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet. 11O 14 19 11O 14 19 92380 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 11O 14 20 11O 14 20 92390 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with this fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead. 11O 14 21 11O 14 21 92400 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 11O 14 22 11O 14 22 92410 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done. 11O 14 23 11O 14 23 92420 For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree. 11O 14 24 11O 14 24 92430 And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 11O 14 25 11O 14 25 92440 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem: 11O 14 26 11O 14 26 92450 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 11O 14 27 11O 14 27 92460 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house. 11O 14 28 11O 14 28 92470 And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber. 11O 14 29 11O 14 29 92480 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 11O 14 30 11O 14 30 92490 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 11O 14 31 11O 14 31 92500 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. 11O 15 1 11O 15 1 92510 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 11O 15 2 11O 15 2 92520 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11O 15 3 11O 15 3 92530 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father. 11O 15 4 11O 15 4 92540 Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem: 11O 15 5 11O 15 5 92550 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 11O 15 6 11O 15 6 92560 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 11O 15 7 11O 15 7 92570 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 11O 15 8 11O 15 8 92580 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 11O 15 9 11O 15 9 92590 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. 11O 15 10 11O 15 10 92600 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11O 15 11 11O 15 11 92610 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father. 11O 15 12 11O 15 12 92620 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. 11O 15 13 11O 15 13 92630 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa destroyed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 11O 15 14 11O 15 14 92640 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days. 11O 15 15 11O 15 15 92650 And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels. 11O 15 16 11O 15 16 92660 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 11O 15 17 11O 15 17 92670 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 11O 15 18 11O 15 18 92680 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 11O 15 19 11O 15 19 92690 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 11O 15 20 11O 15 20 92700 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth-maachah, and all Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 11O 15 21 11O 15 21 92710 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 11O 15 22 11O 15 22 92720 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah; none was exempted: and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 11O 15 23 11O 15 23 92730 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 11O 15 24 11O 15 24 92740 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead. 11O 15 25 11O 15 25 92750 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over Israel two years. 11O 15 26 11O 15 26 92760 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 11O 15 27 11O 15 27 92770 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon. 11O 15 28 11O 15 28 92780 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead. 11O 15 29 11O 15 29 92790 And it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite: 11O 15 30 11O 15 30 92800 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger. 11O 15 31 11O 15 31 92810 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 11O 15 32 11O 15 32 92820 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 11O 15 33 11O 15 33 92830 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 11O 15 34 11O 15 34 92840 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 11O 16 1 11O 16 1 92850 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying, 11O 16 2 11O 16 2 92860 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins; 11O 16 3 11O 16 3 92870 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 11O 16 4 11O 16 4 92880 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. 11O 16 5 11O 16 5 92890 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 11O 16 6 11O 16 6 92900 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead. 11O 16 7 11O 16 7 92910 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him. 11O 16 8 11O 16 8 92920 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 11O 16 9 11O 16 9 92930 And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. 11O 16 10 11O 16 10 92940 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 11O 16 11 11O 16 11 92950 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 11O 16 12 11O 16 12 92960 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet, 11O 16 13 11O 16 13 92970 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 11O 16 14 11O 16 14 92980 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 11O 16 15 11O 16 15 92990 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines. 11O 16 16 11O 16 16 93000 And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp. 11O 16 17 11O 16 17 93010 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. 11O 16 18 11O 16 18 93020 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died, 11O 16 19 11O 16 19 93030 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin which he did, to make Israel to sin. 11O 16 20 11O 16 20 93040 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 11O 16 21 11O 16 21 93050 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri. 11O 16 22 11O 16 22 93060 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned. 11O 16 23 11O 16 23 93070 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah. 11O 16 24 11O 16 24 93080 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. 11O 16 25 11O 16 25 93090 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him. 11O 16 26 11O 16 26 93100 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities. 11O 16 27 11O 16 27 93110 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 11O 16 28 11O 16 28 93120 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 11O 16 29 11O 16 29 93130 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 11O 16 30 11O 16 30 93140 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him. 11O 16 31 11O 16 31 93150 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 11O 16 32 11O 16 32 93160 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 11O 16 33 11O 16 33 93170 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him. 11O 16 34 11O 16 34 93180 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. 11O 17 1 11O 17 1 93190 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 11O 17 2 11O 17 2 93200 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 11O 17 3 11O 17 3 93210 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 11O 17 4 11O 17 4 93220 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there. 11O 17 5 11O 17 5 93230 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. 11O 17 6 11O 17 6 93240 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook. 11O 17 7 11O 17 7 93250 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. 11O 17 8 11O 17 8 93260 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 11O 17 9 11O 17 9 93270 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 11O 17 10 11O 17 10 93280 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11O 17 11 11O 17 11 93290 And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. 11O 17 12 11O 17 12 93300 And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die. 11O 17 13 11O 17 13 93310 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 11O 17 14 11O 17 14 93320 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth. 11O 17 15 11O 17 15 93330 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. 11O 17 16 11O 17 16 93340 And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Elijah. 11O 17 17 11O 17 17 93350 And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him. 11O 17 18 11O 17 18 93360 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son? 11O 17 19 11O 17 19 93370 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed. 11O 17 20 11O 17 20 93380 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? 11O 17 21 11O 17 21 93390 And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. 11O 17 22 11O 17 22 93400 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 11O 17 23 11O 17 23 93410 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. 11O 17 24 11O 17 24 93420 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth. 11O 18 1 11O 18 1 93430 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth. 11O 18 2 11O 18 2 93440 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria. 11O 18 3 11O 18 3 93450 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly: 11O 18 4 11O 18 4 93460 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 11O 18 5 11O 18 5 93470 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts. 11O 18 6 11O 18 6 93480 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 11O 18 7 11O 18 7 93490 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah? 11O 18 8 11O 18 8 93500 And he answered him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 11O 18 9 11O 18 9 93510 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 11O 18 10 11O 18 10 93520 As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. 11O 18 11 11O 18 11 93530 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 11O 18 12 11O 18 12 93540 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. 11O 18 13 11O 18 13 93550 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 11O 18 14 11O 18 14 93560 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me. 11O 18 15 11O 18 15 93570 And Elijah said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to day. 11O 18 16 11O 18 16 93580 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 11O 18 17 11O 18 17 93590 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 11O 18 18 11O 18 18 93600 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. 11O 18 19 11O 18 19 93610 Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 11O 18 20 11O 18 20 93620 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 11O 18 21 11O 18 21 93630 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. 11O 18 22 11O 18 22 93640 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 11O 18 23 11O 18 23 93650 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: 11O 18 24 11O 18 24 93660 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken. 11O 18 25 11O 18 25 93670 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under. 11O 18 26 11O 18 26 93680 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 11O 18 27 11O 18 27 93690 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 11O 18 28 11O 18 28 93700 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. 11O 18 29 11O 18 29 93710 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. 11O 18 30 11O 18 30 93720 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down. 11O 18 31 11O 18 31 93730 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name: 11O 18 32 11O 18 32 93740 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 11O 18 33 11O 18 33 93750 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood. 11O 18 34 11O 18 34 93760 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. 11O 18 35 11O 18 35 93770 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 11O 18 36 11O 18 36 93780 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 11O 18 37 11O 18 37 93790 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. 11O 18 38 11O 18 38 93800 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 11O 18 39 11O 18 39 93810 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. 11O 18 40 11O 18 40 93820 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 11O 18 41 11O 18 41 93830 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 11O 18 42 11O 18 42 93840 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 11O 18 43 11O 18 43 93850 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 11O 18 44 11O 18 44 93860 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 11O 18 45 11O 18 45 93870 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel. 11O 18 46 11O 18 46 93880 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. 11O 19 1 11O 19 1 93890 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 11O 19 2 11O 19 2 93900 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. 11O 19 3 11O 19 3 93910 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 11O 19 4 11O 19 4 93920 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. 11O 19 5 11O 19 5 93930 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. 11O 19 6 11O 19 6 93940 And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. 11O 19 7 11O 19 7 93950 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee. 11O 19 8 11O 19 8 93960 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 11O 19 9 11O 19 9 93970 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 11O 19 10 11O 19 10 93980 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 11O 19 11 11O 19 11 93990 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: 11O 19 12 11O 19 12 94000 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 11O 19 13 11O 19 13 94010 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah? 11O 19 14 11O 19 14 94020 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 11O 19 15 11O 19 15 94030 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria: 11O 19 16 11O 19 16 94040 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 11O 19 17 11O 19 17 94050 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay. 11O 19 18 11O 19 18 94060 Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. 11O 19 19 11O 19 19 94070 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 11O 19 20 11O 19 20 94080 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 11O 19 21 11O 19 21 94090 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him. 11O 20 1 11O 20 1 94100 And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. 11O 20 2 11O 20 2 94110 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, 11O 20 3 11O 20 3 94120 Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. 11O 20 4 11O 20 4 94130 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have. 11O 20 5 11O 20 5 94140 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children; 11O 20 6 11O 20 6 94150 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away. 11O 20 7 11O 20 7 94160 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not. 11O 20 8 11O 20 8 94170 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. 11O 20 9 11O 20 9 94180 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Ben-hadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again. 11O 20 10 11O 20 10 94190 And Ben-hadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me. 11O 20 11 11O 20 11 94200 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off. 11O 20 12 11O 20 12 94210 And it came to pass, when Ben-hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions,that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. 11O 20 13 11O 20 13 94220 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it in to thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 11O 20 14 11O 20 14 94230 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou. 11O 20 15 11O 20 15 94240 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand. 11O 20 16 11O 20 16 94250 And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him. 11O 20 17 11O 20 17 94260 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria. 11O 20 18 11O 20 18 94270 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive. 11O 20 19 11O 20 19 94280 So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them. 11O 20 20 11O 20 20 94290 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen. 11O 20 21 11O 20 21 94300 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter. 11O 20 22 11O 20 22 94310 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go, strengthen thy self, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come up against thee. 11O 20 23 11O 20 23 94320 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. 11O 20 24 11O 20 24 94330 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms: 11O 20 25 11O 20 25 94340 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so. 11O 20 26 11O 20 26 94350 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Ben-hadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel. 11O 20 27 11O 20 27 94360 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country. 11O 20 28 11O 20 28 94370 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 11O 20 29 11O 20 29 94380 And they pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day. 11O 20 30 11O 20 30 94390 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Ben-hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber. 11O 20 31 11O 20 31 94400 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life. 11O 20 32 11O 20 32 94410 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. 11O 20 33 11O 20 33 94420 Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Ben-hadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then Ben-hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot. 11O 20 34 11O 20 34 94430 And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away. 11O 20 35 11O 20 35 94440 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused to smite him. 11O 20 36 11O 20 36 94450 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him. 11O 20 37 11O 20 37 94460 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him. 11O 20 38 11O 20 38 94470 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face. 11O 20 39 11O 20 39 94480 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. 11O 20 40 11O 20 40 94490 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it. 11O 20 41 11O 20 41 94500 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets. 11O 20 42 11O 20 42 94510 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people. 11O 20 43 11O 20 43 94520 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria. 11O 21 1 11O 21 1 94530 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 11O 21 2 11O 21 2 94540 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. 11O 21 3 11O 21 3 94550 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee. 11O 21 4 11O 21 4 94560 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. 11O 21 5 11O 21 5 94570 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread? 11O 21 6 11O 21 6 94580 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard. 11O 21 7 11O 21 7 94590 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 11O 21 8 11O 21 8 94600 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. 11O 21 9 11O 21 9 94610 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 11O 21 10 11O 21 10 94620 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11O 21 11 11O 21 11 94630 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 11O 21 12 11O 21 12 94640 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 11O 21 13 11O 21 13 94650 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. 11O 21 14 11O 21 14 94660 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 11O 21 15 11O 21 15 94670 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead. 11O 21 16 11O 21 16 94680 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it. 11O 21 17 11O 21 17 94690 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 11O 21 18 11O 21 18 94700 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. 11O 21 19 11O 21 19 94710 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine. 11O 21 20 11O 21 20 94720 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. 11O 21 21 11O 21 21 94730 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 11O 21 22 11O 21 22 94740 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. 11O 21 23 11O 21 23 94750 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel. 11O 21 24 11O 21 24 94760 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat. 11O 21 25 11O 21 25 94770 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 11O 21 26 11O 21 26 94780 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 11O 21 27 11O 21 27 94790 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 11O 21 28 11O 21 28 94800 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 11O 21 29 11O 21 29 94810 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. 11O 22 1 11O 22 1 94820 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 11O 22 2 11O 22 2 94830 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 11O 22 3 11O 22 3 94840 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? 11O 22 4 11O 22 4 94850 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 11O 22 5 11O 22 5 94860 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. 11O 22 6 11O 22 6 94870 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 11O 22 7 11O 22 7 94880 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him? 11O 22 8 11O 22 8 94890 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 11O 22 9 11O 22 9 94900 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. 11O 22 10 11O 22 10 94910 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 11O 22 11 11O 22 11 94920 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. 11O 22 12 11O 22 12 94930 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand. 11O 22 13 11O 22 13 94940 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. 11O 22 14 11O 22 14 94950 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak. 11O 22 15 11O 22 15 94960 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 11O 22 16 11O 22 16 94970 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? 11O 22 17 11O 22 17 94980 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 11O 22 18 11O 22 18 94990 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 11O 22 19 11O 22 19 95000 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 11O 22 20 11O 22 20 95010 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. 11O 22 21 11O 22 21 95020 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 11O 22 22 11O 22 22 95030 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. 11O 22 23 11O 22 23 95040 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. 11O 22 24 11O 22 24 95050 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 11O 22 25 11O 22 25 95060 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 11O 22 26 11O 22 26 95070 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 11O 22 27 11O 22 27 95080 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 11O 22 28 11O 22 28 95090 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. 11O 22 29 11O 22 29 95100 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 11O 22 30 11O 22 30 95110 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. 11O 22 31 11O 22 31 95120 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 11O 22 32 11O 22 32 95130 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. 11O 22 33 11O 22 33 95140 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. 11O 22 34 11O 22 34 95150 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 11O 22 35 11O 22 35 95160 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 11O 22 36 11O 22 36 95170 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. 11O 22 37 11O 22 37 95180 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. 11O 22 38 11O 22 38 95190 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. 11O 22 39 11O 22 39 95200 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 11O 22 40 11O 22 40 95210 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 11O 22 41 11O 22 41 95220 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 11O 22 42 11O 22 42 95230 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 11O 22 43 11O 22 43 95240 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 11O 22 44 11O 22 44 95250 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 11O 22 45 11O 22 45 95260 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 11O 22 46 11O 22 46 95270 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 11O 22 47 11O 22 47 95280 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 11O 22 48 11O 22 48 95290 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 11O 22 49 11O 22 49 95300 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 11O 22 50 11O 22 50 95310 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 11O 22 51 11O 22 51 95320 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. 11O 22 52 11O 22 52 95330 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: 11O 22 53 11O 22 53 95340 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done. 12O 1 1 12O 1 1 95350 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 12O 1 2 12O 1 2 95360 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. 12O 1 3 12O 1 3 95370 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? 12O 1 4 12O 1 4 95380 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. 12O 1 5 12O 1 5 95390 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 12O 1 6 12O 1 6 95400 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 12O 1 7 12O 1 7 95410 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 12O 1 8 12O 1 8 95420 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 12O 1 9 12O 1 9 95430 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 12O 1 10 12O 1 10 95440 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 12O 1 11 12O 1 11 95450 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12O 1 12 12O 1 12 95460 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 12O 1 13 12O 1 13 95470 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. 12O 1 14 12O 1 14 95480 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. 12O 1 15 12O 1 15 95490 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. 12O 1 16 12O 1 16 95500 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 12O 1 17 12O 1 17 95510 So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. 12O 1 18 12O 1 18 95520 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 12O 2 1 12O 2 1 95530 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 12O 2 2 12O 2 2 95540 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. 12O 2 3 12O 2 3 95550 And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 12O 2 4 12O 2 4 95560 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 12O 2 5 12O 2 5 95570 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. 12O 2 6 12O 2 6 95580 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 12O 2 7 12O 2 7 95590 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan. 12O 2 8 12O 2 8 95600 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 12O 2 9 12O 2 9 95610 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 12O 2 10 12O 2 10 95620 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 12O 2 11 12O 2 11 95630 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12O 2 12 12O 2 12 95640 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. 12O 2 13 12O 2 13 95650 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 12O 2 14 12O 2 14 95660 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 12O 2 15 12O 2 15 95670 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 12O 2 16 12O 2 16 95680 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 12O 2 17 12O 2 17 95690 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. 12O 2 18 12O 2 18 95700 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? 12O 2 19 12O 2 19 95710 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 12O 2 20 12O 2 20 95720 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 12O 2 21 12O 2 21 95730 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 12O 2 22 12O 2 22 95740 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. 12O 2 23 12O 2 23 95750 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 12O 2 24 12O 2 24 95760 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. 12O 2 25 12O 2 25 95770 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. 12O 3 1 12O 3 1 95780 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 12O 3 2 12O 3 2 95790 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. 12O 3 3 12O 3 3 95800 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 12O 3 4 12O 3 4 95810 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. 12O 3 5 12O 3 5 95820 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 12O 3 6 12O 3 6 95830 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 12O 3 7 12O 3 7 95840 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 12O 3 8 12O 3 8 95850 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. 12O 3 9 12O 3 9 95860 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them. 12O 3 10 12O 3 10 95870 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! 12O 3 11 12O 3 11 95880 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah. 12O 3 12 12O 3 12 95890 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 12O 3 13 12O 3 13 95900 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. 12O 3 14 12O 3 14 95910 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee. 12O 3 15 12O 3 15 95920 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 12O 3 16 12O 3 16 95930 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 12O 3 17 12O 3 17 95940 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 12O 3 18 12O 3 18 95950 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 12O 3 19 12O 3 19 95960 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. 12O 3 20 12O 3 20 95970 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 12O 3 21 12O 3 21 95980 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. 12O 3 22 12O 3 22 95990 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood: 12O 3 23 12O 3 23 96000 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. 12O 3 24 12O 3 24 96010 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country. 12O 3 25 12O 3 25 96020 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. 12O 3 26 12O 3 26 96030 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not. 12O 3 27 12O 3 27 96040 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. 12O 4 1 12O 4 1 96050 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen. 12O 4 2 12O 4 2 96060 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil. 12O 4 3 12O 4 3 96070 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few. 12O 4 4 12O 4 4 96080 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full. 12O 4 5 12O 4 5 96090 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out. 12O 4 6 12O 4 6 96100 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto her, There is not a vessel more. And the oil stayed. 12O 4 7 12O 4 7 96110 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest. 12O 4 8 12O 4 8 96120 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 12O 4 9 12O 4 9 96130 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, which passeth by us continually. 12O 4 10 12O 4 10 96140 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither. 12O 4 11 12O 4 11 96150 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he turned into the chamber, and lay there. 12O 4 12 12O 4 12 96160 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him. 12O 4 13 12O 4 13 96170 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people. 12O 4 14 12O 4 14 96180 And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old. 12O 4 15 12O 4 15 96190 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she stood in the door. 12O 4 16 12O 4 16 96200 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid. 12O 4 17 12O 4 17 96210 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life. 12O 4 18 12O 4 18 96220 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 12O 4 19 12O 4 19 96230 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 12O 4 20 12O 4 20 96240 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 12O 4 21 12O 4 21 96250 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and went out. 12O 4 22 12O 4 22 96260 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I may run to the man of God, and come again. 12O 4 23 12O 4 23 96270 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? it is neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, It shall be well. 12O 4 24 12O 4 24 96280 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not thy riding for me, except I bid thee. 12O 4 25 12O 4 25 96290 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite: 12O 4 26 12O 4 26 96300 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her, Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband? is it well with the child? And she answered, It is well. 12O 4 27 12O 4 27 96310 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 12O 4 28 12O 4 28 96320 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I not say, Do not deceive me? 12O 4 29 12O 4 29 96330 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. 12O 4 30 12O 4 30 96340 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 12O 4 31 12O 4 31 96350 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked. 12O 4 32 12O 4 32 96360 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed. 12O 4 33 12O 4 33 96370 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. 12O 4 34 12O 4 34 96380 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 12O 4 35 12O 4 35 96390 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro; and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes. 12O 4 36 12O 4 36 96400 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said, Take up thy son. 12O 4 37 12O 4 37 96410 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 12O 4 38 12O 4 38 96420 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. 12O 4 39 12O 4 39 96430 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 12O 4 40 12O 4 40 96440 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof. 12O 4 41 12O 4 41 96450 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot. 12O 4 42 12O 4 42 96460 And there came a man from Baal-shalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give unto the people, that they may eat. 12O 4 43 12O 4 43 96470 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. 12O 4 44 12O 4 44 96480 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the LORD. 12O 5 1 12O 5 1 96490 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper. 12O 5 2 12O 5 2 96500 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 12O 5 3 12O 5 3 96510 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy. 12O 5 4 12O 5 4 96520 And one went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 12O 5 5 12O 5 5 96530 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 12O 5 6 12O 5 6 96540 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 12O 5 7 12O 5 7 96550 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 12O 5 8 12O 5 8 96560 And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 12O 5 9 12O 5 9 96570 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 12O 5 10 12O 5 10 96580 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 12O 5 11 12O 5 11 96590 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12O 5 12 12O 5 12 96600 Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 12O 5 13 12O 5 13 96610 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 12O 5 14 12O 5 14 96620 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 12O 5 15 12O 5 15 96630 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant. 12O 5 16 12O 5 16 96640 But he said, As the LORD liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused. 12O 5 17 12O 5 17 96650 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. 12O 5 18 12O 5 18 96660 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing. 12O 5 19 12O 5 19 96670 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way. 12O 5 20 12O 5 20 96680 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 12O 5 21 12O 5 21 96690 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well? 12O 5 22 12O 5 22 96700 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 12O 5 23 12O 5 23 96710 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid them upon two of his servants; and they bare them before him. 12O 5 24 12O 5 24 96720 And when he came to the tower, he took them from their hand, and bestowed them in the house: and he let the men go, and they departed. 12O 5 25 12O 5 25 96730 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 12O 5 26 12O 5 26 96740 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart with thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants? 12O 5 27 12O 5 27 96750 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow. 12O 6 1 12O 6 1 96760 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 12O 6 2 12O 6 2 96770 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 12O 6 3 12O 6 3 96780 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 12O 6 4 12O 6 4 96790 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 12O 6 5 12O 6 5 96800 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 12O 6 6 12O 6 6 96810 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 12O 6 7 12O 6 7 96820 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it. 12O 6 8 12O 6 8 96830 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 12O 6 9 12O 6 9 96840 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. 12O 6 10 12O 6 10 96850 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. 12O 6 11 12O 6 11 96860 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel? 12O 6 12 12O 6 12 96870 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber. 12O 6 13 12O 6 13 96880 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 12O 6 14 12O 6 14 96890 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about. 12O 6 15 12O 6 15 96900 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? 12O 6 16 12O 6 16 96910 And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. 12O 6 17 12O 6 17 96920 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. 12O 6 18 12O 6 18 96930 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. 12O 6 19 12O 6 19 96940 And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. 12O 6 20 12O 6 20 96950 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. 12O 6 21 12O 6 21 96960 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? 12O 6 22 12O 6 22 96970 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master. 12O 6 23 12O 6 23 96980 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel. 12O 6 24 12O 6 24 96990 And it came to pass after this, that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. 12O 6 25 12O 6 25 97000 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver. 12O 6 26 12O 6 26 97010 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king. 12O 6 27 12O 6 27 97020 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? 12O 6 28 12O 6 28 97030 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow. 12O 6 29 12O 6 29 97040 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son. 12O 6 30 12O 6 30 97050 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh. 12O 6 31 12O 6 31 97060 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day. 12O 6 32 12O 6 32 97070 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him? 12O 6 33 12O 6 33 97080 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? 12O 7 1 12O 7 1 97090 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. 12O 7 2 12O 7 2 97100 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 12O 7 3 12O 7 3 97110 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die? 12O 7 4 12O 7 4 97120 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die. 12O 7 5 12O 7 5 97130 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there. 12O 7 6 12O 7 6 97140 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us. 12O 7 7 12O 7 7 97150 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life. 12O 7 8 12O 7 8 97160 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it. 12O 7 9 12O 7 9 97170 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household. 12O 7 10 12O 7 10 97180 So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were. 12O 7 11 12O 7 11 97190 And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within. 12O 7 12 12O 7 12 97200 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city. 12O 7 13 12O 7 13 97210 And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see. 12O 7 14 12O 7 14 97220 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see. 12O 7 15 12O 7 15 97230 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king. 12O 7 16 12O 7 16 97240 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. 12O 7 17 12O 7 17 97250 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him. 12O 7 18 12O 7 18 97260 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria: 12O 7 19 12O 7 19 97270 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 12O 7 20 12O 7 20 97280 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died. 12O 8 1 12O 8 1 97290 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years. 12O 8 2 12O 8 2 97300 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years. 12O 8 3 12O 8 3 97310 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. 12O 8 4 12O 8 4 97320 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done. 12O 8 5 12O 8 5 97330 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. 12O 8 6 12O 8 6 97340 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now. 12O 8 7 12O 8 7 97350 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. 12O 8 8 12O 8 8 97360 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 12O 8 9 12O 8 9 97370 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 12O 8 10 12O 8 10 97380 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath shewed me that he shall surely die. 12O 8 11 12O 8 11 97390 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept. 12O 8 12 12O 8 12 97400 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. 12O 8 13 12O 8 13 97410 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. 12O 8 14 12O 8 14 97420 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover. 12O 8 15 12O 8 15 97430 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. 12O 8 16 12O 8 16 97440 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. 12O 8 17 12O 8 17 97450 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 12O 8 18 12O 8 18 97460 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. 12O 8 19 12O 8 19 97470 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children. 12O 8 20 12O 8 20 97480 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 12O 8 21 12O 8 21 97490 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents. 12O 8 22 12O 8 22 97500 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 12O 8 23 12O 8 23 97510 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 8 24 12O 8 24 97520 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 12O 8 25 12O 8 25 97530 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 12O 8 26 12O 8 26 97540 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel. 12O 8 27 12O 8 27 97550 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab. 12O 8 28 12O 8 28 97560 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. 12O 8 29 12O 8 29 97570 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. 12O 9 1 12O 9 1 97580 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead: 12O 9 2 12O 9 2 97590 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber; 12O 9 3 12O 9 3 97600 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 12O 9 4 12O 9 4 97610 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 12O 9 5 12O 9 5 97620 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. 12O 9 6 12O 9 6 97630 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. 12O 9 7 12O 9 7 97640 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. 12O 9 8 12O 9 8 97650 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: 12O 9 9 12O 9 9 97660 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: 12O 9 10 12O 9 10 97670 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled. 12O 9 11 12O 9 11 97680 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 12O 9 12 12O 9 12 97690 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. 12O 9 13 12O 9 13 97700 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king. 12O 9 14 12O 9 14 97710 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. 12O 9 15 12O 9 15 97720 But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel. 12O 9 16 12O 9 16 97730 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 12O 9 17 12O 9 17 97740 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? 12O 9 18 12O 9 18 97750 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. 12O 9 19 12O 9 19 97760 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. 12O 9 20 12O 9 20 97770 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. 12O 9 21 12O 9 21 97780 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite. 12O 9 22 12O 9 22 97790 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? 12O 9 23 12O 9 23 97800 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. 12O 9 24 12O 9 24 97810 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot. 12O 9 25 12O 9 25 97820 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him; 12O 9 26 12O 9 26 97830 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD. 12O 9 27 12O 9 27 97840 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 12O 9 28 12O 9 28 97850 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 12O 9 29 12O 9 29 97860 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. 12O 9 30 12O 9 30 97870 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 12O 9 31 12O 9 31 97880 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? 12O 9 32 12O 9 32 97890 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. 12O 9 33 12O 9 33 97900 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 12O 9 34 12O 9 34 97910 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. 12O 9 35 12O 9 35 97920 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 12O 9 36 12O 9 36 97930 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel: 12O 9 37 12O 9 37 97940 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. 12O 10 1 12O 10 1 97950 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, 12O 10 2 12O 10 2 97960 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour; 12O 10 3 12O 10 3 97970 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons, and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's house. 12O 10 4 12O 10 4 97980 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand? 12O 10 5 12O 10 5 97990 And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do thou that which is good in thine eyes. 12O 10 6 12O 10 6 98000 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. 12O 10 7 12O 10 7 98010 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. 12O 10 8 12O 10 8 98020 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. 12O 10 9 12O 10 9 98030 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these? 12O 10 10 12O 10 10 98040 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. 12O 10 11 12O 10 11 98050 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his priests, until he left him none remaining. 12O 10 12 12O 10 12 98060 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way, 12O 10 13 12O 10 13 98070 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, Who are ye? And they answered, We are the brethren of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king and the children of the queen. 12O 10 14 12O 10 14 98080 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them. 12O 10 15 12O 10 15 98090 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot. 12O 10 16 12O 10 16 98100 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot. 12O 10 17 12O 10 17 98110 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah. 12O 10 18 12O 10 18 98120 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; but Jehu shall serve him much. 12O 10 19 12O 10 19 98130 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did it in subtilty, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 12O 10 20 12O 10 20 98140 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal. And they proclaimed it. 12O 10 21 12O 10 21 98150 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was full from one end to another. 12O 10 22 12O 10 22 98160 And he said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he brought them forth vestments. 12O 10 23 12O 10 23 98170 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only. 12O 10 24 12O 10 24 98180 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, he that letteth him go, his life shall be for the life of him. 12O 10 25 12O 10 25 98190 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. 12O 10 26 12O 10 26 98200 And they brought forth the images out of the house of Baal, and burned them. 12O 10 27 12O 10 27 98210 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day. 12O 10 28 12O 10 28 98220 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 12O 10 29 12O 10 29 98230 Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, to wit, the golden calves that were in Bethel, and that were in Dan. 12O 10 30 12O 10 30 98240 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel. 12O 10 31 12O 10 31 98250 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. 12O 10 32 12O 10 32 98260 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel; 12O 10 33 12O 10 33 98270 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. 12O 10 34 12O 10 34 98280 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 12O 10 35 12O 10 35 98290 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 12O 10 36 12O 10 36 98300 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. 12O 11 1 12O 11 1 98310 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal. 12O 11 2 12O 11 2 98320 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 12O 11 3 12O 11 3 98330 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years. And Athaliah did reign over the land. 12O 11 4 12O 11 4 98340 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the LORD, and shewed them the king's son. 12O 11 5 12O 11 5 98350 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house; 12O 11 6 12O 11 6 98360 And a third part shall be at the gate of Sur; and a third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the watch of the house, that it be not broken down. 12O 11 7 12O 11 7 98370 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath, even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about the king. 12O 11 8 12O 11 8 98380 And ye shall compass the king around about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in. 12O 11 9 12O 11 9 98390 And the captains over the hundreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the priest. 12O 11 10 12O 11 10 98400 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD. 12O 11 11 12O 11 11 98410 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, along by the altar and the temple. 12O 11 12 12O 11 12 98420 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. 12O 11 13 12O 11 13 98430 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the LORD. 12O 11 14 12O 11 14 98440 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as the manner was, and the princes and the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, Treason. 12O 11 15 12O 11 15 98450 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD. 12O 11 16 12O 11 16 98460 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there was she slain. 12O 11 17 12O 11 17 98470 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they should be the LORD's people; between the king also and the people. 12O 11 18 12O 11 18 98480 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. 12O 11 19 12O 11 19 98490 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings. 12O 11 20 12O 11 20 98500 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. 12O 11 21 12O 11 21 98510 Seven years old was Jehoash when he began to reign. 12O 12 1 12O 12 1 98520 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 12O 12 2 12O 12 2 98530 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. 12O 12 3 12O 12 3 98540 But the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places. 12O 12 4 12O 12 4 98550 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, 12O 12 5 12O 12 5 98560 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house, wheresoever any breach shall be found. 12O 12 6 12O 12 6 98570 But it was so, that in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the house. 12O 12 7 12O 12 7 98580 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests , and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 12O 12 8 12O 12 8 98590 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 12O 12 9 12O 12 9 98600 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. 12O 12 10 12O 12 10 98610 And it was so, when they saw that there was much money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was found in the house of the LORD. 12O 12 11 12O 12 11 98620 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders, that wrought upon the house of the LORD, 12O 12 12 12O 12 12 98630 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it. 12O 12 13 12O 12 13 98640 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD bowls of silver, snuffers, basons, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver, of the money that was brought into the house of the LORD: 12O 12 14 12O 12 14 98650 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the LORD. 12O 12 15 12O 12 15 98660 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully. 12O 12 16 12O 12 16 98670 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into the house of the LORD: it was the priests'. 12O 12 17 12O 12 17 98680 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem. 12O 12 18 12O 12 18 98690 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent it to Hazael king of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem. 12O 12 19 12O 12 19 98700 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 12 20 12O 12 20 98710 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 12O 12 21 12O 12 21 98720 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. 12O 13 1 12O 13 1 98730 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. 12O 13 2 12O 13 2 98740 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 12O 13 3 12O 13 3 98750 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael, all their days. 12O 13 4 12O 13 4 98760 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king of Syria oppressed them. 12O 13 5 12O 13 5 98770 (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 12O 13 6 12O 13 6 98780 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) 12O 13 7 12O 13 7 98790 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. 12O 13 8 12O 13 8 98800 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 12O 13 9 12O 13 9 98810 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead. 12O 13 10 12O 13 10 98820 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years. 12O 13 11 12O 13 11 98830 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin: but he walked therein. 12O 13 12 12O 13 12 98840 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 12O 13 13 12O 13 13 98850 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 12O 13 14 12O 13 14 98860 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. 12O 13 15 12O 13 15 98870 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 12O 13 16 12O 13 16 98880 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. 12O 13 17 12O 13 17 98890 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD's deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them. 12O 13 18 12O 13 18 98900 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed. 12O 13 19 12O 13 19 98910 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 12O 13 20 12O 13 20 98920 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 12O 13 21 12O 13 21 98930 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 12O 13 22 12O 13 22 98940 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 12O 13 23 12O 13 23 98950 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet. 12O 13 24 12O 13 24 98960 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Ben-hadad his son reigned in his stead. 12O 13 25 12O 13 25 98970 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel. 12O 14 1 12O 14 1 98980 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 12O 14 2 12O 14 2 98990 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 12O 14 3 12O 14 3 99000 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did. 12O 14 4 12O 14 4 99010 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. 12O 14 5 12O 14 5 99020 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. 12O 14 6 12O 14 6 99030 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin. 12O 14 7 12O 14 7 99040 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. 12O 14 8 12O 14 8 99050 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 12O 14 9 12O 14 9 99060 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 12O 14 10 12O 14 10 99070 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 12O 14 11 12O 14 11 99080 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 12O 14 12 12O 14 12 99090 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents. 12O 14 13 12O 14 13 99100 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 12O 14 14 12O 14 14 99110 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 12O 14 15 12O 14 15 99120 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 12O 14 16 12O 14 16 99130 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 12O 14 17 12O 14 17 99140 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 12O 14 18 12O 14 18 99150 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 14 19 12O 14 19 99160 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there. 12O 14 20 12O 14 20 99170 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 12O 14 21 12O 14 21 99180 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 12O 14 22 12O 14 22 99190 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 12O 14 23 12O 14 23 99200 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years. 12O 14 24 12O 14 24 99210 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 12O 14 25 12O 14 25 99220 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher. 12O 14 26 12O 14 26 99230 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel. 12O 14 27 12O 14 27 99240 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 12O 14 28 12O 14 28 99250 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? 12O 14 29 12O 14 29 99260 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. 12O 15 1 12O 15 1 99270 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 12O 15 2 12O 15 2 99280 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 12O 15 3 12O 15 3 99290 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done; 12O 15 4 12O 15 4 99300 Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. 12O 15 5 12O 15 5 99310 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land. 12O 15 6 12O 15 6 99320 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 15 7 12O 15 7 99330 So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 12O 15 8 12O 15 8 99340 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. 12O 15 9 12O 15 9 99350 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 12O 15 10 12O 15 10 99360 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 12O 15 11 12O 15 11 99370 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12O 15 12 12O 15 12 99380 This was the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 12O 15 13 12O 15 13 99390 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 12O 15 14 12O 15 14 99400 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. 12O 15 15 12O 15 15 99410 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12O 15 16 12O 15 16 99420 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. 12O 15 17 12O 15 17 99430 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. 12O 15 18 12O 15 18 99440 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 12O 15 19 12O 15 19 99450 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 12O 15 20 12O 15 20 99460 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land. 12O 15 21 12O 15 21 99470 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 12O 15 22 12O 15 22 99480 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. 12O 15 23 12O 15 23 99490 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. 12O 15 24 12O 15 24 99500 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 12O 15 25 12O 15 25 99510 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 12O 15 26 12O 15 26 99520 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12O 15 27 12O 15 27 99530 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. 12O 15 28 12O 15 28 99540 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 12O 15 29 12O 15 29 99550 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Jonoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive to Assyria. 12O 15 30 12O 15 30 99560 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 12O 15 31 12O 15 31 99570 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12O 15 32 12O 15 32 99580 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 12O 15 33 12O 15 33 99590 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok. 12O 15 34 12O 15 34 99600 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 12O 15 35 12O 15 35 99610 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the LORD. 12O 15 36 12O 15 36 99620 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 15 37 12O 15 37 99630 In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. 12O 15 38 12O 15 38 99640 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 12O 16 1 12O 16 1 99650 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. 12O 16 2 12O 16 2 99660 Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his father. 12O 16 3 12O 16 3 99670 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel. 12O 16 4 12O 16 4 99680 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 12O 16 5 12O 16 5 99690 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. 12O 16 6 12O 16 6 99700 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day. 12O 16 7 12O 16 7 99710 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. 12O 16 8 12O 16 8 99720 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. 12O 16 9 12O 16 9 99730 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin. 12O 16 10 12O 16 10 99740 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that was at Damascus: and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. 12O 16 11 12O 16 11 99750 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from Damascus. 12O 16 12 12O 16 12 99760 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered thereon. 12O 16 13 12O 16 13 99770 and he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering, and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his peace offerings, upon the altar. 12O 16 14 12O 16 14 99780 And he brought also the brasen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar. 12O 16 15 12O 16 15 99790 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brasen altar shall be for me to inquire by. 12O 16 16 12O 16 16 99800 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded. 12O 16 17 12O 16 17 99810 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off the brasen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 12O 16 18 12O 16 18 99820 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the house of the LORD for the king of Assyria. 12O 16 19 12O 16 19 99830 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 16 20 12O 16 20 99840 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 12O 17 1 12O 17 1 99850 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 12O 17 2 12O 17 2 99860 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. 12O 17 3 12O 17 3 99870 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. 12O 17 4 12O 17 4 99880 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison. 12O 17 5 12O 17 5 99890 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years. 12O 17 6 12O 17 6 99900 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 12O 17 7 12O 17 7 99910 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharoah king of Egypt, and had feared other gods, 12O 17 8 12O 17 8 99920 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. 12O 17 9 12O 17 9 99930 And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 12O 17 10 12O 17 10 99940 And they set them up images and groves in every high hill, and under every green tree: 12O 17 11 12O 17 11 99950 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger: 12O 17 12 12O 17 12 99960 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 12O 17 13 12O 17 13 99970 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. 12O 17 14 12O 17 14 99980 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God. 12O 17 15 12O 17 15 99990 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them. 12O 17 16 12O 17 16 100000 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal. 12O 17 17 12O 17 17 100010 And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 12O 17 18 12O 17 18 100020 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only. 12O 17 19 12O 17 19 100030 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made. 12O 17 20 12O 17 20 100040 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight. 12O 17 21 12O 17 21 100050 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin. 12O 17 22 12O 17 22 100060 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them; 12O 17 23 12O 17 23 100070 Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. 12O 17 24 12O 17 24 100080 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof. 12O 17 25 12O 17 25 100090 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them. 12O 17 26 12O 17 26 100100 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 12O 17 27 12O 17 27 100110 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land. 12O 17 28 12O 17 28 100120 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD. 12O 17 29 12O 17 29 100130 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 12O 17 30 12O 17 30 100140 And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima, 12O 17 31 12O 17 31 100150 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim. 12O 17 32 12O 17 32 100160 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. 12O 17 33 12O 17 33 100170 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence. 12O 17 34 12O 17 34 100180 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel; 12O 17 35 12O 17 35 100190 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them: 12O 17 36 12O 17 36 100200 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice. 12O 17 37 12O 17 37 100210 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods. 12O 17 38 12O 17 38 100220 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods. 12O 17 39 12O 17 39 100230 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies. 12O 17 40 12O 17 40 100240 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner. 12O 17 41 12O 17 41 100250 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day. 12O 18 1 12O 18 1 100260 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 12O 18 2 12O 18 2 100270 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 12O 18 3 12O 18 3 100280 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did. 12O 18 4 12O 18 4 100290 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. 12O 18 5 12O 18 5 100300 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him. 12O 18 6 12O 18 6 100310 For he clave to the LORD, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses. 12O 18 7 12O 18 7 100320 And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. 12O 18 8 12O 18 8 100330 He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 12O 18 9 12O 18 9 100340 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it. 12O 18 10 12O 18 10 100350 And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. 12O 18 11 12O 18 11 100360 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes: 12O 18 12 12O 18 12 100370 Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them. 12O 18 13 12O 18 13 100380 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them. 12O 18 14 12O 18 14 100390 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 12O 18 15 12O 18 15 100400 And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house. 12O 18 16 12O 18 16 100410 At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria. 12O 18 17 12O 18 17 100420 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. 12O 18 18 12O 18 18 100430 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder. 12O 18 19 12O 18 19 100440 And Rab-shakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? 12O 18 20 12O 18 20 100450 Thou sayest, (but they are but vain words,) I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 12O 18 21 12O 18 21 100460 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharoah king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. 12O 18 22 12O 18 22 100470 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God: is not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem? 12O 18 23 12O 18 23 100480 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 12O 18 24 12O 18 24 100490 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? 12O 18 25 12O 18 25 100500 Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 12O 18 26 12O 18 26 100510 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 12O 18 27 12O 18 27 100520 But Rab-shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you. 12O 18 28 12O 18 28 100530 Then Rab-shakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Assyria: 12O 18 29 12O 18 29 100540 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand: 12O 18 30 12O 18 30 100550 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 12O 18 31 12O 18 31 100560 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me, and then eat ye every man of his own vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his cistern: 12O 18 32 12O 18 32 100570 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die: and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. 12O 18 33 12O 18 33 100580 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 12O 18 34 12O 18 34 100590 Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria out of mine hand? 12O 18 35 12O 18 35 100600 Who are they among all the gods of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand? 12O 18 36 12O 18 36 100610 But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. 12O 18 37 12O 18 37 100620 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh. 12O 19 1 12O 19 1 100630 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. 12O 19 2 12O 19 2 100640 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 12O 19 3 12O 19 3 100650 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 12O 19 4 12O 19 4 100660 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that are left. 12O 19 5 12O 19 5 100670 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 12O 19 6 12O 19 6 100680 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 12O 19 7 12O 19 7 100690 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 12O 19 8 12O 19 8 100700 So Rab-shakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 12O 19 9 12O 19 9 100710 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, 12O 19 10 12O 19 10 100720 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 12O 19 11 12O 19 11 100730 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered? 12O 19 12 12O 19 12 100740 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar? 12O 19 13 12O 19 13 100750 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah? 12O 19 14 12O 19 14 100760 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 12O 19 15 12O 19 15 100770 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. 12O 19 16 12O 19 16 100780 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God. 12O 19 17 12O 19 17 100790 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands, 12O 19 18 12O 19 18 100800 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. 12O 19 19 12O 19 19 100810 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God, even thou only. 12O 19 20 12O 19 20 100820 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard. 12O 19 21 12O 19 21 100830 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 12O 19 22 12O 19 22 100840 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel. 12O 19 23 12O 19 23 100850 By the messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. 12O 19 24 12O 19 24 100860 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged places. 12O 19 25 12O 19 25 100870 Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. 12O 19 26 12O 19 26 100880 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded; they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 12O 19 27 12O 19 27 100890 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 12O 19 28 12O 19 28 100900 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. 12O 19 29 12O 19 29 100910 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof. 12O 19 30 12O 19 30 100920 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward. 12O 19 31 12O 19 31 100930 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 12O 19 32 12O 19 32 100940 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against it. 12O 19 33 12O 19 33 100950 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 12O 19 34 12O 19 34 100960 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 12O 19 35 12O 19 35 100970 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. 12O 19 36 12O 19 36 100980 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 12O 19 37 12O 19 37 100990 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Armenia. And Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. 12O 20 1 12O 20 1 101000 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. 12O 20 2 12O 20 2 101010 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, saying, 12O 20 3 12O 20 3 101020 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 12O 20 4 12O 20 4 101030 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying, 12O 20 5 12O 20 5 101040 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD. 12O 20 6 12O 20 6 101050 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 12O 20 7 12O 20 7 101060 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. 12O 20 8 12O 20 8 101070 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day? 12O 20 9 12O 20 9 101080 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forth ten degrees, or go back ten degrees? 12O 20 10 12O 20 10 101090 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees. 12O 20 11 12O 20 11 101100 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz. 12O 20 12 12O 20 12 101110 At that time Berodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 12O 20 13 12O 20 13 101120 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. 12O 20 14 12O 20 14 101130 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country, even from Babylon. 12O 20 15 12O 20 15 101140 And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 12O 20 16 12O 20 16 101150 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD. 12O 20 17 12O 20 17 101160 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house,and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 12O 20 18 12O 20 18 101170 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 12O 20 19 12O 20 19 101180 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in my days? 12O 20 20 12O 20 20 101190 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 20 21 12O 20 21 101200 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. 12O 21 1 12O 21 1 101210 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzi-bah. 12O 21 2 12O 21 2 101220 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 12O 21 3 12O 21 3 101230 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 12O 21 4 12O 21 4 101240 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. 12O 21 5 12O 21 5 101250 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 12O 21 6 12O 21 6 101260 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 12O 21 7 12O 21 7 101270 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 12O 21 8 12O 21 8 101280 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. 12O 21 9 12O 21 9 101290 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel. 12O 21 10 12O 21 10 101300 And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, 12O 21 11 12O 21 11 101310 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: 12O 21 12 12O 21 12 101320 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 12O 21 13 12O 21 13 101330 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. 12O 21 14 12O 21 14 101340 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 12O 21 15 12O 21 15 101350 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight,and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 12O 21 16 12O 21 16 101360 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 12O 21 17 12O 21 17 101370 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 21 18 12O 21 18 101380 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. 12O 21 19 12O 21 19 101390 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 12O 21 20 12O 21 20 101400 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did. 12O 21 21 12O 21 21 101410 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: 12O 21 22 12O 21 22 101420 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD. 12O 21 23 12O 21 23 101430 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. 12O 21 24 12O 21 24 101440 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. 12O 21 25 12O 21 25 101450 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 21 26 12O 21 26 101460 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead. 12O 22 1 12O 22 1 101470 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. 12O 22 2 12O 22 2 101480 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left. 12O 22 3 12O 22 3 101490 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying, 12O 22 4 12O 22 4 101500 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people: 12O 22 5 12O 22 5 101510 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house, 12O 22 6 12O 22 6 101520 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house. 12O 22 7 12O 22 7 101530 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully. 12O 22 8 12O 22 8 101540 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it. 12O 22 9 12O 22 9 101550 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD. 12O 22 10 12O 22 10 101560 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 12O 22 11 12O 22 11 101570 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12O 22 12 12O 22 12 101580 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, 12O 22 13 12O 22 13 101590 Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. 12O 22 14 12O 22 14 101600 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. 12O 22 15 12O 22 15 101610 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 12O 22 16 12O 22 16 101620 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: 12O 22 17 12O 22 17 101630 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 12O 22 18 12O 22 18 101640 But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 12O 22 19 12O 22 19 101650 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. 12O 22 20 12O 22 20 101660 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again. 12O 23 1 12O 23 1 101670 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. 12O 23 2 12O 23 2 101680 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. 12O 23 3 12O 23 3 101690 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant. 12O 23 4 12O 23 4 101700 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel. 12O 23 5 12O 23 5 101710 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven. 12O 23 6 12O 23 6 101720 And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people. 12O 23 7 12O 23 7 101730 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove. 12O 23 8 12O 23 8 101740 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city. 12O 23 9 12O 23 9 101750 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren. 12O 23 10 12O 23 10 101760 And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech. 12O 23 11 12O 23 11 101770 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12O 23 12 12O 23 12 101780 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron. 12O 23 13 12O 23 13 101790 And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile. 12O 23 14 12O 23 14 101800 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. 12O 23 15 12O 23 15 101810 Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove. 12O 23 16 12O 23 16 101820 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. 12O 23 17 12O 23 17 101830 Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel. 12O 23 18 12O 23 18 101840 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. 12O 23 19 12O 23 19 101850 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel. 12O 23 20 12O 23 20 101860 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem. 12O 23 21 12O 23 21 101870 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant. 12O 23 22 12O 23 22 101880 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah; 12O 23 23 12O 23 23 101890 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem. 12O 23 24 12O 23 24 101900 Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD. 12O 23 25 12O 23 25 101910 And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him. 12O 23 26 12O 23 26 101920 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal. 12O 23 27 12O 23 27 101930 And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there. 12O 23 28 12O 23 28 101940 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 23 29 12O 23 29 101950 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him. 12O 23 30 12O 23 30 101960 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead. 12O 23 31 12O 23 31 101970 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 12O 23 32 12O 23 32 101980 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. 12O 23 33 12O 23 33 101990 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 12O 23 34 12O 23 34 102000 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. 12O 23 35 12O 23 35 102010 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh. 12O 23 36 12O 23 36 102020 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah. 12O 23 37 12O 23 37 102030 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done. 12O 24 1 12O 24 1 102040 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him. 12O 24 2 12O 24 2 102050 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets. 12O 24 3 12O 24 3 102060 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did; 12O 24 4 12O 24 4 102070 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon. 12O 24 5 12O 24 5 102080 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 12O 24 6 12O 24 6 102090 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 12O 24 7 12O 24 7 102100 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 12O 24 8 12O 24 8 102110 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 12O 24 9 12O 24 9 102120 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done. 12O 24 10 12O 24 10 102130 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged. 12O 24 11 12O 24 11 102140 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it. 12O 24 12 12O 24 12 102150 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign. 12O 24 13 12O 24 13 102160 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. 12O 24 14 12O 24 14 102170 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land. 12O 24 15 12O 24 15 102180 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 12O 24 16 12O 24 16 102190 And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 12O 24 17 12O 24 17 102200 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah. 12O 24 18 12O 24 18 102210 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 12O 24 19 12O 24 19 102220 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 12O 24 20 12O 24 20 102230 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 12O 25 1 12O 25 1 102240 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about. 12O 25 2 12O 25 2 102250 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 12O 25 3 12O 25 3 102260 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 12O 25 4 12O 25 4 102270 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain. 12O 25 5 12O 25 5 102280 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him. 12O 25 6 12O 25 6 102290 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. 12O 25 7 12O 25 7 102300 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon. 12O 25 8 12O 25 8 102310 And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: 12O 25 9 12O 25 9 102320 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire. 12O 25 10 12O 25 10 102330 And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 12O 25 11 12O 25 11 102340 Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carry away. 12O 25 12 12O 25 12 102350 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen. 12O 25 13 12O 25 13 102360 And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 12O 25 14 12O 25 14 102370 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 12O 25 15 12O 25 15 102380 And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 12O 25 16 12O 25 16 102390 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 12O 25 17 12O 25 17 102400 The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work. 12O 25 18 12O 25 18 102410 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 12O 25 19 12O 25 19 102420 And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city: 12O 25 20 12O 25 20 102430 And Nebuzar-adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah: 12O 25 21 12O 25 21 102440 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land. 12O 25 22 12O 25 22 102450 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. 12O 25 23 12O 25 23 102460 And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethahiah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 12O 25 24 12O 25 24 102470 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you. 12O 25 25 12O 25 25 102480 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. 12O 25 26 12O 25 26 102490 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees. 12O 25 27 12O 25 27 102500 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 12O 25 28 12O 25 28 102510 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon; 12O 25 29 12O 25 29 102520 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life. 12O 25 30 12O 25 30 102530 And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. 13O 1 1 13O 1 1 102540 Adam, Sheth, Enosh, 13O 1 2 13O 1 2 102550 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, 13O 1 3 13O 1 3 102560 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech, 13O 1 4 13O 1 4 102570 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. 13O 1 5 13O 1 5 102580 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 13O 1 6 13O 1 6 102590 And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 13O 1 7 13O 1 7 102600 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 13O 1 8 13O 1 8 102610 The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 13O 1 9 13O 1 9 102620 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan. 13O 1 10 13O 1 10 102630 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth. 13O 1 11 13O 1 11 102640 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 13O 1 12 13O 1 12 102650 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim. 13O 1 13 13O 1 13 102660 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth, 13O 1 14 13O 1 14 102670 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 13O 1 15 13O 1 15 102680 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, 13O 1 16 13O 1 16 102690 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 13O 1 17 13O 1 17 102700 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 13O 1 18 13O 1 18 102710 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 13O 1 19 13O 1 19 102720 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother's name was Joktan. 13O 1 20 13O 1 20 102730 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, 13O 1 21 13O 1 21 102740 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, 13O 1 22 13O 1 22 102750 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba, 13O 1 23 13O 1 23 102760 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. 13O 1 24 13O 1 24 102770 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, 13O 1 25 13O 1 25 102780 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 13O 1 26 13O 1 26 102790 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 13O 1 27 13O 1 27 102800 Abram; the same is Abraham. 13O 1 28 13O 1 28 102810 The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael. 13O 1 29 13O 1 29 102820 These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 13O 1 30 13O 1 30 102830 Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, 13O 1 31 13O 1 31 102840 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 13O 1 32 13O 1 32 102850 Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan. 13O 1 33 13O 1 33 102860 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah. 13O 1 34 13O 1 34 102870 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel. 13O 1 35 13O 1 35 102880 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 13O 1 36 13O 1 36 102890 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. 13O 1 37 13O 1 37 102900 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. 13O 1 38 13O 1 38 102910 And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. 13O 1 39 13O 1 39 102920 And the sons of Lothan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan's sister. 13O 1 40 13O 1 40 102930 The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah. 13O 1 41 13O 1 41 102940 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 13O 1 42 13O 1 42 102950 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran. 13O 1 43 13O 1 43 102960 Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. 13O 1 44 13O 1 44 102970 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 13O 1 45 13O 1 45 102980 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 13O 1 46 13O 1 46 102990 And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. 13O 1 47 13O 1 47 103000 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 13O 1 48 13O 1 48 103010 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 13O 1 49 13O 1 49 103020 And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 13O 1 50 13O 1 50 103030 And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 13O 1 51 13O 1 51 103040 Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, 13O 1 52 13O 1 52 103050 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 13O 1 53 13O 1 53 103060 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 13O 1 54 13O 1 54 103070 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. 13O 2 1 13O 2 1 103080 These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 13O 2 2 13O 2 2 103090 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 13O 2 3 13O 2 3 103100 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him. 13O 2 4 13O 2 4 103110 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 13O 2 5 13O 2 5 103120 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul. 13O 2 6 13O 2 6 103130 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. 13O 2 7 13O 2 7 103140 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. 13O 2 8 13O 2 8 103150 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. 13O 2 9 13O 2 9 103160 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 13O 2 10 13O 2 10 103170 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; 13O 2 11 13O 2 11 103180 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz, 13O 2 12 13O 2 12 103190 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, 13O 2 13 13O 2 13 103200 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, 13O 2 14 13O 2 14 103210 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, 13O 2 15 13O 2 15 103220 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: 13O 2 16 13O 2 16 103230 Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 13O 2 17 13O 2 17 103240 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. 13O 2 18 13O 2 18 103250 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. 13O 2 19 13O 2 19 103260 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. 13O 2 20 13O 2 20 103270 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 13O 2 21 13O 2 21 103280 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. 13O 2 22 13O 2 22 103290 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 13O 2 23 13O 2 23 103300 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. 13O 2 24 13O 2 24 103310 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. 13O 2 25 13O 2 25 103320 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 13O 2 26 13O 2 26 103330 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. 13O 2 27 13O 2 27 103340 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 13O 2 28 13O 2 28 103350 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. 13O 2 29 13O 2 29 103360 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid. 13O 2 30 13O 2 30 103370 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. 13O 2 31 13O 2 31 103380 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. 13O 2 32 13O 2 32 103390 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether and Jonathan: and Jether died without children. 13O 2 33 13O 2 33 103400 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. 13O 2 34 13O 2 34 103410 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 13O 2 35 13O 2 35 103420 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife; and she bare him Attai. 13O 2 36 13O 2 36 103430 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, 13O 2 37 13O 2 37 103440 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, 13O 2 38 13O 2 38 103450 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, 13O 2 39 13O 2 39 103460 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, 13O 2 40 13O 2 40 103470 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, 13O 2 41 13O 2 41 103480 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 13O 2 42 13O 2 42 103490 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron. 13O 2 43 13O 2 43 103500 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 13O 2 44 13O 2 44 103510 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. 13O 2 45 13O 2 45 103520 And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 13O 2 46 13O 2 46 103530 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez. 13O 2 47 13O 2 47 103540 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. 13O 2 48 13O 2 48 103550 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah. 13O 2 49 13O 2 49 103560 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 13O 2 50 13O 2 50 103570 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim, 13O 2 51 13O 2 51 103580 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader. 13O 2 52 13O 2 52 103590 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites. 13O 2 53 13O 2 53 103600 And the families of Kirjath-jearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites. 13O 2 54 13O 2 54 103610 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the Zorites. 13O 2 55 13O 2 55 103620 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab. 13O 3 1 13O 3 1 103630 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess: 13O 3 2 13O 3 2 103640 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith: 13O 3 3 13O 3 3 103650 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. 13O 3 4 13O 3 4 103660 These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. 13O 3 5 13O 3 5 103670 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: 13O 3 6 13O 3 6 103680 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, 13O 3 7 13O 3 7 103690 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 13O 3 8 13O 3 8 103700 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. 13O 3 9 13O 3 9 103710 These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. 13O 3 10 13O 3 10 103720 And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, 13O 3 11 13O 3 11 103730 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, 13O 3 12 13O 3 12 103740 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13O 3 13 13O 3 13 103750 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, 13O 3 14 13O 3 14 103760 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 13O 3 15 13O 3 15 103770 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. 13O 3 16 13O 3 16 103780 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. 13O 3 17 13O 3 17 103790 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, 13O 3 18 13O 3 18 103800 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. 13O 3 19 13O 3 19 103810 And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: 13O 3 20 13O 3 20 103820 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 13O 3 21 13O 3 21 103830 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. 13O 3 22 13O 3 22 103840 And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. 13O 3 23 13O 3 23 103850 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 13O 3 24 13O 3 24 103860 And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. 13O 4 1 13O 4 1 103870 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 13O 4 2 13O 4 2 103880 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 13O 4 3 13O 4 3 103890 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: 13O 4 4 13O 4 4 103900 And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. 13O 4 5 13O 4 5 103910 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. 13O 4 6 13O 4 6 103920 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. 13O 4 7 13O 4 7 103930 And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 13O 4 8 13O 4 8 103940 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum. 13O 4 9 13O 4 9 103950 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 13O 4 10 13O 4 10 103960 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. 13O 4 11 13O 4 11 103970 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. 13O 4 12 13O 4 12 103980 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah. 13O 4 13 13O 4 13 103990 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. 13O 4 14 13O 4 14 104000 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen. 13O 4 15 13O 4 15 104010 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. 13O 4 16 13O 4 16 104020 And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria, and Asareel. 13O 4 17 13O 4 17 104030 And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. 13O 4 18 13O 4 18 104040 And his wife Jehudiajah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. And these are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharoah, which Mered took. 13O 4 19 13O 4 19 104050 And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite. 13O 4 20 13O 4 20 104060 And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben-zoheth. 13O 4 21 13O 4 21 104070 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah were, Er the father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the house of Ashbea, 13O 4 22 13O 4 22 104080 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And these are ancient things. 13O 4 23 13O 4 23 104090 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work. 13O 4 24 13O 4 24 104100 The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: 13O 4 25 13O 4 25 104110 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. 13O 4 26 13O 4 26 104120 And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zachur his son, Shimei his son. 13O 4 27 13O 4 27 104130 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. 13O 4 28 13O 4 28 104140 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, 13O 4 29 13O 4 29 104150 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 13O 4 30 13O 4 30 104160 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 13O 4 31 13O 4 31 104170 And at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susim, and at Beth-birei, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 13O 4 32 13O 4 32 104180 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: 13O 4 33 13O 4 33 104190 And all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and their genealogy. 13O 4 34 13O 4 34 104200 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah, 13O 4 35 13O 4 35 104210 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, 13O 4 36 13O 4 36 104220 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, 13O 4 37 13O 4 37 104230 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; 13O 4 38 13O 4 38 104240 These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly. 13O 4 39 13O 4 39 104250 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 13O 4 40 13O 4 40 104260 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 13O 4 41 13O 4 41 104270 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks. 13O 4 42 13O 4 42 104280 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 13O 4 43 13O 4 43 104290 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day. 13O 5 1 13O 5 1 104300 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 13O 5 2 13O 5 2 104310 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph's:) 13O 5 3 13O 5 3 104320 The sons, I say, of Reuben the firstborn of Israel were, Hannoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 13O 5 4 13O 5 4 104330 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 13O 5 5 13O 5 5 104340 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 13O 5 6 13O 5 6 104350 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites. 13O 5 7 13O 5 7 104360 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 13O 5 8 13O 5 8 104370 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: 13O 5 9 13O 5 9 104380 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 13O 5 10 13O 5 10 104390 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead. 13O 5 11 13O 5 11 104400 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah: 13O 5 12 13O 5 12 104410 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13O 5 13 13O 5 13 104420 And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven. 13O 5 14 13O 5 14 104430 These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 13O 5 15 13O 5 15 104440 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. 13O 5 16 13O 5 16 104450 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders. 13O 5 17 13O 5 17 104460 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 13O 5 18 13O 5 18 104470 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, were four and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out to the war. 13O 5 19 13O 5 19 104480 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab. 13O 5 20 13O 5 20 104490 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him. 13O 5 21 13O 5 21 104500 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand. 13O 5 22 13O 5 22 104510 For there fell down many slain, because the war was of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity. 13O 5 23 13O 5 23 104520 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon. 13O 5 24 13O 5 24 104530 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers. 13O 5 25 13O 5 25 104540 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them. 13O 5 26 13O 5 26 104550 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day. 13O 6 1 13O 6 1 104560 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 13O 6 2 13O 6 2 104570 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 13O 6 3 13O 6 3 104580 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 13O 6 4 13O 6 4 104590 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua, 13O 6 5 13O 6 5 104600 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 13O 6 6 13O 6 6 104610 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 13O 6 7 13O 6 7 104620 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 13O 6 8 13O 6 8 104630 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 13O 6 9 13O 6 9 104640 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, 13O 6 10 13O 6 10 104650 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:) 13O 6 11 13O 6 11 104660 And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 13O 6 12 13O 6 12 104670 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, 13O 6 13 13O 6 13 104680 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, 13O 6 14 13O 6 14 104690 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, 13O 6 15 13O 6 15 104700 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 13O 6 16 13O 6 16 104710 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 13O 6 17 13O 6 17 104720 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. 13O 6 18 13O 6 18 104730 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 13O 6 19 13O 6 19 104740 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. 13O 6 20 13O 6 20 104750 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 13O 6 21 13O 6 21 104760 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. 13O 6 22 13O 6 22 104770 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 13O 6 23 13O 6 23 104780 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, 13O 6 24 13O 6 24 104790 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 13O 6 25 13O 6 25 104800 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. 13O 6 26 13O 6 26 104810 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, 13O 6 27 13O 6 27 104820 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 13O 6 28 13O 6 28 104830 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. 13O 6 29 13O 6 29 104840 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, 13O 6 30 13O 6 30 104850 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. 13O 6 31 13O 6 31 104860 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. 13O 6 32 13O 6 32 104870 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order. 13O 6 33 13O 6 33 104880 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 13O 6 34 13O 6 34 104890 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 13O 6 35 13O 6 35 104900 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 13O 6 36 13O 6 36 104910 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 13O 6 37 13O 6 37 104920 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 13O 6 38 13O 6 38 104930 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 13O 6 39 13O 6 39 104940 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 13O 6 40 13O 6 40 104950 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, 13O 6 41 13O 6 41 104960 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 13O 6 42 13O 6 42 104970 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 13O 6 43 13O 6 43 104980 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 13O 6 44 13O 6 44 104990 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 13O 6 45 13O 6 45 105000 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 13O 6 46 13O 6 46 105010 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, 13O 6 47 13O 6 47 105020 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 13O 6 48 13O 6 48 105030 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 13O 6 49 13O 6 49 105040 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 13O 6 50 13O 6 50 105050 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 13O 6 51 13O 6 51 105060 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 13O 6 52 13O 6 52 105070 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 13O 6 53 13O 6 53 105080 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. 13O 6 54 13O 6 54 105090 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot. 13O 6 55 13O 6 55 105100 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it. 13O 6 56 13O 6 56 105110 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 13O 6 57 13O 6 57 105120 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 13O 6 58 13O 6 58 105130 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, 13O 6 59 13O 6 59 105140 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs: 13O 6 60 13O 6 60 105150 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 13O 6 61 13O 6 61 105160 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. 13O 6 62 13O 6 62 105170 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 13O 6 63 13O 6 63 105180 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 13O 6 64 13O 6 64 105190 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs. 13O 6 65 13O 6 65 105200 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names. 13O 6 66 13O 6 66 105210 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 13O 6 67 13O 6 67 105220 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, 13O 6 68 13O 6 68 105230 And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs, 13O 6 69 13O 6 69 105240 And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs: 13O 6 70 13O 6 70 105250 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath. 13O 6 71 13O 6 71 105260 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: 13O 6 72 13O 6 72 105270 And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, 13O 6 73 13O 6 73 105280 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: 13O 6 74 13O 6 74 105290 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, 13O 6 75 13O 6 75 105300 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: 13O 6 76 13O 6 76 105310 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 13O 6 77 13O 6 77 105320 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun. Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: 13O 6 78 13O 6 78 105330 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, 13O 6 79 13O 6 79 105340 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: 13O 6 80 13O 6 80 105350 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 13O 6 81 13O 6 81 105360 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. 13O 7 1 13O 7 1 105370 Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. 13O 7 2 13O 7 2 105380 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. 13O 7 3 13O 7 3 105390 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. 13O 7 4 13O 7 4 105400 And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and sons. 13O 7 5 13O 7 5 105410 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their genealogies fourscore and seven thousand. 13O 7 6 13O 7 6 105420 The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael, three. 13O 7 7 13O 7 7 105430 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 13O 7 8 13O 7 8 105440 And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. 13O 7 9 13O 7 9 105450 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of the fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. 13O 7 10 13O 7 10 105460 The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 13O 7 11 13O 7 11 105470 All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. 13O 7 12 13O 7 12 105480 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. 13O 7 13 13O 7 13 105490 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. 13O 7 14 13O 7 14 105500 The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 13O 7 15 13O 7 15 105510 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. 13O 7 16 13O 7 16 105520 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 13O 7 17 13O 7 17 105530 And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 13O 7 18 13O 7 18 105540 And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. 13O 7 19 13O 7 19 105550 And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 13O 7 20 13O 7 20 105560 And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 13O 7 21 13O 7 21 105570 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, whom the men of Gath that were born in that land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle. 13O 7 22 13O 7 22 105580 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 13O 7 23 13O 7 23 105590 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. 13O 7 24 13O 7 24 105600 (And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth-horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen-sherah.) 13O 7 25 13O 7 25 105610 And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, 13O 7 26 13O 7 26 105620 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, 13O 7 27 13O 7 27 105630 Non his son, Jehoshua his son. 13O 7 28 13O 7 28 105640 And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: 13O 7 29 13O 7 29 105650 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. 13O 7 30 13O 7 30 105660 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 13O 7 31 13O 7 31 105670 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. 13O 7 32 13O 7 32 105680 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 13O 7 33 13O 7 33 105690 And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. 13O 7 34 13O 7 34 105700 And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 13O 7 35 13O 7 35 105710 And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 13O 7 36 13O 7 36 105720 The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 13O 7 37 13O 7 37 105730 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 13O 7 38 13O 7 38 105740 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 13O 7 39 13O 7 39 105750 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. 13O 7 40 13O 7 40 105760 All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle was twenty and six thousand men. 13O 8 1 13O 8 1 105770 Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, 13O 8 2 13O 8 2 105780 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 13O 8 3 13O 8 3 105790 And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 13O 8 4 13O 8 4 105800 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah, 13O 8 5 13O 8 5 105810 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 13O 8 6 13O 8 6 105820 And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: 13O 8 7 13O 8 7 105830 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 13O 8 8 13O 8 8 105840 And Shaharaim begat children in the country of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 13O 8 9 13O 8 9 105850 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, 13O 8 10 13O 8 10 105860 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. 13O 8 11 13O 8 11 105870 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. 13O 8 12 13O 8 12 105880 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: 13O 8 13 13O 8 13 105890 Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: 13O 8 14 13O 8 14 105900 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 13O 8 15 13O 8 15 105910 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 13O 8 16 13O 8 16 105920 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah; 13O 8 17 13O 8 17 105930 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, 13O 8 18 13O 8 18 105940 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; 13O 8 19 13O 8 19 105950 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 13O 8 20 13O 8 20 105960 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 13O 8 21 13O 8 21 105970 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; 13O 8 22 13O 8 22 105980 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 13O 8 23 13O 8 23 105990 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, 13O 8 24 13O 8 24 106000 And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, 13O 8 25 13O 8 25 106010 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; 13O 8 26 13O 8 26 106020 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 13O 8 27 13O 8 27 106030 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 13O 8 28 13O 8 28 106040 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. 13O 8 29 13O 8 29 106050 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's name was Maachah: 13O 8 30 13O 8 30 106060 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 13O 8 31 13O 8 31 106070 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 13O 8 32 13O 8 32 106080 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. 13O 8 33 13O 8 33 106090 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 13O 8 34 13O 8 34 106100 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal begat Micah. 13O 8 35 13O 8 35 106110 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. 13O 8 36 13O 8 36 106120 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, 13O 8 37 13O 8 37 106130 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: 13O 8 38 13O 8 38 106140 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 13O 8 39 13O 8 39 106150 And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. 13O 8 40 13O 8 40 106160 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. 13O 9 1 13O 9 1 106170 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold, they were written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, who were carried away to Babylon for their transgression. 13O 9 2 13O 9 2 106180 Now the first inhabitants that dwelt in their possessions in their cities were, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. 13O 9 3 13O 9 3 106190 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and Manasseh; 13O 9 4 13O 9 4 106200 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 13O 9 5 13O 9 5 106210 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his sons. 13O 9 6 13O 9 6 106220 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 13O 9 7 13O 9 7 106230 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah, 13O 9 8 13O 9 8 106240 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephathiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah; 13O 9 9 13O 9 9 106250 And their brethren, according to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fathers in the house of their fathers. 13O 9 10 13O 9 10 106260 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin, 13O 9 11 13O 9 11 106270 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; 13O 9 12 13O 9 12 106280 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; 13O 9 13 13O 9 13 106290 And their brethren, heads of the house of their fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able men for the work of the service of the house of God. 13O 9 14 13O 9 14 106300 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 13O 9 15 13O 9 15 106310 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; 13O 9 16 13O 9 16 106320 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites. 13O 9 17 13O 9 17 106330 And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief; 13O 9 18 13O 9 18 106340 Who hitherto waited in the king's gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. 13O 9 19 13O 9 19 106350 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. 13O 9 20 13O 9 20 106360 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was with him. 13O 9 21 13O 9 21 106370 And Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was porter of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 13O 9 22 13O 9 22 106380 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office. 13O 9 23 13O 9 23 106390 So they and their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, namely, the house of the tabernacle, by wards. 13O 9 24 13O 9 24 106400 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. 13O 9 25 13O 9 25 106410 And their brethren, which were in their villages, were to come after seven days from time to time with them. 13O 9 26 13O 9 26 106420 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God. 13O 9 27 13O 9 27 106430 And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them. 13O 9 28 13O 9 28 106440 And certain of them had the charge of the ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by tale. 13O 9 29 13O 9 29 106450 Some of them also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the spices. 13O 9 30 13O 9 30 106460 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 13O 9 31 13O 9 31 106470 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. 13O 9 32 13O 9 32 106480 And other of their brethren, of the sons of the Kohathites, were over the shewbread, to prepare it every sabbath. 13O 9 33 13O 9 33 106490 And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night. 13O 9 34 13O 9 34 106500 These chief fathers of the Levites were chief throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem. 13O 9 35 13O 9 35 106510 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel, whose wife's name was Maachah: 13O 9 36 13O 9 36 106520 And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, 13O 9 37 13O 9 37 106530 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth. 13O 9 38 13O 9 38 106540 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren. 13O 9 39 13O 9 39 106550 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 13O 9 40 13O 9 40 106560 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah. 13O 9 41 13O 9 41 106570 And the sons of Micah were, Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. 13O 9 42 13O 9 42 106580 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza; 13O 9 43 13O 9 43 106590 And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 13O 9 44 13O 9 44 106600 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel. 13O 10 1 13O 10 1 106610 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 13O 10 2 13O 10 2 106620 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 13O 10 3 13O 10 3 106630 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. 13O 10 4 13O 10 4 106640 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 13O 10 5 13O 10 5 106650 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 13O 10 6 13O 10 6 106660 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. 13O 10 7 13O 10 7 106670 And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 13O 10 8 13O 10 8 106680 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 13O 10 9 13O 10 9 106690 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. 13O 10 10 13O 10 10 106700 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. 13O 10 11 13O 10 11 106710 And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 13O 10 12 13O 10 12 106720 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. 13O 10 13 13O 10 13 106730 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it; 13O 10 14 13O 10 14 106740 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. 13O 11 1 13O 11 1 106750 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 13O 11 2 13O 11 2 106760 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 13O 11 3 13O 11 3 106770 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by Samuel. 13O 11 4 13O 11 4 106780 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus; where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land. 13O 11 5 13O 11 5 106790 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city of David. 13O 11 6 13O 11 6 106800 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief. 13O 11 7 13O 11 7 106810 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David. 13O 11 8 13O 11 8 106820 And he built the city round about, even from Millo round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 13O 11 9 13O 11 9 106830 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him. 13O 11 10 13O 11 10 106840 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. 13O 11 11 13O 11 11 106850 And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, and Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time. 13O 11 12 13O 11 12 106860 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. 13O 11 13 13O 11 13 106870 He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. 13O 11 14 13O 11 14 106880 And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved them by a great deliverance. 13O 11 15 13O 11 15 106890 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. 13O 11 16 13O 11 16 106900 And David was then in the hold, and the Philistines' garrison was then at Bethlehem. 13O 11 17 13O 11 17 106910 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate! 13O 11 18 13O 11 18 106920 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: but David would not drink of it, but poured it out to the LORD, 13O 11 19 13O 11 19 106930 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their lives in jeopardy? for with the jeopardy of their lives they brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mightiest. 13O 11 20 13O 11 20 106940 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. 13O 11 21 13O 11 21 106950 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two; for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the first three. 13O 11 22 13O 11 22 106960 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day. 13O 11 23 13O 11 23 106970 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of great stature, five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand was a spear like a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with his own spear. 13O 11 24 13O 11 24 106980 These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among the three mighties. 13O 11 25 13O 11 25 106990 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but attained not to the first three: and David set him over his guard. 13O 11 26 13O 11 26 107000 Also the valiant men of the armies were, Asahel the brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem, 13O 11 27 13O 11 27 107010 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite, 13O 11 28 13O 11 28 107020 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abi-ezer the Antothite, 13O 11 29 13O 11 29 107030 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite, 13O 11 30 13O 11 30 107040 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite, 13O 11 31 13O 11 31 107050 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, that pertained to the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite, 13O 11 32 13O 11 32 107060 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite, 13O 11 33 13O 11 33 107070 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite, 13O 11 34 13O 11 34 107080 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of Shage the Hararite, 13O 11 35 13O 11 35 107090 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son of Ur, 13O 11 36 13O 11 36 107100 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite, 13O 11 37 13O 11 37 107110 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai, 13O 11 38 13O 11 38 107120 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri, 13O 11 39 13O 11 39 107130 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah, 13O 11 40 13O 11 40 107140 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite, 13O 11 41 13O 11 41 107150 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai, 13O 11 42 13O 11 42 107160 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of the Reubenites, and thirty with him, 13O 11 43 13O 11 43 107170 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite, 13O 11 44 13O 11 44 107180 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, 13O 11 45 13O 11 45 107190 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite, 13O 11 46 13O 11 46 107200 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite, 13O 11 47 13O 11 47 107210 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite. 13O 12 1 13O 12 1 107220 Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. 13O 12 2 13O 12 2 107230 They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin. 13O 12 3 13O 12 3 107240 The chief was Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite, 13O 12 4 13O 12 4 107250 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite, 13O 12 5 13O 12 5 107260 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite, 13O 12 6 13O 12 6 107270 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites, 13O 12 7 13O 12 7 107280 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. 13O 12 8 13O 12 8 107290 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; 13O 12 9 13O 12 9 107300 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third, 13O 12 10 13O 12 10 107310 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth, 13O 12 11 13O 12 11 107320 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh, 13O 12 12 13O 12 12 107330 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth, 13O 12 13 13O 12 13 107340 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh. 13O 12 14 13O 12 14 107350 These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the host: one of the least was over an hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. 13O 12 15 13O 12 15 107360 These are they that went over Jordan in the first month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight all them of the valleys, both toward the east, and toward the west. 13O 12 16 13O 12 16 107370 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David. 13O 12 17 13O 12 17 107380 And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it. 13O 12 18 13O 12 18 107390 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band. 13O 12 19 13O 12 19 107400 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads. 13O 12 20 13O 12 20 107410 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh. 13O 12 21 13O 12 21 107420 And they helped David against the band of the rovers: for they were all mighty men of valour, and were captains in the host. 13O 12 22 13O 12 22 107430 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God. 13O 12 23 13O 12 23 107440 And these are the numbers of the bands that were ready armed to the war, and came to David to Hebron, to turn the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD. 13O 12 24 13O 12 24 107450 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war. 13O 12 25 13O 12 25 107460 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred. 13O 12 26 13O 12 26 107470 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred. 13O 12 27 13O 12 27 107480 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites, and with him were three thousand and seven hundred; 13O 12 28 13O 12 28 107490 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two captains. 13O 12 29 13O 12 29 107500 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul, three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul. 13O 12 30 13O 12 30 107510 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house of their fathers. 13O 12 31 13O 12 31 107520 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand, which were expressed by name, to come and make David king. 13O 12 32 13O 12 32 107530 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment. 13O 12 33 13O 12 33 107540 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could keep rank: they were not of double heart. 13O 12 34 13O 12 34 107550 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand. 13O 12 35 13O 12 35 107560 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred. 13O 12 36 13O 12 36 107570 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in war, forty thousand. 13O 12 37 13O 12 37 107580 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and twenty thousand. 13O 12 38 13O 12 38 107590 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king. 13O 12 39 13O 12 39 107600 And there they were with David three days, eating and drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them. 13O 12 40 13O 12 40 107610 Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel. 13O 13 1 13O 13 1 107620 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader. 13O 13 2 13O 13 2 107630 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us: 13O 13 3 13O 13 3 107640 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. 13O 13 4 13O 13 4 107650 And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people. 13O 13 5 13O 13 5 107660 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim. 13O 13 6 13O 13 6 107670 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjath-jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth between the cherubims, whose name is called on it. 13O 13 7 13O 13 7 107680 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart. 13O 13 8 13O 13 8 107690 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets. 13O 13 9 13O 13 9 107700 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled. 13O 13 10 13O 13 10 107710 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God. 13O 13 11 13O 13 11 107720 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perez-uzza to this day. 13O 13 12 13O 13 12 107730 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me? 13O 13 13 13O 13 13 107740 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 13O 13 14 13O 13 14 107750 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had. 13O 14 1 13O 14 1 107760 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house. 13O 14 2 13O 14 2 107770 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel. 13O 14 3 13O 14 3 107780 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters. 13O 14 4 13O 14 4 107790 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, 13O 14 5 13O 14 5 107800 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, 13O 14 6 13O 14 6 107810 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, 13O 14 7 13O 14 7 107820 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. 13O 14 8 13O 14 8 107830 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them. 13O 14 9 13O 14 9 107840 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. 13O 14 10 13O 14 10 107850 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand. 13O 14 11 13O 14 11 107860 So they came up to Baal-perazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baal-perazim. 13O 14 12 13O 14 12 107870 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire. 13O 14 13 13O 14 13 107880 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley. 13O 14 14 13O 14 14 107890 Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees. 13O 14 15 13O 14 15 107900 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines. 13O 14 16 13O 14 16 107910 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer. 13O 14 17 13O 14 17 107920 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations. 13O 15 1 13O 15 1 107930 And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. 13O 15 2 13O 15 2 107940 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. 13O 15 3 13O 15 3 107950 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. 13O 15 4 13O 15 4 107960 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 13O 15 5 13O 15 5 107970 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: 13O 15 6 13O 15 6 107980 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: 13O 15 7 13O 15 7 107990 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty: 13O 15 8 13O 15 8 108000 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: 13O 15 9 13O 15 9 108010 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore: 13O 15 10 13O 15 10 108020 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. 13O 15 11 13O 15 11 108030 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, 13O 15 12 13O 15 12 108040 And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. 13O 15 13 13O 15 13 108050 For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. 13O 15 14 13O 15 14 108060 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. 13O 15 15 13O 15 15 108070 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD. 13O 15 16 13O 15 16 108080 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. 13O 15 17 13O 15 17 108090 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; 13O 15 18 13O 15 18 108100 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 13O 15 19 13O 15 19 108110 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; 13O 15 20 13O 15 20 108120 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; 13O 15 21 13O 15 21 108130 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. 13O 15 22 13O 15 22 108140 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. 13O 15 23 13O 15 23 108150 And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. 13O 15 24 13O 15 24 108160 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. 13O 15 25 13O 15 25 108170 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. 13O 15 26 13O 15 26 108180 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. 13O 15 27 13O 15 27 108190 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. 13O 15 28 13O 15 28 108200 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. 13O 15 29 13O 15 29 108210 And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart. 13O 16 1 13O 16 1 108220 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 13O 16 2 13O 16 2 108230 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD. 13O 16 3 13O 16 3 108240 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 13O 16 4 13O 16 4 108250 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel: 13O 16 5 13O 16 5 108260 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; 13O 16 6 13O 16 6 108270 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God. 13O 16 7 13O 16 7 108280 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren. 13O 16 8 13O 16 8 108290 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people. 13O 16 9 13O 16 9 108300 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. 13O 16 10 13O 16 10 108310 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 13O 16 11 13O 16 11 108320 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually. 13O 16 12 13O 16 12 108330 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 13O 16 13 13O 16 13 108340 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 13O 16 14 13O 16 14 108350 He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. 13O 16 15 13O 16 15 108360 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations; 13O 16 16 13O 16 16 108370 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac; 13O 16 17 13O 16 17 108380 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, 13O 16 18 13O 16 18 108390 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance; 13O 16 19 13O 16 19 108400 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it. 13O 16 20 13O 16 20 108410 And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people; 13O 16 21 13O 16 21 108420 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, 13O 16 22 13O 16 22 108430 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 13O 16 23 13O 16 23 108440 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. 13O 16 24 13O 16 24 108450 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. 13O 16 25 13O 16 25 108460 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. 13O 16 26 13O 16 26 108470 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. 13O 16 27 13O 16 27 108480 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place. 13O 16 28 13O 16 28 108490 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 13O 16 29 13O 16 29 108500 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 13O 16 30 13O 16 30 108510 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 13O 16 31 13O 16 31 108520 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. 13O 16 32 13O 16 32 108530 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. 13O 16 33 13O 16 33 108540 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. 13O 16 34 13O 16 34 108550 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 13O 16 35 13O 16 35 108560 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. 13O 16 36 13O 16 36 108570 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD. 13O 16 37 13O 16 37 108580 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day's work required: 13O 16 38 13O 16 38 108590 And Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters: 13O 16 39 13O 16 39 108600 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that was at Gibeon, 13O 16 40 13O 16 40 108610 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel; 13O 16 41 13O 16 41 108620 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever; 13O 16 42 13O 16 42 108630 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters. 13O 16 43 13O 16 43 108640 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house. 13O 17 1 13O 17 1 108650 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains. 13O 17 2 13O 17 2 108660 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that is in thine heart; for God is with thee. 13O 17 3 13O 17 3 108670 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of God came to Nathan, saying, 13O 17 4 13O 17 4 108680 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in: 13O 17 5 13O 17 5 108690 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from one tabernacle to another. 13O 17 6 13O 17 6 108700 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars? 13O 17 7 13O 17 7 108710 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel: 13O 17 8 13O 17 8 108720 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth. 13O 17 9 13O 17 9 108730 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning, 13O 17 10 13O 17 10 108740 And since the time that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house. 13O 17 11 13O 17 11 108750 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. 13O 17 12 13O 17 12 108760 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his throne for ever. 13O 17 13 13O 17 13 108770 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee: 13O 17 14 13O 17 14 108780 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore. 13O 17 15 13O 17 15 108790 According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. 13O 17 16 13O 17 16 108800 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? 13O 17 17 13O 17 17 108810 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. 13O 17 18 13O 17 18 108820 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. 13O 17 19 13O 17 19 108830 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. 13O 17 20 13O 17 20 108840 O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 13O 17 21 13O 17 21 108850 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? 13O 17 22 13O 17 22 108860 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God. 13O 17 23 13O 17 23 108870 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established for ever, and do as thou hast said. 13O 17 24 13O 17 24 108880 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee. 13O 17 25 13O 17 25 108890 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee. 13O 17 26 13O 17 26 108900 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant: 13O 17 27 13O 17 27 108910 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever. 13O 18 1 13O 18 1 108920 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 13O 18 2 13O 18 2 108930 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts. 13O 18 3 13O 18 3 108940 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 13O 18 4 13O 18 4 108950 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. 13O 18 5 13O 18 5 108960 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. 13O 18 6 13O 18 6 108970 Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 13O 18 7 13O 18 7 108980 And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem. 13O 18 8 13O 18 8 108990 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass. 13O 18 9 13O 18 9 109000 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah; 13O 18 10 13O 18 10 109010 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. 13O 18 11 13O 18 11 109020 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek. 13O 18 12 13O 18 12 109030 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand. 13O 18 13 13O 18 13 109040 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went. 13O 18 14 13O 18 14 109050 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people. 13O 18 15 13O 18 15 109060 And Joab the son Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder. 13O 18 16 13O 18 16 109070 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 13O 18 17 13O 18 17 109080 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethiten of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; 13O 18 17 13O 18 18 109090 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king. 13O 19 1 13O 19 1 109100 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead. 13O 19 2 13O 19 2 109110 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his fatthou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? 13O 19 3 13O 19 2 109110 And David said, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father shewed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his fatthou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land? 13O 19 4 13O 19 3 109120 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks, and sent them away. 13O 19 5 13O 19 4 109130 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 13O 19 6 13O 19 5 109140 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah. 13O 19 7 13O 19 6 109150 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 13O 19 8 13O 19 7 109160 And when David heard of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 13O 19 9 13O 19 8 109170 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were come were by themselves in the field. 13O 19 10 13O 19 9 109180 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians. 13O 19 11 13O 19 10 109190 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand of Abishai his brother, and they set themselves in array against the children of Ammon. 13O 19 12 13O 19 11 109200 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee. 13O 19 13 13O 19 12 109210 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight. 13O 19 14 13O 19 13 109220 So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him. 13O 19 15 13O 19 14 109230 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem. 13O 19 16 13O 19 15 109240 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them. 13O 19 17 13O 19 16 109250 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel, and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him. 13O 19 18 13O 19 17 109260 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host. 13O 19 19 13O 19 18 109270 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more. 13O 20 1 13O 20 1 109280 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. 13O 20 2 13O 20 2 109290 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city. 13O 20 3 13O 20 3 109300 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 13O 20 4 13O 20 4 109310 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued. 13O 20 5 13O 20 5 109320 And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear staff was like a weaver's beam. 13O 20 6 13O 20 6 109330 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant. 13O 20 7 13O 20 7 109340 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. 13O 20 8 13O 20 8 109350 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 13O 21 1 13O 21 1 109360 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. 13O 21 2 13O 21 2 109370 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it. 13O 21 3 13O 21 3 109380 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? 13O 21 4 13O 21 4 109390 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 13O 21 5 13O 21 5 109400 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 13O 21 6 13O 21 6 109410 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab. 13O 21 7 13O 21 7 109420 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel. 13O 21 8 13O 21 8 109430 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 13O 21 9 13O 21 9 109440 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying, 13O 21 10 13O 21 10 109450 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 13O 21 11 13O 21 11 109460 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee 13O 21 12 13O 21 12 109470 Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. 13O 21 13 13O 21 13 109480 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man. 13O 21 14 13O 21 14 109490 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men. 13O 21 15 13O 21 15 109500 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 13O 21 16 13O 21 16 109510 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. 13O 21 17 13O 21 17 109520 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued. 13O 21 18 13O 21 18 109530 Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 13O 21 19 13O 21 19 109540 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD. 13O 21 20 13O 21 20 109550 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat. 13O 21 21 13O 21 21 109560 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground. 13O 21 22 13O 21 22 109570 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people. 13O 21 23 13O 21 23 109580 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo,I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all. 13O 21 24 13O 21 24 109590 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost. 13O 21 25 13O 21 25 109600 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight. 13O 21 26 13O 21 26 109610 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. 13O 21 27 13O 21 27 109620 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof. 13O 21 28 13O 21 28 109630 At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. 13O 21 29 13O 21 29 109640 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon. 13O 21 30 13O 21 30 109650 But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD. 13O 22 1 13O 22 1 109660 Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel. 13O 22 2 13O 22 2 109670 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God. 13O 22 3 13O 22 3 109680 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight; 13O 22 4 13O 22 4 109690 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David. 13O 22 5 13O 22 5 109700 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death. 13O 22 6 13O 22 6 109710 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel. 13O 22 7 13O 22 7 109720 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God: 13O 22 8 13O 22 8 109730 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 13O 22 9 13O 22 9 109740 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 13O 22 10 13O 22 10 109750 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever. 13O 22 11 13O 22 11 109760 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee. 13O 22 12 13O 22 12 109770 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God. 13O 22 13 13O 22 13 109780 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 13O 22 14 13O 22 14 109790 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. 13O 22 15 13O 22 15 109800 Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. 13O 22 16 13O 22 16 109810 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee. 13O 22 17 13O 22 17 109820 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying, 13O 22 18 13O 22 18 109830 Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people. 13O 22 19 13O 22 19 109840 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD. 13O 23 1 13O 23 1 109850 So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 13O 23 2 13O 23 2 109860 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 13O 23 3 13O 23 3 109870 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand. 13O 23 4 13O 23 4 109880 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges: 13O 23 5 13O 23 5 109890 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. 13O 23 6 13O 23 6 109900 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 13O 23 7 13O 23 7 109910 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei. 13O 23 8 13O 23 8 109920 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 13O 23 9 13O 23 9 109930 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan. 13O 23 10 13O 23 10 109940 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 13O 23 11 13O 23 11 109950 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. 13O 23 12 13O 23 12 109960 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Ishar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13O 23 13 13O 23 13 109970 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever. 13O 23 14 13O 23 14 109980 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. 13O 23 15 13O 23 15 109990 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer. 13O 23 16 13O 23 16 110000 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. 13O 23 17 13O 23 17 110010 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 13O 23 18 13O 23 18 110020 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. 13O 23 19 13O 23 19 110030 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 13O 23 20 13O 23 20 110040 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second. 13O 23 21 13O 23 21 110050 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish. 13O 23 22 13O 23 22 110060 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them. 13O 23 23 13O 23 23 110070 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. 13O 23 24 13O 23 24 110080 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward. 13O 23 25 13O 23 25 110090 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever: 13O 23 26 13O 23 26 110100 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof. 13O 23 27 13O 23 27 110110 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above: 13O 23 28 13O 23 28 110120 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; 13O 23 29 13O 23 29 110130 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size; 13O 23 30 13O 23 30 110140 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even; 13O 23 31 13O 23 31 110150 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD: 13O 23 32 13O 23 32 110160 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD. 13O 24 1 13O 24 1 110170 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 13O 24 2 13O 24 2 110180 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Elezar and Ithamar executed the priest's office. 13O 24 3 13O 24 3 110190 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service. 13O 24 4 13O 24 4 110200 And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers. 13O 24 5 13O 24 5 110210 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 13O 24 6 13O 24 6 110220 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar. 13O 24 7 13O 24 7 110230 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 13O 24 8 13O 24 8 110240 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 13O 24 9 13O 24 9 110250 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 13O 24 10 13O 24 10 110260 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 13O 24 11 13O 24 11 110270 The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 13O 24 12 13O 24 12 110280 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13O 24 13 13O 24 13 110290 The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 13O 24 14 13O 24 14 110300 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 13O 24 15 13O 24 15 110310 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses, 13O 24 16 13O 24 16 110320 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel, 13O 24 17 13O 24 17 110330 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul, 13O 24 18 13O 24 18 110340 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah. 13O 24 19 13O 24 19 110350 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him. 13O 24 20 13O 24 20 110360 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah. 13O 24 21 13O 24 21 110370 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 13O 24 22 13O 24 22 110380 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath. 13O 24 23 13O 24 23 110390 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 13O 24 24 13O 24 24 110400 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. 13O 24 25 13O 24 25 110410 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah. 13O 24 26 13O 24 26 110420 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. 13O 24 27 13O 24 27 110430 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 13O 24 28 13O 24 28 110440 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons. 13O 24 29 13O 24 29 110450 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. 13O 24 30 13O 24 30 110460 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers. 13O 24 31 13O 24 31 110470 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren. 13O 25 1 13O 25 1 110480 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 13O 25 2 13O 25 2 110490 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 13O 25 3 13O 25 3 110500 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 13O 25 4 13O 25 4 110510 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 13O 25 5 13O 25 5 110520 All these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 13O 25 6 13O 25 6 110530 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 13O 25 7 13O 25 7 110540 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight. 13O 25 8 13O 25 8 110550 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 13O 25 9 13O 25 9 110560 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 13O 25 10 13O 25 10 110570 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 11 13O 25 11 110580 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 12 13O 25 12 110590 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 13 13O 25 13 110600 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 14 13O 25 14 110610 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 15 13O 25 15 110620 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 16 13O 25 16 110630 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 17 13O 25 17 110640 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 18 13O 25 18 110650 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 19 13O 25 19 110660 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 20 13O 25 20 110670 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 21 13O 25 21 110680 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 22 13O 25 22 110690 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 23 13O 25 23 110700 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 24 13O 25 24 110710 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 25 13O 25 25 110720 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 26 13O 25 26 110730 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 27 13O 25 27 110740 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 28 13O 25 28 110750 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 29 13O 25 29 110760 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 30 13O 25 30 110770 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13O 25 31 13O 25 31 110780 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. 13O 26 1 13O 26 1 110790 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 13O 26 2 13O 26 2 110800 And the sons of Meshelemiah were, Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, 13O 26 3 13O 26 3 110810 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh. 13O 26 4 13O 26 4 110820 Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth, 13O 26 5 13O 26 5 110830 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him. 13O 26 6 13O 26 6 110840 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled throughout the house of their father: for they were mighty men of valour. 13O 26 7 13O 26 7 110850 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah. 13O 26 8 13O 26 8 110860 All these of the sons of Obed-edom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two of Obed-edom. 13O 26 9 13O 26 9 110870 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen. 13O 26 10 13O 26 10 110880 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;) 13O 26 11 13O 26 11 110890 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. 13O 26 12 13O 26 12 110900 Among these were the divisions of the porters, even among the chief men, having wards one against another, to minister in the house of the LORD. 13O 26 13 13O 26 13 110910 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. 13O 26 14 13O 26 14 110920 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counseller, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. 13O 26 15 13O 26 15 110930 To Obed-edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim. 13O 26 16 13O 26 16 110940 To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward. 13O 26 17 13O 26 17 110950 Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two and two. 13O 26 18 13O 26 18 110960 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two at Parbar. 13O 26 19 13O 26 19 110970 These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari. 13O 26 20 13O 26 20 110980 And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things. 13O 26 21 13O 26 21 110990 As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli. 13O 26 22 13O 26 22 111000 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother, which were over the treasures of the house of the LORD. 13O 26 23 13O 26 23 111010 Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites: 13O 26 24 13O 26 24 111020 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures. 13O 26 25 13O 26 25 111030 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. 13O 26 26 13O 26 26 111040 Which Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated. 13O 26 27 13O 26 27 111050 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the LORD. 13O 26 28 13O 26 28 111060 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren. 13O 26 29 13O 26 29 111070 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. 13O 26 30 13O 26 30 111080 And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king. 13O 26 31 13O 26 31 111090 Among the Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead. 13O 26 32 13O 26 32 111100 And his brethren, men of valour, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king. 13O 27 1 13O 27 1 111110 Now the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year, of every course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 2 13O 27 2 111120 Over the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 3 13O 27 3 111130 Of the children of Perez was the chief of all the captains of the host for the first month. 13O 27 4 13O 27 4 111140 And over the course of the second month was Dodai an Ahohite, and of his course was Mikloth also the ruler: in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 5 13O 27 5 111150 The third captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 6 13O 27 6 111160 This is that Benaiah, who was mighty among the thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course was Ammizabad his son. 13O 27 7 13O 27 7 111170 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 8 13O 27 8 111180 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 9 13O 27 9 111190 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 10 13O 27 10 111200 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 11 13O 27 11 111210 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 12 13O 27 12 111220 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 13 13O 27 13 111230 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 14 13O 27 14 111240 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 15 13O 27 15 111250 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13O 27 16 13O 27 16 111260 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah: 13O 27 17 13O 27 17 111270 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: 13O 27 18 13O 27 18 111280 Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brethren of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael: 13O 27 19 13O 27 19 111290 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jerimoth the son of Azriel: 13O 27 20 13O 27 20 111300 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah: 13O 27 21 13O 27 21 111310 Of the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner: 13O 27 22 13O 27 22 111320 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These were the princes of the tribes of Israel. 13O 27 23 13O 27 23 111330 But David took not the number of them from twenty years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase Israel like to the stars of the heavens. 13O 27 24 13O 27 24 111340 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David. 13O 27 25 13O 27 25 111350 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah: 13O 27 26 13O 27 26 111360 And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub: 13O 27 27 13O 27 27 111370 And over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: 13O 27 28 13O 27 28 111380 And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal-hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash: 13O 27 29 13O 27 29 111390 And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai: 13O 27 30 13O 27 30 111400 Over the camels also was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: 13O 27 31 13O 27 31 111410 And over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagerite. All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David's. 13O 27 32 13O 27 32 111420 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: 13O 27 33 13O 27 33 111430 And Ahithophel was the king's counseller: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion: 13O 27 34 13O 27 34 111440 And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab. 13O 28 1 13O 28 1 111450 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem. 13O 28 2 13O 28 2 111460 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building: 13O 28 3 13O 28 3 111470 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 13O 28 4 13O 28 4 111480 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel: 13O 28 5 13O 28 5 111490 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel. 13O 28 6 13O 28 6 111500 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 13O 28 7 13O 28 7 111510 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. 13O 28 8 13O 28 8 111520 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever. 13O 28 9 13O 28 9 111530 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 13O 28 10 13O 28 10 111540 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it. 13O 28 11 13O 28 11 111550 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat, 13O 28 12 13O 28 12 111560 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things: 13O 28 13 13O 28 13 111570 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD. 13O 28 14 13O 28 14 111580 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service: 13O 28 15 13O 28 15 111590 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick. 13O 28 16 13O 28 16 111600 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver: 13O 28 17 13O 28 17 111610 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver: 13O 28 18 13O 28 18 111620 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD. 13O 28 19 13O 28 19 111630 All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern. 13O 28 20 13O 28 20 111640 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD. 13O 28 21 13O 28 21 111650 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment. 13O 29 1 13O 29 1 111660 Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God. 13O 29 2 13O 29 2 111670 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. 13O 29 3 13O 29 3 111680 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 13O 29 4 13O 29 4 111690 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: 13O 29 5 13O 29 5 111700 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD? 13O 29 6 13O 29 6 111710 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly, 13O 29 7 13O 29 7 111720 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron. 13O 29 8 13O 29 8 111730 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 13O 29 9 13O 29 9 111740 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy. 13O 29 10 13O 29 10 111750 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 13O 29 11 13O 29 11 111760 Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 13O 29 12 13O 29 12 111770 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13O 29 13 13O 29 13 111780 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. 13O 29 14 13O 29 14 111790 But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. 13O 29 15 13O 29 15 111800 For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. 13O 29 16 13O 29 16 111810 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own. 13O 29 17 13O 29 17 111820 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. 13O 29 18 13O 29 18 111830 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee: 13O 29 19 13O 29 19 111840 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision. 13O 29 20 13O 29 20 111850 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king. 13O 29 21 13O 29 21 111860 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel: 13O 29 22 13O 29 22 111870 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest. 13O 29 23 13O 29 23 111880 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him. 13O 29 24 13O 29 24 111890 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king. 13O 29 25 13O 29 25 111900 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel. 13O 29 26 13O 29 26 111910 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 13O 29 27 13O 29 27 111920 And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem. 13O 29 28 13O 29 28 111930 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead. 13O 29 29 13O 29 29 111940 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, 13O 29 30 13O 29 30 111950 With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. 14O 1 1 14O 1 1 111960 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 14O 1 2 14O 1 2 111970 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers. 14O 1 3 14O 1 3 111980 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness. 14O 1 4 14O 1 4 111990 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 14O 1 5 14O 1 5 112000 Moreover the brasen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it. 14O 1 6 14O 1 6 112010 And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it. 14O 1 7 14O 1 7 112020 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 14O 1 8 14O 1 8 112030 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 14O 1 9 14O 1 9 112040 Now , O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 14O 1 10 14O 1 10 112050 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great? 14O 1 11 14O 1 11 112060 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: 14O 1 12 14O 1 12 112070 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. 14O 1 13 14O 1 13 112080 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 14O 1 14 14O 1 14 112090 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 14O 1 15 14O 1 15 112100 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance. 14O 1 16 14O 1 16 112110 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. 14O 1 17 14O 1 17 112120 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means. 14O 2 1 14O 2 1 112130 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 14O 2 2 14O 2 2 112140 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them. 14O 2 3 14O 2 3 112150 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me. 14O 2 4 14O 2 4 112160 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. 14O 2 5 14O 2 5 112170 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods. 14O 2 6 14O 2 6 112180 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him? 14O 2 7 14O 2 7 112190 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 14O 2 8 14O 2 8 112200 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, 14O 2 9 14O 2 9 112210 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great. 14O 2 10 14O 2 10 112220 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil. 14O 2 11 14O 2 11 112230 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he hath made thee king over them. 14O 2 12 14O 2 12 112240 Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom. 14O 2 13 14O 2 13 112250 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's, 14O 2 14 14O 2 14 112260 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. 14O 2 15 14O 2 15 112270 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants: 14O 2 16 14O 2 16 112280 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shall carry it up to Jerusalem. 14O 2 17 14O 2 17 112290 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 14O 2 18 14O 2 18 112300 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. 14O 3 1 14O 3 1 112310 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite. 14O 3 2 14O 3 2 112320 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. 14O 3 3 14O 3 3 112330 Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. 14O 3 4 14O 3 4 112340 And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold. 14O 3 5 14O 3 5 112350 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains. 14O 3 6 14O 3 6 112360 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim. 14O 3 7 14O 3 7 112370 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubims on the walls. 14O 3 8 14O 3 8 112380 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. 14O 3 9 14O 3 9 112390 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold. 14O 3 10 14O 3 10 112400 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. 14O 3 11 14O 3 11 112410 And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long: one wing of the one cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub. 14O 3 12 14O 3 12 112420 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub. 14O 3 13 14O 3 13 112430 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward. 14O 3 14 14O 3 14 112440 And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon. 14O 3 15 14O 3 15 112450 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits. 14O 3 16 14O 3 16 112460 And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates, and put them on the chains. 14O 3 17 14O 3 17 112470 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz. 14O 4 1 14O 4 1 112480 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. 14O 4 2 14O 4 2 112490 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 14O 4 3 14O 4 3 112500 And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast. 14O 4 4 14O 4 4 112510 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 14O 4 5 14O 4 5 112520 And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. 14O 4 6 14O 4 6 112530 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand,and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 14O 4 7 14O 4 7 112540 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. 14O 4 8 14O 4 8 112550 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. 14O 4 9 14O 4 9 112560 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass. 14O 4 10 14O 4 10 112570 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. 14O 4 11 14O 4 11 112580 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God; 14O 4 12 14O 4 12 112590 To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars; 14O 4 13 14O 4 13 112600 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars. 14O 4 14 14O 4 14 112610 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases; 14O 4 15 14O 4 15 112620 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 14O 4 16 14O 4 16 112630 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass. 14O 4 17 14O 4 17 112640 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah. 14O 4 18 14O 4 18 112650 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out. 14O 4 19 14O 4 19 112660 And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set; 14O 4 20 14O 4 20 112670 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold; 14O 4 21 14O 4 21 112680 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold; 14O 4 22 14O 4 22 112690 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold. 14O 5 1 14O 5 1 112700 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 14O 5 2 14O 5 2 112710 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion. 14O 5 3 14O 5 3 112720 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month. 14O 5 4 14O 5 4 112730 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark. 14O 5 5 14O 5 5 112740 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up. 14O 5 6 14O 5 6 112750 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude. 14O 5 7 14O 5 7 112760 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubims: 14O 5 8 14O 5 8 112770 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above. 14O 5 9 14O 5 9 112780 And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. 14O 5 10 14O 5 10 112790 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. 14O 5 11 14O 5 11 112800 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course: 14O 5 12 14O 5 12 112810 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:) 14O 5 13 14O 5 13 112820 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; 14O 5 14 14O 5 14 112830 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God. 14O 6 1 14O 6 1 112840 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 14O 6 2 14O 6 2 112850 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever. 14O 6 3 14O 6 3 112860 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood. 14O 6 4 14O 6 4 112870 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 14O 6 5 14O 6 5 112880 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel: 14O 6 6 14O 6 6 112890 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel. 14O 6 7 14O 6 7 112900 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 14O 6 8 14O 6 8 112910 But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart: 14O 6 9 14O 6 9 112920 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name. 14O 6 10 14O 6 10 112930 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel. 14O 6 11 14O 6 11 112940 And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel. 14O 6 12 14O 6 12 112950 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands: 14O 6 13 14O 6 13 112960 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven, 14O 6 14 14O 6 14 112970 And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and shewest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts: 14O 6 15 14O 6 15 112980 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day. 14O 6 16 14O 6 16 112990 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. 14O 6 17 14O 6 17 113000 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David. 14O 6 18 14O 6 18 113010 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built! 14O 6 19 14O 6 19 113020 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee: 14O 6 20 14O 6 20 113030 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place. 14O 6 21 14O 6 21 113040 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive. 14O 6 22 14O 6 22 113050 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house; 14O 6 23 14O 6 23 113060 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness. 14O 6 24 14O 6 24 113070 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house; 14O 6 25 14O 6 25 113080 Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers. 14O 6 26 14O 6 26 113090 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them; 14O 6 27 14O 6 27 113100 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance. 14O 6 28 14O 6 28 113110 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be: 14O 6 29 14O 6 29 113120 Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house: 14O 6 30 14O 6 30 113130 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:) 14O 6 31 14O 6 31 113140 That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 14O 6 32 14O 6 32 113150 Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house; 14O 6 33 14O 6 33 113160 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name. 14O 6 34 14O 6 34 113170 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name; 14O 6 35 14O 6 35 113180 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 14O 6 36 14O 6 36 113190 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near; 14O 6 37 14O 6 37 113200 Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; 14O 6 38 14O 6 38 113210 If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: 14O 6 39 14O 6 39 113220 Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee. 14O 6 40 14O 6 40 113230 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 14O 6 41 14O 6 41 113240 Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness. 14O 6 42 14O 6 42 113250 O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant. 14O 7 1 14O 7 1 113260 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house. 14O 7 2 14O 7 2 113270 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house. 14O 7 3 14O 7 3 113280 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. 14O 7 4 14O 7 4 113290 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD. 14O 7 5 14O 7 5 113300 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 14O 7 6 14O 7 6 113310 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. 14O 7 7 14O 7 7 113320 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat. 14O 7 8 14O 7 8 113330 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt. 14O 7 9 14O 7 9 113340 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 14O 7 10 14O 7 10 113350 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 14O 7 11 14O 7 11 113360 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected. 14O 7 12 14O 7 12 113370 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. 14O 7 13 14O 7 13 113380 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14O 7 14 14O 7 14 113390 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 14O 7 15 14O 7 15 113400 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. 14O 7 16 14O 7 16 113410 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. 14O 7 17 14O 7 17 113420 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statues and my judgments; 14O 7 18 14O 7 18 113430 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel. 14O 7 19 14O 7 19 113440 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them; 14O 7 20 14O 7 20 113450 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. 14O 7 21 14O 7 21 113460 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house? 14O 7 22 14O 7 22 113470 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon them. 14O 8 1 14O 8 1 113480 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house, 14O 8 2 14O 8 2 113490 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there. 14O 8 3 14O 8 3 113500 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it. 14O 8 4 14O 8 4 113510 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. 14O 8 5 14O 8 5 113520 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars; 14O 8 6 14O 8 6 113530 And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion. 14O 8 7 14O 8 7 113540 As for all the people that were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which were not of Israel, 14O 8 8 14O 8 8 113550 But of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did Solomon make to pay tribute until this day. 14O 8 9 14O 8 9 113560 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen. 14O 8 10 14O 8 10 113570 And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people. 14O 8 11 14O 8 11 113580 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come. 14O 8 12 14O 8 12 113590 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch, 14O 8 13 14O 8 13 113600 Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles. 14O 8 14 14O 8 14 113610 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. 14O 8 15 14O 8 15 113620 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures. 14O 8 16 14O 8 16 113630 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was finished. So the house of the LORD was perfected. 14O 8 17 14O 8 17 113640 Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom. 14O 8 18 14O 8 18 113650 And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon. 14O 9 1 14O 9 1 113660 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart. 14O 9 2 14O 9 2 113670 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not. 14O 9 3 14O 9 3 113680 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built, 14O 9 4 14O 9 4 113690 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 14O 9 5 14O 9 5 113700 And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom: 14O 9 6 14O 9 6 113710 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 14O 9 7 14O 9 7 113720 Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 14O 9 8 14O 9 8 113730 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. 14O 9 9 14O 9 9 113740 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. 14O 9 10 14O 9 10 113750 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones. 14O 9 11 14O 9 11 113760 And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah. 14O 9 12 14O 9 12 113770 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants. 14O 9 13 14O 9 13 113780 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; 14O 9 14 14O 9 14 113790 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 14O 9 15 14O 9 15 113800 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 14O 9 16 14O 9 16 113810 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 14O 9 17 14O 9 17 113820 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold. 14O 9 18 14O 9 18 113830 And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays: 14O 9 19 14O 9 19 113840 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom. 14O 9 20 14O 9 20 113850 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 14O 9 21 14O 9 21 113860 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. 14O 9 22 14O 9 22 113870 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom. 14O 9 23 14O 9 23 113880 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart. 14O 9 24 14O 9 24 113890 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 14O 9 25 14O 9 25 113900 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 14O 9 26 14O 9 26 113910 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. 14O 9 27 14O 9 27 113920 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. 14O 9 28 14O 9 28 113930 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands. 14O 9 29 14O 9 29 113940 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 14O 9 30 14O 9 30 113950 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. 14O 9 31 14O 9 31 113960 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. 14O 10 1 14O 10 1 113970 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. 14O 10 2 14O 10 2 113980 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 14O 10 3 14O 10 3 113990 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying, 14O 10 4 14O 10 4 114000 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee. 14O 10 5 14O 10 5 114010 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed. 14O 10 6 14O 10 6 114020 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people? 14O 10 7 14O 10 7 114030 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever. 14O 10 8 14O 10 8 114040 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him. 14O 10 9 14O 10 9 114050 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us? 14O 10 10 14O 10 10 114060 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins. 14O 10 11 14O 10 11 114070 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 14O 10 12 14O 10 12 114080 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day. 14O 10 13 14O 10 13 114090 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 14O 10 14 14O 10 14 114100 And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 14O 10 15 14O 10 15 114110 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 14O 10 16 14O 10 16 114120 And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents. 14O 10 17 14O 10 17 114130 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 14O 10 18 14O 10 18 114140 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 14O 10 19 14O 10 19 114150 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day. 14O 11 1 14O 11 1 114160 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 14O 11 2 14O 11 2 114170 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 14O 11 3 14O 11 3 114180 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 14O 11 4 14O 11 4 114190 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam. 14O 11 5 14O 11 5 114200 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah. 14O 11 6 14O 11 6 114210 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 14O 11 7 14O 11 7 114220 And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 14O 11 8 14O 11 8 114230 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 14O 11 9 14O 11 9 114240 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 14O 11 10 14O 11 10 114250 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities. 14O 11 11 14O 11 11 114260 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine. 14O 11 12 14O 11 12 114270 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side. 14O 11 13 14O 11 13 114280 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. 14O 11 14 14O 11 14 114290 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD: 14O 11 15 14O 11 15 114300 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made. 14O 11 16 14O 11 16 114310 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers. 14O 11 17 14O 11 17 114320 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon. 14O 11 18 14O 11 18 114330 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse; 14O 11 19 14O 11 19 114340 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham. 14O 11 20 14O 11 20 114350 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 14O 11 21 14O 11 21 114360 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.) 14O 11 22 14O 11 22 114370 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king. 14O 11 23 14O 11 23 114380 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives. 14O 12 1 14O 12 1 114390 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him. 14O 12 2 14O 12 2 114400 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD, 14O 12 3 14O 12 3 114410 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians. 14O 12 4 14O 12 4 114420 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. 14O 12 5 14O 12 5 114430 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak. 14O 12 6 14O 12 6 114440 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. 14O 12 7 14O 12 7 114450 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 14O 12 8 14O 12 8 114460 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. 14O 12 9 14O 12 9 114470 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 14O 12 10 14O 12 10 114480 Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house. 14O 12 11 14O 12 11 114490 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber. 14O 12 12 14O 12 12 114500 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well. 14O 12 13 14O 12 13 114510 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 14O 12 14 14O 12 14 114520 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD. 14O 12 15 14O 12 15 114530 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 14O 12 16 14O 12 16 114540 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead. 14O 13 1 14O 13 1 114550 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. 14O 13 2 14O 13 2 114560 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 14O 13 3 14O 13 3 114570 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour. 14O 13 4 14O 13 4 114580 And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel; 14O 13 5 14O 13 5 114590 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 14O 13 6 14O 13 6 114600 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 14O 13 7 14O 13 7 114610 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them. 14O 13 8 14O 13 8 114620 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods. 14O 13 9 14O 13 9 114630 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. 14O 13 10 14O 13 10 114640 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business: 14O 13 11 14O 13 11 114650 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him. 14O 13 12 14O 13 12 114660 And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper. 14O 13 13 14O 13 13 114670 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 14O 13 14 14O 13 14 114680 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 14O 13 15 14O 13 15 114690 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 14O 13 16 14O 13 16 114700 And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand. 14O 13 17 14O 13 17 114710 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 14O 13 18 14O 13 18 114720 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers. 14O 13 19 14O 13 19 114730 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshnah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof. 14O 13 20 14O 13 20 114740 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died. 14O 13 21 14O 13 21 114750 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 14O 13 22 14O 13 22 114760 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo. 14O 14 1 14O 14 1 114770 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 14O 14 2 14O 14 2 114780 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God: 14O 14 3 14O 14 3 114790 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 14O 14 4 14O 14 4 114800 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 14O 14 5 14O 14 5 114810 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him. 14O 14 6 14O 14 6 114820 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had given him rest. 14O 14 7 14O 14 7 114830 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered. 14O 14 8 14O 14 8 114840 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore thousand: all these were mighty men of valour. 14O 14 9 14O 14 9 114850 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah. 14O 14 10 14O 14 10 114860 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. 14O 14 11 14O 14 11 114870 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. 14O 14 12 14O 14 12 114880 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled. 14O 14 13 14O 14 13 114890 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil. 14O 14 14 14O 14 14 114900 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them. 14O 14 15 14O 14 15 114910 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem. 14O 15 1 14O 15 1 114920 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: 14O 15 2 14O 15 2 114930 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. 14O 15 3 14O 15 3 114940 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. 14O 15 4 14O 15 4 114950 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. 14O 15 5 14O 15 5 114960 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. 14O 15 6 14O 15 6 114970 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. 14O 15 7 14O 15 7 114980 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. 14O 15 8 14O 15 8 114990 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. 14O 15 9 14O 15 9 115000 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. 14O 15 10 14O 15 10 115010 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 14O 15 11 14O 15 11 115020 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. 14O 15 12 14O 15 12 115030 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 14O 15 13 14O 15 13 115040 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14O 15 14 14O 15 14 115050 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. 14O 15 15 14O 15 15 115060 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. 14O 15 16 14O 15 16 115070 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. 14O 15 17 14O 15 17 115080 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. 14O 15 18 14O 15 18 115090 And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. 14O 15 19 14O 15 19 115100 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa. 14O 16 1 14O 16 1 115110 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 14O 16 2 14O 16 2 115120 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 14O 16 3 14O 16 3 115130 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. 14O 16 4 14O 16 4 115140 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali. 14O 16 5 14O 16 5 115150 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard it, that he left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease. 14O 16 6 14O 16 6 115160 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah. 14O 16 7 14O 16 7 115170 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 14O 16 8 14O 16 8 115180 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand. 14O 16 9 14O 16 9 115190 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. 14O 16 10 14O 16 10 115200 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time. 14O 16 11 14O 16 11 115210 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 14O 16 12 14O 16 12 115220 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians. 14O 16 13 14O 16 13 115230 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign. 14O 16 14 14O 16 14 115240 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. 14O 17 1 14O 17 1 115250 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 14O 17 2 14O 17 2 115260 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 14O 17 3 14O 17 3 115270 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; 14O 17 4 14O 17 4 115280 But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 14O 17 5 14O 17 5 115290 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance. 14O 17 6 14O 17 6 115300 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah. 14O 17 7 14O 17 7 115310 Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 14O 17 8 14O 17 8 115320 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 14O 17 9 14O 17 9 115330 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people. 14O 17 10 14O 17 10 115340 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 14O 17 11 14O 17 11 115350 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. 14O 17 12 14O 17 12 115360 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 14O 17 13 14O 17 13 115370 And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14O 17 14 14O 17 14 115380 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 14O 17 15 14O 17 15 115390 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. 14O 17 16 14O 17 16 115400 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. 14O 17 17 14O 17 17 115410 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 14O 17 18 14O 17 18 115420 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 14O 17 19 14O 17 19 115430 These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah. 14O 18 1 14O 18 1 115440 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 14O 18 2 14O 18 2 115450 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead. 14O 18 3 14O 18 3 115460 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 14O 18 4 14O 18 4 115470 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. 14O 18 5 14O 18 5 115480 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand. 14O 18 6 14O 18 6 115490 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him? 14O 18 7 14O 18 7 115500 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 14O 18 8 14O 18 8 115510 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 14O 18 9 14O 18 9 115520 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 14O 18 10 14O 18 10 115530 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. 14O 18 11 14O 18 11 115540 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 14O 18 12 14O 18 12 115550 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. 14O 18 13 14O 18 13 115560 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14O 18 14 14O 18 14 115570 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand. 14O 18 15 14O 18 15 115580 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? 14O 18 16 14O 18 16 115590 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 14O 18 17 14O 18 17 115600 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? 14O 18 18 14O 18 18 115610 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 14O 18 19 14O 18 19 115620 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. 14O 18 20 14O 18 20 115630 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? 14O 18 21 14O 18 21 115640 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 14O 18 22 14O 18 22 115650 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee. 14O 18 23 14O 18 23 115660 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 14O 18 24 14O 18 24 115670 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 14O 18 25 14O 18 25 115680 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 14O 18 26 14O 18 26 115690 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 14O 18 27 14O 18 27 115700 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people. 14O 18 28 14O 18 28 115710 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 14O 18 29 14O 18 29 115720 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 14O 18 30 14O 18 30 115730 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 14O 18 31 14O 18 31 115740 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 14O 18 32 14O 18 32 115750 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 14O 18 33 14O 18 33 115760 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 14O 18 34 14O 18 34 115770 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died. 14O 19 1 14O 19 1 115780 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 14O 19 2 14O 19 2 115790 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. 14O 19 3 14O 19 3 115800 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 14O 19 4 14O 19 4 115810 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers. 14O 19 5 14O 19 5 115820 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 14O 19 6 14O 19 6 115830 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 14O 19 7 14O 19 7 115840 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 14O 19 8 14O 19 8 115850 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 14O 19 9 14O 19 9 115860 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 14O 19 10 14O 19 10 115870 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. 14O 19 11 14O 19 11 115880 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. 14O 20 1 14O 20 1 115890 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 14O 20 2 14O 20 2 115900 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi. 14O 20 3 14O 20 3 115910 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 14O 20 4 14O 20 4 115920 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. 14O 20 5 14O 20 5 115930 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court, 14O 20 6 14O 20 6 115940 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 14O 20 7 14O 20 7 115950 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 14O 20 8 14O 20 8 115960 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 14O 20 9 14O 20 9 115970 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 14O 20 10 14O 20 10 115980 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 14O 20 11 14O 20 11 115990 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 14O 20 12 14O 20 12 116000 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 14O 20 13 14O 20 13 116010 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14O 20 14 14O 20 14 116020 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation; 14O 20 15 14O 20 15 116030 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 14O 20 16 14O 20 16 116040 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 14O 20 17 14O 20 17 116050 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you. 14O 20 18 14O 20 18 116060 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. 14O 20 19 14O 20 19 116070 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 14O 20 20 14O 20 20 116080 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 14O 20 21 14O 20 21 116090 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever. 14O 20 22 14O 20 22 116100 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 14O 20 23 14O 20 23 116110 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 14O 20 24 14O 20 24 116120 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 14O 20 25 14O 20 25 116130 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 14O 20 26 14O 20 26 116140 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 14O 20 27 14O 20 27 116150 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 14O 20 28 14O 20 28 116160 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD. 14O 20 29 14O 20 29 116170 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel. 14O 20 30 14O 20 30 116180 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. 14O 20 31 14O 20 31 116190 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 14O 20 32 14O 20 32 116200 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD. 14O 20 33 14O 20 33 116210 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 14O 20 34 14O 20 34 116220 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 14O 20 35 14O 20 35 116230 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 14O 20 36 14O 20 36 116240 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. 14O 20 37 14O 20 37 116250 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. 14O 21 1 14O 21 1 116260 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 14O 21 2 14O 21 2 116270 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 14O 21 3 14O 21 3 116280 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn. 14O 21 4 14O 21 4 116290 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. 14O 21 5 14O 21 5 116300 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 14O 21 6 14O 21 6 116310 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD. 14O 21 7 14O 21 7 116320 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. 14O 21 8 14O 21 8 116330 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 14O 21 9 14O 21 9 116340 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. 14O 21 10 14O 21 10 116350 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers. 14O 21 11 14O 21 11 116360 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto. 14O 21 12 14O 21 12 116370 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 14O 21 13 14O 21 13 116380 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself: 14O 21 14 14O 21 14 116390 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: 14O 21 15 14O 21 15 116400 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 14O 21 16 14O 21 16 116410 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: 14O 21 17 14O 21 17 116420 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. 14O 21 18 14O 21 18 116430 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 14O 21 19 14O 21 19 116440 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 14O 21 20 14O 21 20 116450 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 14O 22 1 14O 22 1 116460 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 14O 22 2 14O 22 2 116470 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 14O 22 3 14O 22 3 116480 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly. 14O 22 4 14O 22 4 116490 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction. 14O 22 5 14O 22 5 116500 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 14O 22 6 14O 22 6 116510 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 14O 22 7 14O 22 7 116520 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 14O 22 8 14O 22 8 116530 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 14O 22 9 14O 22 9 116540 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom. 14O 22 10 14O 22 10 116550 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 14O 22 11 14O 22 11 116560 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 14O 22 12 14O 22 12 116570 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land. 14O 23 1 14O 23 1 116580 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. 14O 23 2 14O 23 2 116590 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 14O 23 3 14O 23 3 116600 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David. 14O 23 4 14O 23 4 116610 This is the thing that ye shall do; A third part of you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites, shall be porters of the doors; 14O 23 5 14O 23 5 116620 And a third part shall be at the king's house; and a third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people shall be in the courts of the house of the LORD. 14O 23 6 14O 23 6 116630 But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD. 14O 23 7 14O 23 7 116640 And the Levites shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever else cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out. 14O 23 8 14O 23 8 116650 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that were to go out on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses. 14O 23 9 14O 23 9 116660 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. 14O 23 10 14O 23 10 116670 And he set all the people, every man having his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by the king round about. 14O 23 11 14O 23 11 116680 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon him the crown, and gave him the testimony, and made him king. And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the king. 14O 23 12 14O 23 12 116690 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people into the house of the LORD: 14O 23 13 14O 23 13 116700 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of musick, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason. 14O 23 14 14O 23 14 116710 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the house of the LORD. 14O 23 15 14O 23 15 116720 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew her there. 14O 23 16 14O 23 16 116730 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people. 14O 23 17 14O 23 17 116740 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. 14O 23 18 14O 23 18 116750 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David. 14O 23 19 14O 23 19 116760 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of the LORD, that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in. 14O 23 20 14O 23 20 116770 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles, and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom. 14O 23 21 14O 23 21 116780 And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword. 14O 24 1 14O 24 1 116790 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beer-sheba. 14O 24 2 14O 24 2 116800 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest. 14O 24 3 14O 24 3 116810 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters. 14O 24 4 14O 24 4 116820 And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD. 14O 24 5 14O 24 5 116830 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not. 14O 24 6 14O 24 6 116840 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness? 14O 24 7 14O 24 7 116850 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim. 14O 24 8 14O 24 8 116860 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD. 14O 24 9 14O 24 9 116870 And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness. 14O 24 10 14O 24 10 116880 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end. 14O 24 11 14O 24 11 116890 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance. 14O 24 12 14O 24 12 116900 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD. 14O 24 13 14O 24 13 116910 So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it. 14O 24 14 14O 24 14 116920 And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada. 14O 24 15 14O 24 15 116930 But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died. 14O 24 16 14O 24 16 116940 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house. 14O 24 17 14O 24 17 116950 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them. 14O 24 18 14O 24 18 116960 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass. 14O 24 19 14O 24 19 116970 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear. 14O 24 20 14O 24 20 116980 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you. 14O 24 21 14O 24 21 116990 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD. 14O 24 22 14O 24 22 117000 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, The LORD look upon it, and require it. 14O 24 23 14O 24 23 117010 And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus. 14O 24 24 14O 24 24 117020 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash. 14O 24 25 14O 24 25 117030 And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings. 14O 24 26 14O 24 26 117040 And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess. 14O 24 27 14O 24 27 117050 Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. 14O 25 1 14O 25 1 117060 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 14O 25 2 14O 25 2 117070 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart. 14O 25 3 14O 25 3 117080 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 14O 25 4 14O 25 4 117090 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 14O 25 5 14O 25 5 117100 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 14O 25 6 14O 25 6 117110 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 14O 25 7 14O 25 7 117120 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 14O 25 8 14O 25 8 117130 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 14O 25 9 14O 25 9 117140 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 14O 25 10 14O 25 10 117150 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. 14O 25 11 14O 25 11 117160 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the chidren of Seir ten thousand. 14O 25 12 14O 25 12 117170 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. 14O 25 13 14O 25 13 117180 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. 14O 25 14 14O 25 14 117190 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 14O 25 15 14O 25 15 117200 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 14O 25 16 14O 25 16 117210 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 14O 25 17 14O 25 17 117220 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 14O 25 18 14O 25 18 117230 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 14O 25 19 14O 25 19 117240 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 14O 25 20 14O 25 20 117250 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom. 14O 25 21 14O 25 21 117260 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 14O 25 22 14O 25 22 117270 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 14O 25 23 14O 25 23 117280 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14O 25 24 14O 25 24 117290 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 14O 25 25 14O 25 25 117300 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 14O 25 26 14O 25 26 117310 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 14O 25 27 14O 25 27 117320 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 14O 25 28 14O 25 28 117330 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah. 14O 26 1 14O 26 1 117340 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 14O 26 2 14O 26 2 117350 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 14O 26 3 14O 26 3 117360 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 14O 26 4 14O 26 4 117370 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 14O 26 5 14O 26 5 117380 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. 14O 26 6 14O 26 6 117390 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 14O 26 7 14O 26 7 117400 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehunims. 14O 26 8 14O 26 8 117410 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. 14O 26 9 14O 26 9 117420 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 14O 26 10 14O 26 10 117430 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. 14O 26 11 14O 26 11 117440 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. 14O 26 12 14O 26 12 117450 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 14O 26 13 14O 26 13 117460 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14O 26 14 14O 26 14 117470 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 14O 26 15 14O 26 15 117480 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong. 14O 26 16 14O 26 16 117490 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 14O 26 17 14O 26 17 117500 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men: 14O 26 18 14O 26 18 117510 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God. 14O 26 19 14O 26 19 117520 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar. 14O 26 20 14O 26 20 117530 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. 14O 26 21 14O 26 21 117540 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. 14O 26 22 14O 26 22 117550 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 14O 26 23 14O 26 23 117560 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. 14O 27 1 14O 27 1 117570 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 14O 27 2 14O 27 2 117580 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 14O 27 3 14O 27 3 117590 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. 14O 27 4 14O 27 4 117600 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 14O 27 5 14O 27 5 117610 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 14O 27 6 14O 27 6 117620 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. 14O 27 7 14O 27 7 117630 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 14O 27 8 14O 27 8 117640 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 14O 27 9 14O 27 9 117650 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. 14O 28 1 14O 28 1 117660 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: 14O 28 2 14O 28 2 117670 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim. 14O 28 3 14O 28 3 117680 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. 14O 28 4 14O 28 4 117690 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 14O 28 5 14O 28 5 117700 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter. 14O 28 6 14O 28 6 117710 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. 14O 28 7 14O 28 7 117720 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king. 14O 28 8 14O 28 8 117730 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria. 14O 28 9 14O 28 9 117740 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. 14O 28 10 14O 28 10 117750 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your God? 14O 28 11 14O 28 11 117760 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you. 14O 28 12 14O 28 12 117770 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, 14O 28 13 14O 28 13 117780 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. 14O 28 14 14O 28 14 117790 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. 14O 28 15 14O 28 15 117800 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria. 14O 28 16 14O 28 16 117810 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 14O 28 17 14O 28 17 117820 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. 14O 28 18 14O 28 18 117830 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 14O 28 19 14O 28 19 117840 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD. 14O 28 20 14O 28 20 117850 And Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. 14O 28 21 14O 28 21 117860 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the LORD, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not. 14O 28 22 14O 28 22 117870 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. 14O 28 23 14O 28 23 117880 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 14O 28 24 14O 28 24 117890 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem. 14O 28 25 14O 28 25 117900 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers. 14O 28 26 14O 28 26 117910 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 14O 28 27 14O 28 27 117920 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. 14O 29 1 14O 29 1 117930 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 14O 29 2 14O 29 2 117940 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done. 14O 29 3 14O 29 3 117950 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. 14O 29 4 14O 29 4 117960 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, 14O 29 5 14O 29 5 117970 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place. 14O 29 6 14O 29 6 117980 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned their backs. 14O 29 7 14O 29 7 117990 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 14O 29 8 14O 29 8 118000 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes. 14O 29 9 14O 29 9 118010 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 14O 29 10 14O 29 10 118020 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us. 14O 29 11 14O 29 11 118030 My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. 14O 29 12 14O 29 12 118040 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: 14O 29 13 14O 29 13 118050 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: 14O 29 14 14O 29 14 118060 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 14O 29 15 14O 29 15 118070 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. 14O 29 16 14O 29 16 118080 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron. 14O 29 17 14O 29 17 118090 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 14O 29 18 14O 29 18 118100 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof. 14O 29 19 14O 29 19 118110 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the LORD. 14O 29 20 14O 29 20 118120 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. 14O 29 21 14O 29 21 118130 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD. 14O 29 22 14O 29 22 118140 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 14O 29 23 14O 29 23 118150 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: 14O 29 24 14O 29 24 118160 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. 14O 29 25 14O 29 25 118170 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. 14O 29 26 14O 29 26 118180 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 14O 29 27 14O 29 27 118190 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel. 14O 29 28 14O 29 28 118200 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 14O 29 29 14O 29 29 118210 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. 14O 29 30 14O 29 30 118220 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. 14O 29 31 14O 29 31 118230 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings. 14O 29 32 14O 29 32 118240 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. 14O 29 33 14O 29 33 118250 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 14O 29 34 14O 29 34 118260 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. 14O 29 35 14O 29 35 118270 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance,with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order. 14O 29 36 14O 29 36 118280 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly. 14O 30 1 14O 30 1 118290 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel. 14O 30 2 14O 30 2 118300 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. 14O 30 3 14O 30 3 118310 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 14O 30 4 14O 30 4 118320 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 14O 30 5 14O 30 5 118330 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written. 14O 30 6 14O 30 6 118340 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. 14O 30 7 14O 30 7 118350 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see. 14O 30 8 14O 30 8 118360 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 14O 30 9 14O 30 9 118370 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 14O 30 10 14O 30 10 118380 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 14O 30 11 14O 30 11 118390 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 14O 30 12 14O 30 12 118400 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. 14O 30 13 14O 30 13 118410 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 14O 30 14 14O 30 14 118420 And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron. 14O 30 15 14O 30 15 118430 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD. 14O 30 16 14O 30 16 118440 And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites. 14O 30 17 14O 30 17 118450 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD. 14O 30 18 14O 30 18 118460 For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one 14O 30 19 14O 30 19 118470 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. 14O 30 20 14O 30 20 118480 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 14O 30 21 14O 30 21 118490 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD. 14O 30 22 14O 30 22 118500 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers. 14O 30 23 14O 30 23 118510 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness. 14O 30 24 14O 30 24 118520 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. 14O 30 25 14O 30 25 118530 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 14O 30 26 14O 30 26 118540 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem. 14O 30 27 14O 30 27 118550 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. 14O 31 1 14O 31 1 118560 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. 14O 31 2 14O 31 2 118570 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD. 14O 31 3 14O 31 3 118580 He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD. 14O 31 4 14O 31 4 118590 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD. 14O 31 5 14O 31 5 118600 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the fields; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. 14O 31 6 14O 31 6 118610 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid them by heaps. 14O 31 7 14O 31 7 118620 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. 14O 31 8 14O 31 8 118630 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel. 14O 31 9 14O 31 9 118640 Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 14O 31 10 14O 31 10 118650 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store. 14O 31 11 14O 31 11 118660 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them, 14O 31 12 14O 31 12 118670 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next. 14O 31 13 14O 31 13 118680 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 14O 31 14 14O 31 14 118690 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter toward the east, was over the freewill offerings of God, to distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things. 14O 31 15 14O 31 15 118700 And next him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small: 14O 31 16 14O 31 16 118710 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even unto every one that entereth into the house of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses; 14O 31 17 14O 31 17 118720 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their charges by their courses; 14O 31 18 14O 31 18 118730 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness: 14O 31 19 14O 31 19 118740 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites. 14O 31 20 14O 31 20 118750 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God. 14O 31 21 14O 31 21 118760 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. 14O 32 1 14O 32 1 118770 After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself. 14O 32 2 14O 32 2 118780 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem, 14O 32 3 14O 32 3 118790 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city: and they did help him. 14O 32 4 14O 32 4 118800 So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water? 14O 32 5 14O 32 5 118810 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repaired Millo in the city of David, and made darts and shields in abundance. 14O 32 6 14O 32 6 118820 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, 14O 32 7 14O 32 7 118830 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: 14O 32 8 14O 32 8 118840 With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah. 14O 32 9 14O 32 9 118850 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem, (but he himself laid siege against Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of Judah, and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem, saying, 14O 32 10 14O 32 10 118860 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem? 14O 32 11 14O 32 11 118870 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 14O 32 12 14O 32 12 118880 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it? 14O 32 13 14O 32 13 118890 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands? were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand? 14O 32 14 14O 32 14 118900 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand? 14O 32 15 14O 32 15 118910 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand? 14O 32 16 14O 32 16 118920 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God, and against his servant Hezekiah. 14O 32 17 14O 32 17 118930 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. 14O 32 18 14O 32 18 118940 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall, to affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the city. 14O 32 19 14O 32 19 118950 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man. 14O 32 20 14O 32 20 118960 And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven. 14O 32 21 14O 32 21 118970 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword. 14O 32 22 14O 32 22 118980 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. 14O 32 23 14O 32 23 118990 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth. 14O 32 24 14O 32 24 119000 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. 14O 32 25 14O 32 25 119010 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. 14O 32 26 14O 32 26 119020 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. 14O 32 27 14O 32 27 119030 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels; 14O 32 28 14O 32 28 119040 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 14O 32 29 14O 32 29 119050 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance very much. 14O 32 30 14O 32 30 119060 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. 14O 32 31 14O 32 31 119070 Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. 14O 32 32 14O 32 32 119080 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 14O 32 33 14O 32 33 119090 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead. 14O 33 1 14O 33 1 119100 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: 14O 33 2 14O 33 2 119110 But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel. 14O 33 3 14O 33 3 119120 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 14O 33 4 14O 33 4 119130 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 14O 33 5 14O 33 5 119140 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 14O 33 6 14O 33 6 119150 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 14O 33 7 14O 33 7 119160 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 14O 33 8 14O 33 8 119170 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses. 14O 33 9 14O 33 9 119180 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel. 14O 33 10 14O 33 10 119190 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken. 14O 33 11 14O 33 11 119200 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 14O 33 12 14O 33 12 119210 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 14O 33 13 14O 33 13 119220 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God. 14O 33 14 14O 33 14 119230 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. 14O 33 15 14O 33 15 119240 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. 14O 33 16 14O 33 16 119250 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. 14O 33 17 14O 33 17 119260 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only. 14O 33 18 14O 33 18 119270 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 14O 33 19 14O 33 19 119280 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers. 14O 33 20 14O 33 20 119290 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead. 14O 33 21 14O 33 21 119300 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 14O 33 22 14O 33 22 119310 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 14O 33 23 14O 33 23 119320 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. 14O 33 24 14O 33 24 119330 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house. 14O 33 25 14O 33 25 119340 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. 14O 34 1 14O 34 1 119350 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. 14O 34 2 14O 34 2 119360 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left. 14O 34 3 14O 34 3 119370 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images. 14O 34 4 14O 34 4 119380 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence; and the images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images, he brake in pieces, and made dust of them, and strowed it upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them. 14O 34 5 14O 34 5 119390 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. 14O 34 6 14O 34 6 119400 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about. 14O 34 7 14O 34 7 119410 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem. 14O 34 8 14O 34 8 119420 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. 14O 34 9 14O 34 9 119430 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem. 14O 34 10 14O 34 10 119440 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repair and amend the house: 14O 34 11 14O 34 11 119450 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed. 14O 34 12 14O 34 12 119460 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set it forward; and other of the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick. 14O 34 13 14O 34 13 119470 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters. 14O 34 14 14O 34 14 119480 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses. 14O 34 15 14O 34 15 119490 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan. 14O 34 16 14O 34 16 119500 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do it. 14O 34 17 14O 34 17 119510 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen. 14O 34 18 14O 34 18 119520 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king. 14O 34 19 14O 34 19 119530 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the law, that he rent his clothes. 14O 34 20 14O 34 20 119540 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying, 14O 34 21 14O 34 21 119550 Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book. 14O 34 22 14O 34 22 119560 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. 14O 34 23 14O 34 23 119570 And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me, 14O 34 24 14O 34 24 119580 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah: 14O 34 25 14O 34 25 119590 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched. 14O 34 26 14O 34 26 119600 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard; 14O 34 27 14O 34 27 119610 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD. 14O 34 28 14O 34 28 119620 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again. 14O 34 29 14O 34 29 119630 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. 14O 34 30 14O 34 30 119640 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD. 14O 34 31 14O 34 31 119650 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book. 14O 34 32 14O 34 32 119660 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers. 14O 34 33 14O 34 33 119670 And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. 14O 35 1 14O 35 1 119680 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. 14O 35 2 14O 35 2 119690 And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD, 14O 35 3 14O 35 3 119700 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel, 14O 35 4 14O 35 4 119710 And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son. 14O 35 5 14O 35 5 119720 And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites. 14O 35 6 14O 35 6 119730 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses. 14O 35 7 14O 35 7 119740 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance. 14O 35 8 14O 35 8 119750 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen. 14O 35 9 14O 35 9 119760 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen. 14O 35 10 14O 35 10 119770 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment. 14O 35 11 14O 35 11 119780 And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them. 14O 35 12 14O 35 12 119790 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen. 14O 35 13 14O 35 13 119800 And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people. 14O 35 14 14O 35 14 119810 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron. 14O 35 15 14O 35 15 119820 And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 14O 35 16 14O 35 16 119830 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah. 14O 35 17 14O 35 17 119840 And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days. 14O 35 18 14O 35 18 119850 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 14O 35 19 14O 35 19 119860 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept. 14O 35 20 14O 35 20 119870 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Carchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him. 14O 35 21 14O 35 21 119880 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. 14O 35 22 14O 35 22 119890 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo. 14O 35 23 14O 35 23 119900 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded. 14O 35 24 14O 35 24 119910 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. 14O 35 25 14O 35 25 119920 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations. 14O 35 26 14O 35 26 119930 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD, 14O 35 27 14O 35 27 119940 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 14O 36 1 14O 36 1 119950 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. 14O 36 2 14O 36 2 119960 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. 14O 36 3 14O 36 3 119970 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold. 14O 36 4 14O 36 4 119980 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt. 14O 36 5 14O 36 5 119990 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God. 14O 36 6 14O 36 6 120000 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon. 14O 36 7 14O 36 7 120010 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon. 14O 36 8 14O 36 8 120020 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 14O 36 9 14O 36 9 120030 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD. 14O 36 10 14O 36 10 120040 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem. 14O 36 11 14O 36 11 120050 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. 14O 36 12 14O 36 12 120060 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD. 14O 36 13 14O 36 13 120070 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel. 14O 36 14 14O 36 14 120080 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem. 14O 36 15 14O 36 15 120090 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: 14O 36 16 14O 36 16 120100 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. 14O 36 17 14O 36 17 120110 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand. 14O 36 18 14O 36 18 120120 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon. 14O 36 19 14O 36 19 120130 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 14O 36 20 14O 36 20 120140 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 14O 36 21 14O 36 21 120150 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 14O 36 22 14O 36 22 120160 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 14O 36 23 14O 36 23 120170 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. 15O 1 1 15O 1 1 120180 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 15O 1 2 15O 1 2 120190 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 15O 1 3 15O 1 3 120200 Who is there among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Jerusalem. 15O 1 4 15O 1 4 120210 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem. 15O 1 5 15O 1 5 120220 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem. 15O 1 6 15O 1 6 120230 And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. 15O 1 7 15O 1 7 120240 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods; 15O 1 8 15O 1 8 120250 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. 15O 1 9 15O 1 9 120260 And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives, 15O 1 10 15O 1 10 120270 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 15O 1 11 15O 1 11 120280 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. 15O 2 1 15O 2 1 120290 Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; 15O 2 2 15O 2 2 120300 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel: 15O 2 3 15O 2 3 120310 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 15O 2 4 15O 2 4 120320 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 15O 2 5 15O 2 5 120330 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five. 15O 2 6 15O 2 6 120340 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. 15O 2 7 15O 2 7 120350 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 15O 2 8 15O 2 8 120360 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five. 15O 2 9 15O 2 9 120370 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 15O 2 10 15O 2 10 120380 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. 15O 2 11 15O 2 11 120390 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 15O 2 12 15O 2 12 120400 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 15O 2 13 15O 2 13 120410 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 15O 2 14 15O 2 14 120420 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six. 15O 2 15 15O 2 15 120430 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 15O 2 16 15O 2 16 120440 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 15O 2 17 15O 2 17 120450 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three. 15O 2 18 15O 2 18 120460 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. 15O 2 19 15O 2 19 120470 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. 15O 2 20 15O 2 20 120480 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 15O 2 21 15O 2 21 120490 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three. 15O 2 22 15O 2 22 120500 The men of Netophah, fifty and six. 15O 2 23 15O 2 23 120510 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 15O 2 24 15O 2 24 120520 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. 15O 2 25 15O 2 25 120530 The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. 15O 2 26 15O 2 26 120540 The children of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one. 15O 2 27 15O 2 27 120550 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 15O 2 28 15O 2 28 120560 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three. 15O 2 29 15O 2 29 120570 The children of Nebo, fifty and two. 15O 2 30 15O 2 30 120580 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six. 15O 2 31 15O 2 31 120590 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 15O 2 32 15O 2 32 120600 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 15O 2 33 15O 2 33 120610 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 15O 2 34 15O 2 34 120620 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 15O 2 35 15O 2 35 120630 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty. 15O 2 36 15O 2 36 120640 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 15O 2 37 15O 2 37 120650 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 15O 2 38 15O 2 38 120660 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 15O 2 39 15O 2 39 120670 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 15O 2 40 15O 2 40 120680 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four. 15O 2 41 15O 2 41 120690 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 15O 2 42 15O 2 42 120700 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 15O 2 43 15O 2 43 120710 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 15O 2 44 15O 2 44 120720 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon, 15O 2 45 15O 2 45 120730 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 15O 2 46 15O 2 46 120740 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, 15O 2 47 15O 2 47 120750 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 15O 2 48 15O 2 48 120760 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 15O 2 49 15O 2 49 120770 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 15O 2 50 15O 2 50 120780 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim, 15O 2 51 15O 2 51 120790 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 15O 2 52 15O 2 52 120800 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 15O 2 53 15O 2 53 120810 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 15O 2 54 15O 2 54 120820 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 15O 2 55 15O 2 55 120830 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 15O 2 56 15O 2 56 120840 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 15O 2 57 15O 2 57 120850 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 15O 2 58 15O 2 58 120860 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 15O 2 59 15O 2 59 120870 And these were they which went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: 15O 2 60 15O 2 60 120880 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. 15O 2 61 15O 2 61 120890 And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name: 15O 2 62 15O 2 62 120900 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 15O 2 63 15O 2 63 120910 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim. 15O 2 64 15O 2 64 120920 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 15O 2 65 15O 2 65 120930 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women. 15O 2 66 15O 2 66 120940 Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five; 15O 2 67 15O 2 67 120950 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty. 15O 2 68 15O 2 68 120960 And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place: 15O 2 69 15O 2 69 120970 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments. 15O 2 70 15O 2 70 120980 So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. 15O 3 1 15O 3 1 120990 And when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered themselves together as one man to Jerusalem. 15O 3 2 15O 3 2 121000 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses the man of God. 15O 3 3 15O 3 3 121010 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening. 15O 3 4 15O 3 4 121020 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required; 15O 3 5 15O 3 5 121030 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD. 15O 3 6 15O 3 6 121040 From the first day of the seventh month began they to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the temple of the LORD was not yet laid. 15O 3 7 15O 3 7 121050 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. 15O 3 8 15O 3 8 121060 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. 15O 3 9 15O 3 9 121070 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. 15O 3 10 15O 3 10 121080 And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 15O 3 11 15O 3 11 121090 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 15O 3 12 15O 3 12 121100 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 15O 3 13 15O 3 13 121110 So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. 15O 4 1 15O 4 1 121120 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel; 15O 4 2 15O 4 2 121130 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye do; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. 15O 4 3 15O 4 3 121140 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 15O 4 4 15O 4 4 121150 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the people of Judah, and troubled them in building, 15O 4 5 15O 4 5 121160 And hired counsellers against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. 15O 4 6 15O 4 6 121170 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. 15O 4 7 15O 4 7 121180 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 15O 4 8 15O 4 8 121190 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort: 15O 4 9 15O 4 9 121200 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites, the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, and the Elamites, 15O 4 10 15O 4 10 121210 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest that are on this side the river, and at such a time. 15O 4 11 15O 4 11 121220 This is the copy of the letter that they sent unto him, even unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on this side the river, and at such a time. 15O 4 12 15O 4 12 121230 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the bad city, and have set up the walls thereof, and joined the foundations. 15O 4 13 15O 4 13 121240 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings. 15O 4 14 15O 4 14 121250 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour, therefore have we sent and certified the king; 15O 4 15 15O 4 15 121260 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed. 15O 4 16 15O 4 16 121270 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river. 15O 4 17 15O 4 17 121280 Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 15O 4 18 15O 4 18 121290 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me. 15O 4 19 15O 4 19 121300 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein. 15O 4 20 15O 4 20 121310 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have ruled over all countries beyond the river; and toll, tribute, and custom, was paid unto them. 15O 4 21 15O 4 21 121320 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me. 15O 4 22 15O 4 22 121330 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings? 15O 4 23 15O 4 23 121340 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. 15O 4 24 15O 4 24 121350 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia. 15O 5 1 15O 5 1 121360 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. 15O 5 2 15O 5 2 121370 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them. 15O 5 3 15O 5 3 121380 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall? 15O 5 4 15O 5 4 121390 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building? 15O 5 5 15O 5 5 121400 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter. 15O 5 6 15O 5 6 121410 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and his companions the Apharsachites, which were on this side the river, sent unto Darius the king: 15O 5 7 15O 5 7 121420 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus; Unto Darius the king, all peace. 15O 5 8 15O 5 8 121430 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands. 15O 5 9 15O 5 9 121440 Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls? 15O 5 10 15O 5 10 121450 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them. 15O 5 11 15O 5 11 121460 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. 15O 5 12 15O 5 12 121470 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and carried the people away into Babylon. 15O 5 13 15O 5 13 121480 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. 15O 5 14 15O 5 14 121490 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor; 15O 5 15 15O 5 15 121500 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 15O 5 16 15O 5 16 121510 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not finished. 15O 5 17 15O 5 17 121520 Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter. 15O 6 1 15O 6 1 121530 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. 15O 6 2 15O 6 2 121540 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written: 15O 6 3 15O 6 3 121550 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; 15O 6 4 15O 6 4 121560 With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house: 15O 6 5 15O 6 5 121570 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God. 15O 6 6 15O 6 6 121580 Now therefore, Tatnai, governor beyond the river, Shethar-boznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which are beyond the river, be ye far from thence: 15O 6 7 15O 6 7 121590 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place. 15O 6 8 15O 6 8 121600 Moreover I made a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. 15O 6 9 15O 6 9 121610 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks, and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail: 15O 6 10 15O 6 10 121620 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 15O 6 11 15O 6 11 121630 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 15O 6 12 15O 6 12 121640 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. 15O 6 13 15O 6 13 121650 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and their companions, according to that which Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 15O 6 14 15O 6 14 121660 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15O 6 15 15O 6 15 121670 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king. 15O 6 16 15O 6 16 121680 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the dedication of this house of God with joy, 15O 6 17 15O 6 17 121690 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 15O 6 18 15O 6 18 121700 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses. 15O 6 19 15O 6 19 121710 And the children of the captivity kept the passover upon the fourteenth day of the first month. 15O 6 20 15O 6 20 121720 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them were pure, and killed the passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 15O 6 21 15O 6 21 121730 And the children of Israel, which were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD God of Israel, did eat, 15O 6 22 15O 6 22 121740 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel. 15O 7 1 15O 7 1 121750 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 15O 7 2 15O 7 2 121760 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 15O 7 3 15O 7 3 121770 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 15O 7 4 15O 7 4 121780 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 15O 7 5 15O 7 5 121790 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest: 15O 7 6 15O 7 6 121800 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him. 15O 7 7 15O 7 7 121810 And there went up some of the children of Israel, and of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 15O 7 8 15O 7 8 121820 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which was in the seventh year of the king. 15O 7 9 15O 7 9 121830 For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 15O 7 10 15O 7 10 121840 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. 15O 7 11 15O 7 11 121850 Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel. 15O 7 12 15O 7 12 121860 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time. 15O 7 13 15O 7 13 121870 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee. 15O 7 14 15O 7 14 121880 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his seven counsellers, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand; 15O 7 15 15O 7 15 121890 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, 15O 7 16 15O 7 16 121900 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem: 15O 7 17 15O 7 17 121910 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. 15O 7 18 15O 7 18 121920 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God. 15O 7 19 15O 7 19 121930 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. 15O 7 20 15O 7 20 121940 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure house. 15O 7 21 15O 7 21 121950 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily, 15O 7 22 15O 7 22 121960 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much. 15O 7 23 15O 7 23 121970 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons? 15O 7 24 15O 7 24 121980 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 15O 7 25 15O 7 25 121990 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not. 15O 7 26 15O 7 26 122000 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, whether it be unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation of goods, or to imprisonment. 15O 7 27 15O 7 27 122010 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: 15O 7 28 15O 7 28 122020 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and his counsellers, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me. 15O 8 1 15O 8 1 122030 These are now the chief of their fathers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king. 15O 8 2 15O 8 2 122040 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. 15O 8 3 15O 8 3 122050 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh; Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males an hundred and fifty. 15O 8 4 15O 8 4 122060 Of the sons of Pahath-moab; Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males. 15O 8 5 15O 8 5 122070 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males. 15O 8 6 15O 8 6 122080 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males. 15O 8 7 15O 8 7 122090 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males. 15O 8 8 15O 8 8 122100 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. 15O 8 9 15O 8 9 122110 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. 15O 8 10 15O 8 10 122120 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males. 15O 8 11 15O 8 11 122130 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight males. 15O 8 12 15O 8 12 122140 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an hundred and ten males. 15O 8 13 15O 8 13 122150 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males. 15O 8 14 15O 8 14 122160 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. 15O 8 15 15O 8 15 122170 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. 15O 8 16 15O 8 16 122180 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding. 15O 8 17 15O 8 17 122190 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia, that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God. 15O 8 18 15O 8 18 122200 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; 15O 8 19 15O 8 19 122210 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty; 15O 8 20 15O 8 20 122220 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name. 15O 8 21 15O 8 21 122230 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 15O 8 22 15O 8 22 122240 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him. 15O 8 23 15O 8 23 122250 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us. 15O 8 24 15O 8 24 122260 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 15O 8 25 15O 8 25 122270 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, even the offering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellers, and his lords, and all Israel there present, had offered: 15O 8 26 15O 8 26 122280 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents; 15O 8 27 15O 8 27 122290 Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold. 15O 8 28 15O 8 28 122300 And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the LORD; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers. 15O 8 29 15O 8 29 122310 Watch ye, and keep them, until ye weigh them before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the LORD. 15O 8 30 15O 8 30 122320 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring them to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. 15O 8 31 15O 8 31 122330 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way. 15O 8 32 15O 8 32 122340 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. 15O 8 33 15O 8 33 122350 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites; 15O 8 34 15O 8 34 122360 By number and by weight of every one: and all the weight was written at that time. 15O 8 35 15O 8 35 122370 Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD. 15O 8 36 15O 8 36 122380 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river: and they furthered the people, and the house of God. 15O 9 1 15O 9 1 122390 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me, saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites, have not separated themselves from the people of the lands, doing according to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. 15O 9 2 15O 9 2 122400 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. 15O 9 3 15O 9 3 122410 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. 15O 9 4 15O 9 4 122420 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. 15O 9 5 15O 9 5 122430 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God. 15O 9 6 15O 9 6 122440 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. 15O 9 7 15O 9 7 122450 Since the days of our fathers have we been in a great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our priests, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is this day. 15O 9 8 15O 9 8 122460 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. 15O 9 9 15O 9 9 122470 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 15O 9 10 15O 9 10 122480 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments, 15O 9 11 15O 9 11 122490 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets, saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with their uncleanness. 15O 9 12 15O 9 12 122500 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever. 15O 9 13 15O 9 13 122510 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; 15O 9 14 15O 9 14 122520 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping? 15O 9 15 15O 9 15 122530 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this. 15O 10 1 15O 10 1 122540 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children: for the people wept very sore. 15O 10 2 15O 10 2 122550 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. 15O 10 3 15O 10 3 122560 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. 15O 10 4 15O 10 4 122570 Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it. 15O 10 5 15O 10 5 122580 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. 15O 10 6 15O 10 6 122590 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them that had been carried away. 15O 10 7 15O 10 7 122600 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem; 15O 10 8 15O 10 8 122610 And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away. 15O 10 9 15O 10 9 122620 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. 15O 10 10 15O 10 10 122630 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the trespass of Israel. 15O 10 11 15O 10 11 122640 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 15O 10 12 15O 10 12 122650 Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 15O 10 13 15O 10 13 122660 But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing. 15O 10 14 15O 10 14 122670 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us. 15O 10 15 15O 10 15 122680 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them. 15O 10 16 15O 10 16 122690 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, with certain chief of the fathers, after the house of their fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to examine the matter. 15O 10 17 15O 10 17 122700 And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. 15O 10 18 15O 10 18 122710 And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 15O 10 19 15O 10 19 122720 And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass. 15O 10 20 15O 10 20 122730 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 15O 10 21 15O 10 21 122740 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah. 15O 10 22 15O 10 22 122750 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah. 15O 10 23 15O 10 23 122760 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 15O 10 24 15O 10 24 122770 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. 15O 10 25 15O 10 25 122780 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 15O 10 26 15O 10 26 122790 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah. 15O 10 27 15O 10 27 122800 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 15O 10 28 15O 10 28 122810 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 15O 10 29 15O 10 29 122820 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 15O 10 30 15O 10 30 122830 And of the sons of Pahath-moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 15O 10 31 15O 10 31 122840 And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, 15O 10 32 15O 10 32 122850 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. 15O 10 33 15O 10 33 122860 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 15O 10 34 15O 10 34 122870 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel, 15O 10 35 15O 10 35 122880 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 15O 10 36 15O 10 36 122890 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, 15O 10 37 15O 10 37 122900 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 15O 10 38 15O 10 38 122910 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei, 15O 10 39 15O 10 39 122920 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, 15O 10 40 15O 10 40 122930 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 15O 10 41 15O 10 41 122940 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 15O 10 42 15O 10 42 122950 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. 15O 10 43 15O 10 43 122960 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. 15O 10 44 15O 10 44 122970 All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children. 16O 1 1 16O 1 1 122980 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 16O 1 2 16O 1 2 122990 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 16O 1 3 16O 1 3 123000 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. 16O 1 4 16O 1 4 123010 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, 16O 1 5 16O 1 5 123020 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: 16O 1 6 16O 1 6 123030 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. 16O 1 7 16O 1 7 123040 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. 16O 1 8 16O 1 8 123050 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: 16O 1 9 16O 1 9 123060 But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. 16O 1 10 16O 1 10 123070 Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. 16O 1 11 16O 1 11 123080 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer. 16O 2 1 16O 2 1 123090 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I had not been beforetime sad in his presence. 16O 2 2 16O 2 2 123100 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid, 16O 2 3 16O 2 3 123110 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire? 16O 2 4 16O 2 4 123120 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 16O 2 5 16O 2 5 123130 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. 16O 2 6 16O 2 6 123140 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time. 16O 2 7 16O 2 7 123150 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah; 16O 2 8 16O 2 8 123160 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. 16O 2 9 16O 2 9 123170 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 16O 2 10 16O 2 10 123180 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel. 16O 2 11 16O 2 11 123190 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days. 16O 2 12 16O 2 12 123200 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me; neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem: neither was there any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. 16O 2 13 16O 2 13 123210 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire. 16O 2 14 16O 2 14 123220 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool: but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 16O 2 15 16O 2 15 123230 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned. 16O 2 16 16O 2 16 123240 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did; neither had I as yet told it to the Jews, nor to the priests, nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work. 16O 2 17 16O 2 17 123250 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach. 16O 2 18 16O 2 18 123260 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work. 16O 2 19 16O 2 19 123270 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king? 16O 2 20 16O 2 20 123280 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. 16O 3 1 16O 3 1 123290 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel. 16O 3 2 16O 3 2 123300 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri. 16O 3 3 16O 3 3 123310 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 16O 3 4 16O 3 4 123320 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana. 16O 3 5 16O 3 5 123330 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. 16O 3 6 16O 3 6 123340 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 16O 3 7 16O 3 7 123350 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto the throne of the governor on this side the river. 16O 3 8 16O 3 8 123360 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 16O 3 9 16O 3 9 123370 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem. 16O 3 10 16O 3 10 123380 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph, even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush the son of Hashabniah. 16O 3 11 16O 3 11 123390 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. 16O 3 12 16O 3 12 123400 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters. 16O 3 13 16O 3 13 123410 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall unto the dung gate. 16O 3 14 16O 3 14 123420 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part of Beth-haccerem; he built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 16O 3 15 16O 3 15 123430 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of David. 16O 3 16 16O 3 16 123440 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 16O 3 17 16O 3 17 123450 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of Keilah, in his part. 16O 3 18 16O 3 18 123460 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah. 16O 3 19 16O 3 19 123470 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the armoury at the turning of the wall. 16O 3 20 16O 3 20 123480 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired the other piece, from the turning of the wall unto the door of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 16O 3 21 16O 3 21 123490 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 16O 3 22 16O 3 22 123500 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 16O 3 23 16O 3 23 123510 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the son of Ananiah by his house. 16O 3 24 16O 3 24 123520 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning of the wall, even unto the corner. 16O 3 25 16O 3 25 123530 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 16O 3 26 16O 3 26 123540 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out. 16O 3 27 16O 3 27 123550 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel. 16O 3 28 16O 3 28 123560 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 16O 3 29 16O 3 29 123570 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate. 16O 3 30 16O 3 30 123580 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber. 16O 3 31 16O 3 31 123590 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner. 16O 3 32 16O 3 32 123600 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. 16O 4 1 16O 4 1 123610 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews. 16O 4 2 16O 4 2 123620 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria, and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day? will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish which are burned? 16O 4 3 16O 4 3 123630 Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said, Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 16O 4 4 16O 4 4 123640 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the land of captivity: 16O 4 5 16O 4 5 123650 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders. 16O 4 6 16O 4 6 123660 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. 16O 4 7 16O 4 7 123670 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, and that the breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth, 16O 4 8 16O 4 8 123680 And conspired all of them together to come and to fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it. 16O 4 9 16O 4 9 123690 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a watch against them day and night, because of them. 16O 4 10 16O 4 10 123700 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens is decayed, and there is much rubbish; so that we are not able to build the wall. 16O 4 11 16O 4 11 123710 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease. 16O 4 12 16O 4 12 123720 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence ye shall return unto us they will be upon you. 16O 4 13 16O 4 13 123730 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, and on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. 16O 4 14 16O 4 14 123740 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses. 16O 4 15 16O 4 15 123750 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. 16O 4 16 16O 4 16 123760 And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the habergeons; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah. 16O 4 17 16O 4 17 123770 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. 16O 4 18 16O 4 18 123780 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me. 16O 4 19 16O 4 19 123790 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, The work is great and large, and we are separated upon the wall, one far from another. 16O 4 20 16O 4 20 123800 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us. 16O 4 21 16O 4 21 123810 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. 16O 4 22 16O 4 22 123820 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day. 16O 4 23 16O 4 23 123830 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for washing. 16O 5 1 16O 5 1 123840 And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews. 16O 5 2 16O 5 2 123850 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. 16O 5 3 16O 5 3 123860 Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth. 16O 5 4 16O 5 4 123870 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards. 16O 5 5 16O 5 5 123880 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards. 16O 5 6 16O 5 6 123890 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words. 16O 5 7 16O 5 7 123900 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them. 16O 5 8 16O 5 8 123910 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer. 16O 5 9 16O 5 9 123920 Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies? 16O 5 10 16O 5 10 123930 I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. 16O 5 11 16O 5 11 123940 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 16O 5 12 16O 5 12 123950 Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 16O 5 13 16O 5 13 123960 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise. 16O 5 14 16O 5 14 123970 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. 16O 5 15 16O 5 15 123980 But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God. 16O 5 16 16O 5 16 123990 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work. 16O 5 17 16O 5 17 124000 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. 16O 5 18 16O 5 18 124010 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people. 16O 5 19 16O 5 19 124020 Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people. 16O 6 1 16O 6 1 124030 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;) 16O 6 2 16O 6 2 124040 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 16O 6 3 16O 6 3 124050 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? 16O 6 4 16O 6 4 124060 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner. 16O 6 5 16O 6 5 124070 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand; 16O 6 6 16O 6 6 124080 Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. 16O 6 7 16O 6 7 124090 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, saying, There is a king in Judah: and now shall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and let us take counsel together. 16O 6 8 16O 6 8 124100 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. 16O 6 9 16O 6 9 124110 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands. 16O 6 10 16O 6 10 124120 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee. 16O 6 11 16O 6 11 124130 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in. 16O 6 12 16O 6 12 124140 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 16O 6 13 16O 6 13 124150 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. 16O 6 14 16O 6 14 124160 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 16O 6 15 16O 6 15 124170 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two days. 16O 6 16 16O 6 16 124180 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these things, they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought of our God. 16O 6 17 16O 6 17 124190 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 16O 6 18 16O 6 18 124200 For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. 16O 6 19 16O 6 19 124210 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. 16O 7 1 16O 7 1 124220 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed, 16O 7 2 16O 7 2 124230 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. 16O 7 3 16O 7 3 124240 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house. 16O 7 4 16O 7 4 124250 Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. 16O 7 5 16O 7 5 124260 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 16O 7 6 16O 7 6 124270 These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city; 16O 7 7 16O 7 7 124280 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this; 16O 7 8 16O 7 8 124290 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. 16O 7 9 16O 7 9 124300 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 16O 7 10 16O 7 10 124310 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. 16O 7 11 16O 7 11 124320 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen. 16O 7 12 16O 7 12 124330 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 16O 7 13 16O 7 13 124340 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. 16O 7 14 16O 7 14 124350 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore. 16O 7 15 16O 7 15 124360 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight. 16O 7 16 16O 7 16 124370 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight. 16O 7 17 16O 7 17 124380 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two. 16O 7 18 16O 7 18 124390 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. 16O 7 19 16O 7 19 124400 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven. 16O 7 20 16O 7 20 124410 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 16O 7 21 16O 7 21 124420 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 16O 7 22 16O 7 22 124430 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight. 16O 7 23 16O 7 23 124440 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four. 16O 7 24 16O 7 24 124450 The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve. 16O 7 25 16O 7 25 124460 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. 16O 7 26 16O 7 26 124470 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. 16O 7 27 16O 7 27 124480 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 16O 7 28 16O 7 28 124490 The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two. 16O 7 29 16O 7 29 124500 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. 16O 7 30 16O 7 30 124510 The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one. 16O 7 31 16O 7 31 124520 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 16O 7 32 16O 7 32 124530 The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 16O 7 33 16O 7 33 124540 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 16O 7 34 16O 7 34 124550 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 16O 7 35 16O 7 35 124560 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty. 16O 7 36 16O 7 36 124570 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five. 16O 7 37 16O 7 37 124580 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one. 16O 7 38 16O 7 38 124590 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty. 16O 7 39 16O 7 39 124600 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three. 16O 7 40 16O 7 40 124610 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 16O 7 41 16O 7 41 124620 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 16O 7 42 16O 7 42 124630 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 16O 7 43 16O 7 43 124640 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four. 16O 7 44 16O 7 44 124650 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight. 16O 7 45 16O 7 45 124660 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight. 16O 7 46 16O 7 46 124670 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth, 16O 7 47 16O 7 47 124680 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon, 16O 7 48 16O 7 48 124690 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 16O 7 49 16O 7 49 124700 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 16O 7 50 16O 7 50 124710 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, 16O 7 51 16O 7 51 124720 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah, 16O 7 52 16O 7 52 124730 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 16O 7 53 16O 7 53 124740 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 16O 7 54 16O 7 54 124750 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 16O 7 55 16O 7 55 124760 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah, 16O 7 56 16O 7 56 124770 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha. 16O 7 57 16O 7 57 124780 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida, 16O 7 58 16O 7 58 124790 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel, 16O 7 59 16O 7 59 124800 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon. 16O 7 60 16O 7 60 124810 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. 16O 7 61 16O 7 61 124820 And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. 16O 7 62 16O 7 62 124830 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 16O 7 63 16O 7 63 124840 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name. 16O 7 64 16O 7 64 124850 These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood. 16O 7 65 16O 7 65 124860 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim. 16O 7 66 16O 7 66 124870 The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore, 16O 7 67 16O 7 67 124880 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women. 16O 7 68 16O 7 68 124890 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five: 16O 7 69 16O 7 69 124900 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. 16O 7 70 16O 7 70 124910 And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments. 16O 7 71 16O 7 71 124920 And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver. 16O 7 72 16O 7 72 124930 And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments. 16O 7 73 16O 7 73 124940 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. 16O 8 1 16O 8 1 124950 And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. 16O 8 2 16O 8 2 124960 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month. 16O 8 3 16O 8 3 124970 And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto the book of the law. 16O 8 4 16O 8 4 124980 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam. 16O 8 5 16O 8 5 124990 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up: 16O 8 6 16O 8 6 125000 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground. 16O 8 7 16O 8 7 125010 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. 16O 8 8 16O 8 8 125020 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. 16O 8 9 16O 8 9 125030 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. 16O 8 10 16O 8 10 125040 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. 16O 8 11 16O 8 11 125050 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved. 16O 8 12 16O 8 12 125060 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. 16O 8 13 16O 8 13 125070 And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law. 16O 8 14 16O 8 14 125080 And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month: 16O 8 15 16O 8 15 125090 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written. 16O 8 16 16O 8 16 125100 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim. 16O 8 17 16O 8 17 125110 And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness. 16O 8 18 16O 8 18 125120 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according unto the manner. 16O 9 1 16O 9 1 125130 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them. 16O 9 2 16O 9 2 125140 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. 16O 9 3 16O 9 3 125150 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the LORD their God one fourth part of the day; and another fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the LORD their God. 16O 9 4 16O 9 4 125160 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, and Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God. 16O 9 5 16O 9 5 125170 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise. 16O 9 6 16O 9 6 125180 Thou, even thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee. 16O 9 7 16O 9 7 125190 Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; 16O 9 8 16O 9 8 125200 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous: 16O 9 9 16O 9 9 125210 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their cry by the Red sea; 16O 9 10 16O 9 10 125220 And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharoah, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as it is this day. 16O 9 11 16O 9 11 125230 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. 16O 9 12 16O 9 12 125240 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. 16O 9 13 16O 9 13 125250 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: 16O 9 14 16O 9 14 125260 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant: 16O 9 15 16O 9 15 125270 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them. 16O 9 16 16O 9 16 125280 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, 16O 9 17 16O 9 17 125290 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. 16O 9 18 16O 9 18 125300 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said, This is thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had wrought great provocations; 16O 9 19 16O 9 19 125310 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. 16O 9 20 16O 9 20 125320 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst. 16O 9 21 16O 9 21 125330 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not. 16O 9 22 16O 9 22 125340 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. 16O 9 23 16O 9 23 125350 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. 16O 9 24 16O 9 24 125360 So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. 16O 9 25 16O 9 25 125370 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. 16O 9 26 16O 9 26 125380 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. 16O 9 27 16O 9 27 125390 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. 16O 9 28 16O 9 28 125400 But after they had rest, they did evil again before thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies; 16O 9 29 16O 9 29 125410 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. 16O 9 30 16O 9 30 125420 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. 16O 9 31 16O 9 31 125430 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. 16O 9 32 16O 9 32 125440 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day. 16O 9 33 16O 9 33 125450 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: 16O 9 34 16O 9 34 125460 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. 16O 9 35 16O 9 35 125470 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. 16O 9 36 16O 9 36 125480 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: 16O 9 37 16O 9 37 125490 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 16O 9 38 16O 9 38 125500 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. 16O 10 1 16O 10 1 125510 Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, 16O 10 2 16O 10 2 125520 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 16O 10 3 16O 10 3 125530 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah, 16O 10 4 16O 10 4 125540 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 16O 10 5 16O 10 5 125550 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 16O 10 6 16O 10 6 125560 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 16O 10 7 16O 10 7 125570 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 16O 10 8 16O 10 8 125580 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests. 16O 10 9 16O 10 9 125590 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; 16O 10 10 16O 10 10 125600 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, 16O 10 11 16O 10 11 125610 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 16O 10 12 16O 10 12 125620 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 16O 10 13 16O 10 13 125630 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 16O 10 14 16O 10 14 125640 The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 16O 10 15 16O 10 15 125650 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16O 10 16 16O 10 16 125660 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin, 16O 10 17 16O 10 17 125670 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur, 16O 10 18 16O 10 18 125680 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 16O 10 19 16O 10 19 125690 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 16O 10 20 16O 10 20 125700 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir, 16O 10 21 16O 10 21 125710 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua, 16O 10 22 16O 10 22 125720 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 16O 10 23 16O 10 23 125730 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 16O 10 24 16O 10 24 125740 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 16O 10 25 16O 10 25 125750 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah, 16O 10 26 16O 10 26 125760 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 16O 10 27 16O 10 27 125770 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 16O 10 28 16O 10 28 125780 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding; 16O 10 29 16O 10 29 125790 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; 16O 10 30 16O 10 30 125800 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: 16O 10 31 16O 10 31 125810 And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. 16O 10 32 16O 10 32 125820 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; 16O 10 33 16O 10 33 125830 For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God. 16O 10 34 16O 10 34 125840 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: 16O 10 35 16O 10 35 125850 And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD: 16O 10 36 16O 10 36 125860 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God: 16O 10 37 16O 10 37 125870 And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage. 16O 10 38 16O 10 38 125880 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house. 16O 10 39 16O 10 39 125890 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God. 16O 11 1 16O 11 1 125900 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities. 16O 11 2 16O 11 2 125910 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. 16O 11 3 16O 11 3 125920 Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants. 16O 11 4 16O 11 4 125930 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez; 16O 11 5 16O 11 5 125940 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 16O 11 6 16O 11 6 125950 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men. 16O 11 7 16O 11 7 125960 And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. 16O 11 8 16O 11 8 125970 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight. 16O 11 9 16O 11 9 125980 And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city. 16O 11 10 16O 11 10 125990 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin. 16O 11 11 16O 11 11 126000 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. 16O 11 12 16O 11 12 126010 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, 16O 11 13 16O 11 13 126020 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer, 16O 11 14 16O 11 14 126030 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men. 16O 11 15 16O 11 15 126040 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni; 16O 11 16 16O 11 16 126050 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God. 16O 11 17 16O 11 17 126060 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. 16O 11 18 16O 11 18 126070 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four. 16O 11 19 16O 11 19 126080 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. 16O 11 20 16O 11 20 126090 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 16O 11 21 16O 11 21 126100 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims. 16O 11 22 16O 11 22 126110 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God. 16O 11 23 16O 11 23 126120 For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 16O 11 24 16O 11 24 126130 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people. 16O 11 25 16O 11 25 126140 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof, 16O 11 26 16O 11 26 126150 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet, 16O 11 27 16O 11 27 126160 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer-sheba, and in the villages thereof, 16O 11 28 16O 11 28 126170 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 16O 11 29 16O 11 29 126180 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 16O 11 30 16O 11 30 126190 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 16O 11 31 16O 11 31 126200 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages, 16O 11 32 16O 11 32 126210 And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah, 16O 11 33 16O 11 33 126220 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim, 16O 11 34 16O 11 34 126230 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat, 16O 11 35 16O 11 35 126240 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen. 16O 11 36 16O 11 36 126250 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. 16O 12 1 16O 12 1 126260 Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 16O 12 2 16O 12 2 126270 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 16O 12 3 16O 12 3 126280 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 16O 12 4 16O 12 4 126290 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, 16O 12 5 16O 12 5 126300 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 16O 12 6 16O 12 6 126310 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jediah, 16O 12 7 16O 12 7 126320 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua. 16O 12 8 16O 12 8 126330 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren. 16O 12 9 16O 12 9 126340 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. 16O 12 10 16O 12 10 126350 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, 16O 12 11 16O 12 11 126360 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. 16O 12 12 16O 12 12 126370 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah; 16O 12 13 16O 12 13 126380 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan; 16O 12 14 16O 12 14 126390 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph; 16O 12 15 16O 12 15 126400 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai; 16O 12 16 16O 12 16 126410 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam; 16O 12 17 16O 12 17 126420 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai; 16O 12 18 16O 12 18 126430 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; 16O 12 19 16O 12 19 126440 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi; 16O 12 20 16O 12 20 126450 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; 16O 12 21 16O 12 21 126460 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. 16O 12 22 16O 12 22 126470 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. 16O 12 23 16O 12 23 126480 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib. 16O 12 24 16O 12 24 126490 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward. 16O 12 25 16O 12 25 126500 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates. 16O 12 26 16O 12 26 126510 These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. 16O 12 27 16O 12 27 126520 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. 16O 12 28 16O 12 28 126530 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi; 16O 12 29 16O 12 29 126540 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem. 16O 12 30 16O 12 30 126550 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall. 16O 12 31 16O 12 31 126560 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate: 16O 12 32 16O 12 32 126570 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah, 16O 12 33 16O 12 33 126580 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam, 16O 12 34 16O 12 34 126590 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah, 16O 12 35 16O 12 35 126600 And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph: 16O 12 36 16O 12 36 126610 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. 16O 12 37 16O 12 37 126620 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward. 16O 12 38 16O 12 38 126630 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall; 16O 12 39 16O 12 39 126640 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate. 16O 12 40 16O 12 40 126650 So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me: 16O 12 41 16O 12 41 126660 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets; 16O 12 42 16O 12 42 126670 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. 16O 12 43 16O 12 43 126680 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off. 16O 12 44 16O 12 44 126690 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. 16O 12 45 16O 12 45 126700 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 16O 12 46 16O 12 46 126710 For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. 16O 12 47 16O 12 47 126720 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron. 16O 13 1 16O 13 1 126730 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; 16O 13 2 16O 13 2 126740 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing. 16O 13 3 16O 13 3 126750 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 16O 13 4 16O 13 4 126760 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah: 16O 13 5 16O 13 5 126770 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests. 16O 13 6 16O 13 6 126780 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king: 16O 13 7 16O 13 7 126790 And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God. 16O 13 8 16O 13 8 126800 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. 16O 13 9 16O 13 9 126810 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense. 16O 13 10 16O 13 10 126820 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field. 16O 13 11 16O 13 11 126830 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 16O 13 12 16O 13 12 126840 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. 16O 13 13 16O 13 13 126850 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren. 16O 13 14 16O 13 14 126860 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. 16O 13 15 16O 13 15 126870 In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals. 16O 13 16 16O 13 16 126880 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 16O 13 17 16O 13 17 126890 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? 16O 13 18 16O 13 18 126900 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. 16O 13 19 16O 13 19 126910 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 16O 13 20 16O 13 20 126920 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 16O 13 21 16O 13 21 126930 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. 16O 13 22 16O 13 22 126940 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy. 16O 13 23 16O 13 23 126950 In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab: 16O 13 24 16O 13 24 126960 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people. 16O 13 25 16O 13 25 126970 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 16O 13 26 16O 13 26 126980 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. 16O 13 27 16O 13 27 126990 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives? 16O 13 28 16O 13 28 127000 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. 16O 13 29 16O 13 29 127010 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. 16O 13 30 16O 13 30 127020 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business; 16O 13 31 16O 13 31 127030 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. 17O 1 1 17O 1 1 127040 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 17O 1 2 17O 1 2 127050 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 17O 1 3 17O 1 3 127060 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 17O 1 4 17O 1 4 127070 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 17O 1 5 17O 1 5 127080 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; 17O 1 6 17O 1 6 127090 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. 17O 1 7 17O 1 7 127100 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. 17O 1 8 17O 1 8 127110 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. 17O 1 9 17O 1 9 127120 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 17O 1 10 17O 1 10 127130 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 17O 1 11 17O 1 11 127140 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 17O 1 12 17O 1 12 127150 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. 17O 1 13 17O 1 13 127160 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: 17O 1 14 17O 1 14 127170 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) 17O 1 15 17O 1 15 127180 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 17O 1 16 17O 1 16 127190 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 17O 1 17 17O 1 17 127200 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 17O 1 18 17O 1 18 127210 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 17O 1 19 17O 1 19 127220 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. 17O 1 20 17O 1 20 127230 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 17O 1 21 17O 1 21 127240 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: 17O 1 22 17O 1 22 127250 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people. 17O 2 1 17O 2 1 127260 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 17O 2 2 17O 2 2 127270 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 17O 2 3 17O 2 3 127280 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: 17O 2 4 17O 2 4 127290 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. 17O 2 5 17O 2 5 127300 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; 17O 2 6 17O 2 6 127310 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. 17O 2 7 17O 2 7 127320 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. 17O 2 8 17O 2 8 127330 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. 17O 2 9 17O 2 9 127340 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women. 17O 2 10 17O 2 10 127350 Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it. 17O 2 11 17O 2 11 127360 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 17O 2 12 17O 2 12 127370 Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;) 17O 2 13 17O 2 13 127380 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house. 17O 2 14 17O 2 14 127390 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name. 17O 2 15 17O 2 15 127400 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 17O 2 16 17O 2 16 127410 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 17O 2 17 17O 2 17 127420 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 17O 2 18 17O 2 18 127430 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. 17O 2 19 17O 2 19 127440 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. 17O 2 20 17O 2 20 127450 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. 17O 2 21 17O 2 21 127460 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 17O 2 22 17O 2 22 127470 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. 17O 2 23 17O 2 23 127480 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. 17O 3 1 17O 3 1 127490 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. 17O 3 2 17O 3 2 127500 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. 17O 3 3 17O 3 3 127510 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment? 17O 3 4 17O 3 4 127520 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. 17O 3 5 17O 3 5 127530 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 17O 3 6 17O 3 6 127540 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. 17O 3 7 17O 3 7 127550 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 17O 3 8 17O 3 8 127560 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. 17O 3 9 17O 3 9 127570 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. 17O 3 10 17O 3 10 127580 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. 17O 3 11 17O 3 11 127590 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. 17O 3 12 17O 3 12 127600 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 17O 3 13 17O 3 13 127610 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. 17O 3 14 17O 3 14 127620 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. 17O 3 15 17O 3 15 127630 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. 17O 4 1 17O 4 1 127640 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; 17O 4 2 17O 4 2 127650 And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 17O 4 3 17O 4 3 127660 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 17O 4 4 17O 4 4 127670 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. 17O 4 5 17O 4 5 127680 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. 17O 4 6 17O 4 6 127690 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate. 17O 4 7 17O 4 7 127700 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. 17O 4 8 17O 4 8 127710 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. 17O 4 9 17O 4 9 127720 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. 17O 4 10 17O 4 10 127730 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai; 17O 4 11 17O 4 11 127740 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. 17O 4 12 17O 4 12 127750 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 17O 4 13 17O 4 13 127760 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 17O 4 14 17O 4 14 127770 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 17O 4 15 17O 4 15 127780 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, 17O 4 16 17O 4 16 127790 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. 17O 4 17 17O 4 17 127800 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. 17O 5 1 17O 5 1 127810 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 17O 5 2 17O 5 2 127820 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. 17O 5 3 17O 5 3 127830 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. 17O 5 4 17O 5 4 127840 And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. 17O 5 5 17O 5 5 127850 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 17O 5 6 17O 5 6 127860 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 17O 5 7 17O 5 7 127870 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; 17O 5 8 17O 5 8 127880 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king hath said. 17O 5 9 17O 5 9 127890 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 17O 5 10 17O 5 10 127900 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 17O 5 11 17O 5 11 127910 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. 17O 5 12 17O 5 12 127920 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. 17O 5 13 17O 5 13 127930 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. 17O 5 14 17O 5 14 127940 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. 17O 6 1 17O 6 1 127950 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. 17O 6 2 17O 6 2 127960 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 17O 6 3 17O 6 3 127970 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. 17O 6 4 17O 6 4 127980 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 17O 6 5 17O 6 5 127990 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. 17O 6 6 17O 6 6 128000 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? 17O 6 7 17O 6 7 128010 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 17O 6 8 17O 6 8 128020 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: 17O 6 9 17O 6 9 128030 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 17O 6 10 17O 6 10 128040 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou has spoken. 17O 6 11 17O 6 11 128050 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 17O 6 12 17O 6 12 128060 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. 17O 6 13 17O 6 13 128070 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 17O 6 14 17O 6 14 128080 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. 17O 7 1 17O 7 1 128090 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 17O 7 2 17O 7 2 128100 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. 17O 7 3 17O 7 3 128110 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: 17O 7 4 17O 7 4 128120 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. 17O 7 5 17O 7 5 128130 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 17O 7 6 17O 7 6 128140 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. 17O 7 7 17O 7 7 128150 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. 17O 7 8 17O 7 8 128160 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 17O 7 9 17O 7 9 128170 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 17O 7 10 17O 7 10 128180 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. 17O 8 1 17O 8 1 128190 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 17O 8 2 17O 8 2 128200 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 17O 8 3 17O 8 3 128210 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 17O 8 4 17O 8 4 128220 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 17O 8 5 17O 8 5 128230 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: 17O 8 6 17O 8 6 128240 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? 17O 8 7 17O 8 7 128250 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews. 17O 8 8 17O 8 8 128260 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. 17O 8 9 17O 8 9 128270 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. 17O 8 10 17O 8 10 128280 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: 17O 8 11 17O 8 11 128290 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, 17O 8 12 17O 8 12 128300 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 17O 8 13 17O 8 13 128310 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 17O 8 14 17O 8 14 128320 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace. 17O 8 15 17O 8 15 128330 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 17O 8 16 17O 8 16 128340 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 17O 8 17 17O 8 17 128350 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 17O 9 1 17O 9 1 128360 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) 17O 9 2 17O 9 2 128370 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people. 17O 9 3 17O 9 3 128380 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. 17O 9 4 17O 9 4 128390 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. 17O 9 5 17O 9 5 128400 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. 17O 9 6 17O 9 6 128410 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 17O 9 7 17O 9 7 128420 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, 17O 9 8 17O 9 8 128430 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, 17O 9 9 17O 9 9 128440 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, 17O 9 10 17O 9 10 128450 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand. 17O 9 11 17O 9 11 128460 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. 17O 9 12 17O 9 12 128470 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done. 17O 9 13 17O 9 13 128480 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 17O 9 14 17O 9 14 128490 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. 17O 9 15 17O 9 15 128500 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. 17O 9 16 17O 9 16 128510 But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey, 17O 9 17 17O 9 17 128520 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 17O 9 18 17O 9 18 128530 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof; and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 17O 9 19 17O 9 19 128540 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. 17O 9 20 17O 9 20 128550 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, 17O 9 21 17O 9 21 128560 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 17O 9 22 17O 9 22 128570 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 17O 9 23 17O 9 23 128580 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; 17O 9 24 17O 9 24 128590 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; 17O 9 25 17O 9 25 128600 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 17O 9 26 17O 9 26 128610 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, 17O 9 27 17O 9 27 128620 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; 17O 9 28 17O 9 28 128630 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. 17O 9 29 17O 9 29 128640 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. 17O 9 30 17O 9 30 128650 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, 17O 9 31 17O 9 31 128660 To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. 17O 9 32 17O 9 32 128670 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. 17O 10 1 17O 10 1 128680 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 17O 10 2 17O 10 2 128690 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 17O 10 3 17O 10 3 128700 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. 18O 1 1 18O 1 1 128710 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 18O 1 2 18O 1 2 128720 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 18O 1 3 18O 1 3 128730 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 18O 1 4 18O 1 4 128740 And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 18O 1 5 18O 1 5 128750 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. 18O 1 6 18O 1 6 128760 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. 18O 1 7 18O 1 7 128770 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 18O 1 8 18O 1 8 128780 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? 18O 1 9 18O 1 9 128790 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? 18O 1 10 18O 1 10 128800 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. 18O 1 11 18O 1 11 128810 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face. 18O 1 12 18O 1 12 128820 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. 18O 1 13 18O 1 13 128830 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 18O 1 14 18O 1 14 128840 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: 18O 1 15 18O 1 15 128850 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18O 1 16 18O 1 16 128860 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18O 1 17 18O 1 17 128870 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18O 1 18 18O 1 18 128880 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: 18O 1 19 18O 1 19 128890 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18O 1 20 18O 1 20 128900 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, 18O 1 21 18O 1 21 128910 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. 18O 1 22 18O 1 22 128920 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly. 18O 2 1 18O 2 1 128930 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. 18O 2 2 18O 2 2 128940 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 18O 2 3 18O 2 3 128950 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 18O 2 4 18O 2 4 128960 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 18O 2 5 18O 2 5 128970 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 18O 2 6 18O 2 6 128980 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. 18O 2 7 18O 2 7 128990 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 18O 2 8 18O 2 8 129000 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 18O 2 9 18O 2 9 129010 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 18O 2 10 18O 2 10 129020 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 18O 2 11 18O 2 11 129030 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. 18O 2 12 18O 2 12 129040 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. 18O 2 13 18O 2 13 129050 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great. 18O 3 1 18O 3 1 129060 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. 18O 3 2 18O 3 2 129070 And Job spake, and said, 18O 3 3 18O 3 3 129080 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived. 18O 3 4 18O 3 4 129090 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it. 18O 3 5 18O 3 5 129100 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it. 18O 3 6 18O 3 6 129110 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months. 18O 3 7 18O 3 7 129120 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein. 18O 3 8 18O 3 8 129130 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. 18O 3 9 18O 3 9 129140 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: 18O 3 10 18O 3 10 129150 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. 18O 3 11 18O 3 11 129160 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? 18O 3 12 18O 3 12 129170 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? 18O 3 13 18O 3 13 129180 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, 18O 3 14 18O 3 14 129190 With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; 18O 3 15 18O 3 15 129200 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver: 18O 3 16 18O 3 16 129210 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light. 18O 3 17 18O 3 17 129220 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. 18O 3 18 18O 3 18 129230 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. 18O 3 19 18O 3 19 129240 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. 18O 3 20 18O 3 20 129250 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul; 18O 3 21 18O 3 21 129260 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures; 18O 3 22 18O 3 22 129270 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave? 18O 3 23 18O 3 23 129280 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? 18O 3 24 18O 3 24 129290 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters. 18O 3 25 18O 3 25 129300 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. 18O 3 26 18O 3 26 129310 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came. 18O 4 1 18O 4 1 129320 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 18O 4 2 18O 4 2 129330 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking? 18O 4 3 18O 4 3 129340 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 18O 4 4 18O 4 4 129350 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees. 18O 4 5 18O 4 5 129360 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled. 18O 4 6 18O 4 6 129370 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? 18O 4 7 18O 4 7 129380 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off? 18O 4 8 18O 4 8 129390 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 18O 4 9 18O 4 9 129400 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed. 18O 4 10 18O 4 10 129410 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 18O 4 11 18O 4 11 129420 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. 18O 4 12 18O 4 12 129430 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 18O 4 13 18O 4 13 129440 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, 18O 4 14 18O 4 14 129450 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. 18O 4 15 18O 4 15 129460 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: 18O 4 16 18O 4 16 129470 It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 18O 4 17 18O 4 17 129480 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? 18O 4 18 18O 4 18 129490 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly: 18O 4 19 18O 4 19 129500 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? 18O 4 20 18O 4 20 129510 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. 18O 4 21 18O 4 21 129520 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. 18O 5 1 18O 5 1 129530 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to which of the saints wilt thou turn? 18O 5 2 18O 5 2 129540 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. 18O 5 3 18O 5 3 129550 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. 18O 5 4 18O 5 4 129560 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. 18O 5 5 18O 5 5 129570 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance. 18O 5 6 18O 5 6 129580 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 18O 5 7 18O 5 7 129590 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 18O 5 8 18O 5 8 129600 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 18O 5 9 18O 5 9 129610 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 18O 5 10 18O 5 10 129620 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 18O 5 11 18O 5 11 129630 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 18O 5 12 18O 5 12 129640 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise. 18O 5 13 18O 5 13 129650 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. 18O 5 14 18O 5 14 129660 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 18O 5 15 18O 5 15 129670 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. 18O 5 16 18O 5 16 129680 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth. 18O 5 17 18O 5 17 129690 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18O 5 18 18O 5 18 129700 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 18O 5 19 18O 5 19 129710 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 18O 5 20 18O 5 20 129720 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 18O 5 21 18O 5 21 129730 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 18O 5 22 18O 5 22 129740 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. 18O 5 23 18O 5 23 129750 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. 18O 5 24 18O 5 24 129760 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. 18O 5 25 18O 5 25 129770 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth. 18O 5 26 18O 5 26 129780 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season. 18O 5 27 18O 5 27 129790 Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good. 18O 6 1 18O 6 1 129800 But Job answered and said, 18O 6 2 18O 6 2 129810 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! 18O 6 3 18O 6 3 129820 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea: therefore my words are swallowed up. 18O 6 4 18O 6 4 129830 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. 18O 6 5 18O 6 5 129840 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? 18O 6 6 18O 6 6 129850 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg? 18O 6 7 18O 6 7 129860 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 18O 6 8 18O 6 8 129870 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 18O 6 9 18O 6 9 129880 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he would let loose his hand, and cut me off! 18O 6 10 18O 6 10 129890 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One. 18O 6 11 18O 6 11 129900 What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life? 18O 6 12 18O 6 12 129910 Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass? 18O 6 13 18O 6 13 129920 Is not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite from me? 18O 6 14 18O 6 14 129930 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 18O 6 15 18O 6 15 129940 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away; 18O 6 16 18O 6 16 129950 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid: 18O 6 17 18O 6 17 129960 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place. 18O 6 18 18O 6 18 129970 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish. 18O 6 19 18O 6 19 129980 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. 18O 6 20 18O 6 20 129990 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed. 18O 6 21 18O 6 21 130000 For now ye are nothing; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. 18O 6 22 18O 6 22 130010 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? 18O 6 23 18O 6 23 130020 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? 18O 6 24 18O 6 24 130030 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred. 18O 6 25 18O 6 25 130040 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? 18O 6 26 18O 6 26 130050 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind? 18O 6 27 18O 6 27 130060 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. 18O 6 28 18O 6 28 130070 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie. 18O 6 29 18O 6 29 130080 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it. 18O 6 30 18O 6 30 130090 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? 18O 7 1 18O 7 1 130100 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? 18O 7 2 18O 7 2 130110 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: 18O 7 3 18O 7 3 130120 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me. 18O 7 4 18O 7 4 130130 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day. 18O 7 5 18O 7 5 130140 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome. 18O 7 6 18O 7 6 130150 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope. 18O 7 7 18O 7 7 130160 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. 18O 7 8 18O 7 8 130170 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. 18O 7 9 18O 7 9 130180 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more. 18O 7 10 18O 7 10 130190 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more. 18O 7 11 18O 7 11 130200 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. 18O 7 12 18O 7 12 130210 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? 18O 7 13 18O 7 13 130220 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; 18O 7 14 18O 7 14 130230 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: 18O 7 15 18O 7 15 130240 So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. 18O 7 16 18O 7 16 130250 I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity. 18O 7 17 18O 7 17 130260 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18O 7 18 18O 7 18 130270 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? 18O 7 19 18O 7 19 130280 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 18O 7 20 18O 7 20 130290 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? 18O 7 21 18O 7 21 130300 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be. 18O 8 1 18O 8 1 130310 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 18O 8 2 18O 8 2 130320 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? 18O 8 3 18O 8 3 130330 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? 18O 8 4 18O 8 4 130340 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; 18O 8 5 18O 8 5 130350 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; 18O 8 6 18O 8 6 130360 If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 18O 8 7 18O 8 7 130370 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 18O 8 8 18O 8 8 130380 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 18O 8 9 18O 8 9 130390 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow:) 18O 8 10 18O 8 10 130400 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart? 18O 8 11 18O 8 11 130410 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without water? 18O 8 12 18O 8 12 130420 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth before any other herb. 18O 8 13 18O 8 13 130430 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: 18O 8 14 18O 8 14 130440 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust shall be a spider's web. 18O 8 15 18O 8 15 130450 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 18O 8 16 18O 8 16 130460 He is green before the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. 18O 8 17 18O 8 17 130470 His roots are wrapped about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. 18O 8 18 18O 8 18 130480 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. 18O 8 19 18O 8 19 130490 Behold, this is the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. 18O 8 20 18O 8 20 130500 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: 18O 8 21 18O 8 21 130510 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 18O 8 22 18O 8 22 130520 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. 18O 9 1 18O 9 1 130530 Then Job answered and said, 18O 9 2 18O 9 2 130540 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God? 18O 9 3 18O 9 3 130550 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand. 18O 9 4 18O 9 4 130560 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? 18O 9 5 18O 9 5 130570 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger. 18O 9 6 18O 9 6 130580 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 18O 9 7 18O 9 7 130590 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars. 18O 9 8 18O 9 8 130600 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea. 18O 9 9 18O 9 9 130610 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. 18O 9 10 18O 9 10 130620 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number. 18O 9 11 18O 9 11 130630 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not. 18O 9 12 18O 9 12 130640 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? 18O 9 13 18O 9 13 130650 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him. 18O 9 14 18O 9 14 130660 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him? 18O 9 15 18O 9 15 130670 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 18O 9 16 18O 9 16 130680 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 18O 9 17 18O 9 17 130690 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause. 18O 9 18 18O 9 18 130700 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. 18O 9 19 18O 9 19 130710 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead? 18O 9 20 18O 9 20 130720 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. 18O 9 21 18O 9 21 130730 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. 18O 9 22 18O 9 22 130740 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked. 18O 9 23 18O 9 23 130750 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 18O 9 24 18O 9 24 130760 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he? 18O 9 25 18O 9 25 130770 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. 18O 9 26 18O 9 26 130780 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey. 18O 9 27 18O 9 27 130790 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself: 18O 9 28 18O 9 28 130800 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent. 18O 9 29 18O 9 29 130810 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain? 18O 9 30 18O 9 30 130820 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean; 18O 9 31 18O 9 31 130830 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. 18O 9 32 18O 9 32 130840 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. 18O 9 33 18O 9 33 130850 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 18O 9 34 18O 9 34 130860 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me: 18O 9 35 18O 9 35 130870 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me. 18O 10 1 18O 10 1 130880 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 18O 10 2 18O 10 2 130890 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. 18O 10 3 18O 10 3 130900 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked? 18O 10 4 18O 10 4 130910 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth? 18O 10 5 18O 10 5 130920 Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days, 18O 10 6 18O 10 6 130930 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin? 18O 10 7 18O 10 7 130940 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand. 18O 10 8 18O 10 8 130950 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me. 18O 10 9 18O 10 9 130960 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again? 18O 10 10 18O 10 10 130970 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese? 18O 10 11 18O 10 11 130980 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. 18O 10 12 18O 10 12 130990 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. 18O 10 13 18O 10 13 131000 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee. 18O 10 14 18O 10 14 131010 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity. 18O 10 15 18O 10 15 131020 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction; 18O 10 16 18O 10 16 131030 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. 18O 10 17 18O 10 17 131040 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me. 18O 10 18 18O 10 18 131050 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me! 18O 10 19 18O 10 19 131060 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave. 18O 10 20 18O 10 20 131070 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little, 18O 10 21 18O 10 21 131080 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 18O 10 22 18O 10 22 131090 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness. 18O 11 1 18O 11 1 131100 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 18O 11 2 18O 11 2 131110 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified? 18O 11 3 18O 11 3 131120 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? 18O 11 4 18O 11 4 131130 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 18O 11 5 18O 11 5 131140 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 18O 11 6 18O 11 6 131150 And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. 18O 11 7 18O 11 7 131160 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? 18O 11 8 18O 11 8 131170 It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? 18O 11 9 18O 11 9 131180 The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. 18O 11 10 18O 11 10 131190 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him? 18O 11 11 18O 11 11 131200 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider it? 18O 11 12 18O 11 12 131210 For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 18O 11 13 18O 11 13 131220 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; 18O 11 14 18O 11 14 131230 If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 18O 11 15 18O 11 15 131240 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: 18O 11 16 18O 11 16 131250 Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: 18O 11 17 18O 11 17 131260 And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning. 18O 11 18 18O 11 18 131270 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety. 18O 11 19 18O 11 19 131280 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee. 18O 11 20 18O 11 20 131290 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. 18O 12 1 18O 12 1 131300 And Job answered and said, 18O 12 2 18O 12 2 131310 No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you. 18O 12 3 18O 12 3 131320 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? 18O 12 4 18O 12 4 131330 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. 18O 12 5 18O 12 5 131340 He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease. 18O 12 6 18O 12 6 131350 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 18O 12 7 18O 12 7 131360 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 18O 12 8 18O 12 8 131370 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 18O 12 9 18O 12 9 131380 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 18O 12 10 18O 12 10 131390 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 18O 12 11 18O 12 11 131400 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? 18O 12 12 18O 12 12 131410 With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. 18O 12 13 18O 12 13 131420 With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. 18O 12 14 18O 12 14 131430 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening. 18O 12 15 18O 12 15 131440 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth. 18O 12 16 18O 12 16 131450 With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. 18O 12 17 18O 12 17 131460 He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. 18O 12 18 18O 12 18 131470 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle. 18O 12 19 18O 12 19 131480 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty. 18O 12 20 18O 12 20 131490 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. 18O 12 21 18O 12 21 131500 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. 18O 12 22 18O 12 22 131510 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death. 18O 12 23 18O 12 23 131520 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. 18O 12 24 18O 12 24 131530 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way. 18O 12 25 18O 12 25 131540 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. 18O 13 1 18O 13 1 131550 Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 18O 13 2 18O 13 2 131560 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. 18O 13 3 18O 13 3 131570 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. 18O 13 4 18O 13 4 131580 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. 18O 13 5 18O 13 5 131590 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom. 18O 13 6 18O 13 6 131600 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. 18O 13 7 18O 13 7 131610 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him? 18O 13 8 18O 13 8 131620 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God? 18O 13 9 18O 13 9 131630 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? 18O 13 10 18O 13 10 131640 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons. 18O 13 11 18O 13 11 131650 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you? 18O 13 12 18O 13 12 131660 Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 18O 13 13 18O 13 13 131670 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. 18O 13 14 18O 13 14 131680 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand? 18O 13 15 18O 13 15 131690 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him. 18O 13 16 18O 13 16 131700 He also shall be my salvation: for an hypocrite shall not come before him. 18O 13 17 18O 13 17 131710 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears. 18O 13 18 18O 13 18 131720 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. 18O 13 19 18O 13 19 131730 Who is he that will plead with me? for now, if I hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost. 18O 13 20 18O 13 20 131740 Only do not two things unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee. 18O 13 21 18O 13 21 131750 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 18O 13 22 18O 13 22 131760 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak, and answer thou me. 18O 13 23 18O 13 23 131770 How many are mine iniquities and sins? make me to know my transgression and my sin. 18O 13 24 18O 13 24 131780 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy? 18O 13 25 18O 13 25 131790 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble? 18O 13 26 18O 13 26 131800 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. 18O 13 27 18O 13 27 131810 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet. 18O 13 28 18O 13 28 131820 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. 18O 14 1 18O 14 1 131830 Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 18O 14 2 18O 14 2 131840 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. 18O 14 3 18O 14 3 131850 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judgment with thee? 18O 14 4 18O 14 4 131860 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. 18O 14 5 18O 14 5 131870 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; 18O 14 6 18O 14 6 131880 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day. 18O 14 7 18O 14 7 131890 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. 18O 14 8 18O 14 8 131900 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; 18O 14 9 18O 14 9 131910 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 18O 14 10 18O 14 10 131920 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? 18O 14 11 18O 14 11 131930 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up: 18O 14 12 18O 14 12 131940 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 18O 14 13 18O 14 13 131950 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! 18O 14 14 18O 14 14 131960 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. 18O 14 15 18O 14 15 131970 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. 18O 14 16 18O 14 16 131980 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? 18O 14 17 18O 14 17 131990 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 18O 14 18 18O 14 18 132000 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and the rock is removed out of his place. 18O 14 19 18O 14 19 132010 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; and thou destroyest the hope of man. 18O 14 20 18O 14 20 132020 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. 18O 14 21 18O 14 21 132030 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 18O 14 22 18O 14 22 132040 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. 18O 15 1 18O 15 1 132050 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 18O 15 2 18O 15 2 132060 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 18O 15 3 18O 15 3 132070 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 18O 15 4 18O 15 4 132080 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 18O 15 5 18O 15 5 132090 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 18O 15 6 18O 15 6 132100 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 18O 15 7 18O 15 7 132110 Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills? 18O 15 8 18O 15 8 132120 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself? 18O 15 9 18O 15 9 132130 What knowest thou, that we know not? what understandest thou, which is not in us? 18O 15 10 18O 15 10 132140 With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father. 18O 15 11 18O 15 11 132150 Are the consolations of God small with thee? is there any secret thing with thee? 18O 15 12 18O 15 12 132160 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy eyes wink at, 18O 15 13 18O 15 13 132170 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth? 18O 15 14 18O 15 14 132180 What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous? 18O 15 15 18O 15 15 132190 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 18O 15 16 18O 15 16 132200 How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water? 18O 15 17 18O 15 17 132210 I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; 18O 15 18 18O 15 18 132220 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it: 18O 15 19 18O 15 19 132230 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger passed among them. 18O 15 20 18O 15 20 132240 The wicked man travaileth with pain all his days, and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor. 18O 15 21 18O 15 21 132250 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 18O 15 22 18O 15 22 132260 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword. 18O 15 23 18O 15 23 132270 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 18O 15 24 18O 15 24 132280 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle. 18O 15 25 18O 15 25 132290 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and strengtheneth himself against the Almighty. 18O 15 26 18O 15 26 132300 He runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: 18O 15 27 18O 15 27 132310 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanks. 18O 15 28 18O 15 28 132320 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps. 18O 15 29 18O 15 29 132330 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon the earth. 18O 15 30 18O 15 30 132340 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away. 18O 15 31 18O 15 31 132350 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence. 18O 15 32 18O 15 32 132360 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. 18O 15 33 18O 15 33 132370 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive. 18O 15 34 18O 15 34 132380 For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. 18O 15 35 18O 15 35 132390 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit. 18O 16 1 18O 16 1 132400 Then Job answered and said, 18O 16 2 18O 16 2 132410 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. 18O 16 3 18O 16 3 132420 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? 18O 16 4 18O 16 4 132430 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. 18O 16 5 18O 16 5 132440 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief. 18O 16 6 18O 16 6 132450 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased? 18O 16 7 18O 16 7 132460 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company. 18O 16 8 18O 16 8 132470 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. 18O 16 9 18O 16 9 132480 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. 18O 16 10 18O 16 10 132490 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. 18O 16 11 18O 16 11 132500 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. 18O 16 12 18O 16 12 132510 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 18O 16 13 18O 16 13 132520 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. 18O 16 14 18O 16 14 132530 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. 18O 16 15 18O 16 15 132540 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. 18O 16 16 18O 16 16 132550 My face is foul with weeping, and my eyelids is the shadow of death; 18O 16 17 18O 16 17 132560 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18O 16 18 18O 16 18 132570 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 18O 16 19 18O 16 19 132580 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 18O 16 20 18O 16 20 132590 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 18O 16 21 18O 16 21 132600 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! 18O 16 22 18O 16 22 132610 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. 18O 17 1 18O 17 1 132620 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 18O 17 2 18O 17 2 132630 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 18O 17 3 18O 17 3 132640 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 18O 17 4 18O 17 4 132650 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 18O 17 5 18O 17 5 132660 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 18O 17 6 18O 17 6 132670 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret. 18O 17 7 18O 17 7 132680 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. 18O 17 8 18O 17 8 132690 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. 18O 17 9 18O 17 9 132700 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. 18O 17 10 18O 17 10 132710 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. 18O 17 11 18O 17 11 132720 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. 18O 17 12 18O 17 12 132730 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. 18O 17 13 18O 17 13 132740 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 18O 17 14 18O 17 14 132750 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou are my mother, and my sister. 18O 17 15 18O 17 15 132760 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 18O 17 16 18O 17 16 132770 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust. 18O 18 1 18O 18 1 132780 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 18O 18 2 18O 18 2 132790 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 18O 18 3 18O 18 3 132800 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 18O 18 4 18O 18 4 132810 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place? 18O 18 5 18O 18 5 132820 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 18O 18 6 18O 18 6 132830 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 18O 18 7 18O 18 7 132840 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 18O 18 8 18O 18 8 132850 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 18O 18 9 18O 18 9 132860 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 18O 18 10 18O 18 10 132870 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way. 18O 18 11 18O 18 11 132880 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 18O 18 12 18O 18 12 132890 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 18O 18 13 18O 18 13 132900 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 18O 18 14 18O 18 14 132910 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 18O 18 15 18O 18 15 132920 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 18O 18 16 18O 18 16 132930 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 18O 18 17 18O 18 17 132940 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18O 18 18 18O 18 18 132950 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 18O 18 19 18O 18 19 132960 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 18O 18 20 18O 18 20 132970 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. 18O 18 21 18O 18 21 132980 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. 18O 19 1 18O 19 1 132990 Then Job answered and said, 18O 19 2 18O 19 2 133000 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 18O 19 3 18O 19 3 133010 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me. 18O 19 4 18O 19 4 133020 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 18O 19 5 18O 19 5 133030 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: 18O 19 6 18O 19 6 133040 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. 18O 19 7 18O 19 7 133050 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment. 18O 19 8 18O 19 8 133060 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 18O 19 9 18O 19 9 133070 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 18O 19 10 18O 19 10 133080 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 18O 19 11 18O 19 11 133090 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 18O 19 12 18O 19 12 133100 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle. 18O 19 13 18O 19 13 133110 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. 18O 19 14 18O 19 14 133120 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. 18O 19 15 18O 19 15 133130 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight. 18O 19 16 18O 19 16 133140 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth. 18O 19 17 18O 19 17 133150 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body. 18O 19 18 18O 19 18 133160 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. 18O 19 19 18O 19 19 133170 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. 18O 19 20 18O 19 20 133180 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. 18O 19 21 18O 19 21 133190 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me. 18O 19 22 18O 19 22 133200 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh? 18O 19 23 18O 19 23 133210 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! 18O 19 24 18O 19 24 133220 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 18O 19 25 18O 19 25 133230 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 18O 19 26 18O 19 26 133240 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 18O 19 27 18O 19 27 133250 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. 18O 19 28 18O 19 28 133260 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? 18O 19 29 18O 19 29 133270 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment. 18O 20 1 18O 20 1 133280 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 18O 20 2 18O 20 2 133290 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste. 18O 20 3 18O 20 3 133300 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. 18O 20 4 18O 20 4 133310 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 18O 20 5 18O 20 5 133320 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? 18O 20 6 18O 20 6 133330 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; 18O 20 7 18O 20 7 133340 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? 18O 20 8 18O 20 8 133350 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. 18O 20 9 18O 20 9 133360 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. 18O 20 10 18O 20 10 133370 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. 18O 20 11 18O 20 11 133380 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. 18O 20 12 18O 20 12 133390 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue; 18O 20 13 18O 20 13 133400 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: 18O 20 14 18O 20 14 133410 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. 18O 20 15 18O 20 15 133420 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly. 18O 20 16 18O 20 16 133430 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. 18O 20 17 18O 20 17 133440 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. 18O 20 18 18O 20 18 133450 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. 18O 20 19 18O 20 19 133460 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; 18O 20 20 18O 20 20 133470 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 18O 20 21 18O 20 21 133480 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. 18O 20 22 18O 20 22 133490 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. 18O 20 23 18O 20 23 133500 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating. 18O 20 24 18O 20 24 133510 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through. 18O 20 25 18O 20 25 133520 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him. 18O 20 26 18O 20 26 133530 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 18O 20 27 18O 20 27 133540 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. 18O 20 28 18O 20 28 133550 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 18O 20 29 18O 20 29 133560 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God. 18O 21 1 18O 21 1 133570 But Job answered and said, 18O 21 2 18O 21 2 133580 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations. 18O 21 3 18O 21 3 133590 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on. 18O 21 4 18O 21 4 133600 As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled? 18O 21 5 18O 21 5 133610 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth. 18O 21 6 18O 21 6 133620 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. 18O 21 7 18O 21 7 133630 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? 18O 21 8 18O 21 8 133640 Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. 18O 21 9 18O 21 9 133650 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. 18O 21 10 18O 21 10 133660 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf. 18O 21 11 18O 21 11 133670 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. 18O 21 12 18O 21 12 133680 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. 18O 21 13 18O 21 13 133690 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. 18O 21 14 18O 21 14 133700 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. 18O 21 15 18O 21 15 133710 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? 18O 21 16 18O 21 16 133720 Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 18O 21 17 18O 21 17 133730 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. 18O 21 18 18O 21 18 133740 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away. 18O 21 19 18O 21 19 133750 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it. 18O 21 20 18O 21 20 133760 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty. 18O 21 21 18O 21 21 133770 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst? 18O 21 22 18O 21 22 133780 Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. 18O 21 23 18O 21 23 133790 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet. 18O 21 24 18O 21 24 133800 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 18O 21 25 18O 21 25 133810 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure. 18O 21 26 18O 21 26 133820 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them. 18O 21 27 18O 21 27 133830 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me. 18O 21 28 18O 21 28 133840 For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked? 18O 21 29 18O 21 29 133850 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens, 18O 21 30 18O 21 30 133860 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath. 18O 21 31 18O 21 31 133870 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done? 18O 21 32 18O 21 32 133880 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 18O 21 33 18O 21 33 133890 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him. 18O 21 34 18O 21 34 133900 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? 18O 22 1 18O 22 1 133910 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 18O 22 2 18O 22 2 133920 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? 18O 22 3 18O 22 3 133930 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect? 18O 22 4 18O 22 4 133940 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter with thee into judgment? 18O 22 5 18O 22 5 133950 Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite? 18O 22 6 18O 22 6 133960 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing. 18O 22 7 18O 22 7 133970 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry. 18O 22 8 18O 22 8 133980 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it. 18O 22 9 18O 22 9 133990 Thou has sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. 18O 22 10 18O 22 10 134000 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee; 18O 22 11 18O 22 11 134010 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee. 18O 22 12 18O 22 12 134020 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 18O 22 13 18O 22 13 134030 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 18O 22 14 18O 22 14 134040 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. 18O 22 15 18O 22 15 134050 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden? 18O 22 16 18O 22 16 134060 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood: 18O 22 17 18O 22 17 134070 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the Almighty do for them? 18O 22 18 18O 22 18 134080 Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me. 18O 22 19 18O 22 19 134090 The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn. 18O 22 20 18O 22 20 134100 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth. 18O 22 21 18O 22 21 134110 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 18O 22 22 18O 22 22 134120 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 18O 22 23 18O 22 23 134130 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 18O 22 24 18O 22 24 134140 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 18O 22 25 18O 22 25 134150 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. 18O 22 26 18O 22 26 134160 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God. 18O 22 27 18O 22 27 134170 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows. 18O 22 28 18O 22 28 134180 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. 18O 22 29 18O 22 29 134190 When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person. 18O 22 30 18O 22 30 134200 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands. 18O 23 1 18O 23 1 134210 Then Job answered and said, 18O 23 2 18O 23 2 134220 Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning. 18O 23 3 18O 23 3 134230 Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat! 18O 23 4 18O 23 4 134240 I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments. 18O 23 5 18O 23 5 134250 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me. 18O 23 6 18O 23 6 134260 Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me. 18O 23 7 18O 23 7 134270 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge. 18O 23 8 18O 23 8 134280 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: 18O 23 9 18O 23 9 134290 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: 18O 23 10 18O 23 10 134300 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 18O 23 11 18O 23 11 134310 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 18O 23 12 18O 23 12 134320 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. 18O 23 13 18O 23 13 134330 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth. 18O 23 14 18O 23 14 134340 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him. 18O 23 15 18O 23 15 134350 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him. 18O 23 16 18O 23 16 134360 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me: 18O 23 17 18O 23 17 134370 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face. 18O 24 1 18O 24 1 134380 Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do they that know him not see his days? 18O 24 2 18O 24 2 134390 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. 18O 24 3 18O 24 3 134400 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge. 18O 24 4 18O 24 4 134410 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. 18O 24 5 18O 24 5 134420 Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. 18O 24 6 18O 24 6 134430 They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked. 18O 24 7 18O 24 7 134440 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. 18O 24 8 18O 24 8 134450 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. 18O 24 9 18O 24 9 134460 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor. 18O 24 10 18O 24 10 134470 They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaf from the hungry; 18O 24 11 18O 24 11 134480 Which make oil within their walls, and tread their winepresses, and suffer thirst. 18O 24 12 18O 24 12 134490 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them. 18O 24 13 18O 24 13 134500 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof. 18O 24 14 18O 24 14 134510 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. 18O 24 15 18O 24 15 134520 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. 18O 24 16 18O 24 16 134530 In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light. 18O 24 17 18O 24 17 134540 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death. 18O 24 18 18O 24 18 134550 He is swift as the waters; their portion is cursed in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards. 18O 24 19 18O 24 19 134560 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: so doth the grave those which have sinned. 18O 24 20 18O 24 20 134570 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness shall be broken as a tree. 18O 24 21 18O 24 21 134580 He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. 18O 24 22 18O 24 22 134590 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life. 18O 24 23 18O 24 23 134600 Though it be given him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are upon their ways. 18O 24 24 18O 24 24 134610 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. 18O 24 25 18O 24 25 134620 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth? 18O 25 1 18O 25 1 134630 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 18O 25 2 18O 25 2 134640 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. 18O 25 3 18O 25 3 134650 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise? 18O 25 4 18O 25 4 134660 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman? 18O 25 5 18O 25 5 134670 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight. 18O 25 6 18O 25 6 134680 How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm? 18O 26 1 18O 26 1 134690 But Job answered and said, 18O 26 2 18O 26 2 134700 How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength? 18O 26 3 18O 26 3 134710 How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is? 18O 26 4 18O 26 4 134720 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee? 18O 26 5 18O 26 5 134730 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 18O 26 6 18O 26 6 134740 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. 18O 26 7 18O 26 7 134750 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. 18O 26 8 18O 26 8 134760 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. 18O 26 9 18O 26 9 134770 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. 18O 26 10 18O 26 10 134780 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. 18O 26 11 18O 26 11 134790 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof. 18O 26 12 18O 26 12 134800 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. 18O 26 13 18O 26 13 134810 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. 18O 26 14 18O 26 14 134820 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand? 18O 27 1 18O 27 1 134830 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 18O 27 2 18O 27 2 134840 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; 18O 27 3 18O 27 3 134850 All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; 18O 27 4 18O 27 4 134860 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. 18O 27 5 18O 27 5 134870 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 18O 27 6 18O 27 6 134880 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. 18O 27 7 18O 27 7 134890 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. 18O 27 8 18O 27 8 134900 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 18O 27 9 18O 27 9 134910 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 18O 27 10 18O 27 10 134920 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? 18O 27 11 18O 27 11 134930 I will teach you by the hand of God: that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. 18O 27 12 18O 27 12 134940 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye thus altogether vain? 18O 27 13 18O 27 13 134950 This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. 18O 27 14 18O 27 14 134960 If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 18O 27 15 18O 27 15 134970 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. 18O 27 16 18O 27 16 134980 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; 18O 27 17 18O 27 17 134990 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. 18O 27 18 18O 27 18 135000 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. 18O 27 19 18O 27 19 135010 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he is not. 18O 27 20 18O 27 20 135020 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night. 18O 27 21 18O 27 21 135030 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place. 18O 27 22 18O 27 22 135040 For God shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand. 18O 27 23 18O 27 23 135050 Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. 18O 28 1 18O 28 1 135060 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. 18O 28 2 18O 28 2 135070 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 18O 28 3 18O 28 3 135080 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 18O 28 4 18O 28 4 135090 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; even the waters forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 18O 28 5 18O 28 5 135100 As for the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire. 18O 28 6 18O 28 6 135110 The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold. 18O 28 7 18O 28 7 135120 There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: 18O 28 8 18O 28 8 135130 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. 18O 28 9 18O 28 9 135140 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. 18O 28 10 18O 28 10 135150 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye seeth every precious thing. 18O 28 11 18O 28 11 135160 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. 18O 28 12 18O 28 12 135170 But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? 18O 28 13 18O 28 13 135180 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. 18O 28 14 18O 28 14 135190 The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. 18O 28 15 18O 28 15 135200 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. 18O 28 16 18O 28 16 135210 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 18O 28 17 18O 28 17 135220 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. 18O 28 18 18O 28 18 135230 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 18O 28 19 18O 28 19 135240 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 18O 28 20 18O 28 20 135250 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding? 18O 28 21 18O 28 21 135260 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 18O 28 22 18O 28 22 135270 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. 18O 28 23 18O 28 23 135280 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof. 18O 28 24 18O 28 24 135290 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven; 18O 28 25 18O 28 25 135300 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure. 18O 28 26 18O 28 26 135310 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: 18O 28 27 18O 28 27 135320 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. 18O 28 28 18O 28 28 135330 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. 18O 29 1 18O 29 1 135340 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, 18O 29 2 18O 29 2 135350 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; 18O 29 3 18O 29 3 135360 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness; 18O 29 4 18O 29 4 135370 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle; 18O 29 5 18O 29 5 135380 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me; 18O 29 6 18O 29 6 135390 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; 18O 29 7 18O 29 7 135400 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 18O 29 8 18O 29 8 135410 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 18O 29 9 18O 29 9 135420 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 18O 29 10 18O 29 10 135430 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 18O 29 11 18O 29 11 135440 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 18O 29 12 18O 29 12 135450 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 18O 29 13 18O 29 13 135460 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 18O 29 14 18O 29 14 135470 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. 18O 29 15 18O 29 15 135480 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 18O 29 16 18O 29 16 135490 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 18O 29 17 18O 29 17 135500 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. 18O 29 18 18O 29 18 135510 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand. 18O 29 19 18O 29 19 135520 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 18O 29 20 18O 29 20 135530 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 18O 29 21 18O 29 21 135540 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 18O 29 22 18O 29 22 135550 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them. 18O 29 23 18O 29 23 135560 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain. 18O 29 24 18O 29 24 135570 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down. 18O 29 25 18O 29 25 135580 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners. 18O 30 1 18O 30 1 135590 But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with the dogs of my flock. 18O 30 2 18O 30 2 135600 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands profit me, in whom old age was perished? 18O 30 3 18O 30 3 135610 For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste. 18O 30 4 18O 30 4 135620 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. 18O 30 5 18O 30 5 135630 They were driven forth from among men, (they cried after them as after a thief;) 18O 30 6 18O 30 6 135640 To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks. 18O 30 7 18O 30 7 135650 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together. 18O 30 8 18O 30 8 135660 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. 18O 30 9 18O 30 9 135670 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword. 18O 30 10 18O 30 10 135680 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. 18O 30 11 18O 30 11 135690 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me. 18O 30 12 18O 30 12 135700 Upon my right hand rise the youth; they push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction. 18O 30 13 18O 30 13 135710 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper. 18O 30 14 18O 30 14 135720 They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me. 18O 30 15 18O 30 15 135730 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud. 18O 30 16 18O 30 16 135740 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of affliction have taken hold upon me. 18O 30 17 18O 30 17 135750 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest. 18O 30 18 18O 30 18 135760 By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 18O 30 19 18O 30 19 135770 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes. 18O 30 20 18O 30 20 135780 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not. 18O 30 21 18O 30 21 135790 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me. 18O 30 22 18O 30 22 135800 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance. 18O 30 23 18O 30 23 135810 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. 18O 30 24 18O 30 24 135820 Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction. 18O 30 25 18O 30 25 135830 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor? 18O 30 26 18O 30 26 135840 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness. 18O 30 27 18O 30 27 135850 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. 18O 30 28 18O 30 28 135860 I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, and I cried in the congregation. 18O 30 29 18O 30 29 135870 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. 18O 30 30 18O 30 30 135880 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. 18O 30 31 18O 30 31 135890 My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. 18O 31 1 18O 31 1 135900 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid? 18O 31 2 18O 31 2 135910 For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high? 18O 31 3 18O 31 3 135920 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity? 18O 31 4 18O 31 4 135930 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? 18O 31 5 18O 31 5 135940 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit; 18O 31 6 18O 31 6 135950 Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. 18O 31 7 18O 31 7 135960 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands; 18O 31 8 18O 31 8 135970 Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 18O 31 9 18O 31 9 135980 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door; 18O 31 10 18O 31 10 135990 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. 18O 31 11 18O 31 11 136000 For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges. 18O 31 12 18O 31 12 136010 For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 18O 31 13 18O 31 13 136020 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me; 18O 31 14 18O 31 14 136030 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him? 18O 31 15 18O 31 15 136040 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? 18O 31 16 18O 31 16 136050 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; 18O 31 17 18O 31 17 136060 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; 18O 31 18 18O 31 18 136070 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) 18O 31 19 18O 31 19 136080 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; 18O 31 20 18O 31 20 136090 If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; 18O 31 21 18O 31 21 136100 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate: 18O 31 22 18O 31 22 136110 Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. 18O 31 23 18O 31 23 136120 For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure. 18O 31 24 18O 31 24 136130 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence; 18O 31 25 18O 31 25 136140 If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; 18O 31 26 18O 31 26 136150 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; 18O 31 27 18O 31 27 136160 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: 18O 31 28 18O 31 28 136170 This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above. 18O 31 29 18O 31 29 136180 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him: 18O 31 30 18O 31 30 136190 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 18O 31 31 18O 31 31 136200 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied. 18O 31 32 18O 31 32 136210 The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. 18O 31 33 18O 31 33 136220 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: 18O 31 34 18O 31 34 136230 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door? 18O 31 35 18O 31 35 136240 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. 18O 31 36 18O 31 36 136250 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. 18O 31 37 18O 31 37 136260 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him. 18O 31 38 18O 31 38 136270 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; 18O 31 39 18O 31 39 136280 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: 18O 31 40 18O 31 40 136290 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. 18O 32 1 18O 32 1 136300 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes. 18O 32 2 18O 32 2 136310 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God. 18O 32 3 18O 32 3 136320 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job. 18O 32 4 18O 32 4 136330 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. 18O 32 5 18O 32 5 136340 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled. 18O 32 6 18O 32 6 136350 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. 18O 32 7 18O 32 7 136360 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom. 18O 32 8 18O 32 8 136370 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. 18O 32 9 18O 32 9 136380 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment. 18O 32 10 18O 32 10 136390 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion. 18O 32 11 18O 32 11 136400 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. 18O 32 12 18O 32 12 136410 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words: 18O 32 13 18O 32 13 136420 Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man. 18O 32 14 18O 32 14 136430 Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches. 18O 32 15 18O 32 15 136440 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking. 18O 32 16 18O 32 16 136450 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;) 18O 32 17 18O 32 17 136460 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion. 18O 32 18 18O 32 18 136470 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 18O 32 19 18O 32 19 136480 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 18O 32 20 18O 32 20 136490 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer. 18O 32 21 18O 32 21 136500 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man. 18O 32 22 18O 32 22 136510 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away. 18O 33 1 18O 33 1 136520 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. 18O 33 2 18O 33 2 136530 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 18O 33 3 18O 33 3 136540 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly. 18O 33 4 18O 33 4 136550 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 18O 33 5 18O 33 5 136560 If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 18O 33 6 18O 33 6 136570 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay. 18O 33 7 18O 33 7 136580 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee. 18O 33 8 18O 33 8 136590 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying, 18O 33 9 18O 33 9 136600 I am clean without transgression, I am innocent; neither is there iniquity in me. 18O 33 10 18O 33 10 136610 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, 18O 33 11 18O 33 11 136620 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths. 18O 33 12 18O 33 12 136630 Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man. 18O 33 13 18O 33 13 136640 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters. 18O 33 14 18O 33 14 136650 For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not. 18O 33 15 18O 33 15 136660 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed; 18O 33 16 18O 33 16 136670 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 18O 33 17 18O 33 17 136680 That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man. 18O 33 18 18O 33 18 136690 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. 18O 33 19 18O 33 19 136700 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: 18O 33 20 18O 33 20 136710 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. 18O 33 21 18O 33 21 136720 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out. 18O 33 22 18O 33 22 136730 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers. 18O 33 23 18O 33 23 136740 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness: 18O 33 24 18O 33 24 136750 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. 18O 33 25 18O 33 25 136760 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth: 18O 33 26 18O 33 26 136770 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. 18O 33 27 18O 33 27 136780 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; 18O 33 28 18O 33 28 136790 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. 18O 33 29 18O 33 29 136800 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 18O 33 30 18O 33 30 136810 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 18O 33 31 18O 33 31 136820 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 18O 33 32 18O 33 32 136830 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 18O 33 33 18O 33 33 136840 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. 18O 34 1 18O 34 1 136850 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 18O 34 2 18O 34 2 136860 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 18O 34 3 18O 34 3 136870 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 18O 34 4 18O 34 4 136880 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 18O 34 5 18O 34 5 136890 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 18O 34 6 18O 34 6 136900 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 18O 34 7 18O 34 7 136910 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 18O 34 8 18O 34 8 136920 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. 18O 34 9 18O 34 9 136930 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God. 18O 34 10 18O 34 10 136940 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 18O 34 11 18O 34 11 136950 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 18O 34 12 18O 34 12 136960 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 18O 34 13 18O 34 13 136970 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? 18O 34 14 18O 34 14 136980 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; 18O 34 15 18O 34 15 136990 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust. 18O 34 16 18O 34 16 137000 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 18O 34 17 18O 34 17 137010 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18O 34 18 18O 34 18 137020 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 18O 34 19 18O 34 19 137030 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 18O 34 20 18O 34 20 137040 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand. 18O 34 21 18O 34 21 137050 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. 18O 34 22 18O 34 22 137060 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. 18O 34 23 18O 34 23 137070 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God. 18O 34 24 18O 34 24 137080 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead. 18O 34 25 18O 34 25 137090 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, so that they are destroyed. 18O 34 26 18O 34 26 137100 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; 18O 34 27 18O 34 27 137110 Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways: 18O 34 28 18O 34 28 137120 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. 18O 34 29 18O 34 29 137130 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: 18O 34 30 18O 34 30 137140 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared. 18O 34 31 18O 34 31 137150 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more: 18O 34 32 18O 34 32 137160 That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 18O 34 33 18O 34 33 137170 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. 18O 34 34 18O 34 34 137180 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me. 18O 34 35 18O 34 35 137190 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. 18O 34 36 18O 34 36 137200 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men. 18O 34 37 18O 34 37 137210 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God. 18O 35 1 18O 35 1 137220 Elihu spake moreover, and said, 18O 35 2 18O 35 2 137230 Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God's? 18O 35 3 18O 35 3 137240 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin? 18O 35 4 18O 35 4 137250 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. 18O 35 5 18O 35 5 137260 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou. 18O 35 6 18O 35 6 137270 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him? 18O 35 7 18O 35 7 137280 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand? 18O 35 8 18O 35 8 137290 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man. 18O 35 9 18O 35 9 137300 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty. 18O 35 10 18O 35 10 137310 But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night; 18O 35 11 18O 35 11 137320 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven? 18O 35 12 18O 35 12 137330 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men. 18O 35 13 18O 35 13 137340 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. 18O 35 14 18O 35 14 137350 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. 18O 35 15 18O 35 15 137360 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: 18O 35 16 18O 35 16 137370 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. 18O 36 1 18O 36 1 137380 Elihu also proceeded, and said, 18O 36 2 18O 36 2 137390 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf. 18O 36 3 18O 36 3 137400 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. 18O 36 4 18O 36 4 137410 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee. 18O 36 5 18O 36 5 137420 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom. 18O 36 6 18O 36 6 137430 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 18O 36 7 18O 36 7 137440 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted. 18O 36 8 18O 36 8 137450 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; 18O 36 9 18O 36 9 137460 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded. 18O 36 10 18O 36 10 137470 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. 18O 36 11 18O 36 11 137480 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. 18O 36 12 18O 36 12 137490 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge. 18O 36 13 18O 36 13 137500 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them. 18O 36 14 18O 36 14 137510 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. 18O 36 15 18O 36 15 137520 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression. 18O 36 16 18O 36 16 137530 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness. 18O 36 17 18O 36 17 137540 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee. 18O 36 18 18O 36 18 137550 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee. 18O 36 19 18O 36 19 137560 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength. 18O 36 20 18O 36 20 137570 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 18O 36 21 18O 36 21 137580 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction. 18O 36 22 18O 36 22 137590 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? 18O 36 23 18O 36 23 137600 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? 18O 36 24 18O 36 24 137610 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 18O 36 25 18O 36 25 137620 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off. 18O 36 26 18O 36 26 137630 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out. 18O 36 27 18O 36 27 137640 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 18O 36 28 18O 36 28 137650 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly. 18O 36 29 18O 36 29 137660 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? 18O 36 30 18O 36 30 137670 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. 18O 36 31 18O 36 31 137680 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance. 18O 36 32 18O 36 32 137690 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt. 18O 36 33 18O 36 33 137700 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour. 18O 37 1 18O 37 1 137710 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 18O 37 2 18O 37 2 137720 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 18O 37 3 18O 37 3 137730 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 18O 37 4 18O 37 4 137740 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard. 18O 37 5 18O 37 5 137750 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend. 18O 37 6 18O 37 6 137760 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. 18O 37 7 18O 37 7 137770 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. 18O 37 8 18O 37 8 137780 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places. 18O 37 9 18O 37 9 137790 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. 18O 37 10 18O 37 10 137800 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of the waters is straitened. 18O 37 11 18O 37 11 137810 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud: 18O 37 12 18O 37 12 137820 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth. 18O 37 13 18O 37 13 137830 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. 18O 37 14 18O 37 14 137840 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. 18O 37 15 18O 37 15 137850 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? 18O 37 16 18O 37 16 137860 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? 18O 37 17 18O 37 17 137870 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind? 18O 37 18 18O 37 18 137880 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass? 18O 37 19 18O 37 19 137890 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness. 18O 37 20 18O 37 20 137900 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up. 18O 37 21 18O 37 21 137910 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them. 18O 37 22 18O 37 22 137920 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty. 18O 37 23 18O 37 23 137930 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. 18O 37 24 18O 37 24 137940 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. 18O 38 1 18O 38 1 137950 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 18O 38 2 18O 38 2 137960 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? 18O 38 3 18O 38 3 137970 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. 18O 38 4 18O 38 4 137980 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. 18O 38 5 18O 38 5 137990 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it? 18O 38 6 18O 38 6 138000 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 18O 38 7 18O 38 7 138010 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 18O 38 8 18O 38 8 138020 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb? 18O 38 9 18O 38 9 138030 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it, 18O 38 10 18O 38 10 138040 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors, 18O 38 11 18O 38 11 138050 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed? 18O 38 12 18O 38 12 138060 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; 18O 38 13 18O 38 13 138070 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 18O 38 14 18O 38 14 138080 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. 18O 38 15 18O 38 15 138090 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 18O 38 16 18O 38 16 138100 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 18O 38 17 18O 38 17 138110 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? 18O 38 18 18O 38 18 138120 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all. 18O 38 19 18O 38 19 138130 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 18O 38 20 18O 38 20 138140 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 18O 38 21 18O 38 21 138150 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? 18O 38 22 18O 38 22 138160 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 18O 38 23 18O 38 23 138170 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 18O 38 24 18O 38 24 138180 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 18O 38 25 18O 38 25 138190 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; 18O 38 26 18O 38 26 138200 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man; 18O 38 27 18O 38 27 138210 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 18O 38 28 18O 38 28 138220 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 18O 38 29 18O 38 29 138230 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 18O 38 30 18O 38 30 138240 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen. 18O 38 31 18O 38 31 138250 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? 18O 38 32 18O 38 32 138260 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? 18O 38 33 18O 38 33 138270 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 18O 38 34 18O 38 34 138280 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 18O 38 35 18O 38 35 138290 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are? 18O 38 36 18O 38 36 138300 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart? 18O 38 37 18O 38 37 138310 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, 18O 38 38 18O 38 38 138320 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? 18O 38 39 18O 38 39 138330 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions, 18O 38 40 18O 38 40 138340 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 18O 38 41 18O 38 41 138350 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. 18O 39 1 18O 39 1 138360 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? 18O 39 2 18O 39 2 138370 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 18O 39 3 18O 39 3 138380 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. 18O 39 4 18O 39 4 138390 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. 18O 39 5 18O 39 5 138400 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 18O 39 6 18O 39 6 138410 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. 18O 39 7 18O 39 7 138420 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. 18O 39 8 18O 39 8 138430 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 18O 39 9 18O 39 9 138440 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? 18O 39 10 18O 39 10 138450 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? 18O 39 11 18O 39 11 138460 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 18O 39 12 18O 39 12 138470 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? 18O 39 13 18O 39 13 138480 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 18O 39 14 18O 39 14 138490 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 18O 39 15 18O 39 15 138500 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 18O 39 16 18O 39 16 138510 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 18O 39 17 18O 39 17 138520 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 18O 39 18 18O 39 18 138530 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. 18O 39 19 18O 39 19 138540 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? 18O 39 20 18O 39 20 138550 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. 18O 39 21 18O 39 21 138560 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. 18O 39 22 18O 39 22 138570 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 18O 39 23 18O 39 23 138580 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. 18O 39 24 18O 39 24 138590 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 18O 39 25 18O 39 25 138600 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. 18O 39 26 18O 39 26 138610 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 18O 39 27 18O 39 27 138620 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? 18O 39 28 18O 39 28 138630 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 18O 39 29 18O 39 29 138640 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 18O 39 30 18O 39 30 138650 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. 18O 40 1 18O 40 1 138660 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said, 18O 40 2 18O 40 2 138670 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 18O 40 3 18O 40 3 138680 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 18O 40 4 18O 40 4 138690 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. 18O 40 5 18O 40 5 138700 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. 18O 40 6 18O 40 6 138710 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 18O 40 7 18O 40 7 138720 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 18O 40 8 18O 40 8 138730 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 18O 40 9 18O 40 9 138740 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 18O 40 10 18O 40 10 138750 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 18O 40 11 18O 40 11 138760 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 18O 40 12 18O 40 12 138770 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 18O 40 13 18O 40 13 138780 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 18O 40 14 18O 40 14 138790 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 18O 40 15 18O 40 15 138800 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 18O 40 16 18O 40 16 138810 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 18O 40 17 18O 40 17 138820 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18O 40 18 18O 40 18 138830 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 18O 40 19 18O 40 19 138840 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 18O 40 20 18O 40 20 138850 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 18O 40 21 18O 40 21 138860 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 18O 40 22 18O 40 22 138870 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 18O 40 23 18O 40 23 138880 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 18O 40 24 18O 40 24 138890 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. 18O 41 1 18O 41 1 138900 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 18O 41 2 18O 41 2 138910 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 18O 41 3 18O 41 3 138920 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 18O 41 4 18O 41 4 138930 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 18O 41 5 18O 41 5 138940 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 18O 41 6 18O 41 6 138950 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 18O 41 7 18O 41 7 138960 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed iron? or his head with fish spears? 18O 41 8 18O 41 8 138970 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 18O 41 9 18O 41 9 138980 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 18O 41 10 18O 41 10 138990 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? 18O 41 11 18O 41 11 139000 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 18O 41 12 18O 41 12 139010 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 18O 41 13 18O 41 13 139020 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 18O 41 14 18O 41 14 139030 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. 18O 41 15 18O 41 15 139040 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 18O 41 16 18O 41 16 139050 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 18O 41 17 18O 41 17 139060 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18O 41 18 18O 41 18 139070 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 18O 41 19 18O 41 19 139080 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 18O 41 20 18O 41 20 139090 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. 18O 41 21 18O 41 21 139100 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 18O 41 22 18O 41 22 139110 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. 18O 41 23 18O 41 23 139120 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. 18O 41 24 18O 41 24 139130 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. 18O 41 25 18O 41 25 139140 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. 18O 41 26 18O 41 26 139150 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. 18O 41 27 18O 41 27 139160 He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. 18O 41 28 18O 41 28 139170 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. 18O 41 29 18O 41 29 139180 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 18O 41 30 18O 41 30 139190 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. 18O 41 31 18O 41 31 139200 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 18O 41 32 18O 41 32 139210 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. 18O 41 33 18O 41 33 139220 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 18O 41 34 18O 41 34 139230 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride. 18O 42 1 18O 42 1 139240 Then Job answered the LORD, and said, 18O 42 2 18O 42 2 139250 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 18O 42 3 18O 42 3 139260 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 18O 42 4 18O 42 4 139270 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 18O 42 5 18O 42 5 139280 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 18O 42 6 18O 42 6 139290 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 18O 42 7 18O 42 7 139300 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. 18O 42 8 18O 42 8 139310 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 18O 42 9 18O 42 9 139320 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. 18O 42 10 18O 42 10 139330 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. 18O 42 11 18O 42 11 139340 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold. 18O 42 12 18O 42 12 139350 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 18O 42 13 18O 42 13 139360 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 18O 42 14 18O 42 14 139370 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren-happuch. 18O 42 15 18O 42 15 139380 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 18O 42 16 18O 42 16 139390 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. 18O 42 17 18O 42 17 139400 So Job died, being old and full of days. 19O 1 1 19O 1 1 139410 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 19O 1 2 19O 1 2 139420 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 19O 1 3 19O 1 3 139430 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. 19O 1 4 19O 1 4 139440 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. 19O 1 5 19O 1 5 139450 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 19O 1 6 19O 1 6 139460 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 19O 2 1 19O 2 1 139470 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? 19O 2 2 19O 2 2 139480 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, 19O 2 3 19O 2 3 139490 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 19O 2 4 19O 2 4 139500 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 19O 2 5 19O 2 5 139510 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 19O 2 6 19O 2 6 139520 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 19O 2 7 19O 2 7 139530 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. 19O 2 8 19O 2 8 139540 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. 19O 2 9 19O 2 9 139550 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. 19O 2 10 19O 2 10 139560 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. 19O 2 11 19O 2 11 139570 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. 19O 2 12 19O 2 12 139580 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. 19O 3 1 19O 3 1 139590 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me. 19O 3 2 19O 3 2 139600 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah. 19O 3 3 19O 3 3 139610 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 19O 3 4 19O 3 4 139620 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 19O 3 5 19O 3 5 139630 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me. 19O 3 6 19O 3 6 139640 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 19O 3 7 19O 3 7 139650 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 19O 3 8 19O 3 8 139660 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. 19O 4 1 19O 4 1 139670 Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 19O 4 2 19O 4 2 139680 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 19O 4 3 19O 4 3 139690 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 19O 4 4 19O 4 4 139700 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 19O 4 5 19O 4 5 139710 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. 19O 4 6 19O 4 6 139720 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 19O 4 7 19O 4 7 139730 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 19O 4 8 19O 4 8 139740 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 19O 5 1 19O 5 1 139750 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. 19O 5 2 19O 5 2 139760 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 19O 5 3 19O 5 3 139770 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 19O 5 4 19O 5 4 139780 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 19O 5 5 19O 5 5 139790 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 19O 5 6 19O 5 6 139800 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 19O 5 7 19O 5 7 139810 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 19O 5 8 19O 5 8 139820 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 19O 5 9 19O 5 9 139830 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 19O 5 10 19O 5 10 139840 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. 19O 5 11 19O 5 11 139850 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 19O 5 12 19O 5 12 139860 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. 19O 6 1 19O 6 1 139870 O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 19O 6 2 19O 6 2 139880 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 19O 6 3 19O 6 3 139890 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 19O 6 4 19O 6 4 139900 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 19O 6 5 19O 6 5 139910 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 19O 6 6 19O 6 6 139920 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. 19O 6 7 19O 6 7 139930 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 19O 6 8 19O 6 8 139940 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. 19O 6 9 19O 6 9 139950 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. 19O 6 10 19O 6 10 139960 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. 19O 7 1 19O 7 1 139970 O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: 19O 7 2 19O 7 2 139980 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 19O 7 3 19O 7 3 139990 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; 19O 7 4 19O 7 4 140000 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 19O 7 5 19O 7 5 140010 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 19O 7 6 19O 7 6 140020 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. 19O 7 7 19O 7 7 140030 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high. 19O 7 8 19O 7 8 140040 The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. 19O 7 9 19O 7 9 140050 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. 19O 7 10 19O 7 10 140060 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. 19O 7 11 19O 7 11 140070 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 19O 7 12 19O 7 12 140080 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 19O 7 13 19O 7 13 140090 He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 19O 7 14 19O 7 14 140100 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 19O 7 15 19O 7 15 140110 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 19O 7 16 19O 7 16 140120 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 19O 7 17 19O 7 17 140130 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. 19O 8 1 19O 8 1 140140 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 19O 8 2 19O 8 2 140150 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 19O 8 3 19O 8 3 140160 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 19O 8 4 19O 8 4 140170 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 19O 8 5 19O 8 5 140180 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 19O 8 6 19O 8 6 140190 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 19O 8 7 19O 8 7 140200 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 19O 8 8 19O 8 8 140210 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 19O 8 9 19O 8 9 140220 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! 19O 9 1 19O 9 1 140230 I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. 19O 9 2 19O 9 2 140240 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. 19O 9 3 19O 9 3 140250 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 19O 9 4 19O 9 4 140260 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right. 19O 9 5 19O 9 5 140270 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 19O 9 6 19O 9 6 140280 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them. 19O 9 7 19O 9 7 140290 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 19O 9 8 19O 9 8 140300 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 19O 9 9 19O 9 9 140310 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 19O 9 10 19O 9 10 140320 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 19O 9 11 19O 9 11 140330 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 19O 9 12 19O 9 12 140340 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 19O 9 13 19O 9 13 140350 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 19O 9 14 19O 9 14 140360 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 19O 9 15 19O 9 15 140370 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 19O 9 16 19O 9 16 140380 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 19O 9 17 19O 9 17 140390 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. 19O 9 18 19O 9 18 140400 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. 19O 9 19 19O 9 19 140410 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 19O 9 20 19O 9 20 140420 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. 19O 10 1 19O 10 1 140430 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 19O 10 2 19O 10 2 140440 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 19O 10 3 19O 10 3 140450 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. 19O 10 4 19O 10 4 140460 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. 19O 10 5 19O 10 5 140470 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 19O 10 6 19O 10 6 140480 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. 19O 10 7 19O 10 7 140490 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 19O 10 8 19O 10 8 140500 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor. 19O 10 9 19O 10 9 140510 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 19O 10 10 19O 10 10 140520 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. 19O 10 11 19O 10 11 140530 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. 19O 10 12 19O 10 12 140540 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 19O 10 13 19O 10 13 140550 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 19O 10 14 19O 10 14 140560 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 19O 10 15 19O 10 15 140570 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 19O 10 16 19O 10 16 140580 The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. 19O 10 17 19O 10 17 140590 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 19O 10 18 19O 10 18 140600 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. 19O 11 1 19O 11 1 140610 In the LORD put I my trust: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 19O 11 2 19O 11 2 140620 For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 19O 11 3 19O 11 3 140630 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 19O 11 4 19O 11 4 140640 The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 19O 11 5 19O 11 5 140650 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 19O 11 6 19O 11 6 140660 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 19O 11 7 19O 11 7 140670 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 19O 12 1 19O 12 1 140680 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 19O 12 2 19O 12 2 140690 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 19O 12 3 19O 12 3 140700 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: 19O 12 4 19O 12 4 140710 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 19O 12 5 19O 12 5 140720 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. 19O 12 6 19O 12 6 140730 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 19O 12 7 19O 12 7 140740 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. 19O 12 8 19O 12 8 140750 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. 19O 13 1 19O 13 1 140760 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 19O 13 2 19O 13 2 140770 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 19O 13 3 19O 13 3 140780 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; 19O 13 4 19O 13 4 140790 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 19O 13 5 19O 13 5 140800 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 19O 13 6 19O 13 6 140810 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. 19O 14 1 19O 14 1 140820 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 19O 14 2 19O 14 2 140830 The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. 19O 14 3 19O 14 3 140840 They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 19O 14 4 19O 14 4 140850 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. 19O 14 5 19O 14 5 140860 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 19O 14 6 19O 14 6 140870 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge. 19O 14 7 19O 14 7 140880 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 19O 15 1 19O 15 1 140890 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 19O 15 2 19O 15 2 140900 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 19O 15 3 19O 15 3 140910 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 19O 15 4 19O 15 4 140920 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 19O 15 5 19O 15 5 140930 He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. 19O 16 1 19O 16 1 140940 Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 19O 16 2 19O 16 2 140950 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 19O 16 3 19O 16 3 140960 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 19O 16 4 19O 16 4 140970 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 19O 16 5 19O 16 5 140980 The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot. 19O 16 6 19O 16 6 140990 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 19O 16 7 19O 16 7 141000 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 19O 16 8 19O 16 8 141010 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 19O 16 9 19O 16 9 141020 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. 19O 16 10 19O 16 10 141030 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 19O 16 11 19O 16 11 141040 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. 19O 17 1 19O 17 1 141050 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 19O 17 2 19O 17 2 141060 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 19O 17 3 19O 17 3 141070 Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou has tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 19O 17 4 19O 17 4 141080 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 19O 17 5 19O 17 5 141090 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 19O 17 6 19O 17 6 141100 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 19O 17 7 19O 17 7 141110 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. 19O 17 8 19O 17 8 141120 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 19O 17 9 19O 17 9 141130 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 19O 17 10 19O 17 10 141140 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 19O 17 11 19O 17 11 141150 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth; 19O 17 12 19O 17 12 141160 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 19O 17 13 19O 17 13 141170 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: 19O 17 14 19O 17 14 141180 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 19O 17 15 19O 17 15 141190 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. 19O 18 1 19O 18 1 141200 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 19O 18 2 19O 18 2 141210 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 19O 18 3 19O 18 3 141220 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 19O 18 4 19O 18 4 141230 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 19O 18 5 19O 18 5 141240 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 19O 18 6 19O 18 6 141250 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 19O 18 7 19O 18 7 141260 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. 19O 18 8 19O 18 8 141270 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. 19O 18 9 19O 18 9 141280 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. 19O 18 10 19O 18 10 141290 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 19O 18 11 19O 18 11 141300 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 19O 18 12 19O 18 12 141310 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. 19O 18 13 19O 18 13 141320 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. 19O 18 14 19O 18 14 141330 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 19O 18 15 19O 18 15 141340 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 19O 18 16 19O 18 16 141350 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 19O 18 17 19O 18 17 141360 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. 19O 18 18 19O 18 18 141370 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 19O 18 19 19O 18 19 141380 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 19O 18 20 19O 18 20 141390 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 19O 18 21 19O 18 21 141400 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 19O 18 22 19O 18 22 141410 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. 19O 18 23 19O 18 23 141420 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 19O 18 24 19O 18 24 141430 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 19O 18 25 19O 18 25 141440 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; 19O 18 26 19O 18 26 141450 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. 19O 18 27 19O 18 27 141460 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. 19O 18 28 19O 18 28 141470 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. 19O 18 29 19O 18 29 141480 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 19O 18 30 19O 18 30 141490 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 19O 18 31 19O 18 31 141500 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? 19O 18 32 19O 18 32 141510 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 19O 18 33 19O 18 33 141520 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 19O 18 34 19O 18 34 141530 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 19O 18 35 19O 18 35 141540 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 19O 18 36 19O 18 36 141550 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 19O 18 37 19O 18 37 141560 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 19O 18 38 19O 18 38 141570 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. 19O 18 39 19O 18 39 141580 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 19O 18 40 19O 18 40 141590 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. 19O 18 41 19O 18 41 141600 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not. 19O 18 42 19O 18 42 141610 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. 19O 18 43 19O 18 43 141620 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. 19O 18 44 19O 18 44 141630 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. 19O 18 45 19O 18 45 141640 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. 19O 18 46 19O 18 46 141650 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 19O 18 47 19O 18 47 141660 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. 19O 18 48 19O 18 48 141670 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 19O 18 49 19O 18 49 141680 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. 19O 18 50 19O 18 50 141690 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. 19O 19 1 19O 19 1 141700 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. 19O 19 2 19O 19 2 141710 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. 19O 19 3 19O 19 3 141720 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 19O 19 4 19O 19 4 141730 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 19O 19 5 19O 19 5 141740 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 19O 19 6 19O 19 6 141750 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 19O 19 7 19O 19 7 141760 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. 19O 19 8 19O 19 8 141770 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. 19O 19 9 19O 19 9 141780 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 19O 19 10 19O 19 10 141790 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 19O 19 11 19O 19 11 141800 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 19O 19 12 19O 19 12 141810 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 19O 19 13 19O 19 13 141820 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 19O 19 14 19O 19 14 141830 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. 19O 20 1 19O 20 1 141840 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; 19O 20 2 19O 20 2 141850 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; 19O 20 3 19O 20 3 141860 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah. 19O 20 4 19O 20 4 141870 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 19O 20 5 19O 20 5 141880 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. 19O 20 6 19O 20 6 141890 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. 19O 20 7 19O 20 7 141900 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. 19O 20 8 19O 20 8 141910 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright. 19O 20 9 19O 20 9 141920 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. 19O 21 1 19O 21 1 141930 The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! 19O 21 2 19O 21 2 141940 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 19O 21 3 19O 21 3 141950 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 19O 21 4 19O 21 4 141960 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 19O 21 5 19O 21 5 141970 His glory is great in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 19O 21 6 19O 21 6 141980 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 19O 21 7 19O 21 7 141990 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 19O 21 8 19O 21 8 142000 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 19O 21 9 19O 21 9 142010 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 19O 21 10 19O 21 10 142020 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 19O 21 11 19O 21 11 142030 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. 19O 21 12 19O 21 12 142040 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. 19O 21 13 19O 21 13 142050 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. 19O 22 1 19O 22 1 142060 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 19O 22 2 19O 22 2 142070 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent. 19O 22 3 19O 22 3 142080 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 19O 22 4 19O 22 4 142090 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 19O 22 5 19O 22 5 142100 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 19O 22 6 19O 22 6 142110 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. 19O 22 7 19O 22 7 142120 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head saying, 19O 22 8 19O 22 8 142130 He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. 19O 22 9 19O 22 9 142140 But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. 19O 22 10 19O 22 10 142150 I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly. 19O 22 11 19O 22 11 142160 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 19O 22 12 19O 22 12 142170 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 19O 22 13 19O 22 13 142180 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 19O 22 14 19O 22 14 142190 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 19O 22 15 19O 22 15 142200 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 19O 22 16 19O 22 16 142210 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 19O 22 17 19O 22 17 142220 I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. 19O 22 18 19O 22 18 142230 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 19O 22 19 19O 22 19 142240 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my strength, haste thee to help me. 19O 22 20 19O 22 20 142250 Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog. 19O 22 21 19O 22 21 142260 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 19O 22 22 19O 22 22 142270 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 19O 22 23 19O 22 23 142280 Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 19O 22 24 19O 22 24 142290 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 19O 22 25 19O 22 25 142300 My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him. 19O 22 26 19O 22 26 142310 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. 19O 22 27 19O 22 27 142320 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. 19O 22 28 19O 22 28 142330 For the kingdom is the LORD's: and he is the governor among the nations. 19O 22 29 19O 22 29 142340 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. 19O 22 30 19O 22 30 142350 A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. 19O 22 31 19O 22 31 142360 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. 19O 23 1 19O 23 1 142370 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 19O 23 2 19O 23 2 142380 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 19O 23 3 19O 23 3 142390 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 19O 23 4 19O 23 4 142400 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 19O 23 5 19O 23 5 142410 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 19O 23 6 19O 23 6 142420 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. 19O 24 1 19O 24 1 142430 The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 19O 24 2 19O 24 2 142440 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 19O 24 3 19O 24 3 142450 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 19O 24 4 19O 24 4 142460 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 19O 24 5 19O 24 5 142470 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 19O 24 6 19O 24 6 142480 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 19O 24 7 19O 24 7 142490 Lift up your head, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 19O 24 8 19O 24 8 142500 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 19O 24 9 19O 24 9 142510 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 19O 24 10 19O 24 10 142520 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 19O 25 1 19O 25 1 142530 Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 19O 25 2 19O 25 2 142540 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 19O 25 3 19O 25 3 142550 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 19O 25 4 19O 25 4 142560 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 19O 25 5 19O 25 5 142570 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 19O 25 6 19O 25 6 142580 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. 19O 25 7 19O 25 7 142590 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. 19O 25 8 19O 25 8 142600 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 19O 25 9 19O 25 9 142610 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 19O 25 10 19O 25 10 142620 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 19O 25 11 19O 25 11 142630 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 19O 25 12 19O 25 12 142640 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 19O 25 13 19O 25 13 142650 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 19O 25 14 19O 25 14 142660 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. 19O 25 15 19O 25 15 142670 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 19O 25 16 19O 25 16 142680 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. 19O 25 17 19O 25 17 142690 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. 19O 25 18 19O 25 18 142700 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. 19O 25 19 19O 25 19 142710 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. 19O 25 20 19O 25 20 142720 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 19O 25 21 19O 25 21 142730 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 19O 25 22 19O 25 22 142740 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. 19O 26 1 19O 26 1 142750 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide. 19O 26 2 19O 26 2 142760 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 19O 26 3 19O 26 3 142770 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth. 19O 26 4 19O 26 4 142780 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. 19O 26 5 19O 26 5 142790 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked. 19O 26 6 19O 26 6 142800 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O LORD: 19O 26 7 19O 26 7 142810 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 19O 26 8 19O 26 8 142820 LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 19O 26 9 19O 26 9 142830 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: 19O 26 10 19O 26 10 142840 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 19O 26 11 19O 26 11 142850 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 19O 26 12 19O 26 12 142860 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD. 19O 27 1 19O 27 1 142870 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 19O 27 2 19O 27 2 142880 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 19O 27 3 19O 27 3 142890 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 19O 27 4 19O 27 4 142900 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. 19O 27 5 19O 27 5 142910 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 19O 27 6 19O 27 6 142920 And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. 19O 27 7 19O 27 7 142930 Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 19O 27 8 19O 27 8 142940 When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. 19O 27 9 19O 27 9 142950 Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. 19O 27 10 19O 27 10 142960 When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. 19O 27 11 19O 27 11 142970 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 19O 27 12 19O 27 12 142980 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 19O 27 13 19O 27 13 142990 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 19O 27 14 19O 27 14 143000 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. 19O 28 1 19O 28 1 143010 Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. 19O 28 2 19O 28 2 143020 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. 19O 28 3 19O 28 3 143030 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts. 19O 28 4 19O 28 4 143040 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert. 19O 28 5 19O 28 5 143050 Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. 19O 28 6 19O 28 6 143060 Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 19O 28 7 19O 28 7 143070 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. 19O 28 8 19O 28 8 143080 The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. 19O 28 9 19O 28 9 143090 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. 19O 29 1 19O 29 1 143100 Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 19O 29 2 19O 29 2 143110 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 19O 29 3 19O 29 3 143120 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. 19O 29 4 19O 29 4 143130 The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 19O 29 5 19O 29 5 143140 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 19O 29 6 19O 29 6 143150 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 19O 29 7 19O 29 7 143160 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. 19O 29 8 19O 29 8 143170 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 19O 29 9 19O 29 9 143180 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory. 19O 29 10 19O 29 10 143190 The LORD sitteth upon the flood; yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever. 19O 29 11 19O 29 11 143200 The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace. 19O 30 1 19O 30 1 143210 I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 19O 30 2 19O 30 2 143220 O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 19O 30 3 19O 30 3 143230 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 19O 30 4 19O 30 4 143240 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 19O 30 5 19O 30 5 143250 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 19O 30 6 19O 30 6 143260 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 19O 30 7 19O 30 7 143270 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 19O 30 8 19O 30 8 143280 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 19O 30 9 19O 30 9 143290 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 19O 30 10 19O 30 10 143300 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. 19O 30 11 19O 30 11 143310 Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 19O 30 12 19O 30 12 143320 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. 19O 31 1 19O 31 1 143330 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 19O 31 2 19O 31 2 143340 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. 19O 31 3 19O 31 3 143350 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 19O 31 4 19O 31 4 143360 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. 19O 31 5 19O 31 5 143370 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. 19O 31 6 19O 31 6 143380 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. 19O 31 7 19O 31 7 143390 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities; 19O 31 8 19O 31 8 143400 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. 19O 31 9 19O 31 9 143410 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 19O 31 10 19O 31 10 143420 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 19O 31 11 19O 31 11 143430 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. 19O 31 12 19O 31 12 143440 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel. 19O 31 13 19O 31 13 143450 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. 19O 31 14 19O 31 14 143460 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. 19O 31 15 19O 31 15 143470 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 19O 31 16 19O 31 16 143480 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies' sake. 19O 31 17 19O 31 17 143490 Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. 19O 31 18 19O 31 18 143500 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous. 19O 31 19 19O 31 19 143510 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! 19O 31 20 19O 31 20 143520 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 19O 31 21 19O 31 21 143530 Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 19O 31 22 19O 31 22 143540 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 19O 31 23 19O 31 23 143550 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 19O 31 24 19O 31 24 143560 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. 19O 32 1 19O 32 1 143570 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 19O 32 2 19O 32 2 143580 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 19O 32 3 19O 32 3 143590 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. 19O 32 4 19O 32 4 143600 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah. 19O 32 5 19O 32 5 143610 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 19O 32 6 19O 32 6 143620 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. 19O 32 7 19O 32 7 143630 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. 19O 32 8 19O 32 8 143640 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. 19O 32 9 19O 32 9 143650 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. 19O 32 10 19O 32 10 143660 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. 19O 32 11 19O 32 11 143670 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 19O 33 1 19O 33 1 143680 Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright. 19O 33 2 19O 33 2 143690 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 19O 33 3 19O 33 3 143700 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. 19O 33 4 19O 33 4 143710 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. 19O 33 5 19O 33 5 143720 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. 19O 33 6 19O 33 6 143730 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 19O 33 7 19O 33 7 143740 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 19O 33 8 19O 33 8 143750 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 19O 33 9 19O 33 9 143760 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. 19O 33 10 19O 33 10 143770 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. 19O 33 11 19O 33 11 143780 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 19O 33 12 19O 33 12 143790 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD: and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. 19O 33 13 19O 33 13 143800 The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. 19O 33 14 19O 33 14 143810 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 19O 33 15 19O 33 15 143820 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. 19O 33 16 19O 33 16 143830 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 19O 33 17 19O 33 17 143840 An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 19O 33 18 19O 33 18 143850 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; 19O 33 19 19O 33 19 143860 To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. 19O 33 20 19O 33 20 143870 Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield. 19O 33 21 19O 33 21 143880 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. 19O 33 22 19O 33 22 143890 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. 19O 34 1 19O 34 1 143900 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 19O 34 2 19O 34 2 143910 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 19O 34 3 19O 34 3 143920 O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 19O 34 4 19O 34 4 143930 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 19O 34 5 19O 34 5 143940 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 19O 34 6 19O 34 6 143950 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 19O 34 7 19O 34 7 143960 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 19O 34 8 19O 34 8 143970 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 19O 34 9 19O 34 9 143980 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 19O 34 10 19O 34 10 143990 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. 19O 34 11 19O 34 11 144000 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 19O 34 12 19O 34 12 144010 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 19O 34 13 19O 34 13 144020 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 19O 34 14 19O 34 14 144030 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 19O 34 15 19O 34 15 144040 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 19O 34 16 19O 34 16 144050 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 19O 34 17 19O 34 17 144060 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 19O 34 18 19O 34 18 144070 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19O 34 19 19O 34 19 144080 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. 19O 34 20 19O 34 20 144090 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 19O 34 21 19O 34 21 144100 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 19O 34 22 19O 34 22 144110 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. 19O 35 1 19O 35 1 144120 Plead my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. 19O 35 2 19O 35 2 144130 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. 19O 35 3 19O 35 3 144140 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 19O 35 4 19O 35 4 144150 Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 19O 35 5 19O 35 5 144160 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them. 19O 35 6 19O 35 6 144170 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. 19O 35 7 19O 35 7 144180 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. 19O 35 8 19O 35 8 144190 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. 19O 35 9 19O 35 9 144200 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. 19O 35 10 19O 35 10 144210 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him? 19O 35 11 19O 35 11 144220 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 19O 35 12 19O 35 12 144230 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. 19O 35 13 19O 35 13 144240 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. 19O 35 14 19O 35 14 144250 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 19O 35 15 19O 35 15 144260 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did tear me, and ceased not: 19O 35 16 19O 35 16 144270 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 19O 35 17 19O 35 17 144280 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 19O 35 18 19O 35 18 144290 I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. 19O 35 19 19O 35 19 144300 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause. 19O 35 20 19O 35 20 144310 For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. 19O 35 21 19O 35 21 144320 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. 19O 35 22 19O 35 22 144330 This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. 19O 35 23 19O 35 23 144340 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. 19O 35 24 19O 35 24 144350 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. 19O 35 25 19O 35 25 144360 Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. 19O 35 26 19O 35 26 144370 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. 19O 35 27 19O 35 27 144380 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 19O 35 28 19O 35 28 144390 And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. 19O 36 1 19O 36 1 144400 The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 19O 36 2 19O 36 2 144410 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 19O 36 3 19O 36 3 144420 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 19O 36 4 19O 36 4 144430 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 19O 36 5 19O 36 5 144440 Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 19O 36 6 19O 36 6 144450 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 19O 36 7 19O 36 7 144460 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 19O 36 8 19O 36 8 144470 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. 19O 36 9 19O 36 9 144480 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. 19O 36 10 19O 36 10 144490 O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 19O 36 11 19O 36 11 144500 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 19O 36 12 19O 36 12 144510 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. 19O 37 1 19O 37 1 144520 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 19O 37 2 19O 37 2 144530 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 19O 37 3 19O 37 3 144540 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 19O 37 4 19O 37 4 144550 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 19O 37 5 19O 37 5 144560 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. 19O 37 6 19O 37 6 144570 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 19O 37 7 19O 37 7 144580 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 19O 37 8 19O 37 8 144590 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 19O 37 9 19O 37 9 144600 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. 19O 37 10 19O 37 10 144610 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. 19O 37 11 19O 37 11 144620 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. 19O 37 12 19O 37 12 144630 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 19O 37 13 19O 37 13 144640 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. 19O 37 14 19O 37 14 144650 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. 19O 37 15 19O 37 15 144660 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. 19O 37 16 19O 37 16 144670 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. 19O 37 17 19O 37 17 144680 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 19O 37 18 19O 37 18 144690 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. 19O 37 19 19O 37 19 144700 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 19O 37 20 19O 37 20 144710 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. 19O 37 21 19O 37 21 144720 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 19O 37 22 19O 37 22 144730 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. 19O 37 23 19O 37 23 144740 The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. 19O 37 24 19O 37 24 144750 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. 19O 37 25 19O 37 25 144760 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 19O 37 26 19O 37 26 144770 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. 19O 37 27 19O 37 27 144780 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. 19O 37 28 19O 37 28 144790 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 19O 37 29 19O 37 29 144800 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever. 19O 37 30 19O 37 30 144810 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 19O 37 31 19O 37 31 144820 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. 19O 37 32 19O 37 32 144830 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. 19O 37 33 19O 37 33 144840 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 19O 37 34 19O 37 34 144850 Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 19O 37 35 19O 37 35 144860 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 19O 37 36 19O 37 36 144870 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 19O 37 37 19O 37 37 144880 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. 19O 37 38 19O 37 38 144890 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 19O 37 39 19O 37 39 144900 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. 19O 37 40 19O 37 40 144910 And the LORD shall help them and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. 19O 38 1 19O 38 1 144920 O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 19O 38 2 19O 38 2 144930 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 19O 38 3 19O 38 3 144940 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 19O 38 4 19O 38 4 144950 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 19O 38 5 19O 38 5 144960 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 19O 38 6 19O 38 6 144970 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 19O 38 7 19O 38 7 144980 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. 19O 38 8 19O 38 8 144990 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 19O 38 9 19O 38 9 145000 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 19O 38 10 19O 38 10 145010 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 19O 38 11 19O 38 11 145020 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 19O 38 12 19O 38 12 145030 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 19O 38 13 19O 38 13 145040 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 19O 38 14 19O 38 14 145050 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 19O 38 15 19O 38 15 145060 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 19O 38 16 19O 38 16 145070 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 19O 38 17 19O 38 17 145080 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. 19O 38 18 19O 38 18 145090 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 19O 38 19 19O 38 19 145100 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 19O 38 20 19O 38 20 145110 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. 19O 38 21 19O 38 21 145120 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 19O 38 22 19O 38 22 145130 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. 19O 39 1 19O 39 1 145140 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 19O 39 2 19O 39 2 145150 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 19O 39 3 19O 39 3 145160 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 19O 39 4 19O 39 4 145170 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. 19O 39 5 19O 39 5 145180 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. 19O 39 6 19O 39 6 145190 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 19O 39 7 19O 39 7 145200 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. 19O 39 8 19O 39 8 145210 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. 19O 39 9 19O 39 9 145220 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 19O 39 10 19O 39 10 145230 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. 19O 39 11 19O 39 11 145240 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. 19O 39 12 19O 39 12 145250 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 19O 39 13 19O 39 13 145260 O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. 19O 40 1 19O 40 1 145270 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 19O 40 2 19O 40 2 145280 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 19O 40 3 19O 40 3 145290 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. 19O 40 4 19O 40 4 145300 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 19O 40 5 19O 40 5 145310 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 19O 40 6 19O 40 6 145320 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 19O 40 7 19O 40 7 145330 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 19O 40 8 19O 40 8 145340 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. 19O 40 9 19O 40 9 145350 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. 19O 40 10 19O 40 10 145360 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 19O 40 11 19O 40 11 145370 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 19O 40 12 19O 40 12 145380 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. 19O 40 13 19O 40 13 145390 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. 19O 40 14 19O 40 14 145400 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. 19O 40 15 19O 40 15 145410 Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha. 19O 40 16 19O 40 16 145420 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified. 19O 40 17 19O 40 17 145430 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. 19O 41 1 19O 41 1 145440 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 19O 41 2 19O 41 2 145450 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 19O 41 3 19O 41 3 145460 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. 19O 41 4 19O 41 4 145470 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. 19O 41 5 19O 41 5 145480 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? 19O 41 6 19O 41 6 145490 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 19O 41 7 19O 41 7 145500 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. 19O 41 8 19O 41 8 145510 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. 19O 41 9 19O 41 9 145520 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. 19O 41 10 19O 41 10 145530 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. 19O 41 11 19O 41 11 145540 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 19O 41 12 19O 41 12 145550 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 19O 41 13 19O 41 13 145560 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. 19O 42 1 19O 42 1 145570 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. 19O 42 2 19O 42 2 145580 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 19O 42 3 19O 42 3 145590 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 19O 42 4 19O 42 4 145600 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. 19O 42 5 19O 42 5 145610 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 19O 42 6 19O 42 6 145620 O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 19O 42 7 19O 42 7 145630 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterspouts: all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 19O 42 8 19O 42 8 145640 Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 19O 42 9 19O 42 9 145650 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 19O 42 10 19O 42 10 145660 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? 19O 42 11 19O 42 11 145670 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. 19O 43 1 19O 43 1 145680 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 19O 43 2 19O 43 2 145690 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 19O 43 3 19O 43 3 145700 O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. 19O 43 4 19O 43 4 145710 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. 19O 43 5 19O 43 5 145720 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. 19O 44 1 19O 44 1 145730 We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. 19O 44 2 19O 44 2 145740 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. 19O 44 3 19O 44 3 145750 For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. 19O 44 4 19O 44 4 145760 Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob. 19O 44 5 19O 44 5 145770 Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. 19O 44 6 19O 44 6 145780 For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. 19O 44 7 19O 44 7 145790 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. 19O 44 8 19O 44 8 145800 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah. 19O 44 9 19O 44 9 145810 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; and goest not forth with our armies. 19O 44 10 19O 44 10 145820 Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves. 19O 44 11 19O 44 11 145830 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed for meat; and hast scattered us among the heathen. 19O 44 12 19O 44 12 145840 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 19O 44 13 19O 44 13 145850 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 19O 44 14 19O 44 14 145860 Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. 19O 44 15 19O 44 15 145870 My confusion is continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me, 19O 44 16 19O 44 16 145880 For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger. 19O 44 17 19O 44 17 145890 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. 19O 44 18 19O 44 18 145900 Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way; 19O 44 19 19O 44 19 145910 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death. 19O 44 20 19O 44 20 145920 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 19O 44 21 19O 44 21 145930 Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 19O 44 22 19O 44 22 145940 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. 19O 44 23 19O 44 23 145950 Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord? arise, cast us not off for ever. 19O 44 24 19O 44 24 145960 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression? 19O 44 25 19O 44 25 145970 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 19O 44 26 19O 44 26 145980 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake. 19O 45 1 19O 45 1 145990 My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 19O 45 2 19O 45 2 146000 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. 19O 45 3 19O 45 3 146010 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. 19O 45 4 19O 45 4 146020 And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 19O 45 5 19O 45 5 146030 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee. 19O 45 6 19O 45 6 146040 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 19O 45 7 19O 45 7 146050 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 19O 45 8 19O 45 8 146060 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 19O 45 9 19O 45 9 146070 Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. 19O 45 10 19O 45 10 146080 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; 19O 45 11 19O 45 11 146090 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. 19O 45 12 19O 45 12 146100 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even the rich among the people shall intreat thy favour. 19O 45 13 19O 45 13 146110 The king's daughter is all glorious within: her clothing is of wrought gold. 19O 45 14 19O 45 14 146120 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. 19O 45 15 19O 45 15 146130 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king's palace. 19O 45 16 19O 45 16 146140 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth. 19O 45 17 19O 45 17 146150 I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. 19O 46 1 19O 46 1 146160 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 19O 46 2 19O 46 2 146170 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 19O 46 3 19O 46 3 146180 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 19O 46 4 19O 46 4 146190 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. 19O 46 5 19O 46 5 146200 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early. 19O 46 6 19O 46 6 146210 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 19O 46 7 19O 46 7 146220 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 19O 46 8 19O 46 8 146230 Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. 19O 46 9 19O 46 9 146240 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 19O 46 10 19O 46 10 146250 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 19O 46 11 19O 46 11 146260 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 19O 47 1 19O 47 1 146270 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 19O 47 2 19O 47 2 146280 For the LORD most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth. 19O 47 3 19O 47 3 146290 He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. 19O 47 4 19O 47 4 146300 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. 19O 47 5 19O 47 5 146310 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet. 19O 47 6 19O 47 6 146320 Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 19O 47 7 19O 47 7 146330 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding. 19O 47 8 19O 47 8 146340 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. 19O 47 9 19O 47 9 146350 The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted. 19O 48 1 19O 48 1 146360 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 19O 48 2 19O 48 2 146370 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 19O 48 3 19O 48 3 146380 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 19O 48 4 19O 48 4 146390 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 19O 48 5 19O 48 5 146400 They saw it, and so they marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away. 19O 48 6 19O 48 6 146410 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 19O 48 7 19O 48 7 146420 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 19O 48 8 19O 48 8 146430 As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. 19O 48 9 19O 48 9 146440 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. 19O 48 10 19O 48 10 146450 According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. 19O 48 11 19O 48 11 146460 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 19O 48 12 19O 48 12 146470 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. 19O 48 13 19O 48 13 146480 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. 19O 48 14 19O 48 14 146490 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. 19O 49 1 19O 49 1 146500 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: 19O 49 2 19O 49 2 146510 Both low and high, rich and poor, together. 19O 49 3 19O 49 3 146520 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 19O 49 4 19O 49 4 146530 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 19O 49 5 19O 49 5 146540 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? 19O 49 6 19O 49 6 146550 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 19O 49 7 19O 49 7 146560 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 19O 49 8 19O 49 8 146570 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 19O 49 9 19O 49 9 146580 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 19O 49 10 19O 49 10 146590 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 19O 49 11 19O 49 11 146600 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. 19O 49 12 19O 49 12 146610 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. 19O 49 13 19O 49 13 146620 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. 19O 49 14 19O 49 14 146630 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 19O 49 15 19O 49 15 146640 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. 19O 49 16 19O 49 16 146650 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; 19O 49 17 19O 49 17 146660 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 19O 49 18 19O 49 18 146670 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. 19O 49 19 19O 49 19 146680 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 19O 49 20 19O 49 20 146690 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. 19O 50 1 19O 50 1 146700 The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 19O 50 2 19O 50 2 146710 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 19O 50 3 19O 50 3 146720 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 19O 50 4 19O 50 4 146730 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 19O 50 5 19O 50 5 146740 Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 19O 50 6 19O 50 6 146750 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah. 19O 50 7 19O 50 7 146760 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. 19O 50 8 19O 50 8 146770 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me. 19O 50 9 19O 50 9 146780 I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds. 19O 50 10 19O 50 10 146790 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 19O 50 11 19O 50 11 146800 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 19O 50 12 19O 50 12 146810 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 19O 50 13 19O 50 13 146820 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? 19O 50 14 19O 50 14 146830 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High: 19O 50 15 19O 50 15 146840 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 19O 50 16 19O 50 16 146850 But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 19O 50 17 19O 50 17 146860 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. 19O 50 18 19O 50 18 146870 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and hast been partaker with adulterers. 19O 50 19 19O 50 19 146880 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 19O 50 20 19O 50 20 146890 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 19O 50 21 19O 50 21 146900 These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes. 19O 50 22 19O 50 22 146910 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. 19O 50 23 19O 50 23 146920 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. 19O 51 1 19O 51 1 146930 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 19O 51 2 19O 51 2 146940 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 19O 51 3 19O 51 3 146950 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 19O 51 4 19O 51 4 146960 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 19O 51 5 19O 51 5 146970 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 19O 51 6 19O 51 6 146980 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 19O 51 7 19O 51 7 146990 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 19O 51 8 19O 51 8 147000 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 19O 51 9 19O 51 9 147010 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 19O 51 10 19O 51 10 147020 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 19O 51 11 19O 51 11 147030 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 19O 51 12 19O 51 12 147040 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 19O 51 13 19O 51 13 147050 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 19O 51 14 19O 51 14 147060 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 19O 51 15 19O 51 15 147070 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 19O 51 16 19O 51 16 147080 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 19O 51 17 19O 51 17 147090 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 19O 51 18 19O 51 18 147100 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19O 51 19 19O 51 19 147110 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. 19O 52 1 19O 52 1 147120 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 19O 52 2 19O 52 2 147130 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully. 19O 52 3 19O 52 3 147140 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 19O 52 4 19O 52 4 147150 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 19O 52 5 19O 52 5 147160 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. 19O 52 6 19O 52 6 147170 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: 19O 52 7 19O 52 7 147180 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 19O 52 8 19O 52 8 147190 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. 19O 52 9 19O 52 9 147200 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints. 19O 53 1 19O 53 1 147210 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. 19O 53 2 19O 53 2 147220 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. 19O 53 3 19O 53 3 147230 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 19O 53 4 19O 53 4 147240 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. 19O 53 5 19O 53 5 147250 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them. 19O 53 6 19O 53 6 147260 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. 19O 54 1 19O 54 1 147270 Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. 19O 54 2 19O 54 2 147280 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 19O 54 3 19O 54 3 147290 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah. 19O 54 4 19O 54 4 147300 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 19O 54 5 19O 54 5 147310 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. 19O 54 6 19O 54 6 147320 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. 19O 54 7 19O 54 7 147330 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. 19O 55 1 19O 55 1 147340 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 19O 55 2 19O 55 2 147350 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 19O 55 3 19O 55 3 147360 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 19O 55 4 19O 55 4 147370 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 19O 55 5 19O 55 5 147380 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 19O 55 6 19O 55 6 147390 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. 19O 55 7 19O 55 7 147400 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. 19O 55 8 19O 55 8 147410 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 19O 55 9 19O 55 9 147420 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 19O 55 10 19O 55 10 147430 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 19O 55 11 19O 55 11 147440 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets. 19O 55 12 19O 55 12 147450 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him: 19O 55 13 19O 55 13 147460 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. 19O 55 14 19O 55 14 147470 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. 19O 55 15 19O 55 15 147480 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. 19O 55 16 19O 55 16 147490 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. 19O 55 17 19O 55 17 147500 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice. 19O 55 18 19O 55 18 147510 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. 19O 55 19 19O 55 19 147520 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. 19O 55 20 19O 55 20 147530 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant. 19O 55 21 19O 55 21 147540 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 19O 55 22 19O 55 22 147550 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 19O 55 23 19O 55 23 147560 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. 19O 56 1 19O 56 1 147570 Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. 19O 56 2 19O 56 2 147580 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High. 19O 56 3 19O 56 3 147590 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 19O 56 4 19O 56 4 147600 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 19O 56 5 19O 56 5 147610 Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil. 19O 56 6 19O 56 6 147620 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 19O 56 7 19O 56 7 147630 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine anger cast down the people, O God. 19O 56 8 19O 56 8 147640 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? 19O 56 9 19O 56 9 147650 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. 19O 56 10 19O 56 10 147660 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 19O 56 11 19O 56 11 147670 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 19O 56 12 19O 56 12 147680 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. 19O 56 13 19O 56 13 147690 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? 19O 57 1 19O 57 1 147700 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. 19O 57 2 19O 57 2 147710 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 19O 57 3 19O 57 3 147720 He shall send from heaven, and save from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth. 19O 57 4 19O 57 4 147730 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. 19O 57 5 19O 57 5 147740 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth. 19O 57 6 19O 57 6 147750 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah. 19O 57 7 19O 57 7 147760 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 19O 57 8 19O 57 8 147770 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 19O 57 9 19O 57 9 147780 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 19O 57 10 19O 57 10 147790 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 19O 57 11 19O 57 11 147800 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. 19O 58 1 19O 58 1 147810 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? 19O 58 2 19O 58 2 147820 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. 19O 58 3 19O 58 3 147830 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 19O 58 4 19O 58 4 147840 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 19O 58 5 19O 58 5 147850 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. 19O 58 6 19O 58 6 147860 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. 19O 58 7 19O 58 7 147870 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 19O 58 8 19O 58 8 147880 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 19O 58 9 19O 58 9 147890 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. 19O 58 10 19O 58 10 147900 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 19O 58 11 19O 58 11 147910 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. 19O 59 1 19O 59 1 147920 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 19O 59 2 19O 59 2 147930 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. 19O 59 3 19O 59 3 147940 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD. 19O 59 4 19O 59 4 147950 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold. 19O 59 5 19O 59 5 147960 Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. 19O 59 6 19O 59 6 147970 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 19O 59 7 19O 59 7 147980 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? 19O 59 8 19O 59 8 147990 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. 19O 59 9 19O 59 9 148000 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. 19O 59 10 19O 59 10 148010 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. 19O 59 11 19O 59 11 148020 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 19O 59 12 19O 59 12 148030 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak. 19O 59 13 19O 59 13 148040 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 19O 59 14 19O 59 14 148050 And at evening let them return; and let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 19O 59 15 19O 59 15 148060 Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. 19O 59 16 19O 59 16 148070 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 19O 59 17 19O 59 17 148080 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. 19O 60 1 19O 60 1 148090 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again. 19O 60 2 19O 60 2 148100 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh. 19O 60 3 19O 60 3 148110 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. 19O 60 4 19O 60 4 148120 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah. 19O 60 5 19O 60 5 148130 That thy beloved may be delivered; save with thy right hand, and hear me. 19O 60 6 19O 60 6 148140 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 19O 60 7 19O 60 7 148150 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 19O 60 8 19O 60 8 148160 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me. 19O 60 9 19O 60 9 148170 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 19O 60 10 19O 60 10 148180 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst not go out with our armies? 19O 60 11 19O 60 11 148190 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 19O 60 12 19O 60 12 148200 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. 19O 61 1 19O 61 1 148210 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 19O 61 2 19O 61 2 148220 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 19O 61 3 19O 61 3 148230 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 19O 61 4 19O 61 4 148240 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 19O 61 5 19O 61 5 148250 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 19O 61 6 19O 61 6 148260 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. 19O 61 7 19O 61 7 148270 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. 19O 61 8 19O 61 8 148280 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. 19O 62 1 19O 62 1 148290 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 19O 62 2 19O 62 2 148300 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 19O 62 3 19O 62 3 148310 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 19O 62 4 19O 62 4 148320 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 19O 62 5 19O 62 5 148330 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 19O 62 6 19O 62 6 148340 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. 19O 62 7 19O 62 7 148350 In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 19O 62 8 19O 62 8 148360 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah. 19O 62 9 19O 62 9 148370 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. 19O 62 10 19O 62 10 148380 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 19O 62 11 19O 62 11 148390 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. 19O 62 12 19O 62 12 148400 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. 19O 63 1 19O 63 1 148410 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 19O 63 2 19O 63 2 148420 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. 19O 63 3 19O 63 3 148430 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 19O 63 4 19O 63 4 148440 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 19O 63 5 19O 63 5 148450 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 19O 63 6 19O 63 6 148460 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. 19O 63 7 19O 63 7 148470 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 19O 63 8 19O 63 8 148480 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. 19O 63 9 19O 63 9 148490 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 19O 63 10 19O 63 10 148500 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 19O 63 11 19O 63 11 148510 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 19O 64 1 19O 64 1 148520 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 19O 64 2 19O 64 2 148530 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity: 19O 64 3 19O 64 3 148540 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 19O 64 4 19O 64 4 148550 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 19O 64 5 19O 64 5 148560 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? 19O 64 6 19O 64 6 148570 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. 19O 64 7 19O 64 7 148580 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 19O 64 8 19O 64 8 148590 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away. 19O 64 9 19O 64 9 148600 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing. 19O 64 10 19O 64 10 148610 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory. 19O 65 1 19O 65 1 148620 Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 19O 65 2 19O 65 2 148630 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 19O 65 3 19O 65 3 148640 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 19O 65 4 19O 65 4 148650 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 19O 65 5 19O 65 5 148660 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: 19O 65 6 19O 65 6 148670 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power: 19O 65 7 19O 65 7 148680 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. 19O 65 8 19O 65 8 148690 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 19O 65 9 19O 65 9 148700 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 19O 65 10 19O 65 10 148710 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 19O 65 11 19O 65 11 148720 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 19O 65 12 19O 65 12 148730 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 19O 65 13 19O 65 13 148740 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. 19O 66 1 19O 66 1 148750 Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: 19O 66 2 19O 66 2 148760 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. 19O 66 3 19O 66 3 148770 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 19O 66 4 19O 66 4 148780 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. 19O 66 5 19O 66 5 148790 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. 19O 66 6 19O 66 6 148800 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. 19O 66 7 19O 66 7 148810 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. 19O 66 8 19O 66 8 148820 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 19O 66 9 19O 66 9 148830 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. 19O 66 10 19O 66 10 148840 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 19O 66 11 19O 66 11 148850 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 19O 66 12 19O 66 12 148860 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 19O 66 13 19O 66 13 148870 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, 19O 66 14 19O 66 14 148880 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 19O 66 15 19O 66 15 148890 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 19O 66 16 19O 66 16 148900 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 19O 66 17 19O 66 17 148910 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. 19O 66 18 19O 66 18 148920 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 19O 66 19 19O 66 19 148930 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 19O 66 20 19O 66 20 148940 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. 19O 67 1 19O 67 1 148950 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 19O 67 2 19O 67 2 148960 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 19O 67 3 19O 67 3 148970 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 19O 67 4 19O 67 4 148980 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 19O 67 5 19O 67 5 148990 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 19O 67 6 19O 67 6 149000 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 19O 67 7 19O 67 7 149010 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. 19O 68 1 19O 68 1 149020 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. 19O 68 2 19O 68 2 149030 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 19O 68 3 19O 68 3 149040 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 19O 68 4 19O 68 4 149050 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 19O 68 5 19O 68 5 149060 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 19O 68 6 19O 68 6 149070 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 19O 68 7 19O 68 7 149080 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: 19O 68 8 19O 68 8 149090 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 19O 68 9 19O 68 9 149100 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 19O 68 10 19O 68 10 149110 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. 19O 68 11 19O 68 11 149120 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. 19O 68 12 19O 68 12 149130 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 19O 68 13 19O 68 13 149140 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 19O 68 14 19O 68 14 149150 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. 19O 68 15 19O 68 15 149160 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan. 19O 68 16 19O 68 16 149170 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. 19O 68 17 19O 68 17 149180 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. 19O 68 18 19O 68 18 149190 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. 19O 68 19 19O 68 19 149200 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah. 19O 68 20 19O 68 20 149210 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. 19O 68 21 19O 68 21 149220 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. 19O 68 22 19O 68 22 149230 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea: 19O 68 23 19O 68 23 149240 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 19O 68 24 19O 68 24 149250 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. 19O 68 25 19O 68 25 149260 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels. 19O 68 26 19O 68 26 149270 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. 19O 68 27 19O 68 27 149280 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their council, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. 19O 68 28 19O 68 28 149290 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. 19O 68 29 19O 68 29 149300 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee. 19O 68 30 19O 68 30 149310 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war. 19O 68 31 19O 68 31 149320 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 19O 68 32 19O 68 32 149330 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: 19O 68 33 19O 68 33 149340 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. 19O 68 34 19O 68 34 149350 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. 19O 68 35 19O 68 35 149360 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. 19O 69 1 19O 69 1 149370 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 19O 69 2 19O 69 2 149380 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 19O 69 3 19O 69 3 149390 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 19O 69 4 19O 69 4 149400 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 19O 69 5 19O 69 5 149410 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee. 19O 69 6 19O 69 6 149420 Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. 19O 69 7 19O 69 7 149430 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face. 19O 69 8 19O 69 8 149440 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. 19O 69 9 19O 69 9 149450 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. 19O 69 10 19O 69 10 149460 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach. 19O 69 11 19O 69 11 149470 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I became a proverb to them. 19O 69 12 19O 69 12 149480 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards. 19O 69 13 19O 69 13 149490 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation. 19O 69 14 19O 69 14 149500 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 19O 69 15 19O 69 15 149510 Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 19O 69 16 19O 69 16 149520 Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 19O 69 17 19O 69 17 149530 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily. 19O 69 18 19O 69 18 149540 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies. 19O 69 19 19O 69 19 149550 Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. 19O 69 20 19O 69 20 149560 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none. 19O 69 21 19O 69 21 149570 They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 19O 69 22 19O 69 22 149580 Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 19O 69 23 19O 69 23 149590 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 19O 69 24 19O 69 24 149600 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 19O 69 25 19O 69 25 149610 Let their habitation be desolate; and let none dwell in their tents. 19O 69 26 19O 69 26 149620 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. 19O 69 27 19O 69 27 149630 Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness. 19O 69 28 19O 69 28 149640 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous. 19O 69 29 19O 69 29 149650 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 19O 69 30 19O 69 30 149660 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 19O 69 31 19O 69 31 149670 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 19O 69 32 19O 69 32 149680 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. 19O 69 33 19O 69 33 149690 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 19O 69 34 19O 69 34 149700 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and everything that moveth therein. 19O 69 35 19O 69 35 149710 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 19O 69 36 19O 69 36 149720 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein. 19O 70 1 19O 70 1 149730 Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O LORD. 19O 70 2 19O 70 2 149740 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 19O 70 3 19O 70 3 149750 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha. 19O 70 4 19O 70 4 149760 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 19O 70 5 19O 70 5 149770 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. 19O 71 1 19O 71 1 149780 In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. 19O 71 2 19O 71 2 149790 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 19O 71 3 19O 71 3 149800 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. 19O 71 4 19O 71 4 149810 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. 19O 71 5 19O 71 5 149820 For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. 19O 71 6 19O 71 6 149830 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee. 19O 71 7 19O 71 7 149840 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. 19O 71 8 19O 71 8 149850 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. 19O 71 9 19O 71 9 149860 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 19O 71 10 19O 71 10 149870 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 19O 71 11 19O 71 11 149880 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. 19O 71 12 19O 71 12 149890 O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. 19O 71 13 19O 71 13 149900 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. 19O 71 14 19O 71 14 149910 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 19O 71 15 19O 71 15 149920 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. 19O 71 16 19O 71 16 149930 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 19O 71 17 19O 71 17 149940 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 19O 71 18 19O 71 18 149950 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. 19O 71 19 19O 71 19 149960 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! 19O 71 20 19O 71 20 149970 Thou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 19O 71 21 19O 71 21 149980 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 19O 71 22 19O 71 22 149990 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 19O 71 23 19O 71 23 150000 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 19O 71 24 19O 71 24 150010 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. 19O 72 1 19O 72 1 150020 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 19O 72 2 19O 72 2 150030 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 19O 72 3 19O 72 3 150040 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 19O 72 4 19O 72 4 150050 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 19O 72 5 19O 72 5 150060 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 19O 72 6 19O 72 6 150070 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 19O 72 7 19O 72 7 150080 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 19O 72 8 19O 72 8 150090 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 19O 72 9 19O 72 9 150100 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 19O 72 10 19O 72 10 150110 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 19O 72 11 19O 72 11 150120 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. 19O 72 12 19O 72 12 150130 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. 19O 72 13 19O 72 13 150140 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. 19O 72 14 19O 72 14 150150 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 19O 72 15 19O 72 15 150160 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. 19O 72 16 19O 72 16 150170 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 19O 72 17 19O 72 17 150180 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. 19O 72 18 19O 72 18 150190 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. 19O 72 19 19O 72 19 150200 And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen. 19O 72 20 19O 72 20 150210 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. 19O 73 1 19O 73 1 150220 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 19O 73 2 19O 73 2 150230 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 19O 73 3 19O 73 3 150240 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 19O 73 4 19O 73 4 150250 For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. 19O 73 5 19O 73 5 150260 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. 19O 73 6 19O 73 6 150270 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 19O 73 7 19O 73 7 150280 Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. 19O 73 8 19O 73 8 150290 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. 19O 73 9 19O 73 9 150300 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. 19O 73 10 19O 73 10 150310 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 19O 73 11 19O 73 11 150320 And they say, How doth God know? and is there knowledge in the most High? 19O 73 12 19O 73 12 150330 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches. 19O 73 13 19O 73 13 150340 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. 19O 73 14 19O 73 14 150350 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. 19O 73 15 19O 73 15 150360 If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 19O 73 16 19O 73 16 150370 When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; 19O 73 17 19O 73 17 150380 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end. 19O 73 18 19O 73 18 150390 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. 19O 73 19 19O 73 19 150400 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 19O 73 20 19O 73 20 150410 As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 19O 73 21 19O 73 21 150420 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. 19O 73 22 19O 73 22 150430 So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. 19O 73 23 19O 73 23 150440 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 19O 73 24 19O 73 24 150450 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. 19O 73 25 19O 73 25 150460 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. 19O 73 26 19O 73 26 150470 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 19O 73 27 19O 73 27 150480 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 19O 73 28 19O 73 28 150490 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. 19O 74 1 19O 74 1 150500 O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 19O 74 2 19O 74 2 150510 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. 19O 74 3 19O 74 3 150520 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolations; even all that the enemy hath done wickedly in the sanctuary. 19O 74 4 19O 74 4 150530 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs. 19O 74 5 19O 74 5 150540 A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees. 19O 74 6 19O 74 6 150550 But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers. 19O 74 7 19O 74 7 150560 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 19O 74 8 19O 74 8 150570 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them together: they have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. 19O 74 9 19O 74 9 150580 We see not our signs: there is no more any prophet: neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. 19O 74 10 19O 74 10 150590 O God, how long shall the adversary reproach? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 19O 74 11 19O 74 11 150600 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. 19O 74 12 19O 74 12 150610 For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 19O 74 13 19O 74 13 150620 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. 19O 74 14 19O 74 14 150630 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 19O 74 15 19O 74 15 150640 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. 19O 74 16 19O 74 16 150650 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 19O 74 17 19O 74 17 150660 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. 19O 74 18 19O 74 18 150670 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. 19O 74 19 19O 74 19 150680 O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. 19O 74 20 19O 74 20 150690 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 19O 74 21 19O 74 21 150700 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name. 19O 74 22 19O 74 22 150710 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 19O 74 23 19O 74 23 150720 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually. 19O 75 1 19O 75 1 150730 Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. 19O 75 2 19O 75 2 150740 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. 19O 75 3 19O 75 3 150750 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. 19O 75 4 19O 75 4 150760 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 19O 75 5 19O 75 5 150770 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. 19O 75 6 19O 75 6 150780 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. 19O 75 7 19O 75 7 150790 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. 19O 75 8 19O 75 8 150800 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. 19O 75 9 19O 75 9 150810 But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 19O 75 10 19O 75 10 150820 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. 19O 76 1 19O 76 1 150830 In Judah is God known: his name is great in Israel. 19O 76 2 19O 76 2 150840 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling place in Zion. 19O 76 3 19O 76 3 150850 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 19O 76 4 19O 76 4 150860 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 19O 76 5 19O 76 5 150870 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands. 19O 76 6 19O 76 6 150880 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 19O 76 7 19O 76 7 150890 Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? 19O 76 8 19O 76 8 150900 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, 19O 76 9 19O 76 9 150910 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah. 19O 76 10 19O 76 10 150920 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. 19O 76 11 19O 76 11 150930 Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. 19O 76 12 19O 76 12 150940 He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. 19O 77 1 19O 77 1 150950 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. 19O 77 2 19O 77 2 150960 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. 19O 77 3 19O 77 3 150970 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. 19O 77 4 19O 77 4 150980 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 19O 77 5 19O 77 5 150990 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. 19O 77 6 19O 77 6 151000 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search. 19O 77 7 19O 77 7 151010 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? 19O 77 8 19O 77 8 151020 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? 19O 77 9 19O 77 9 151030 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. 19O 77 10 19O 77 10 151040 And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. 19O 77 11 19O 77 11 151050 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old. 19O 77 12 19O 77 12 151060 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. 19O 77 13 19O 77 13 151070 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? 19O 77 14 19O 77 14 151080 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people. 19O 77 15 19O 77 15 151090 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 19O 77 16 19O 77 16 151100 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were troubled. 19O 77 17 19O 77 17 151110 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. 19O 77 18 19O 77 18 151120 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook. 19O 77 19 19O 77 19 151130 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 19O 77 20 19O 77 20 151140 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. 19O 78 1 19O 78 1 151150 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth. 19O 78 2 19O 78 2 151160 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old: 19O 78 3 19O 78 3 151170 Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us. 19O 78 4 19O 78 4 151180 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done. 19O 78 5 19O 78 5 151190 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 19O 78 6 19O 78 6 151200 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children: 19O 78 7 19O 78 7 151210 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 19O 78 8 19O 78 8 151220 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. 19O 78 9 19O 78 9 151230 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 19O 78 10 19O 78 10 151240 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 19O 78 11 19O 78 11 151250 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them. 19O 78 12 19O 78 12 151260 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 19O 78 13 19O 78 13 151270 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap. 19O 78 14 19O 78 14 151280 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 19O 78 15 19O 78 15 151290 He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. 19O 78 16 19O 78 16 151300 He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 19O 78 17 19O 78 17 151310 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness. 19O 78 18 19O 78 18 151320 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19O 78 19 19O 78 19 151330 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 19O 78 20 19O 78 20 151340 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 19O 78 21 19O 78 21 151350 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 19O 78 22 19O 78 22 151360 Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 19O 78 23 19O 78 23 151370 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, 19O 78 24 19O 78 24 151380 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 19O 78 25 19O 78 25 151390 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 19O 78 26 19O 78 26 151400 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 19O 78 27 19O 78 27 151410 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 19O 78 28 19O 78 28 151420 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 19O 78 29 19O 78 29 151430 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 19O 78 30 19O 78 30 151440 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 19O 78 31 19O 78 31 151450 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 19O 78 32 19O 78 32 151460 For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. 19O 78 33 19O 78 33 151470 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. 19O 78 34 19O 78 34 151480 When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and inquired early after God. 19O 78 35 19O 78 35 151490 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 19O 78 36 19O 78 36 151500 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 19O 78 37 19O 78 37 151510 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. 19O 78 38 19O 78 38 151520 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath. 19O 78 39 19O 78 39 151530 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. 19O 78 40 19O 78 40 151540 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 19O 78 41 19O 78 41 151550 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 19O 78 42 19O 78 42 151560 They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 19O 78 43 19O 78 43 151570 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: 19O 78 44 19O 78 44 151580 And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 19O 78 45 19O 78 45 151590 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. 19O 78 46 19O 78 46 151600 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. 19O 78 47 19O 78 47 151610 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. 19O 78 48 19O 78 48 151620 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 19O 78 49 19O 78 49 151630 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 19O 78 50 19O 78 50 151640 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 19O 78 51 19O 78 51 151650 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 19O 78 52 19O 78 52 151660 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 19O 78 53 19O 78 53 151670 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 19O 78 54 19O 78 54 151680 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 19O 78 55 19O 78 55 151690 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 19O 78 56 19O 78 56 151700 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies: 19O 78 57 19O 78 57 151710 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 19O 78 58 19O 78 58 151720 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 19O 78 59 19O 78 59 151730 When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 19O 78 60 19O 78 60 151740 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men; 19O 78 61 19O 78 61 151750 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. 19O 78 62 19O 78 62 151760 He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 19O 78 63 19O 78 63 151770 The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage. 19O 78 64 19O 78 64 151780 Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. 19O 78 65 19O 78 65 151790 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 19O 78 66 19O 78 66 151800 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. 19O 78 67 19O 78 67 151810 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 19O 78 68 19O 78 68 151820 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 19O 78 69 19O 78 69 151830 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. 19O 78 70 19O 78 70 151840 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds: 19O 78 71 19O 78 71 151850 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 19O 78 72 19O 78 72 151860 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands. 19O 79 1 19O 79 1 151870 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 19O 79 2 19O 79 2 151880 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. 19O 79 3 19O 79 3 151890 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them. 19O 79 4 19O 79 4 151900 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. 19O 79 5 19O 79 5 151910 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire? 19O 79 6 19O 79 6 151920 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 19O 79 7 19O 79 7 151930 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place. 19O 79 8 19O 79 8 151940 O remember not against us former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought very low. 19O 79 9 19O 79 9 151950 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. 19O 79 10 19O 79 10 151960 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. 19O 79 11 19O 79 11 151970 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 19O 79 12 19O 79 12 151980 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 19O 79 13 19O 79 13 151990 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations. 19O 80 1 19O 80 1 152000 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. 19O 80 2 19O 80 2 152010 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. 19O 80 3 19O 80 3 152020 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 19O 80 4 19O 80 4 152030 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people? 19O 80 5 19O 80 5 152040 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 19O 80 6 19O 80 6 152050 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 19O 80 7 19O 80 7 152060 Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 19O 80 8 19O 80 8 152070 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 19O 80 9 19O 80 9 152080 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. 19O 80 10 19O 80 10 152090 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. 19O 80 11 19O 80 11 152100 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. 19O 80 12 19O 80 12 152110 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? 19O 80 13 19O 80 13 152120 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. 19O 80 14 19O 80 14 152130 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; 19O 80 15 19O 80 15 152140 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. 19O 80 16 19O 80 16 152150 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 19O 80 17 19O 80 17 152160 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 19O 80 18 19O 80 18 152170 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. 19O 80 19 19O 80 19 152180 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 19O 81 1 19O 81 1 152190 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 19O 81 2 19O 81 2 152200 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 19O 81 3 19O 81 3 152210 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 19O 81 4 19O 81 4 152220 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 19O 81 5 19O 81 5 152230 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not. 19O 81 6 19O 81 6 152240 I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots. 19O 81 7 19O 81 7 152250 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. 19O 81 8 19O 81 8 152260 Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me; 19O 81 9 19O 81 9 152270 There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. 19O 81 10 19O 81 10 152280 I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. 19O 81 11 19O 81 11 152290 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would none of me. 19O 81 12 19O 81 12 152300 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 19O 81 13 19O 81 13 152310 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! 19O 81 14 19O 81 14 152320 I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. 19O 81 15 19O 81 15 152330 The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever. 19O 81 16 19O 81 16 152340 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee. 19O 82 1 19O 82 1 152350 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 19O 82 2 19O 82 2 152360 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 19O 82 3 19O 82 3 152370 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 19O 82 4 19O 82 4 152380 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 19O 82 5 19O 82 5 152390 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. 19O 82 6 19O 82 6 152400 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 19O 82 7 19O 82 7 152410 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 19O 82 8 19O 82 8 152420 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. 19O 83 1 19O 83 1 152430 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 19O 83 2 19O 83 2 152440 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 19O 83 3 19O 83 3 152450 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. 19O 83 4 19O 83 4 152460 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 19O 83 5 19O 83 5 152470 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee: 19O 83 6 19O 83 6 152480 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; 19O 83 7 19O 83 7 152490 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 19O 83 8 19O 83 8 152500 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. 19O 83 9 19O 83 9 152510 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: 19O 83 10 19O 83 10 152520 Which perished at Endor: they became as dung for the earth. 19O 83 11 19O 83 11 152530 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb: yea, all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 19O 83 12 19O 83 12 152540 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 19O 83 13 19O 83 13 152550 O my God, make them like a wheel; as the stubble before the wind. 19O 83 14 19O 83 14 152560 As the fire burneth a wood, and as the flame setteth the mountains on fire; 19O 83 15 19O 83 15 152570 So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. 19O 83 16 19O 83 16 152580 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. 19O 83 17 19O 83 17 152590 Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 19O 83 18 19O 83 18 152600 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the most high over all the earth. 19O 84 1 19O 84 1 152610 How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 19O 84 2 19O 84 2 152620 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 19O 84 3 19O 84 3 152630 Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. 19O 84 4 19O 84 4 152640 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 19O 84 5 19O 84 5 152650 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. 19O 84 6 19O 84 6 152660 Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 19O 84 7 19O 84 7 152670 They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. 19O 84 8 19O 84 8 152680 O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer: give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah. 19O 84 9 19O 84 9 152690 Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 19O 84 10 19O 84 10 152700 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 19O 84 11 19O 84 11 152710 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 19O 84 12 19O 84 12 152720 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. 19O 85 1 19O 85 1 152730 LORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. 19O 85 2 19O 85 2 152740 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 19O 85 3 19O 85 3 152750 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. 19O 85 4 19O 85 4 152760 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 19O 85 5 19O 85 5 152770 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 19O 85 6 19O 85 6 152780 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 19O 85 7 19O 85 7 152790 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. 19O 85 8 19O 85 8 152800 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. 19O 85 9 19O 85 9 152810 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 19O 85 10 19O 85 10 152820 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 19O 85 11 19O 85 11 152830 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. 19O 85 12 19O 85 12 152840 Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. 19O 85 13 19O 85 13 152850 Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. 19O 86 1 19O 86 1 152860 Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. 19O 86 2 19O 86 2 152870 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 19O 86 3 19O 86 3 152880 Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. 19O 86 4 19O 86 4 152890 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 19O 86 5 19O 86 5 152900 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 19O 86 6 19O 86 6 152910 Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. 19O 86 7 19O 86 7 152920 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me. 19O 86 8 19O 86 8 152930 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works. 19O 86 9 19O 86 9 152940 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name. 19O 86 10 19O 86 10 152950 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. 19O 86 11 19O 86 11 152960 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 19O 86 12 19O 86 12 152970 I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore. 19O 86 13 19O 86 13 152980 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. 19O 86 14 19O 86 14 152990 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. 19O 86 15 19O 86 15 153000 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 19O 86 16 19O 86 16 153010 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. 19O 86 17 19O 86 17 153020 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 19O 87 1 19O 87 1 153030 His foundation is in the holy mountains. 19O 87 2 19O 87 2 153040 The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. 19O 87 3 19O 87 3 153050 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. 19O 87 4 19O 87 4 153060 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 19O 87 5 19O 87 5 153070 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her. 19O 87 6 19O 87 6 153080 The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. 19O 87 7 19O 87 7 153090 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee. 19O 88 1 19O 88 1 153100 O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: 19O 88 2 19O 88 2 153110 Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; 19O 88 3 19O 88 3 153120 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. 19O 88 4 19O 88 4 153130 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: 19O 88 5 19O 88 5 153140 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. 19O 88 6 19O 88 6 153150 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 19O 88 7 19O 88 7 153160 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. 19O 88 8 19O 88 8 153170 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 19O 88 9 19O 88 9 153180 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. 19O 88 10 19O 88 10 153190 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 19O 88 11 19O 88 11 153200 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 19O 88 12 19O 88 12 153210 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 19O 88 13 19O 88 13 153220 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 19O 88 14 19O 88 14 153230 LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 19O 88 15 19O 88 15 153240 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. 19O 88 16 19O 88 16 153250 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. 19O 88 17 19O 88 17 153260 They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. 19O 88 18 19O 88 18 153270 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. 19O 89 1 19O 89 1 153280 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. 19O 89 2 19O 89 2 153290 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 19O 89 3 19O 89 3 153300 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 19O 89 4 19O 89 4 153310 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. 19O 89 5 19O 89 5 153320 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD: thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. 19O 89 6 19O 89 6 153330 For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? 19O 89 7 19O 89 7 153340 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 19O 89 8 19O 89 8 153350 O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? 19O 89 9 19O 89 9 153360 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 19O 89 10 19O 89 10 153370 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 19O 89 11 19O 89 11 153380 The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine: as for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. 19O 89 12 19O 89 12 153390 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 19O 89 13 19O 89 13 153400 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. 19O 89 14 19O 89 14 153410 Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 19O 89 15 19O 89 15 153420 Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance. 19O 89 16 19O 89 16 153430 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 19O 89 17 19O 89 17 153440 For thou art the glory of their strength: and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 19O 89 18 19O 89 18 153450 For the LORD is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. 19O 89 19 19O 89 19 153460 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 19O 89 20 19O 89 20 153470 I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him: 19O 89 21 19O 89 21 153480 With whom my hand shall be established: mine arm also shall strengthen him. 19O 89 22 19O 89 22 153490 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 19O 89 23 19O 89 23 153500 And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him. 19O 89 24 19O 89 24 153510 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted. 19O 89 25 19O 89 25 153520 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the rivers. 19O 89 26 19O 89 26 153530 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 19O 89 27 19O 89 27 153540 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth. 19O 89 28 19O 89 28 153550 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast with him. 19O 89 29 19O 89 29 153560 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 19O 89 30 19O 89 30 153570 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments; 19O 89 31 19O 89 31 153580 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; 19O 89 32 19O 89 32 153590 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 19O 89 33 19O 89 33 153600 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. 19O 89 34 19O 89 34 153610 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 19O 89 35 19O 89 35 153620 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. 19O 89 36 19O 89 36 153630 His seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before me. 19O 89 37 19O 89 37 153640 It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 19O 89 38 19O 89 38 153650 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 19O 89 39 19O 89 39 153660 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground. 19O 89 40 19O 89 40 153670 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 19O 89 41 19O 89 41 153680 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours. 19O 89 42 19O 89 42 153690 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 19O 89 43 19O 89 43 153700 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to stand in the battle. 19O 89 44 19O 89 44 153710 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. 19O 89 45 19O 89 45 153720 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 19O 89 46 19O 89 46 153730 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 19O 89 47 19O 89 47 153740 Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? 19O 89 48 19O 89 48 153750 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. 19O 89 49 19O 89 49 153760 Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth? 19O 89 50 19O 89 50 153770 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people; 19O 89 51 19O 89 51 153780 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 19O 89 52 19O 89 52 153790 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen. 19O 90 1 19O 90 1 153800 LORD, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. 19O 90 2 19O 90 2 153810 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 19O 90 3 19O 90 3 153820 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. 19O 90 4 19O 90 4 153830 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 19O 90 5 19O 90 5 153840 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. 19O 90 6 19O 90 6 153850 In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 19O 90 7 19O 90 7 153860 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. 19O 90 8 19O 90 8 153870 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 19O 90 9 19O 90 9 153880 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. 19O 90 10 19O 90 10 153890 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 19O 90 11 19O 90 11 153900 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 19O 90 12 19O 90 12 153910 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 19O 90 13 19O 90 13 153920 Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. 19O 90 14 19O 90 14 153930 O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 19O 90 15 19O 90 15 153940 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. 19O 90 16 19O 90 16 153950 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. 19O 90 17 19O 90 17 153960 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 19O 91 1 19O 91 1 153970 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 19O 91 2 19O 91 2 153980 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 19O 91 3 19O 91 3 153990 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 19O 91 4 19O 91 4 154000 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 19O 91 5 19O 91 5 154010 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 19O 91 6 19O 91 6 154020 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 19O 91 7 19O 91 7 154030 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 19O 91 8 19O 91 8 154040 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 19O 91 9 19O 91 9 154050 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 19O 91 10 19O 91 10 154060 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 19O 91 11 19O 91 11 154070 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 19O 91 12 19O 91 12 154080 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 19O 91 13 19O 91 13 154090 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 19O 91 14 19O 91 14 154100 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 19O 91 15 19O 91 15 154110 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 19O 91 16 19O 91 16 154120 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. 19O 92 1 19O 92 1 154130 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: 19O 92 2 19O 92 2 154140 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 19O 92 3 19O 92 3 154150 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 19O 92 4 19O 92 4 154160 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 19O 92 5 19O 92 5 154170 O LORD, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. 19O 92 6 19O 92 6 154180 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. 19O 92 7 19O 92 7 154190 When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever: 19O 92 8 19O 92 8 154200 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. 19O 92 9 19O 92 9 154210 For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 19O 92 10 19O 92 10 154220 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 19O 92 11 19O 92 11 154230 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 19O 92 12 19O 92 12 154240 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 19O 92 13 19O 92 13 154250 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 19O 92 14 19O 92 14 154260 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; 19O 92 15 19O 92 15 154270 To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. 19O 93 1 19O 93 1 154280 The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. 19O 93 2 19O 93 2 154290 Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. 19O 93 3 19O 93 3 154300 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 19O 93 4 19O 93 4 154310 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 19O 93 5 19O 93 5 154320 Thy testimonies are very sure: holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, for ever. 19O 94 1 19O 94 1 154330 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. 19O 94 2 19O 94 2 154340 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. 19O 94 3 19O 94 3 154350 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph? 19O 94 4 19O 94 4 154360 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? 19O 94 5 19O 94 5 154370 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage. 19O 94 6 19O 94 6 154380 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. 19O 94 7 19O 94 7 154390 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 19O 94 8 19O 94 8 154400 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? 19O 94 9 19O 94 9 154410 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 19O 94 10 19O 94 10 154420 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 19O 94 11 19O 94 11 154430 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. 19O 94 12 19O 94 12 154440 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law; 19O 94 13 19O 94 13 154450 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. 19O 94 14 19O 94 14 154460 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 19O 94 15 19O 94 15 154470 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. 19O 94 16 19O 94 16 154480 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 19O 94 17 19O 94 17 154490 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. 19O 94 18 19O 94 18 154500 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. 19O 94 19 19O 94 19 154510 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. 19O 94 20 19O 94 20 154520 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 19O 94 21 19O 94 21 154530 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. 19O 94 22 19O 94 22 154540 But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. 19O 94 23 19O 94 23 154550 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off. 19O 95 1 19O 95 1 154560 O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 19O 95 2 19O 95 2 154570 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 19O 95 3 19O 95 3 154580 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 19O 95 4 19O 95 4 154590 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. 19O 95 5 19O 95 5 154600 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 19O 95 6 19O 95 6 154610 O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker. 19O 95 7 19O 95 7 154620 For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, 19O 95 8 19O 95 8 154630 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 19O 95 9 19O 95 9 154640 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. 19O 95 10 19O 95 10 154650 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: 19O 95 11 19O 95 11 154660 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. 19O 96 1 19O 96 1 154670 O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. 19O 96 2 19O 96 2 154680 Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. 19O 96 3 19O 96 3 154690 Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. 19O 96 4 19O 96 4 154700 For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods. 19O 96 5 19O 96 5 154710 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. 19O 96 6 19O 96 6 154720 Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 19O 96 7 19O 96 7 154730 Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. 19O 96 8 19O 96 8 154740 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come into his courts. 19O 96 9 19O 96 9 154750 O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth. 19O 96 10 19O 96 10 154760 Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. 19O 96 11 19O 96 11 154770 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. 19O 96 12 19O 96 12 154780 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 19O 96 13 19O 96 13 154790 Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. 19O 97 1 19O 97 1 154800 The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. 19O 97 2 19O 97 2 154810 Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. 19O 97 3 19O 97 3 154820 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies round about. 19O 97 4 19O 97 4 154830 His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. 19O 97 5 19O 97 5 154840 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. 19O 97 6 19O 97 6 154850 The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. 19O 97 7 19O 97 7 154860 Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all ye gods. 19O 97 8 19O 97 8 154870 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. 19O 97 9 19O 97 9 154880 For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth: thou art exalted far above all gods. 19O 97 10 19O 97 10 154890 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 19O 97 11 19O 97 11 154900 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. 19O 97 12 19O 97 12 154910 Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 19O 98 1 19O 98 1 154920 O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. 19O 98 2 19O 98 2 154930 The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 19O 98 3 19O 98 3 154940 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 19O 98 4 19O 98 4 154950 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 19O 98 5 19O 98 5 154960 Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 19O 98 6 19O 98 6 154970 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the LORD, the King. 19O 98 7 19O 98 7 154980 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 19O 98 8 19O 98 8 154990 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together 19O 98 9 19O 98 9 155000 Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. 19O 99 1 19O 99 1 155010 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved. 19O 99 2 19O 99 2 155020 The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people. 19O 99 3 19O 99 3 155030 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. 19O 99 4 19O 99 4 155040 The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob. 19O 99 5 19O 99 5 155050 Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy. 19O 99 6 19O 99 6 155060 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. 19O 99 7 19O 99 7 155070 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he gave them. 19O 99 8 19O 99 8 155080 Thou answeredst them, O LORD our God: thou wast a God that forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 19O 99 9 19O 99 9 155090 Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy. 19O 100 1 19O 100 1 155100 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 19O 100 2 19O 100 2 155110 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. 19O 100 3 19O 100 3 155120 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 19O 100 4 19O 100 4 155130 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 19O 100 5 19O 100 5 155140 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. 19O 101 1 19O 101 1 155150 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. 19O 101 2 19O 101 2 155160 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 19O 101 3 19O 101 3 155170 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 19O 101 4 19O 101 4 155180 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. 19O 101 5 19O 101 5 155190 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. 19O 101 6 19O 101 6 155200 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 19O 101 7 19O 101 7 155210 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. 19O 101 8 19O 101 8 155220 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD. 19O 102 1 19O 102 1 155230 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. 19O 102 2 19O 102 2 155240 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. 19O 102 3 19O 102 3 155250 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. 19O 102 4 19O 102 4 155260 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. 19O 102 5 19O 102 5 155270 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. 19O 102 6 19O 102 6 155280 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. 19O 102 7 19O 102 7 155290 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top. 19O 102 8 19O 102 8 155300 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me. 19O 102 9 19O 102 9 155310 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, 19O 102 10 19O 102 10 155320 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 19O 102 11 19O 102 11 155330 My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass. 19O 102 12 19O 102 12 155340 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. 19O 102 13 19O 102 13 155350 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 19O 102 14 19O 102 14 155360 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 19O 102 15 19O 102 15 155370 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 19O 102 16 19O 102 16 155380 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory. 19O 102 17 19O 102 17 155390 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. 19O 102 18 19O 102 18 155400 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. 19O 102 19 19O 102 19 155410 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; 19O 102 20 19O 102 20 155420 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; 19O 102 21 19O 102 21 155430 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; 19O 102 22 19O 102 22 155440 When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. 19O 102 23 19O 102 23 155450 He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days. 19O 102 24 19O 102 24 155460 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. 19O 102 25 19O 102 25 155470 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. 19O 102 26 19O 102 26 155480 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 19O 102 27 19O 102 27 155490 But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. 19O 102 28 19O 102 28 155500 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee. 19O 103 1 19O 103 1 155510 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 19O 103 2 19O 103 2 155520 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 19O 103 3 19O 103 3 155530 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 19O 103 4 19O 103 4 155540 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 19O 103 5 19O 103 5 155550 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 19O 103 6 19O 103 6 155560 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 19O 103 7 19O 103 7 155570 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 19O 103 8 19O 103 8 155580 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 19O 103 9 19O 103 9 155590 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 19O 103 10 19O 103 10 155600 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 19O 103 11 19O 103 11 155610 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 19O 103 12 19O 103 12 155620 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 19O 103 13 19O 103 13 155630 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 19O 103 14 19O 103 14 155640 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 19O 103 15 19O 103 15 155650 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 19O 103 16 19O 103 16 155660 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. 19O 103 17 19O 103 17 155670 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; 19O 103 18 19O 103 18 155680 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. 19O 103 19 19O 103 19 155690 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 19O 103 20 19O 103 20 155700 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. 19O 103 21 19O 103 21 155710 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 19O 103 22 19O 103 22 155720 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. 19O 104 1 19O 104 1 155730 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. 19O 104 2 19O 104 2 155740 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: 19O 104 3 19O 104 3 155750 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 19O 104 4 19O 104 4 155760 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 19O 104 5 19O 104 5 155770 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 19O 104 6 19O 104 6 155780 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 19O 104 7 19O 104 7 155790 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 19O 104 8 19O 104 8 155800 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. 19O 104 9 19O 104 9 155810 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. 19O 104 10 19O 104 10 155820 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 19O 104 11 19O 104 11 155830 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. 19O 104 12 19O 104 12 155840 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. 19O 104 13 19O 104 13 155850 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 19O 104 14 19O 104 14 155860 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 19O 104 15 19O 104 15 155870 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 19O 104 16 19O 104 16 155880 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 19O 104 17 19O 104 17 155890 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 19O 104 18 19O 104 18 155900 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. 19O 104 19 19O 104 19 155910 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 19O 104 20 19O 104 20 155920 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 19O 104 21 19O 104 21 155930 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 19O 104 22 19O 104 22 155940 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 19O 104 23 19O 104 23 155950 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 19O 104 24 19O 104 24 155960 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. 19O 104 25 19O 104 25 155970 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 19O 104 26 19O 104 26 155980 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. 19O 104 27 19O 104 27 155990 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 19O 104 28 19O 104 28 156000 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 19O 104 29 19O 104 29 156010 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. 19O 104 30 19O 104 30 156020 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. 19O 104 31 19O 104 31 156030 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. 19O 104 32 19O 104 32 156040 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 19O 104 33 19O 104 33 156050 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 19O 104 34 19O 104 34 156060 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. 19O 104 35 19O 104 35 156070 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 105 1 19O 105 1 156080 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. 19O 105 2 19O 105 2 156090 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. 19O 105 3 19O 105 3 156100 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 19O 105 4 19O 105 4 156110 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore. 19O 105 5 19O 105 5 156120 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; 19O 105 6 19O 105 6 156130 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. 19O 105 7 19O 105 7 156140 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth. 19O 105 8 19O 105 8 156150 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 19O 105 9 19O 105 9 156160 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac; 19O 105 10 19O 105 10 156170 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant: 19O 105 11 19O 105 11 156180 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance: 19O 105 12 19O 105 12 156190 When they were but a few men in number; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 19O 105 13 19O 105 13 156200 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; 19O 105 14 19O 105 14 156210 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; 19O 105 15 19O 105 15 156220 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm. 19O 105 16 19O 105 16 156230 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread. 19O 105 17 19O 105 17 156240 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was sold for a servant: 19O 105 18 19O 105 18 156250 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron: 19O 105 19 19O 105 19 156260 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him. 19O 105 20 19O 105 20 156270 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. 19O 105 21 19O 105 21 156280 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance: 19O 105 22 19O 105 22 156290 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. 19O 105 23 19O 105 23 156300 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 19O 105 24 19O 105 24 156310 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. 19O 105 25 19O 105 25 156320 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 19O 105 26 19O 105 26 156330 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen. 19O 105 27 19O 105 27 156340 They shewed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 19O 105 28 19O 105 28 156350 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. 19O 105 29 19O 105 29 156360 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 19O 105 30 19O 105 30 156370 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings. 19O 105 31 19O 105 31 156380 He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. 19O 105 32 19O 105 32 156390 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land. 19O 105 33 19O 105 33 156400 He smote their vines also and their fig trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. 19O 105 34 19O 105 34 156410 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillers, and that without number, 19O 105 35 19O 105 35 156420 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 19O 105 36 19O 105 36 156430 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, the chief of all their strength. 19O 105 37 19O 105 37 156440 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. 19O 105 38 19O 105 38 156450 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. 19O 105 39 19O 105 39 156460 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. 19O 105 40 19O 105 40 156470 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 19O 105 41 19O 105 41 156480 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river. 19O 105 42 19O 105 42 156490 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. 19O 105 43 19O 105 43 156500 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: 19O 105 44 19O 105 44 156510 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people; 19O 105 45 19O 105 45 156520 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 106 1 19O 106 1 156530 Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 106 2 19O 106 2 156540 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can shew forth all his praise? 19O 106 3 19O 106 3 156550 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. 19O 106 4 19O 106 4 156560 Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; 19O 106 5 19O 106 5 156570 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. 19O 106 6 19O 106 6 156580 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 19O 106 7 19O 106 7 156590 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 19O 106 8 19O 106 8 156600 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known. 19O 106 9 19O 106 9 156610 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. 19O 106 10 19O 106 10 156620 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 19O 106 11 19O 106 11 156630 And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left. 19O 106 12 19O 106 12 156640 Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. 19O 106 13 19O 106 13 156650 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel: 19O 106 14 19O 106 14 156660 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert. 19O 106 15 19O 106 15 156670 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul. 19O 106 16 19O 106 16 156680 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD. 19O 106 17 19O 106 17 156690 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 19O 106 18 19O 106 18 156700 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. 19O 106 19 19O 106 19 156710 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. 19O 106 20 19O 106 20 156720 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 19O 106 21 19O 106 21 156730 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; 19O 106 22 19O 106 22 156740 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. 19O 106 23 19O 106 23 156750 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them. 19O 106 24 19O 106 24 156760 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: 19O 106 25 19O 106 25 156770 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD. 19O 106 26 19O 106 26 156780 Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: 19O 106 27 19O 106 27 156790 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 19O 106 28 19O 106 28 156800 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 19O 106 29 19O 106 29 156810 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. 19O 106 30 19O 106 30 156820 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. 19O 106 31 19O 106 31 156830 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore. 19O 106 32 19O 106 32 156840 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: 19O 106 33 19O 106 33 156850 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 19O 106 34 19O 106 34 156860 They did not destroy the nations, concerning whom the LORD commanded them: 19O 106 35 19O 106 35 156870 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 19O 106 36 19O 106 36 156880 And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them. 19O 106 37 19O 106 37 156890 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils, 19O 106 38 19O 106 38 156900 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. 19O 106 39 19O 106 39 156910 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. 19O 106 40 19O 106 40 156920 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 19O 106 41 19O 106 41 156930 And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. 19O 106 42 19O 106 42 156940 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand. 19O 106 43 19O 106 43 156950 Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. 19O 106 44 19O 106 44 156960 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, when he heard their cry: 19O 106 45 19O 106 45 156970 And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 19O 106 46 19O 106 46 156980 He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives. 19O 106 47 19O 106 47 156990 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 19O 106 48 19O 106 48 157000 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 107 1 19O 107 1 157010 O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 107 2 19O 107 2 157020 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 19O 107 3 19O 107 3 157030 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 19O 107 4 19O 107 4 157040 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 19O 107 5 19O 107 5 157050 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 19O 107 6 19O 107 6 157060 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. 19O 107 7 19O 107 7 157070 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. 19O 107 8 19O 107 8 157080 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 19O 107 9 19O 107 9 157090 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 19O 107 10 19O 107 10 157100 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron; 19O 107 11 19O 107 11 157110 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High: 19O 107 12 19O 107 12 157120 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. 19O 107 13 19O 107 13 157130 Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 19O 107 14 19O 107 14 157140 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 19O 107 15 19O 107 15 157150 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 19O 107 16 19O 107 16 157160 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. 19O 107 17 19O 107 17 157170 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 19O 107 18 19O 107 18 157180 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death. 19O 107 19 19O 107 19 157190 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. 19O 107 20 19O 107 20 157200 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. 19O 107 21 19O 107 21 157210 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 19O 107 22 19O 107 22 157220 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. 19O 107 23 19O 107 23 157230 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; 19O 107 24 19O 107 24 157240 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep. 19O 107 25 19O 107 25 157250 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 19O 107 26 19O 107 26 157260 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble. 19O 107 27 19O 107 27 157270 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end. 19O 107 28 19O 107 28 157280 Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 19O 107 29 19O 107 29 157290 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 19O 107 30 19O 107 30 157300 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 19O 107 31 19O 107 31 157310 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 19O 107 32 19O 107 32 157320 Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. 19O 107 33 19O 107 33 157330 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground; 19O 107 34 19O 107 34 157340 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 19O 107 35 19O 107 35 157350 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings. 19O 107 36 19O 107 36 157360 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 19O 107 37 19O 107 37 157370 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. 19O 107 38 19O 107 38 157380 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 19O 107 39 19O 107 39 157390 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 19O 107 40 19O 107 40 157400 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. 19O 107 41 19O 107 41 157410 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. 19O 107 42 19O 107 42 157420 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 19O 107 43 19O 107 43 157430 Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD. 19O 108 1 19O 108 1 157440 O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory. 19O 108 2 19O 108 2 157450 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 19O 108 3 19O 108 3 157460 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 19O 108 4 19O 108 4 157470 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 19O 108 5 19O 108 5 157480 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth; 19O 108 6 19O 108 6 157490 That thy beloved may be delivered: save with thy right hand, and answer me. 19O 108 7 19O 108 7 157500 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 19O 108 8 19O 108 8 157510 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver; 19O 108 9 19O 108 9 157520 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. 19O 108 10 19O 108 10 157530 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom? 19O 108 11 19O 108 11 157540 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 19O 108 12 19O 108 12 157550 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. 19O 108 13 19O 108 13 157560 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies. 19O 109 1 19O 109 1 157570 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 19O 109 2 19O 109 2 157580 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 19O 109 3 19O 109 3 157590 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 19O 109 4 19O 109 4 157600 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 19O 109 5 19O 109 5 157610 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 19O 109 6 19O 109 6 157620 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 19O 109 7 19O 109 7 157630 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 19O 109 8 19O 109 8 157640 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 19O 109 9 19O 109 9 157650 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 19O 109 10 19O 109 10 157660 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 19O 109 11 19O 109 11 157670 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 19O 109 12 19O 109 12 157680 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children. 19O 109 13 19O 109 13 157690 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 19O 109 14 19O 109 14 157700 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 19O 109 15 19O 109 15 157710 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 19O 109 16 19O 109 16 157720 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. 19O 109 17 19O 109 17 157730 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 19O 109 18 19O 109 18 157740 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19O 109 19 19O 109 19 157750 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 19O 109 20 19O 109 20 157760 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 19O 109 21 19O 109 21 157770 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 19O 109 22 19O 109 22 157780 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 19O 109 23 19O 109 23 157790 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 19O 109 24 19O 109 24 157800 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 19O 109 25 19O 109 25 157810 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 19O 109 26 19O 109 26 157820 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 19O 109 27 19O 109 27 157830 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it. 19O 109 28 19O 109 28 157840 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. 19O 109 29 19O 109 29 157850 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. 19O 109 30 19O 109 30 157860 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 19O 109 31 19O 109 31 157870 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. 19O 110 1 19O 110 1 157880 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 19O 110 2 19O 110 2 157890 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 19O 110 3 19O 110 3 157900 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 19O 110 4 19O 110 4 157910 The LORD hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. 19O 110 5 19O 110 5 157920 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. 19O 110 6 19O 110 6 157930 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. 19O 110 7 19O 110 7 157940 He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore shall he lift up the head. 19O 111 1 19O 111 1 157950 Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation. 19O 111 2 19O 111 2 157960 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 19O 111 3 19O 111 3 157970 His work is honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 19O 111 4 19O 111 4 157980 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion. 19O 111 5 19O 111 5 157990 He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 19O 111 6 19O 111 6 158000 He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 19O 111 7 19O 111 7 158010 The works of his hands are verity and judgment; all his commandments are sure. 19O 111 8 19O 111 8 158020 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. 19O 111 9 19O 111 9 158030 He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name. 19O 111 10 19O 111 10 158040 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. 19O 112 1 19O 112 1 158050 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 19O 112 2 19O 112 2 158060 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 19O 112 3 19O 112 3 158070 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 19O 112 4 19O 112 4 158080 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 19O 112 5 19O 112 5 158090 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 19O 112 6 19O 112 6 158100 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 19O 112 7 19O 112 7 158110 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. 19O 112 8 19O 112 8 158120 His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. 19O 112 9 19O 112 9 158130 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 19O 112 10 19O 112 10 158140 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. 19O 113 1 19O 113 1 158150 Praise ye the LORD. Praise, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD. 19O 113 2 19O 113 2 158160 Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. 19O 113 3 19O 113 3 158170 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD's name is to be praised. 19O 113 4 19O 113 4 158180 The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. 19O 113 5 19O 113 5 158190 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high, 19O 113 6 19O 113 6 158200 Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth! 19O 113 7 19O 113 7 158210 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill; 19O 113 8 19O 113 8 158220 That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. 19O 113 9 19O 113 9 158230 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 114 1 19O 114 1 158240 When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; 19O 114 2 19O 114 2 158250 Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. 19O 114 3 19O 114 3 158260 The sea saw it, and fled: Jordan was driven back. 19O 114 4 19O 114 4 158270 The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. 19O 114 5 19O 114 5 158280 What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? 19O 114 6 19O 114 6 158290 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? 19O 114 7 19O 114 7 158300 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; 19O 114 8 19O 114 8 158310 Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. 19O 115 1 19O 115 1 158320 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 19O 115 2 19O 115 2 158330 Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God? 19O 115 3 19O 115 3 158340 But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. 19O 115 4 19O 115 4 158350 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 19O 115 5 19O 115 5 158360 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not: 19O 115 6 19O 115 6 158370 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not: 19O 115 7 19O 115 7 158380 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 19O 115 8 19O 115 8 158390 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them. 19O 115 9 19O 115 9 158400 O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 19O 115 10 19O 115 10 158410 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 19O 115 11 19O 115 11 158420 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield. 19O 115 12 19O 115 12 158430 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. 19O 115 13 19O 115 13 158440 He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. 19O 115 14 19O 115 14 158450 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. 19O 115 15 19O 115 15 158460 Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. 19O 115 16 19O 115 16 158470 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 19O 115 17 19O 115 17 158480 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. 19O 115 18 19O 115 18 158490 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD. 19O 116 1 19O 116 1 158500 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 19O 116 2 19O 116 2 158510 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 19O 116 3 19O 116 3 158520 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 19O 116 4 19O 116 4 158530 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 19O 116 5 19O 116 5 158540 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 19O 116 6 19O 116 6 158550 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. 19O 116 7 19O 116 7 158560 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. 19O 116 8 19O 116 8 158570 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 19O 116 9 19O 116 9 158580 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. 19O 116 10 19O 116 10 158590 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 19O 116 11 19O 116 11 158600 I said in my haste, All men are liars. 19O 116 12 19O 116 12 158610 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me? 19O 116 13 19O 116 13 158620 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 19O 116 14 19O 116 14 158630 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. 19O 116 15 19O 116 15 158640 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 19O 116 16 19O 116 16 158650 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 19O 116 17 19O 116 17 158660 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. 19O 116 18 19O 116 18 158670 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, 19O 116 19 19O 116 19 158680 In the courts of the LORD's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 117 1 19O 117 1 158690 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people. 19O 117 2 19O 117 2 158700 For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 118 1 19O 118 1 158710 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 118 2 19O 118 2 158720 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 118 3 19O 118 3 158730 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 118 4 19O 118 4 158740 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 118 5 19O 118 5 158750 I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. 19O 118 6 19O 118 6 158760 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? 19O 118 7 19O 118 7 158770 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. 19O 118 8 19O 118 8 158780 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. 19O 118 9 19O 118 9 158790 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 19O 118 10 19O 118 10 158800 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. 19O 118 11 19O 118 11 158810 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 19O 118 12 19O 118 12 158820 They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. 19O 118 13 19O 118 13 158830 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me. 19O 118 14 19O 118 14 158840 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation. 19O 118 15 19O 118 15 158850 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 19O 118 16 19O 118 16 158860 The right hand of the LORD is exalted: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. 19O 118 17 19O 118 17 158870 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. 19O 118 18 19O 118 18 158880 The LORD hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. 19O 118 19 19O 118 19 158890 Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD: 19O 118 20 19O 118 20 158900 This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. 19O 118 21 19O 118 21 158910 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. 19O 118 22 19O 118 22 158920 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. 19O 118 23 19O 118 23 158930 This is the LORD's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. 19O 118 24 19O 118 24 158940 This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. 19O 118 25 19O 118 25 158950 Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 19O 118 26 19O 118 26 158960 Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. 19O 118 27 19O 118 27 158970 God is the LORD, which hath shewed us light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 19O 118 28 19O 118 28 158980 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. 19O 118 29 19O 118 29 158990 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 119 1 19O 119 1 159000 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. 19O 119 2 19O 119 2 159010 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 19O 119 3 19O 119 3 159020 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 19O 119 4 19O 119 4 159030 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. 19O 119 5 19O 119 5 159040 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 19O 119 6 19O 119 6 159050 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 19O 119 7 19O 119 7 159060 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 19O 119 8 19O 119 8 159070 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. 19O 119 9 19O 119 9 159080 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 19O 119 10 19O 119 10 159090 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 19O 119 11 19O 119 11 159100 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. 19O 119 12 19O 119 12 159110 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. 19O 119 13 19O 119 13 159120 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 19O 119 14 19O 119 14 159130 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 19O 119 15 19O 119 15 159140 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 19O 119 16 19O 119 16 159150 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 19O 119 17 19O 119 17 159160 Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. 19O 119 18 19O 119 18 159170 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. 19O 119 19 19O 119 19 159180 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 19O 119 20 19O 119 20 159190 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. 19O 119 21 19O 119 21 159200 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. 19O 119 22 19O 119 22 159210 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. 19O 119 23 19O 119 23 159220 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 19O 119 24 19O 119 24 159230 Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors. 19O 119 25 19O 119 25 159240 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word. 19O 119 26 19O 119 26 159250 I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes. 19O 119 27 19O 119 27 159260 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 19O 119 28 19O 119 28 159270 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. 19O 119 29 19O 119 29 159280 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 19O 119 30 19O 119 30 159290 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. 19O 119 31 19O 119 31 159300 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 19O 119 32 19O 119 32 159310 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 19O 119 33 19O 119 33 159320 Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. 19O 119 34 19O 119 34 159330 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 19O 119 35 19O 119 35 159340 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 19O 119 36 19O 119 36 159350 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 19O 119 37 19O 119 37 159360 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 19O 119 38 19O 119 38 159370 Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear. 19O 119 39 19O 119 39 159380 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. 19O 119 40 19O 119 40 159390 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. 19O 119 41 19O 119 41 159400 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. 19O 119 42 19O 119 42 159410 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word. 19O 119 43 19O 119 43 159420 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments. 19O 119 44 19O 119 44 159430 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. 19O 119 45 19O 119 45 159440 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. 19O 119 46 19O 119 46 159450 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. 19O 119 47 19O 119 47 159460 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. 19O 119 48 19O 119 48 159470 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes. 19O 119 49 19O 119 49 159480 Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope. 19O 119 50 19O 119 50 159490 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. 19O 119 51 19O 119 51 159500 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law. 19O 119 52 19O 119 52 159510 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself. 19O 119 53 19O 119 53 159520 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. 19O 119 54 19O 119 54 159530 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 19O 119 55 19O 119 55 159540 I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. 19O 119 56 19O 119 56 159550 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. 19O 119 57 19O 119 57 159560 Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. 19O 119 58 19O 119 58 159570 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. 19O 119 59 19O 119 59 159580 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 19O 119 60 19O 119 60 159590 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. 19O 119 61 19O 119 61 159600 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. 19O 119 62 19O 119 62 159610 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. 19O 119 63 19O 119 63 159620 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 19O 119 64 19O 119 64 159630 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. 19O 119 65 19O 119 65 159640 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word. 19O 119 66 19O 119 66 159650 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. 19O 119 67 19O 119 67 159660 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. 19O 119 68 19O 119 68 159670 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes. 19O 119 69 19O 119 69 159680 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. 19O 119 70 19O 119 70 159690 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law. 19O 119 71 19O 119 71 159700 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. 19O 119 72 19O 119 72 159710 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 19O 119 73 19O 119 73 159720 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. 19O 119 74 19O 119 74 159730 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. 19O 119 75 19O 119 75 159740 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 19O 119 76 19O 119 76 159750 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 19O 119 77 19O 119 77 159760 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. 19O 119 78 19O 119 78 159770 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 19O 119 79 19O 119 79 159780 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. 19O 119 80 19O 119 80 159790 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed. 19O 119 81 19O 119 81 159800 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 19O 119 82 19O 119 82 159810 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 19O 119 83 19O 119 83 159820 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. 19O 119 84 19O 119 84 159830 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? 19O 119 85 19O 119 85 159840 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 19O 119 86 19O 119 86 159850 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 19O 119 87 19O 119 87 159860 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. 19O 119 88 19O 119 88 159870 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. 19O 119 89 19O 119 89 159880 For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven. 19O 119 90 19O 119 90 159890 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 19O 119 91 19O 119 91 159900 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. 19O 119 92 19O 119 92 159910 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. 19O 119 93 19O 119 93 159920 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. 19O 119 94 19O 119 94 159930 I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts. 19O 119 95 19O 119 95 159940 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. 19O 119 96 19O 119 96 159950 I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. 19O 119 97 19O 119 97 159960 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. 19O 119 98 19O 119 98 159970 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 19O 119 99 19O 119 99 159980 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 19O 119 100 19O 119 100 159990 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. 19O 119 101 19O 119 101 160000 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. 19O 119 102 19O 119 102 160010 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. 19O 119 103 19O 119 103 160020 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! 19O 119 104 19O 119 104 160030 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. 19O 119 105 19O 119 105 160040 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. 19O 119 106 19O 119 106 160050 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. 19O 119 107 19O 119 107 160060 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. 19O 119 108 19O 119 108 160070 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. 19O 119 109 19O 119 109 160080 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. 19O 119 110 19O 119 110 160090 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. 19O 119 111 19O 119 111 160100 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 19O 119 112 19O 119 112 160110 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. 19O 119 113 19O 119 113 160120 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. 19O 119 114 19O 119 114 160130 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. 19O 119 115 19O 119 115 160140 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 19O 119 116 19O 119 116 160150 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 19O 119 117 19O 119 117 160160 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. 19O 119 118 19O 119 118 160170 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. 19O 119 119 19O 119 119 160180 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 19O 119 120 19O 119 120 160190 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments. 19O 119 121 19O 119 121 160200 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 19O 119 122 19O 119 122 160210 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. 19O 119 123 19O 119 123 160220 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. 19O 119 124 19O 119 124 160230 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 19O 119 125 19O 119 125 160240 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. 19O 119 126 19O 119 126 160250 It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law. 19O 119 127 19O 119 127 160260 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. 19O 119 128 19O 119 128 160270 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. 19O 119 129 19O 119 129 160280 Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 19O 119 130 19O 119 130 160290 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. 19O 119 131 19O 119 131 160300 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. 19O 119 132 19O 119 132 160310 Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 19O 119 133 19O 119 133 160320 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. 19O 119 134 19O 119 134 160330 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts. 19O 119 135 19O 119 135 160340 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. 19O 119 136 19O 119 136 160350 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. 19O 119 137 19O 119 137 160360 Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. 19O 119 138 19O 119 138 160370 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. 19O 119 139 19O 119 139 160380 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. 19O 119 140 19O 119 140 160390 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. 19O 119 141 19O 119 141 160400 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. 19O 119 142 19O 119 142 160410 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. 19O 119 143 19O 119 143 160420 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 19O 119 144 19O 119 144 160430 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. 19O 119 145 19O 119 145 160440 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 19O 119 146 19O 119 146 160450 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 19O 119 147 19O 119 147 160460 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word. 19O 119 148 19O 119 148 160470 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. 19O 119 149 19O 119 149 160480 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. 19O 119 150 19O 119 150 160490 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. 19O 119 151 19O 119 151 160500 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth. 19O 119 152 19O 119 152 160510 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 19O 119 153 19O 119 153 160520 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. 19O 119 154 19O 119 154 160530 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. 19O 119 155 19O 119 155 160540 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. 19O 119 156 19O 119 156 160550 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. 19O 119 157 19O 119 157 160560 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. 19O 119 158 19O 119 158 160570 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. 19O 119 159 19O 119 159 160580 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness. 19O 119 160 19O 119 160 160590 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. 19O 119 161 19O 119 161 160600 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 19O 119 162 19O 119 162 160610 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. 19O 119 163 19O 119 163 160620 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 19O 119 164 19O 119 164 160630 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments. 19O 119 165 19O 119 165 160640 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. 19O 119 166 19O 119 166 160650 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 19O 119 167 19O 119 167 160660 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 19O 119 168 19O 119 168 160670 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. 19O 119 169 19O 119 169 160680 Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. 19O 119 170 19O 119 170 160690 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 19O 119 171 19O 119 171 160700 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 19O 119 172 19O 119 172 160710 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. 19O 119 173 19O 119 173 160720 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 19O 119 174 19O 119 174 160730 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight. 19O 119 175 19O 119 175 160740 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 19O 119 176 19O 119 176 160750 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. 19O 120 1 19O 120 1 160760 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me. 19O 120 2 19O 120 2 160770 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 19O 120 3 19O 120 3 160780 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue? 19O 120 4 19O 120 4 160790 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 19O 120 5 19O 120 5 160800 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 19O 120 6 19O 120 6 160810 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 19O 120 7 19O 120 7 160820 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. 19O 121 1 19O 121 1 160830 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. 19O 121 2 19O 121 2 160840 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 19O 121 3 19O 121 3 160850 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 19O 121 4 19O 121 4 160860 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 19O 121 5 19O 121 5 160870 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 19O 121 6 19O 121 6 160880 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 19O 121 7 19O 121 7 160890 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 19O 121 8 19O 121 8 160900 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. 19O 122 1 19O 122 1 160910 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 19O 122 2 19O 122 2 160920 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 19O 122 3 19O 122 3 160930 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: 19O 122 4 19O 122 4 160940 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. 19O 122 5 19O 122 5 160950 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 19O 122 6 19O 122 6 160960 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 19O 122 7 19O 122 7 160970 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 19O 122 8 19O 122 8 160980 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 19O 122 9 19O 122 9 160990 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. 19O 123 1 19O 123 1 161000 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 19O 123 2 19O 123 2 161010 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. 19O 123 3 19O 123 3 161020 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. 19O 123 4 19O 123 4 161030 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. 19O 124 1 19O 124 1 161040 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; 19O 124 2 19O 124 2 161050 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 19O 124 3 19O 124 3 161060 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: 19O 124 4 19O 124 4 161070 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: 19O 124 5 19O 124 5 161080 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 19O 124 6 19O 124 6 161090 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 19O 124 7 19O 124 7 161100 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 19O 124 8 19O 124 8 161110 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 19O 125 1 19O 125 1 161120 They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 19O 125 2 19O 125 2 161130 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 19O 125 3 19O 125 3 161140 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 19O 125 4 19O 125 4 161150 Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 19O 125 5 19O 125 5 161160 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. 19O 126 1 19O 126 1 161170 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 19O 126 2 19O 126 2 161180 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. 19O 126 3 19O 126 3 161190 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. 19O 126 4 19O 126 4 161200 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. 19O 126 5 19O 126 5 161210 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 19O 126 6 19O 126 6 161220 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 19O 127 1 19O 127 1 161230 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. 19O 127 2 19O 127 2 161240 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. 19O 127 3 19O 127 3 161250 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. 19O 127 4 19O 127 4 161260 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 19O 127 5 19O 127 5 161270 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. 19O 128 1 19O 128 1 161280 Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways. 19O 128 2 19O 128 2 161290 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 19O 128 3 19O 128 3 161300 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 19O 128 4 19O 128 4 161310 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. 19O 128 5 19O 128 5 161320 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. 19O 128 6 19O 128 6 161330 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. 19O 129 1 19O 129 1 161340 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: 19O 129 2 19O 129 2 161350 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. 19O 129 3 19O 129 3 161360 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 19O 129 4 19O 129 4 161370 The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 19O 129 5 19O 129 5 161380 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. 19O 129 6 19O 129 6 161390 Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: 19O 129 7 19O 129 7 161400 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 19O 129 8 19O 129 8 161410 Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD. 19O 130 1 19O 130 1 161420 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 19O 130 2 19O 130 2 161430 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. 19O 130 3 19O 130 3 161440 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? 19O 130 4 19O 130 4 161450 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. 19O 130 5 19O 130 5 161460 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 19O 130 6 19O 130 6 161470 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 19O 130 7 19O 130 7 161480 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 19O 130 8 19O 130 8 161490 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 19O 131 1 19O 131 1 161500 LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. 19O 131 2 19O 131 2 161510 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. 19O 131 3 19O 131 3 161520 Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever. 19O 132 1 19O 132 1 161530 LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: 19O 132 2 19O 132 2 161540 How he sware unto the LORD, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob; 19O 132 3 19O 132 3 161550 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed; 19O 132 4 19O 132 4 161560 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, 19O 132 5 19O 132 5 161570 Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 19O 132 6 19O 132 6 161580 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood. 19O 132 7 19O 132 7 161590 We will go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool. 19O 132 8 19O 132 8 161600 Arise, O LORD, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 19O 132 9 19O 132 9 161610 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy. 19O 132 10 19O 132 10 161620 For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed. 19O 132 11 19O 132 11 161630 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 19O 132 12 19O 132 12 161640 If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. 19O 132 13 19O 132 13 161650 For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation. 19O 132 14 19O 132 14 161660 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; for I have desired it. 19O 132 15 19O 132 15 161670 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 19O 132 16 19O 132 16 161680 I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 19O 132 17 19O 132 17 161690 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 19O 132 18 19O 132 18 161700 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but upon himself shall his crown flourish. 19O 133 1 19O 133 1 161710 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 19O 133 2 19O 133 2 161720 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 19O 133 3 19O 133 3 161730 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. 19O 134 1 19O 134 1 161740 Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD. 19O 134 2 19O 134 2 161750 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. 19O 134 3 19O 134 3 161760 The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion. 19O 135 1 19O 135 1 161770 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. 19O 135 2 19O 135 2 161780 Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, 19O 135 3 19O 135 3 161790 Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 19O 135 4 19O 135 4 161800 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 19O 135 5 19O 135 5 161810 For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. 19O 135 6 19O 135 6 161820 Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. 19O 135 7 19O 135 7 161830 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 19O 135 8 19O 135 8 161840 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. 19O 135 9 19O 135 9 161850 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. 19O 135 10 19O 135 10 161860 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; 19O 135 11 19O 135 11 161870 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: 19O 135 12 19O 135 12 161880 And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people. 19O 135 13 19O 135 13 161890 Thy name, O LORD, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. 19O 135 14 19O 135 14 161900 For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants. 19O 135 15 19O 135 15 161910 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. 19O 135 16 19O 135 16 161920 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not; 19O 135 17 19O 135 17 161930 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. 19O 135 18 19O 135 18 161940 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth in them. 19O 135 19 19O 135 19 161950 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron: 19O 135 20 19O 135 20 161960 Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. 19O 135 21 19O 135 21 161970 Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 136 1 19O 136 1 161980 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 2 19O 136 2 161990 O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 3 19O 136 3 162000 O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 4 19O 136 4 162010 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 5 19O 136 5 162020 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 6 19O 136 6 162030 To him that stretched out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 7 19O 136 7 162040 To him that made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 8 19O 136 8 162050 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 9 19O 136 9 162060 The moon and stars to rule by night: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 10 19O 136 10 162070 To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 11 19O 136 11 162080 And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 12 19O 136 12 162090 With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 13 19O 136 13 162100 To him which divided the Red sea into parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 14 19O 136 14 162110 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 15 19O 136 15 162120 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 16 19O 136 16 162130 To him which led his people through the wilderness: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 17 19O 136 17 162140 To him which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 18 19O 136 18 162150 And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 19 19O 136 19 162160 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 20 19O 136 20 162170 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 21 19O 136 21 162180 And gave their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 22 19O 136 22 162190 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 23 19O 136 23 162200 Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever: 19O 136 24 19O 136 24 162210 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 25 19O 136 25 162220 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 136 26 19O 136 26 162230 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19O 137 1 19O 137 1 162240 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 19O 137 2 19O 137 2 162250 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 19O 137 3 19O 137 3 162260 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 19O 137 4 19O 137 4 162270 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land? 19O 137 5 19O 137 5 162280 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 19O 137 6 19O 137 6 162290 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 19O 137 7 19O 137 7 162300 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 19O 137 8 19O 137 8 162310 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. 19O 137 9 19O 137 9 162320 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. 19O 138 1 19O 138 1 162330 I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 19O 138 2 19O 138 2 162340 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 19O 138 3 19O 138 3 162350 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 19O 138 4 19O 138 4 162360 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. 19O 138 5 19O 138 5 162370 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great is the glory of the LORD. 19O 138 6 19O 138 6 162380 Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off. 19O 138 7 19O 138 7 162390 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 19O 138 8 19O 138 8 162400 The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. 19O 139 1 19O 139 1 162410 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 19O 139 2 19O 139 2 162420 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 19O 139 3 19O 139 3 162430 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 19O 139 4 19O 139 4 162440 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 19O 139 5 19O 139 5 162450 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 19O 139 6 19O 139 6 162460 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 19O 139 7 19O 139 7 162470 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 19O 139 8 19O 139 8 162480 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 19O 139 9 19O 139 9 162490 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 19O 139 10 19O 139 10 162500 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 19O 139 11 19O 139 11 162510 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 19O 139 12 19O 139 12 162520 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 19O 139 13 19O 139 13 162530 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 19O 139 14 19O 139 14 162540 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. 19O 139 15 19O 139 15 162550 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 19O 139 16 19O 139 16 162560 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 19O 139 17 19O 139 17 162570 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 19O 139 18 19O 139 18 162580 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 19O 139 19 19O 139 19 162590 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 19O 139 20 19O 139 20 162600 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. 19O 139 21 19O 139 21 162610 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 19O 139 22 19O 139 22 162620 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies. 19O 139 23 19O 139 23 162630 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 19O 139 24 19O 139 24 162640 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 19O 140 1 19O 140 1 162650 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; 19O 140 2 19O 140 2 162660 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. 19O 140 3 19O 140 3 162670 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 19O 140 4 19O 140 4 162680 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings. 19O 140 5 19O 140 5 162690 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah. 19O 140 6 19O 140 6 162700 I said unto the LORD, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD. 19O 140 7 19O 140 7 162710 O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 19O 140 8 19O 140 8 162720 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 19O 140 9 19O 140 9 162730 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 19O 140 10 19O 140 10 162740 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 19O 140 11 19O 140 11 162750 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 19O 140 12 19O 140 12 162760 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. 19O 140 13 19O 140 13 162770 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence. 19O 141 1 19O 141 1 162780 LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 19O 141 2 19O 141 2 162790 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 19O 141 3 19O 141 3 162800 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 19O 141 4 19O 141 4 162810 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 19O 141 5 19O 141 5 162820 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 19O 141 6 19O 141 6 162830 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 19O 141 7 19O 141 7 162840 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 19O 141 8 19O 141 8 162850 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. 19O 141 9 19O 141 9 162860 Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 19O 141 10 19O 141 10 162870 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape. 19O 142 1 19O 142 1 162880 I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. 19O 142 2 19O 142 2 162890 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. 19O 142 3 19O 142 3 162900 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 19O 142 4 19O 142 4 162910 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. 19O 142 5 19O 142 5 162920 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 19O 142 6 19O 142 6 162930 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 19O 142 7 19O 142 7 162940 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 19O 143 1 19O 143 1 162950 Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. 19O 143 2 19O 143 2 162960 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 19O 143 3 19O 143 3 162970 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 19O 143 4 19O 143 4 162980 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate. 19O 143 5 19O 143 5 162990 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. 19O 143 6 19O 143 6 163000 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 19O 143 7 19O 143 7 163010 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 19O 143 8 19O 143 8 163020 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. 19O 143 9 19O 143 9 163030 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 19O 143 10 19O 143 10 163040 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. 19O 143 11 19O 143 11 163050 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 19O 143 12 19O 143 12 163060 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant. 19O 144 1 19O 144 1 163070 Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 19O 144 2 19O 144 2 163080 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 19O 144 3 19O 144 3 163090 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! 19O 144 4 19O 144 4 163100 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 19O 144 5 19O 144 5 163110 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 19O 144 6 19O 144 6 163120 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 19O 144 7 19O 144 7 163130 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; 19O 144 8 19O 144 8 163140 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 19O 144 9 19O 144 9 163150 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 19O 144 10 19O 144 10 163160 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 19O 144 11 19O 144 11 163170 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: 19O 144 12 19O 144 12 163180 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 19O 144 13 19O 144 13 163190 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: 19O 144 14 19O 144 14 163200 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 19O 144 15 19O 144 15 163210 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. 19O 145 1 19O 145 1 163220 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 19O 145 2 19O 145 2 163230 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 19O 145 3 19O 145 3 163240 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 19O 145 4 19O 145 4 163250 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 19O 145 5 19O 145 5 163260 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 19O 145 6 19O 145 6 163270 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. 19O 145 7 19O 145 7 163280 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 19O 145 8 19O 145 8 163290 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 19O 145 9 19O 145 9 163300 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 19O 145 10 19O 145 10 163310 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. 19O 145 11 19O 145 11 163320 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 19O 145 12 19O 145 12 163330 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 19O 145 13 19O 145 13 163340 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 19O 145 14 19O 145 14 163350 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 19O 145 15 19O 145 15 163360 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 19O 145 16 19O 145 16 163370 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 19O 145 17 19O 145 17 163380 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 19O 145 18 19O 145 18 163390 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19O 145 19 19O 145 19 163400 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 19O 145 20 19O 145 20 163410 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 19O 145 21 19O 145 21 163420 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 19O 146 1 19O 146 1 163430 Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul. 19O 146 2 19O 146 2 163440 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. 19O 146 3 19O 146 3 163450 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 19O 146 4 19O 146 4 163460 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 19O 146 5 19O 146 5 163470 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 19O 146 6 19O 146 6 163480 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 19O 146 7 19O 146 7 163490 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: 19O 146 8 19O 146 8 163500 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous: 19O 146 9 19O 146 9 163510 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 19O 146 10 19O 146 10 163520 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 147 1 19O 147 1 163530 Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 19O 147 2 19O 147 2 163540 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 19O 147 3 19O 147 3 163550 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 19O 147 4 19O 147 4 163560 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 19O 147 5 19O 147 5 163570 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 19O 147 6 19O 147 6 163580 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 19O 147 7 19O 147 7 163590 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 19O 147 8 19O 147 8 163600 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 19O 147 9 19O 147 9 163610 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 19O 147 10 19O 147 10 163620 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 19O 147 11 19O 147 11 163630 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 19O 147 12 19O 147 12 163640 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. 19O 147 13 19O 147 13 163650 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 19O 147 14 19O 147 14 163660 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. 19O 147 15 19O 147 15 163670 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 19O 147 16 19O 147 16 163680 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. 19O 147 17 19O 147 17 163690 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold? 19O 147 18 19O 147 18 163700 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19O 147 19 19O 147 19 163710 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 19O 147 20 19O 147 20 163720 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 148 1 19O 148 1 163730 Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens: praise him in the heights. 19O 148 2 19O 148 2 163740 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 19O 148 3 19O 148 3 163750 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 19O 148 4 19O 148 4 163760 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 19O 148 5 19O 148 5 163770 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 19O 148 6 19O 148 6 163780 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 19O 148 7 19O 148 7 163790 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps: 19O 148 8 19O 148 8 163800 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word: 19O 148 9 19O 148 9 163810 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 19O 148 10 19O 148 10 163820 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: 19O 148 11 19O 148 11 163830 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: 19O 148 12 19O 148 12 163840 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: 19O 148 13 19O 148 13 163850 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven. 19O 148 14 19O 148 14 163860 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 149 1 19O 149 1 163870 Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 19O 149 2 19O 149 2 163880 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 19O 149 3 19O 149 3 163890 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 19O 149 4 19O 149 4 163900 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 19O 149 5 19O 149 5 163910 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. 19O 149 6 19O 149 6 163920 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 19O 149 7 19O 149 7 163930 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 19O 149 8 19O 149 8 163940 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 19O 149 9 19O 149 9 163950 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. 19O 150 1 19O 150 1 163960 Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 19O 150 2 19O 150 2 163970 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 19O 150 3 19O 150 3 163980 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. 19O 150 4 19O 150 4 163990 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 19O 150 5 19O 150 5 164000 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 19O 150 6 19O 150 6 164010 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. 20O 1 1 20O 1 1 164020 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 20O 1 2 20O 1 2 164030 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 20O 1 3 20O 1 3 164040 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 20O 1 4 20O 1 4 164050 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 20O 1 5 20O 1 5 164060 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 20O 1 6 20O 1 6 164070 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 20O 1 7 20O 1 7 164080 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 20O 1 8 20O 1 8 164090 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 20O 1 9 20O 1 9 164100 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 20O 1 10 20O 1 10 164110 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 20O 1 11 20O 1 11 164120 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 20O 1 12 20O 1 12 164130 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 20O 1 13 20O 1 13 164140 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 20O 1 14 20O 1 14 164150 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 20O 1 15 20O 1 15 164160 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 20O 1 16 20O 1 16 164170 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 20O 1 17 20O 1 17 164180 Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. 20O 1 18 20O 1 18 164190 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. 20O 1 19 20O 1 19 164200 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 20O 1 20 20O 1 20 164210 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: 20O 1 21 20O 1 21 164220 She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 20O 1 22 20O 1 22 164230 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? 20O 1 23 20O 1 23 164240 Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. 20O 1 24 20O 1 24 164250 Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; 20O 1 25 20O 1 25 164260 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: 20O 1 26 20O 1 26 164270 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; 20O 1 27 20O 1 27 164280 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 20O 1 28 20O 1 28 164290 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: 20O 1 29 20O 1 29 164300 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 20O 1 30 20O 1 30 164310 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. 20O 1 31 20O 1 31 164320 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. 20O 1 32 20O 1 32 164330 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 20O 1 33 20O 1 33 164340 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 20O 2 1 20O 2 1 164350 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 20O 2 2 20O 2 2 164360 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 20O 2 3 20O 2 3 164370 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 20O 2 4 20O 2 4 164380 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 20O 2 5 20O 2 5 164390 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 20O 2 6 20O 2 6 164400 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 20O 2 7 20O 2 7 164410 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 20O 2 8 20O 2 8 164420 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 20O 2 9 20O 2 9 164430 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. 20O 2 10 20O 2 10 164440 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 20O 2 11 20O 2 11 164450 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 20O 2 12 20O 2 12 164460 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 20O 2 13 20O 2 13 164470 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 20O 2 14 20O 2 14 164480 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 20O 2 15 20O 2 15 164490 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 20O 2 16 20O 2 16 164500 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 20O 2 17 20O 2 17 164510 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 20O 2 18 20O 2 18 164520 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 20O 2 19 20O 2 19 164530 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. 20O 2 20 20O 2 20 164540 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. 20O 2 21 20O 2 21 164550 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 20O 2 22 20O 2 22 164560 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. 20O 3 1 20O 3 1 164570 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 20O 3 2 20O 3 2 164580 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. 20O 3 3 20O 3 3 164590 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: 20O 3 4 20O 3 4 164600 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. 20O 3 5 20O 3 5 164610 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 20O 3 6 20O 3 6 164620 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 20O 3 7 20O 3 7 164630 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 20O 3 8 20O 3 8 164640 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. 20O 3 9 20O 3 9 164650 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 20O 3 10 20O 3 10 164660 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 20O 3 11 20O 3 11 164670 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 20O 3 12 20O 3 12 164680 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 20O 3 13 20O 3 13 164690 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. 20O 3 14 20O 3 14 164700 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 20O 3 15 20O 3 15 164710 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 20O 3 16 20O 3 16 164720 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. 20O 3 17 20O 3 17 164730 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 20O 3 18 20O 3 18 164740 The is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 20O 3 19 20O 3 19 164750 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. 20O 3 20 20O 3 20 164760 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 20O 3 21 20O 3 21 164770 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 20O 3 22 20O 3 22 164780 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 20O 3 23 20O 3 23 164790 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 20O 3 24 20O 3 24 164800 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 20O 3 25 20O 3 25 164810 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 20O 3 26 20O 3 26 164820 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. 20O 3 27 20O 3 27 164830 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 20O 3 28 20O 3 28 164840 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 20O 3 29 20O 3 29 164850 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 20O 3 30 20O 3 30 164860 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 20O 3 31 20O 3 31 164870 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 20O 3 32 20O 3 32 164880 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. 20O 3 33 20O 3 33 164890 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 20O 3 34 20O 3 34 164900 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 20O 3 35 20O 3 35 164910 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. 20O 4 1 20O 4 1 164920 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 20O 4 2 20O 4 2 164930 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 20O 4 3 20O 4 3 164940 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 20O 4 4 20O 4 4 164950 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 20O 4 5 20O 4 5 164960 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 20O 4 6 20O 4 6 164970 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 20O 4 7 20O 4 7 164980 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 20O 4 8 20O 4 8 164990 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. 20O 4 9 20O 4 9 165000 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 20O 4 10 20O 4 10 165010 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 20O 4 11 20O 4 11 165020 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 20O 4 12 20O 4 12 165030 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 20O 4 13 20O 4 13 165040 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. 20O 4 14 20O 4 14 165050 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 20O 4 15 20O 4 15 165060 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 20O 4 16 20O 4 16 165070 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 20O 4 17 20O 4 17 165080 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 20O 4 18 20O 4 18 165090 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 20O 4 19 20O 4 19 165100 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. 20O 4 20 20O 4 20 165110 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 20O 4 21 20O 4 21 165120 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 20O 4 22 20O 4 22 165130 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 20O 4 23 20O 4 23 165140 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 20O 4 24 20O 4 24 165150 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 20O 4 25 20O 4 25 165160 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 20O 4 26 20O 4 26 165170 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 20O 4 27 20O 4 27 165180 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. 20O 5 1 20O 5 1 165190 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 20O 5 2 20O 5 2 165200 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 20O 5 3 20O 5 3 165210 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 20O 5 4 20O 5 4 165220 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 20O 5 5 20O 5 5 165230 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 20O 5 6 20O 5 6 165240 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 20O 5 7 20O 5 7 165250 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 20O 5 8 20O 5 8 165260 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 20O 5 9 20O 5 9 165270 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 20O 5 10 20O 5 10 165280 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 20O 5 11 20O 5 11 165290 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 20O 5 12 20O 5 12 165300 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 20O 5 13 20O 5 13 165310 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 20O 5 14 20O 5 14 165320 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 20O 5 15 20O 5 15 165330 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 20O 5 16 20O 5 16 165340 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 20O 5 17 20O 5 17 165350 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 20O 5 18 20O 5 18 165360 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 20O 5 19 20O 5 19 165370 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20O 5 20 20O 5 20 165380 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 20O 5 21 20O 5 21 165390 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings. 20O 5 22 20O 5 22 165400 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. 20O 5 23 20O 5 23 165410 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. 20O 6 1 20O 6 1 165420 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 20O 6 2 20O 6 2 165430 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 20O 6 3 20O 6 3 165440 Do this now, my son, deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 20O 6 4 20O 6 4 165450 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 20O 6 5 20O 6 5 165460 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 20O 6 6 20O 6 6 165470 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 20O 6 7 20O 6 7 165480 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 20O 6 8 20O 6 8 165490 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 20O 6 9 20O 6 9 165500 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 20O 6 10 20O 6 10 165510 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 20O 6 11 20O 6 11 165520 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 20O 6 12 20O 6 12 165530 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 20O 6 13 20O 6 13 165540 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 20O 6 14 20O 6 14 165550 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 20O 6 15 20O 6 15 165560 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 20O 6 16 20O 6 16 165570 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 20O 6 17 20O 6 17 165580 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 20O 6 18 20O 6 18 165590 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 20O 6 19 20O 6 19 165600 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 20O 6 20 20O 6 20 165610 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 20O 6 21 20O 6 21 165620 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 20O 6 22 20O 6 22 165630 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 20O 6 23 20O 6 23 165640 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 20O 6 24 20O 6 24 165650 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 20O 6 25 20O 6 25 165660 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 20O 6 26 20O 6 26 165670 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 20O 6 27 20O 6 27 165680 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 20O 6 28 20O 6 28 165690 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 20O 6 29 20O 6 29 165700 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 20O 6 30 20O 6 30 165710 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 20O 6 31 20O 6 31 165720 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 20O 6 32 20O 6 32 165730 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 20O 6 33 20O 6 33 165740 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away. 20O 6 34 20O 6 34 165750 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 20O 6 35 20O 6 35 165760 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. 20O 7 1 20O 7 1 165770 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 20O 7 2 20O 7 2 165780 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 20O 7 3 20O 7 3 165790 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 20O 7 4 20O 7 4 165800 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 20O 7 5 20O 7 5 165810 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 20O 7 6 20O 7 6 165820 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 20O 7 7 20O 7 7 165830 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 20O 7 8 20O 7 8 165840 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 20O 7 9 20O 7 9 165850 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 20O 7 10 20O 7 10 165860 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 20O 7 11 20O 7 11 165870 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 20O 7 12 20O 7 12 165880 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 20O 7 13 20O 7 13 165890 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him, 20O 7 14 20O 7 14 165900 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. 20O 7 15 20O 7 15 165910 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. 20O 7 16 20O 7 16 165920 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. 20O 7 17 20O 7 17 165930 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 20O 7 18 20O 7 18 165940 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. 20O 7 19 20O 7 19 165950 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 20O 7 20 20O 7 20 165960 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed. 20O 7 21 20O 7 21 165970 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 20O 7 22 20O 7 22 165980 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 20O 7 23 20O 7 23 165990 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 20O 7 24 20O 7 24 166000 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 20O 7 25 20O 7 25 166010 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 20O 7 26 20O 7 26 166020 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her. 20O 7 27 20O 7 27 166030 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. 20O 8 1 20O 8 1 166040 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 20O 8 2 20O 8 2 166050 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 20O 8 3 20O 8 3 166060 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 20O 8 4 20O 8 4 166070 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 20O 8 5 20O 8 5 166080 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 20O 8 6 20O 8 6 166090 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 20O 8 7 20O 8 7 166100 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 20O 8 8 20O 8 8 166110 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. 20O 8 9 20O 8 9 166120 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 20O 8 10 20O 8 10 166130 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 20O 8 11 20O 8 11 166140 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 20O 8 12 20O 8 12 166150 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 20O 8 13 20O 8 13 166160 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 20O 8 14 20O 8 14 166170 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 20O 8 15 20O 8 15 166180 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 20O 8 16 20O 8 16 166190 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 20O 8 17 20O 8 17 166200 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 20O 8 18 20O 8 18 166210 Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 20O 8 19 20O 8 19 166220 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20O 8 20 20O 8 20 166230 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 20O 8 21 20O 8 21 166240 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures. 20O 8 22 20O 8 22 166250 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 20O 8 23 20O 8 23 166260 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 20O 8 24 20O 8 24 166270 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 20O 8 25 20O 8 25 166280 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 20O 8 26 20O 8 26 166290 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 20O 8 27 20O 8 27 166300 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 20O 8 28 20O 8 28 166310 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 20O 8 29 20O 8 29 166320 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 20O 8 30 20O 8 30 166330 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 20O 8 31 20O 8 31 166340 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. 20O 8 32 20O 8 32 166350 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 20O 8 33 20O 8 33 166360 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 20O 8 34 20O 8 34 166370 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 20O 8 35 20O 8 35 166380 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 20O 8 36 20O 8 36 166390 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death. 20O 9 1 20O 9 1 166400 Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 20O 9 2 20O 9 2 166410 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 20O 9 3 20O 9 3 166420 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 20O 9 4 20O 9 4 166430 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 20O 9 5 20O 9 5 166440 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 20O 9 6 20O 9 6 166450 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 20O 9 7 20O 9 7 166460 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. 20O 9 8 20O 9 8 166470 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 20O 9 9 20O 9 9 166480 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 20O 9 10 20O 9 10 166490 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 20O 9 11 20O 9 11 166500 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 20O 9 12 20O 9 12 166510 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it. 20O 9 13 20O 9 13 166520 A foolish woman is clamourous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 20O 9 14 20O 9 14 166530 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 20O 9 15 20O 9 15 166540 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 20O 9 16 20O 9 16 166550 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 20O 9 17 20O 9 17 166560 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 20O 9 18 20O 9 18 166570 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. 20O 10 1 20O 10 1 166580 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. 20O 10 2 20O 10 2 166590 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 20O 10 3 20O 10 3 166600 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. 20O 10 4 20O 10 4 166610 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 20O 10 5 20O 10 5 166620 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 20O 10 6 20O 10 6 166630 Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 20O 10 7 20O 10 7 166640 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. 20O 10 8 20O 10 8 166650 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. 20O 10 9 20O 10 9 166660 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. 20O 10 10 20O 10 10 166670 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. 20O 10 11 20O 10 11 166680 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 20O 10 12 20O 10 12 166690 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 20O 10 13 20O 10 13 166700 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. 20O 10 14 20O 10 14 166710 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. 20O 10 15 20O 10 15 166720 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty. 20O 10 16 20O 10 16 166730 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin. 20O 10 17 20O 10 17 166740 He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 20O 10 18 20O 10 18 166750 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool. 20O 10 19 20O 10 19 166760 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 20O 10 20 20O 10 20 166770 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 20O 10 21 20O 10 21 166780 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. 20O 10 22 20O 10 22 166790 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 20O 10 23 20O 10 23 166800 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom. 20O 10 24 20O 10 24 166810 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 20O 10 25 20O 10 25 166820 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 20O 10 26 20O 10 26 166830 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. 20O 10 27 20O 10 27 166840 The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 20O 10 28 20O 10 28 166850 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 20O 10 29 20O 10 29 166860 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 20O 10 30 20O 10 30 166870 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 20O 10 31 20O 10 31 166880 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 20O 10 32 20O 10 32 166890 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. 20O 11 1 20O 11 1 166900 A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight. 20O 11 2 20O 11 2 166910 When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom. 20O 11 3 20O 11 3 166920 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 20O 11 4 20O 11 4 166930 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death. 20O 11 5 20O 11 5 166940 The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 20O 11 6 20O 11 6 166950 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. 20O 11 7 20O 11 7 166960 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth. 20O 11 8 20O 11 8 166970 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 20O 11 9 20O 11 9 166980 An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 20O 11 10 20O 11 10 166990 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 20O 11 11 20O 11 11 167000 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 20O 11 12 20O 11 12 167010 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 20O 11 13 20O 11 13 167020 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 20O 11 14 20O 11 14 167030 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety. 20O 11 15 20O 11 15 167040 He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. 20O 11 16 20O 11 16 167050 A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. 20O 11 17 20O 11 17 167060 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. 20O 11 18 20O 11 18 167070 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. 20O 11 19 20O 11 19 167080 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. 20O 11 20 20O 11 20 167090 They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. 20O 11 21 20O 11 21 167100 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 20O 11 22 20O 11 22 167110 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. 20O 11 23 20O 11 23 167120 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 20O 11 24 20O 11 24 167130 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 20O 11 25 20O 11 25 167140 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 20O 11 26 20O 11 26 167150 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 20O 11 27 20O 11 27 167160 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. 20O 11 28 20O 11 28 167170 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 20O 11 29 20O 11 29 167180 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. 20O 11 30 20O 11 30 167190 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. 20O 11 31 20O 11 31 167200 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. 20O 12 1 20O 12 1 167210 Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish. 20O 12 2 20O 12 2 167220 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. 20O 12 3 20O 12 3 167230 A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. 20O 12 4 20O 12 4 167240 A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 20O 12 5 20O 12 5 167250 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. 20O 12 6 20O 12 6 167260 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them. 20O 12 7 20O 12 7 167270 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. 20O 12 8 20O 12 8 167280 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. 20O 12 9 20O 12 9 167290 He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 20O 12 10 20O 12 10 167300 A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. 20O 12 11 20O 12 11 167310 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding. 20O 12 12 20O 12 12 167320 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit. 20O 12 13 20O 12 13 167330 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. 20O 12 14 20O 12 14 167340 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. 20O 12 15 20O 12 15 167350 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. 20O 12 16 20O 12 16 167360 A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. 20O 12 17 20O 12 17 167370 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit. 20O 12 18 20O 12 18 167380 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 20O 12 19 20O 12 19 167390 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. 20O 12 20 20O 12 20 167400 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy. 20O 12 21 20O 12 21 167410 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 20O 12 22 20O 12 22 167420 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. 20O 12 23 20O 12 23 167430 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. 20O 12 24 20O 12 24 167440 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. 20O 12 25 20O 12 25 167450 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. 20O 12 26 20O 12 26 167460 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. 20O 12 27 20O 12 27 167470 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. 20O 12 28 20O 12 28 167480 In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death. 20O 13 1 20O 13 1 167490 A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke. 20O 13 2 20O 13 2 167500 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. 20O 13 3 20O 13 3 167510 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 20O 13 4 20O 13 4 167520 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 20O 13 5 20O 13 5 167530 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame. 20O 13 6 20O 13 6 167540 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. 20O 13 7 20O 13 7 167550 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. 20O 13 8 20O 13 8 167560 The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke. 20O 13 9 20O 13 9 167570 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 20O 13 10 20O 13 10 167580 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. 20O 13 11 20O 13 11 167590 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. 20O 13 12 20O 13 12 167600 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 20O 13 13 20O 13 13 167610 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 20O 13 14 20O 13 14 167620 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 20O 13 15 20O 13 15 167630 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard. 20O 13 16 20O 13 16 167640 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. 20O 13 17 20O 13 17 167650 A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health. 20O 13 18 20O 13 18 167660 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured. 20O 13 19 20O 13 19 167670 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil. 20O 13 20 20O 13 20 167680 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 20O 13 21 20O 13 21 167690 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. 20O 13 22 20O 13 22 167700 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 20O 13 23 20O 13 23 167710 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. 20O 13 24 20O 13 24 167720 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. 20O 13 25 20O 13 25 167730 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want. 20O 14 1 20O 14 1 167740 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. 20O 14 2 20O 14 2 167750 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. 20O 14 3 20O 14 3 167760 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. 20O 14 4 20O 14 4 167770 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 20O 14 5 20O 14 5 167780 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. 20O 14 6 20O 14 6 167790 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 20O 14 7 20O 14 7 167800 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. 20O 14 8 20O 14 8 167810 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit. 20O 14 9 20O 14 9 167820 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. 20O 14 10 20O 14 10 167830 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 20O 14 11 20O 14 11 167840 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 20O 14 12 20O 14 12 167850 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 20O 14 13 20O 14 13 167860 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness. 20O 14 14 20O 14 14 167870 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 20O 14 15 20O 14 15 167880 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 20O 14 16 20O 14 16 167890 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. 20O 14 17 20O 14 17 167900 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. 20O 14 18 20O 14 18 167910 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 20O 14 19 20O 14 19 167920 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20O 14 20 20O 14 20 167930 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends. 20O 14 21 20O 14 21 167940 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 20O 14 22 20O 14 22 167950 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good. 20O 14 23 20O 14 23 167960 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. 20O 14 24 20O 14 24 167970 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly. 20O 14 25 20O 14 25 167980 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 20O 14 26 20O 14 26 167990 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 20O 14 27 20O 14 27 168000 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 20O 14 28 20O 14 28 168010 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince. 20O 14 29 20O 14 29 168020 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. 20O 14 30 20O 14 30 168030 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones. 20O 14 31 20O 14 31 168040 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. 20O 14 32 20O 14 32 168050 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death. 20O 14 33 20O 14 33 168060 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known. 20O 14 34 20O 14 34 168070 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. 20O 14 35 20O 14 35 168080 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. 20O 15 1 20O 15 1 168090 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 20O 15 2 20O 15 2 168100 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 20O 15 3 20O 15 3 168110 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 20O 15 4 20O 15 4 168120 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. 20O 15 5 20O 15 5 168130 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. 20O 15 6 20O 15 6 168140 In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. 20O 15 7 20O 15 7 168150 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. 20O 15 8 20O 15 8 168160 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. 20O 15 9 20O 15 9 168170 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. 20O 15 10 20O 15 10 168180 Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die. 20O 15 11 20O 15 11 168190 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? 20O 15 12 20O 15 12 168200 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him: neither will he go unto the wise. 20O 15 13 20O 15 13 168210 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 20O 15 14 20O 15 14 168220 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 20O 15 15 20O 15 15 168230 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. 20O 15 16 20O 15 16 168240 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith. 20O 15 17 20O 15 17 168250 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. 20O 15 18 20O 15 18 168260 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 20O 15 19 20O 15 19 168270 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. 20O 15 20 20O 15 20 168280 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother. 20O 15 21 20O 15 21 168290 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly. 20O 15 22 20O 15 22 168300 Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellers they are established. 20O 15 23 20O 15 23 168310 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! 20O 15 24 20O 15 24 168320 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. 20O 15 25 20O 15 25 168330 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. 20O 15 26 20O 15 26 168340 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words. 20O 15 27 20O 15 27 168350 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. 20O 15 28 20O 15 28 168360 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. 20O 15 29 20O 15 29 168370 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. 20O 15 30 20O 15 30 168380 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat. 20O 15 31 20O 15 31 168390 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 20O 15 32 20O 15 32 168400 He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. 20O 15 33 20O 15 33 168410 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility. 20O 16 1 20O 16 1 168420 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD. 20O 16 2 20O 16 2 168430 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits. 20O 16 3 20O 16 3 168440 Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. 20O 16 4 20O 16 4 168450 The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 20O 16 5 20O 16 5 168460 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. 20O 16 6 20O 16 6 168470 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. 20O 16 7 20O 16 7 168480 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. 20O 16 8 20O 16 8 168490 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right. 20O 16 9 20O 16 9 168500 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps. 20O 16 10 20O 16 10 168510 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 20O 16 11 20O 16 11 168520 A just weight and balance are the LORD's: all the weights of the bag are his work. 20O 16 12 20O 16 12 168530 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. 20O 16 13 20O 16 13 168540 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right. 20O 16 14 20O 16 14 168550 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it. 20O 16 15 20O 16 15 168560 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. 20O 16 16 20O 16 16 168570 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 20O 16 17 20O 16 17 168580 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 20O 16 18 20O 16 18 168590 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. 20O 16 19 20O 16 19 168600 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. 20O 16 20 20O 16 20 168610 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he. 20O 16 21 20O 16 21 168620 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 20O 16 22 20O 16 22 168630 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. 20O 16 23 20O 16 23 168640 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 20O 16 24 20O 16 24 168650 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. 20O 16 25 20O 16 25 168660 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 20O 16 26 20O 16 26 168670 He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him. 20O 16 27 20O 16 27 168680 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. 20O 16 28 20O 16 28 168690 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 20O 16 29 20O 16 29 168700 A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. 20O 16 30 20O 16 30 168710 He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass. 20O 16 31 20O 16 31 168720 The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness. 20O 16 32 20O 16 32 168730 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. 20O 16 33 20O 16 33 168740 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD. 20O 17 1 20O 17 1 168750 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife. 20O 17 2 20O 17 2 168760 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren. 20O 17 3 20O 17 3 168770 The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. 20O 17 4 20O 17 4 168780 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. 20O 17 5 20O 17 5 168790 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. 20O 17 6 20O 17 6 168800 Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers. 20O 17 7 20O 17 7 168810 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. 20O 17 8 20O 17 8 168820 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 20O 17 9 20O 17 9 168830 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends. 20O 17 10 20O 17 10 168840 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. 20O 17 11 20O 17 11 168850 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 20O 17 12 20O 17 12 168860 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. 20O 17 13 20O 17 13 168870 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. 20O 17 14 20O 17 14 168880 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with. 20O 17 15 20O 17 15 168890 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD. 20O 17 16 20O 17 16 168900 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? 20O 17 17 20O 17 17 168910 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. 20O 17 18 20O 17 18 168920 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. 20O 17 19 20O 17 19 168930 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. 20O 17 20 20O 17 20 168940 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 20O 17 21 20O 17 21 168950 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy. 20O 17 22 20O 17 22 168960 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. 20O 17 23 20O 17 23 168970 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment. 20O 17 24 20O 17 24 168980 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth. 20O 17 25 20O 17 25 168990 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 20O 17 26 20O 17 26 169000 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. 20O 17 27 20O 17 27 169010 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 20O 17 28 20O 17 28 169020 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 20O 18 1 20O 18 1 169030 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 20O 18 2 20O 18 2 169040 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. 20O 18 3 20O 18 3 169050 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. 20O 18 4 20O 18 4 169060 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. 20O 18 5 20O 18 5 169070 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. 20O 18 6 20O 18 6 169080 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. 20O 18 7 20O 18 7 169090 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 20O 18 8 20O 18 8 169100 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 20O 18 9 20O 18 9 169110 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. 20O 18 10 20O 18 10 169120 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 20O 18 11 20O 18 11 169130 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. 20O 18 12 20O 18 12 169140 Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility. 20O 18 13 20O 18 13 169150 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. 20O 18 14 20O 18 14 169160 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? 20O 18 15 20O 18 15 169170 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. 20O 18 16 20O 18 16 169180 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men. 20O 18 17 20O 18 17 169190 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. 20O 18 18 20O 18 18 169200 The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth between the mighty. 20O 18 19 20O 18 19 169210 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle. 20O 18 20 20O 18 20 169220 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. 20O 18 21 20O 18 21 169230 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 20O 18 22 20O 18 22 169240 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. 20O 18 23 20O 18 23 169250 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly. 20O 18 24 20O 18 24 169260 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. 20O 19 1 20O 19 1 169270 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. 20O 19 2 20O 19 2 169280 Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 20O 19 3 20O 19 3 169290 The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD. 20O 19 4 20O 19 4 169300 Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour. 20O 19 5 20O 19 5 169310 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. 20O 19 6 20O 19 6 169320 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 20O 19 7 20O 19 7 169330 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. 20O 19 8 20O 19 8 169340 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. 20O 19 9 20O 19 9 169350 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. 20O 19 10 20O 19 10 169360 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. 20O 19 11 20O 19 11 169370 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 20O 19 12 20O 19 12 169380 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. 20O 19 13 20O 19 13 169390 A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 20O 19 14 20O 19 14 169400 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers and a prudent wife is from the LORD. 20O 19 15 20O 19 15 169410 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 20O 19 16 20O 19 16 169420 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. 20O 19 17 20O 19 17 169430 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. 20O 19 18 20O 19 18 169440 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. 20O 19 19 20O 19 19 169450 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. 20O 19 20 20O 19 20 169460 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. 20O 19 21 20O 19 21 169470 There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand. 20O 19 22 20O 19 22 169480 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar. 20O 19 23 20O 19 23 169490 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil. 20O 19 24 20O 19 24 169500 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 20O 19 25 20O 19 25 169510 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge. 20O 19 26 20O 19 26 169520 He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. 20O 19 27 20O 19 27 169530 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge. 20O 19 28 20O 19 28 169540 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity. 20O 19 29 20O 19 29 169550 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools. 20O 20 1 20O 20 1 169560 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 20O 20 2 20O 20 2 169570 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 20O 20 3 20O 20 3 169580 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. 20O 20 4 20O 20 4 169590 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 20O 20 5 20O 20 5 169600 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 20O 20 6 20O 20 6 169610 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 20O 20 7 20O 20 7 169620 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him. 20O 20 8 20O 20 8 169630 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. 20O 20 9 20O 20 9 169640 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin? 20O 20 10 20O 20 10 169650 Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the LORD. 20O 20 11 20O 20 11 169660 Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 20O 20 12 20O 20 12 169670 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them. 20O 20 13 20O 20 13 169680 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 20O 20 14 20O 20 14 169690 It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 20O 20 15 20O 20 15 169700 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 20O 20 16 20O 20 16 169710 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 20O 20 17 20O 20 17 169720 Bread of deceit is sweet to a man; but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 20O 20 18 20O 20 18 169730 Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. 20O 20 19 20O 20 19 169740 He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. 20O 20 20 20O 20 20 169750 Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. 20O 20 21 20O 20 21 169760 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 20O 20 22 20O 20 22 169770 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee. 20O 20 23 20O 20 23 169780 Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good. 20O 20 24 20O 20 24 169790 Man's goings are of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way? 20O 20 25 20O 20 25 169800 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy, and after vows to make inquiry. 20O 20 26 20O 20 26 169810 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them. 20O 20 27 20O 20 27 169820 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly. 20O 20 28 20O 20 28 169830 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. 20O 20 29 20O 20 29 169840 The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the gray head. 20O 20 30 20O 20 30 169850 The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly. 20O 21 1 20O 21 1 169860 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. 20O 21 2 20O 21 2 169870 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts. 20O 21 3 20O 21 3 169880 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. 20O 21 4 20O 21 4 169890 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. 20O 21 5 20O 21 5 169900 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. 20O 21 6 20O 21 6 169910 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. 20O 21 7 20O 21 7 169920 The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. 20O 21 8 20O 21 8 169930 The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. 20O 21 9 20O 21 9 169940 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. 20O 21 10 20O 21 10 169950 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. 20O 21 11 20O 21 11 169960 When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge. 20O 21 12 20O 21 12 169970 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness. 20O 21 13 20O 21 13 169980 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. 20O 21 14 20O 21 14 169990 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. 20O 21 15 20O 21 15 170000 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 20O 21 16 20O 21 16 170010 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. 20O 21 17 20O 21 17 170020 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. 20O 21 18 20O 21 18 170030 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright. 20O 21 19 20O 21 19 170040 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. 20O 21 20 20O 21 20 170050 There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. 20O 21 21 20O 21 21 170060 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour. 20O 21 22 20O 21 22 170070 A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof. 20O 21 23 20O 21 23 170080 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 20O 21 24 20O 21 24 170090 Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. 20O 21 25 20O 21 25 170100 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 20O 21 26 20O 21 26 170110 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. 20O 21 27 20O 21 27 170120 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? 20O 21 28 20O 21 28 170130 A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly. 20O 21 29 20O 21 29 170140 A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way. 20O 21 30 20O 21 30 170150 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. 20O 21 31 20O 21 31 170160 The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. 20O 22 1 20O 22 1 170170 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. 20O 22 2 20O 22 2 170180 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. 20O 22 3 20O 22 3 170190 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. 20O 22 4 20O 22 4 170200 By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. 20O 22 5 20O 22 5 170210 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. 20O 22 6 20O 22 6 170220 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. 20O 22 7 20O 22 7 170230 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 20O 22 8 20O 22 8 170240 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. 20O 22 9 20O 22 9 170250 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. 20O 22 10 20O 22 10 170260 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease. 20O 22 11 20O 22 11 170270 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend. 20O 22 12 20O 22 12 170280 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor. 20O 22 13 20O 22 13 170290 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets. 20O 22 14 20O 22 14 170300 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein. 20O 22 15 20O 22 15 170310 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. 20O 22 16 20O 22 16 170320 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want. 20O 22 17 20O 22 17 170330 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge. 20O 22 18 20O 22 18 170340 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips. 20O 22 19 20O 22 19 170350 That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee. 20O 22 20 20O 22 20 170360 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, 20O 22 21 20O 22 21 170370 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee? 20O 22 22 20O 22 22 170380 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 20O 22 23 20O 22 23 170390 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 20O 22 24 20O 22 24 170400 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 20O 22 25 20O 22 25 170410 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. 20O 22 26 20O 22 26 170420 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts. 20O 22 27 20O 22 27 170430 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? 20O 22 28 20O 22 28 170440 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 20O 22 29 20O 22 29 170450 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. 20O 23 1 20O 23 1 170460 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: 20O 23 2 20O 23 2 170470 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. 20O 23 3 20O 23 3 170480 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat. 20O 23 4 20O 23 4 170490 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 20O 23 5 20O 23 5 170500 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 20O 23 6 20O 23 6 170510 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 20O 23 7 20O 23 7 170520 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. 20O 23 8 20O 23 8 170530 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 20O 23 9 20O 23 9 170540 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 20O 23 10 20O 23 10 170550 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 20O 23 11 20O 23 11 170560 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. 20O 23 12 20O 23 12 170570 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. 20O 23 13 20O 23 13 170580 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 20O 23 14 20O 23 14 170590 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell. 20O 23 15 20O 23 15 170600 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 20O 23 16 20O 23 16 170610 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things. 20O 23 17 20O 23 17 170620 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. 20O 23 18 20O 23 18 170630 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. 20O 23 19 20O 23 19 170640 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20O 23 20 20O 23 20 170650 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 20O 23 21 20O 23 21 170660 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 20O 23 22 20O 23 22 170670 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 20O 23 23 20O 23 23 170680 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 20O 23 24 20O 23 24 170690 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 20O 23 25 20O 23 25 170700 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 20O 23 26 20O 23 26 170710 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 20O 23 27 20O 23 27 170720 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 20O 23 28 20O 23 28 170730 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. 20O 23 29 20O 23 29 170740 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 20O 23 30 20O 23 30 170750 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 20O 23 31 20O 23 31 170760 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. 20O 23 32 20O 23 32 170770 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. 20O 23 33 20O 23 33 170780 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 20O 23 34 20O 23 34 170790 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 20O 23 35 20O 23 35 170800 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. 20O 24 1 20O 24 1 170810 Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. 20O 24 2 20O 24 2 170820 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. 20O 24 3 20O 24 3 170830 Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: 20O 24 4 20O 24 4 170840 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches. 20O 24 5 20O 24 5 170850 A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength. 20O 24 6 20O 24 6 170860 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety. 20O 24 7 20O 24 7 170870 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. 20O 24 8 20O 24 8 170880 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 20O 24 9 20O 24 9 170890 The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men. 20O 24 10 20O 24 10 170900 If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. 20O 24 11 20O 24 11 170910 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; 20O 24 12 20O 24 12 170920 If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? 20O 24 13 20O 24 13 170930 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste: 20O 24 14 20O 24 14 170940 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off. 20O 24 15 20O 24 15 170950 Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place: 20O 24 16 20O 24 16 170960 For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 20O 24 17 20O 24 17 170970 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: 20O 24 18 20O 24 18 170980 Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him. 20O 24 19 20O 24 19 170990 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked; 20O 24 20 20O 24 20 171000 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out. 20O 24 21 20O 24 21 171010 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change: 20O 24 22 20O 24 22 171020 For their calamity shall rise suddenly; and who knoweth the ruin of them both? 20O 24 23 20O 24 23 171030 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment. 20O 24 24 20O 24 24 171040 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: 20O 24 25 20O 24 25 171050 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them. 20O 24 26 20O 24 26 171060 Every man shall kiss his lips that giveth a right answer. 20O 24 27 20O 24 27 171070 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house. 20O 24 28 20O 24 28 171080 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 20O 24 29 20O 24 29 171090 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 20O 24 30 20O 24 30 171100 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 20O 24 31 20O 24 31 171110 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 20O 24 32 20O 24 32 171120 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 20O 24 33 20O 24 33 171130 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 20O 24 34 20O 24 34 171140 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. 20O 25 1 20O 25 1 171150 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. 20O 25 2 20O 25 2 171160 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. 20O 25 3 20O 25 3 171170 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. 20O 25 4 20O 25 4 171180 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 20O 25 5 20O 25 5 171190 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. 20O 25 6 20O 25 6 171200 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: 20O 25 7 20O 25 7 171210 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. 20O 25 8 20O 25 8 171220 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. 20O 25 9 20O 25 9 171230 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: 20O 25 10 20O 25 10 171240 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. 20O 25 11 20O 25 11 171250 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 20O 25 12 20O 25 12 171260 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 20O 25 13 20O 25 13 171270 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. 20O 25 14 20O 25 14 171280 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. 20O 25 15 20O 25 15 171290 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 20O 25 16 20O 25 16 171300 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. 20O 25 17 20O 25 17 171310 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 20O 25 18 20O 25 18 171320 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 20O 25 19 20O 25 19 171330 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. 20O 25 20 20O 25 20 171340 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. 20O 25 21 20O 25 21 171350 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 20O 25 22 20O 25 22 171360 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. 20O 25 23 20O 25 23 171370 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 20O 25 24 20O 25 24 171380 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. 20O 25 25 20O 25 25 171390 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 20O 25 26 20O 25 26 171400 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 20O 25 27 20O 25 27 171410 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. 20O 25 28 20O 25 28 171420 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. 20O 26 1 20O 26 1 171430 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. 20O 26 2 20O 26 2 171440 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. 20O 26 3 20O 26 3 171450 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back. 20O 26 4 20O 26 4 171460 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 20O 26 5 20O 26 5 171470 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit. 20O 26 6 20O 26 6 171480 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage. 20O 26 7 20O 26 7 171490 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 20O 26 8 20O 26 8 171500 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool. 20O 26 9 20O 26 9 171510 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 20O 26 10 20O 26 10 171520 The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors. 20O 26 11 20O 26 11 171530 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. 20O 26 12 20O 26 12 171540 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 20O 26 13 20O 26 13 171550 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 20O 26 14 20O 26 14 171560 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. 20O 26 15 20O 26 15 171570 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 20O 26 16 20O 26 16 171580 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. 20O 26 17 20O 26 17 171590 He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. 20O 26 18 20O 26 18 171600 As a mad man who casteth firebrands, arrows, and death, 20O 26 19 20O 26 19 171610 So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport? 20O 26 20 20O 26 20 171620 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. 20O 26 21 20O 26 21 171630 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 20O 26 22 20O 26 22 171640 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 20O 26 23 20O 26 23 171650 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 20O 26 24 20O 26 24 171660 He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; 20O 26 25 20O 26 25 171670 When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart. 20O 26 26 20O 26 26 171680 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness shall be shewed before the whole congregation. 20O 26 27 20O 26 27 171690 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 20O 26 28 20O 26 28 171700 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. 20O 27 1 20O 27 1 171710 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 20O 27 2 20O 27 2 171720 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. 20O 27 3 20O 27 3 171730 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. 20O 27 4 20O 27 4 171740 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? 20O 27 5 20O 27 5 171750 Open rebuke is better than secret love. 20O 27 6 20O 27 6 171760 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. 20O 27 7 20O 27 7 171770 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 20O 27 8 20O 27 8 171780 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. 20O 27 9 20O 27 9 171790 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. 20O 27 10 20O 27 10 171800 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. 20O 27 11 20O 27 11 171810 My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 20O 27 12 20O 27 12 171820 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. 20O 27 13 20O 27 13 171830 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 20O 27 14 20O 27 14 171840 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. 20O 27 15 20O 27 15 171850 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. 20O 27 16 20O 27 16 171860 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. 20O 27 17 20O 27 17 171870 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. 20O 27 18 20O 27 18 171880 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. 20O 27 19 20O 27 19 171890 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. 20O 27 20 20O 27 20 171900 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 20O 27 21 20O 27 21 171910 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. 20O 27 22 20O 27 22 171920 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. 20O 27 23 20O 27 23 171930 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. 20O 27 24 20O 27 24 171940 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? 20O 27 25 20O 27 25 171950 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. 20O 27 26 20O 27 26 171960 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 20O 27 27 20O 27 27 171970 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. 20O 28 1 20O 28 1 171980 The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. 20O 28 2 20O 28 2 171990 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 20O 28 3 20O 28 3 172000 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food. 20O 28 4 20O 28 4 172010 They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them. 20O 28 5 20O 28 5 172020 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things. 20O 28 6 20O 28 6 172030 Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich. 20O 28 7 20O 28 7 172040 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. 20O 28 8 20O 28 8 172050 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. 20O 28 9 20O 28 9 172060 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 20O 28 10 20O 28 10 172070 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession. 20O 28 11 20O 28 11 172080 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. 20O 28 12 20O 28 12 172090 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 20O 28 13 20O 28 13 172100 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 20O 28 14 20O 28 14 172110 Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 20O 28 15 20O 28 15 172120 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. 20O 28 16 20O 28 16 172130 The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. 20O 28 17 20O 28 17 172140 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him. 20O 28 18 20O 28 18 172150 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 20O 28 19 20O 28 19 172160 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20O 28 20 20O 28 20 172170 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 20O 28 21 20O 28 21 172180 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. 20O 28 22 20O 28 22 172190 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. 20O 28 23 20O 28 23 172200 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue. 20O 28 24 20O 28 24 172210 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. 20O 28 25 20O 28 25 172220 He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. 20O 28 26 20O 28 26 172230 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. 20O 28 27 20O 28 27 172240 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. 20O 28 28 20O 28 28 172250 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase. 20O 29 1 20O 29 1 172260 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. 20O 29 2 20O 29 2 172270 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. 20O 29 3 20O 29 3 172280 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 20O 29 4 20O 29 4 172290 The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. 20O 29 5 20O 29 5 172300 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. 20O 29 6 20O 29 6 172310 In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. 20O 29 7 20O 29 7 172320 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it. 20O 29 8 20O 29 8 172330 Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath. 20O 29 9 20O 29 9 172340 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 20O 29 10 20O 29 10 172350 The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. 20O 29 11 20O 29 11 172360 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 20O 29 12 20O 29 12 172370 If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. 20O 29 13 20O 29 13 172380 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. 20O 29 14 20O 29 14 172390 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. 20O 29 15 20O 29 15 172400 The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 20O 29 16 20O 29 16 172410 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall. 20O 29 17 20O 29 17 172420 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul. 20O 29 18 20O 29 18 172430 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. 20O 29 19 20O 29 19 172440 A servant will not be corrected by words: for though he understand he will not answer. 20O 29 20 20O 29 20 172450 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him. 20O 29 21 20O 29 21 172460 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. 20O 29 22 20O 29 22 172470 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. 20O 29 23 20O 29 23 172480 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. 20O 29 24 20O 29 24 172490 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 20O 29 25 20O 29 25 172500 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 20O 29 26 20O 29 26 172510 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD. 20O 29 27 20O 29 27 172520 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. 20O 30 1 20O 30 1 172530 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 20O 30 2 20O 30 2 172540 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. 20O 30 3 20O 30 3 172550 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 20O 30 4 20O 30 4 172560 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell? 20O 30 5 20O 30 5 172570 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 20O 30 6 20O 30 6 172580 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 20O 30 7 20O 30 7 172590 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: 20O 30 8 20O 30 8 172600 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 20O 30 9 20O 30 9 172610 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 20O 30 10 20O 30 10 172620 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 20O 30 11 20O 30 11 172630 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 20O 30 12 20O 30 12 172640 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 20O 30 13 20O 30 13 172650 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 20O 30 14 20O 30 14 172660 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. 20O 30 15 20O 30 15 172670 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: 20O 30 16 20O 30 16 172680 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 20O 30 17 20O 30 17 172690 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. 20O 30 18 20O 30 18 172700 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 20O 30 19 20O 30 19 172710 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20O 30 20 20O 30 20 172720 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 20O 30 21 20O 30 21 172730 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 20O 30 22 20O 30 22 172740 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 20O 30 23 20O 30 23 172750 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 20O 30 24 20O 30 24 172760 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 20O 30 25 20O 30 25 172770 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 20O 30 26 20O 30 26 172780 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 20O 30 27 20O 30 27 172790 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 20O 30 28 20O 30 28 172800 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces. 20O 30 29 20O 30 29 172810 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 20O 30 30 20O 30 30 172820 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 20O 30 31 20O 30 31 172830 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. 20O 30 32 20O 30 32 172840 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 20O 30 33 20O 30 33 172850 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife. 20O 31 1 20O 31 1 172860 The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. 20O 31 2 20O 31 2 172870 What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows? 20O 31 3 20O 31 3 172880 Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 20O 31 4 20O 31 4 172890 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 20O 31 5 20O 31 5 172900 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 20O 31 6 20O 31 6 172910 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. 20O 31 7 20O 31 7 172920 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. 20O 31 8 20O 31 8 172930 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 20O 31 9 20O 31 9 172940 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 20O 31 10 20O 31 10 172950 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. 20O 31 11 20O 31 11 172960 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 20O 31 12 20O 31 12 172970 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. 20O 31 13 20O 31 13 172980 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. 20O 31 14 20O 31 14 172990 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 20O 31 15 20O 31 15 173000 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 20O 31 16 20O 31 16 173010 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. 20O 31 17 20O 31 17 173020 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 20O 31 18 20O 31 18 173030 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. 20O 31 19 20O 31 19 173040 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. 20O 31 20 20O 31 20 173050 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. 20O 31 21 20O 31 21 173060 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. 20O 31 22 20O 31 22 173070 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. 20O 31 23 20O 31 23 173080 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. 20O 31 24 20O 31 24 173090 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. 20O 31 25 20O 31 25 173100 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 20O 31 26 20O 31 26 173110 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. 20O 31 27 20O 31 27 173120 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. 20O 31 28 20O 31 28 173130 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 20O 31 29 20O 31 29 173140 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. 20O 31 30 20O 31 30 173150 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. 20O 31 31 20O 31 31 173160 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates. 21O 1 1 21O 1 1 173170 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. 21O 1 2 21O 1 2 173180 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. 21O 1 3 21O 1 3 173190 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun? 21O 1 4 21O 1 4 173200 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. 21O 1 5 21O 1 5 173210 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. 21O 1 6 21O 1 6 173220 The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits. 21O 1 7 21O 1 7 173230 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. 21O 1 8 21O 1 8 173240 All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing. 21O 1 9 21O 1 9 173250 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. 21O 1 10 21O 1 10 173260 Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 21O 1 11 21O 1 11 173270 There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after. 21O 1 12 21O 1 12 173280 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem. 21O 1 13 21O 1 13 173290 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith. 21O 1 14 21O 1 14 173300 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 21O 1 15 21O 1 15 173310 That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. 21O 1 16 21O 1 16 173320 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. 21O 1 17 21O 1 17 173330 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. 21O 1 18 21O 1 18 173340 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. 21O 2 1 21O 2 1 173350 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. 21O 2 2 21O 2 2 173360 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it? 21O 2 3 21O 2 3 173370 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 21O 2 4 21O 2 4 173380 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: 21O 2 5 21O 2 5 173390 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits: 21O 2 6 21O 2 6 173400 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees: 21O 2 7 21O 2 7 173410 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me: 21O 2 8 21O 2 8 173420 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 21O 2 9 21O 2 9 173430 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. 21O 2 10 21O 2 10 173440 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour. 21O 2 11 21O 2 11 173450 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun. 21O 2 12 21O 2 12 173460 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done. 21O 2 13 21O 2 13 173470 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 21O 2 14 21O 2 14 173480 The wise man's eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all. 21O 2 15 21O 2 15 173490 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity. 21O 2 16 21O 2 16 173500 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool. 21O 2 17 21O 2 17 173510 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 21O 2 18 21O 2 18 173520 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 21O 2 19 21O 2 19 173530 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. 21O 2 20 21O 2 20 173540 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun. 21O 2 21 21O 2 21 173550 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. 21O 2 22 21O 2 22 173560 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun? 21O 2 23 21O 2 23 173570 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity. 21O 2 24 21O 2 24 173580 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. 21O 2 25 21O 2 25 173590 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I? 21O 2 26 21O 2 26 173600 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit. 21O 3 1 21O 3 1 173610 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 21O 3 2 21O 3 2 173620 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 21O 3 3 21O 3 3 173630 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 21O 3 4 21O 3 4 173640 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 21O 3 5 21O 3 5 173650 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 21O 3 6 21O 3 6 173660 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 21O 3 7 21O 3 7 173670 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 21O 3 8 21O 3 8 173680 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace. 21O 3 9 21O 3 9 173690 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth? 21O 3 10 21O 3 10 173700 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it. 21O 3 11 21O 3 11 173710 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end. 21O 3 12 21O 3 12 173720 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life. 21O 3 13 21O 3 13 173730 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God. 21O 3 14 21O 3 14 173740 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him. 21O 3 15 21O 3 15 173750 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past. 21O 3 16 21O 3 16 173760 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 21O 3 17 21O 3 17 173770 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 21O 3 18 21O 3 18 173780 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 21O 3 19 21O 3 19 173790 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity. 21O 3 20 21O 3 20 173800 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21O 3 21 21O 3 21 173810 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? 21O 3 22 21O 3 22 173820 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? 21O 4 1 21O 4 1 173830 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter. 21O 4 2 21O 4 2 173840 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive. 21O 4 3 21O 4 3 173850 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun. 21O 4 4 21O 4 4 173860 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 21O 4 5 21O 4 5 173870 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh. 21O 4 6 21O 4 6 173880 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit. 21O 4 7 21O 4 7 173890 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun. 21O 4 8 21O 4 8 173900 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail. 21O 4 9 21O 4 9 173910 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. 21O 4 10 21O 4 10 173920 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. 21O 4 11 21O 4 11 173930 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? 21O 4 12 21O 4 12 173940 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. 21O 4 13 21O 4 13 173950 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. 21O 4 14 21O 4 14 173960 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. 21O 4 15 21O 4 15 173970 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead. 21O 4 16 21O 4 16 173980 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit. 21O 5 1 21O 5 1 173990 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 21O 5 2 21O 5 2 174000 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 21O 5 3 21O 5 3 174010 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words. 21O 5 4 21O 5 4 174020 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 21O 5 5 21O 5 5 174030 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 21O 5 6 21O 5 6 174040 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 21O 5 7 21O 5 7 174050 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God. 21O 5 8 21O 5 8 174060 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they. 21O 5 9 21O 5 9 174070 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. 21O 5 10 21O 5 10 174080 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 21O 5 11 21O 5 11 174090 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes? 21O 5 12 21O 5 12 174100 The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. 21O 5 13 21O 5 13 174110 There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt. 21O 5 14 21O 5 14 174120 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand. 21O 5 15 21O 5 15 174130 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand. 21O 5 16 21O 5 16 174140 And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind? 21O 5 17 21O 5 17 174150 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness. 21O 5 18 21O 5 18 174160 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion. 21O 5 19 21O 5 19 174170 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God. 21O 5 20 21O 5 20 174180 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. 21O 6 1 21O 6 1 174190 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men: 21O 6 2 21O 6 2 174200 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease. 21O 6 3 21O 6 3 174210 If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he. 21O 6 4 21O 6 4 174220 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness. 21O 6 5 21O 6 5 174230 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. 21O 6 6 21O 6 6 174240 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place? 21O 6 7 21O 6 7 174250 All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled. 21O 6 8 21O 6 8 174260 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living? 21O 6 9 21O 6 9 174270 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 21O 6 10 21O 6 10 174280 That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he. 21O 6 11 21O 6 11 174290 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what is man the better? 21O 6 12 21O 6 12 174300 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? 21O 7 1 21O 7 1 174310 A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 21O 7 2 21O 7 2 174320 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart. 21O 7 3 21O 7 3 174330 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 21O 7 4 21O 7 4 174340 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. 21O 7 5 21O 7 5 174350 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools. 21O 7 6 21O 7 6 174360 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. 21O 7 7 21O 7 7 174370 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart. 21O 7 8 21O 7 8 174380 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. 21O 7 9 21O 7 9 174390 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 21O 7 10 21O 7 10 174400 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this. 21O 7 11 21O 7 11 174410 Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun. 21O 7 12 21O 7 12 174420 For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 21O 7 13 21O 7 13 174430 Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? 21O 7 14 21O 7 14 174440 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. 21O 7 15 21O 7 15 174450 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness. 21O 7 16 21O 7 16 174460 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? 21O 7 17 21O 7 17 174470 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? 21O 7 18 21O 7 18 174480 It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all. 21O 7 19 21O 7 19 174490 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. 21O 7 20 21O 7 20 174500 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. 21O 7 21 21O 7 21 174510 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: 21O 7 22 21O 7 22 174520 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 21O 7 23 21O 7 23 174530 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be wise; but it was far from me. 21O 7 24 21O 7 24 174540 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out? 21O 7 25 21O 7 25 174550 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness: 21O 7 26 21O 7 26 174560 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. 21O 7 27 21O 7 27 174570 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, counting one by one, to find out the account: 21O 7 28 21O 7 28 174580 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found. 21O 7 29 21O 7 29 174590 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions. 21O 8 1 21O 8 1 174600 Who is as the wise man? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 21O 8 2 21O 8 2 174610 I counsel thee to keep the king's commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. 21O 8 3 21O 8 3 174620 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him. 21O 8 4 21O 8 4 174630 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? 21O 8 5 21O 8 5 174640 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. 21O 8 6 21O 8 6 174650 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. 21O 8 7 21O 8 7 174660 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be? 21O 8 8 21O 8 8 174670 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it. 21O 8 9 21O 8 9 174680 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt. 21O 8 10 21O 8 10 174690 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity. 21O 8 11 21O 8 11 174700 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 21O 8 12 21O 8 12 174710 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: 21O 8 13 21O 8 13 174720 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. 21O 8 14 21O 8 14 174730 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity. 21O 8 15 21O 8 15 174740 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. 21O 8 16 21O 8 16 174750 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:) 21O 8 17 21O 8 17 174760 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. 21O 9 1 21O 9 1 174770 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. 21O 9 2 21O 9 2 174780 All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath. 21O 9 3 21O 9 3 174790 This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead. 21O 9 4 21O 9 4 174800 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 21O 9 5 21O 9 5 174810 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 21O 9 6 21O 9 6 174820 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. 21O 9 7 21O 9 7 174830 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. 21O 9 8 21O 9 8 174840 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. 21O 9 9 21O 9 9 174850 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. 21O 9 10 21O 9 10 174860 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 21O 9 11 21O 9 11 174870 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 21O 9 12 21O 9 12 174880 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. 21O 9 13 21O 9 13 174890 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me: 21O 9 14 21O 9 14 174900 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 21O 9 15 21O 9 15 174910 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man. 21O 9 16 21O 9 16 174920 Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. 21O 9 17 21O 9 17 174930 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools. 21O 9 18 21O 9 18 174940 Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good. 21O 10 1 21O 10 1 174950 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. 21O 10 2 21O 10 2 174960 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 21O 10 3 21O 10 3 174970 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. 21O 10 4 21O 10 4 174980 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences. 21O 10 5 21O 10 5 174990 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: 21O 10 6 21O 10 6 175000 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 21O 10 7 21O 10 7 175010 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. 21O 10 8 21O 10 8 175020 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. 21O 10 9 21O 10 9 175030 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. 21O 10 10 21O 10 10 175040 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. 21O 10 11 21O 10 11 175050 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. 21O 10 12 21O 10 12 175060 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. 21O 10 13 21O 10 13 175070 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. 21O 10 14 21O 10 14 175080 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him? 21O 10 15 21O 10 15 175090 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 21O 10 16 21O 10 16 175100 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! 21O 10 17 21O 10 17 175110 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! 21O 10 18 21O 10 18 175120 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. 21O 10 19 21O 10 19 175130 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. 21O 10 20 21O 10 20 175140 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. 21O 11 1 21O 11 1 175150 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 21O 11 2 21O 11 2 175160 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 21O 11 3 21O 11 3 175170 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 21O 11 4 21O 11 4 175180 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 21O 11 5 21O 11 5 175190 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all. 21O 11 6 21O 11 6 175200 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 21O 11 7 21O 11 7 175210 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: 21O 11 8 21O 11 8 175220 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 21O 11 9 21O 11 9 175230 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 21O 11 10 21O 11 10 175240 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. 21O 12 1 21O 12 1 175250 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; 21O 12 2 21O 12 2 175260 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: 21O 12 3 21O 12 3 175270 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, 21O 12 4 21O 12 4 175280 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low; 21O 12 5 21O 12 5 175290 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets: 21O 12 6 21O 12 6 175300 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. 21O 12 7 21O 12 7 175310 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 21O 12 8 21O 12 8 175320 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. 21O 12 9 21O 12 9 175330 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. 21O 12 10 21O 12 10 175340 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth. 21O 12 11 21O 12 11 175350 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. 21O 12 12 21O 12 12 175360 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. 21O 12 13 21O 12 13 175370 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 21O 12 14 21O 12 14 175380 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. 22O 1 1 22O 1 1 175390 The song of songs, which is Solomon's. 22O 1 2 22O 1 2 175400 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 22O 1 3 22O 1 3 175410 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 22O 1 4 22O 1 4 175420 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee. 22O 1 5 22O 1 5 175430 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 22O 1 6 22O 1 6 175440 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. 22O 1 7 22O 1 7 175450 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 22O 1 8 22O 1 8 175460 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 22O 1 9 22O 1 9 175470 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 22O 1 10 22O 1 10 175480 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 22O 1 11 22O 1 11 175490 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 22O 1 12 22O 1 12 175500 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 22O 1 13 22O 1 13 175510 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 22O 1 14 22O 1 14 175520 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi. 22O 1 15 22O 1 15 175530 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 22O 1 16 22O 1 16 175540 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 22O 1 17 22O 1 17 175550 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. 22O 2 1 22O 2 1 175560 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 22O 2 2 22O 2 2 175570 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. 22O 2 3 22O 2 3 175580 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 22O 2 4 22O 2 4 175590 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 22O 2 5 22O 2 5 175600 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. 22O 2 6 22O 2 6 175610 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 22O 2 7 22O 2 7 175620 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 22O 2 8 22O 2 8 175630 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon the mountains, skipping upon the hills. 22O 2 9 22O 2 9 175640 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice. 22O 2 10 22O 2 10 175650 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 22O 2 11 22O 2 11 175660 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 22O 2 12 22O 2 12 175670 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; 22O 2 13 22O 2 13 175680 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 22O 2 14 22O 2 14 175690 O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 22O 2 15 22O 2 15 175700 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 22O 2 16 22O 2 16 175710 My beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. 22O 2 17 22O 2 17 175720 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether. 22O 3 1 22O 3 1 175730 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 22O 3 2 22O 3 2 175740 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not. 22O 3 3 22O 3 3 175750 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth? 22O 3 4 22O 3 4 175760 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me. 22O 3 5 22O 3 5 175770 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. 22O 3 6 22O 3 6 175780 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? 22O 3 7 22O 3 7 175790 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. 22O 3 8 22O 3 8 175800 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 22O 3 9 22O 3 9 175810 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 22O 3 10 22O 3 10 175820 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. 22O 3 11 22O 3 11 175830 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. 22O 4 1 22O 4 1 175840 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead. 22O 4 2 22O 4 2 175850 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them. 22O 4 3 22O 4 3 175860 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks. 22O 4 4 22O 4 4 175870 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 22O 4 5 22O 4 5 175880 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. 22O 4 6 22O 4 6 175890 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense. 22O 4 7 22O 4 7 175900 Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee. 22O 4 8 22O 4 8 175910 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 22O 4 9 22O 4 9 175920 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 22O 4 10 22O 4 10 175930 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! 22O 4 11 22O 4 11 175940 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon. 22O 4 12 22O 4 12 175950 A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 22O 4 13 22O 4 13 175960 Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, 22O 4 14 22O 4 14 175970 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: 22O 4 15 22O 4 15 175980 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. 22O 4 16 22O 4 16 175990 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. 22O 5 1 22O 5 1 176000 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. 22O 5 2 22O 5 2 176010 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. 22O 5 3 22O 5 3 176020 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? 22O 5 4 22O 5 4 176030 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him. 22O 5 5 22O 5 5 176040 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 22O 5 6 22O 5 6 176050 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn himself, and was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no answer. 22O 5 7 22O 5 7 176060 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. 22O 5 8 22O 5 8 176070 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick of love. 22O 5 9 22O 5 9 176080 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us? 22O 5 10 22O 5 10 176090 My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. 22O 5 11 22O 5 11 176100 His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. 22O 5 12 22O 5 12 176110 His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 22O 5 13 22O 5 13 176120 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. 22O 5 14 22O 5 14 176130 His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. 22O 5 15 22O 5 15 176140 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 22O 5 16 22O 5 16 176150 His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem. 22O 6 1 22O 6 1 176160 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee. 22O 6 2 22O 6 2 176170 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. 22O 6 3 22O 6 3 176180 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. 22O 6 4 22O 6 4 176190 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. 22O 6 5 22O 6 5 176200 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 22O 6 6 22O 6 6 176210 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 22O 6 7 22O 6 7 176220 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. 22O 6 8 22O 6 8 176230 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. 22O 6 9 22O 6 9 176240 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 22O 6 10 22O 6 10 176250 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners? 22O 6 11 22O 6 11 176260 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded. 22O 6 12 22O 6 12 176270 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. 22O 6 13 22O 6 13 176280 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. 22O 7 1 22O 7 1 176290 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 22O 7 2 22O 7 2 176300 Thy navel is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. 22O 7 3 22O 7 3 176310 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 22O 7 4 22O 7 4 176320 Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. 22O 7 5 22O 7 5 176330 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries. 22O 7 6 22O 7 6 176340 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights! 22O 7 7 22O 7 7 176350 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. 22O 7 8 22O 7 8 176360 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples; 22O 7 9 22O 7 9 176370 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. 22O 7 10 22O 7 10 176380 I am my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. 22O 7 11 22O 7 11 176390 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. 22O 7 12 22O 7 12 176400 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. 22O 7 13 22O 7 13 176410 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved. 22O 8 1 22O 8 1 176420 O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised. 22O 8 2 22O 8 2 176430 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. 22O 8 3 22O 8 3 176440 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. 22O 8 4 22O 8 4 176450 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. 22O 8 5 22O 8 5 176460 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee. 22O 8 6 22O 8 6 176470 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 22O 8 7 22O 8 7 176480 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned. 22O 8 8 22O 8 8 176490 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? 22O 8 9 22O 8 9 176500 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. 22O 8 10 22O 8 10 176510 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. 22O 8 11 22O 8 11 176520 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. 22O 8 12 22O 8 12 176530 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred. 22O 8 13 22O 8 13 176540 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it. 22O 8 14 22O 8 14 176550 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. 23O 1 1 23O 1 1 176560 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 23O 1 2 23O 1 2 176570 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 23O 1 3 23O 1 3 176580 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 23O 1 4 23O 1 4 176590 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. 23O 1 5 23O 1 5 176600 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 23O 1 6 23O 1 6 176610 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. 23O 1 7 23O 1 7 176620 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. 23O 1 8 23O 1 8 176630 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 23O 1 9 23O 1 9 176640 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah. 23O 1 10 23O 1 10 176650 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 23O 1 11 23O 1 11 176660 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 23O 1 12 23O 1 12 176670 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 23O 1 13 23O 1 13 176680 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 23O 1 14 23O 1 14 176690 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. 23O 1 15 23O 1 15 176700 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 23O 1 16 23O 1 16 176710 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; 23O 1 17 23O 1 17 176720 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. 23O 1 18 23O 1 18 176730 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 23O 1 19 23O 1 19 176740 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: 23O 1 20 23O 1 20 176750 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 23O 1 21 23O 1 21 176760 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers. 23O 1 22 23O 1 22 176770 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water: 23O 1 23 23O 1 23 176780 Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. 23O 1 24 23O 1 24 176790 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: 23O 1 25 23O 1 25 176800 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: 23O 1 26 23O 1 26 176810 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. 23O 1 27 23O 1 27 176820 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness. 23O 1 28 23O 1 28 176830 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed. 23O 1 29 23O 1 29 176840 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen. 23O 1 30 23O 1 30 176850 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. 23O 1 31 23O 1 31 176860 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. 23O 2 1 23O 2 1 176870 the word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 23O 2 2 23O 2 2 176880 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. 23O 2 3 23O 2 3 176890 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 23O 2 4 23O 2 4 176900 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 23O 2 5 23O 2 5 176910 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. 23O 2 6 23O 2 6 176920 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. 23O 2 7 23O 2 7 176930 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: 23O 2 8 23O 2 8 176940 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: 23O 2 9 23O 2 9 176950 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. 23O 2 10 23O 2 10 176960 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. 23O 2 11 23O 2 11 176970 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 23O 2 12 23O 2 12 176980 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: 23O 2 13 23O 2 13 176990 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 23O 2 14 23O 2 14 177000 And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 23O 2 15 23O 2 15 177010 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, 23O 2 16 23O 2 16 177020 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. 23O 2 17 23O 2 17 177030 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. 23O 2 18 23O 2 18 177040 And the idols he shall utterly abolish. 23O 2 19 23O 2 19 177050 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 23O 2 20 23O 2 20 177060 In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; 23O 2 21 23O 2 21 177070 To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. 23O 2 22 23O 2 22 177080 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? 23O 3 1 23O 3 1 177090 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, 23O 3 2 23O 3 2 177100 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, 23O 3 3 23O 3 3 177110 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counseller, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 23O 3 4 23O 3 4 177120 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 23O 3 5 23O 3 5 177130 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 23O 3 6 23O 3 6 177140 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand: 23O 3 7 23O 3 7 177150 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. 23O 3 8 23O 3 8 177160 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 23O 3 9 23O 3 9 177170 The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves. 23O 3 10 23O 3 10 177180 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 23O 3 11 23O 3 11 177190 Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. 23O 3 12 23O 3 12 177200 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths. 23O 3 13 23O 3 13 177210 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 23O 3 14 23O 3 14 177220 The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. 23O 3 15 23O 3 15 177230 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the LORD GOD of hosts. 23O 3 16 23O 3 16 177240 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 23O 3 17 23O 3 17 177250 Therefore the LORD will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts. 23O 3 18 23O 3 18 177260 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 23O 3 19 23O 3 19 177270 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 23O 3 20 23O 3 20 177280 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, 23O 3 21 23O 3 21 177290 The rings, and nose jewels, 23O 3 22 23O 3 22 177300 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, 23O 3 23 23O 3 23 177310 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. 23O 3 24 23O 3 24 177320 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. 23O 3 25 23O 3 25 177330 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war. 23O 3 26 23O 3 26 177340 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground. 23O 4 1 23O 4 1 177350 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. 23O 4 2 23O 4 2 177360 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. 23O 4 3 23O 4 3 177370 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: 23O 4 4 23O 4 4 177380 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 23O 4 5 23O 4 5 177390 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence. 23O 4 6 23O 4 6 177400 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain. 23O 5 1 23O 5 1 177410 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: 23O 5 2 23O 5 2 177420 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 23O 5 3 23O 5 3 177430 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 23O 5 4 23O 5 4 177440 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? 23O 5 5 23O 5 5 177450 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: 23O 5 6 23O 5 6 177460 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. 23O 5 7 23O 5 7 177470 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry. 23O 5 8 23O 5 8 177480 Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! 23O 5 9 23O 5 9 177490 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant. 23O 5 10 23O 5 10 177500 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. 23O 5 11 23O 5 11 177510 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! 23O 5 12 23O 5 12 177520 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. 23O 5 13 23O 5 13 177530 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge: and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 23O 5 14 23O 5 14 177540 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 23O 5 15 23O 5 15 177550 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: 23O 5 16 23O 5 16 177560 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. 23O 5 17 23O 5 17 177570 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. 23O 5 18 23O 5 18 177580 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: 23O 5 19 23O 5 19 177590 That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it! 23O 5 20 23O 5 20 177600 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! 23O 5 21 23O 5 21 177610 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight! 23O 5 22 23O 5 22 177620 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: 23O 5 23 23O 5 23 177630 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him! 23O 5 24 23O 5 24 177640 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 23O 5 25 23O 5 25 177650 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 23O 5 26 23O 5 26 177660 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly: 23O 5 27 23O 5 27 177670 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken: 23O 5 28 23O 5 28 177680 Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: 23O 5 29 23O 5 29 177690 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. 23O 5 30 23O 5 30 177700 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof. 23O 6 1 23O 6 1 177710 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 23O 6 2 23O 6 2 177720 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 23O 6 3 23O 6 3 177730 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 23O 6 4 23O 6 4 177740 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 23O 6 5 23O 6 5 177750 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. 23O 6 6 23O 6 6 177760 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 23O 6 7 23O 6 7 177770 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. 23O 6 8 23O 6 8 177780 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. 23O 6 9 23O 6 9 177790 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 23O 6 10 23O 6 10 177800 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 23O 6 11 23O 6 11 177810 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, 23O 6 12 23O 6 12 177820 And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. 23O 6 13 23O 6 13 177830 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. 23O 7 1 23O 7 1 177840 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 23O 7 2 23O 7 2 177850 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind. 23O 7 3 23O 7 3 177860 Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; 23O 7 4 23O 7 4 177870 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 23O 7 5 23O 7 5 177880 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, 23O 7 6 23O 7 6 177890 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: 23O 7 7 23O 7 7 177900 Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass. 23O 7 8 23O 7 8 177910 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people. 23O 7 9 23O 7 9 177920 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established. 23O 7 10 23O 7 10 177930 Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 23O 7 11 23O 7 11 177940 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 23O 7 12 23O 7 12 177950 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD. 23O 7 13 23O 7 13 177960 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 23O 7 14 23O 7 14 177970 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 23O 7 15 23O 7 15 177980 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 23O 7 16 23O 7 16 177990 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings. 23O 7 17 23O 7 17 178000 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; even the king of Assyria. 23O 7 18 23O 7 18 178010 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria. 23O 7 19 23O 7 19 178020 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes. 23O 7 20 23O 7 20 178030 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a rasor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard. 23O 7 21 23O 7 21 178040 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep; 23O 7 22 23O 7 22 178050 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land. 23O 7 23 23O 7 23 178060 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns. 23O 7 24 23O 7 24 178070 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns. 23O 7 25 23O 7 25 178080 And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle. 23O 8 1 23O 8 1 178090 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 23O 8 2 23O 8 2 178100 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 23O 8 3 23O 8 3 178110 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz. 23O 8 4 23O 8 4 178120 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria. 23O 8 5 23O 8 5 178130 The LORD spake also unto me again, saying, 23O 8 6 23O 8 6 178140 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son; 23O 8 7 23O 8 7 178150 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks: 23O 8 8 23O 8 8 178160 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel. 23O 8 9 23O 8 9 178170 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 23O 8 10 23O 8 10 178180 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. 23O 8 11 23O 8 11 178190 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying, 23O 8 12 23O 8 12 178200 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. 23O 8 13 23O 8 13 178210 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 23O 8 14 23O 8 14 178220 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 23O 8 15 23O 8 15 178230 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken. 23O 8 16 23O 8 16 178240 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. 23O 8 17 23O 8 17 178250 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. 23O 8 18 23O 8 18 178260 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion. 23O 8 19 23O 8 19 178270 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 23O 8 20 23O 8 20 178280 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them. 23O 8 21 23O 8 21 178290 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 23O 8 22 23O 8 22 178300 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness. 23O 9 1 23O 9 1 178310 Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. 23O 9 2 23O 9 2 178320 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 23O 9 3 23O 9 3 178330 Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 23O 9 4 23O 9 4 178340 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. 23O 9 5 23O 9 5 178350 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire. 23O 9 6 23O 9 6 178360 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 23O 9 7 23O 9 7 178370 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. 23O 9 8 23O 9 8 178380 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel. 23O 9 9 23O 9 9 178390 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 23O 9 10 23O 9 10 178400 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. 23O 9 11 23O 9 11 178410 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; 23O 9 12 23O 9 12 178420 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 23O 9 13 23O 9 13 178430 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts. 23O 9 14 23O 9 14 178440 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 23O 9 15 23O 9 15 178450 The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. 23O 9 16 23O 9 16 178460 For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. 23O 9 17 23O 9 17 178470 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 23O 9 18 23O 9 18 178480 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke. 23O 9 19 23O 9 19 178490 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother. 23O 9 20 23O 9 20 178500 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm: 23O 9 21 23O 9 21 178510 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 23O 10 1 23O 10 1 178520 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed; 23O 10 2 23O 10 2 178530 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless! 23O 10 3 23O 10 3 178540 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory? 23O 10 4 23O 10 4 178550 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 23O 10 5 23O 10 5 178560 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. 23O 10 6 23O 10 6 178570 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. 23O 10 7 23O 10 7 178580 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 23O 10 8 23O 10 8 178590 For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings? 23O 10 9 23O 10 9 178600 Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus? 23O 10 10 23O 10 10 178610 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 23O 10 11 23O 10 11 178620 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols? 23O 10 12 23O 10 12 178630 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 23O 10 13 23O 10 13 178640 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: 23O 10 14 23O 10 14 178650 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped. 23O 10 15 23O 10 15 178660 Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it? as if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 23O 10 16 23O 10 16 178670 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. 23O 10 17 23O 10 17 178680 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day; 23O 10 18 23O 10 18 178690 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a standardbearer fainteth. 23O 10 19 23O 10 19 178700 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few, that a child may write them. 23O 10 20 23O 10 20 178710 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 23O 10 21 23O 10 21 178720 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. 23O 10 22 23O 10 22 178730 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness. 23O 10 23 23O 10 23 178740 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land. 23O 10 24 23O 10 24 178750 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against thee, after the manner of Egypt. 23O 10 25 23O 10 25 178760 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. 23O 10 26 23O 10 26 178770 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and as his rod was upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 23O 10 27 23O 10 27 178780 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing. 23O 10 28 23O 10 28 178790 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages: 23O 10 29 23O 10 29 178800 They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled. 23O 10 30 23O 10 30 178810 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. 23O 10 31 23O 10 31 178820 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee. 23O 10 32 23O 10 32 178830 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 23O 10 33 23O 10 33 178840 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the bough with terror: and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, and the haughty shall be humbled. 23O 10 34 23O 10 34 178850 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one. 23O 11 1 23O 11 1 178860 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 23O 11 2 23O 11 2 178870 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; 23O 11 3 23O 11 3 178880 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 23O 11 4 23O 11 4 178890 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. 23O 11 5 23O 11 5 178900 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. 23O 11 6 23O 11 6 178910 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 23O 11 7 23O 11 7 178920 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 23O 11 8 23O 11 8 178930 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. 23O 11 9 23O 11 9 178940 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 23O 11 10 23O 11 10 178950 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 23O 11 11 23O 11 11 178960 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. 23O 11 12 23O 11 12 178970 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. 23O 11 13 23O 11 13 178980 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim. 23O 11 14 23O 11 14 178990 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them. 23O 11 15 23O 11 15 179000 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod. 23O 11 16 23O 11 16 179010 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt. 23O 12 1 23O 12 1 179020 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. 23O 12 2 23O 12 2 179030 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. 23O 12 3 23O 12 3 179040 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. 23O 12 4 23O 12 4 179050 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. 23O 12 5 23O 12 5 179060 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth. 23O 12 6 23O 12 6 179070 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. 23O 13 1 23O 13 1 179080 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. 23O 13 2 23O 13 2 179090 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. 23O 13 3 23O 13 3 179100 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. 23O 13 4 23O 13 4 179110 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. 23O 13 5 23O 13 5 179120 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 23O 13 6 23O 13 6 179130 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. 23O 13 7 23O 13 7 179140 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: 23O 13 8 23O 13 8 179150 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. 23O 13 9 23O 13 9 179160 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. 23O 13 10 23O 13 10 179170 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. 23O 13 11 23O 13 11 179180 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible. 23O 13 12 23O 13 12 179190 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. 23O 13 13 23O 13 13 179200 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. 23O 13 14 23O 13 14 179210 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land. 23O 13 15 23O 13 15 179220 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. 23O 13 16 23O 13 16 179230 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. 23O 13 17 23O 13 17 179240 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. 23O 13 18 23O 13 18 179250 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. 23O 13 19 23O 13 19 179260 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 23O 13 20 23O 13 20 179270 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. 23O 13 21 23O 13 21 179280 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 23O 13 22 23O 13 22 179290 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged. 23O 14 1 23O 14 1 179300 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 23O 14 2 23O 14 2 179310 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. 23O 14 3 23O 14 3 179320 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, 23O 14 4 23O 14 4 179330 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! 23O 14 5 23O 14 5 179340 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers. 23O 14 6 23O 14 6 179350 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth. 23O 14 7 23O 14 7 179360 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing. 23O 14 8 23O 14 8 179370 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 23O 14 9 23O 14 9 179380 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. 23O 14 10 23O 14 10 179390 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? 23O 14 11 23O 14 11 179400 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. 23O 14 12 23O 14 12 179410 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 23O 14 13 23O 14 13 179420 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 23O 14 14 23O 14 14 179430 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 23O 14 15 23O 14 15 179440 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. 23O 14 16 23O 14 16 179450 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms; 23O 14 17 23O 14 17 179460 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners? 23O 14 18 23O 14 18 179470 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house. 23O 14 19 23O 14 19 179480 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. 23O 14 20 23O 14 20 179490 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. 23O 14 21 23O 14 21 179500 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. 23O 14 22 23O 14 22 179510 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the LORD. 23O 14 23 23O 14 23 179520 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts. 23O 14 24 23O 14 24 179530 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand: 23O 14 25 23O 14 25 179540 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 23O 14 26 23O 14 26 179550 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 23O 14 27 23O 14 27 179560 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back? 23O 14 28 23O 14 28 179570 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden. 23O 14 29 23O 14 29 179580 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. 23O 14 30 23O 14 30 179590 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant. 23O 14 31 23O 14 31 179600 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times. 23O 14 32 23O 14 32 179610 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. 23O 15 1 23O 15 1 179620 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; 23O 15 2 23O 15 2 179630 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off. 23O 15 3 23O 15 3 179640 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. 23O 15 4 23O 15 4 179650 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. 23O 15 5 23O 15 5 179660 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. 23O 15 6 23O 15 6 179670 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. 23O 15 7 23O 15 7 179680 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows. 23O 15 8 23O 15 8 179690 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim. 23O 15 9 23O 15 9 179700 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab, and upon the remnant of the land. 23O 16 1 23O 16 1 179710 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 23O 16 2 23O 16 2 179720 For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. 23O 16 3 23O 16 3 179730 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. 23O 16 4 23O 16 4 179740 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. 23O 16 5 23O 16 5 179750 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. 23O 16 6 23O 16 6 179760 We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. 23O 16 7 23O 16 7 179770 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. 23O 16 8 23O 16 8 179780 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 23O 16 9 23O 16 9 179790 Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. 23O 16 10 23O 16 10 179800 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. 23O 16 11 23O 16 11 179810 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-haresh. 23O 16 12 23O 16 12 179820 And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. 23O 16 13 23O 16 13 179830 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. 23O 16 14 23O 16 14 179840 But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. 23O 17 1 23O 17 1 179850 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 23O 17 2 23O 17 2 179860 The cities of Aroer are forsaken: they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 23O 17 3 23O 17 3 179870 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts. 23O 17 4 23O 17 4 179880 And in that day it shall come to pass, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. 23O 17 5 23O 17 5 179890 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim. 23O 17 6 23O 17 6 179900 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel. 23O 17 7 23O 17 7 179910 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. 23O 17 8 23O 17 8 179920 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his hands, neither shall respect that which his fingers have made, either the groves, or the images. 23O 17 9 23O 17 9 179930 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the children of Israel: and there shall be desolation. 23O 17 10 23O 17 10 179940 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: 23O 17 11 23O 17 11 179950 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 23O 17 12 23O 17 12 179960 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters! 23O 17 13 23O 17 13 179970 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind. 23O 17 14 23O 17 14 179980 And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. 23O 18 1 23O 18 1 179990 Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: 23O 18 2 23O 18 2 180000 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! 23O 18 3 23O 18 3 180010 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye. 23O 18 4 23O 18 4 180020 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 23O 18 5 23O 18 5 180030 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches. 23O 18 6 23O 18 6 180040 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them. 23O 18 7 23O 18 7 180050 In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion. 23O 19 1 23O 19 1 180060 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 23O 19 2 23O 19 2 180070 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 23O 19 3 23O 19 3 180080 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 23O 19 4 23O 19 4 180090 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. 23O 19 5 23O 19 5 180100 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. 23O 19 6 23O 19 6 180110 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. 23O 19 7 23O 19 7 180120 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. 23O 19 8 23O 19 8 180130 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. 23O 19 9 23O 19 9 180140 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. 23O 19 10 23O 19 10 180150 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. 23O 19 11 23O 19 11 180160 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? 23O 19 12 23O 19 12 180170 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. 23O 19 13 23O 19 13 180180 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. 23O 19 14 23O 19 14 180190 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 23O 19 15 23O 19 15 180200 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. 23O 19 16 23O 19 16 180210 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. 23O 19 17 23O 19 17 180220 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. 23O 19 18 23O 19 18 180230 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. 23O 19 19 23O 19 19 180240 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. 23O 19 20 23O 19 20 180250 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. 23O 19 21 23O 19 21 180260 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it. 23O 19 22 23O 19 22 180270 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them. 23O 19 23 23O 19 23 180280 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. 23O 19 24 23O 19 24 180290 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: 23O 19 25 23O 19 25 180300 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. 23O 20 1 23O 20 1 180310 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; 23O 20 2 23O 20 2 180320 At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 23O 20 3 23O 20 3 180330 And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; 23O 20 4 23O 20 4 180340 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 23O 20 5 23O 20 5 180350 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. 23O 20 6 23O 20 6 180360 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape? 23O 21 1 23O 21 1 180370 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. 23O 21 2 23O 21 2 180380 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. 23O 21 3 23O 21 3 180390 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. 23O 21 4 23O 21 4 180400 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. 23O 21 5 23O 21 5 180410 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. 23O 21 6 23O 21 6 180420 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. 23O 21 7 23O 21 7 180430 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: 23O 21 8 23O 21 8 180440 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: 23O 21 9 23O 21 9 180450 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. 23O 21 10 23O 21 10 180460 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. 23O 21 11 23O 21 11 180470 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? 23O 21 12 23O 21 12 180480 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come. 23O 21 13 23O 21 13 180490 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. 23O 21 14 23O 21 14 180500 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. 23O 21 15 23O 21 15 180510 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. 23O 21 16 23O 21 16 180520 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: 23O 21 17 23O 21 17 180530 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it. 23O 22 1 23O 22 1 180540 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops? 23O 22 2 23O 22 2 180550 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a joyous city: thy slain men are not slain with the sword, nor dead in battle. 23O 22 3 23O 22 3 180560 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far. 23O 22 4 23O 22 4 180570 Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people. 23O 22 5 23O 22 5 180580 For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains. 23O 22 6 23O 22 6 180590 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield. 23O 22 7 23O 22 7 180600 And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate. 23O 22 8 23O 22 8 180610 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest. 23O 22 9 23O 22 9 180620 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool. 23O 22 10 23O 22 10 180630 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall. 23O 22 11 23O 22 11 180640 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago. 23O 22 12 23O 22 12 180650 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: 23O 22 13 23O 22 13 180660 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. 23O 22 14 23O 22 14 180670 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. 23O 22 15 23O 22 15 180680 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, 23O 22 16 23O 22 16 180690 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock? 23O 22 17 23O 22 17 180700 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely cover thee. 23O 22 18 23O 22 18 180710 He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house. 23O 22 19 23O 22 19 180720 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. 23O 22 20 23O 22 20 180730 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: 23O 22 21 23O 22 21 180740 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah. 23O 22 22 23O 22 22 180750 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. 23O 22 23 23O 22 23 180760 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house. 23O 22 24 23O 22 24 180770 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons. 23O 22 25 23O 22 25 180780 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it. 23O 23 1 23O 23 1 180790 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 23O 23 2 23O 23 2 180800 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 23O 23 3 23O 23 3 180810 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 23O 23 4 23O 23 4 180820 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. 23O 23 5 23O 23 5 180830 As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. 23O 23 6 23O 23 6 180840 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 23O 23 7 23O 23 7 180850 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 23O 23 8 23O 23 8 180860 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? 23O 23 9 23O 23 9 180870 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 23O 23 10 23O 23 10 180880 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. 23O 23 11 23O 23 11 180890 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. 23O 23 12 23O 23 12 180900 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. 23O 23 13 23O 23 13 180910 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. 23O 23 14 23O 23 14 180920 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. 23O 23 15 23O 23 15 180930 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 23O 23 16 23O 23 16 180940 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 23O 23 17 23O 23 17 180950 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 23O 23 18 23O 23 18 180960 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. 23O 24 1 23O 24 1 180970 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. 23O 24 2 23O 24 2 180980 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. 23O 24 3 23O 24 3 180990 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken this word. 23O 24 4 23O 24 4 181000 The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish. 23O 24 5 23O 24 5 181010 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. 23O 24 6 23O 24 6 181020 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. 23O 24 7 23O 24 7 181030 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the merryhearted do sigh. 23O 24 8 23O 24 8 181040 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 23O 24 9 23O 24 9 181050 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it. 23O 24 10 23O 24 10 181060 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is shut up, that no man may come in. 23O 24 11 23O 24 11 181070 There is a crying for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone. 23O 24 12 23O 24 12 181080 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction. 23O 24 13 23O 24 13 181090 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 23O 24 14 23O 24 14 181100 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea. 23O 24 15 23O 24 15 181110 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, even the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea. 23O 24 16 23O 24 16 181120 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously. 23O 24 17 23O 24 17 181130 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 23O 24 18 23O 24 18 181140 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake. 23O 24 19 23O 24 19 181150 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly. 23O 24 20 23O 24 20 181160 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again. 23O 24 21 23O 24 21 181170 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 23O 24 22 23O 24 22 181180 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited. 23O 24 23 23O 24 23 181190 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously. 23O 25 1 23O 25 1 181200 O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 23O 25 2 23O 25 2 181210 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. 23O 25 3 23O 25 3 181220 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee. 23O 25 4 23O 25 4 181230 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall. 23O 25 5 23O 25 5 181240 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low. 23O 25 6 23O 25 6 181250 And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. 23O 25 7 23O 25 7 181260 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations. 23O 25 8 23O 25 8 181270 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it. 23O 25 9 23O 25 9 181280 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation. 23O 25 10 23O 25 10 181290 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill. 23O 25 11 23O 25 11 181300 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. 23O 25 12 23O 25 12 181310 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. 23O 26 1 23O 26 1 181320 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls and bulwarks. 23O 26 2 23O 26 2 181330 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in. 23O 26 3 23O 26 3 181340 Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 23O 26 4 23O 26 4 181350 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: 23O 26 5 23O 26 5 181360 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground; he bringeth it even to the dust. 23O 26 6 23O 26 6 181370 The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. 23O 26 7 23O 26 7 181380 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. 23O 26 8 23O 26 8 181390 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 23O 26 9 23O 26 9 181400 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. 23O 26 10 23O 26 10 181410 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD. 23O 26 11 23O 26 11 181420 LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. 23O 26 12 23O 26 12 181430 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. 23O 26 13 23O 26 13 181440 O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name. 23O 26 14 23O 26 14 181450 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. 23O 26 15 23O 26 15 181460 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. 23O 26 16 23O 26 16 181470 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them. 23O 26 17 23O 26 17 181480 Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time of her delivery, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs; so have we been in thy sight, O LORD. 23O 26 18 23O 26 18 181490 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the world fallen. 23O 26 19 23O 26 19 181500 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead. 23O 26 20 23O 26 20 181510 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. 23O 26 21 23O 26 21 181520 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain. 23O 27 1 23O 27 1 181530 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. 23O 27 2 23O 27 2 181540 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. 23O 27 3 23O 27 3 181550 I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. 23O 27 4 23O 27 4 181560 Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. 23O 27 5 23O 27 5 181570 Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. 23O 27 6 23O 27 6 181580 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. 23O 27 7 23O 27 7 181590 Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him? 23O 27 8 23O 27 8 181600 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. 23O 27 9 23O 27 9 181610 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. 23O 27 10 23O 27 10 181620 Yet the defenced city shall be desolate, and the habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches thereof. 23O 27 11 23O 27 11 181630 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour. 23O 27 12 23O 27 12 181640 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. 23O 27 13 23O 27 13 181650 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem. 23O 28 1 23O 28 1 181660 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! 23O 28 2 23O 28 2 181670 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. 23O 28 3 23O 28 3 181680 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet: 23O 28 4 23O 28 4 181690 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looketh upon it seeth, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 23O 28 5 23O 28 5 181700 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people, 23O 28 6 23O 28 6 181710 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate. 23O 28 7 23O 28 7 181720 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. 23O 28 8 23O 28 8 181730 For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. 23O 28 9 23O 28 9 181740 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 23O 28 10 23O 28 10 181750 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little: 23O 28 11 23O 28 11 181760 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people. 23O 28 12 23O 28 12 181770 To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear. 23O 28 13 23O 28 13 181780 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. 23O 28 14 23O 28 14 181790 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. 23O 28 15 23O 28 15 181800 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves: 23O 28 16 23O 28 16 181810 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 23O 28 17 23O 28 17 181820 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. 23O 28 18 23O 28 18 181830 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. 23O 28 19 23O 28 19 181840 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report. 23O 28 20 23O 28 20 181850 For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. 23O 28 21 23O 28 21 181860 For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 23O 28 22 23O 28 22 181870 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth. 23O 28 23 23O 28 23 181880 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech. 23O 28 24 23O 28 24 181890 Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground? 23O 28 25 23O 28 25 181900 When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and rie in their place? 23O 28 26 23O 28 26 181910 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him. 23O 28 27 23O 28 27 181920 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod. 23O 28 28 23O 28 28 181930 Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen. 23O 28 29 23O 28 29 181940 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working. 23O 29 1 23O 29 1 181950 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. 23O 29 2 23O 29 2 181960 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel. 23O 29 3 23O 29 3 181970 And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against thee. 23O 29 4 23O 29 4 181980 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. 23O 29 5 23O 29 5 181990 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. 23O 29 6 23O 29 6 182000 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire. 23O 29 7 23O 29 7 182010 And the multitude of all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition, and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision. 23O 29 8 23O 29 8 182020 It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion. 23O 29 9 23O 29 9 182030 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 23O 29 10 23O 29 10 182040 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. 23O 29 11 23O 29 11 182050 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: 23O 29 12 23O 29 12 182060 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned. 23O 29 13 23O 29 13 182070 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: 23O 29 14 23O 29 14 182080 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. 23O 29 15 23O 29 15 182090 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? 23O 29 16 23O 29 16 182100 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding? 23O 29 17 23O 29 17 182110 Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? 23O 29 18 23O 29 18 182120 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. 23O 29 19 23O 29 19 182130 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. 23O 29 20 23O 29 20 182140 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: 23O 29 21 23O 29 21 182150 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. 23O 29 22 23O 29 22 182160 Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale. 23O 29 23 23O 29 23 182170 But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. 23O 29 24 23O 29 24 182180 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. 23O 30 1 23O 30 1 182190 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 23O 30 2 23O 30 2 182200 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 23O 30 3 23O 30 3 182210 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. 23O 30 4 23O 30 4 182220 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 23O 30 5 23O 30 5 182230 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. 23O 30 6 23O 30 6 182240 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. 23O 30 7 23O 30 7 182250 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. 23O 30 8 23O 30 8 182260 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: 23O 30 9 23O 30 9 182270 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: 23O 30 10 23O 30 10 182280 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits: 23O 30 11 23O 30 11 182290 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. 23O 30 12 23O 30 12 182300 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: 23O 30 13 23O 30 13 182310 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. 23O 30 14 23O 30 14 182320 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit. 23O 30 15 23O 30 15 182330 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. 23O 30 16 23O 30 16 182340 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. 23O 30 17 23O 30 17 182350 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill. 23O 30 18 23O 30 18 182360 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 23O 30 19 23O 30 19 182370 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 23O 30 20 23O 30 20 182380 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 23O 30 21 23O 30 21 182390 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. 23O 30 22 23O 30 22 182400 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 23O 30 23 23O 30 23 182410 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. 23O 30 24 23O 30 24 182420 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. 23O 30 25 23O 30 25 182430 And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. 23O 30 26 23O 30 26 182440 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound. 23O 30 27 23O 30 27 182450 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire: 23O 30 28 23O 30 28 182460 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. 23O 30 29 23O 30 29 182470 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. 23O 30 30 23O 30 30 182480 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones. 23O 30 31 23O 30 31 182490 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod. 23O 30 32 23O 30 32 182500 And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. 23O 30 33 23O 30 33 182510 For Tophet is ordained of old; yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it. 23O 31 1 23O 31 1 182520 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! 23O 31 2 23O 31 2 182530 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. 23O 31 3 23O 31 3 182540 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. 23O 31 4 23O 31 4 182550 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. 23O 31 5 23O 31 5 182560 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. 23O 31 6 23O 31 6 182570 Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. 23O 31 7 23O 31 7 182580 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. 23O 31 8 23O 31 8 182590 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. 23O 31 9 23O 31 9 182600 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. 23O 32 1 23O 32 1 182610 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 23O 32 2 23O 32 2 182620 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 23O 32 3 23O 32 3 182630 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken. 23O 32 4 23O 32 4 182640 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 23O 32 5 23O 32 5 182650 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 23O 32 6 23O 32 6 182660 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 23O 32 7 23O 32 7 182670 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right. 23O 32 8 23O 32 8 182680 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. 23O 32 9 23O 32 9 182690 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. 23O 32 10 23O 32 10 182700 Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. 23O 32 11 23O 32 11 182710 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. 23O 32 12 23O 32 12 182720 They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. 23O 32 13 23O 32 13 182730 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: 23O 32 14 23O 32 14 182740 Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; 23O 32 15 23O 32 15 182750 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest. 23O 32 16 23O 32 16 182760 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 23O 32 17 23O 32 17 182770 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. 23O 32 18 23O 32 18 182780 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; 23O 32 19 23O 32 19 182790 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. 23O 32 20 23O 32 20 182800 Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass. 23O 33 1 23O 33 1 182810 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. 23O 33 2 23O 33 2 182820 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble. 23O 33 3 23O 33 3 182830 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered. 23O 33 4 23O 33 4 182840 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller: as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them. 23O 33 5 23O 33 5 182850 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. 23O 33 6 23O 33 6 182860 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure. 23O 33 7 23O 33 7 182870 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly. 23O 33 8 23O 33 8 182880 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man. 23O 33 9 23O 33 9 182890 The earth mourneth and languisheth: Lebanon is ashamed and hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits. 23O 33 10 23O 33 10 182900 Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself. 23O 33 11 23O 33 11 182910 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble: your breath, as fire, shall devour you. 23O 33 12 23O 33 12 182920 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime: as thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire. 23O 33 13 23O 33 13 182930 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 23O 33 14 23O 33 14 182940 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings? 23O 33 15 23O 33 15 182950 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; 23O 33 16 23O 33 16 182960 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. 23O 33 17 23O 33 17 182970 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. 23O 33 18 23O 33 18 182980 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers? 23O 33 19 23O 33 19 182990 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 23O 33 20 23O 33 20 183000 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 23O 33 21 23O 33 21 183010 But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. 23O 33 22 23O 33 22 183020 For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us. 23O 33 23 23O 33 23 183030 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey. 23O 33 24 23O 33 24 183040 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. 23O 34 1 23O 34 1 183050 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 23O 34 2 23O 34 2 183060 For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 23O 34 3 23O 34 3 183070 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 23O 34 4 23O 34 4 183080 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree. 23O 34 5 23O 34 5 183090 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 23O 34 6 23O 34 6 183100 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. 23O 34 7 23O 34 7 183110 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. 23O 34 8 23O 34 8 183120 For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. 23O 34 9 23O 34 9 183130 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. 23O 34 10 23O 34 10 183140 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 23O 34 11 23O 34 11 183150 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. 23O 34 12 23O 34 12 183160 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 23O 34 13 23O 34 13 183170 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. 23O 34 14 23O 34 14 183180 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. 23O 34 15 23O 34 15 183190 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. 23O 34 16 23O 34 16 183200 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. 23O 34 17 23O 34 17 183210 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein. 23O 35 1 23O 35 1 183220 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 23O 35 2 23O 35 2 183230 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. 23O 35 3 23O 35 3 183240 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. 23O 35 4 23O 35 4 183250 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. 23O 35 5 23O 35 5 183260 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 23O 35 6 23O 35 6 183270 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 23O 35 7 23O 35 7 183280 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. 23O 35 8 23O 35 8 183290 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. 23O 35 9 23O 35 9 183300 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: 23O 35 10 23O 35 10 183310 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 23O 36 1 23O 36 1 183320 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them. 23O 36 2 23O 36 2 183330 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field. 23O 36 3 23O 36 3 183340 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. 23O 36 4 23O 36 4 183350 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? 23O 36 5 23O 36 5 183360 I say, sayest thou, (but they are but vain words) I have counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me? 23O 36 6 23O 36 6 183370 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. 23O 36 7 23O 36 7 183380 But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar? 23O 36 8 23O 36 8 183390 Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 23O 36 9 23O 36 9 183400 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? 23O 36 10 23O 36 10 183410 And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it. 23O 36 11 23O 36 11 183420 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 23O 36 12 23O 36 12 183430 But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you? 23O 36 13 23O 36 13 183440 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. 23O 36 14 23O 36 14 183450 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you. 23O 36 15 23O 36 15 183460 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD, saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 23O 36 16 23O 36 16 183470 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of Assyria, Make an agreement with me by a present, and come out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own cistern; 23O 36 17 23O 36 17 183480 Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards. 23O 36 18 23O 36 18 183490 Beware lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria? 23O 36 19 23O 36 19 183500 Where are the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria out of my hand? 23O 36 20 23O 36 20 183510 Who are they among all the gods of these lands, that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand? 23O 36 21 23O 36 21 183520 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not. 23O 36 22 23O 36 22 183530 Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh. 23O 37 1 23O 37 1 183540 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD. 23O 37 2 23O 37 2 183550 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 23O 37 3 23O 37 3 183560 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. 23O 37 4 23O 37 4 183570 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. 23O 37 5 23O 37 5 183580 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 23O 37 6 23O 37 6 183590 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. 23O 37 7 23O 37 7 183600 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his own land. 23O 37 8 23O 37 8 183610 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish. 23O 37 9 23O 37 9 183620 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 23O 37 10 23O 37 10 183630 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. 23O 37 11 23O 37 11 183640 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered? 23O 37 12 23O 37 12 183650 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar? 23O 37 13 23O 37 13 183660 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? 23O 37 14 23O 37 14 183670 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 23O 37 15 23O 37 15 183680 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying, 23O 37 16 23O 37 16 183690 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth. 23O 37 17 23O 37 17 183700 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God. 23O 37 18 23O 37 18 183710 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, 23O 37 19 23O 37 19 183720 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them. 23O 37 20 23O 37 20 183730 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only. 23O 37 21 23O 37 21 183740 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria: 23O 37 22 23O 37 22 183750 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. 23O 37 23 23O 37 23 183760 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel. 23O 37 24 23O 37 24 183770 By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel. 23O 37 25 23O 37 25 183780 I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. 23O 37 26 23O 37 26 183790 Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps. 23O 37 27 23O 37 27 183800 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. 23O 37 28 23O 37 28 183810 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 23O 37 29 23O 37 29 183820 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come up into mine ears, therefore will I 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. 23O 37 30 23O 37 30 183830 And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof. 23O 37 31 23O 37 31 183840 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward: 23O 37 32 23O 37 32 183850 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this. 23O 37 33 23O 37 33 183860 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against it. 23O 37 34 23O 37 34 183870 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD. 23O 37 35 23O 37 35 183880 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake. 23O 37 36 23O 37 36 183890 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses. 23O 37 37 23O 37 37 183900 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineveh. 23O 37 38 23O 37 38 183910 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of Armenia: and Esar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. 23O 38 1 23O 38 1 183920 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 23O 38 2 23O 38 2 183930 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, 23O 38 3 23O 38 3 183940 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 23O 38 4 23O 38 4 183950 Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, 23O 38 5 23O 38 5 183960 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years. 23O 38 6 23O 38 6 183970 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city. 23O 38 7 23O 38 7 183980 And this shall be a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken; 23O 38 8 23O 38 8 183990 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees, which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 23O 38 9 23O 38 9 184000 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick, and was recovered of his sickness: 23O 38 10 23O 38 10 184010 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years. 23O 38 11 23O 38 11 184020 I said, I shall not see the LORD, even the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world. 23O 38 12 23O 38 12 184030 Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will cut me off with pining sickness: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 23O 38 13 23O 38 13 184040 I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. 23O 38 14 23O 38 14 184050 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. 23O 38 15 23O 38 15 184060 What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul. 23O 38 16 23O 38 16 184070 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these things is the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and make me to live. 23O 38 17 23O 38 17 184080 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. 23O 38 18 23O 38 18 184090 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 23O 38 19 23O 38 19 184100 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. 23O 38 20 23O 38 20 184110 The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD. 23O 38 21 23O 38 21 184120 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. 23O 38 22 23O 38 22 184130 Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD? 23O 39 1 23O 39 1 184140 At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. 23O 39 2 23O 39 2 184150 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. 23O 39 3 23O 39 3 184160 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon. 23O 39 4 23O 39 4 184170 Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 23O 39 5 23O 39 5 184180 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts: 23O 39 6 23O 39 6 184190 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD. 23O 39 7 23O 39 7 184200 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. 23O 39 8 23O 39 8 184210 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days. 23O 40 1 23O 40 1 184220 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. 23O 40 2 23O 40 2 184230 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins. 23O 40 3 23O 40 3 184240 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 23O 40 4 23O 40 4 184250 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: 23O 40 5 23O 40 5 184260 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 23O 40 6 23O 40 6 184270 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: 23O 40 7 23O 40 7 184280 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. 23O 40 8 23O 40 8 184290 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. 23O 40 9 23O 40 9 184300 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! 23O 40 10 23O 40 10 184310 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 23O 40 11 23O 40 11 184320 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. 23O 40 12 23O 40 12 184330 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? 23O 40 13 23O 40 13 184340 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counseller hath taught him? 23O 40 14 23O 40 14 184350 With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding? 23O 40 15 23O 40 15 184360 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 23O 40 16 23O 40 16 184370 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. 23O 40 17 23O 40 17 184380 All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity. 23O 40 18 23O 40 18 184390 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him? 23O 40 19 23O 40 19 184400 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. 23O 40 20 23O 40 20 184410 He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. 23O 40 21 23O 40 21 184420 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? 23O 40 22 23O 40 22 184430 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: 23O 40 23 23O 40 23 184440 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. 23O 40 24 23O 40 24 184450 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 23O 40 25 23O 40 25 184460 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 23O 40 26 23O 40 26 184470 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. 23O 40 27 23O 40 27 184480 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? 23O 40 28 23O 40 28 184490 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 23O 40 29 23O 40 29 184500 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 23O 40 30 23O 40 30 184510 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 23O 40 31 23O 40 31 184520 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. 23O 41 1 23O 41 1 184530 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. 23O 41 2 23O 41 2 184540 Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. 23O 41 3 23O 41 3 184550 He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. 23O 41 4 23O 41 4 184560 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he. 23O 41 5 23O 41 5 184570 The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. 23O 41 6 23O 41 6 184580 They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage. 23O 41 7 23O 41 7 184590 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 23O 41 8 23O 41 8 184600 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 23O 41 9 23O 41 9 184610 Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. 23O 41 10 23O 41 10 184620 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 23O 41 11 23O 41 11 184630 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 23O 41 12 23O 41 12 184640 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. 23O 41 13 23O 41 13 184650 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee. 23O 41 14 23O 41 14 184660 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. 23O 41 15 23O 41 15 184670 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. 23O 41 16 23O 41 16 184680 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. 23O 41 17 23O 41 17 184690 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. 23O 41 18 23O 41 18 184700 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. 23O 41 19 23O 41 19 184710 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: 23O 41 20 23O 41 20 184720 That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. 23O 41 21 23O 41 21 184730 Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. 23O 41 22 23O 41 22 184740 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come. 23O 41 23 23O 41 23 184750 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together. 23O 41 24 23O 41 24 184760 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. 23O 41 25 23O 41 25 184770 I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay. 23O 41 26 23O 41 26 184780 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. 23O 41 27 23O 41 27 184790 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. 23O 41 28 23O 41 28 184800 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. 23O 41 29 23O 41 29 184810 Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion. 23O 42 1 23O 42 1 184820 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 23O 42 2 23O 42 2 184830 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 23O 42 3 23O 42 3 184840 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 23O 42 4 23O 42 4 184850 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. 23O 42 5 23O 42 5 184860 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 23O 42 6 23O 42 6 184870 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 23O 42 7 23O 42 7 184880 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. 23O 42 8 23O 42 8 184890 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. 23O 42 9 23O 42 9 184900 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. 23O 42 10 23O 42 10 184910 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 23O 42 11 23O 42 11 184920 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. 23O 42 12 23O 42 12 184930 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. 23O 42 13 23O 42 13 184940 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. 23O 42 14 23O 42 14 184950 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. 23O 42 15 23O 42 15 184960 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 23O 42 16 23O 42 16 184970 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 23O 42 17 23O 42 17 184980 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. 23O 42 18 23O 42 18 184990 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 23O 42 19 23O 42 19 185000 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant? 23O 42 20 23O 42 20 185010 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 23O 42 21 23O 42 21 185020 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. 23O 42 22 23O 42 22 185030 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. 23O 42 23 23O 42 23 185040 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? 23O 42 24 23O 42 24 185050 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 23O 42 25 23O 42 25 185060 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. 23O 43 1 23O 43 1 185070 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 23O 43 2 23O 43 2 185080 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 23O 43 3 23O 43 3 185090 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 23O 43 4 23O 43 4 185100 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. 23O 43 5 23O 43 5 185110 Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; 23O 43 6 23O 43 6 185120 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; 23O 43 7 23O 43 7 185130 Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. 23O 43 8 23O 43 8 185140 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 23O 43 9 23O 43 9 185150 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. 23O 43 10 23O 43 10 185160 Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. 23O 43 11 23O 43 11 185170 I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. 23O 43 12 23O 43 12 185180 I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God. 23O 43 13 23O 43 13 185190 Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? 23O 43 14 23O 43 14 185200 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. 23O 43 15 23O 43 15 185210 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. 23O 43 16 23O 43 16 185220 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; 23O 43 17 23O 43 17 185230 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow. 23O 43 18 23O 43 18 185240 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. 23O 43 19 23O 43 19 185250 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. 23O 43 20 23O 43 20 185260 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 23O 43 21 23O 43 21 185270 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. 23O 43 22 23O 43 22 185280 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. 23O 43 23 23O 43 23 185290 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. 23O 43 24 23O 43 24 185300 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. 23O 43 25 23O 43 25 185310 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 23O 43 26 23O 43 26 185320 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. 23O 43 27 23O 43 27 185330 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. 23O 43 28 23O 43 28 185340 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. 23O 44 1 23O 44 1 185350 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: 23O 44 2 23O 44 2 185360 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 23O 44 3 23O 44 3 185370 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: 23O 44 4 23O 44 4 185380 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses. 23O 44 5 23O 44 5 185390 One shall say, I am the LORD's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel. 23O 44 6 23O 44 6 185400 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God. 23O 44 7 23O 44 7 185410 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 23O 44 8 23O 44 8 185420 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any. 23O 44 9 23O 44 9 185430 They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 23O 44 10 23O 44 10 185440 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing? 23O 44 11 23O 44 11 185450 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they are of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 23O 44 12 23O 44 12 185460 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. 23O 44 13 23O 44 13 185470 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. 23O 44 14 23O 44 14 185480 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it. 23O 44 15 23O 44 15 185490 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto. 23O 44 16 23O 44 16 185500 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire: 23O 44 17 23O 44 17 185510 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god. 23O 44 18 23O 44 18 185520 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 23O 44 19 23O 44 19 185530 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? 23O 44 20 23O 44 20 185540 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand? 23O 44 21 23O 44 21 185550 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 23O 44 22 23O 44 22 185560 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. 23O 44 23 23O 44 23 185570 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. 23O 44 24 23O 44 24 185580 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; 23O 44 25 23O 44 25 185590 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; 23O 44 26 23O 44 26 185600 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: 23O 44 27 23O 44 27 185610 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers: 23O 44 28 23O 44 28 185620 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. 23O 45 1 23O 45 1 185630 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut; 23O 45 2 23O 45 2 185640 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 23O 45 3 23O 45 3 185650 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. 23O 45 4 23O 45 4 185660 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. 23O 45 5 23O 45 5 185670 I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 23O 45 6 23O 45 6 185680 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 23O 45 7 23O 45 7 185690 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 23O 45 8 23O 45 8 185700 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. 23O 45 9 23O 45 9 185710 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? 23O 45 10 23O 45 10 185720 Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth? 23O 45 11 23O 45 11 185730 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 23O 45 12 23O 45 12 185740 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. 23O 45 13 23O 45 13 185750 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts. 23O 45 14 23O 45 14 185760 Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God. 23O 45 15 23O 45 15 185770 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 23O 45 16 23O 45 16 185780 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. 23O 45 17 23O 45 17 185790 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 23O 45 18 23O 45 18 185800 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else. 23O 45 19 23O 45 19 185810 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. 23O 45 20 23O 45 20 185820 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. 23O 45 21 23O 45 21 185830 Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. 23O 45 22 23O 45 22 185840 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. 23O 45 23 23O 45 23 185850 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 23O 45 24 23O 45 24 185860 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. 23O 45 25 23O 45 25 185870 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory. 23O 46 1 23O 46 1 185880 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast. 23O 46 2 23O 46 2 185890 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 23O 46 3 23O 46 3 185900 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: 23O 46 4 23O 46 4 185910 And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you. 23O 46 5 23O 46 5 185920 To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 23O 46 6 23O 46 6 185930 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. 23O 46 7 23O 46 7 185940 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 23O 46 8 23O 46 8 185950 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. 23O 46 9 23O 46 9 185960 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, 23O 46 10 23O 46 10 185970 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 23O 46 11 23O 46 11 185980 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. 23O 46 12 23O 46 12 185990 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: 23O 46 13 23O 46 13 186000 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory. 23O 47 1 23O 47 1 186010 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 23O 47 2 23O 47 2 186020 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 23O 47 3 23O 47 3 186030 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 23O 47 4 23O 47 4 186040 As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. 23O 47 5 23O 47 5 186050 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. 23O 47 6 23O 47 6 186060 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. 23O 47 7 23O 47 7 186070 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. 23O 47 8 23O 47 8 186080 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: 23O 47 9 23O 47 9 186090 But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 23O 47 10 23O 47 10 186100 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. 23O 47 11 23O 47 11 186110 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. 23O 47 12 23O 47 12 186120 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. 23O 47 13 23O 47 13 186130 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. 23O 47 14 23O 47 14 186140 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it. 23O 47 15 23O 47 15 186150 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. 23O 48 1 23O 48 1 186160 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 23O 48 2 23O 48 2 186170 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is his name. 23O 48 3 23O 48 3 186180 I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. 23O 48 4 23O 48 4 186190 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass; 23O 48 5 23O 48 5 186200 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them. 23O 48 6 23O 48 6 186210 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare it? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. 23O 48 7 23O 48 7 186220 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them. 23O 48 8 23O 48 8 186230 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. 23O 48 9 23O 48 9 186240 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 23O 48 10 23O 48 10 186250 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. 23O 48 11 23O 48 11 186260 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 23O 48 12 23O 48 12 186270 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. 23O 48 13 23O 48 13 186280 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together. 23O 48 14 23O 48 14 186290 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The LORD hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. 23O 48 15 23O 48 15 186300 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 23O 48 16 23O 48 16 186310 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 23O 48 17 23O 48 17 186320 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. 23O 48 18 23O 48 18 186330 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: 23O 48 19 23O 48 19 186340 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me. 23O 48 20 23O 48 20 186350 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob. 23O 48 21 23O 48 21 186360 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. 23O 48 22 23O 48 22 186370 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. 23O 49 1 23O 49 1 186380 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 23O 49 2 23O 49 2 186390 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 23O 49 3 23O 49 3 186400 And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 23O 49 4 23O 49 4 186410 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. 23O 49 5 23O 49 5 186420 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. 23O 49 6 23O 49 6 186430 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 23O 49 7 23O 49 7 186440 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 23O 49 8 23O 49 8 186450 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 23O 49 9 23O 49 9 186460 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 23O 49 10 23O 49 10 186470 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. 23O 49 11 23O 49 11 186480 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. 23O 49 12 23O 49 12 186490 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 23O 49 13 23O 49 13 186500 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 23O 49 14 23O 49 14 186510 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. 23O 49 15 23O 49 15 186520 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 23O 49 16 23O 49 16 186530 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. 23O 49 17 23O 49 17 186540 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. 23O 49 18 23O 49 18 186550 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 23O 49 19 23O 49 19 186560 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 23O 49 20 23O 49 20 186570 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. 23O 49 21 23O 49 21 186580 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? 23O 49 22 23O 49 22 186590 Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 23O 49 23 23O 49 23 186600 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. 23O 49 24 23O 49 24 186610 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? 23O 49 25 23O 49 25 186620 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. 23O 49 26 23O 49 26 186630 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 23O 50 1 23O 50 1 186640 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 23O 50 2 23O 50 2 186650 Wherfore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. 23O 50 3 23O 50 3 186660 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. 23O 50 4 23O 50 4 186670 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned. 23O 50 5 23O 50 5 186680 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back. 23O 50 6 23O 50 6 186690 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 23O 50 7 23O 50 7 186700 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. 23O 50 8 23O 50 8 186710 He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. 23O 50 9 23O 50 9 186720 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up. 23O 50 10 23O 50 10 186730 Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God. 23O 50 11 23O 50 11 186740 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow. 23O 51 1 23O 51 1 186750 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 23O 51 2 23O 51 2 186760 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 23O 51 3 23O 51 3 186770 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 23O 51 4 23O 51 4 186780 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people. 23O 51 5 23O 51 5 186790 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust. 23O 51 6 23O 51 6 186800 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished. 23O 51 7 23O 51 7 186810 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings. 23O 51 8 23O 51 8 186820 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation. 23O 51 9 23O 51 9 186830 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? 23O 51 10 23O 51 10 186840 Art thou not it which hath dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a way for the ransomed to pass over? 23O 51 11 23O 51 11 186850 Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away. 23O 51 12 23O 51 12 186860 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; 23O 51 13 23O 51 13 186870 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor? 23O 51 14 23O 51 14 186880 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. 23O 51 15 23O 51 15 186890 But I am the LORD thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts is his name. 23O 51 16 23O 51 16 186900 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. 23O 51 17 23O 51 17 186910 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, and wrung them out. 23O 51 18 23O 51 18 186920 There is none to guide her among all the sons whom she hath brought forth; neither is there any that taketh her by the hand of all the sons that she hath brought up. 23O 51 19 23O 51 19 186930 These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee? 23O 51 20 23O 51 20 186940 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God. 23O 51 21 23O 51 21 186950 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken, but not with wine: 23O 51 22 23O 51 22 186960 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again: 23O 51 23 23O 51 23 186970 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over. 23O 52 1 23O 52 1 186980 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 23O 52 2 23O 52 2 186990 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. 23O 52 3 23O 52 3 187000 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. 23O 52 4 23O 52 4 187010 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. 23O 52 5 23O 52 5 187020 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. 23O 52 6 23O 52 6 187030 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I. 23O 52 7 23O 52 7 187040 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! 23O 52 8 23O 52 8 187050 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. 23O 52 9 23O 52 9 187060 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 23O 52 10 23O 52 10 187070 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. 23O 52 11 23O 52 11 187080 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. 23O 52 12 23O 52 12 187090 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward. 23O 52 13 23O 52 13 187100 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 23O 52 14 23O 52 14 187110 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: 23O 52 15 23O 52 15 187120 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. 23O 53 1 23O 53 1 187130 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 23O 53 2 23O 53 2 187140 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 23O 53 3 23O 53 3 187150 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 23O 53 4 23O 53 4 187160 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 23O 53 5 23O 53 5 187170 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 23O 53 6 23O 53 6 187180 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 23O 53 7 23O 53 7 187190 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 23O 53 8 23O 53 8 187200 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 23O 53 9 23O 53 9 187210 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 23O 53 10 23O 53 10 187220 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 23O 53 11 23O 53 11 187230 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 23O 53 12 23O 53 12 187240 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. 23O 54 1 23O 54 1 187250 Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the LORD. 23O 54 2 23O 54 2 187260 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; 23O 54 3 23O 54 3 187270 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. 23O 54 4 23O 54 4 187280 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. 23O 54 5 23O 54 5 187290 For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. 23O 54 6 23O 54 6 187300 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. 23O 54 7 23O 54 7 187310 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. 23O 54 8 23O 54 8 187320 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. 23O 54 9 23O 54 9 187330 For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. 23O 54 10 23O 54 10 187340 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. 23O 54 11 23O 54 11 187350 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 23O 54 12 23O 54 12 187360 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 23O 54 13 23O 54 13 187370 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. 23O 54 14 23O 54 14 187380 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. 23O 54 15 23O 54 15 187390 Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. 23O 54 16 23O 54 16 187400 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 23O 54 17 23O 54 17 187410 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. 23O 55 1 23O 55 1 187420 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 23O 55 2 23O 55 2 187430 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 23O 55 3 23O 55 3 187440 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 23O 55 4 23O 55 4 187450 Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. 23O 55 5 23O 55 5 187460 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. 23O 55 6 23O 55 6 187470 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 23O 55 7 23O 55 7 187480 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 23O 55 8 23O 55 8 187490 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 23O 55 9 23O 55 9 187500 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. 23O 55 10 23O 55 10 187510 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 23O 55 11 23O 55 11 187520 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. 23O 55 12 23O 55 12 187530 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 23O 55 13 23O 55 13 187540 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 23O 56 1 23O 56 1 187550 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed. 23O 56 2 23O 56 2 187560 Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. 23O 56 3 23O 56 3 187570 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree. 23O 56 4 23O 56 4 187580 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant; 23O 56 5 23O 56 5 187590 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 23O 56 6 23O 56 6 187600 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; 23O 56 7 23O 56 7 187610 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. 23O 56 8 23O 56 8 187620 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather others to him, beside those that are gathered unto him. 23O 56 9 23O 56 9 187630 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest. 23O 56 10 23O 56 10 187640 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. 23O 56 11 23O 56 11 187650 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. 23O 56 12 23O 56 12 187660 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. 23O 57 1 23O 57 1 187670 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 23O 57 2 23O 57 2 187680 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness. 23O 57 3 23O 57 3 187690 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore. 23O 57 4 23O 57 4 187700 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and draw out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 23O 57 5 23O 57 5 187710 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks? 23O 57 6 23O 57 6 187720 Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? 23O 57 7 23O 57 7 187730 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. 23O 57 8 23O 57 8 187740 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. 23O 57 9 23O 57 9 187750 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell. 23O 57 10 23O 57 10 187760 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved. 23O 57 11 23O 57 11 187770 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not? 23O 57 12 23O 57 12 187780 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee. 23O 57 13 23O 57 13 187790 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain; 23O 57 14 23O 57 14 187800 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people. 23O 57 15 23O 57 15 187810 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. 23O 57 16 23O 57 16 187820 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. 23O 57 17 23O 57 17 187830 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. 23O 57 18 23O 57 18 187840 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. 23O 57 19 23O 57 19 187850 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. 23O 57 20 23O 57 20 187860 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 23O 57 21 23O 57 21 187870 There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. 23O 58 1 23O 58 1 187880 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins. 23O 58 2 23O 58 2 187890 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God. 23O 58 3 23O 58 3 187900 Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. 23O 58 4 23O 58 4 187910 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. 23O 58 5 23O 58 5 187920 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD? 23O 58 6 23O 58 6 187930 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? 23O 58 7 23O 58 7 187940 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 23O 58 8 23O 58 8 187950 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. 23O 58 9 23O 58 9 187960 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 23O 58 10 23O 58 10 187970 And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: 23O 58 11 23O 58 11 187980 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 23O 58 12 23O 58 12 187990 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. 23O 58 13 23O 58 13 188000 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: 23O 58 14 23O 58 14 188010 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. 23O 59 1 23O 59 1 188020 Behold, the LORD's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: 23O 59 2 23O 59 2 188030 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear. 23O 59 3 23O 59 3 188040 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perverseness. 23O 59 4 23O 59 4 188050 None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. 23O 59 5 23O 59 5 188060 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. 23O 59 6 23O 59 6 188070 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works: their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is in their hands. 23O 59 7 23O 59 7 188080 Their feet run to evil, and they make hast to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths. 23O 59 8 23O 59 8 188090 The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. 23O 59 9 23O 59 9 188100 Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. 23O 59 10 23O 59 10 188110 We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noonday as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. 23O 59 11 23O 59 11 188120 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. 23O 59 12 23O 59 12 188130 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; 23O 59 13 23O 59 13 188140 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. 23O 59 14 23O 59 14 188150 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 23O 59 15 23O 59 15 188160 Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. 23O 59 16 23O 59 16 188170 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him. 23O 59 17 23O 59 17 188180 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. 23O 59 18 23O 59 18 188190 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. 23O 59 19 23O 59 19 188200 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him. 23O 59 20 23O 59 20 188210 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. 23O 59 21 23O 59 21 188220 As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever. 23O 60 1 23O 60 1 188230 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 23O 60 2 23O 60 2 188240 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 23O 60 3 23O 60 3 188250 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 23O 60 4 23O 60 4 188260 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 23O 60 5 23O 60 5 188270 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 23O 60 6 23O 60 6 188280 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. 23O 60 7 23O 60 7 188290 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 23O 60 8 23O 60 8 188300 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? 23O 60 9 23O 60 9 188310 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. 23O 60 10 23O 60 10 188320 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 23O 60 11 23O 60 11 188330 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. 23O 60 12 23O 60 12 188340 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 23O 60 13 23O 60 13 188350 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 23O 60 14 23O 60 14 188360 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. 23O 60 15 23O 60 15 188370 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 23O 60 16 23O 60 16 188380 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 23O 60 17 23O 60 17 188390 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 23O 60 18 23O 60 18 188400 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 23O 60 19 23O 60 19 188410 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 23O 60 20 23O 60 20 188420 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 23O 60 21 23O 60 21 188430 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 23O 60 22 23O 60 22 188440 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. 23O 61 1 23O 61 1 188450 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 23O 61 2 23O 61 2 188460 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 23O 61 3 23O 61 3 188470 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. 23O 61 4 23O 61 4 188480 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 23O 61 5 23O 61 5 188490 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 23O 61 6 23O 61 6 188500 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. 23O 61 7 23O 61 7 188510 For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. 23O 61 8 23O 61 8 188520 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 23O 61 9 23O 61 9 188530 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed. 23O 61 10 23O 61 10 188540 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. 23O 61 11 23O 61 11 188550 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. 23O 62 1 23O 62 1 188560 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth. 23O 62 2 23O 62 2 188570 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. 23O 62 3 23O 62 3 188580 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 23O 62 4 23O 62 4 188590 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. 23O 62 5 23O 62 5 188600 For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. 23O 62 6 23O 62 6 188610 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence, 23O 62 7 23O 62 7 188620 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. 23O 62 8 23O 62 8 188630 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: 23O 62 9 23O 62 9 188640 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. 23O 62 10 23O 62 10 188650 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people. 23O 62 11 23O 62 11 188660 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. 23O 62 12 23O 62 12 188670 And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. 23O 63 1 23O 63 1 188680 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 23O 63 2 23O 63 2 188690 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat? 23O 63 3 23O 63 3 188700 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment. 23O 63 4 23O 63 4 188710 For the day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 23O 63 5 23O 63 5 188720 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me. 23O 63 6 23O 63 6 188730 And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. 23O 63 7 23O 63 7 188740 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. 23O 63 8 23O 63 8 188750 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour. 23O 63 9 23O 63 9 188760 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 23O 63 10 23O 63 10 188770 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. 23O 63 11 23O 63 11 188780 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? 23O 63 12 23O 63 12 188790 That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name? 23O 63 13 23O 63 13 188800 That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble? 23O 63 14 23O 63 14 188810 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. 23O 63 15 23O 63 15 188820 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained? 23O 63 16 23O 63 16 188830 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting. 23O 63 17 23O 63 17 188840 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants' sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. 23O 63 18 23O 63 18 188850 The people of thy holiness have possessed it but a little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary. 23O 63 19 23O 63 19 188860 We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name. 23O 64 1 23O 64 1 188870 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 23O 64 2 23O 64 2 188880 As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! 23O 64 3 23O 64 3 188890 When thou didst terrible things which we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 23O 64 4 23O 64 4 188900 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. 23O 64 5 23O 64 5 188910 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved. 23O 64 6 23O 64 6 188920 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. 23O 64 7 23O 64 7 188930 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. 23O 64 8 23O 64 8 188940 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. 23O 64 9 23O 64 9 188950 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. 23O 64 10 23O 64 10 188960 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 23O 64 11 23O 64 11 188970 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste. 23O 64 12 23O 64 12 188980 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? 23O 65 1 23O 65 1 188990 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. 23O 65 2 23O 65 2 189000 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts; 23O 65 3 23O 65 3 189010 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick; 23O 65 4 23O 65 4 189020 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; 23O 65 5 23O 65 5 189030 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. 23O 65 6 23O 65 6 189040 Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, 23O 65 7 23O 65 7 189050 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. 23O 65 8 23O 65 8 189060 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all. 23O 65 9 23O 65 9 189070 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there. 23O 65 10 23O 65 10 189080 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me. 23O 65 11 23O 65 11 189090 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. 23O 65 12 23O 65 12 189100 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 23O 65 13 23O 65 13 189110 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: 23O 65 14 23O 65 14 189120 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. 23O 65 15 23O 65 15 189130 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name: 23O 65 16 23O 65 16 189140 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes. 23O 65 17 23O 65 17 189150 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 23O 65 18 23O 65 18 189160 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 23O 65 19 23O 65 19 189170 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 23O 65 20 23O 65 20 189180 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 23O 65 21 23O 65 21 189190 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. 23O 65 22 23O 65 22 189200 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23O 65 23 23O 65 23 189210 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them. 23O 65 24 23O 65 24 189220 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 23O 65 25 23O 65 25 189230 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. 23O 66 1 23O 66 1 189240 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? 23O 66 2 23O 66 2 189250 For all those things hath mine hand made, and those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. 23O 66 3 23O 66 3 189260 He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. 23O 66 4 23O 66 4 189270 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. 23O 66 5 23O 66 5 189280 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. 23O 66 6 23O 66 6 189290 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies. 23O 66 7 23O 66 7 189300 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. 23O 66 8 23O 66 8 189310 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. 23O 66 9 23O 66 9 189320 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God. 23O 66 10 23O 66 10 189330 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: 23O 66 11 23O 66 11 189340 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 23O 66 12 23O 66 12 189350 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. 23O 66 13 23O 66 13 189360 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 23O 66 14 23O 66 14 189370 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. 23O 66 15 23O 66 15 189380 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. 23O 66 16 23O 66 16 189390 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. 23O 66 17 23O 66 17 189400 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. 23O 66 18 23O 66 18 189410 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory. 23O 66 19 23O 66 19 189420 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that escape of them unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that draw the bow, to Tubal, and Javan, to the isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles. 23O 66 20 23O 66 20 189430 And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD. 23O 66 21 23O 66 21 189440 And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD. 23O 66 22 23O 66 22 189450 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23O 66 23 23O 66 23 189460 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. 23O 66 24 23O 66 24 189470 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. 24O 1 1 24O 1 1 189480 The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 24O 1 2 24O 1 2 189490 To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 24O 1 3 24O 1 3 189500 It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. 24O 1 4 24O 1 4 189510 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24O 1 5 24O 1 5 189520 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. 24O 1 6 24O 1 6 189530 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. 24O 1 7 24O 1 7 189540 But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak. 24O 1 8 24O 1 8 189550 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 24O 1 9 24O 1 9 189560 Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. 24O 1 10 24O 1 10 189570 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 24O 1 11 24O 1 11 189580 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree. 24O 1 12 24O 1 12 189590 Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it. 24O 1 13 24O 1 13 189600 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north. 24O 1 14 24O 1 14 189610 Then the LORD said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. 24O 1 15 24O 1 15 189620 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the LORD; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah. 24O 1 16 24O 1 16 189630 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 24O 1 17 24O 1 17 189640 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. 24O 1 18 24O 1 18 189650 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. 24O 1 19 24O 1 19 189660 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee. 24O 2 1 24O 2 1 189670 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 24O 2 2 24O 2 2 189680 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. 24O 2 3 24O 2 3 189690 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD. 24O 2 4 24O 2 4 189700 Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: 24O 2 5 24O 2 5 189710 Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain? 24O 2 6 24O 2 6 189720 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt? 24O 2 7 24O 2 7 189730 And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination. 24O 2 8 24O 2 8 189740 The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. 24O 2 9 24O 2 9 189750 Wherefore I will yet plead with you, saith the LORD, and with your children's children will I plead. 24O 2 10 24O 2 10 189760 For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing. 24O 2 11 24O 2 11 189770 Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit. 24O 2 12 24O 2 12 189780 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. 24O 2 13 24O 2 13 189790 For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. 24O 2 14 24O 2 14 189800 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? 24O 2 15 24O 2 15 189810 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 24O 2 16 24O 2 16 189820 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. 24O 2 17 24O 2 17 189830 Hast thou not procured this unto thyself, in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, when he led thee by the way? 24O 2 18 24O 2 18 189840 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river? 24O 2 19 24O 2 19 189850 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. 24O 2 20 24O 2 20 189860 For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot. 24O 2 21 24O 2 21 189870 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me? 24O 2 22 24O 2 22 189880 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD. 24O 2 23 24O 2 23 189890 How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways; 24O 2 24 24O 2 24 189900 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her. 24O 2 25 24O 2 25 189910 Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go. 24O 2 26 24O 2 26 189920 As the thief is ashamed when he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed; they, their kings, their princes, and their priests, and their prophets, 24O 2 27 24O 2 27 189930 Saying to a stock, Thou art my father; and to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth: for they have turned their back unto me, and not their face: but in the time of their trouble they will say, Arise, and save us. 24O 2 28 24O 2 28 189940 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. 24O 2 29 24O 2 29 189950 Wherefore will ye plead with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith the LORD. 24O 2 30 24O 2 30 189960 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 24O 2 31 24O 2 31 189970 O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? 24O 2 32 24O 2 32 189980 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. 24O 2 33 24O 2 33 189990 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways. 24O 2 34 24O 2 34 190000 Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these. 24O 2 35 24O 2 35 190010 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned. 24O 2 36 24O 2 36 190020 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria. 24O 2 37 24O 2 37 190030 Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. 24O 3 1 24O 3 1 190040 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD. 24O 3 2 24O 3 2 190050 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places, and see where thou hast not been lien with. In the ways hast thou sat for them, as the Arabian in the wilderness; and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness. 24O 3 3 24O 3 3 190060 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 24O 3 4 24O 3 4 190070 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth? 24O 3 5 24O 3 5 190080 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. 24O 3 6 24O 3 6 190090 The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 24O 3 7 24O 3 7 190100 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 24O 3 8 24O 3 8 190110 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 24O 3 9 24O 3 9 190120 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 24O 3 10 24O 3 10 190130 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. 24O 3 11 24O 3 11 190140 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah. 24O 3 12 24O 3 12 190150 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever. 24O 3 13 24O 3 13 190160 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD. 24O 3 14 24O 3 14 190170 Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion: 24O 3 15 24O 3 15 190180 And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 24O 3 16 24O 3 16 190190 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it; neither shall that be done any more. 24O 3 17 24O 3 17 190200 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. 24O 3 18 24O 3 18 190210 In those days the house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 24O 3 19 24O 3 19 190220 But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me. 24O 3 20 24O 3 20 190230 Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD. 24O 3 21 24O 3 21 190240 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God. 24O 3 22 24O 3 22 190250 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. 24O 3 23 24O 3 23 190260 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. 24O 3 24 24O 3 24 190270 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 24O 3 25 24O 3 25 190280 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God. 24O 4 1 24O 4 1 190290 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove. 24O 4 2 24O 4 2 190300 And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. 24O 4 3 24O 4 3 190310 For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. 24O 4 4 24O 4 4 190320 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 24O 4 5 24O 4 5 190330 Declare ye in Judah, and publish in Jerusalem; and say, Blow ye the trumpet in the land: cry, gather together, and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the defenced cities. 24O 4 6 24O 4 6 190340 Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction. 24O 4 7 24O 4 7 190350 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant. 24O 4 8 24O 4 8 190360 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us. 24O 4 9 24O 4 9 190370 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 24O 4 10 24O 4 10 190380 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. 24O 4 11 24O 4 11 190390 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 24O 4 12 24O 4 12 190400 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them. 24O 4 13 24O 4 13 190410 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled. 24O 4 14 24O 4 14 190420 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? 24O 4 15 24O 4 15 190430 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim. 24O 4 16 24O 4 16 190440 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah. 24O 4 17 24O 4 17 190450 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. 24O 4 18 24O 4 18 190460 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart. 24O 4 19 24O 4 19 190470 My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at my very heart; my heart maketh a noise in me; I cannot hold my peace, because thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 24O 4 20 24O 4 20 190480 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 24O 4 21 24O 4 21 190490 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet? 24O 4 22 24O 4 22 190500 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 24O 4 23 24O 4 23 190510 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 24O 4 24 24O 4 24 190520 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 24O 4 25 24O 4 25 190530 I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 24O 4 26 24O 4 26 190540 I beheld, and, lo, the fruitful place was a wilderness, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger. 24O 4 27 24O 4 27 190550 For thus hath the LORD said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end. 24O 4 28 24O 4 28 190560 For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black: because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it. 24O 4 29 24O 4 29 190570 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein. 24O 4 30 24O 4 30 190580 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life. 24O 4 31 24O 4 31 190590 For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers. 24O 5 1 24O 5 1 190600 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it. 24O 5 2 24O 5 2 190610 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. 24O 5 3 24O 5 3 190620 O LORD, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return. 24O 5 4 24O 5 4 190630 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God. 24O 5 5 24O 5 5 190640 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds. 24O 5 6 24O 5 6 190650 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. 24O 5 7 24O 5 7 190660 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses. 24O 5 8 24O 5 8 190670 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife. 24O 5 9 24O 5 9 190680 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 24O 5 10 24O 5 10 190690 Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they are not the LORD's. 24O 5 11 24O 5 11 190700 For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the LORD. 24O 5 12 24O 5 12 190710 They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 24O 5 13 24O 5 13 190720 And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them. 24O 5 14 24O 5 14 190730 Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. 24O 5 15 24O 5 15 190740 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. 24O 5 16 24O 5 16 190750 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 24O 5 17 24O 5 17 190760 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword. 24O 5 18 24O 5 18 190770 Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you. 24O 5 19 24O 5 19 190780 And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours. 24O 5 20 24O 5 20 190790 Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying, 24O 5 21 24O 5 21 190800 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not: 24O 5 22 24O 5 22 190810 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it? 24O 5 23 24O 5 23 190820 But this people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart; they are revolted and gone. 24O 5 24 24O 5 24 190830 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest. 24O 5 25 24O 5 25 190840 Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you. 24O 5 26 24O 5 26 190850 For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. 24O 5 27 24O 5 27 190860 As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. 24O 5 28 24O 5 28 190870 They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. 24O 5 29 24O 5 29 190880 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 24O 5 30 24O 5 30 190890 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; 24O 5 31 24O 5 31 190900 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? 24O 6 1 24O 6 1 190910 O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. 24O 6 2 24O 6 2 190920 I have likened the daughter of Zion to a comely and delicate woman. 24O 6 3 24O 6 3 190930 The shepherds with their flocks shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his place. 24O 6 4 24O 6 4 190940 Prepare ye war against her; arise, and let us go up at noon. Woe unto us! for the day goeth away, for the shadows of the evening are stretched out. 24O 6 5 24O 6 5 190950 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces. 24O 6 6 24O 6 6 190960 For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. 24O 6 7 24O 6 7 190970 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds. 24O 6 8 24O 6 8 190980 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited. 24O 6 9 24O 6 9 190990 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets. 24O 6 10 24O 6 10 191000 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it. 24O 6 11 24O 6 11 191010 Therefore I am full of the fury of the LORD; I am weary with holding in: I will pour it out upon the children abroad, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken, the aged with him that is full of days. 24O 6 12 24O 6 12 191020 And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD. 24O 6 13 24O 6 13 191030 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 24O 6 14 24O 6 14 191040 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 24O 6 15 24O 6 15 191050 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. 24O 6 16 24O 6 16 191060 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. 24O 6 17 24O 6 17 191070 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. 24O 6 18 24O 6 18 191080 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them. 24O 6 19 24O 6 19 191090 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it. 24O 6 20 24O 6 20 191100 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. 24O 6 21 24O 6 21 191110 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. 24O 6 22 24O 6 22 191120 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 24O 6 23 24O 6 23 191130 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion. 24O 6 24 24O 6 24 191140 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail. 24O 6 25 24O 6 25 191150 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side. 24O 6 26 24O 6 26 191160 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us. 24O 6 27 24O 6 27 191170 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way. 24O 6 28 24O 6 28 191180 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters. 24O 6 29 24O 6 29 191190 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. 24O 6 30 24O 6 30 191200 Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them. 24O 7 1 24O 7 1 191210 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 7 2 24O 7 2 191220 Stand in the gate of the LORD's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD. 24O 7 3 24O 7 3 191230 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 24O 7 4 24O 7 4 191240 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 24O 7 5 24O 7 5 191250 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; 24O 7 6 24O 7 6 191260 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: 24O 7 7 24O 7 7 191270 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever. 24O 7 8 24O 7 8 191280 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. 24O 7 9 24O 7 9 191290 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 24O 7 10 24O 7 10 191300 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations? 24O 7 11 24O 7 11 191310 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. 24O 7 12 24O 7 12 191320 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. 24O 7 13 24O 7 13 191330 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not; 24O 7 14 24O 7 14 191340 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 24O 7 15 24O 7 15 191350 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim. 24O 7 16 24O 7 16 191360 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee. 24O 7 17 24O 7 17 191370 Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 24O 7 18 24O 7 18 191380 The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger. 24O 7 19 24O 7 19 191390 Do they provoke me to anger? saith the LORD: do they not provoke themselves to the confusion of their own faces? 24O 7 20 24O 7 20 191400 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. 24O 7 21 24O 7 21 191410 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh. 24O 7 22 24O 7 22 191420 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: 24O 7 23 24O 7 23 191430 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. 24O 7 24 24O 7 24 191440 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward. 24O 7 25 24O 7 25 191450 Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them: 24O 7 26 24O 7 26 191460 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers. 24O 7 27 24O 7 27 191470 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee. 24O 7 28 24O 7 28 191480 But thou shalt say unto them, This is a nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their God, nor receiveth correction: truth is perished, and is cut off from their mouth. 24O 7 29 24O 7 29 191490 Cut off thine hair, O Jerusalem, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on high places; for the LORD hath rejected and forsaken the generation of his wrath. 24O 7 30 24O 7 30 191500 For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it. 24O 7 31 24O 7 31 191510 And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my heart. 24O 7 32 24O 7 32 191520 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the valley of slaughter: for they shall bury in Tophet, till there be no place. 24O 7 33 24O 7 33 191530 And the carcases of this people shall be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth; and none shall fray them away. 24O 7 34 24O 7 34 191540 Then will I cause to cease from the cities of Judah, and from the streets of Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: for the land shall be desolate. 24O 8 1 24O 8 1 191550 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: 24O 8 2 24O 8 2 191560 And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have loved, and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshipped: they shall not be gathered, nor be buried; they shall be for dung upon the face of the earth. 24O 8 3 24O 8 3 191570 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts. 24O 8 4 24O 8 4 191580 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return? 24O 8 5 24O 8 5 191590 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. 24O 8 6 24O 8 6 191600 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle. 24O 8 7 24O 8 7 191610 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. 24O 8 8 24O 8 8 191620 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain. 24O 8 9 24O 8 9 191630 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? 24O 8 10 24O 8 10 191640 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. 24O 8 11 24O 8 11 191650 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace. 24O 8 12 24O 8 12 191660 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD. 24O 8 13 24O 8 13 191670 I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them. 24O 8 14 24O 8 14 191680 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. 24O 8 15 24O 8 15 191690 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble! 24O 8 16 24O 8 16 191700 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein. 24O 8 17 24O 8 17 191710 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. 24O 8 18 24O 8 18 191720 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. 24O 8 19 24O 8 19 191730 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities? 24O 8 20 24O 8 20 191740 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. 24O 8 21 24O 8 21 191750 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. 24O 8 22 24O 8 22 191760 Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? 24O 9 1 24O 9 1 191770 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people! 24O 9 2 24O 9 2 191780 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. 24O 9 3 24O 9 3 191790 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. 24O 9 4 24O 9 4 191800 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. 24O 9 5 24O 9 5 191810 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. 24O 9 6 24O 9 6 191820 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the LORD. 24O 9 7 24O 9 7 191830 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? 24O 9 8 24O 9 8 191840 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait. 24O 9 9 24O 9 9 191850 Shall I not visit them for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? 24O 9 10 24O 9 10 191860 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the habitations of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none can pass through them; neither can men hear the voice of the cattle; both the fowl of the heavens and the beast are fled; they are gone. 24O 9 11 24O 9 11 191870 And I will make Jerusalem heaps, and a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. 24O 9 12 24O 9 12 191880 Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through? 24O 9 13 24O 9 13 191890 And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein; 24O 9 14 24O 9 14 191900 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them: 24O 9 15 24O 9 15 191910 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink. 24O 9 16 24O 9 16 191920 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them. 24O 9 17 24O 9 17 191930 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come: 24O 9 18 24O 9 18 191940 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters. 24O 9 19 24O 9 19 191950 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out. 24O 9 20 24O 9 20 191960 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation. 24O 9 21 24O 9 21 191970 For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets. 24O 9 22 24O 9 22 191980 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them. 24O 9 23 24O 9 23 191990 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24O 9 24 24O 9 24 192000 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. 24O 9 25 24O 9 25 192010 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; 24O 9 26 24O 9 26 192020 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart. 24O 10 1 24O 10 1 192030 Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel: 24O 10 2 24O 10 2 192040 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. 24O 10 3 24O 10 3 192050 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. 24O 10 4 24O 10 4 192060 They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not. 24O 10 5 24O 10 5 192070 They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good. 24O 10 6 24O 10 6 192080 Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might. 24O 10 7 24O 10 7 192090 Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee. 24O 10 8 24O 10 8 192100 But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities. 24O 10 9 24O 10 9 192110 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men. 24O 10 10 24O 10 10 192120 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. 24O 10 11 24O 10 11 192130 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens. 24O 10 12 24O 10 12 192140 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion. 24O 10 13 24O 10 13 192150 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. 24O 10 14 24O 10 14 192160 Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 24O 10 15 24O 10 15 192170 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 24O 10 16 24O 10 16 192180 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name. 24O 10 17 24O 10 17 192190 Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress. 24O 10 18 24O 10 18 192200 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so. 24O 10 19 24O 10 19 192210 Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. 24O 10 20 24O 10 20 192220 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains. 24O 10 21 24O 10 21 192230 For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered. 24O 10 22 24O 10 22 192240 Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons. 24O 10 23 24O 10 23 192250 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 24O 10 24 24O 10 24 192260 O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 24O 10 25 24O 10 25 192270 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate. 24O 11 1 24O 11 1 192280 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 11 2 24O 11 2 192290 Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; 24O 11 3 24O 11 3 192300 And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, 24O 11 4 24O 11 4 192310 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: 24O 11 5 24O 11 5 192320 That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. 24O 11 6 24O 11 6 192330 Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. 24O 11 7 24O 11 7 192340 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. 24O 11 8 24O 11 8 192350 Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. 24O 11 9 24O 11 9 192360 And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 24O 11 10 24O 11 10 192370 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. 24O 11 11 24O 11 11 192380 Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. 24O 11 12 24O 11 12 192390 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 24O 11 13 24O 11 13 192400 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal. 24O 11 14 24O 11 14 192410 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. 24O 11 15 24O 11 15 192420 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest. 24O 11 16 24O 11 16 192430 The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken. 24O 11 17 24O 11 17 192440 For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. 24O 11 18 24O 11 18 192450 And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it, and I know it: then thou shewedst me their doings. 24O 11 19 24O 11 19 192460 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered. 24O 11 20 24O 11 20 192470 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. 24O 11 21 24O 11 21 192480 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand: 24O 11 22 24O 11 22 192490 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will punish them: the young men shall die by the sword; their sons and their daughters shall die by famine: 24O 11 23 24O 11 23 192500 And there shall be no remnant of them: for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth, even the year of their visitation. 24O 12 1 24O 12 1 192510 Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? 24O 12 2 24O 12 2 192520 Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins. 24O 12 3 24O 12 3 192530 But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter. 24O 12 4 24O 12 4 192540 How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end. 24O 12 5 24O 12 5 192550 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan? 24O 12 6 24O 12 6 192560 For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee. 24O 12 7 24O 12 7 192570 I have forsaken mine house, I have left mine heritage; I have given the dearly beloved of my soul into the hand of her enemies. 24O 12 8 24O 12 8 192580 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest; it crieth out against me: therefore have I hated it. 24O 12 9 24O 12 9 192590 Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour. 24O 12 10 24O 12 10 192600 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. 24O 12 11 24O 12 11 192610 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 24O 12 12 24O 12 12 192620 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace. 24O 12 13 24O 12 13 192630 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 24O 12 14 24O 12 14 192640 Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 24O 12 15 24O 12 15 192650 And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land. 24O 12 16 24O 12 16 192660 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people. 24O 12 17 24O 12 17 192670 But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. 24O 13 1 24O 13 1 192680 Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 24O 13 2 24O 13 2 192690 So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins. 24O 13 3 24O 13 3 192700 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, 24O 13 4 24O 13 4 192710 Take the girdle that thou hast got, which is upon thy loins, and arise, go to Euphrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock. 24O 13 5 24O 13 5 192720 So I went, and hid it by Euphrates, as the LORD commanded me. 24O 13 6 24O 13 6 192730 And it came to pass after many days, that the LORD said unto me, Arise, go to Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there. 24O 13 7 24O 13 7 192740 Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. 24O 13 8 24O 13 8 192750 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24O 13 9 24O 13 9 192760 Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. 24O 13 10 24O 13 10 192770 This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing. 24O 13 11 24O 13 11 192780 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loins of a man, so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah, saith the LORD; that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory: but they would not hear. 24O 13 12 24O 13 12 192790 Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 24O 13 13 24O 13 13 192800 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. 24O 13 14 24O 13 14 192810 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them. 24O 13 15 24O 13 15 192820 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken. 24O 13 16 24O 13 16 192830 Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. 24O 13 17 24O 13 17 192840 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive. 24O 13 18 24O 13 18 192850 Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. 24O 13 19 24O 13 19 192860 The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive. 24O 13 20 24O 13 20 192870 Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where is the flock that was given thee, thy beautiful flock? 24O 13 21 24O 13 21 192880 What wilt thou say when he shall punish thee? for thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee: shall not sorrows take thee, as a woman in travail? 24O 13 22 24O 13 22 192890 And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefore come these things upon me? For the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered, and thy heels made bare. 24O 13 23 24O 13 23 192900 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil. 24O 13 24 24O 13 24 192910 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness. 24O 13 25 24O 13 25 192920 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood. 24O 13 26 24O 13 26 192930 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face, that thy shame may appear. 24O 13 27 24O 13 27 192940 I have seen thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy whoredom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusalem! wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be? 24O 14 1 24O 14 1 192950 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth. 24O 14 2 24O 14 2 192960 Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up. 24O 14 3 24O 14 3 192970 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads. 24O 14 4 24O 14 4 192980 Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads. 24O 14 5 24O 14 5 192990 Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass. 24O 14 6 24O 14 6 193000 And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass. 24O 14 7 24O 14 7 193010 O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee. 24O 14 8 24O 14 8 193020 O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night? 24O 14 9 24O 14 9 193030 Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not. 24O 14 10 24O 14 10 193040 Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. 24O 14 11 24O 14 11 193050 Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good. 24O 14 12 24O 14 12 193060 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. 24O 14 13 24O 14 13 193070 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. 24O 14 14 24O 14 14 193080 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. 24O 14 15 24O 14 15 193090 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. 24O 14 16 24O 14 16 193100 And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 24O 14 17 24O 14 17 193110 Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow. 24O 14 18 24O 14 18 193120 If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 24O 14 19 24O 14 19 193130 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble! 24O 14 20 24O 14 20 193140 We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee. 24O 14 21 24O 14 21 193150 Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. 24O 14 22 24O 14 22 193160 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. 24O 15 1 24O 15 1 193170 Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. 24O 15 2 24O 15 2 193180 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity. 24O 15 3 24O 15 3 193190 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. 24O 15 4 24O 15 4 193200 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem. 24O 15 5 24O 15 5 193210 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest? 24O 15 6 24O 15 6 193220 Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting. 24O 15 7 24O 15 7 193230 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I will bereave them of children, I will destroy my people, since they return not from their ways. 24O 15 8 24O 15 8 193240 Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. 24O 15 9 24O 15 9 193250 She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day: she hath been ashamed and confounded: and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD. 24O 15 10 24O 15 10 193260 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me. 24O 15 11 24O 15 11 193270 The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. 24O 15 12 24O 15 12 193280 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel? 24O 15 13 24O 15 13 193290 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. 24O 15 14 24O 15 14 193300 And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you. 24O 15 15 24O 15 15 193310 O LORD, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke. 24O 15 16 24O 15 16 193320 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts. 24O 15 17 24O 15 17 193330 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation. 24O 15 18 24O 15 18 193340 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail? 24O 15 19 24O 15 19 193350 Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them. 24O 15 20 24O 15 20 193360 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD. 24O 15 21 24O 15 21 193370 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible. 24O 16 1 24O 16 1 193380 The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying, 24O 16 2 24O 16 2 193390 Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place. 24O 16 3 24O 16 3 193400 For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land; 24O 16 4 24O 16 4 193410 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 24O 16 5 24O 16 5 193420 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. 24O 16 6 24O 16 6 193430 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them: 24O 16 7 24O 16 7 193440 Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother. 24O 16 8 24O 16 8 193450 Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink. 24O 16 9 24O 16 9 193460 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. 24O 16 10 24O 16 10 193470 And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that we have committed against the LORD our God? 24O 16 11 24O 16 11 193480 Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law; 24O 16 12 24O 16 12 193490 And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto me: 24O 16 13 24O 16 13 193500 Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour. 24O 16 14 24O 16 14 193510 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 24O 16 15 24O 16 15 193520 But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers. 24O 16 16 24O 16 16 193530 Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks. 24O 16 17 24O 16 17 193540 For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. 24O 16 18 24O 16 18 193550 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. 24O 16 19 24O 16 19 193560 O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. 24O 16 20 24O 16 20 193570 Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods? 24O 16 21 24O 16 21 193580 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD. 24O 17 1 24O 17 1 193590 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars; 24O 17 2 24O 17 2 193600 Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills. 24O 17 3 24O 17 3 193610 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. 24O 17 4 24O 17 4 193620 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever. 24O 17 5 24O 17 5 193630 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD. 24O 17 6 24O 17 6 193640 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. 24O 17 7 24O 17 7 193650 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 24O 17 8 24O 17 8 193660 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit. 24O 17 9 24O 17 9 193670 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 24O 17 10 24O 17 10 193680 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. 24O 17 11 24O 17 11 193690 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. 24O 17 12 24O 17 12 193700 A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary. 24O 17 13 24O 17 13 193710 O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters. 24O 17 14 24O 17 14 193720 Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise. 24O 17 15 24O 17 15 193730 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. 24O 17 16 24O 17 16 193740 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee. 24O 17 17 24O 17 17 193750 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil. 24O 17 18 24O 17 18 193760 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction. 24O 17 19 24O 17 19 193770 Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem; 24O 17 20 24O 17 20 193780 And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates: 24O 17 21 24O 17 21 193790 Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem; 24O 17 22 24O 17 22 193800 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. 24O 17 23 24O 17 23 193810 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction. 24O 17 24 24O 17 24 193820 And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; 24O 17 25 24O 17 25 193830 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever. 24O 17 26 24O 17 26 193840 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the LORD. 24O 17 27 24O 17 27 193850 But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. 24O 18 1 24O 18 1 193860 The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 18 2 24O 18 2 193870 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 24O 18 3 24O 18 3 193880 Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. 24O 18 4 24O 18 4 193890 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it. 24O 18 5 24O 18 5 193900 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 24O 18 6 24O 18 6 193910 O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 24O 18 7 24O 18 7 193920 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; 24O 18 8 24O 18 8 193930 If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them. 24O 18 9 24O 18 9 193940 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it; 24O 18 10 24O 18 10 193950 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them. 24O 18 11 24O 18 11 193960 Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good. 24O 18 12 24O 18 12 193970 And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart. 24O 18 13 24O 18 13 193980 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing. 24O 18 14 24O 18 14 193990 Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken? 24O 18 15 24O 18 15 194000 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up; 24O 18 16 24O 18 16 194010 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head. 24O 18 17 24O 18 17 194020 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. 24O 18 18 24O 18 18 194030 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. 24O 18 19 24O 18 19 194040 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me. 24O 18 20 24O 18 20 194050 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them. 24O 18 21 24O 18 21 194060 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. 24O 18 22 24O 18 22 194070 Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. 24O 18 23 24O 18 23 194080 Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of thine anger. 24O 19 1 24O 19 1 194090 Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 24O 19 2 24O 19 2 194100 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee, 24O 19 3 24O 19 3 194110 And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle. 24O 19 4 24O 19 4 194120 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents; 24O 19 5 24O 19 5 194130 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: 24O 19 6 24O 19 6 194140 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that this place shall no more be called Tophet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter. 24O 19 7 24O 19 7 194150 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 24O 19 8 24O 19 8 194160 And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof. 24O 19 9 24O 19 9 194170 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 24O 19 10 24O 19 10 194180 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 24O 19 11 24O 19 11 194190 And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. 24O 19 12 24O 19 12 194200 Thus will I do unto this place, saith the LORD, and to the inhabitants thereof, and even make this city as Tophet: 24O 19 13 24O 19 13 194210 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place of Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose roofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heaven, and have poured out drink offerings unto other gods. 24O 19 14 24O 19 14 194220 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the LORD had sent him to prophesy; and he stood in the court of the LORD's house; and said to all the people, 24O 19 15 24O 19 15 194230 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. 24O 20 1 24O 20 1 194240 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the LORD, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 24O 20 2 24O 20 2 194250 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD. 24O 20 3 24O 20 3 194260 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. 24O 20 4 24O 20 4 194270 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword. 24O 20 5 24O 20 5 194280 Moreover I will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to Babylon. 24O 20 6 24O 20 6 194290 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity: and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies. 24O 20 7 24O 20 7 194300 O LORD, thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 24O 20 8 24O 20 8 194310 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 24O 20 9 24O 20 9 194320 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay. 24O 20 10 24O 20 10 194330 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. 24O 20 11 24O 20 11 194340 But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten. 24O 20 12 24O 20 12 194350 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause. 24O 20 13 24O 20 13 194360 Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers. 24O 20 14 24O 20 14 194370 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed. 24O 20 15 24O 20 15 194380 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad. 24O 20 16 24O 20 16 194390 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide; 24O 20 17 24O 20 17 194400 Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me. 24O 20 18 24O 20 18 194410 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame? 24O 21 1 24O 21 1 194420 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 24O 21 2 24O 21 2 194430 Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us. 24O 21 3 24O 21 3 194440 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: 24O 21 4 24O 21 4 194450 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. 24O 21 5 24O 21 5 194460 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath. 24O 21 6 24O 21 6 194470 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence. 24O 21 7 24O 21 7 194480 And afterward, saith the LORD, I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in this city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those that seek their life: and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword; he shall not spare them, neither have pity, nor have mercy. 24O 21 8 24O 21 8 194490 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 24O 21 9 24O 21 9 194500 He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey. 24O 21 10 24O 21 10 194510 For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 24O 21 11 24O 21 11 194520 And touching the house of the king of Judah, say, Hear ye the word of the LORD; 24O 21 12 24O 21 12 194530 O house of David, thus saith the LORD; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings. 24O 21 13 24O 21 13 194540 Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 24O 21 14 24O 21 14 194550 But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it. 24O 22 1 24O 22 1 194560 Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 24O 22 2 24O 22 2 194570 And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: 24O 22 3 24O 22 3 194580 Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place. 24O 22 4 24O 22 4 194590 For if ye do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by the gates of this house kings sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, he, and his servants, and his people. 24O 22 5 24O 22 5 194600 But if ye will not hear these words, I swear by myself, saith the LORD, that this house shall become a desolation. 24O 22 6 24O 22 6 194610 For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. 24O 22 7 24O 22 7 194620 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire. 24O 22 8 24O 22 8 194630 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city? 24O 22 9 24O 22 9 194640 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. 24O 22 10 24O 22 10 194650 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. 24O 22 11 24O 22 11 194660 For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: 24O 22 12 24O 22 12 194670 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more. 24O 22 13 24O 22 13 194680 Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; 24O 22 14 24O 22 14 194690 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 24O 22 15 24O 22 15 194700 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? 24O 22 16 24O 22 16 194710 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD. 24O 22 17 24O 22 17 194720 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. 24O 22 18 24O 22 18 194730 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory! 24O 22 19 24O 22 19 194740 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 24O 22 20 24O 22 20 194750 Go up to Lebanon, and cry; and lift up thy voice in Bashan, and cry from the passages: for all thy lovers are destroyed. 24O 22 21 24O 22 21 194760 I spake unto thee in thy prosperity; but thou saidst, I will not hear. This hath been thy manner from thy youth, that thou obeyedst not my voice. 24O 22 22 24O 22 22 194770 The wind shall eat up all thy pastors, and thy lovers shall go into captivity: surely then shalt thou be ashamed and confounded for all thy wickedness. 24O 22 23 24O 22 23 194780 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! 24O 22 24 24O 22 24 194790 As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; 24O 22 25 24O 22 25 194800 And I will give thee into the hand of them that seek thy life, and into the hand of them whose face thou fearest, even into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 24O 22 26 24O 22 26 194810 And I will cast thee out, and thy mother that bare thee, into another country, where ye were not born; and there shall ye die. 24O 22 27 24O 22 27 194820 But to the land whereunto they desire to return, thither shall they not return. 24O 22 28 24O 22 28 194830 Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not? 24O 22 29 24O 22 29 194840 O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD. 24O 22 30 24O 22 30 194850 Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. 24O 23 1 24O 23 1 194860 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 24O 23 2 24O 23 2 194870 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. 24O 23 3 24O 23 3 194880 And I will gather the remnant of my flock out of all countries whither I have driven them, and will bring them again to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase. 24O 23 4 24O 23 4 194890 And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD. 24O 23 5 24O 23 5 194900 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 24O 23 6 24O 23 6 194910 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 24O 23 7 24O 23 7 194920 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt; 24O 23 8 24O 23 8 194930 But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. 24O 23 9 24O 23 9 194940 Mine heart within me is broken because of the prophets; all my bones shake; I am like a drunken man, and like a man whom wine hath overcome, because of the LORD, and because of the words of his holiness. 24O 23 10 24O 23 10 194950 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right. 24O 23 11 24O 23 11 194960 For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the LORD. 24O 23 12 24O 23 12 194970 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. 24O 23 13 24O 23 13 194980 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 24O 23 14 24O 23 14 194990 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. 24O 23 15 24O 23 15 195000 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. 24O 23 16 24O 23 16 195010 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD. 24O 23 17 24O 23 17 195020 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. 24O 23 18 24O 23 18 195030 For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it? 24O 23 19 24O 23 19 195040 Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked. 24O 23 20 24O 23 20 195050 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 24O 23 21 24O 23 21 195060 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 24O 23 22 24O 23 22 195070 But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 24O 23 23 24O 23 23 195080 Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off? 24O 23 24 24O 23 24 195090 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. 24O 23 25 24O 23 25 195100 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 24O 23 26 24O 23 26 195110 How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; 24O 23 27 24O 23 27 195120 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. 24O 23 28 24O 23 28 195130 The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the LORD. 24O 23 29 24O 23 29 195140 Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces? 24O 23 30 24O 23 30 195150 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. 24O 23 31 24O 23 31 195160 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 24O 23 32 24O 23 32 195170 Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the LORD, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I sent them not, nor commanded them: therefore they shall not profit this people at all, saith the LORD. 24O 23 33 24O 23 33 195180 And when this people, or the prophet, or a priest, shall ask thee, saying, What is the burden of the LORD? thou shalt then say unto them, What burden? I will even forsake you, saith the LORD. 24O 23 34 24O 23 34 195190 And as for the prophet, and the priest, and the people, that shall say, The burden of the LORD, I will even punish that man and his house. 24O 23 35 24O 23 35 195200 Thus shall ye say every one to his neighbour, and every one to his brother, What hath the LORD answered? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 24O 23 36 24O 23 36 195210 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. 24O 23 37 24O 23 37 195220 Thus shalt thou say to the prophet, What hath the LORD answered thee? and, What hath the LORD spoken? 24O 23 38 24O 23 38 195230 But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD; 24O 23 39 24O 23 39 195240 Therefore, behold, I, even I, will utterly forget you, and I will forsake you, and the city that I gave you and your fathers, and cast you out of my presence: 24O 23 40 24O 23 40 195250 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten. 24O 24 1 24O 24 1 195260 The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 24O 24 2 24O 24 2 195270 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 24O 24 3 24O 24 3 195280 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 24O 24 4 24O 24 4 195290 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24O 24 5 24O 24 5 195300 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. 24O 24 6 24O 24 6 195310 For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up. 24O 24 7 24O 24 7 195320 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. 24O 24 8 24O 24 8 195330 And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt: 24O 24 9 24O 24 9 195340 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 24O 24 10 24O 24 10 195350 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers. 24O 25 1 24O 25 1 195360 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; 24O 25 2 24O 25 2 195370 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, 24O 25 3 24O 25 3 195380 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 24O 25 4 24O 25 4 195390 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. 24O 25 5 24O 25 5 195400 They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever: 24O 25 6 24O 25 6 195410 And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt. 24O 25 7 24O 25 7 195420 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. 24O 25 8 24O 25 8 195430 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, 24O 25 9 24O 25 9 195440 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. 24O 25 10 24O 25 10 195450 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. 24O 25 11 24O 25 11 195460 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 24O 25 12 24O 25 12 195470 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 24O 25 13 24O 25 13 195480 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. 24O 25 14 24O 25 14 195490 For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. 24O 25 15 24O 25 15 195500 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. 24O 25 16 24O 25 16 195510 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. 24O 25 17 24O 25 17 195520 Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: 24O 25 18 24O 25 18 195530 To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day; 24O 25 19 24O 25 19 195540 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 24O 25 20 24O 25 20 195550 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 24O 25 21 24O 25 21 195560 Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, 24O 25 22 24O 25 22 195570 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, 24O 25 23 24O 25 23 195580 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, 24O 25 24 24O 25 24 195590 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, 24O 25 25 24O 25 25 195600 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 24O 25 26 24O 25 26 195610 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them. 24O 25 27 24O 25 27 195620 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you. 24O 25 28 24O 25 28 195630 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink. 24O 25 29 24O 25 29 195640 For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts. 24O 25 30 24O 25 30 195650 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. 24O 25 31 24O 25 31 195660 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD. 24O 25 32 24O 25 32 195670 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 24O 25 33 24O 25 33 195680 And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground. 24O 25 34 24O 25 34 195690 Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel. 24O 25 35 24O 25 35 195700 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. 24O 25 36 24O 25 36 195710 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture. 24O 25 37 24O 25 37 195720 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD. 24O 25 38 24O 25 38 195730 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger. 24O 26 1 24O 26 1 195740 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying, 24O 26 2 24O 26 2 195750 Thus saith the LORD; Stand in the court of the LORD's house, and speak unto all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the LORD's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them; diminish not a word: 24O 26 3 24O 26 3 195760 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 24O 26 4 24O 26 4 195770 And thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD; If ye will not hearken to me, to walk in my law, which I have set before you, 24O 26 5 24O 26 5 195780 To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened; 24O 26 6 24O 26 6 195790 Then will I make this house like Shiloh, and will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth. 24O 26 7 24O 26 7 195800 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD. 24O 26 8 24O 26 8 195810 Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die. 24O 26 9 24O 26 9 195820 Why hast thou prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate without an inhabitant? And all the people were gathered against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. 24O 26 10 24O 26 10 195830 When the princes of Judah heard these things, then they came up from the king's house unto the house of the LORD, and sat down in the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house. 24O 26 11 24O 26 11 195840 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 24O 26 12 24O 26 12 195850 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard. 24O 26 13 24O 26 13 195860 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you. 24O 26 14 24O 26 14 195870 As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. 24O 26 15 24O 26 15 195880 But know ye for certain, that if ye put me to death, ye shall surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants thereof: for of a truth the LORD hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears. 24O 26 16 24O 26 16 195890 Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the prophets; This man is not worthy to die: for he hath spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God. 24O 26 17 24O 26 17 195900 Then rose up certain of the elders of the land, and spake to all the assembly of the people, saying, 24O 26 18 24O 26 18 195910 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountains of the house as the high places of a forest. 24O 26 19 24O 26 19 195920 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. 24O 26 20 24O 26 20 195930 And there was also a man that prophesied in the name of the LORD, Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearim, who prophesied against this city and against this land according to all the words of Jeremiah: 24O 26 21 24O 26 21 195940 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt; 24O 26 22 24O 26 22 195950 And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt. 24O 26 23 24O 26 23 195960 And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoiakim the king; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people. 24O 26 24 24O 26 24 195970 Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death. 24O 27 1 24O 27 1 195980 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 27 2 24O 27 2 195990 Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, 24O 27 3 24O 27 3 196000 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah; 24O 27 4 24O 27 4 196010 And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say unto your masters; 24O 27 5 24O 27 5 196020 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 24O 27 6 24O 27 6 196030 And now have I given all these lands unto the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. 24O 27 7 24O 27 7 196040 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. 24O 27 8 24O 27 8 196050 And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I punish, saith the LORD, with the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed them by his hand. 24O 27 9 24O 27 9 196060 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: 24O 27 10 24O 27 10 196070 For they prophesy a lie unto you, to remove you far from your land; and that I should drive you out, and ye should perish. 24O 27 11 24O 27 11 196080 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein. 24O 27 12 24O 27 12 196090 I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. 24O 27 13 24O 27 13 196100 Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon? 24O 27 14 24O 27 14 196110 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. 24O 27 15 24O 27 15 196120 For I have not sent them, saith the LORD, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you. 24O 27 16 24O 27 16 196130 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you. 24O 27 17 24O 27 17 196140 Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? 24O 27 18 24O 27 18 196150 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the LORD be with them, let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts, that the vessels which are left in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah, and at Jerusalem, go not to Babylon. 24O 27 19 24O 27 19 196160 For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, 24O 27 20 24O 27 20 196170 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; 24O 27 21 24O 27 21 196180 Yea, thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem; 24O 27 22 24O 27 22 196190 They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the LORD; then will I bring them up, and restore them to this place. 24O 28 1 24O 28 1 196200 And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, 24O 28 2 24O 28 2 196210 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. 24O 28 3 24O 28 3 196220 Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon: 24O 28 4 24O 28 4 196230 And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon. 24O 28 5 24O 28 5 196240 Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD, 24O 28 6 24O 28 6 196250 Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place. 24O 28 7 24O 28 7 196260 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people; 24O 28 8 24O 28 8 196270 The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence. 24O 28 9 24O 28 9 196280 The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him. 24O 28 10 24O 28 10 196290 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it. 24O 28 11 24O 28 11 196300 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way. 24O 28 12 24O 28 12 196310 Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 24O 28 13 24O 28 13 196320 Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron. 24O 28 14 24O 28 14 196330 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also. 24O 28 15 24O 28 15 196340 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie. 24O 28 16 24O 28 16 196350 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. 24O 28 17 24O 28 17 196360 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month. 24O 29 1 24O 29 1 196370 Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon; 24O 29 2 24O 29 2 196380 (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;) 24O 29 3 24O 29 3 196390 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying, 24O 29 4 24O 29 4 196400 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; 24O 29 5 24O 29 5 196410 Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them; 24O 29 6 24O 29 6 196420 Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished. 24O 29 7 24O 29 7 196430 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 24O 29 8 24O 29 8 196440 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 24O 29 9 24O 29 9 196450 For they prophesy falsely unto you in my name: I have not sent them, saith the LORD. 24O 29 10 24O 29 10 196460 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. 24O 29 11 24O 29 11 196470 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 24O 29 12 24O 29 12 196480 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 24O 29 13 24O 29 13 196490 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 24O 29 14 24O 29 14 196500 And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive. 24O 29 15 24O 29 15 196510 Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon; 24O 29 16 24O 29 16 196520 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity; 24O 29 17 24O 29 17 196530 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. 24O 29 18 24O 29 18 196540 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them: 24O 29 19 24O 29 19 196550 Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD. 24O 29 20 24O 29 20 196560 Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon: 24O 29 21 24O 29 21 196570 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes; 24O 29 22 24O 29 22 196580 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire; 24O 29 23 24O 29 23 196590 Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours' wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD. 24O 29 24 24O 29 24 196600 Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, 24O 29 25 24O 29 25 196610 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, 24O 29 26 24O 29 26 196620 The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 24O 29 27 24O 29 27 196630 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which maketh himself a prophet to you? 24O 29 28 24O 29 28 196640 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 24O 29 29 24O 29 29 196650 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet. 24O 29 30 24O 29 30 196660 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 24O 29 31 24O 29 31 196670 Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie: 24O 29 32 24O 29 32 196680 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD. 24O 30 1 24O 30 1 196690 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 30 2 24O 30 2 196700 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book. 24O 30 3 24O 30 3 196710 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it. 24O 30 4 24O 30 4 196720 And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah. 24O 30 5 24O 30 5 196730 For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. 24O 30 6 24O 30 6 196740 Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? 24O 30 7 24O 30 7 196750 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. 24O 30 8 24O 30 8 196760 For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: 24O 30 9 24O 30 9 196770 But they shall serve the LORD their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. 24O 30 10 24O 30 10 196780 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. 24O 30 11 24O 30 11 196790 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. 24O 30 12 24O 30 12 196800 For thus saith the LORD, Thy bruise is incurable, and thy wound is grievous. 24O 30 13 24O 30 13 196810 There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines. 24O 30 14 24O 30 14 196820 All thy lovers have forgotten thee; they seek thee not; for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement of a cruel one, for the multitude of thine iniquity; because thy sins were increased. 24O 30 15 24O 30 15 196830 Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee. 24O 30 16 24O 30 16 196840 Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey. 24O 30 17 24O 30 17 196850 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after. 24O 30 18 24O 30 18 196860 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof. 24O 30 19 24O 30 19 196870 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 24O 30 20 24O 30 20 196880 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. 24O 30 21 24O 30 21 196890 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD. 24O 30 22 24O 30 22 196900 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 24O 30 23 24O 30 23 196910 Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. 24O 30 24 24O 30 24 196920 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done it, and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it. 24O 31 1 24O 31 1 196930 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 24O 31 2 24O 31 2 196940 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest. 24O 31 3 24O 31 3 196950 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. 24O 31 4 24O 31 4 196960 Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. 24O 31 5 24O 31 5 196970 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things. 24O 31 6 24O 31 6 196980 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry, Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God. 24O 31 7 24O 31 7 196990 For thus saith the LORD; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O LORD, save thy people, the remnant of Israel. 24O 31 8 24O 31 8 197000 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither. 24O 31 9 24O 31 9 197010 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn. 24O 31 10 24O 31 10 197020 Hear the word of the LORD, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. 24O 31 11 24O 31 11 197030 For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he. 24O 31 12 24O 31 12 197040 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all. 24O 31 13 24O 31 13 197050 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 24O 31 14 24O 31 14 197060 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD. 24O 31 15 24O 31 15 197070 Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not. 24O 31 16 24O 31 16 197080 Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy. 24O 31 17 24O 31 17 197090 And there is hope in thine end, saith the LORD, that thy children shall come again to their own border. 24O 31 18 24O 31 18 197100 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God. 24O 31 19 24O 31 19 197110 Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth. 24O 31 20 24O 31 20 197120 Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD. 24O 31 21 24O 31 21 197130 Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities. 24O 31 22 24O 31 22 197140 How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 24O 31 23 24O 31 23 197150 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness. 24O 31 24 24O 31 24 197160 And there shall dwell in Judah itself, and in all the cities thereof together, husbandmen, and they that go forth with flocks. 24O 31 25 24O 31 25 197170 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. 24O 31 26 24O 31 26 197180 Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me. 24O 31 27 24O 31 27 197190 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 24O 31 28 24O 31 28 197200 And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD. 24O 31 29 24O 31 29 197210 In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge. 24O 31 30 24O 31 30 197220 But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge. 24O 31 31 24O 31 31 197230 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 24O 31 32 24O 31 32 197240 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: 24O 31 33 24O 31 33 197250 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 24O 31 34 24O 31 34 197260 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more. 24O 31 35 24O 31 35 197270 Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name: 24O 31 36 24O 31 36 197280 If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. 24O 31 37 24O 31 37 197290 Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD. 24O 31 38 24O 31 38 197300 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner. 24O 31 39 24O 31 39 197310 And the measuring line shall yet go forth over against it upon the hill Gareb, and shall compass about to Goath. 24O 31 40 24O 31 40 197320 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever. 24O 32 1 24O 32 1 197330 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar. 24O 32 2 24O 32 2 197340 For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house. 24O 32 3 24O 32 3 197350 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 24O 32 4 24O 32 4 197360 And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; 24O 32 5 24O 32 5 197370 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper? 24O 32 6 24O 32 6 197380 And Jeremiah said, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 24O 32 7 24O 32 7 197390 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it. 24O 32 8 24O 32 8 197400 So Hanameel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 24O 32 9 24O 32 9 197410 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 24O 32 10 24O 32 10 197420 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances. 24O 32 11 24O 32 11 197430 So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open: 24O 32 12 24O 32 12 197440 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle's son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison. 24O 32 13 24O 32 13 197450 And I charged Baruch before them, saying, 24O 32 14 24O 32 14 197460 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days. 24O 32 15 24O 32 15 197470 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. 24O 32 16 24O 32 16 197480 Now when I had delivered the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the LORD, saying, 24O 32 17 24O 32 17 197490 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: 24O 32 18 24O 32 18 197500 Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, 24O 32 19 24O 32 19 197510 Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: 24O 32 20 24O 32 20 197520 Which hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even unto this day, and in Israel, and among other men; and hast made thee a name, as at this day; 24O 32 21 24O 32 21 197530 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror; 24O 32 22 24O 32 22 197540 And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey; 24O 32 23 24O 32 23 197550 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them: 24O 32 24 24O 32 24 197560 Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. 24O 32 25 24O 32 25 197570 And thou hast said unto me, O Lord GOD, Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; for the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 24O 32 26 24O 32 26 197580 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 24O 32 27 24O 32 27 197590 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? 24O 32 28 24O 32 28 197600 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall take it: 24O 32 29 24O 32 29 197610 And the Chaldeans, that fight against this city, shall come and set fire on this city, and burn it with the houses, upon whose roofs they have offered incense unto Baal, and poured out drink offerings unto other gods, to provoke me to anger. 24O 32 30 24O 32 30 197620 For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have only done evil before me from their youth: for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, saith the LORD. 24O 32 31 24O 32 31 197630 For this city hath been to me as a provocation of mine anger and of my fury from the day that they built it even unto this day; that I should remove it from before my face, 24O 32 32 24O 32 32 197640 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 24O 32 33 24O 32 33 197650 And they have turned unto me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. 24O 32 34 24O 32 34 197660 But they set their abominations in the house, which is called by my name, to defile it. 24O 32 35 24O 32 35 197670 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. 24O 32 36 24O 32 36 197680 And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; 24O 32 37 24O 32 37 197690 Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: 24O 32 38 24O 32 38 197700 And they shall be my people, and I will be their God: 24O 32 39 24O 32 39 197710 And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: 24O 32 40 24O 32 40 197720 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. 24O 32 41 24O 32 41 197730 Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul. 24O 32 42 24O 32 42 197740 For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them. 24O 32 43 24O 32 43 197750 And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. 24O 32 44 24O 32 44 197760 Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD. 24O 33 1 24O 33 1 197770 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 24O 33 2 24O 33 2 197780 Thus saith the LORD the maker thereof, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; 24O 33 3 24O 33 3 197790 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. 24O 33 4 24O 33 4 197800 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are thrown down by the mounts, and by the sword; 24O 33 5 24O 33 5 197810 They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city. 24O 33 6 24O 33 6 197820 Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. 24O 33 7 24O 33 7 197830 And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. 24O 33 8 24O 33 8 197840 And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. 24O 33 9 24O 33 9 197850 And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. 24O 33 10 24O 33 10 197860 Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, 24O 33 11 24O 33 11 197870 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. 24O 33 12 24O 33 12 197880 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. 24O 33 13 24O 33 13 197890 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. 24O 33 14 24O 33 14 197900 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. 24O 33 15 24O 33 15 197910 In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. 24O 33 16 24O 33 16 197920 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. 24O 33 17 24O 33 17 197930 For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; 24O 33 18 24O 33 18 197940 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. 24O 33 19 24O 33 19 197950 And the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, 24O 33 20 24O 33 20 197960 Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; 24O 33 21 24O 33 21 197970 Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. 24O 33 22 24O 33 22 197980 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. 24O 33 23 24O 33 23 197990 Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, 24O 33 24 24O 33 24 198000 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them. 24O 33 25 24O 33 25 198010 Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; 24O 33 26 24O 33 26 198020 Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them. 24O 34 1 24O 34 1 198030 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth of his dominion, and all the people, fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities thereof, saying, 24O 34 2 24O 34 2 198040 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire: 24O 34 3 24O 34 3 198050 And thou shalt not escape out of his hand, but shalt surely be taken, and delivered into his hand; and thine eyes shall behold the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he shall speak with thee mouth to mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon. 24O 34 4 24O 34 4 198060 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword: 24O 34 5 24O 34 5 198070 But thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn odours for thee; and they will lament thee, saying, Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD. 24O 34 6 24O 34 6 198080 Then Jeremiah the prophet spake all these words unto Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem, 24O 34 7 24O 34 7 198090 When the king of Babylon's army fought against Jerusalem, and against all the cities of Judah that were left, against Lachish, and against Azekah: for these defenced cities remained of the cities of Judah. 24O 34 8 24O 34 8 198100 This is the word that came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, after that the king Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people which were at Jerusalem, to proclaim liberty unto them; 24O 34 9 24O 34 9 198110 That every man should let his manservant, and every man his maidservant, being an Hebrew or an Hebrewess, go free; that none should serve himself of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother. 24O 34 10 24O 34 10 198120 Now when all the princes, and all the people, which had entered into the covenant, heard that every one should let his manservant, and every one his maidservant, go free, that none should serve themselves of them any more, then they obeyed, and let them go. 24O 34 11 24O 34 11 198130 But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids. 24O 34 12 24O 34 12 198140 Therefore the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 34 13 24O 34 13 198150 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, 24O 34 14 24O 34 14 198160 At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear. 24O 34 15 24O 34 15 198170 And ye were now turned, and had done right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in the house which is called by my name: 24O 34 16 24O 34 16 198180 But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids. 24O 34 17 24O 34 17 198190 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. 24O 34 18 24O 34 18 198200 And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof, 24O 34 19 24O 34 19 198210 The princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf; 24O 34 20 24O 34 20 198220 I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth. 24O 34 21 24O 34 21 198230 And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you. 24O 34 22 24O 34 22 198240 Behold, I will command, saith the LORD, and cause them to return to this city; and they shall fight against it, and take it, and burn it with fire: and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant. 24O 35 1 24O 35 1 198250 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 24O 35 2 24O 35 2 198260 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink. 24O 35 3 24O 35 3 198270 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites; 24O 35 4 24O 35 4 198280 And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: 24O 35 5 24O 35 5 198290 And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. 24O 35 6 24O 35 6 198300 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever: 24O 35 7 24O 35 7 198310 Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers. 24O 35 8 24O 35 8 198320 Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters; 24O 35 9 24O 35 9 198330 Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed: 24O 35 10 24O 35 10 198340 But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 24O 35 11 24O 35 11 198350 But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem. 24O 35 12 24O 35 12 198360 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying, 24O 35 13 24O 35 13 198370 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to hearken to my words? saith the LORD. 24O 35 14 24O 35 14 198380 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me. 24O 35 15 24O 35 15 198390 I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me. 24O 35 16 24O 35 16 198400 Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: 24O 35 17 24O 35 17 198410 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. 24O 35 18 24O 35 18 198420 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: 24O 35 19 24O 35 19 198430 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever. 24O 36 1 24O 36 1 198440 And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 24O 36 2 24O 36 2 198450 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. 24O 36 3 24O 36 3 198460 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. 24O 36 4 24O 36 4 198470 Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him, upon a roll of a book. 24O 36 5 24O 36 5 198480 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD: 24O 36 6 24O 36 6 198490 Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities. 24O 36 7 24O 36 7 198500 It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that the LORD hath pronounced against this people. 24O 36 8 24O 36 8 198510 And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the LORD's house. 24O 36 9 24O 36 9 198520 And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem. 24O 36 10 24O 36 10 198530 Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears of all the people. 24O 36 11 24O 36 11 198540 When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of the book all the words of the LORD, 24O 36 12 24O 36 12 198550 Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes. 24O 36 13 24O 36 13 198560 Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people. 24O 36 14 24O 36 14 198570 Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them. 24O 36 15 24O 36 15 198580 And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So Baruch read it in their ears. 24O 36 16 24O 36 16 198590 Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the king of all these words. 24O 36 17 24O 36 17 198600 And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all these words at his mouth? 24O 36 18 24O 36 18 198610 Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book. 24O 36 19 24O 36 19 198620 Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah; and let no man know where ye be. 24O 36 20 24O 36 20 198630 And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. 24O 36 21 24O 36 21 198640 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. 24O 36 22 24O 36 22 198650 Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. 24O 36 23 24O 36 23 198660 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. 24O 36 24 24O 36 24 198670 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words. 24O 36 25 24O 36 25 198680 Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them. 24O 36 26 24O 36 26 198690 But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them. 24O 36 27 24O 36 27 198700 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah, saying, 24O 36 28 24O 36 28 198710 Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned. 24O 36 29 24O 36 29 198720 And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying, The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall cause to cease from thence man and beast? 24O 36 30 24O 36 30 198730 Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. 24O 36 31 24O 36 31 198740 And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not. 24O 36 32 24O 36 32 198750 Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there were added besides unto them many like words. 24O 37 1 24O 37 1 198760 And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah. 24O 37 2 24O 37 2 198770 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. 24O 37 3 24O 37 3 198780 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the LORD our God for us. 24O 37 4 24O 37 4 198790 Now Jeremiah came in and went out among the people: for they had not put him into prison. 24O 37 5 24O 37 5 198800 Then Pharoah's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem. 24O 37 6 24O 37 6 198810 Then came the word of the LORD unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, 24O 37 7 24O 37 7 198820 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. 24O 37 8 24O 37 8 198830 And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. 24O 37 9 24O 37 9 198840 Thus saith the LORD; Deceive not yourselves, saying, The Chaldeans shall surely depart from us: for they shall not depart. 24O 37 10 24O 37 10 198850 For though ye had smitten the whole army of the Chaldeans that fight against you, and there remained but wounded men among them, yet should they rise up every man in his tent, and burn this city with fire. 24O 37 11 24O 37 11 198860 And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army, 24O 37 12 24O 37 12 198870 Then Jeremiah went forth out of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benjamin, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. 24O 37 13 24O 37 13 198880 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans. 24O 37 14 24O 37 14 198890 Then said Jeremiah, It is false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. 24O 37 15 24O 37 15 198900 Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison. 24O 37 16 24O 37 16 198910 When Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cabins, and Jeremiah had remained there many days; 24O 37 17 24O 37 17 198920 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon. 24O 37 18 24O 37 18 198930 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah, What have I offended against thee, or against thy servants, or against this people, that ye have put me in prison? 24O 37 19 24O 37 19 198940 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land? 24O 37 20 24O 37 20 198950 Therefore hear now, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there. 24O 37 21 24O 37 21 198960 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers' street, until all the bread in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. 24O 38 1 24O 38 1 198970 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying, 24O 38 2 24O 38 2 198980 Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live. 24O 38 3 24O 38 3 198990 Thus saith the LORD, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which shall take it. 24O 38 4 24O 38 4 199000 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. 24O 38 5 24O 38 5 199010 Then Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand: for the king is not he that can do any thing against you. 24O 38 6 24O 38 6 199020 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. 24O 38 7 24O 38 7 199030 Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin; 24O 38 8 24O 38 8 199040 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, 24O 38 9 24O 38 9 199050 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city. 24O 38 10 24O 38 10 199060 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die. 24O 38 11 24O 38 11 199070 So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. 24O 38 12 24O 38 12 199080 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so. 24O 38 13 24O 38 13 199090 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. 24O 38 14 24O 38 14 199100 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me. 24O 38 15 24O 38 15 199110 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me? 24O 38 16 24O 38 16 199120 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life. 24O 38 17 24O 38 17 199130 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house: 24O 38 18 24O 38 18 199140 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. 24O 38 19 24O 38 19 199150 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mock me. 24O 38 20 24O 38 20 199160 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live. 24O 38 21 24O 38 21 199170 But if thou refuse to go forth, this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me: 24O 38 22 24O 38 22 199180 And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon's princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. 24O 38 23 24O 38 23 199190 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Chaldeans: and thou shalt not escape out of their hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon: and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. 24O 38 24 24O 38 24 199200 Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah, Let no man know of these words, and thou shalt not die. 24O 38 25 24O 38 25 199210 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee, Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king, hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee: 24O 38 26 24O 38 26 199220 Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. 24O 38 27 24O 38 27 199230 Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived. 24O 38 28 24O 38 28 199240 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jerusalem was taken. 24O 39 1 24O 39 1 199250 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they beseiged it. 24O 39 2 24O 39 2 199260 And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up. 24O 39 3 24O 39 3 199270 And all the princes of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer, Rabmag, with all the residue of the princes of the king of Babylon. 24O 39 4 24O 39 4 199280 And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain. 24O 39 5 24O 39 5 199290 But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him. 24O 39 6 24O 39 6 199300 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes: also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 24O 39 7 24O 39 7 199310 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon. 24O 39 8 24O 39 8 199320 And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the people, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. 24O 39 9 24O 39 9 199330 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 24O 39 10 24O 39 10 199340 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. 24O 39 11 24O 39 11 199350 Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, 24O 39 12 24O 39 12 199360 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm; but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee. 24O 39 13 24O 39 13 199370 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nergal-sharezer, Rabmag, and all the king of Babylon's princes; 24O 39 14 24O 39 14 199380 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people. 24O 39 15 24O 39 15 199390 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 24O 39 16 24O 39 16 199400 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee. 24O 39 17 24O 39 17 199410 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. 24O 39 18 24O 39 18 199420 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a prey unto thee: because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the LORD. 24O 40 1 24O 40 1 199430 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon. 24O 40 2 24O 40 2 199440 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. 24O 40 3 24O 40 3 199450 Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. 24O 40 4 24O 40 4 199460 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. 24O 40 5 24O 40 5 199470 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. 24O 40 6 24O 40 6 199480 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. 24O 40 7 24O 40 7 199490 Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; 24O 40 8 24O 40 8 199500 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 24O 40 9 24O 40 9 199510 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 24O 40 10 24O 40 10 199520 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 24O 40 11 24O 40 11 199530 Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 24O 40 12 24O 40 12 199540 Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. 24O 40 13 24O 40 13 199550 Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 24O 40 14 24O 40 14 199560 And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not. 24O 40 15 24O 40 15 199570 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish? 24O 40 16 24O 40 16 199580 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. 24O 41 1 24O 41 1 199590 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 24O 41 2 24O 41 2 199600 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. 24O 41 3 24O 41 3 199610 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war. 24O 41 4 24O 41 4 199620 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it, 24O 41 5 24O 41 5 199630 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD. 24O 41 6 24O 41 6 199640 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam. 24O 41 7 24O 41 7 199650 And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. 24O 41 8 24O 41 8 199660 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 24O 41 9 24O 41 9 199670 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain. 24O 41 10 24O 41 10 199680 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites. 24O 41 11 24O 41 11 199690 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 24O 41 12 24O 41 12 199700 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 24O 41 13 24O 41 13 199710 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad. 24O 41 14 24O 41 14 199720 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah. 24O 41 15 24O 41 15 199730 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. 24O 41 16 24O 41 16 199740 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon: 24O 41 17 24O 41 17 199750 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt, 24O 41 18 24O 41 18 199760 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land. 24O 42 1 24O 42 1 199770 Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near, 24O 42 2 24O 42 2 199780 And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:) 24O 42 3 24O 42 3 199790 That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do. 24O 42 4 24O 42 4 199800 Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard you; behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare it unto you; I will keep nothing back from you. 24O 42 5 24O 42 5 199810 Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. 24O 42 6 24O 42 6 199820 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God. 24O 42 7 24O 42 7 199830 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah. 24O 42 8 24O 42 8 199840 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, 24O 42 9 24O 42 9 199850 And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him; 24O 42 10 24O 42 10 199860 If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you. 24O 42 11 24O 42 11 199870 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand. 24O 42 12 24O 42 12 199880 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land. 24O 42 13 24O 42 13 199890 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God, 24O 42 14 24O 42 14 199900 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell: 24O 42 15 24O 42 15 199910 And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there; 24O 42 16 24O 42 16 199920 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die. 24O 42 17 24O 42 17 199930 So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them. 24O 42 18 24O 42 18 199940 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more. 24O 42 19 24O 42 19 199950 The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day. 24O 42 20 24O 42 20 199960 For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it. 24O 42 21 24O 42 21 199970 And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any thing for the which he hath sent me unto you. 24O 42 22 24O 42 22 199980 Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. 24O 43 1 24O 43 1 199990 And it came to pass, that when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking unto all the people all the words of the LORD their God, for which the LORD their God had sent him to them, even all these words, 24O 43 2 24O 43 2 200000 Then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: the LORD our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there: 24O 43 3 24O 43 3 200010 But Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. 24O 43 4 24O 43 4 200020 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, and all the people, obeyed not the voice of the LORD, to dwell in the land of Judah. 24O 43 5 24O 43 5 200030 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were returned from all nations, whither they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah; 24O 43 6 24O 43 6 200040 Even men, and women, and children, and the king's daughters, and every person that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet, and Baruch the son of Neriah. 24O 43 7 24O 43 7 200050 So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes. 24O 43 8 24O 43 8 200060 Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 24O 43 9 24O 43 9 200070 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brickkiln, which is at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Judah; 24O 43 10 24O 43 10 200080 And say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them. 24O 43 11 24O 43 11 200090 And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword. 24O 43 12 24O 43 12 200100 And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace. 24O 43 13 24O 43 13 200110 He shall break also the images of Beth-shemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire. 24O 44 1 24O 44 1 200120 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews which dwell in the land of Egypt, which dwell at Migdol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, 24O 44 2 24O 44 2 200130 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein, 24O 44 3 24O 44 3 200140 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers. 24O 44 4 24O 44 4 200150 Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. 24O 44 5 24O 44 5 200160 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 24O 44 6 24O 44 6 200170 Wherefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth, and was kindled in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day. 24O 44 7 24O 44 7 200180 Therefore now this saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain; 24O 44 8 24O 44 8 200190 In that ye provoke me unto wrath with the works of your hands, burning incense unto other gods in the land of Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth? 24O 44 9 24O 44 9 200200 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wickedness of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem? 24O 44 10 24O 44 10 200210 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. 24O 44 11 24O 44 11 200220 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. 24O 44 12 24O 44 12 200230 And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach. 24O 44 13 24O 44 13 200240 For I will punish them that dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have punished Jerusalem, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: 24O 44 14 24O 44 14 200250 So that none of the remnant of Judah, which are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall escape or remain, that they should return into the land of Judah, to the which they have a desire to return to dwell there: for none shall return but such as shall escape. 24O 44 15 24O 44 15 200260 Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying, 24O 44 16 24O 44 16 200270 As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the LORD, we will not hearken unto thee. 24O 44 17 24O 44 17 200280 But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. 24O 44 18 24O 44 18 200290 But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, we have wanted all things, and have been consumed by the sword and by the famine. 24O 44 19 24O 44 19 200300 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven, and poured out drink offerings unto her, did we make her cakes to worship her, and pour out drink offerings unto her, without our men? 24O 44 20 24O 44 20 200310 Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying, 24O 44 21 24O 44 21 200320 The incense that ye burned in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, ye, and your fathers, your kings, and your princes, and the people of the land, did not the LORD remember them, and came it not into his mind? 24O 44 22 24O 44 22 200330 So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day. 24O 44 23 24O 44 23 200340 Because ye have burned incense, and because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, nor walked in his law, nor in his statutes, nor in his testimonies; therefore this evil is happened unto you, as at this day. 24O 44 24 24O 44 24 200350 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 24O 44 25 24O 44 25 200360 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. 24O 44 26 24O 44 26 200370 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth. 24O 44 27 24O 44 27 200380 Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them. 24O 44 28 24O 44 28 200390 Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. 24O 44 29 24O 44 29 200400 And this shall be a sign unto you, saith the LORD, that I will punish you in this place, that ye may know that my words shall surely stand against you for evil: 24O 44 30 24O 44 30 200410 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaoh-hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life. 24O 45 1 24O 45 1 200420 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 24O 45 2 24O 45 2 200430 Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch; 24O 45 3 24O 45 3 200440 Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 24O 45 4 24O 45 4 200450 Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. 24O 45 5 24O 45 5 200460 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. 24O 46 1 24O 46 1 200470 The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Gentiles; 24O 46 2 24O 46 2 200480 Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah. 24O 46 3 24O 46 3 200490 Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. 24O 46 4 24O 46 4 200500 Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines. 24O 46 5 24O 46 5 200510 Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD. 24O 46 6 24O 46 6 200520 Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates. 24O 46 7 24O 46 7 200530 Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers? 24O 46 8 24O 46 8 200540 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof. 24O 46 9 24O 46 9 200550 Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. 24O 46 10 24O 46 10 200560 For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates. 24O 46 11 24O 46 11 200570 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured. 24O 46 12 24O 46 12 200580 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land: for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together. 24O 46 13 24O 46 13 200590 The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt. 24O 46 14 24O 46 14 200600 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee. 24O 46 15 24O 46 15 200610 Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD did drive them. 24O 46 16 24O 46 16 200620 He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the oppressing sword. 24O 46 17 24O 46 17 200630 They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed. 24O 46 18 24O 46 18 200640 As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come. 24O 46 19 24O 46 19 200650 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant. 24O 46 20 24O 46 20 200660 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north. 24O 46 21 24O 46 21 200670 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. 24O 46 22 24O 46 22 200680 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood. 24O 46 23 24O 46 23 200690 They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable. 24O 46 24 24O 46 24 200700 The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into the hand of the people of the north. 24O 46 25 24O 46 25 200710 The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings; even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him: 24O 46 26 24O 46 26 200720 And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD. 24O 46 27 24O 46 27 200730 But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid. 24O 46 28 24O 46 28 200740 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished. 24O 47 1 24O 47 1 200750 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. 24O 47 2 24O 47 2 200760 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. 24O 47 3 24O 47 3 200770 At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands; 24O 47 4 24O 47 4 200780 Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. 24O 47 5 24O 47 5 200790 Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? 24O 47 6 24O 47 6 200800 O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. 24O 47 7 24O 47 7 200810 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. 24O 48 1 24O 48 1 200820 Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed. 24O 48 2 24O 48 2 200830 There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. 24O 48 3 24O 48 3 200840 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction. 24O 48 4 24O 48 4 200850 Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. 24O 48 5 24O 48 5 200860 For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. 24O 48 6 24O 48 6 200870 Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. 24O 48 7 24O 48 7 200880 For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together. 24O 48 8 24O 48 8 200890 And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD hath spoken. 24O 48 9 24O 48 9 200900 Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. 24O 48 10 24O 48 10 200910 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. 24O 48 11 24O 48 11 200920 Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. 24O 48 12 24O 48 12 200930 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. 24O 48 13 24O 48 13 200940 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence. 24O 48 14 24O 48 14 200950 How say ye, We are mighty and strong men for the war? 24O 48 15 24O 48 15 200960 Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 24O 48 16 24O 48 16 200970 The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast. 24O 48 17 24O 48 17 200980 All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! 24O 48 18 24O 48 18 200990 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds. 24O 48 19 24O 48 19 201000 O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? 24O 48 20 24O 48 20 201010 Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; and tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled, 24O 48 21 24O 48 21 201020 And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath, 24O 48 22 24O 48 22 201030 And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim, 24O 48 23 24O 48 23 201040 And upon Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, 24O 48 24 24O 48 24 201050 And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. 24O 48 25 24O 48 25 201060 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD. 24O 48 26 24O 48 26 201070 Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. 24O 48 27 24O 48 27 201080 For was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. 24O 48 28 24O 48 28 201090 O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. 24O 48 29 24O 48 29 201100 We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. 24O 48 30 24O 48 30 201110 I know his wrath, saith the LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it. 24O 48 31 24O 48 31 201120 Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres. 24O 48 32 24O 48 32 201130 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage. 24O 48 33 24O 48 33 201140 And joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall be no shouting. 24O 48 34 24O 48 34 201150 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate. 24O 48 35 24O 48 35 201160 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods. 24O 48 36 24O 48 36 201170 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he hath gotten are perished. 24O 48 37 24O 48 37 201180 For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. 24O 48 38 24O 48 38 201190 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD. 24O 48 39 24O 48 39 201200 They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him. 24O 48 40 24O 48 40 201210 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab. 24O 48 41 24O 48 41 201220 Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 24O 48 42 24O 48 42 201230 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD. 24O 48 43 24O 48 43 201240 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD. 24O 48 44 24O 48 44 201250 He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. 24O 48 45 24O 48 45 201260 They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones. 24O 48 46 24O 48 46 201270 Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. 24O 48 47 24O 48 47 201280 Yet will I bring again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab. 24O 49 1 24O 49 1 201290 Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? 24O 49 2 24O 49 2 201300 Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. 24O 49 3 24O 49 3 201310 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. 24O 49 4 24O 49 4 201320 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? 24O 49 5 24O 49 5 201330 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. 24O 49 6 24O 49 6 201340 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD. 24O 49 7 24O 49 7 201350 Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? 24O 49 8 24O 49 8 201360 Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. 24O 49 9 24O 49 9 201370 If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. 24O 49 10 24O 49 10 201380 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not. 24O 49 11 24O 49 11 201390 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. 24O 49 12 24O 49 12 201400 For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it. 24O 49 13 24O 49 13 201410 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. 24O 49 14 24O 49 14 201420 I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle. 24O 49 15 24O 49 15 201430 For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men. 24O 49 16 24O 49 16 201440 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD. 24O 49 17 24O 49 17 201450 Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof. 24O 49 18 24O 49 18 201460 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. 24O 49 19 24O 49 19 201470 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? 24O 49 20 24O 49 20 201480 Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them. 24O 49 21 24O 49 21 201490 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. 24O 49 22 24O 49 22 201500 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 24O 49 23 24O 49 23 201510 Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. 24O 49 24 24O 49 24 201520 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail. 24O 49 25 24O 49 25 201530 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! 24O 49 26 24O 49 26 201540 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. 24O 49 27 24O 49 27 201550 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad. 24O 49 28 24O 49 28 201560 Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. 24O 49 29 24O 49 29 201570 Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side. 24O 49 30 24O 49 30 201580 Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. 24O 49 31 24O 49 31 201590 Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. 24O 49 32 24O 49 32 201600 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD. 24O 49 33 24O 49 33 201610 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it. 24O 49 34 24O 49 34 201620 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, 24O 49 35 24O 49 35 201630 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. 24O 49 36 24O 49 36 201640 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 24O 49 37 24O 49 37 201650 For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them: 24O 49 38 24O 49 38 201660 And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD. 24O 49 39 24O 49 39 201670 But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD. 24O 50 1 24O 50 1 201680 The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. 24O 50 2 24O 50 2 201690 Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. 24O 50 3 24O 50 3 201700 For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast. 24O 50 4 24O 50 4 201710 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. 24O 50 5 24O 50 5 201720 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. 24O 50 6 24O 50 6 201730 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. 24O 50 7 24O 50 7 201740 All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers. 24O 50 8 24O 50 8 201750 Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks. 24O 50 9 24O 50 9 201760 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain. 24O 50 10 24O 50 10 201770 And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD. 24O 50 11 24O 50 11 201780 Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; 24O 50 12 24O 50 12 201790 Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. 24O 50 13 24O 50 13 201800 Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues. 24O 50 14 24O 50 14 201810 Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD. 24O 50 15 24O 50 15 201820 Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her. 24O 50 16 24O 50 16 201830 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land. 24O 50 17 24O 50 17 201840 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones. 24O 50 18 24O 50 18 201850 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria. 24O 50 19 24O 50 19 201860 And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead. 24O 50 20 24O 50 20 201870 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve. 24O 50 21 24O 50 21 201880 Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee. 24O 50 22 24O 50 22 201890 A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction. 24O 50 23 24O 50 23 201900 How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations! 24O 50 24 24O 50 24 201910 I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD. 24O 50 25 24O 50 25 201920 The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. 24O 50 26 24O 50 26 201930 Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left. 24O 50 27 24O 50 27 201940 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation. 24O 50 28 24O 50 28 201950 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple. 24O 50 29 24O 50 29 201960 Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel. 24O 50 30 24O 50 30 201970 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD. 24O 50 31 24O 50 31 201980 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee. 24O 50 32 24O 50 32 201990 And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him. 24O 50 33 24O 50 33 202000 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go. 24O 50 34 24O 50 34 202010 Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. 24O 50 35 24O 50 35 202020 A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. 24O 50 36 24O 50 36 202030 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. 24O 50 37 24O 50 37 202040 A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed. 24O 50 38 24O 50 38 202050 A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. 24O 50 39 24O 50 39 202060 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. 24O 50 40 24O 50 40 202070 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein. 24O 50 41 24O 50 41 202080 Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 24O 50 42 24O 50 42 202090 They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon. 24O 50 43 24O 50 43 202100 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail. 24O 50 44 24O 50 44 202110 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me? 24O 50 45 24O 50 45 202120 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them. 24O 50 46 24O 50 46 202130 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations. 24O 51 1 24O 51 1 202140 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 24O 51 2 24O 51 2 202150 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about. 24O 51 3 24O 51 3 202160 Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host. 24O 51 4 24O 51 4 202170 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets. 24O 51 5 24O 51 5 202180 For Israel hath not been forsaken, nor Judah of his God, of the LORD of hosts; though their land was filled with sin against the Holy One of Israel. 24O 51 6 24O 51 6 202190 Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence. 24O 51 7 24O 51 7 202200 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. 24O 51 8 24O 51 8 202210 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so she may be healed. 24O 51 9 24O 51 9 202220 We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies. 24O 51 10 24O 51 10 202230 The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 24O 51 11 24O 51 11 202240 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple. 24O 51 12 24O 51 12 202250 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. 24O 51 13 24O 51 13 202260 O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness. 24O 51 14 24O 51 14 202270 The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee. 24O 51 15 24O 51 15 202280 He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heaven by his understanding. 24O 51 16 24O 51 16 202290 When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens; and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth: he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. 24O 51 17 24O 51 17 202300 Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them. 24O 51 18 24O 51 18 202310 They are vanity, the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 24O 51 19 24O 51 19 202320 The portion of Jacob is not like them; for he is the former of all things: and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hosts is his name. 24O 51 20 24O 51 20 202330 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 24O 51 21 24O 51 21 202340 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; 24O 51 22 24O 51 22 202350 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; 24O 51 23 24O 51 23 202360 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers. 24O 51 24 24O 51 24 202370 And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the LORD. 24O 51 25 24O 51 25 202380 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain. 24O 51 26 24O 51 26 202390 And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the LORD. 24O 51 27 24O 51 27 202400 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against her, call together against her the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashchenaz; appoint a captain against her; cause the horses to come up as the rough caterpillers. 24O 51 28 24O 51 28 202410 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion. 24O 51 29 24O 51 29 202420 And the land shall tremble and sorrow: for every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desolation without an inhabitant. 24O 51 30 24O 51 30 202430 The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken. 24O 51 31 24O 51 31 202440 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet another, to shew the king of Babylon that his city is taken at one end, 24O 51 32 24O 51 32 202450 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are affrighted. 24O 51 33 24O 51 33 202460 For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. 24O 51 34 24O 51 34 202470 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicates, he hath cast me out. 24O 51 35 24O 51 35 202480 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabitant of Zion say; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jerusalem say. 24O 51 36 24O 51 36 202490 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. 24O 51 37 24O 51 37 202500 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant. 24O 51 38 24O 51 38 202510 They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lion's whelps. 24O 51 39 24O 51 39 202520 In their heat I will make their feasts, and I will make them drunken, that they may rejoice, and sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the LORD. 24O 51 40 24O 51 40 202530 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with he goats. 24O 51 41 24O 51 41 202540 How is Sheshach taken! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised! how is Babylon become an astonishment among the nations! 24O 51 42 24O 51 42 202550 The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. 24O 51 43 24O 51 43 202560 Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no man dwelleth, neither doth any son of man pass thereby. 24O 51 44 24O 51 44 202570 And I will punish Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up: and the nations shall not flow together any more unto him: yea, the wall of Babylon shall fall. 24O 51 45 24O 51 45 202580 My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD. 24O 51 46 24O 51 46 202590 And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land; a rumour shall both come one year, and after that in another year shall come a rumour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. 24O 51 47 24O 51 47 202600 Therefore, behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images of Babylon: and her whole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her. 24O 51 48 24O 51 48 202610 Then the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, shall sing for Babylon: for the spoilers shall come unto her from the north, saith the LORD. 24O 51 49 24O 51 49 202620 As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth. 24O 51 50 24O 51 50 202630 Ye that have escaped the sword, go away, stand not still: remember the LORD afar off, and let Jerusalem come into your mind. 24O 51 51 24O 51 51 202640 We are confounded, because we have heard reproach: shame hath covered our faces: for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the LORD's house. 24O 51 52 24O 51 52 202650 Wherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will do judgment upon her graven images: and through all her land the wounded shall groan. 24O 51 53 24O 51 53 202660 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD. 24O 51 54 24O 51 54 202670 A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans: 24O 51 55 24O 51 55 202680 Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon, and destroyed out of her the great voice; when her waves do roar like great waters, a noise of their voice is uttered: 24O 51 56 24O 51 56 202690 Because the spoiler is come upon her, even upon Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken: for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite. 24O 51 57 24O 51 57 202700 And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts. 24O 51 58 24O 51 58 202710 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly broken, and her high gates shall be burned with fire; and the people shall labour in vain, and the folk in the fire, and they shall be weary. 24O 51 59 24O 51 59 202720 The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince. 24O 51 60 24O 51 60 202730 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon, even all these words that are written against Babylon. 24O 51 61 24O 51 61 202740 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words; 24O 51 62 24O 51 62 202750 Then shalt thou say, O LORD, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever. 24O 51 63 24O 51 63 202760 And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: 24O 51 64 24O 51 64 202770 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. 24O 52 1 24O 52 1 202780 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 24O 52 2 24O 52 2 202790 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 24O 52 3 24O 52 3 202800 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. 24O 52 4 24O 52 4 202810 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. 24O 52 5 24O 52 5 202820 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 24O 52 6 24O 52 6 202830 And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 24O 52 7 24O 52 7 202840 Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain. 24O 52 8 24O 52 8 202850 But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 24O 52 9 24O 52 9 202860 Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him. 24O 52 10 24O 52 10 202870 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah. 24O 52 11 24O 52 11 202880 Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death. 24O 52 12 24O 52 12 202890 Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, 24O 52 13 24O 52 13 202900 And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire: 24O 52 14 24O 52 14 202910 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 24O 52 15 24O 52 15 202920 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude. 24O 52 16 24O 52 16 202930 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen. 24O 52 17 24O 52 17 202940 Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. 24O 52 18 24O 52 18 202950 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 24O 52 19 24O 52 19 202960 And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away. 24O 52 20 24O 52 20 202970 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 24O 52 21 24O 52 21 202980 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow. 24O 52 22 24O 52 22 202990 And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these. 24O 52 23 24O 52 23 203000 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about. 24O 52 24 24O 52 24 203010 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 24O 52 25 24O 52 25 203020 He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 24O 52 26 24O 52 26 203030 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 24O 52 27 24O 52 27 203040 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. 24O 52 28 24O 52 28 203050 This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: 24O 52 29 24O 52 29 203060 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: 24O 52 30 24O 52 30 203070 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred. 24O 52 31 24O 52 31 203080 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, 24O 52 32 24O 52 32 203090 And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, 24O 52 33 24O 52 33 203100 And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life. 24O 52 34 24O 52 34 203110 And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life. 25O 1 1 25O 1 1 203120 How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people how is she become as a widow she that was was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary 25O 1 2 25O 1 2 203130 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. 25O 1 3 25O 1 3 203140 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. 25O 1 4 25O 1 4 203150 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness. 25O 1 5 25O 1 5 203160 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy. 25O 1 6 25O 1 6 203170 And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. 25O 1 7 25O 1 7 203180 Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. 25O 1 8 25O 1 8 203190 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. 25O 1 9 25O 1 9 203200 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself. 25O 1 10 25O 1 10 203210 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation. 25O 1 11 25O 1 11 203220 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile. 25O 1 12 25O 1 12 203230 Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger. 25O 1 13 25O 1 13 203240 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day. 25O 1 14 25O 1 14 203250 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. 25O 1 15 25O 1 15 203260 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress. 25O 1 16 25O 1 16 203270 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. 25O 1 17 25O 1 17 203280 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them. 25O 1 18 25O 1 18 203290 The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. 25O 1 19 25O 1 19 203300 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls. 25O 1 20 25O 1 20 203310 Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death. 25O 1 21 25O 1 21 203320 They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me. 25O 1 22 25O 1 22 203330 Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint. 25O 2 1 25O 2 1 203340 How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! 25O 2 2 25O 2 2 203350 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought them down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof. 25O 2 3 25O 2 3 203360 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, which devoureth round about. 25O 2 4 25O 2 4 203370 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire. 25O 2 5 25O 2 5 203380 The Lord was as an enemy: he hath swallowed up Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation. 25O 2 6 25O 2 6 203390 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as if it were of a garden: he hath destroyed his places of the assembly: the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest. 25O 2 7 25O 2 7 203400 The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. 25O 2 8 25O 2 8 203410 The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. 25O 2 9 25O 2 9 203420 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD. 25O 2 10 25O 2 10 203430 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground. 25O 2 11 25O 2 11 203440 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. 25O 2 12 25O 2 12 203450 They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine? when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city, when their soul was poured out into their mothers' bosom. 25O 2 13 25O 2 13 203460 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? 25O 2 14 25O 2 14 203470 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. 25O 2 15 25O 2 15 203480 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? 25O 2 16 25O 2 16 203490 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. 25O 2 17 25O 2 17 203500 The LORD hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries. 25O 2 18 25O 2 18 203510 Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease. 25O 2 19 25O 2 19 203520 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street. 25O 2 20 25O 2 20 203530 Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord? 25O 2 21 25O 2 21 203540 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied. 25O 2 22 25O 2 22 203550 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD's anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed. 25O 3 1 25O 3 1 203560 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 25O 3 2 25O 3 2 203570 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 25O 3 3 25O 3 3 203580 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 25O 3 4 25O 3 4 203590 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 25O 3 5 25O 3 5 203600 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 25O 3 6 25O 3 6 203610 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. 25O 3 7 25O 3 7 203620 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy. 25O 3 8 25O 3 8 203630 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. 25O 3 9 25O 3 9 203640 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked. 25O 3 10 25O 3 10 203650 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places. 25O 3 11 25O 3 11 203660 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate. 25O 3 12 25O 3 12 203670 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. 25O 3 13 25O 3 13 203680 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. 25O 3 14 25O 3 14 203690 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day. 25O 3 15 25O 3 15 203700 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. 25O 3 16 25O 3 16 203710 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. 25O 3 17 25O 3 17 203720 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. 25O 3 18 25O 3 18 203730 And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD: 25O 3 19 25O 3 19 203740 Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall. 25O 3 20 25O 3 20 203750 My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. 25O 3 21 25O 3 21 203760 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 25O 3 22 25O 3 22 203770 It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 25O 3 23 25O 3 23 203780 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 25O 3 24 25O 3 24 203790 The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25O 3 25 25O 3 25 203800 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 25O 3 26 25O 3 26 203810 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 25O 3 27 25O 3 27 203820 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. 25O 3 28 25O 3 28 203830 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. 25O 3 29 25O 3 29 203840 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. 25O 3 30 25O 3 30 203850 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. 25O 3 31 25O 3 31 203860 For the Lord will not cast off for ever: 25O 3 32 25O 3 32 203870 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. 25O 3 33 25O 3 33 203880 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. 25O 3 34 25O 3 34 203890 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, 25O 3 35 25O 3 35 203900 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, 25O 3 36 25O 3 36 203910 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. 25O 3 37 25O 3 37 203920 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 25O 3 38 25O 3 38 203930 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? 25O 3 39 25O 3 39 203940 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? 25O 3 40 25O 3 40 203950 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. 25O 3 41 25O 3 41 203960 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. 25O 3 42 25O 3 42 203970 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 25O 3 43 25O 3 43 203980 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 25O 3 44 25O 3 44 203990 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 25O 3 45 25O 3 45 204000 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 25O 3 46 25O 3 46 204010 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 25O 3 47 25O 3 47 204020 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. 25O 3 48 25O 3 48 204030 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. 25O 3 49 25O 3 49 204040 Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, 25O 3 50 25O 3 50 204050 Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. 25O 3 51 25O 3 51 204060 Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city. 25O 3 52 25O 3 52 204070 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause. 25O 3 53 25O 3 53 204080 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me. 25O 3 54 25O 3 54 204090 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off. 25O 3 55 25O 3 55 204100 I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon. 25O 3 56 25O 3 56 204110 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. 25O 3 57 25O 3 57 204120 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. 25O 3 58 25O 3 58 204130 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 25O 3 59 25O 3 59 204140 O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 25O 3 60 25O 3 60 204150 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me. 25O 3 61 25O 3 61 204160 Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their imaginations against me; 25O 3 62 25O 3 62 204170 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day. 25O 3 63 25O 3 63 204180 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick. 25O 3 64 25O 3 64 204190 Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. 25O 3 65 25O 3 65 204200 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. 25O 3 66 25O 3 66 204210 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD. 25O 4 1 25O 4 1 204220 How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. 25O 4 2 25O 4 2 204230 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! 25O 4 3 25O 4 3 204240 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. 25O 4 4 25O 4 4 204250 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them. 25O 4 5 25O 4 5 204260 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 25O 4 6 25O 4 6 204270 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. 25O 4 7 25O 4 7 204280 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: 25O 4 8 25O 4 8 204290 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. 25O 4 9 25O 4 9 204300 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. 25O 4 10 25O 4 10 204310 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 25O 4 11 25O 4 11 204320 The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. 25O 4 12 25O 4 12 204330 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. 25O 4 13 25O 4 13 204340 For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, 25O 4 14 25O 4 14 204350 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. 25O 4 15 25O 4 15 204360 They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there. 25O 4 16 25O 4 16 204370 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. 25O 4 17 25O 4 17 204380 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us. 25O 4 18 25O 4 18 204390 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. 25O 4 19 25O 4 19 204400 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. 25O 4 20 25O 4 20 204410 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. 25O 4 21 25O 4 21 204420 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. 25O 4 22 25O 4 22 204430 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. 25O 5 1 25O 5 1 204440 Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 25O 5 2 25O 5 2 204450 Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 25O 5 3 25O 5 3 204460 We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. 25O 5 4 25O 5 4 204470 We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us. 25O 5 5 25O 5 5 204480 Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest. 25O 5 6 25O 5 6 204490 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread. 25O 5 7 25O 5 7 204500 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities. 25O 5 8 25O 5 8 204510 Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand. 25O 5 9 25O 5 9 204520 We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness. 25O 5 10 25O 5 10 204530 Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine. 25O 5 11 25O 5 11 204540 They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah. 25O 5 12 25O 5 12 204550 Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured. 25O 5 13 25O 5 13 204560 They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood. 25O 5 14 25O 5 14 204570 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick. 25O 5 15 25O 5 15 204580 The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning. 25O 5 16 25O 5 16 204590 The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 25O 5 17 25O 5 17 204600 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 25O 5 18 25O 5 18 204610 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. 25O 5 19 25O 5 19 204620 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. 25O 5 20 25O 5 20 204630 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 25O 5 21 25O 5 21 204640 Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. 25O 5 22 25O 5 22 204650 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us. 26O 1 1 26O 1 1 204660 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God. 26O 1 2 26O 1 2 204670 In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity, 26O 1 3 26O 1 3 204680 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him. 26O 1 4 26O 1 4 204690 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire. 26O 1 5 26O 1 5 204700 Also out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. 26O 1 6 26O 1 6 204710 And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings. 26O 1 7 26O 1 7 204720 And their feet were straight feet; and the sole of their feet was like the sole of a calf's foot: and they sparkled like the colour of burnished brass. 26O 1 8 26O 1 8 204730 And they had the hands of a man under their wings on their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings. 26O 1 9 26O 1 9 204740 Their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward. 26O 1 10 26O 1 10 204750 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle. 26O 1 11 26O 1 11 204760 Thus were their faces: and their wings were stretched upward; two wings of every one were joined one to another, and two covered their bodies. 26O 1 12 26O 1 12 204770 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. 26O 1 13 26O 1 13 204780 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 26O 1 14 26O 1 14 204790 And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. 26O 1 15 26O 1 15 204800 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces. 26O 1 16 26O 1 16 204810 The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel in the middle of a wheel. 26O 1 17 26O 1 17 204820 When they went, they went upon their four sides: and they turned not when they went. 26O 1 18 26O 1 18 204830 As for their rings, they were so high that they were dreadful; and their rings were full of eyes round about them four. 26O 1 19 26O 1 19 204840 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up. 26O 1 20 26O 1 20 204850 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither was their spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 26O 1 21 26O 1 21 204860 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the living creature was in the wheels. 26O 1 22 26O 1 22 204870 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of the living creature was as the colour of the terrible crystal, stretched forth over their heads above. 26O 1 23 26O 1 23 204880 And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies. 26O 1 24 26O 1 24 204890 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings. 26O 1 25 26O 1 25 204900 And there was a voice from the firmament that was over their heads, when they stood, and had let down their wings. 26O 1 26 26O 1 26 204910 And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it. 26O 1 27 26O 1 27 204920 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about. 26O 1 28 26O 1 28 204930 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake. 26O 2 1 26O 2 1 204940 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak unto thee. 26O 2 2 26O 2 2 204950 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me. 26O 2 3 26O 2 3 204960 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 26O 2 4 26O 2 4 204970 For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD. 26O 2 5 26O 2 5 204980 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 26O 2 6 26O 2 6 204990 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 26O 2 7 26O 2 7 205000 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they are most rebellious. 26O 2 8 26O 2 8 205010 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that I give thee. 26O 2 9 26O 2 9 205020 And when I looked, behold, an hand was sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 26O 2 10 26O 2 10 205030 And he spread it before me; and it was written within and without: and there was written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe. 26O 3 1 26O 3 1 205040 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 26O 3 2 26O 3 2 205050 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 26O 3 3 26O 3 3 205060 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 26O 3 4 26O 3 4 205070 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 26O 3 5 26O 3 5 205080 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; 26O 3 6 26O 3 6 205090 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. 26O 3 7 26O 3 7 205100 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. 26O 3 8 26O 3 8 205110 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 26O 3 9 26O 3 9 205120 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 26O 3 10 26O 3 10 205130 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. 26O 3 11 26O 3 11 205140 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. 26O 3 12 26O 3 12 205150 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place. 26O 3 13 26O 3 13 205160 I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. 26O 3 14 26O 3 14 205170 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me. 26O 3 15 26O 3 15 205180 Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel-abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. 26O 3 16 26O 3 16 205190 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 3 17 26O 3 17 205200 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. 26O 3 18 26O 3 18 205210 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 26O 3 19 26O 3 19 205220 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 26O 3 20 26O 3 20 205230 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 26O 3 21 26O 3 21 205240 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul. 26O 3 22 26O 3 22 205250 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee. 26O 3 23 26O 3 23 205260 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and, behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face. 26O 3 24 26O 3 24 205270 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. 26O 3 25 26O 3 25 205280 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go out among them: 26O 3 26 26O 3 26 205290 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. 26O 3 27 26O 3 27 205300 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. 26O 4 1 26O 4 1 205310 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: 26O 4 2 26O 4 2 205320 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. 26O 4 3 26O 4 3 205330 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel. 26O 4 4 26O 4 4 205340 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity of the house of Israel upon it: according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity. 26O 4 5 26O 4 5 205350 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 26O 4 6 26O 4 6 205360 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year. 26O 4 7 26O 4 7 205370 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. 26O 4 8 26O 4 8 205380 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. 26O 4 9 26O 4 9 205390 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof. 26O 4 10 26O 4 10 205400 And thy meat which thou shalt eat shall be by weight, twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it. 26O 4 11 26O 4 11 205410 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink. 26O 4 12 26O 4 12 205420 And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. 26O 4 13 26O 4 13 205430 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them. 26O 4 14 26O 4 14 205440 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. 26O 4 15 26O 4 15 205450 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith. 26O 4 16 26O 4 16 205460 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishment: 26O 4 17 26O 4 17 205470 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity. 26O 5 1 26O 5 1 205480 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's rasor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weight, and divide the hair. 26O 5 2 26O 5 2 205490 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 26O 5 3 26O 5 3 205500 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. 26O 5 4 26O 5 4 205510 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. 26O 5 5 26O 5 5 205520 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her. 26O 5 6 26O 5 6 205530 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them. 26O 5 7 26O 5 7 205540 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; 26O 5 8 26O 5 8 205550 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations. 26O 5 9 26O 5 9 205560 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. 26O 5 10 26O 5 10 205570 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. 26O 5 11 26O 5 11 205580 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity. 26O 5 12 26O 5 12 205590 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. 26O 5 13 26O 5 13 205600 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. 26O 5 14 26O 5 14 205610 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. 26O 5 15 26O 5 15 205620 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it. 26O 5 16 26O 5 16 205630 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread: 26O 5 17 26O 5 17 205640 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it. 26O 6 1 26O 6 1 205650 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 6 2 26O 6 2 205660 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 26O 6 3 26O 6 3 205670 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. 26O 6 4 26O 6 4 205680 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols. 26O 6 5 26O 6 5 205690 And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round about your altars. 26O 6 6 26O 6 6 205700 In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished. 26O 6 7 26O 6 7 205710 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 6 8 26O 6 8 205720 Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have some that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be scattered through the countries. 26O 6 9 26O 6 9 205730 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations. 26O 6 10 26O 6 10 205740 And they shall know that I am the LORD, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them. 26O 6 11 26O 6 11 205750 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. 26O 6 12 26O 6 12 205760 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my fury upon them. 26O 6 13 26O 6 13 205770 Then shall ye know that I am the LORD, when their slain men shall be among their idols round about their altars, upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols. 26O 6 14 26O 6 14 205780 So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 7 1 26O 7 1 205790 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 7 2 26O 7 2 205800 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. 26O 7 3 26O 7 3 205810 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations. 26O 7 4 26O 7 4 205820 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 7 5 26O 7 5 205830 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold, is come. 26O 7 6 26O 7 6 205840 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee; behold, it is come. 26O 7 7 26O 7 7 205850 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble is near, and not the sounding again of the mountains. 26O 7 8 26O 7 8 205860 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations. 26O 7 9 26O 7 9 205870 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations that are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I am the LORD that smiteth. 26O 7 10 26O 7 10 205880 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 26O 7 11 26O 7 11 205890 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of them shall remain, nor of their multitude, nor of any of theirs: neither shall there be wailing for them. 26O 7 12 26O 7 12 205900 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 26O 7 13 26O 7 13 205910 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, although they were yet alive: for the vision is touching the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life. 26O 7 14 26O 7 14 205920 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready; but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath is upon all the multitude thereof. 26O 7 15 26O 7 15 205930 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword; and he that is in the city, famine and pestilence shall devour him. 26O 7 16 26O 7 16 205940 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity. 26O 7 17 26O 7 17 205950 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water. 26O 7 18 26O 7 18 205960 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads. 26O 7 19 26O 7 19 205970 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. 26O 7 20 26O 7 20 205980 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them. 26O 7 21 26O 7 21 205990 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they shall pollute it. 26O 7 22 26O 7 22 206000 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it. 26O 7 23 26O 7 23 206010 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. 26O 7 24 26O 7 24 206020 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled. 26O 7 25 26O 7 25 206030 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and there shall be none. 26O 7 26 26O 7 26 206040 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. 26O 7 27 26O 7 27 206050 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 8 1 26O 8 1 206060 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me. 26O 8 2 26O 8 2 206070 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber. 26O 8 3 26O 8 3 206080 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy. 26O 8 4 26O 8 4 206090 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain. 26O 8 5 26O 8 5 206100 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry. 26O 8 6 26O 8 6 206110 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations. 26O 8 7 26O 8 7 206120 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. 26O 8 8 26O 8 8 206130 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door. 26O 8 9 26O 8 9 206140 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here. 26O 8 10 26O 8 10 206150 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. 26O 8 11 26O 8 11 206160 And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up. 26O 8 12 26O 8 12 206170 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth. 26O 8 13 26O 8 13 206180 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do. 26O 8 14 26O 8 14 206190 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz. 26O 8 15 26O 8 15 206200 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these. 26O 8 16 26O 8 16 206210 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east. 26O 8 17 26O 8 17 206220 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose. 26O 8 18 26O 8 18 206230 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them. 26O 9 1 26O 9 1 206240 He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand. 26O 9 2 26O 9 2 206250 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar. 26O 9 3 26O 9 3 206260 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by his side; 26O 9 4 26O 9 4 206270 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof. 26O 9 5 26O 9 5 206280 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: 26O 9 6 26O 9 6 206290 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. 26O 9 7 26O 9 7 206300 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. 26O 9 8 26O 9 8 206310 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem? 26O 9 9 26O 9 9 206320 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not. 26O 9 10 26O 9 10 206330 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity, but I will recompense their way upon their head. 26O 9 11 26O 9 11 206340 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which had the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as thou hast commanded me. 26O 10 1 26O 10 1 206350 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne. 26O 10 2 26O 10 2 206360 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said, Go in between the wheels, even under the cherub, and fill thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and scatter them over the city. And he went in in my sight. 26O 10 3 26O 10 3 206370 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court. 26O 10 4 26O 10 4 206380 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, and stood over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD's glory. 26O 10 5 26O 10 5 206390 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh. 26O 10 6 26O 10 6 206400 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. 26O 10 7 26O 10 7 206410 And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out. 26O 10 8 26O 10 8 206420 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man's hand under their wings. 26O 10 9 26O 10 9 206430 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub: and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. 26O 10 10 26O 10 10 206440 And as for their appearances, they four had one likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel. 26O 10 11 26O 10 11 206450 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head looked they followed it; they turned not as they went. 26O 10 12 26O 10 12 206460 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their wings, and the wheels, were full of eyes round about, even the wheels that they four had. 26O 10 13 26O 10 13 206470 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O wheel. 26O 10 14 26O 10 14 206480 And every one had four faces: the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. 26O 10 15 26O 10 15 206490 And the cherubims were lifted up. This is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar. 26O 10 16 26O 10 16 206500 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them: and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them. 26O 10 17 26O 10 17 206510 When they stood, these stood; and when they were lifted up, these lifted up themselves also: for the spirit of the living creature was in them. 26O 10 18 26O 10 18 206520 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 26O 10 19 26O 10 19 206530 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels also were beside them, and every one stood at the door of the east gate of the LORD's house; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 26O 10 20 26O 10 20 206540 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they were the cherubims. 26O 10 21 26O 10 21 206550 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings. 26O 10 22 26O 10 22 206560 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward. 26O 11 1 26O 11 1 206570 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, the princes of the people. 26O 11 2 26O 11 2 206580 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city: 26O 11 3 26O 11 3 206590 Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 26O 11 4 26O 11 4 206600 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man. 26O 11 5 26O 11 5 206610 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them. 26O 11 6 26O 11 6 206620 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain. 26O 11 7 26O 11 7 206630 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it. 26O 11 8 26O 11 8 206640 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 11 9 26O 11 9 206650 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you. 26O 11 10 26O 11 10 206660 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 11 11 26O 11 11 206670 This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel: 26O 11 12 26O 11 12 206680 And ye shall know that I am the LORD: for ye have not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you. 26O 11 13 26O 11 13 206690 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel? 26O 11 14 26O 11 14 206700 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 11 15 26O 11 15 206710 Son of man, thy brethren, even thy brethren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession. 26O 11 16 26O 11 16 206720 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 26O 11 17 26O 11 17 206730 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 26O 11 18 26O 11 18 206740 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence. 26O 11 19 26O 11 19 206750 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh: 26O 11 20 26O 11 20 206760 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 26O 11 21 26O 11 21 206770 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 11 22 26O 11 22 206780 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above. 26O 11 23 26O 11 23 206790 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 26O 11 24 26O 11 24 206800 Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. 26O 11 25 26O 11 25 206810 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me. 26O 12 1 26O 12 1 206820 The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying, 26O 12 2 26O 12 2 206830 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 26O 12 3 26O 12 3 206840 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house. 26O 12 4 26O 12 4 206850 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight, as they that go forth into captivity. 26O 12 5 26O 12 5 206860 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. 26O 12 6 26O 12 6 206870 In their sight shalt thou bear it upon thy shoulders, and carry it forth in the twilight: thou shalt cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set thee for a sign unto the house of Israel. 26O 12 7 26O 12 7 206880 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged through the wall with mine hand; I brought it forth in the twilight, and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight. 26O 12 8 26O 12 8 206890 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 26O 12 9 26O 12 9 206900 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? 26O 12 10 26O 12 10 206910 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 26O 12 11 26O 12 11 206920 Say, I am your sign: like as I have done, so shall it be done unto them: they shall remove and go into captivity. 26O 12 12 26O 12 12 206930 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his face, that he see not the ground with his eyes. 26O 12 13 26O 12 13 206940 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there. 26O 12 14 26O 12 14 206950 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them. 26O 12 15 26O 12 15 206960 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries. 26O 12 16 26O 12 16 206970 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword, from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 12 17 26O 12 17 206980 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 26O 12 18 26O 12 18 206990 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; 26O 12 19 26O 12 19 207000 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. 26O 12 20 26O 12 20 207010 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 12 21 26O 12 21 207020 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 12 22 26O 12 22 207030 Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth? 26O 12 23 26O 12 23 207040 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision. 26O 12 24 26O 12 24 207050 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel. 26O 12 25 26O 12 25 207060 For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 12 26 26O 12 26 207070 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 26O 12 27 26O 12 27 207080 Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off. 26O 12 28 26O 12 28 207090 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 13 1 26O 13 1 207100 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 13 2 26O 13 2 207110 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; 26O 13 3 26O 13 3 207120 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! 26O 13 4 26O 13 4 207130 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts. 26O 13 5 26O 13 5 207140 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 26O 13 6 26O 13 6 207150 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word. 26O 13 7 26O 13 7 207160 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have not spoken? 26O 13 8 26O 13 8 207170 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 13 9 26O 13 9 207180 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 26O 13 10 26O 13 10 207190 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter: 26O 13 11 26O 13 11 207200 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 26O 13 12 26O 13 12 207210 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 26O 13 13 26O 13 13 207220 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it. 26O 13 14 26O 13 14 207230 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 13 15 26O 13 15 207240 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; 26O 13 16 26O 13 16 207250 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 13 17 26O 13 17 207260 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them, 26O 13 18 26O 13 18 207270 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you? 26O 13 19 26O 13 19 207280 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies? 26O 13 20 26O 13 20 207290 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly. 26O 13 21 26O 13 21 207300 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 13 22 26O 13 22 207310 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life: 26O 13 23 26O 13 23 207320 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 14 1 26O 14 1 207330 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. 26O 14 2 26O 14 2 207340 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 14 3 26O 14 3 207350 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? 26O 14 4 26O 14 4 207360 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols; 26O 14 5 26O 14 5 207370 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols. 26O 14 6 26O 14 6 207380 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. 26O 14 7 26O 14 7 207390 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: 26O 14 8 26O 14 8 207400 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 14 9 26O 14 9 207410 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. 26O 14 10 26O 14 10 207420 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; 26O 14 11 26O 14 11 207430 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 14 12 26O 14 12 207440 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 26O 14 13 26O 14 13 207450 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: 26O 14 14 26O 14 14 207460 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 14 15 26O 14 15 207470 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass through because of the beasts: 26O 14 16 26O 14 16 207480 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. 26O 14 17 26O 14 17 207490 Or if I bring a sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from it: 26O 14 18 26O 14 18 207500 Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves. 26O 14 19 26O 14 19 207510 Or if I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast: 26O 14 20 26O 14 20 207520 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness. 26O 14 21 26O 14 21 207530 For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? 26O 14 22 26O 14 22 207540 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. 26O 14 23 26O 14 23 207550 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 15 1 26O 15 1 207560 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 15 2 26O 15 2 207570 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest? 26O 15 3 26O 15 3 207580 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? 26O 15 4 26O 15 4 207590 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for any work? 26O 15 5 26O 15 5 207600 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work: how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire hath devoured it, and it is burned? 26O 15 6 26O 15 6 207610 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 26O 15 7 26O 15 7 207620 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them. 26O 15 8 26O 15 8 207630 And I will make the land desolate, because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 16 1 26O 16 1 207640 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 16 2 26O 16 2 207650 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 26O 16 3 26O 16 3 207660 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. 26O 16 4 26O 16 4 207670 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to supple thee; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 26O 16 5 26O 16 5 207680 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field, to the lothing of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. 26O 16 6 26O 16 6 207690 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live. 26O 16 7 26O 16 7 207700 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare. 26O 16 8 26O 16 8 207710 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine. 26O 16 9 26O 16 9 207720 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I throughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil. 26O 16 10 26O 16 10 207730 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk. 26O 16 11 26O 16 11 207740 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. 26O 16 12 26O 16 12 207750 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head. 26O 16 13 26O 16 13 207760 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. 26O 16 14 26O 16 14 207770 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 16 15 26O 16 15 207780 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that passed by; his it was. 26O 16 16 26O 16 16 207790 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so. 26O 16 17 26O 16 17 207800 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them, 26O 16 18 26O 16 18 207810 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. 26O 16 19 26O 16 19 207820 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou hast even set it before them for a sweet savour: and thus it was, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 16 20 26O 16 20 207830 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed unto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, 26O 16 21 26O 16 21 207840 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them to cause them to pass through the fire for them? 26O 16 22 26O 16 22 207850 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bare, and wast polluted in thy blood. 26O 16 23 26O 16 23 207860 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe, woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;) 26O 16 24 26O 16 24 207870 That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street. 26O 16 25 26O 16 25 207880 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy whoredoms. 26O 16 26 26O 16 26 207890 Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger. 26O 16 27 26O 16 27 207900 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have diminished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. 26O 16 28 26O 16 28 207910 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. 26O 16 29 26O 16 29 207920 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied herewith. 26O 16 30 26O 16 30 207930 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing thou doest all these things, the work of an imperious whorish woman; 26O 16 31 26O 16 31 207940 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire; 26O 16 32 26O 16 32 207950 But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband! 26O 16 33 26O 16 33 207960 They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. 26O 16 34 26O 16 34 207970 And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, therefore thou art contrary. 26O 16 35 26O 16 35 207980 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD: 26O 16 36 26O 16 36 207990 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them; 26O 16 37 26O 16 37 208000 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all them that thou hast loved, with all them that thou hast hated; I will even gather them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness. 26O 16 38 26O 16 38 208010 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury and jealousy. 26O 16 39 26O 16 39 208020 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. 26O 16 40 26O 16 40 208030 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 26O 16 41 26O 16 41 208040 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. 26O 16 42 26O 16 42 208050 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 26O 16 43 26O 16 43 208060 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted me in all these things; behold, therefore I also will recompense thy way upon thine head, saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all thine abominations. 26O 16 44 26O 16 44 208070 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying, As is the mother, so is her daughter. 26O 16 45 26O 16 45 208080 Thou art thy mother's daughter, that lotheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which lothed their husbands and their children: your mother was an Hittite, and your father an Amorite. 26O 16 46 26O 16 46 208090 And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters. 26O 16 47 26O 16 47 208100 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations: but, as if that were a very little thing, thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 26O 16 48 26O 16 48 208110 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters. 26O 16 49 26O 16 49 208120 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. 26O 16 50 26O 16 50 208130 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good. 26O 16 51 26O 16 51 208140 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done. 26O 16 52 26O 16 52 208150 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. 26O 16 53 26O 16 53 208160 When I shall bring again their captivity, the captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then will I bring again the captivity of thy captives in the midst of them: 26O 16 54 26O 16 54 208170 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a comfort unto them. 26O 16 55 26O 16 55 208180 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate. 26O 16 56 26O 16 56 208190 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, 26O 16 57 26O 16 57 208200 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time of thy reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all that are round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise thee round about. 26O 16 58 26O 16 58 208210 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations, saith the LORD. 26O 16 59 26O 16 59 208220 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant. 26O 16 60 26O 16 60 208230 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant. 26O 16 61 26O 16 61 208240 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed, when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger: and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy covenant. 26O 16 62 26O 16 62 208250 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: 26O 16 63 26O 16 63 208260 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 17 1 26O 17 1 208270 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 17 2 26O 17 2 208280 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel; 26O 17 3 26O 17 3 208290 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar: 26O 17 4 26O 17 4 208300 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants. 26O 17 5 26O 17 5 208310 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. 26O 17 6 26O 17 6 208320 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. 26O 17 7 26O 17 7 208330 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation. 26O 17 8 26O 17 8 208340 It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 26O 17 9 26O 17 9 208350 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof. 26O 17 10 26O 17 10 208360 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew. 26O 17 11 26O 17 11 208370 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 17 12 26O 17 12 208380 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon; 26O 17 13 26O 17 13 208390 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land: 26O 17 14 26O 17 14 208400 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. 26O 17 15 26O 17 15 208410 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? 26O 17 16 26O 17 16 208420 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 26O 17 17 26O 17 17 208430 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: 26O 17 18 26O 17 18 208440 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape. 26O 17 19 26O 17 19 208450 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head. 26O 17 20 26O 17 20 208460 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. 26O 17 21 26O 17 21 208470 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken it. 26O 17 22 26O 17 22 208480 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent: 26O 17 23 26O 17 23 208490 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. 26O 17 24 26O 17 24 208500 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done it. 26O 18 1 26O 18 1 208510 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 26O 18 2 26O 18 2 208520 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 26O 18 3 26O 18 3 208530 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 26O 18 4 26O 18 4 208540 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 26O 18 5 26O 18 5 208550 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, 26O 18 6 26O 18 6 208560 And hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, 26O 18 7 26O 18 7 208570 And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; 26O 18 8 26O 18 8 208580 He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, 26O 18 9 26O 18 9 208590 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 18 10 26O 18 10 208600 If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that doeth the like to any one of these things, 26O 18 11 26O 18 11 208610 And that doeth not any of those duties, but even hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife, 26O 18 12 26O 18 12 208620 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination, 26O 18 13 26O 18 13 208630 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him. 26O 18 14 26O 18 14 208640 Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 26O 18 15 26O 18 15 208650 That hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not defiled his neighbour's wife, 26O 18 16 26O 18 16 208660 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment, 26O 18 17 26O 18 17 208670 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 26O 18 18 26O 18 18 208680 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity. 26O 18 19 26O 18 19 208690 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. 26O 18 20 26O 18 20 208700 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 26O 18 21 26O 18 21 208710 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 26O 18 22 26O 18 22 208720 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 26O 18 23 26O 18 23 208730 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? 26O 18 24 26O 18 24 208740 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 26O 18 25 26O 18 25 208750 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal? 26O 18 26 26O 18 26 208760 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 26O 18 27 26O 18 27 208770 Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. 26O 18 28 26O 18 28 208780 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 26O 18 29 26O 18 29 208790 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? 26O 18 30 26O 18 30 208800 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 26O 18 31 26O 18 31 208810 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 26O 18 32 26O 18 32 208820 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye. 26O 19 1 26O 19 1 208830 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 26O 19 2 26O 19 2 208840 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 26O 19 3 26O 19 3 208850 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 26O 19 4 26O 19 4 208860 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 26O 19 5 26O 19 5 208870 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 26O 19 6 26O 19 6 208880 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. 26O 19 7 26O 19 7 208890 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. 26O 19 8 26O 19 8 208900 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. 26O 19 9 26O 19 9 208910 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. 26O 19 10 26O 19 10 208920 Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. 26O 19 11 26O 19 11 208930 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. 26O 19 12 26O 19 12 208940 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. 26O 19 13 26O 19 13 208950 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. 26O 19 14 26O 19 14 208960 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. 26O 20 1 26O 20 1 208970 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me. 26O 20 2 26O 20 2 208980 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 26O 20 3 26O 20 3 208990 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 26O 20 4 26O 20 4 209000 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers: 26O 20 5 26O 20 5 209010 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the LORD your God; 26O 20 6 26O 20 6 209020 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands: 26O 20 7 26O 20 7 209030 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. 26O 20 8 26O 20 8 209040 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 26O 20 9 26O 20 9 209050 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. 26O 20 10 26O 20 10 209060 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. 26O 20 11 26O 20 11 209070 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 26O 20 12 26O 20 12 209080 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them. 26O 20 13 26O 20 13 209090 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them. 26O 20 14 26O 20 14 209100 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out. 26O 20 15 26O 20 15 209110 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands; 26O 20 16 26O 20 16 209120 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols. 26O 20 17 26O 20 17 209130 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness. 26O 20 18 26O 20 18 209140 But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols: 26O 20 19 26O 20 19 209150 I am the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; 26O 20 20 26O 20 20 209160 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. 26O 20 21 26O 20 21 209170 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness. 26O 20 22 26O 20 22 209180 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth. 26O 20 23 26O 20 23 209190 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries; 26O 20 24 26O 20 24 209200 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols. 26O 20 25 26O 20 25 209210 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live; 26O 20 26 26O 20 26 209220 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the LORD. 26O 20 27 26O 20 27 209230 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a trespass against me. 26O 20 28 26O 20 28 209240 For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings. 26O 20 29 26O 20 29 209250 Then I said unto them, What is the high place whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this day. 26O 20 30 26O 20 30 209260 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers? and commit ye whoredom after their abominations? 26O 20 31 26O 20 31 209270 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even unto this day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. 26O 20 32 26O 20 32 209280 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. 26O 20 33 26O 20 33 209290 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: 26O 20 34 26O 20 34 209300 And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out. 26O 20 35 26O 20 35 209310 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 26O 20 36 26O 20 36 209320 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 20 37 26O 20 37 209330 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 26O 20 38 26O 20 38 209340 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 20 39 26O 20 39 209350 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter also, if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols. 26O 20 40 26O 20 40 209360 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things. 26O 20 41 26O 20 41 209370 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen. 26O 20 42 26O 20 42 209380 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers. 26O 20 43 26O 20 43 209390 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. 26O 20 44 26O 20 44 209400 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 20 45 26O 20 45 209410 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 20 46 26O 20 46 209420 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 26O 20 47 26O 20 47 209430 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 26O 20 48 26O 20 48 209440 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 26O 20 49 26O 20 49 209450 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables? 26O 21 1 26O 21 1 209460 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 21 2 26O 21 2 209470 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 26O 21 3 26O 21 3 209480 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 26O 21 4 26O 21 4 209490 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 26O 21 5 26O 21 5 209500 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more. 26O 21 6 26O 21 6 209510 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of thy loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes. 26O 21 7 26O 21 7 209520 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 21 8 26O 21 8 209530 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 21 9 26O 21 9 209540 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD; Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished: 26O 21 10 26O 21 10 209550 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it contemneth the rod of my son, as every tree. 26O 21 11 26O 21 11 209560 And he hath give it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. 26O 21 12 26O 21 12 209570 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh. 26O 21 13 26O 21 13 209580 Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemn even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 21 14 26O 21 14 209590 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers. 26O 21 15 26O 21 15 209600 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and their ruins be multiplied: ah! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. 26O 21 16 26O 21 16 209610 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set. 26O 21 17 26O 21 17 209620 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said it. 26O 21 18 26O 21 18 209630 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, 26O 21 19 26O 21 19 209640 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose it at the head of the way to the city. 26O 21 20 26O 21 20 209650 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced. 26O 21 21 26O 21 21 209660 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 26O 21 22 26O 21 22 209670 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. 26O 21 23 26O 21 23 209680 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken. 26O 21 24 26O 21 24 209690 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. 26O 21 25 26O 21 25 209700 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, 26O 21 26 26O 21 26 209710 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take off the crown: this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high. 26O 21 27 26O 21 27 209720 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. 26O 21 28 26O 21 28 209730 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: 26O 21 29 26O 21 29 209740 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of them that are slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 26O 21 30 26O 21 30 209750 Shall I cause it to return into his sheath? I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 26O 21 31 26O 21 31 209760 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy. 26O 21 32 26O 21 32 209770 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no more remembered: for I the LORD have spoken it. 26O 22 1 26O 22 1 209780 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 22 2 26O 22 2 209790 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations. 26O 22 3 26O 22 3 209800 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and maketh idols against herself to defile herself. 26O 22 4 26O 22 4 209810 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries. 26O 22 5 26O 22 5 209820 Those that be near, and those that be far from thee, shall mock thee, which art infamous and much vexed. 26O 22 6 26O 22 6 209830 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood. 26O 22 7 26O 22 7 209840 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. 26O 22 8 26O 22 8 209850 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned my sabbaths. 26O 22 9 26O 22 9 209860 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness. 26O 22 10 26O 22 10 209870 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness: in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution. 26O 22 11 26O 22 11 209880 And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father's daughter. 26O 22 12 26O 22 12 209890 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 22 13 26O 22 13 209900 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee. 26O 22 14 26O 22 14 209910 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken it, and will do it. 26O 22 15 26O 22 15 209920 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. 26O 22 16 26O 22 16 209930 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 26O 22 17 26O 22 17 209940 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 22 18 26O 22 18 209950 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver. 26O 22 19 26O 22 19 209960 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 26O 22 20 26O 22 20 209970 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. 26O 22 21 26O 22 21 209980 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. 26O 22 22 26O 22 22 209990 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you. 26O 22 23 26O 22 23 210000 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 22 24 26O 22 24 210010 Son of man, say unto her, Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation. 26O 22 25 26O 22 25 210020 There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 26O 22 26 26O 22 26 210030 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 26O 22 27 26O 22 27 210040 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 26O 22 28 26O 22 28 210050 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. 26O 22 29 26O 22 29 210060 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. 26O 22 30 26O 22 30 210070 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none. 26O 22 31 26O 22 31 210080 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 23 1 26O 23 1 210090 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 26O 23 2 26O 23 2 210100 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother: 26O 23 3 26O 23 3 210110 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity. 26O 23 4 26O 23 4 210120 And the names of them were Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and daughters. Thus were their names; Samaria is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. 26O 23 5 26O 23 5 210130 And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbours, 26O 23 6 26O 23 6 210140 Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. 26O 23 7 26O 23 7 210150 Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself. 26O 23 8 26O 23 8 210160 Neither left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt: for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. 26O 23 9 26O 23 9 210170 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 26O 23 10 26O 23 10 210180 These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her. 26O 23 11 26O 23 11 210190 And when her sister Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. 26O 23 12 26O 23 12 210200 She doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. 26O 23 13 26O 23 13 210210 Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one way, 26O 23 14 26O 23 14 210220 And that she increased her whoredoms: for when she saw men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans pourtrayed with vermilion, 26O 23 15 26O 23 15 210230 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to, after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity: 26O 23 16 26O 23 16 210240 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. 26O 23 17 26O 23 17 210250 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, and her mind was alienated from them. 26O 23 18 26O 23 18 210260 So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister. 26O 23 19 26O 23 19 210270 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 26O 23 20 26O 23 20 210280 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 26O 23 21 26O 23 21 210290 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. 26O 23 22 26O 23 22 210300 There, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side; 26O 23 23 26O 23 23 210310 The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them: all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 26O 23 24 26O 23 24 210320 And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments. 26O 23 25 26O 23 25 210330 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire. 26O 23 26 26O 23 26 210340 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 26O 23 27 26O 23 27 210350 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more. 26O 23 28 26O 23 28 210360 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver thee into the hand of them whom thou hatest, into the hand of them from whom thy mind is alienated: 26O 23 29 26O 23 29 210370 And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare: and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 26O 23 30 26O 23 30 210380 I will do these things unto thee, because thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted with their idols. 26O 23 31 26O 23 31 210390 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore will I give her cup into thine hand. 26O 23 32 26O 23 32 210400 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much. 26O 23 33 26O 23 33 210410 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 26O 23 34 26O 23 34 210420 Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 23 35 26O 23 35 210430 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 26O 23 36 26O 23 36 210440 The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations; 26O 23 37 26O 23 37 210450 That they have committed adultery, and blood is in their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery, and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass for them through the fire, to devour them. 26O 23 38 26O 23 38 210460 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my sabbaths. 26O 23 39 26O 23 39 210470 For when they had slain their children to their idols, then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it; and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house. 26O 23 40 26O 23 40 210480 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come from far, unto whom a messenger was sent; and, lo, they came: for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and deckedst thyself with ornaments, 26O 23 41 26O 23 41 210490 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 26O 23 42 26O 23 42 210500 And a voice of a multitude being at ease was with her: and with the men of the common sort were brought Sabeans from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and beautiful crowns upon their heads. 26O 23 43 26O 23 43 210510 Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she with them? 26O 23 44 26O 23 44 210520 Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. 26O 23 45 26O 23 45 210530 And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands. 26O 23 46 26O 23 46 210540 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled. 26O 23 47 26O 23 47 210550 And the company shall stone them with stones, and dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire. 26O 23 48 26O 23 48 210560 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. 26O 23 49 26O 23 49 210570 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 26O 24 1 26O 24 1 210580 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 24 2 26O 24 2 210590 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 26O 24 3 26O 24 3 210600 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 26O 24 4 26O 24 4 210610 Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 26O 24 5 26O 24 5 210620 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. 26O 24 6 26O 24 6 210630 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall up on it. 26O 24 7 26O 24 7 210640 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; 26O 24 8 26O 24 8 210650 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 26O 24 9 26O 24 9 210660 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great. 26O 24 10 26O 24 10 210670 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 26O 24 11 26O 24 11 210680 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed. 26O 24 12 26O 24 12 210690 She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire. 26O 24 13 26O 24 13 210700 In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee. 26O 24 14 26O 24 14 210710 I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 24 15 26O 24 15 210720 Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 24 16 26O 24 16 210730 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 26O 24 17 26O 24 17 210740 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. 26O 24 18 26O 24 18 210750 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 26O 24 19 26O 24 19 210760 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? 26O 24 20 26O 24 20 210770 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 24 21 26O 24 21 210780 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. 26O 24 22 26O 24 22 210790 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 26O 24 23 26O 24 23 210800 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 26O 24 24 26O 24 24 210810 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 26O 24 25 26O 24 25 210820 Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, 26O 24 26 26O 24 26 210830 That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears? 26O 24 27 26O 24 27 210840 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 25 1 26O 25 1 210850 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 26O 25 2 26O 25 2 210860 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them; 26O 25 3 26O 25 3 210870 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity; 26O 25 4 26O 25 4 210880 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk. 26O 25 5 26O 25 5 210890 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 25 6 26O 25 6 210900 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel; 26O 25 7 26O 25 7 210910 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 26O 25 8 26O 25 8 210920 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; 26O 25 9 26O 25 9 210930 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, 26O 25 10 26O 25 10 210940 Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. 26O 25 11 26O 25 11 210950 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 25 12 26O 25 12 210960 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; 26O 25 13 26O 25 13 210970 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword. 26O 25 14 26O 25 14 210980 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 25 15 26O 25 15 210990 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred; 26O 25 16 26O 25 16 211000 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 26O 25 17 26O 25 17 211010 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them. 26O 26 1 26O 26 1 211020 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 26 2 26O 26 2 211030 Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 26O 26 3 26O 26 3 211040 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. 26O 26 4 26O 26 4 211050 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock. 26O 26 5 26O 26 5 211060 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations. 26O 26 6 26O 26 6 211070 And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 26 7 26O 26 7 211080 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. 26O 26 8 26O 26 8 211090 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. 26O 26 9 26O 26 9 211100 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 26O 26 10 26O 26 10 211110 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 26O 26 11 26O 26 11 211120 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. 26O 26 12 26O 26 12 211130 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. 26O 26 13 26O 26 13 211140 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. 26O 26 14 26O 26 14 211150 And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 26 15 26O 26 15 211160 Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? 26O 26 16 26O 26 16 211170 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. 26O 26 17 26O 26 17 211180 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! 26O 26 18 26O 26 18 211190 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 26O 26 19 26O 26 19 211200 For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 26O 26 20 26O 26 20 211210 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the land of the living; 26O 26 21 26O 26 21 211220 I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 27 1 26O 27 1 211230 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 26O 27 2 26O 27 2 211240 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; 26O 27 3 26O 27 3 211250 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. 26O 27 4 26O 27 4 211260 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 26O 27 5 26O 27 5 211270 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. 26O 27 6 26O 27 6 211280 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. 26O 27 7 26O 27 7 211290 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee. 26O 27 8 26O 27 8 211300 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 26O 27 9 26O 27 9 211310 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 26O 27 10 26O 27 10 211320 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness. 26O 27 11 26O 27 11 211330 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. 26O 27 12 26O 27 12 211340 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs. 26O 27 13 26O 27 13 211350 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market. 26O 27 14 26O 27 14 211360 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules. 26O 27 15 26O 27 15 211370 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony. 26O 27 16 26O 27 16 211380 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate. 26O 27 17 26O 27 17 211390 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm. 26O 27 18 26O 27 18 211400 Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool. 26O 27 19 26O 27 19 211410 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market. 26O 27 20 26O 27 20 211420 Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots. 26O 27 21 26O 27 21 211430 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants. 26O 27 22 26O 27 22 211440 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold. 26O 27 23 26O 27 23 211450 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. 26O 27 24 26O 27 24 211460 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. 26O 27 25 26O 27 25 211470 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas. 26O 27 26 26O 27 26 211480 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. 26O 27 27 26O 27 27 211490 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. 26O 27 28 26O 27 28 211500 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 26O 27 29 26O 27 29 211510 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; 26O 27 30 26O 27 30 211520 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: 26O 27 31 26O 27 31 211530 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing. 26O 27 32 26O 27 32 211540 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? 26O 27 33 26O 27 33 211550 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 26O 27 34 26O 27 34 211560 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall. 26O 27 35 26O 27 35 211570 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance. 26O 27 36 26O 27 36 211580 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more. 26O 28 1 26O 28 1 211590 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 26O 28 2 26O 28 2 211600 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 26O 28 3 26O 28 3 211610 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 26O 28 4 26O 28 4 211620 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 26O 28 5 26O 28 5 211630 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 26O 28 6 26O 28 6 211640 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 26O 28 7 26O 28 7 211650 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 26O 28 8 26O 28 8 211660 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. 26O 28 9 26O 28 9 211670 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 26O 28 10 26O 28 10 211680 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 28 11 26O 28 11 211690 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 28 12 26O 28 12 211700 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 26O 28 13 26O 28 13 211710 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 26O 28 14 26O 28 14 211720 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 26O 28 15 26O 28 15 211730 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 26O 28 16 26O 28 16 211740 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 26O 28 17 26O 28 17 211750 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 26O 28 18 26O 28 18 211760 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 26O 28 19 26O 28 19 211770 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. 26O 28 20 26O 28 20 211780 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 28 21 26O 28 21 211790 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it, 26O 28 22 26O 28 22 211800 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her. 26O 28 23 26O 28 23 211810 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 28 24 26O 28 24 211820 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 26O 28 25 26O 28 25 211830 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. 26O 28 26 26O 28 26 211840 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God. 26O 29 1 26O 29 1 211850 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 29 2 26O 29 2 211860 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: 26O 29 3 26O 29 3 211870 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. 26O 29 4 26O 29 4 211880 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales. 26O 29 5 26O 29 5 211890 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven. 26O 29 6 26O 29 6 211900 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 26O 29 7 26O 29 7 211910 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand. 26O 29 8 26O 29 8 211920 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. 26O 29 9 26O 29 9 211930 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it. 26O 29 10 26O 29 10 211940 Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. 26O 29 11 26O 29 11 211950 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 26O 29 12 26O 29 12 211960 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 26O 29 13 26O 29 13 211970 Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered: 26O 29 14 26O 29 14 211980 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. 26O 29 15 26O 29 15 211990 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 26O 29 16 26O 29 16 212000 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 26O 29 17 26O 29 17 212010 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 29 18 26O 29 18 212020 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it: 26O 29 19 26O 29 19 212030 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. 26O 29 20 26O 29 20 212040 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 29 21 26O 29 21 212050 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 30 1 26O 30 1 212060 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 26O 30 2 26O 30 2 212070 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day 26O 30 3 26O 30 3 212080 For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. 26O 30 4 26O 30 4 212090 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 26O 30 5 26O 30 5 212100 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. 26O 30 6 26O 30 6 212110 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 30 7 26O 30 7 212120 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. 26O 30 8 26O 30 8 212130 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed. 26O 30 9 26O 30 9 212140 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh. 26O 30 10 26O 30 10 212150 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon. 26O 30 11 26O 30 11 212160 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. 26O 30 12 26O 30 12 212170 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it. 26O 30 13 26O 30 13 212180 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. 26O 30 14 26O 30 14 212190 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. 26O 30 15 26O 30 15 212200 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. 26O 30 16 26O 30 16 212210 And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily. 26O 30 17 26O 30 17 212220 The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity. 26O 30 18 26O 30 18 212230 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. 26O 30 19 26O 30 19 212240 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 30 20 26O 30 20 212250 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 30 21 26O 30 21 212260 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword. 26O 30 22 26O 30 22 212270 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 26O 30 23 26O 30 23 212280 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 26O 30 24 26O 30 24 212290 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 26O 30 25 26O 30 25 212300 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. 26O 30 26 26O 30 26 212310 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 31 1 26O 31 1 212320 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 31 2 26O 31 2 212330 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness? 26O 31 3 26O 31 3 212340 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs. 26O 31 4 26O 31 4 212350 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 26O 31 5 26O 31 5 212360 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth. 26O 31 6 26O 31 6 212370 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. 26O 31 7 26O 31 7 212380 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters. 26O 31 8 26O 31 8 212390 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. 26O 31 9 26O 31 9 212400 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. 26O 31 10 26O 31 10 212410 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height; 26O 31 11 26O 31 11 212420 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have driven him out for his wickedness. 26O 31 12 26O 31 12 212430 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him. 26O 31 13 26O 31 13 212440 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches: 26O 31 14 26O 31 14 212450 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit. 26O 31 15 26O 31 15 212460 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him. 26O 31 16 26O 31 16 212470 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth. 26O 31 17 26O 31 17 212480 They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen. 26O 31 18 26O 31 18 212490 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 32 1 26O 32 1 212500 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 32 2 26O 32 2 212510 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. 26O 32 3 26O 32 3 212520 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net. 26O 32 4 26O 32 4 212530 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee. 26O 32 5 26O 32 5 212540 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height. 26O 32 6 26O 32 6 212550 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee. 26O 32 7 26O 32 7 212560 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. 26O 32 8 26O 32 8 212570 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 32 9 26O 32 9 212580 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known. 26O 32 10 26O 32 10 212590 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall. 26O 32 11 26O 32 11 212600 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. 26O 32 12 26O 32 12 212610 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be destroyed. 26O 32 13 26O 32 13 212620 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. 26O 32 14 26O 32 14 212630 Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 32 15 26O 32 15 212640 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the LORD. 26O 32 16 26O 32 16 212650 This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 32 17 26O 32 17 212660 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 32 18 26O 32 18 212670 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. 26O 32 19 26O 32 19 212680 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the uncircumcised. 26O 32 20 26O 32 20 212690 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all her multitudes. 26O 32 21 26O 32 21 212700 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. 26O 32 22 26O 32 22 212710 Asshur is there and all her company: his graves are about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword: 26O 32 23 26O 32 23 212720 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living. 26O 32 24 26O 32 24 212730 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit. 26O 32 25 26O 32 25 212740 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain. 26O 32 26 26O 32 26 212750 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. 26O 32 27 26O 32 27 212760 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones, though they were the terror of the mighty in the land of the living. 26O 32 28 26O 32 28 212770 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and shalt lie with them that are slain with the sword. 26O 32 29 26O 32 29 212780 There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. 26O 32 30 26O 32 30 212790 There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie uncircumcised with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. 26O 32 31 26O 32 31 212800 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over all his multitude, even Pharaoh and all his army slain by the sword, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 32 32 26O 32 32 212810 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them that are slain with the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 33 1 26O 33 1 212820 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 33 2 26O 33 2 212830 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: 26O 33 3 26O 33 3 212840 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 26O 33 4 26O 33 4 212850 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own head. 26O 33 5 26O 33 5 212860 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul. 26O 33 6 26O 33 6 212870 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand. 26O 33 7 26O 33 7 212880 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. 26O 33 8 26O 33 8 212890 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 26O 33 9 26O 33 9 212900 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. 26O 33 10 26O 33 10 212910 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? 26O 33 11 26O 33 11 212920 Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel? 26O 33 12 26O 33 12 212930 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. 26O 33 13 26O 33 13 212940 When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it. 26O 33 14 26O 33 14 212950 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; 26O 33 15 26O 33 15 212960 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. 26O 33 16 26O 33 16 212970 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live. 26O 33 17 26O 33 17 212980 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal. 26O 33 18 26O 33 18 212990 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. 26O 33 19 26O 33 19 213000 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. 26O 33 20 26O 33 20 213010 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. 26O 33 21 26O 33 21 213020 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. 26O 33 22 26O 33 22 213030 Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. 26O 33 23 26O 33 23 213040 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 33 24 26O 33 24 213050 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance. 26O 33 25 26O 33 25 213060 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land? 26O 33 26 26O 33 26 213070 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land? 26O 33 27 26O 33 27 213080 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 26O 33 28 26O 33 28 213090 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through. 26O 33 29 26O 33 29 213100 Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed. 26O 33 30 26O 33 30 213110 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD. 26O 33 31 26O 33 31 213120 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. 26O 33 32 26O 33 32 213130 And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not. 26O 33 33 26O 33 33 213140 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them. 26O 34 1 26O 34 1 213150 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 34 2 26O 34 2 213160 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks? 26O 34 3 26O 34 3 213170 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock. 26O 34 4 26O 34 4 213180 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 26O 34 5 26O 34 5 213190 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered. 26O 34 6 26O 34 6 213200 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. 26O 34 7 26O 34 7 213210 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 26O 34 8 26O 34 8 213220 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock; 26O 34 9 26O 34 9 213230 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD; 26O 34 10 26O 34 10 213240 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 26O 34 11 26O 34 11 213250 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 26O 34 12 26O 34 12 213260 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 26O 34 13 26O 34 13 213270 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 26O 34 14 26O 34 14 213280 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. 26O 34 15 26O 34 15 213290 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 34 16 26O 34 16 213300 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. 26O 34 17 26O 34 17 213310 And as for you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and the he goats. 26O 34 18 26O 34 18 213320 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet? 26O 34 19 26O 34 19 213330 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet. 26O 34 20 26O 34 20 213340 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 26O 34 21 26O 34 21 213350 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad; 26O 34 22 26O 34 22 213360 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle. 26O 34 23 26O 34 23 213370 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 26O 34 24 26O 34 24 213380 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken it. 26O 34 25 26O 34 25 213390 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods. 26O 34 26 26O 34 26 213400 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing. 26O 34 27 26O 34 27 213410 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the LORD, when I have broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them. 26O 34 28 26O 34 28 213420 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid. 26O 34 29 26O 34 29 213430 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more. 26O 34 30 26O 34 30 213440 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 34 31 26O 34 31 213450 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 35 1 26O 35 1 213460 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 35 2 26O 35 2 213470 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 26O 35 3 26O 35 3 213480 And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. 26O 35 4 26O 35 4 213490 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD. 26O 35 5 26O 35 5 213500 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end: 26O 35 6 26O 35 6 213510 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee. 26O 35 7 26O 35 7 213520 Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. 26O 35 8 26O 35 8 213530 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 26O 35 9 26O 35 9 213540 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 35 10 26O 35 10 213550 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the LORD was there: 26O 35 11 26O 35 11 213560 Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee. 26O 35 12 26O 35 12 213570 And thou shalt know that I am the LORD, and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to consume. 26O 35 13 26O 35 13 213580 Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard them. 26O 35 14 26O 35 14 213590 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate. 26O 35 15 26O 35 15 213600 As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 36 1 26O 36 1 213610 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD: 26O 36 2 26O 36 2 213620 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 26O 36 3 26O 36 3 213630 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they have made you desolate, and swallowed you up on every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and are an infamy of the people: 26O 36 4 26O 36 4 213640 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about; 26O 36 5 26O 36 5 213650 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey. 26O 36 6 26O 36 6 213660 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen: 26O 36 7 26O 36 7 213670 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. 26O 36 8 26O 36 8 213680 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come. 26O 36 9 26O 36 9 213690 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown: 26O 36 10 26O 36 10 213700 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded: 26O 36 11 26O 36 11 213710 And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 36 12 26O 36 12 213720 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. 26O 36 13 26O 36 13 213730 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations; 26O 36 14 26O 36 14 213740 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 36 15 26O 36 15 213750 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 36 16 26O 36 16 213760 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 36 17 26O 36 17 213770 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. 26O 36 18 26O 36 18 213780 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it: 26O 36 19 26O 36 19 213790 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them. 26O 36 20 26O 36 20 213800 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land. 26O 36 21 26O 36 21 213810 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went. 26O 36 22 26O 36 22 213820 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. 26O 36 23 26O 36 23 213830 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. 26O 36 24 26O 36 24 213840 For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land. 26O 36 25 26O 36 25 213850 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. 26O 36 26 26O 36 26 213860 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. 26O 36 27 26O 36 27 213870 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them. 26O 36 28 26O 36 28 213880 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 26O 36 29 26O 36 29 213890 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 26O 36 30 26O 36 30 213900 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen. 26O 36 31 26O 36 31 213910 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. 26O 36 32 26O 36 32 213920 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. 26O 36 33 26O 36 33 213930 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 26O 36 34 26O 36 34 213940 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by. 26O 36 35 26O 36 35 213950 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited. 26O 36 36 26O 36 36 213960 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it. 26O 36 37 26O 36 37 213970 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock. 26O 36 38 26O 36 38 213980 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 37 1 26O 37 1 213990 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones, 26O 37 2 26O 37 2 214000 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry. 26O 37 3 26O 37 3 214010 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest. 26O 37 4 26O 37 4 214020 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 26O 37 5 26O 37 5 214030 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: 26O 37 6 26O 37 6 214040 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 37 7 26O 37 7 214050 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone. 26O 37 8 26O 37 8 214060 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them. 26O 37 9 26O 37 9 214070 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. 26O 37 10 26O 37 10 214080 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. 26O 37 11 26O 37 11 214090 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. 26O 37 12 26O 37 12 214100 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 26O 37 13 26O 37 13 214110 And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, 26O 37 14 26O 37 14 214120 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it, and performed it, saith the LORD. 26O 37 15 26O 37 15 214130 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 26O 37 16 26O 37 16 214140 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions: 26O 37 17 26O 37 17 214150 And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand. 26O 37 18 26O 37 18 214160 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou meanest by these? 26O 37 19 26O 37 19 214170 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 26O 37 20 26O 37 20 214180 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes. 26O 37 21 26O 37 21 214190 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land: 26O 37 22 26O 37 22 214200 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all: 26O 37 23 26O 37 23 214210 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God. 26O 37 24 26O 37 24 214220 And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 26O 37 25 26O 37 25 214230 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever. 26O 37 26 26O 37 26 214240 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore. 26O 37 27 26O 37 27 214250 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 26O 37 28 26O 37 28 214260 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. 26O 38 1 26O 38 1 214270 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 26O 38 2 26O 38 2 214280 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 26O 38 3 26O 38 3 214290 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 26O 38 4 26O 38 4 214300 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 26O 38 5 26O 38 5 214310 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: 26O 38 6 26O 38 6 214320 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee. 26O 38 7 26O 38 7 214330 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. 26O 38 8 26O 38 8 214340 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them. 26O 38 9 26O 38 9 214350 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee. 26O 38 10 26O 38 10 214360 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought: 26O 38 11 26O 38 11 214370 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates, 26O 38 12 26O 38 12 214380 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land. 26O 38 13 26O 38 13 214390 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil? 26O 38 14 26O 38 14 214400 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it? 26O 38 15 26O 38 15 214410 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army: 26O 38 16 26O 38 16 214420 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes. 26O 38 17 26O 38 17 214430 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them? 26O 38 18 26O 38 18 214440 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face. 26O 38 19 26O 38 19 214450 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel; 26O 38 20 26O 38 20 214460 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground. 26O 38 21 26O 38 21 214470 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother. 26O 38 22 26O 38 22 214480 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone. 26O 38 23 26O 38 23 214490 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 39 1 26O 39 1 214500 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: 26O 39 2 26O 39 2 214510 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel: 26O 39 3 26O 39 3 214520 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand. 26O 39 4 26O 39 4 214530 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured. 26O 39 5 26O 39 5 214540 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 39 6 26O 39 6 214550 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I am the LORD. 26O 39 7 26O 39 7 214560 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel; and I will not let them pollute my holy name any more: and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, the Holy One in Israel. 26O 39 8 26O 39 8 214570 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD; this is the day whereof I have spoken. 26O 39 9 26O 39 9 214580 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years: 26O 39 10 26O 39 10 214590 So that they shall take no wood out of the field, neither cut down any out of the forests; for they shall burn the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 39 11 26O 39 11 214600 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamon-gog. 26O 39 12 26O 39 12 214610 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying of them, that they may cleanse the land. 26O 39 13 26O 39 13 214620 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 39 14 26O 39 14 214630 And they shall sever out men of continual employment, passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end of seven months shall they search. 26O 39 15 26O 39 15 214640 And the passengers that pass through the land, when any seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamon-gog. 26O 39 16 26O 39 16 214650 And also the name of the city shall be Hamonah. Thus shall they cleanse the land. 26O 39 17 26O 39 17 214660 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. 26O 39 18 26O 39 18 214670 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. 26O 39 19 26O 39 19 214680 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. 26O 39 20 26O 39 20 214690 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 39 21 26O 39 21 214700 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid upon them. 26O 39 22 26O 39 22 214710 So the house of Israel shall know that I am the LORD their God from that day and forward. 26O 39 23 26O 39 23 214720 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword. 26O 39 24 26O 39 24 214730 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them. 26O 39 25 26O 39 25 214740 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name; 26O 39 26 26O 39 26 214750 After that they have borne their shame, and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they dwelt safely in their land, and none made them afraid. 26O 39 27 26O 39 27 214760 When I have brought them again from the people, and gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations; 26O 39 28 26O 39 28 214770 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God, which cause them to be led into captivity among the heathen: but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none of them any more there. 26O 39 29 26O 39 29 214780 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 40 1 26O 40 1 214790 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me thither. 26O 40 2 26O 40 2 214800 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which was as the frame of a city on the south. 26O 40 3 26O 40 3 214810 And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate. 26O 40 4 26O 40 4 214820 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee; for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither: declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel. 26O 40 5 26O 40 5 214830 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed. 26O 40 6 26O 40 6 214840 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad; and the other threshold of the gate, which was one reed broad. 26O 40 7 26O 40 7 214850 And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed. 26O 40 8 26O 40 8 214860 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed. 26O 40 9 26O 40 9 214870 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward. 26O 40 10 26O 40 10 214880 And the little chambers of the gate eastward were three on this side, and three on that side; they three were of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side. 26O 40 11 26O 40 11 214890 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate, ten cubits; and the length of the gate, thirteen cubits. 26O 40 12 26O 40 12 214900 The space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side, and the space was one cubit on that side: and the little chambers were six cubits on this side, and six cubits on that side. 26O 40 13 26O 40 13 214910 He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth was five and twenty cubits, door against door. 26O 40 14 26O 40 14 214920 He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto the post of the court round about the gate. 26O 40 15 26O 40 15 214930 And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits. 26O 40 16 26O 40 16 214940 And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees. 26O 40 17 26O 40 17 214950 Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo, there were chambers, and a pavement made for the court round about: thirty chambers were upon the pavement. 26O 40 18 26O 40 18 214960 And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement. 26O 40 19 26O 40 19 214970 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an hundred cubits eastward and northward. 26O 40 20 26O 40 20 214980 And the gate of the outward court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth thereof. 26O 40 21 26O 40 21 214990 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26O 40 22 26O 40 22 215000 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them. 26O 40 23 26O 40 23 215010 And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits. 26O 40 24 26O 40 24 215020 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures. 26O 40 25 26O 40 25 215030 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26O 40 26 26O 40 26 215040 And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof. 26O 40 27 26O 40 27 215050 And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits. 26O 40 28 26O 40 28 215060 And he brought me to the inner court by the south gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures; 26O 40 29 26O 40 29 215070 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 26O 40 30 26O 40 30 215080 And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad. 26O 40 31 26O 40 31 215090 And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps. 26O 40 32 26O 40 32 215100 And he brought me into the inner court toward the east: and he measured the gate according to these measures. 26O 40 33 26O 40 33 215110 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad. 26O 40 34 26O 40 34 215120 And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. 26O 40 35 26O 40 35 215130 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured it according to these measures; 26O 40 36 26O 40 36 215140 The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits. 26O 40 37 26O 40 37 215150 And the posts thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps. 26O 40 38 26O 40 38 215160 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering. 26O 40 39 26O 40 39 215170 And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering. 26O 40 40 26O 40 40 215180 And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables. 26O 40 41 26O 40 41 215190 Four tables were on this side, and four tables on that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they slew their sacrifices. 26O 40 42 26O 40 42 215200 And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice. 26O 40 43 26O 40 43 215210 And within were hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering. 26O 40 44 26O 40 44 215220 And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court, which was at the side of the north gate; and their prospect was toward the south: one at the side of the east gate having the prospect toward the north. 26O 40 45 26O 40 45 215230 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect is toward the south, is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the house. 26O 40 46 26O 40 46 215240 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him. 26O 40 47 26O 40 47 215250 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar that was before the house. 26O 40 48 26O 40 48 215260 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side. 26O 40 49 26O 40 49 215270 The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits; and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side. 26O 41 1 26O 41 1 215280 Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits broad on the other side, which was the breadth of the tabernacle. 26O 41 2 26O 41 2 215290 And the breadth of the door was ten cubits; and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side, and five cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof, forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits. 26O 41 3 26O 41 3 215300 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door, two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. 26O 41 4 26O 41 4 215310 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto me, This is the most holy place. 26O 41 5 26O 41 5 215320 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits; and the breadth of every side chamber, four cubits, round about the house on every side. 26O 41 6 26O 41 6 215330 And the side chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which was of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house. 26O 41 7 26O 41 7 215340 And there was an enlarging, and a winding about still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house: therefore the breadth of the house was still upward, and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. 26O 41 8 26O 41 8 215350 I saw also the height of the house round about: the foundations of the side chambers were a full reed of six great cubits. 26O 41 9 26O 41 9 215360 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side chamber without, was five cubits: and that which was left was the place of the side chambers that were within. 26O 41 10 26O 41 10 215370 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. 26O 41 11 26O 41 11 215380 And the doors of the side chambers were toward the place that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about. 26O 41 12 26O 41 12 215390 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about, and the length thereof ninety cubits. 26O 41 13 26O 41 13 215400 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long; 26O 41 14 26O 41 14 215410 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits. 26O 41 15 26O 41 15 215420 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court; 26O 41 16 26O 41 16 215430 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows were covered; 26O 41 17 26O 41 17 215440 To that above the door, even unto the inner house, and without, and by all the wall round about within and without, by measure. 26O 41 18 26O 41 18 215450 And it was made with cherubims and palm trees, so that a palm tree was between a cherub and a cherub; and every cherub had two faces; 26O 41 19 26O 41 19 215460 So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about. 26O 41 20 26O 41 20 215470 From the ground unto above the door were cherubims and palm trees made, and on the wall of the temple. 26O 41 21 26O 41 21 215480 The posts of the temple were squared, and the face of the sanctuary; the appearance of the one as the appearance of the other. 26O 41 22 26O 41 22 215490 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the length thereof, and the walls thereof, were of wood: and he said unto me, This is the table that is before the LORD. 26O 41 23 26O 41 23 215500 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors. 26O 41 24 26O 41 24 215510 And the doors had two leaves apiece, two turning leaves; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. 26O 41 25 26O 41 25 215520 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without. 26O 41 26 26O 41 26 215530 And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks. 26O 42 1 26O 42 1 215540 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the separate place, and which was before the building toward the north. 26O 42 2 26O 42 2 215550 Before the length of an hundred cubits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 26O 42 3 26O 42 3 215560 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over against the pavement which was for the utter court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. 26O 42 4 26O 42 4 215570 And before the chambers was a walk of ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the north. 26O 42 5 26O 42 5 215580 Now the upper chambers were shorter: for the galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. 26O 42 6 26O 42 6 215590 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore the building was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the ground. 26O 42 7 26O 42 7 215600 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 26O 42 8 26O 42 8 215610 For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits. 26O 42 9 26O 42 9 215620 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court. 26O 42 10 26O 42 10 215630 The chambers were in the thickness of the wall of the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and over against the building. 26O 42 11 26O 42 11 215640 And the way before them was like the appearance of the chambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they: and all their goings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. 26O 42 12 26O 42 12 215650 And according to the doors of the chambers that were toward the south was a door in the head of the way, even the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. 26O 42 13 26O 42 13 215660 Then said he unto me, The north chambers and the south chambers, which are before the separate place, they be holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place is holy. 26O 42 14 26O 42 14 215670 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the holy place into the utter court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they are holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to those things which are for the people. 26O 42 15 26O 42 15 215680 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 26O 42 16 26O 42 16 215690 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 26O 42 17 26O 42 17 215700 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about. 26O 42 18 26O 42 18 215710 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 26O 42 19 26O 42 19 215720 He turned about to the west side, and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. 26O 42 20 26O 42 20 215730 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. 26O 43 1 26O 43 1 215740 Afterward he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east: 26O 43 2 26O 43 2 215750 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east: and his voice was like a noise of many waters: and the earth shined with his glory. 26O 43 3 26O 43 3 215760 And it was according to the appearance of the vision which I saw, even according to the vision that I saw when I came to destroy the city: and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face. 26O 43 4 26O 43 4 215770 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. 26O 43 5 26O 43 5 215780 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house. 26O 43 6 26O 43 6 215790 And I heard him speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. 26O 43 7 26O 43 7 215800 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places. 26O 43 8 26O 43 8 215810 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them, they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger. 26O 43 9 26O 43 9 215820 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. 26O 43 10 26O 43 10 215830 Thou son of man, shew the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern. 26O 43 11 26O 43 11 215840 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done, shew them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write it in their sight, that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and do them. 26O 43 12 26O 43 12 215850 This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house. 26O 43 13 26O 43 13 215860 And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits: The cubit is a cubit and an hand breadth; even the bottom shall be a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the border thereof by the edge thereof round about shall be a span: and this shall be the higher place of the altar. 26O 43 14 26O 43 14 215870 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit. 26O 43 15 26O 43 15 215880 So the altar shall be four cubits; and from the altar and upward shall be four horns. 26O 43 16 26O 43 16 215890 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long, twelve broad, square in the four squares thereof. 26O 43 17 26O 43 17 215900 And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about it shall be half a cubit; and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east. 26O 43 18 26O 43 18 215910 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon. 26O 43 19 26O 43 19 215920 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering. 26O 43 20 26O 43 20 215930 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put it on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it. 26O 43 21 26O 43 21 215940 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering, and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house, without the sanctuary. 26O 43 22 26O 43 22 215950 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse the altar, as they did cleanse it with the bullock. 26O 43 23 26O 43 23 215960 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it, thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of the flock without blemish. 26O 43 24 26O 43 24 215970 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up for a burnt offering unto the LORD. 26O 43 25 26O 43 25 215980 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a ram out of the flock, without blemish. 26O 43 26 26O 43 26 215990 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. 26O 43 27 26O 43 27 216000 And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 44 1 26O 44 1 216010 Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it was shut. 26O 44 2 26O 44 2 216020 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut, it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it shall be shut. 26O 44 3 26O 44 3 216030 It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same. 26O 44 4 26O 44 4 216040 Then brought he me the way of the north gate before the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face. 26O 44 5 26O 44 5 216050 And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. 26O 44 6 26O 44 6 216060 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, even to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel, let it suffice you of all your abominations, 26O 44 7 26O 44 7 216070 In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. 26O 44 8 26O 44 8 216080 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves. 26O 44 9 26O 44 9 216090 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel. 26O 44 10 26O 44 10 216100 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. 26O 44 11 26O 44 11 216110 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 26O 44 12 26O 44 12 216120 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity. 26O 44 13 26O 44 13 216130 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy things, in the most holy place: but they shall bear their shame, and their abominations which they have committed. 26O 44 14 26O 44 14 216140 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be done therein. 26O 44 15 26O 44 15 216150 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD: 26O 44 16 26O 44 16 216160 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge. 26O 44 17 26O 44 17 216170 And it shall come to pass, that when they enter in at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they minister in the gates of the inner court, and within. 26O 44 18 26O 44 18 216180 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird themselves with any thing that causeth sweat. 26O 44 19 26O 44 19 216190 And when they go forth into the utter court, even into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments. 26O 44 20 26O 44 20 216200 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads. 26O 44 21 26O 44 21 216210 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. 26O 44 22 26O 44 22 216220 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before. 26O 44 23 26O 44 23 216230 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean. 26O 44 24 26O 44 24 216240 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths. 26O 44 25 26O 44 25 216250 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband, they may defile themselves. 26O 44 26 26O 44 26 216260 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days. 26O 44 27 26O 44 27 216270 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 44 28 26O 44 28 216280 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I am their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I am their possession. 26O 44 29 26O 44 29 216290 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs. 26O 44 30 26O 44 30 216300 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. 26O 44 31 26O 44 31 216310 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. 26O 45 1 26O 45 1 216320 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy portion of the land: the length shall be the length of five and twenty thousand reeds, and the breadth shall be ten thousand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof round about. 26O 45 2 26O 45 2 216330 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round about; and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof. 26O 45 3 26O 45 3 216340 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and in it shall be the sanctuary and the most holy place. 26O 45 4 26O 45 4 216350 The holy portion of the land shall be for the priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. 26O 45 5 26O 45 5 216360 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty chambers. 26O 45 6 26O 45 6 216370 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion: it shall be for the whole house of Israel. 26O 45 7 26O 45 7 216380 And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy portion, and before the possession of the city, from the west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west border unto the east border. 26O 45 8 26O 45 8 216390 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my princes shall no more oppress my people; and the rest of the land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 26O 45 9 26O 45 9 216400 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 45 10 26O 45 10 216410 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath. I 26O 45 11 26O 45 11 216420 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer. 26O 45 12 26O 45 12 216430 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your manneh. 26O 45 13 26O 45 13 216440 This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley: 26O 45 14 26O 45 14 216450 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer: 26O 45 15 26O 45 15 216460 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 45 16 26O 45 16 216470 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. 26O 45 17 26O 45 17 216480 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel. 26O 45 18 26O 45 18 216490 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first month, in the first day of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary: 26O 45 19 26O 45 19 216500 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering, and put it upon the posts of the house, and upon the four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of the gate of the inner court. 26O 45 20 26O 45 20 216510 And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house. 26O 45 21 26O 45 21 216520 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days; unleavened bread shall be eaten. 26O 45 22 26O 45 22 216530 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering. 26O 45 23 26O 45 23 216540 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering. 26O 45 24 26O 45 24 216550 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an ephah. 26O 45 25 26O 45 25 216560 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering, and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil. 26O 46 1 26O 46 1 216570 Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 26O 46 2 26O 46 2 216580 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening. 26O 46 3 26O 46 3 216590 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new moons. 26O 46 4 26O 46 4 216600 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer unto the LORD in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, and a ram without blemish. 26O 46 5 26O 46 5 216610 And the meat offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 26O 46 6 26O 46 6 216620 And in the day of the new moon it shall be a young bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be without blemish. 26O 46 7 26O 46 7 216630 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 26O 46 8 26O 46 8 216640 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof. 26O 46 9 26O 46 9 216650 But when the people of the land shall come before the LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate; and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it. 26O 46 10 26O 46 10 216660 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in, shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth. 26O 46 11 26O 46 11 216670 And in the feast and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah. 26O 46 12 26O 46 12 216680 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, one shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. 26O 46 13 26O 46 13 216690 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the LORD of a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt prepare it every morning. 26O 46 14 26O 46 14 216700 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD. 26O 46 15 26O 46 15 216710 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering. 26O 46 16 26O 46 16 216720 Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance. 26O 46 17 26O 46 17 216730 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his sons' for them. 26O 46 18 26O 46 18 216740 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession; but he shall give his sons inheritance out of his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession. 26O 46 19 26O 46 19 216750 After he brought me through the entry, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked toward the north: and, behold, there was a place on the two sides westward. 26O 46 20 26O 46 20 216760 Then said he unto me, This is the place where the priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering, where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear them not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people. 26O 46 21 26O 46 21 216770 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court. 26O 46 22 26O 46 22 216780 In the four corners of the court there were courts joined of forty cubits long and thirty broad: these four corners were of one measure. 26O 46 23 26O 46 23 216790 And there was a row of building round about in them, round about them four, and it was made with boiling places under the rows round about. 26O 46 24 26O 46 24 216800 Then said he unto me, These are the places of them that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the sacrifice of the people. 26O 47 1 26O 47 1 216810 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house stood toward the east, and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house, at the south side of the altar. 26O 47 2 26O 47 2 216820 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 26O 47 3 26O 47 3 216830 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ancles. 26O 47 4 26O 47 4 216840 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. 26O 47 5 26O 47 5 216850 Afterward he measured a thousand; and it was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. 26O 47 6 26O 47 6 216860 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen this? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 26O 47 7 26O 47 7 216870 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other. 26O 47 8 26O 47 8 216880 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 26O 47 9 26O 47 9 216890 And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh. 26O 47 10 26O 47 10 216900 And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 26O 47 11 26O 47 11 216910 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt. 26O 47 12 26O 47 12 216920 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. 26O 47 13 26O 47 13 216930 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions. 26O 47 14 26O 47 14 216940 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance. 26O 47 15 26O 47 15 216950 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad; 26O 47 16 26O 47 16 216960 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. 26O 47 17 26O 47 17 216970 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. 26O 47 18 26O 47 18 216980 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. 26O 47 19 26O 47 19 216990 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward. 26O 47 20 26O 47 20 217000 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. 26O 47 21 26O 47 21 217010 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel. 26O 47 22 26O 47 22 217020 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel. 26O 47 23 26O 47 23 217030 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 48 1 26O 48 1 217040 Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan. 26O 48 2 26O 48 2 217050 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher. 26O 48 3 26O 48 3 217060 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali. 26O 48 4 26O 48 4 217070 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh. 26O 48 5 26O 48 5 217080 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim. 26O 48 6 26O 48 6 217090 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. 26O 48 7 26O 48 7 217100 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah. 26O 48 8 26O 48 8 217110 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it. 26O 48 9 26O 48 9 217120 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth. 26O 48 10 26O 48 10 217130 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof. 26O 48 11 26O 48 11 217140 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 26O 48 12 26O 48 12 217150 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 26O 48 13 26O 48 13 217160 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 26O 48 14 26O 48 14 217170 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD. 26O 48 15 26O 48 15 217180 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 26O 48 16 26O 48 16 217190 And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred. 26O 48 17 26O 48 17 217200 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty. 26O 48 18 26O 48 18 217210 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city. 26O 48 19 26O 48 19 217220 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel. 26O 48 20 26O 48 20 217230 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city. 26O 48 21 26O 48 21 217240 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof. 26O 48 22 26O 48 22 217250 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince. 26O 48 23 26O 48 23 217260 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion. 26O 48 24 26O 48 24 217270 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion. 26O 48 25 26O 48 25 217280 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion. 26O 48 26 26O 48 26 217290 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion. 26O 48 27 26O 48 27 217300 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion. 26O 48 28 26O 48 28 217310 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. 26O 48 29 26O 48 29 217320 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD. 26O 48 30 26O 48 30 217330 And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures. 26O 48 31 26O 48 31 217340 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. 26O 48 32 26O 48 32 217350 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 26O 48 33 26O 48 33 217360 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. 26O 48 34 26O 48 34 217370 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali. 26O 48 35 26O 48 35 217380 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there. 27O 1 1 27O 1 1 217390 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 27O 1 2 27O 1 2 217400 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god. 27O 1 3 27O 1 3 217410 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes; 27O 1 4 27O 1 4 217420 Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 27O 1 5 27O 1 5 217430 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the king. 27O 1 6 27O 1 6 217440 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: 27O 1 7 27O 1 7 217450 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 27O 1 8 27O 1 8 217460 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 27O 1 9 27O 1 9 217470 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 27O 1 10 27O 1 10 217480 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink: for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children which are of your sort? then shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. 27O 1 11 27O 1 11 217490 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 27O 1 12 27O 1 12 217500 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 27O 1 13 27O 1 13 217510 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 27O 1 14 27O 1 14 217520 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 27O 1 15 27O 1 15 217530 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 27O 1 16 27O 1 16 217540 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse. 27O 1 17 27O 1 17 217550 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. 27O 1 18 27O 1 18 217560 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 27O 1 19 27O 1 19 217570 And the king communed with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: therefore stood they before the king. 27O 1 20 27O 1 20 217580 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm. 27O 1 21 27O 1 21 217590 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. 27O 2 1 27O 2 1 217600 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 27O 2 2 27O 2 2 217610 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 27O 2 3 27O 2 3 217620 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream. 27O 2 4 27O 2 4 217630 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. 27O 2 5 27O 2 5 217640 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 27O 2 6 27O 2 6 217650 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. 27O 2 7 27O 2 7 217660 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. 27O 2 8 27O 2 8 217670 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. 27O 2 9 27O 2 9 217680 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. 27O 2 10 27O 2 10 217690 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. 27O 2 11 27O 2 11 217700 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. 27O 2 12 27O 2 12 217710 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 27O 2 13 27O 2 13 217720 And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 27O 2 14 27O 2 14 217730 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: 27O 2 15 27O 2 15 217740 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 27O 2 16 27O 2 16 217750 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation. 27O 2 17 27O 2 17 217760 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: 27O 2 18 27O 2 18 217770 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. 27O 2 19 27O 2 19 217780 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 27O 2 20 27O 2 20 217790 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: 27O 2 21 27O 2 21 217800 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: 27O 2 22 27O 2 22 217810 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 27O 2 23 27O 2 23 217820 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter. 27O 2 24 27O 2 24 217830 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 27O 2 25 27O 2 25 217840 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 27O 2 26 27O 2 26 217850 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? 27O 2 27 27O 2 27 217860 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; 27O 2 28 27O 2 28 217870 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; 27O 2 29 27O 2 29 217880 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. 27O 2 30 27O 2 30 217890 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. 27O 2 31 27O 2 31 217900 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. 27O 2 32 27O 2 32 217910 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 27O 2 33 27O 2 33 217920 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 27O 2 34 27O 2 34 217930 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 27O 2 35 27O 2 35 217940 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. 27O 2 36 27O 2 36 217950 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 27O 2 37 27O 2 37 217960 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 27O 2 38 27O 2 38 217970 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 27O 2 39 27O 2 39 217980 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 27O 2 40 27O 2 40 217990 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 27O 2 41 27O 2 41 218000 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 27O 2 42 27O 2 42 218010 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 27O 2 43 27O 2 43 218020 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 27O 2 44 27O 2 44 218030 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 27O 2 45 27O 2 45 218040 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. 27O 2 46 27O 2 46 218050 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him. 27O 2 47 27O 2 47 218060 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 27O 2 48 27O 2 48 218070 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 27O 2 49 27O 2 49 218080 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king. 27O 3 1 27O 3 1 218090 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon. 27O 3 2 27O 3 2 218100 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 27O 3 3 27O 3 3 218110 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 27O 3 4 27O 3 4 218120 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 27O 3 5 27O 3 5 218130 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: 27O 3 6 27O 3 6 218140 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 27O 3 7 27O 3 7 218150 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 27O 3 8 27O 3 8 218160 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. 27O 3 9 27O 3 9 218170 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever. 27O 3 10 27O 3 10 218180 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image: 27O 3 11 27O 3 11 218190 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. 27O 3 12 27O 3 12 218200 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 27O 3 13 27O 3 13 218210 Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. 27O 3 14 27O 3 14 218220 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? 27O 3 15 27O 3 15 218230 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands? 27O 3 16 27O 3 16 218240 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. 27O 3 17 27O 3 17 218250 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 27O 3 18 27O 3 18 218260 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 27O 3 19 27O 3 19 218270 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 27O 3 20 27O 3 20 218280 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 27O 3 21 27O 3 21 218290 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 27O 3 22 27O 3 22 218300 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 27O 3 23 27O 3 23 218310 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 27O 3 24 27O 3 24 218320 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellers, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. 27O 3 25 27O 3 25 218330 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. 27O 3 26 27O 3 26 218340 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of the midst of the fire. 27O 3 27 27O 3 27 218350 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellers, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 27O 3 28 27O 3 28 218360 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. 27O 3 29 27O 3 29 218370 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. 27O 3 30 27O 3 30 218380 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon. 27O 4 1 27O 4 1 218390 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 27O 4 2 27O 4 2 218400 I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me. 27O 4 3 27O 4 3 218410 How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation. 27O 4 4 27O 4 4 218420 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: 27O 4 5 27O 4 5 218430 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me. 27O 4 6 27O 4 6 218440 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. 27O 4 7 27O 4 7 218450 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. 27O 4 8 27O 4 8 218460 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the dream, saying, 27O 4 9 27O 4 9 218470 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof. 27O 4 10 27O 4 10 218480 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. 27O 4 11 27O 4 11 218490 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: 27O 4 12 27O 4 12 218500 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 27O 4 13 27O 4 13 218510 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; 27O 4 14 27O 4 14 218520 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches: 27O 4 15 27O 4 15 218530 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: 27O 4 16 27O 4 16 218540 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him. 27O 4 17 27O 4 17 218550 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. 27O 4 18 27O 4 18 218560 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation: but thou art able; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. 27O 4 19 27O 4 19 218570 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies. 27O 4 20 27O 4 20 218580 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong, whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the earth; 27O 4 21 27O 4 21 218590 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 27O 4 22 27O 4 22 218600 It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. 27O 4 23 27O 4 23 218610 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him; 27O 4 24 27O 4 24 218620 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: 27O 4 25 27O 4 25 218630 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 27O 4 26 27O 4 26 218640 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule. 27O 4 27 27O 4 27 218650 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. 27O 4 28 27O 4 28 218660 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. 27O 4 29 27O 4 29 218670 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. 27O 4 30 27O 4 30 218680 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? 27O 4 31 27O 4 31 218690 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. 27O 4 32 27O 4 32 218700 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will. 27O 4 33 27O 4 33 218710 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws. 27O 4 34 27O 4 34 218720 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 27O 4 35 27O 4 35 218730 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? 27O 4 36 27O 4 36 218740 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellers and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. 27O 4 37 27O 4 37 218750 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase. 27O 5 1 27O 5 1 218760 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. 27O 5 2 27O 5 2 218770 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. 27O 5 3 27O 5 3 218780 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them. 27O 5 4 27O 5 4 218790 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 27O 5 5 27O 5 5 218800 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 27O 5 6 27O 5 6 218810 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 27O 5 7 27O 5 7 218820 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. 27O 5 8 27O 5 8 218830 Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof. 27O 5 9 27O 5 9 218840 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied. 27O 5 10 27O 5 10 218850 Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king and his lords, came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed: 27O 5 11 27O 5 11 218860 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers; 27O 5 12 27O 5 12 218870 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation. 27O 5 13 27O 5 13 218880 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry? 27O 5 14 27O 5 14 218890 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom is found in thee. 27O 5 15 27O 5 15 218900 And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing: 27O 5 16 27O 5 16 218910 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom. 27O 5 17 27O 5 17 218920 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. 27O 5 18 27O 5 18 218930 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: 27O 5 19 27O 5 19 218940 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down. 27O 5 20 27O 5 20 218950 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: 27O 5 21 27O 5 21 218960 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 27O 5 22 27O 5 22 218970 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this; 27O 5 23 27O 5 23 218980 But hast lifted up thyself against the LORD of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: 27O 5 24 27O 5 24 218990 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written. 27O 5 25 27O 5 25 219000 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. 27O 5 26 27O 5 26 219010 This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 27O 5 27 27O 5 27 219020 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. 27O 5 28 27O 5 28 219030 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 27O 5 29 27O 5 29 219040 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 27O 5 30 27O 5 30 219050 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. 27O 5 31 27O 5 31 219060 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old. 27O 6 1 27O 6 1 219070 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom; 27O 6 2 27O 6 2 219080 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel was first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the king should have no damage. 27O 6 3 27O 6 3 219090 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 27O 6 4 27O 6 4 219100 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. 27O 6 5 27O 6 5 219110 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. 27O 6 6 27O 6 6 219120 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. 27O 6 7 27O 6 7 219130 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 27O 6 8 27O 6 8 219140 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 27O 6 9 27O 6 9 219150 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. 27O 6 10 27O 6 10 219160 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. 27O 6 11 27O 6 11 219170 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 27O 6 12 27O 6 12 219180 Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 27O 6 13 27O 6 13 219190 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day. 27O 6 14 27O 6 14 219200 Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 27O 6 15 27O 6 15 219210 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. 27O 6 16 27O 6 16 219220 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee. 27O 6 17 27O 6 17 219230 And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel. 27O 6 18 27O 6 18 219240 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. 27O 6 19 27O 6 19 219250 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions. 27O 6 20 27O 6 20 219260 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? 27O 6 21 27O 6 21 219270 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. 27O 6 22 27O 6 22 219280 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 27O 6 23 27O 6 23 219290 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. 27O 6 24 27O 6 24 219300 And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den. 27O 6 25 27O 6 25 219310 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 27O 6 26 27O 6 26 219320 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. 27O 6 27 27O 6 27 219330 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. 27O 6 28 27O 6 28 219340 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. 27O 7 1 27O 7 1 219350 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. 27O 7 2 27O 7 2 219360 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. 27O 7 3 27O 7 3 219370 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. 27O 7 4 27O 7 4 219380 The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 27O 7 5 27O 7 5 219390 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. 27O 7 6 27O 7 6 219400 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. 27O 7 7 27O 7 7 219410 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. 27O 7 8 27O 7 8 219420 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 27O 7 9 27O 7 9 219430 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 27O 7 10 27O 7 10 219440 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. 27O 7 11 27O 7 11 219450 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 27O 7 12 27O 7 12 219460 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. 27O 7 13 27O 7 13 219470 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 27O 7 14 27O 7 14 219480 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. 27O 7 15 27O 7 15 219490 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 27O 7 16 27O 7 16 219500 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 27O 7 17 27O 7 17 219510 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. 27O 7 18 27O 7 18 219520 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. 27O 7 19 27O 7 19 219530 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 27O 7 20 27O 7 20 219540 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. 27O 7 21 27O 7 21 219550 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 27O 7 22 27O 7 22 219560 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 27O 7 23 27O 7 23 219570 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 27O 7 24 27O 7 24 219580 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 27O 7 25 27O 7 25 219590 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. 27O 7 26 27O 7 26 219600 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. 27O 7 27 27O 7 27 219610 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. 27O 7 28 27O 7 28 219620 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart. 27O 8 1 27O 8 1 219630 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 27O 8 2 27O 8 2 219640 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 27O 8 3 27O 8 3 219650 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 27O 8 4 27O 8 4 219660 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. 27O 8 5 27O 8 5 219670 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 27O 8 6 27O 8 6 219680 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had there seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 27O 8 7 27O 8 7 219690 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 27O 8 8 27O 8 8 219700 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. 27O 8 9 27O 8 9 219710 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. 27O 8 10 27O 8 10 219720 And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. 27O 8 11 27O 8 11 219730 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. 27O 8 12 27O 8 12 219740 And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered. 27O 8 13 27O 8 13 219750 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? 27O 8 14 27O 8 14 219760 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. 27O 8 15 27O 8 15 219770 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. 27O 8 16 27O 8 16 219780 And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. 27O 8 17 27O 8 17 219790 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. 27O 8 18 27O 8 18 219800 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. 27O 8 19 27O 8 19 219810 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. 27O 8 20 27O 8 20 219820 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 27O 8 21 27O 8 21 219830 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 27O 8 22 27O 8 22 219840 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 27O 8 23 27O 8 23 219850 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 27O 8 24 27O 8 24 219860 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 27O 8 25 27O 8 25 219870 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. 27O 8 26 27O 8 26 219880 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. 27O 8 27 27O 8 27 219890 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. 27O 9 1 27O 9 1 219900 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; 27O 9 2 27O 9 2 219910 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. 27O 9 3 27O 9 3 219920 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplication, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes: 27O 9 4 27O 9 4 219930 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 27O 9 5 27O 9 5 219940 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: 27O 9 6 27O 9 6 219950 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. 27O 9 7 27O 9 7 219960 O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. 27O 9 8 27O 9 8 219970 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. 27O 9 9 27O 9 9 219980 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; 27O 9 10 27O 9 10 219990 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. 27O 9 11 27O 9 11 220000 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. 27O 9 12 27O 9 12 220010 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. 27O 9 13 27O 9 13 220020 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. 27O 9 14 27O 9 14 220030 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice. 27O 9 15 27O 9 15 220040 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. 27O 9 16 27O 9 16 220050 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. 27O 9 17 27O 9 17 220060 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 27O 9 18 27O 9 18 220070 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 27O 9 19 27O 9 19 220080 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 27O 9 20 27O 9 20 220090 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; 27O 9 21 27O 9 21 220100 Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. 27O 9 22 27O 9 22 220110 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. 27O 9 23 27O 9 23 220120 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision. 27O 9 24 27O 9 24 220130 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. 27O 9 25 27O 9 25 220140 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times. 27O 9 26 27O 9 26 220150 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 27O 9 27 27O 9 27 220160 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. 27O 10 1 27O 10 1 220170 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 27O 10 2 27O 10 2 220180 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. 27O 10 3 27O 10 3 220190 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. 27O 10 4 27O 10 4 220200 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; 27O 10 5 27O 10 5 220210 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz: 27O 10 6 27O 10 6 220220 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 27O 10 7 27O 10 7 220230 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 27O 10 8 27O 10 8 220240 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. 27O 10 9 27O 10 9 220250 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground. 27O 10 10 27O 10 10 220260 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 27O 10 11 27O 10 11 220270 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 27O 10 12 27O 10 12 220280 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. 27O 10 13 27O 10 13 220290 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 27O 10 14 27O 10 14 220300 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. 27O 10 15 27O 10 15 220310 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 27O 10 16 27O 10 16 220320 And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. 27O 10 17 27O 10 17 220330 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. 27O 10 18 27O 10 18 220340 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 27O 10 19 27O 10 19 220350 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. 27O 10 20 27O 10 20 220360 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. 27O 10 21 27O 10 21 220370 But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. 27O 11 1 27O 11 1 220380 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him. 27O 11 2 27O 11 2 220390 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 27O 11 3 27O 11 3 220400 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. 27O 11 4 27O 11 4 220410 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. 27O 11 5 27O 11 5 220420 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. 27O 11 6 27O 11 6 220430 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. 27O 11 7 27O 11 7 220440 But out of a branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail: 27O 11 8 27O 11 8 220450 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 27O 11 9 27O 11 9 220460 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land. 27O 11 10 27O 11 10 220470 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. 27O 11 11 27O 11 11 220480 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 27O 11 12 27O 11 12 220490 And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. 27O 11 13 27O 11 13 220500 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. 27O 11 14 27O 11 14 220510 And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. 27O 11 15 27O 11 15 220520 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. 27O 11 16 27O 11 16 220530 But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. 27O 11 17 27O 11 17 220540 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. 27O 11 18 27O 11 18 220550 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. 27O 11 19 27O 11 19 220560 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. 27O 11 20 27O 11 20 220570 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. 27O 11 21 27O 11 21 220580 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. 27O 11 22 27O 11 22 220590 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. 27O 11 23 27O 11 23 220600 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. 27O 11 24 27O 11 24 220610 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. 27O 11 25 27O 11 25 220620 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. 27O 11 26 27O 11 26 220630 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain. 27O 11 27 27O 11 27 220640 And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. 27O 11 28 27O 11 28 220650 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. 27O 11 29 27O 11 29 220660 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. 27O 11 30 27O 11 30 220670 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. 27O 11 31 27O 11 31 220680 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. 27O 11 32 27O 11 32 220690 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. 27O 11 33 27O 11 33 220700 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. 27O 11 34 27O 11 34 220710 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. 27O 11 35 27O 11 35 220720 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. 27O 11 36 27O 11 36 220730 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. 27O 11 37 27O 11 37 220740 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 27O 11 38 27O 11 38 220750 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 27O 11 39 27O 11 39 220760 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain. 27O 11 40 27O 11 40 220770 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 27O 11 41 27O 11 41 220780 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 27O 11 42 27O 11 42 220790 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 27O 11 43 27O 11 43 220800 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 27O 11 44 27O 11 44 220810 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 27O 11 45 27O 11 45 220820 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. 27O 12 1 27O 12 1 220830 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. 27O 12 2 27O 12 2 220840 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 27O 12 3 27O 12 3 220850 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 27O 12 4 27O 12 4 220860 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 27O 12 5 27O 12 5 220870 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river. 27O 12 6 27O 12 6 220880 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? 27O 12 7 27O 12 7 220890 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. 27O 12 8 27O 12 8 220900 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? 27O 12 9 27O 12 9 220910 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 27O 12 10 27O 12 10 220920 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. 27O 12 11 27O 12 11 220930 And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. 27O 12 12 27O 12 12 220940 Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 27O 12 13 27O 12 13 220950 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. 28O 1 1 28O 1 1 220960 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. 28O 1 2 28O 1 2 220970 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. 28O 1 3 28O 1 3 220980 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. 28O 1 4 28O 1 4 220990 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. 28O 1 5 28O 1 5 221000 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. 28O 1 6 28O 1 6 221010 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Lo-ruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. 28O 1 7 28O 1 7 221020 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. 28O 1 8 28O 1 8 221030 Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. 28O 1 9 28O 1 9 221040 Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. 28O 1 10 28O 1 10 221050 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. 28O 1 11 28O 1 11 221060 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel. 28O 2 1 28O 2 1 221070 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ru-hamah. 28O 2 2 28O 2 2 221080 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts; 28O 2 3 28O 2 3 221090 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst. 28O 2 4 28O 2 4 221100 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. 28O 2 5 28O 2 5 221110 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, mine oil and my drink. 28O 2 6 28O 2 6 221120 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths. 28O 2 7 28O 2 7 221130 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now. 28O 2 8 28O 2 8 221140 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 28O 2 9 28O 2 9 221150 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness. 28O 2 10 28O 2 10 221160 And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand. 28O 2 11 28O 2 11 221170 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. 28O 2 12 28O 2 12 221180 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. 28O 2 13 28O 2 13 221190 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD. 28O 2 14 28O 2 14 221200 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. 28O 2 15 28O 2 15 221210 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. 28O 2 16 28O 2 16 221220 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. 28O 2 17 28O 2 17 221230 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name. 28O 2 18 28O 2 18 221240 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. 28O 2 19 28O 2 19 221250 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 28O 2 20 28O 2 20 221260 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. 28O 2 21 28O 2 21 221270 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; 28O 2 22 28O 2 22 221280 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. 28O 2 23 28O 2 23 221290 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. 28O 3 1 28O 3 1 221300 Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. 28O 3 2 28O 3 2 221310 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: 28O 3 3 28O 3 3 221320 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee. 28O 3 4 28O 3 4 221330 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: 28O 3 5 28O 3 5 221340 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days. 28O 4 1 28O 4 1 221350 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 28O 4 2 28O 4 2 221360 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. 28O 4 3 28O 4 3 221370 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away. 28O 4 4 28O 4 4 221380 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy people are as they that strive with the priest. 28O 4 5 28O 4 5 221390 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy mother. 28O 4 6 28O 4 6 221400 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. 28O 4 7 28O 4 7 221410 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame. 28O 4 8 28O 4 8 221420 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 28O 4 9 28O 4 9 221430 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 28O 4 10 28O 4 10 221440 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left off to take heed to the LORD. 28O 4 11 28O 4 11 221450 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 28O 4 12 28O 4 12 221460 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. 28O 4 13 28O 4 13 221470 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery. 28O 4 14 28O 4 14 221480 I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people that doth not understand shall fall. 28O 4 15 28O 4 15 221490 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-aven, nor swear, The LORD liveth. 28O 4 16 28O 4 16 221500 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place. 28O 4 17 28O 4 17 221510 Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone. 28O 4 18 28O 4 18 221520 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye. 28O 4 19 28O 4 19 221530 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sacrifices. 28O 5 1 28O 5 1 221540 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 28O 5 2 28O 5 2 221550 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all. 28O 5 3 28O 5 3 221560 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 28O 5 4 28O 5 4 221570 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the LORD. 28O 5 5 28O 5 5 221580 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them. 28O 5 6 28O 5 6 221590 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. 28O 5 7 28O 5 7 221600 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions. 28O 5 8 28O 5 8 221610 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin. 28O 5 9 28O 5 9 221620 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be. 28O 5 10 28O 5 10 221630 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. 28O 5 11 28O 5 11 221640 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. 28O 5 12 28O 5 12 221650 Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. 28O 5 13 28O 5 13 221660 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. 28O 5 14 28O 5 14 221670 For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. 28O 5 15 28O 5 15 221680 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. 28O 6 1 28O 6 1 221690 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. 28O 6 2 28O 6 2 221700 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. 28O 6 3 28O 6 3 221710 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. 28O 6 4 28O 6 4 221720 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. 28O 6 5 28O 6 5 221730 Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth. 28O 6 6 28O 6 6 221740 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 28O 6 7 28O 6 7 221750 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. 28O 6 8 28O 6 8 221760 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood. 28O 6 9 28O 6 9 221770 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. 28O 6 10 28O 6 10 221780 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel: there is the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 28O 6 11 28O 6 11 221790 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people. 28O 7 1 28O 7 1 221800 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers spoileth without. 28O 7 2 28O 7 2 221810 And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face. 28O 7 3 28O 7 3 221820 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. 28O 7 4 28O 7 4 221830 They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneeded the dough, until it be leavened. 28O 7 5 28O 7 5 221840 In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners. 28O 7 6 28O 7 6 221850 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. 28O 7 7 28O 7 7 221860 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. 28O 7 8 28O 7 8 221870 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned. 28O 7 9 28O 7 9 221880 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. 28O 7 10 28O 7 10 221890 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this. 28O 7 11 28O 7 11 221900 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria. 28O 7 12 28O 7 12 221910 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard. 28O 7 13 28O 7 13 221920 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me. 28O 7 14 28O 7 14 221930 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me. 28O 7 15 28O 7 15 221940 Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me. 28O 7 16 28O 7 16 221950 They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. 28O 8 1 28O 8 1 221960 Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. 28O 8 2 28O 8 2 221970 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. 28O 8 3 28O 8 3 221980 Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. 28O 8 4 28O 8 4 221990 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off. 28O 8 5 28O 8 5 222000 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? 28O 8 6 28O 8 6 222010 For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. 28O 8 7 28O 8 7 222020 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. 28O 8 8 28O 8 8 222030 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. 28O 8 9 28O 8 9 222040 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers. 28O 8 10 28O 8 10 222050 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. 28O 8 11 28O 8 11 222060 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin. 28O 8 12 28O 8 12 222070 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing. 28O 8 13 28O 8 13 222080 They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt. 28O 8 14 28O 8 14 222090 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 28O 9 1 28O 9 1 222100 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. 28O 9 2 28O 9 2 222110 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. 28O 9 3 28O 9 3 222120 They shall not dwell in the LORD's land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria. 28O 9 4 28O 9 4 222130 They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD. 28O 9 5 28O 9 5 222140 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD? 28O 9 6 28O 9 6 222150 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles. 28O 9 7 28O 9 7 222160 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. 28O 9 8 28O 9 8 222170 The watchman of Ephraim was with my God: but the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred in the house of his God. 28O 9 9 28O 9 9 222180 They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 28O 9 10 28O 9 10 222190 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved. 28O 9 11 28O 9 11 222200 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. 28O 9 12 28O 9 12 222210 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them! 28O 9 13 28O 9 13 222220 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer. 28O 9 14 28O 9 14 222230 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. 28O 9 15 28O 9 15 222240 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters. 28O 9 16 28O 9 16 222250 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb. 28O 9 17 28O 9 17 222260 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations. 28O 10 1 28O 10 1 222270 Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images. 28O 10 2 28O 10 2 222280 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. 28O 10 3 28O 10 3 222290 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us? 28O 10 4 28O 10 4 222300 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field. 28O 10 5 28O 10 5 222310 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it. 28O 10 6 28O 10 6 222320 It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 28O 10 7 28O 10 7 222330 As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water. 28O 10 8 28O 10 8 222340 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us. 28O 10 9 28O 10 9 222350 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah: there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. 28O 10 10 28O 10 10 222360 It is in my desire that I should chastise them; and the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind themselves in their two furrows. 28O 10 11 28O 10 11 222370 And Ephraim is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods. 28O 10 12 28O 10 12 222380 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 28O 10 13 28O 10 13 222390 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy way, in the multitude of thy mighty men. 28O 10 14 28O 10 14 222400 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children. 28O 10 15 28O 10 15 222410 So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off. 28O 11 1 28O 11 1 222420 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 28O 11 2 28O 11 2 222430 As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. 28O 11 3 28O 11 3 222440 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. 28O 11 4 28O 11 4 222450 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. 28O 11 5 28O 11 5 222460 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. 28O 11 6 28O 11 6 222470 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels. 28O 11 7 28O 11 7 222480 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. 28O 11 8 28O 11 8 222490 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. 28O 11 9 28O 11 9 222500 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city. 28O 11 10 28O 11 10 222510 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. 28O 11 11 28O 11 11 222520 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD. 28O 11 12 28O 11 12 222530 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. 28O 12 1 28O 12 1 222540 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 28O 12 2 28O 12 2 222550 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. 28O 12 3 28O 12 3 222560 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God: 28O 12 4 28O 12 4 222570 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us; 28O 12 5 28O 12 5 222580 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial. 28O 12 6 28O 12 6 222590 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. 28O 12 7 28O 12 7 222600 He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress. 28O 12 8 28O 12 8 222610 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin. 28O 12 9 28O 12 9 222620 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast. 28O 12 10 28O 12 10 222630 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets. 28O 12 11 28O 12 11 222640 Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields. 28O 12 12 28O 12 12 222650 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep. 28O 12 13 28O 12 13 222660 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved. 28O 12 14 28O 12 14 222670 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. 28O 13 1 28O 13 1 222680 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 28O 13 2 28O 13 2 222690 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. 28O 13 3 28O 13 3 222700 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 28O 13 4 28O 13 4 222710 Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me. 28O 13 5 28O 13 5 222720 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 28O 13 6 28O 13 6 222730 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 28O 13 7 28O 13 7 222740 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 28O 13 8 28O 13 8 222750 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. 28O 13 9 28O 13 9 222760 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help. 28O 13 10 28O 13 10 222770 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes? 28O 13 11 28O 13 11 222780 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 28O 13 12 28O 13 12 222790 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid. 28O 13 13 28O 13 13 222800 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children. 28O 13 14 28O 13 14 222810 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. 28O 13 15 28O 13 15 222820 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels. 28O 13 16 28O 13 16 222830 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up. 28O 14 1 28O 14 1 222840 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 28O 14 2 28O 14 2 222850 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. 28O 14 3 28O 14 3 222860 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy. 28O 14 4 28O 14 4 222870 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. 28O 14 5 28O 14 5 222880 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 28O 14 6 28O 14 6 222890 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. 28O 14 7 28O 14 7 222900 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 28O 14 8 28O 14 8 222910 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. 28O 14 9 28O 14 9 222920 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein. 29O 1 1 29O 1 1 222930 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel. 29O 1 2 29O 1 2 222940 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? 29O 1 3 29O 1 3 222950 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. 29O 1 4 29O 1 4 222960 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. 29O 1 5 29O 1 5 222970 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth. 29O 1 6 29O 1 6 222980 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. 29O 1 7 29O 1 7 222990 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. 29O 1 8 29O 1 8 223000 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. 29O 1 9 29O 1 9 223010 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD's ministers, mourn. 29O 1 10 29O 1 10 223020 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. 29O 1 11 29O 1 11 223030 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished. 29O 1 12 29O 1 12 223040 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men. 29O 1 13 29O 1 13 223050 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. 29O 1 14 29O 1 14 223060 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, 29O 1 15 29O 1 15 223070 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 29O 1 16 29O 1 16 223080 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? 29O 1 17 29O 1 17 223090 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. 29O 1 18 29O 1 18 223100 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. 29O 1 19 29O 1 19 223110 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 29O 1 20 29O 1 20 223120 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. 29O 2 1 29O 2 1 223130 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 29O 2 2 29O 2 2 223140 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 29O 2 3 29O 2 3 223150 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them. 29O 2 4 29O 2 4 223160 The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run. 29O 2 5 29O 2 5 223170 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array. 29O 2 6 29O 2 6 223180 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness. 29O 2 7 29O 2 7 223190 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: 29O 2 8 29O 2 8 223200 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 29O 2 9 29O 2 9 223210 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief. 29O 2 10 29O 2 10 223220 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining: 29O 2 11 29O 2 11 223230 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it? 29O 2 12 29O 2 12 223240 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning: 29O 2 13 29O 2 13 223250 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. 29O 2 14 29O 2 14 223260 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God? 29O 2 15 29O 2 15 223270 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: 29O 2 16 29O 2 16 223280 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. 29O 2 17 29O 2 17 223290 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? 29O 2 18 29O 2 18 223300 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. 29O 2 19 29O 2 19 223310 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen: 29O 2 20 29O 2 20 223320 But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things. 29O 2 21 29O 2 21 223330 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things. 29O 2 22 29O 2 22 223340 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength. 29O 2 23 29O 2 23 223350 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. 29O 2 24 29O 2 24 223360 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. 29O 2 25 29O 2 25 223370 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. 29O 2 26 29O 2 26 223380 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 29O 2 27 29O 2 27 223390 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. 29O 2 28 29O 2 28 223400 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: 29O 2 29 29O 2 29 223410 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. 29O 2 30 29O 2 30 223420 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 29O 2 31 29O 2 31 223430 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD come. 29O 2 32 29O 2 32 223440 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call. 29O 3 1 29O 3 1 223450 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 29O 3 2 29O 3 2 223460 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 29O 3 3 29O 3 3 223470 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 29O 3 4 29O 3 4 223480 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompence me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head; 29O 3 5 29O 3 5 223490 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things: 29O 3 6 29O 3 6 223500 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. 29O 3 7 29O 3 7 223510 Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head: 29O 3 8 29O 3 8 223520 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it. 29O 3 9 29O 3 9 223530 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: 29O 3 10 29O 3 10 223540 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. 29O 3 11 29O 3 11 223550 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD. 29O 3 12 29O 3 12 223560 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. 29O 3 13 29O 3 13 223570 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the fats overflow; for their wickedness is great. 29O 3 14 29O 3 14 223580 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. 29O 3 15 29O 3 15 223590 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 29O 3 16 29O 3 16 223600 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. 29O 3 17 29O 3 17 223610 So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more. 29O 3 18 29O 3 18 223620 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 29O 3 19 29O 3 19 223630 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 29O 3 20 29O 3 20 223640 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 29O 3 21 29O 3 21 223650 For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. 30O 1 1 30O 1 1 223660 The words of Amos, who was among the herdman of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 30O 1 2 30O 1 2 223670 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. 30O 1 3 30O 1 3 223680 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 30O 1 4 30O 1 4 223690 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 30O 1 5 30O 1 5 223700 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD. 30O 1 6 30O 1 6 223710 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom: 30O 1 7 30O 1 7 223720 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: 30O 1 8 30O 1 8 223730 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD. 30O 1 9 30O 1 9 223740 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: 30O 1 10 30O 1 10 223750 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. 30O 1 11 30O 1 11 223760 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 30O 1 12 30O 1 12 223770 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 30O 1 13 30O 1 13 223780 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border: 30O 1 14 30O 1 14 223790 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind: 30O 1 15 30O 1 15 223800 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith the LORD. 30O 2 1 30O 2 1 223810 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime: 30O 2 2 30O 2 2 223820 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet: 30O 2 3 30O 2 3 223830 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD. 30O 2 4 30O 2 4 223840 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked: 30O 2 5 30O 2 5 223850 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 30O 2 6 30O 2 6 223860 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes; 30O 2 7 30O 2 7 223870 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name: 30O 2 8 30O 2 8 223880 And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god. 30O 2 9 30O 2 9 223890 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 30O 2 10 30O 2 10 223900 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 30O 2 11 30O 2 11 223910 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD. 30O 2 12 30O 2 12 223920 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not. 30O 2 13 30O 2 13 223930 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves. 30O 2 14 30O 2 14 223940 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: 30O 2 15 30O 2 15 223950 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. 30O 2 16 30O 2 16 223960 And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD. 30O 3 1 30O 3 1 223970 Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 30O 3 2 30O 3 2 223980 You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 30O 3 3 30O 3 3 223990 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? 30O 3 4 30O 3 4 224000 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing? 30O 3 5 30O 3 5 224010 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? 30O 3 6 30O 3 6 224020 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? 30O 3 7 30O 3 7 224030 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. 30O 3 8 30O 3 8 224040 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? 30O 3 9 30O 3 9 224050 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof. 30O 3 10 30O 3 10 224060 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. 30O 3 11 30O 3 11 224070 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary there shall be even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 30O 3 12 30O 3 12 224080 Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. 30O 3 13 30O 3 13 224090 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord GOD, the God of hosts, 30O 3 14 30O 3 14 224100 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground. 30O 3 15 30O 3 15 224110 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD. 30O 4 1 30O 4 1 224120 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. 30O 4 2 30O 4 2 224130 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fishhooks. 30O 4 3 30O 4 3 224140 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every cow at that which is before her; and ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the LORD. 30O 4 4 30O 4 4 224150 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years: 30O 4 5 30O 4 5 224160 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and proclaim and publish the free offerings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD. 30O 4 6 30O 4 6 224170 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 30O 4 7 30O 4 7 224180 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. 30O 4 8 30O 4 8 224190 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 30O 4 9 30O 4 9 224200 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 30O 4 10 30O 4 10 224210 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 30O 4 11 30O 4 11 224220 I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. 30O 4 12 30O 4 12 224230 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 30O 4 13 30O 4 13 224240 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name. 30O 5 1 30O 5 1 224250 Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel. 30O 5 2 30O 5 2 224260 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up. 30O 5 3 30O 5 3 224270 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. 30O 5 4 30O 5 4 224280 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 30O 5 5 30O 5 5 224290 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 30O 5 6 30O 5 6 224300 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 30O 5 7 30O 5 7 224310 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, 30O 5 8 30O 5 8 224320 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: 30O 5 9 30O 5 9 224330 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. 30O 5 10 30O 5 10 224340 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly. 30O 5 11 30O 5 11 224350 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. 30O 5 12 30O 5 12 224360 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right. 30O 5 13 30O 5 13 224370 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time. 30O 5 14 30O 5 14 224380 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. 30O 5 15 30O 5 15 224390 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. 30O 5 16 30O 5 16 224400 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. 30O 5 17 30O 5 17 224410 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD. 30O 5 18 30O 5 18 224420 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. 30O 5 19 30O 5 19 224430 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him. 30O 5 20 30O 5 20 224440 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it? 30O 5 21 30O 5 21 224450 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. 30O 5 22 30O 5 22 224460 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. 30O 5 23 30O 5 23 224470 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols. 30O 5 24 30O 5 24 224480 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 30O 5 25 30O 5 25 224490 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel? 30O 5 26 30O 5 26 224500 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves. 30O 5 27 30O 5 27 224510 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts. 30O 6 1 30O 6 1 224520 Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! 30O 6 2 30O 6 2 224530 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than your border? 30O 6 3 30O 6 3 224540 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 30O 6 4 30O 6 4 224550 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 30O 6 5 30O 6 5 224560 That chant to the sound of the viol, and invent to themselves instruments of musick, like David; 30O 6 6 30O 6 6 224570 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 30O 6 7 30O 6 7 224580 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed. 30O 6 8 30O 6 8 224590 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. 30O 6 9 30O 6 9 224600 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 30O 6 10 30O 6 10 224610 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD. 30O 6 11 30O 6 11 224620 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts. 30O 6 12 30O 6 12 224630 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock: 30O 6 13 30O 6 13 224640 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength? 30O 6 14 30O 6 14 224650 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of the wilderness. 30O 7 1 30O 7 1 224660 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. 30O 7 2 30O 7 2 224670 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 30O 7 3 30O 7 3 224680 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD. 30O 7 4 30O 7 4 224690 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and, behold, the Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. 30O 7 5 30O 7 5 224700 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 30O 7 6 30O 7 6 224710 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord GOD. 30O 7 7 30O 7 7 224720 Thus he shewed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand. 30O 7 8 30O 7 8 224730 And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more: 30O 7 9 30O 7 9 224740 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword. 30O 7 10 30O 7 10 224750 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words. 30O 7 11 30O 7 11 224760 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own land. 30O 7 12 30O 7 12 224770 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there: 30O 7 13 30O 7 13 224780 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. 30O 7 14 30O 7 14 224790 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit: 30O 7 15 30O 7 15 224800 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 30O 7 16 30O 7 16 224810 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac. 30O 7 17 30O 7 17 224820 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. 30O 8 1 30O 8 1 224830 Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit. 30O 8 2 30O 8 2 224840 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more. 30O 8 3 30O 8 3 224850 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence. 30O 8 4 30O 8 4 224860 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail, 30O 8 5 30O 8 5 224870 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit? 30O 8 6 30O 8 6 224880 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat? 30O 8 7 30O 8 7 224890 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 30O 8 8 30O 8 8 224900 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood; and it shall be cast out and drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 30O 8 9 30O 8 9 224910 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the clear day: 30O 8 10 30O 8 10 224920 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 30O 8 11 30O 8 11 224930 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD: 30O 8 12 30O 8 12 224940 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it. 30O 8 13 30O 8 13 224950 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst. 30O 8 14 30O 8 14 224960 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god, O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beer-sheba liveth; even they shall fall, and never rise up again. 30O 9 1 30O 9 1 224970 I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. 30O 9 2 30O 9 2 224980 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: 30O 9 3 30O 9 3 224990 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: 30O 9 4 30O 9 4 225000 And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. 30O 9 5 30O 9 5 225010 And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 30O 9 6 30O 9 6 225020 It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name. 30O 9 7 30O 9 7 225030 Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? 30O 9 8 30O 9 8 225040 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD. 30O 9 9 30O 9 9 225050 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth. 30O 9 10 30O 9 10 225060 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. 30O 9 11 30O 9 11 225070 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: 30O 9 12 30O 9 12 225080 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this. 30O 9 13 30O 9 13 225090 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. 30O 9 14 30O 9 14 225100 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. 30O 9 15 30O 9 15 225110 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God. 31O 1 1 31O 1 1 225120 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle. 31O 1 2 31O 1 2 225130 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised. 31O 1 3 31O 1 3 225140 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 31O 1 4 31O 1 4 225150 Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD. 31O 1 5 31O 1 5 225160 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes? 31O 1 6 31O 1 6 225170 How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! 31O 1 7 31O 1 7 225180 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him. 31O 1 8 31O 1 8 225190 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? 31O 1 9 31O 1 9 225200 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. 31O 1 10 31O 1 10 225210 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 31O 1 11 31O 1 11 225220 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them. 31O 1 12 31O 1 12 225230 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. 31O 1 13 31O 1 13 225240 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; 31O 1 14 31O 1 14 225250 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. 31O 1 15 31O 1 15 225260 For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head. 31O 1 16 31O 1 16 225270 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been. 31O 1 17 31O 1 17 225280 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. 31O 1 18 31O 1 18 225290 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be any remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it. 31O 1 19 31O 1 19 225300 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead. 31O 1 20 31O 1 20 225310 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south. 31O 1 21 31O 1 21 225320 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD's. 32O 1 1 32O 1 1 225330 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 32O 1 2 32O 1 2 225340 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 32O 1 3 32O 1 3 225350 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. 32O 1 4 32O 1 4 225360 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 32O 1 5 32O 1 5 225370 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 32O 1 6 32O 1 6 225380 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 32O 1 7 32O 1 7 225390 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 32O 1 8 32O 1 8 225400 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 32O 1 9 32O 1 9 225410 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 32O 1 10 32O 1 10 225420 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them. 32O 1 11 32O 1 11 225430 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 32O 1 12 32O 1 12 225440 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 32O 1 13 32O 1 13 225450 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 32O 1 14 32O 1 14 225460 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee. 32O 1 15 32O 1 15 225470 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 32O 1 16 32O 1 16 225480 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows. 32O 1 17 32O 1 17 225490 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. 32O 2 1 32O 2 1 225500 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, 32O 2 2 32O 2 2 225510 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. 32O 2 3 32O 2 3 225520 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. 32O 2 4 32O 2 4 225530 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. 32O 2 5 32O 2 5 225540 The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. 32O 2 6 32O 2 6 225550 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God. 32O 2 7 32O 2 7 225560 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple. 32O 2 8 32O 2 8 225570 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. 32O 2 9 32O 2 9 225580 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD. 32O 2 10 32O 2 10 225590 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. 32O 3 1 32O 3 1 225600 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, 32O 3 2 32O 3 2 225610 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. 32O 3 3 32O 3 3 225620 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days' journey. 32O 3 4 32O 3 4 225630 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 32O 3 5 32O 3 5 225640 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. 32O 3 6 32O 3 6 225650 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 32O 3 7 32O 3 7 225660 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: 32O 3 8 32O 3 8 225670 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. 32O 3 9 32O 3 9 225680 Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not? 32O 3 10 32O 3 10 225690 And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not. 32O 4 1 32O 4 1 225700 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. 32O 4 2 32O 4 2 225710 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. 32O 4 3 32O 4 3 225720 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. 32O 4 4 32O 4 4 225730 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry? 32O 4 5 32O 4 5 225740 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. 32O 4 6 32O 4 6 225750 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the gourd. 32O 4 7 32O 4 7 225760 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. 32O 4 8 32O 4 8 225770 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. 32O 4 9 32O 4 9 225780 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. 32O 4 10 32O 4 10 225790 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: 32O 4 11 32O 4 11 225800 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle? 33O 1 1 33O 1 1 225810 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 33O 1 2 33O 1 2 225820 Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. 33O 1 3 33O 1 3 225830 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 33O 1 4 33O 1 4 225840 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. 33O 1 5 33O 1 5 225850 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? 33O 1 6 33O 1 6 225860 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 33O 1 7 33O 1 7 225870 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. 33O 1 8 33O 1 8 225880 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. 33O 1 9 33O 1 9 225890 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 33O 1 10 33O 1 10 225900 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. 33O 1 11 33O 1 11 225910 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing. 33O 1 12 33O 1 12 225920 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. 33O 1 13 33O 1 13 225930 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. 33O 1 14 33O 1 14 225940 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. 33O 1 15 33O 1 15 225950 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. 33O 1 16 33O 1 16 225960 Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee. 33O 2 1 33O 2 1 225970 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 33O 2 2 33O 2 2 225980 And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 33O 2 3 33O 2 3 225990 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time is evil. 33O 2 4 33O 2 4 226000 In that day shall one take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed it from me! turning away he hath divided our fields. 33O 2 5 33O 2 5 226010 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the LORD. 33O 2 6 33O 2 6 226020 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. 33O 2 7 33O 2 7 226030 O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly? 33O 2 8 33O 2 8 226040 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war. 33O 2 9 33O 2 9 226050 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. 33O 2 10 33O 2 10 226060 Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. 33O 2 11 33O 2 11 226070 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. 33O 2 12 33O 2 12 226080 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men. 33O 2 13 33O 2 13 226090 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head of them. 33O 3 1 33O 3 1 226100 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment? 33O 3 2 33O 3 2 226110 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones; 33O 3 3 33O 3 3 226120 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron. 33O 3 4 33O 3 4 226130 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. 33O 3 5 33O 3 5 226140 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. 33O 3 6 33O 3 6 226150 Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. 33O 3 7 33O 3 7 226160 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God. 33O 3 8 33O 3 8 226170 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. 33O 3 9 33O 3 9 226180 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. 33O 3 10 33O 3 10 226190 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 33O 3 11 33O 3 11 226200 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us. 33O 3 12 33O 3 12 226210 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. 33O 4 1 33O 4 1 226220 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. 33O 4 2 33O 4 2 226230 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 33O 4 3 33O 4 3 226240 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 33O 4 4 33O 4 4 226250 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. 33O 4 5 33O 4 5 226260 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. 33O 4 6 33O 4 6 226270 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; 33O 4 7 33O 4 7 226280 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever. 33O 4 8 33O 4 8 226290 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. 33O 4 9 33O 4 9 226300 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? is there no king in thee? is thy counseller perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail. 33O 4 10 33O 4 10 226310 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. 33O 4 11 33O 4 11 226320 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. 33O 4 12 33O 4 12 226330 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. 33O 4 13 33O 4 13 226340 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth. 33O 5 1 33O 5 1 226350 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 33O 5 2 33O 5 2 226360 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 33O 5 3 33O 5 3 226370 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. 33O 5 4 33O 5 4 226380 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. 33O 5 5 33O 5 5 226390 And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 33O 5 6 33O 5 6 226400 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders. 33O 5 7 33O 5 7 226410 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. 33O 5 8 33O 5 8 226420 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. 33O 5 9 33O 5 9 226430 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off. 33O 5 10 33O 5 10 226440 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: 33O 5 11 33O 5 11 226450 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: 33O 5 12 33O 5 12 226460 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: 33O 5 13 33O 5 13 226470 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. 33O 5 14 33O 5 14 226480 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities. 33O 5 15 33O 5 15 226490 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. 33O 6 1 33O 6 1 226500 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 33O 6 2 33O 6 2 226510 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. 33O 6 3 33O 6 3 226520 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. 33O 6 4 33O 6 4 226530 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 33O 6 5 33O 6 5 226540 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. 33O 6 6 33O 6 6 226550 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? 33O 6 7 33O 6 7 226560 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 33O 6 8 33O 6 8 226570 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? 33O 6 9 33O 6 9 226580 The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 33O 6 10 33O 6 10 226590 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 33O 6 11 33O 6 11 226600 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 33O 6 12 33O 6 12 226610 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. 33O 6 13 33O 6 13 226620 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. 33O 6 14 33O 6 14 226630 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. 33O 6 15 33O 6 15 226640 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. 33O 6 16 33O 6 16 226650 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. 33O 7 1 33O 7 1 226660 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. 33O 7 2 33O 7 2 226670 The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net. 33O 7 3 33O 7 3 226680 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. 33O 7 4 33O 7 4 226690 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. 33O 7 5 33O 7 5 226700 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 33O 7 6 33O 7 6 226710 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. 33O 7 7 33O 7 7 226720 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. 33O 7 8 33O 7 8 226730 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me. 33O 7 9 33O 7 9 226740 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. 33O 7 10 33O 7 10 226750 Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. 33O 7 11 33O 7 11 226760 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. 33O 7 12 33O 7 12 226770 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain. 33O 7 13 33O 7 13 226780 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. 33O 7 14 33O 7 14 226790 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 33O 7 15 33O 7 15 226800 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things. 33O 7 16 33O 7 16 226810 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf. 33O 7 17 33O 7 17 226820 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. 33O 7 18 33O 7 18 226830 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 33O 7 19 33O 7 19 226840 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 33O 7 20 33O 7 20 226850 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. 34O 1 1 34O 1 1 226860 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 34O 1 2 34O 1 2 226870 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies. 34O 1 3 34O 1 3 226880 The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 34O 1 4 34O 1 4 226890 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. 34O 1 5 34O 1 5 226900 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. 34O 1 6 34O 1 6 226910 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him. 34O 1 7 34O 1 7 226920 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. 34O 1 8 34O 1 8 226930 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. 34O 1 9 34O 1 9 226940 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time. 34O 1 10 34O 1 10 226950 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. 34O 1 11 34O 1 11 226960 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counseller. 34O 1 12 34O 1 12 226970 Thus saith the LORD: Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. 34O 1 13 34O 1 13 226980 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. 34O 1 14 34O 1 14 226990 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile. 34O 1 15 34O 1 15 227000 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off. 34O 2 1 34O 2 1 227010 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily. 34O 2 2 34O 2 2 227020 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches. 34O 2 3 34O 2 3 227030 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. 34O 2 4 34O 2 4 227040 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings. 34O 2 5 34O 2 5 227050 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make hast to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. 34O 2 6 34O 2 6 227060 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved. 34O 2 7 34O 2 7 227070 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts. 34O 2 8 34O 2 8 227080 But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back. 34O 2 9 34O 2 9 227090 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture. 34O 2 10 34O 2 10 227100 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness. 34O 2 11 34O 2 11 227110 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid? 34O 2 12 34O 2 12 227120 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. 34O 2 13 34O 2 13 227130 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. 34O 3 1 34O 3 1 227140 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not; 34O 3 2 34O 3 2 227150 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots. 34O 3 3 34O 3 3 227160 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses: 34O 3 4 34O 3 4 227170 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. 34O 3 5 34O 3 5 227180 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. 34O 3 6 34O 3 6 227190 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock. 34O 3 7 34O 3 7 227200 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee? 34O 3 8 34O 3 8 227210 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea? 34O 3 9 34O 3 9 227220 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers. 34O 3 10 34O 3 10 227230 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 34O 3 11 34O 3 11 227240 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy. 34O 3 12 34O 3 12 227250 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. 34O 3 13 34O 3 13 227260 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars. 34O 3 14 34O 3 14 227270 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln. 34O 3 15 34O 3 15 227280 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts. 34O 3 16 34O 3 16 227290 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away. 34O 3 17 34O 3 17 227300 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. 34O 3 18 34O 3 18 227310 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them. 34O 3 19 34O 3 19 227320 There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? 35O 1 1 35O 1 1 227330 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 35O 1 2 35O 1 2 227340 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 35O 1 3 35O 1 3 227350 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. 35O 1 4 35O 1 4 227360 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. 35O 1 5 35O 1 5 227370 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. 35O 1 6 35O 1 6 227380 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. 35O 1 7 35O 1 7 227390 They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. 35O 1 8 35O 1 8 227400 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. 35O 1 9 35O 1 9 227410 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 35O 1 10 35O 1 10 227420 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. 35O 1 11 35O 1 11 227430 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god. 35O 1 12 35O 1 12 227440 Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. 35O 1 13 35O 1 13 227450 Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? 35O 1 14 35O 1 14 227460 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them? 35O 1 15 35O 1 15 227470 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. 35O 1 16 35O 1 16 227480 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. 35O 1 17 35O 1 17 227490 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? 35O 2 1 35O 2 1 227500 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 35O 2 2 35O 2 2 227510 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 35O 2 3 35O 2 3 227520 For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. 35O 2 4 35O 2 4 227530 Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. 35O 2 5 35O 2 5 227540 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people: 35O 2 6 35O 2 6 227550 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! 35O 2 7 35O 2 7 227560 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them? 35O 2 8 35O 2 8 227570 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 35O 2 9 35O 2 9 227580 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil! 35O 2 10 35O 2 10 227590 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul. 35O 2 11 35O 2 11 227600 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it. 35O 2 12 35O 2 12 227610 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity! 35O 2 13 35O 2 13 227620 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity? 35O 2 14 35O 2 14 227630 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. 35O 2 15 35O 2 15 227640 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 35O 2 16 35O 2 16 227650 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory. 35O 2 17 35O 2 17 227660 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men's blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein. 35O 2 18 35O 2 18 227670 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols? 35O 2 19 35O 2 19 227680 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all in the midst of it. 35O 2 20 35O 2 20 227690 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. 35O 3 1 35O 3 1 227700 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth. 35O 3 2 35O 3 2 227710 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy. 35O 3 3 35O 3 3 227720 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise. 35O 3 4 35O 3 4 227730 And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power. 35O 3 5 35O 3 5 227740 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 35O 3 6 35O 3 6 227750 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways are everlasting. 35O 3 7 35O 3 7 227760 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: and the curtains of the land of Midian did tremble. 35O 3 8 35O 3 8 227770 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon thine horses and thy chariots of salvation? 35O 3 9 35O 3 9 227780 Thy bow was made quite naked, according to the oaths of the tribes, even thy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers. 35O 3 10 35O 3 10 227790 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. 35O 3 11 35O 3 11 227800 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glittering spear. 35O 3 12 35O 3 12 227810 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the heathen in anger. 35O 3 13 35O 3 13 227820 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. 35O 3 14 35O 3 14 227830 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly. 35O 3 15 35O 3 15 227840 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, through the heap of great waters. 35O 3 16 35O 3 16 227850 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. 35O 3 17 35O 3 17 227860 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: 35O 3 18 35O 3 18 227870 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. 35O 3 19 35O 3 19 227880 The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments. 36O 1 1 36O 1 1 227890 The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. 36O 1 2 36O 1 2 227900 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD. 36O 1 3 36O 1 3 227910 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD. 36O 1 4 36O 1 4 227920 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests; 36O 1 5 36O 1 5 227930 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham; 36O 1 6 36O 1 6 227940 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and those that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him. 36O 1 7 36O 1 7 227950 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. 36O 1 8 36O 1 8 227960 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel. 36O 1 9 36O 1 9 227970 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence and deceit. 36O 1 10 36O 1 10 227980 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that there shall be the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills. 36O 1 11 36O 1 11 227990 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off. 36O 1 12 36O 1 12 228000 And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. 36O 1 13 36O 1 13 228010 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof. 36O 1 14 36O 1 14 228020 The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly. 36O 1 15 36O 1 15 228030 That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 36O 1 16 36O 1 16 228040 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 36O 1 17 36O 1 17 228050 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD: and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as the dung. 36O 1 18 36O 1 18 228060 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land. 36O 2 1 36O 2 1 228070 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; 36O 2 2 36O 2 2 228080 Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you, before the day of the LORD's anger come upon you. 36O 2 3 36O 2 3 228090 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD's anger. 36O 2 4 36O 2 4 228100 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 36O 2 5 36O 2 5 228110 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. 36O 2 6 36O 2 6 228120 And the sea coast shall be dwellings and cottages for shepherds, and folds for flocks. 36O 2 7 36O 2 7 228130 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. 36O 2 8 36O 2 8 228140 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border. 36O 2 9 36O 2 9 228150 Therefore as I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them. 36O 2 10 36O 2 10 228160 This shall they have for their pride, because they have reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the LORD of hosts. 36O 2 11 36O 2 11 228170 The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. 36O 2 12 36O 2 12 228180 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 36O 2 13 36O 2 13 228190 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. 36O 2 14 36O 2 14 228200 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. 36O 2 15 36O 2 15 228210 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand. 36O 3 1 36O 3 1 228220 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 36O 3 2 36O 3 2 228230 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God. 36O 3 3 36O 3 3 228240 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. 36O 3 4 36O 3 4 228250 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 36O 3 5 36O 3 5 228260 The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame. 36O 3 6 36O 3 6 228270 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. 36O 3 7 36O 3 7 228280 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever I punished them: but they rose early, and corrupted all their doings. 36O 3 8 36O 3 8 228290 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. 36O 3 9 36O 3 9 228300 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent. 36O 3 10 36O 3 10 228310 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. 36O 3 11 36O 3 11 228320 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy mountain. 36O 3 12 36O 3 12 228330 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD. 36O 3 13 36O 3 13 228340 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 36O 3 14 36O 3 14 228350 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem. 36O 3 15 36O 3 15 228360 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. 36O 3 16 36O 3 16 228370 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 36O 3 17 36O 3 17 228380 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. 36O 3 18 36O 3 18 228390 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. 36O 3 19 36O 3 19 228400 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land where they have been put to shame. 36O 3 20 36O 3 20 228410 At that time will I bring you again, even in the time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the LORD. 37O 1 1 37O 1 1 228420 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, 37O 1 2 37O 1 2 228430 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built. 37O 1 3 37O 1 3 228440 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 37O 1 4 37O 1 4 228450 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste? 37O 1 5 37O 1 5 228460 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 37O 1 6 37O 1 6 228470 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. 37O 1 7 37O 1 7 228480 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. 37O 1 8 37O 1 8 228490 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD. 37O 1 9 37O 1 9 228500 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. 37O 1 10 37O 1 10 228510 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. 37O 1 11 37O 1 11 228520 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. 37O 1 12 37O 1 12 228530 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. 37O 1 13 37O 1 13 228540 Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. 37O 1 14 37O 1 14 228550 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, 37O 1 15 37O 1 15 228560 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. 37O 2 1 37O 2 1 228570 In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, 37O 2 2 37O 2 2 228580 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying, 37O 2 3 37O 2 3 228590 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing? 37O 2 4 37O 2 4 228600 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts: 37O 2 5 37O 2 5 228610 According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not. 37O 2 6 37O 2 6 228620 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; 37O 2 7 37O 2 7 228630 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. 37O 2 8 37O 2 8 228640 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts. 37O 2 9 37O 2 9 228650 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts. 37O 2 10 37O 2 10 228660 In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, 37O 2 11 37O 2 11 228670 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying, 37O 2 12 37O 2 12 228680 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No. 37O 2 13 37O 2 13 228690 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean. 37O 2 14 37O 2 14 228700 Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. 37O 2 15 37O 2 15 228710 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD: 37O 2 16 37O 2 16 228720 Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. 37O 2 17 37O 2 17 228730 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD. 37O 2 18 37O 2 18 228740 Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid, consider it. 37O 2 19 37O 2 19 228750 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. 37O 2 20 37O 2 20 228760 And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying, 37O 2 21 37O 2 21 228770 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth; 37O 2 22 37O 2 22 228780 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. 37O 2 23 37O 2 23 228790 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. 38O 1 1 38O 1 1 228800 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 38O 1 2 38O 1 2 228810 The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers. 38O 1 3 38O 1 3 228820 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. 38O 1 4 38O 1 4 228830 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD. 38O 1 5 38O 1 5 228840 Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever? 38O 1 6 38O 1 6 228850 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us. 38O 1 7 38O 1 7 228860 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which is the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 38O 1 8 38O 1 8 228870 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white. 38O 1 9 38O 1 9 228880 Then said I, O my lord, what are these? And the angel that talked with me said unto me, I will shew thee what these be. 38O 1 10 38O 1 10 228890 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered and said, These are they whom the LORD hath sent to walk to and fro through the earth. 38O 1 11 38O 1 11 228900 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and is at rest. 38O 1 12 38O 1 12 228910 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years? 38O 1 13 38O 1 13 228920 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words. 38O 1 14 38O 1 14 228930 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy. 38O 1 15 38O 1 15 228940 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction. 38O 1 16 38O 1 16 228950 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. 38O 1 17 38O 1 17 228960 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem. 38O 1 18 38O 1 18 228970 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns. 38O 1 19 38O 1 19 228980 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem. 38O 1 20 38O 1 20 228990 And the LORD shewed me four carpenters. 38O 1 21 38O 1 21 229000 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it. 38O 2 1 38O 2 1 229010 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a man with a measuring line in his hand. 38O 2 2 38O 2 2 229020 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof. 38O 2 3 38O 2 3 229030 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth, and another angel went out to meet him, 38O 2 4 38O 2 4 229040 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein: 38O 2 5 38O 2 5 229050 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her. 38O 2 6 38O 2 6 229060 Ho, ho, come forth, and flee from the land of the north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven, saith the LORD. 38O 2 7 38O 2 7 229070 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. 38O 2 8 38O 2 8 229080 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye. 38O 2 9 38O 2 9 229090 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me. 38O 2 10 38O 2 10 229100 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD. 38O 2 11 38O 2 11 229110 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee. 38O 2 12 38O 2 12 229120 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again. 38O 2 13 38O 2 13 229130 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation. 38O 3 1 38O 3 1 229140 And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 38O 3 2 38O 3 2 229150 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? 38O 3 3 38O 3 3 229160 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. 38O 3 4 38O 3 4 229170 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 38O 3 5 38O 3 5 229180 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by. 38O 3 6 38O 3 6 229190 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying, 38O 3 7 38O 3 7 229200 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by. 38O 3 8 38O 3 8 229210 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. 38O 3 9 38O 3 9 229220 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. 38O 3 10 38O 3 10 229230 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree. 38O 4 1 38O 4 1 229240 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep, 38O 4 2 38O 4 2 229250 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof: 38O 4 3 38O 4 3 229260 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. 38O 4 4 38O 4 4 229270 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord? 38O 4 5 38O 4 5 229280 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 38O 4 6 38O 4 6 229290 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. 38O 4 7 38O 4 7 229300 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain: and he shall bring forth the headstone thereof with shoutings, crying, Grace, grace unto it. 38O 4 8 38O 4 8 229310 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 38O 4 9 38O 4 9 229320 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. 38O 4 10 38O 4 10 229330 For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. 38O 4 11 38O 4 11 229340 Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof? 38O 4 12 38O 4 12 229350 And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? 38O 4 13 38O 4 13 229360 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord. 38O 4 14 38O 4 14 229370 Then said he, These are the two anointed ones, that stand by the LORD of the whole earth. 38O 5 1 38O 5 1 229380 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a flying roll. 38O 5 2 38O 5 2 229390 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits. 38O 5 3 38O 5 3 229400 Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. 38O 5 4 38O 5 4 229410 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof. 38O 5 5 38O 5 5 229420 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what is this that goeth forth. 38O 5 6 38O 5 6 229430 And I said, What is it? And he said, This is an ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This is their resemblance through all the earth. 38O 5 7 38O 5 7 229440 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah. 38O 5 8 38O 5 8 229450 And he said, This is wickedness. And he cast it into the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof. 38O 5 9 38O 5 9 229460 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came out two women, and the wind was in their wings; for they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the ephah between the earth and the heaven. 38O 5 10 38O 5 10 229470 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither do these bear the ephah? 38O 5 11 38O 5 11 229480 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her own base. 38O 6 1 38O 6 1 229490 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains; and the mountains were mountains of brass. 38O 6 2 38O 6 2 229500 In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; 38O 6 3 38O 6 3 229510 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grisled and bay horses. 38O 6 4 38O 6 4 229520 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me, What are these, my lord? 38O 6 5 38O 6 5 229530 And the angel answered and said unto me, These are the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth. 38O 6 6 38O 6 6 229540 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north country; and the white go forth after them; and the grisled go forth toward the south country. 38O 6 7 38O 6 7 229550 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and fro through the earth. 38O 6 8 38O 6 8 229560 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my spirit in the north country. 38O 6 9 38O 6 9 229570 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 38O 6 10 38O 6 10 229580 Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; 38O 6 11 38O 6 11 229590 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest; 38O 6 12 38O 6 12 229600 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: 38O 6 13 38O 6 13 229610 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. 38O 6 14 38O 6 14 229620 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the LORD. 38O 6 15 38O 6 15 229630 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God. 38O 7 1 38O 7 1 229640 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth month, even in Chisleu; 38O 7 2 38O 7 2 229650 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech, and their men, to pray before the LORD, 38O 7 3 38O 7 3 229660 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done these so many years? 38O 7 4 38O 7 4 229670 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying, 38O 7 5 38O 7 5 229680 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me? 38O 7 6 38O 7 6 229690 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye eat for yourselves, and drink for yourselves? 38O 7 7 38O 7 7 229700 Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when men inhabited the south and the plain? 38O 7 8 38O 7 8 229710 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying, 38O 7 9 38O 7 9 229720 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: 38O 7 10 38O 7 10 229730 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart. 38O 7 11 38O 7 11 229740 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. 38O 7 12 38O 7 12 229750 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts. 38O 7 13 38O 7 13 229760 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts: 38O 7 14 38O 7 14 229770 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the pleasant land desolate. 38O 8 1 38O 8 1 229780 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying, 38O 8 2 38O 8 2 229790 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury. 38O 8 3 38O 8 3 229800 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. 38O 8 4 38O 8 4 229810 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age. 38O 8 5 38O 8 5 229820 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. 38O 8 6 38O 8 6 229830 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts. 38O 8 7 38O 8 7 229840 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country; 38O 8 8 38O 8 8 229850 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. 38O 8 9 38O 8 9 229860 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be built. 38O 8 10 38O 8 10 229870 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour. 38O 8 11 38O 8 11 229880 But now I will not be unto the residue of this people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts. 38O 8 12 38O 8 12 229890 For the seed shall be prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things. 38O 8 13 38O 8 13 229900 And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong. 38O 8 14 38O 8 14 229910 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the LORD of hosts, and I repented not: 38O 8 15 38O 8 15 229920 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. 38O 8 16 38O 8 16 229930 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: 38O 8 17 38O 8 17 229940 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD. 38O 8 18 38O 8 18 229950 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying, 38O 8 19 38O 8 19 229960 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace. 38O 8 20 38O 8 20 229970 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities: 38O 8 21 38O 8 21 229980 And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek the LORD of hosts: I will go also. 38O 8 22 38O 8 22 229990 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 38O 8 23 38O 8 23 230000 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. 38O 9 1 38O 9 1 230010 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. 38O 9 2 38O 9 2 230020 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. 38O 9 3 38O 9 3 230030 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 38O 9 4 38O 9 4 230040 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire. 38O 9 5 38O 9 5 230050 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. 38O 9 6 38O 9 6 230060 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 38O 9 7 38O 9 7 230070 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. 38O 9 8 38O 9 8 230080 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 38O 9 9 38O 9 9 230090 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 38O 9 10 38O 9 10 230100 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from river even to the ends of the earth. 38O 9 11 38O 9 11 230110 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. 38O 9 12 38O 9 12 230120 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee; 38O 9 13 38O 9 13 230130 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man. 38O 9 14 38O 9 14 230140 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD GOD shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south. 38O 9 15 38O 9 15 230150 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. 38O 9 16 38O 9 16 230160 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land. 38O 9 17 38O 9 17 230170 For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids. 38O 10 1 38O 10 1 230180 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field. 38O 10 2 38O 10 2 230190 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were troubled, because there was no shepherd. 38O 10 3 38O 10 3 230200 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle. 38O 10 4 38O 10 4 230210 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. 38O 10 5 38O 10 5 230220 And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. 38O 10 6 38O 10 6 230230 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them. 38O 10 7 38O 10 7 230240 And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their children shall see it, and be glad; their heart shall rejoice in the LORD. 38O 10 8 38O 10 8 230250 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. 38O 10 9 38O 10 9 230260 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and turn again. 38O 10 10 38O 10 10 230270 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt, and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the land of Gilead and Labanon; and place shall not be found for them. 38O 10 11 38O 10 11 230280 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. 38O 10 12 38O 10 12 230290 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD. 38O 11 1 38O 11 1 230300 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars. 38O 11 2 38O 11 2 230310 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down. 38O 11 3 38O 11 3 230320 There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled. 38O 11 4 38O 11 4 230330 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the slaughter; 38O 11 5 38O 11 5 230340 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not. 38O 11 6 38O 11 6 230350 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver them. 38O 11 7 38O 11 7 230360 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock. 38O 11 8 38O 11 8 230370 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my soul lothed them, and their soul also abhorred me. 38O 11 9 38O 11 9 230380 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let the rest eat every one the flesh of another. 38O 11 10 38O 11 10 230390 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it assunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people. 38O 11 11 38O 11 11 230400 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it was the word of the LORD. 38O 11 12 38O 11 12 230410 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 38O 11 13 38O 11 13 230420 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD. 38O 11 14 38O 11 14 230430 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel. 38O 11 15 38O 11 15 230440 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd. 38O 11 16 38O 11 16 230450 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces. 38O 11 17 38O 11 17 230460 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened. 38O 12 1 38O 12 1 230470 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. 38O 12 2 38O 12 2 230480 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem. 38O 12 3 38O 12 3 230490 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it. 38O 12 4 38O 12 4 230500 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 38O 12 5 38O 12 5 230510 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God. 38O 12 6 38O 12 6 230520 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. 38O 12 7 38O 12 7 230530 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify themselves against Judah. 38O 12 8 38O 12 8 230540 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them. 38O 12 9 38O 12 9 230550 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. 38O 12 10 38O 12 10 230560 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. 38O 12 11 38O 12 11 230570 In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 38O 12 12 38O 12 12 230580 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart; 38O 12 13 38O 12 13 230590 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart; 38O 12 14 38O 12 14 230600 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. 38O 13 1 38O 13 1 230610 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. 38O 13 2 38O 13 2 230620 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. 38O 13 3 38O 13 3 230630 And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. 38O 13 4 38O 13 4 230640 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive: 38O 13 5 38O 13 5 230650 But he shall say, I am no prophet, I am an husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth. 38O 13 6 38O 13 6 230660 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends. 38O 13 7 38O 13 7 230670 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 38O 13 8 38O 13 8 230680 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein. 38O 13 9 38O 13 9 230690 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God. 38O 14 1 38O 14 1 230700 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee. 38O 14 2 38O 14 2 230710 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 38O 14 3 38O 14 3 230720 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. 38O 14 4 38O 14 4 230730 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 38O 14 5 38O 14 5 230740 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee. 38O 14 6 38O 14 6 230750 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark: 38O 14 7 38O 14 7 230760 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be light. 38O 14 8 38O 14 8 230770 And it shall be in that day, that living waters shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea, and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. 38O 14 9 38O 14 9 230780 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one LORD, and his name one. 38O 14 10 38O 14 10 230790 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses. 38O 14 11 38O 14 11 230800 And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 38O 14 12 38O 14 12 230810 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 38O 14 13 38O 14 13 230820 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 38O 14 14 38O 14 14 230830 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. 38O 14 15 38O 14 15 230840 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall be in these tents, as this plague. 38O 14 16 38O 14 16 230850 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. 38O 14 17 38O 14 17 230860 And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 38O 14 18 38O 14 18 230870 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 38O 14 19 38O 14 19 230880 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles. 38O 14 20 38O 14 20 230890 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD's house shall be like the bowl's before the altar. 38O 14 21 38O 14 21 230900 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts. 39O 1 1 39O 1 1 230910 The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi. 39O 1 2 39O 1 2 230920 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, 39O 1 3 39O 1 3 230930 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. 39O 1 4 39O 1 4 230940 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever. 39O 1 5 39O 1 5 230950 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD will be magnified from the border of Israel. 39O 1 6 39O 1 6 230960 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? 39O 1 7 39O 1 7 230970 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible. 39O 1 8 39O 1 8 230980 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, is it not evil? offer it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 1 9 39O 1 9 230990 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 1 10 39O 1 10 231000 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. 39O 1 11 39O 1 11 231010 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 1 12 39O 1 12 231020 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 39O 1 13 39O 1 13 231030 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. 39O 1 14 39O 1 14 231040 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. 39O 2 1 39O 2 1 231050 And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. 39O 2 2 39O 2 2 231060 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart. 39O 2 3 39O 2 3 231070 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your solemn feasts; and one shall take you away with it. 39O 2 4 39O 2 4 231080 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 2 5 39O 2 5 231090 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 39O 2 6 39O 2 6 231100 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. 39O 2 7 39O 2 7 231110 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. 39O 2 8 39O 2 8 231120 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 2 9 39O 2 9 231130 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law. 39O 2 10 39O 2 10 231140 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers? 39O 2 11 39O 2 11 231150 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. 39O 2 12 39O 2 12 231160 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts. 39O 2 13 39O 2 13 231170 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. 39O 2 14 39O 2 14 231180 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. 39O 2 15 39O 2 15 231190 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 39O 2 16 39O 2 16 231200 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 39O 2 17 39O 2 17 231210 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or, Where is the God of judgment? 39O 3 1 39O 3 1 231220 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 3 2 39O 3 2 231230 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 39O 3 3 39O 3 3 231240 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. 39O 3 4 39O 3 4 231250 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. 39O 3 5 39O 3 5 231260 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 3 6 39O 3 6 231270 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. 39O 3 7 39O 3 7 231280 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? 39O 3 8 39O 3 8 231290 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 39O 3 9 39O 3 9 231300 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 39O 3 10 39O 3 10 231310 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 39O 3 11 39O 3 11 231320 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 3 12 39O 3 12 231330 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 3 13 39O 3 13 231340 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? 39O 3 14 39O 3 14 231350 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? 39O 3 15 39O 3 15 231360 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 39O 3 16 39O 3 16 231370 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. 39O 3 17 39O 3 17 231380 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. 39O 3 18 39O 3 18 231390 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. 39O 4 1 39O 4 1 231400 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 39O 4 2 39O 4 2 231410 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 39O 4 3 39O 4 3 231420 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. 39O 4 4 39O 4 4 231430 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 39O 4 5 39O 4 5 231440 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD: 39O 4 6 39O 4 6 231450 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. 40N 1 1 40N 1 1 231460 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 40N 1 2 40N 1 2 231470 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; 40N 1 3 40N 1 3 231480 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; 40N 1 4 40N 1 4 231490 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; 40N 1 5 40N 1 5 231500 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse; 40N 1 6 40N 1 6 231510 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias; 40N 1 7 40N 1 7 231520 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 40N 1 8 40N 1 8 231530 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias; 40N 1 9 40N 1 9 231540 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 40N 1 10 40N 1 10 231550 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias; 40N 1 11 40N 1 11 231560 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: 40N 1 12 40N 1 12 231570 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel; 40N 1 13 40N 1 13 231580 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor; 40N 1 14 40N 1 14 231590 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud; 40N 1 15 40N 1 15 231600 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob; 40N 1 16 40N 1 16 231610 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 40N 1 17 40N 1 17 231620 So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 40N 1 18 40N 1 18 231630 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 40N 1 19 40N 1 19 231640 Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. 40N 1 20 40N 1 20 231650 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 40N 1 21 40N 1 21 231660 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. 40N 1 22 40N 1 22 231670 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 40N 1 23 40N 1 23 231680 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. 40N 1 24 40N 1 24 231690 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife: 40N 1 25 40N 1 25 231700 And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS. 40N 2 1 40N 2 1 231710 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 40N 2 2 40N 2 2 231720 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 40N 2 3 40N 2 3 231730 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 40N 2 4 40N 2 4 231740 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 40N 2 5 40N 2 5 231750 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 40N 2 6 40N 2 6 231760 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 40N 2 7 40N 2 7 231770 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 40N 2 8 40N 2 8 231780 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 40N 2 9 40N 2 9 231790 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 40N 2 10 40N 2 10 231800 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 40N 2 11 40N 2 11 231810 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. 40N 2 12 40N 2 12 231820 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way. 40N 2 13 40N 2 13 231830 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 40N 2 14 40N 2 14 231840 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 40N 2 15 40N 2 15 231850 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 40N 2 16 40N 2 16 231860 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. 40N 2 17 40N 2 17 231870 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 40N 2 18 40N 2 18 231880 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. 40N 2 19 40N 2 19 231890 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 40N 2 20 40N 2 20 231900 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 40N 2 21 40N 2 21 231910 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 40N 2 22 40N 2 22 231920 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 40N 2 23 40N 2 23 231930 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. 40N 3 1 40N 3 1 231940 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, 40N 3 2 40N 3 2 231950 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 40N 3 3 40N 3 3 231960 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 40N 3 4 40N 3 4 231970 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 40N 3 5 40N 3 5 231980 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan, 40N 3 6 40N 3 6 231990 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their sins. 40N 3 7 40N 3 7 232000 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 40N 3 8 40N 3 8 232010 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: 40N 3 9 40N 3 9 232020 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 40N 3 10 40N 3 10 232030 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 40N 3 11 40N 3 11 232040 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 40N 3 12 40N 3 12 232050 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 40N 3 13 40N 3 13 232060 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 40N 3 14 40N 3 14 232070 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 40N 3 15 40N 3 15 232080 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 40N 3 16 40N 3 16 232090 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 40N 3 17 40N 3 17 232100 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 40N 4 1 40N 4 1 232110 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 40N 4 2 40N 4 2 232120 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 40N 4 3 40N 4 3 232130 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 40N 4 4 40N 4 4 232140 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 40N 4 5 40N 4 5 232150 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, 40N 4 6 40N 4 6 232160 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 40N 4 7 40N 4 7 232170 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 40N 4 8 40N 4 8 232180 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 40N 4 9 40N 4 9 232190 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 40N 4 10 40N 4 10 232200 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 40N 4 11 40N 4 11 232210 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. 40N 4 12 40N 4 12 232220 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; 40N 4 13 40N 4 13 232230 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: 40N 4 14 40N 4 14 232240 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 40N 4 15 40N 4 15 232250 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; 40N 4 16 40N 4 16 232260 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. 40N 4 17 40N 4 17 232270 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 40N 4 18 40N 4 18 232280 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 40N 4 19 40N 4 19 232290 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 40N 4 20 40N 4 20 232300 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 40N 4 21 40N 4 21 232310 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 40N 4 22 40N 4 22 232320 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. 40N 4 23 40N 4 23 232330 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. 40N 4 24 40N 4 24 232340 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 40N 4 25 40N 4 25 232350 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. 40N 5 1 40N 5 1 232360 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: 40N 5 2 40N 5 2 232370 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 40N 5 3 40N 5 3 232380 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 40N 5 4 40N 5 4 232390 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 40N 5 5 40N 5 5 232400 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 40N 5 6 40N 5 6 232410 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 40N 5 7 40N 5 7 232420 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 40N 5 8 40N 5 8 232430 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 40N 5 9 40N 5 9 232440 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 40N 5 10 40N 5 10 232450 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 40N 5 11 40N 5 11 232460 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 40N 5 12 40N 5 12 232470 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. 40N 5 13 40N 5 13 232480 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. 40N 5 14 40N 5 14 232490 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 40N 5 15 40N 5 15 232500 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 40N 5 16 40N 5 16 232510 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. 40N 5 17 40N 5 17 232520 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 40N 5 18 40N 5 18 232530 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 40N 5 19 40N 5 19 232540 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 40N 5 20 40N 5 20 232550 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. 40N 5 21 40N 5 21 232560 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: 40N 5 22 40N 5 22 232570 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. 40N 5 23 40N 5 23 232580 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; 40N 5 24 40N 5 24 232590 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. 40N 5 25 40N 5 25 232600 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. 40N 5 26 40N 5 26 232610 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing. 40N 5 27 40N 5 27 232620 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: 40N 5 28 40N 5 28 232630 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. 40N 5 29 40N 5 29 232640 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 40N 5 30 40N 5 30 232650 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut if off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. 40N 5 31 40N 5 31 232660 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: 40N 5 32 40N 5 32 232670 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. 40N 5 33 40N 5 33 232680 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 40N 5 34 40N 5 34 232690 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: 40N 5 35 40N 5 35 232700 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. 40N 5 36 40N 5 36 232710 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. 40N 5 37 40N 5 37 232720 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 40N 5 38 40N 5 38 232730 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: 40N 5 39 40N 5 39 232740 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40N 5 40 40N 5 40 232750 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. 40N 5 41 40N 5 41 232760 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. 40N 5 42 40N 5 42 232770 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 40N 5 43 40N 5 43 232780 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 40N 5 44 40N 5 44 232790 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 40N 5 45 40N 5 45 232800 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 40N 5 46 40N 5 46 232810 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? 40N 5 47 40N 5 47 232820 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? 40N 5 48 40N 5 48 232830 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. 40N 6 1 40N 6 1 232840 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. 40N 6 2 40N 6 2 232850 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 40N 6 3 40N 6 3 232860 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 40N 6 4 40N 6 4 232870 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. 40N 6 5 40N 6 5 232880 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 40N 6 6 40N 6 6 232890 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 40N 6 7 40N 6 7 232900 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 40N 6 8 40N 6 8 232910 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. 40N 6 9 40N 6 9 232920 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 40N 6 10 40N 6 10 232930 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 40N 6 11 40N 6 11 232940 Give us this day our daily bread. 40N 6 12 40N 6 12 232950 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 40N 6 13 40N 6 13 232960 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 40N 6 14 40N 6 14 232970 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 40N 6 15 40N 6 15 232980 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. 40N 6 16 40N 6 16 232990 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 40N 6 17 40N 6 17 233000 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 40N 6 18 40N 6 18 233010 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. 40N 6 19 40N 6 19 233020 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 40N 6 20 40N 6 20 233030 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 40N 6 21 40N 6 21 233040 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 40N 6 22 40N 6 22 233050 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 40N 6 23 40N 6 23 233060 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! 40N 6 24 40N 6 24 233070 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 40N 6 25 40N 6 25 233080 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 40N 6 26 40N 6 26 233090 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 40N 6 27 40N 6 27 233100 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 40N 6 28 40N 6 28 233110 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 40N 6 29 40N 6 29 233120 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 40N 6 30 40N 6 30 233130 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 40N 6 31 40N 6 31 233140 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 40N 6 32 40N 6 32 233150 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 40N 6 33 40N 6 33 233160 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 40N 6 34 40N 6 34 233170 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 40N 7 1 40N 7 1 233180 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 40N 7 2 40N 7 2 233190 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 40N 7 3 40N 7 3 233200 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 40N 7 4 40N 7 4 233210 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 40N 7 5 40N 7 5 233220 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. 40N 7 6 40N 7 6 233230 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 40N 7 7 40N 7 7 233240 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 40N 7 8 40N 7 8 233250 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 40N 7 9 40N 7 9 233260 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 40N 7 10 40N 7 10 233270 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 40N 7 11 40N 7 11 233280 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 40N 7 12 40N 7 12 233290 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 40N 7 13 40N 7 13 233300 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 40N 7 14 40N 7 14 233310 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. 40N 7 15 40N 7 15 233320 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 40N 7 16 40N 7 16 233330 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 40N 7 17 40N 7 17 233340 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 40N 7 18 40N 7 18 233350 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 40N 7 19 40N 7 19 233360 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 40N 7 20 40N 7 20 233370 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. 40N 7 21 40N 7 21 233380 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 40N 7 22 40N 7 22 233390 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 40N 7 23 40N 7 23 233400 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 40N 7 24 40N 7 24 233410 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 40N 7 25 40N 7 25 233420 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 40N 7 26 40N 7 26 233430 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 40N 7 27 40N 7 27 233440 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 40N 7 28 40N 7 28 233450 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 40N 7 29 40N 7 29 233460 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. 40N 8 1 40N 8 1 233470 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 40N 8 2 40N 8 2 233480 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 40N 8 3 40N 8 3 233490 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 40N 8 4 40N 8 4 233500 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 40N 8 5 40N 8 5 233510 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 40N 8 6 40N 8 6 233520 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 40N 8 7 40N 8 7 233530 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. 40N 8 8 40N 8 8 233540 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 40N 8 9 40N 8 9 233550 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 40N 8 10 40N 8 10 233560 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 40N 8 11 40N 8 11 233570 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. 40N 8 12 40N 8 12 233580 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 40N 8 13 40N 8 13 233590 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour. 40N 8 14 40N 8 14 233600 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 40N 8 15 40N 8 15 233610 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 40N 8 16 40N 8 16 233620 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 40N 8 17 40N 8 17 233630 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 40N 8 18 40N 8 18 233640 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 40N 8 19 40N 8 19 233650 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 40N 8 20 40N 8 20 233660 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 40N 8 21 40N 8 21 233670 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 40N 8 22 40N 8 22 233680 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 40N 8 23 40N 8 23 233690 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 40N 8 24 40N 8 24 233700 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 40N 8 25 40N 8 25 233710 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 40N 8 26 40N 8 26 233720 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 40N 8 27 40N 8 27 233730 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! 40N 8 28 40N 8 28 233740 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 40N 8 29 40N 8 29 233750 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 40N 8 30 40N 8 30 233760 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. 40N 8 31 40N 8 31 233770 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 40N 8 32 40N 8 32 233780 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. 40N 8 33 40N 8 33 233790 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. 40N 8 34 40N 8 34 233800 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. 40N 9 1 40N 9 1 233810 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city. 40N 9 2 40N 9 2 233820 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. 40N 9 3 40N 9 3 233830 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. 40N 9 4 40N 9 4 233840 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 40N 9 5 40N 9 5 233850 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk? 40N 9 6 40N 9 6 233860 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 40N 9 7 40N 9 7 233870 And he arose, and departed to his house. 40N 9 8 40N 9 8 233880 But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. 40N 9 9 40N 9 9 233890 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 40N 9 10 40N 9 10 233900 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. 40N 9 11 40N 9 11 233910 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? 40N 9 12 40N 9 12 233920 But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. 40N 9 13 40N 9 13 233930 But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 40N 9 14 40N 9 14 233940 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not? 40N 9 15 40N 9 15 233950 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. 40N 9 16 40N 9 16 233960 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. 40N 9 17 40N 9 17 233970 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. 40N 9 18 40N 9 18 233980 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 40N 9 19 40N 9 19 233990 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples. 40N 9 20 40N 9 20 234000 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 40N 9 21 40N 9 21 234010 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 40N 9 22 40N 9 22 234020 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. 40N 9 23 40N 9 23 234030 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise, 40N 9 24 40N 9 24 234040 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 40N 9 25 40N 9 25 234050 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 40N 9 26 40N 9 26 234060 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 40N 9 27 40N 9 27 234070 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 40N 9 28 40N 9 28 234080 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 40N 9 29 40N 9 29 234090 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 40N 9 30 40N 9 30 234100 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. 40N 9 31 40N 9 31 234110 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country. 40N 9 32 40N 9 32 234120 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil. 40N 9 33 40N 9 33 234130 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. 40N 9 34 40N 9 34 234140 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through the prince of the devils. 40N 9 35 40N 9 35 234150 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 40N 9 36 40N 9 36 234160 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 40N 9 37 40N 9 37 234170 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 40N 9 38 40N 9 38 234180 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. 40N 10 1 40N 10 1 234190 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. 40N 10 2 40N 10 2 234200 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; 40N 10 3 40N 10 3 234210 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus; 40N 10 4 40N 10 4 234220 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. 40N 10 5 40N 10 5 234230 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: 40N 10 6 40N 10 6 234240 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 40N 10 7 40N 10 7 234250 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 40N 10 8 40N 10 8 234260 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. 40N 10 9 40N 10 9 234270 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, 40N 10 10 40N 10 10 234280 Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. 40N 10 11 40N 10 11 234290 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence. 40N 10 12 40N 10 12 234300 And when ye come into an house, salute it. 40N 10 13 40N 10 13 234310 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. 40N 10 14 40N 10 14 234320 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. 40N 10 15 40N 10 15 234330 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 40N 10 16 40N 10 16 234340 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 40N 10 17 40N 10 17 234350 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues; 40N 10 18 40N 10 18 234360 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. 40N 10 19 40N 10 19 234370 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. 40N 10 20 40N 10 20 234380 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. 40N 10 21 40N 10 21 234390 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. 40N 10 22 40N 10 22 234400 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. 40N 10 23 40N 10 23 234410 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come. 40N 10 24 40N 10 24 234420 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. 40N 10 25 40N 10 25 234430 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? 40N 10 26 40N 10 26 234440 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known. 40N 10 27 40N 10 27 234450 What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops. 40N 10 28 40N 10 28 234460 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. 40N 10 29 40N 10 29 234470 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. 40N 10 30 40N 10 30 234480 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 40N 10 31 40N 10 31 234490 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. 40N 10 32 40N 10 32 234500 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 40N 10 33 40N 10 33 234510 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 40N 10 34 40N 10 34 234520 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 40N 10 35 40N 10 35 234530 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 40N 10 36 40N 10 36 234540 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 40N 10 37 40N 10 37 234550 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 40N 10 38 40N 10 38 234560 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. 40N 10 39 40N 10 39 234570 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 40N 10 40 40N 10 40 234580 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 40N 10 41 40N 10 41 234590 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. 40N 10 42 40N 10 42 234600 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. 40N 11 1 40N 11 1 234610 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities. 40N 11 2 40N 11 2 234620 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, 40N 11 3 40N 11 3 234630 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? 40N 11 4 40N 11 4 234640 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 40N 11 5 40N 11 5 234650 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 40N 11 6 40N 11 6 234660 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 40N 11 7 40N 11 7 234670 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 40N 11 8 40N 11 8 234680 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 40N 11 9 40N 11 9 234690 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 40N 11 10 40N 11 10 234700 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 40N 11 11 40N 11 11 234710 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 40N 11 12 40N 11 12 234720 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. 40N 11 13 40N 11 13 234730 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John. 40N 11 14 40N 11 14 234740 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come. 40N 11 15 40N 11 15 234750 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 40N 11 16 40N 11 16 234760 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 40N 11 17 40N 11 17 234770 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 40N 11 18 40N 11 18 234780 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 40N 11 19 40N 11 19 234790 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children. 40N 11 20 40N 11 20 234800 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not: 40N 11 21 40N 11 21 234810 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 40N 11 22 40N 11 22 234820 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. 40N 11 23 40N 11 23 234830 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 40N 11 24 40N 11 24 234840 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. 40N 11 25 40N 11 25 234850 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. 40N 11 26 40N 11 26 234860 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight. 40N 11 27 40N 11 27 234870 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. 40N 11 28 40N 11 28 234880 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 40N 11 29 40N 11 29 234890 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 40N 11 30 40N 11 30 234900 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 40N 12 1 40N 12 1 234910 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 40N 12 2 40N 12 2 234920 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day. 40N 12 3 40N 12 3 234930 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him; 40N 12 4 40N 12 4 234940 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests? 40N 12 5 40N 12 5 234950 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? 40N 12 6 40N 12 6 234960 But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. 40N 12 7 40N 12 7 234970 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 40N 12 8 40N 12 8 234980 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day. 40N 12 9 40N 12 9 234990 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: 40N 12 10 40N 12 10 235000 And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. 40N 12 11 40N 12 11 235010 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? 40N 12 12 40N 12 12 235020 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. 40N 12 13 40N 12 13 235030 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other. 40N 12 14 40N 12 14 235040 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him. 40N 12 15 40N 12 15 235050 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 40N 12 16 40N 12 16 235060 And charged them that they should not make him known: 40N 12 17 40N 12 17 235070 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, 40N 12 18 40N 12 18 235080 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. 40N 12 19 40N 12 19 235090 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 40N 12 20 40N 12 20 235100 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. 40N 12 21 40N 12 21 235110 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 40N 12 22 40N 12 22 235120 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 40N 12 23 40N 12 23 235130 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 40N 12 24 40N 12 24 235140 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 40N 12 25 40N 12 25 235150 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand: 40N 12 26 40N 12 26 235160 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? 40N 12 27 40N 12 27 235170 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. 40N 12 28 40N 12 28 235180 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. 40N 12 29 40N 12 29 235190 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house. 40N 12 30 40N 12 30 235200 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. 40N 12 31 40N 12 31 235210 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. 40N 12 32 40N 12 32 235220 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. 40N 12 33 40N 12 33 235230 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. 40N 12 34 40N 12 34 235240 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 40N 12 35 40N 12 35 235250 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. 40N 12 36 40N 12 36 235260 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 40N 12 37 40N 12 37 235270 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 40N 12 38 40N 12 38 235280 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 40N 12 39 40N 12 39 235290 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: 40N 12 40 40N 12 40 235300 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 40N 12 41 40N 12 41 235310 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 40N 12 42 40N 12 42 235320 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 40N 12 43 40N 12 43 235330 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 40N 12 44 40N 12 44 235340 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. 40N 12 45 40N 12 45 235350 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. 40N 12 46 40N 12 46 235360 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 40N 12 47 40N 12 47 235370 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. 40N 12 48 40N 12 48 235380 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? 40N 12 49 40N 12 49 235390 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 40N 12 50 40N 12 50 235400 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. 40N 13 1 40N 13 1 235410 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 40N 13 2 40N 13 2 235420 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 40N 13 3 40N 13 3 235430 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 40N 13 4 40N 13 4 235440 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 40N 13 5 40N 13 5 235450 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 40N 13 6 40N 13 6 235460 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 40N 13 7 40N 13 7 235470 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 40N 13 8 40N 13 8 235480 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 40N 13 9 40N 13 9 235490 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 40N 13 10 40N 13 10 235500 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 40N 13 11 40N 13 11 235510 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 40N 13 12 40N 13 12 235520 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 40N 13 13 40N 13 13 235530 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 40N 13 14 40N 13 14 235540 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 40N 13 15 40N 13 15 235550 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 40N 13 16 40N 13 16 235560 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 40N 13 17 40N 13 17 235570 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 40N 13 18 40N 13 18 235580 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 40N 13 19 40N 13 19 235590 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 40N 13 20 40N 13 20 235600 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 40N 13 21 40N 13 21 235610 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 40N 13 22 40N 13 22 235620 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 40N 13 23 40N 13 23 235630 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 40N 13 24 40N 13 24 235640 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: 40N 13 25 40N 13 25 235650 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. 40N 13 26 40N 13 26 235660 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. 40N 13 27 40N 13 27 235670 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? 40N 13 28 40N 13 28 235680 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? 40N 13 29 40N 13 29 235690 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. 40N 13 30 40N 13 30 235700 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. 40N 13 31 40N 13 31 235710 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: 40N 13 32 40N 13 32 235720 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof. 40N 13 33 40N 13 33 235730 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 40N 13 34 40N 13 34 235740 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them: 40N 13 35 40N 13 35 235750 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the world. 40N 13 36 40N 13 36 235760 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 40N 13 37 40N 13 37 235770 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 40N 13 38 40N 13 38 235780 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 40N 13 39 40N 13 39 235790 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40N 13 40 40N 13 40 235800 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 40N 13 41 40N 13 41 235810 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 40N 13 42 40N 13 42 235820 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 40N 13 43 40N 13 43 235830 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 40N 13 44 40N 13 44 235840 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 40N 13 45 40N 13 45 235850 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 40N 13 46 40N 13 46 235860 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 40N 13 47 40N 13 47 235870 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: 40N 13 48 40N 13 48 235880 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. 40N 13 49 40N 13 49 235890 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, 40N 13 50 40N 13 50 235900 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 40N 13 51 40N 13 51 235910 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord. 40N 13 52 40N 13 52 235920 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 40N 13 53 40N 13 53 235930 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence. 40N 13 54 40N 13 54 235940 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? 40N 13 55 40N 13 55 235950 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 40N 13 56 40N 13 56 235960 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 40N 13 57 40N 13 57 235970 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. 40N 13 58 40N 13 58 235980 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief. 40N 14 1 40N 14 1 235990 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 40N 14 2 40N 14 2 236000 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 40N 14 3 40N 14 3 236010 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 40N 14 4 40N 14 4 236020 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 40N 14 5 40N 14 5 236030 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 40N 14 6 40N 14 6 236040 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 40N 14 7 40N 14 7 236050 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. 40N 14 8 40N 14 8 236060 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. 40N 14 9 40N 14 9 236070 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 40N 14 10 40N 14 10 236080 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison. 40N 14 11 40N 14 11 236090 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 40N 14 12 40N 14 12 236100 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 40N 14 13 40N 14 13 236110 When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 40N 14 14 40N 14 14 236120 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. 40N 14 15 40N 14 15 236130 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 40N 14 16 40N 14 16 236140 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 40N 14 17 40N 14 17 236150 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 40N 14 18 40N 14 18 236160 He said, Bring them hither to me. 40N 14 19 40N 14 19 236170 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 40N 14 20 40N 14 20 236180 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 40N 14 21 40N 14 21 236190 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 40N 14 22 40N 14 22 236200 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 40N 14 23 40N 14 23 236210 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. 40N 14 24 40N 14 24 236220 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. 40N 14 25 40N 14 25 236230 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 40N 14 26 40N 14 26 236240 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. 40N 14 27 40N 14 27 236250 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 40N 14 28 40N 14 28 236260 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 40N 14 29 40N 14 29 236270 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 40N 14 30 40N 14 30 236280 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 40N 14 31 40N 14 31 236290 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 40N 14 32 40N 14 32 236300 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 40N 14 33 40N 14 33 236310 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 40N 14 34 40N 14 34 236320 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. 40N 14 35 40N 14 35 236330 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; 40N 14 36 40N 14 36 236340 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. 40N 15 1 40N 15 1 236350 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 40N 15 2 40N 15 2 236360 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 40N 15 3 40N 15 3 236370 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? 40N 15 4 40N 15 4 236380 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. 40N 15 5 40N 15 5 236390 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; 40N 15 6 40N 15 6 236400 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 40N 15 7 40N 15 7 236410 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 40N 15 8 40N 15 8 236420 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 40N 15 9 40N 15 9 236430 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. 40N 15 10 40N 15 10 236440 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 40N 15 11 40N 15 11 236450 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 40N 15 12 40N 15 12 236460 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? 40N 15 13 40N 15 13 236470 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. 40N 15 14 40N 15 14 236480 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 40N 15 15 40N 15 15 236490 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. 40N 15 16 40N 15 16 236500 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding? 40N 15 17 40N 15 17 236510 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? 40N 15 18 40N 15 18 236520 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 40N 15 19 40N 15 19 236530 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: 40N 15 20 40N 15 20 236540 These are the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. 40N 15 21 40N 15 21 236550 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon. 40N 15 22 40N 15 22 236560 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 40N 15 23 40N 15 23 236570 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 40N 15 24 40N 15 24 236580 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 40N 15 25 40N 15 25 236590 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 40N 15 26 40N 15 26 236600 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 40N 15 27 40N 15 27 236610 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 40N 15 28 40N 15 28 236620 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. 40N 15 29 40N 15 29 236630 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. 40N 15 30 40N 15 30 236640 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: 40N 15 31 40N 15 31 236650 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel. 40N 15 32 40N 15 32 236660 Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. 40N 15 33 40N 15 33 236670 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? 40N 15 34 40N 15 34 236680 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes. 40N 15 35 40N 15 35 236690 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. 40N 15 36 40N 15 36 236700 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 40N 15 37 40N 15 37 236710 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. 40N 15 38 40N 15 38 236720 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. 40N 15 39 40N 15 39 236730 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into the coasts of Magdala, 40N 16 1 40N 16 1 236740 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 40N 16 2 40N 16 2 236750 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 40N 16 3 40N 16 3 236760 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 40N 16 4 40N 16 4 236770 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. 40N 16 5 40N 16 5 236780 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread. 40N 16 6 40N 16 6 236790 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 40N 16 7 40N 16 7 236800 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 40N 16 8 40N 16 8 236810 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 40N 16 9 40N 16 9 236820 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 40N 16 10 40N 16 10 236830 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 40N 16 11 40N 16 11 236840 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 40N 16 12 40N 16 12 236850 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 40N 16 13 40N 16 13 236860 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 40N 16 14 40N 16 14 236870 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 40N 16 15 40N 16 15 236880 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 40N 16 16 40N 16 16 236890 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 40N 16 17 40N 16 17 236900 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. 40N 16 18 40N 16 18 236910 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. 40N 16 19 40N 16 19 236920 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 40N 16 20 40N 16 20 236930 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 40N 16 21 40N 16 21 236940 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. 40N 16 22 40N 16 22 236950 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. 40N 16 23 40N 16 23 236960 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. 40N 16 24 40N 16 24 236970 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 40N 16 25 40N 16 25 236980 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. 40N 16 26 40N 16 26 236990 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 40N 16 27 40N 16 27 237000 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. 40N 16 28 40N 16 28 237010 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. 40N 17 1 40N 17 1 237020 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 40N 17 2 40N 17 2 237030 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 40N 17 3 40N 17 3 237040 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 40N 17 4 40N 17 4 237050 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 40N 17 5 40N 17 5 237060 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. 40N 17 6 40N 17 6 237070 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 40N 17 7 40N 17 7 237080 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 40N 17 8 40N 17 8 237090 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. 40N 17 9 40N 17 9 237100 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. 40N 17 10 40N 17 10 237110 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? 40N 17 11 40N 17 11 237120 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. 40N 17 12 40N 17 12 237130 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 40N 17 13 40N 17 13 237140 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. 40N 17 14 40N 17 14 237150 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 40N 17 15 40N 17 15 237160 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 40N 17 16 40N 17 16 237170 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 40N 17 17 40N 17 17 237180 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 40N 17 18 40N 17 18 237190 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 40N 17 19 40N 17 19 237200 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 40N 17 20 40N 17 20 237210 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 40N 17 21 40N 17 21 237220 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. 40N 17 22 40N 17 22 237230 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: 40N 17 23 40N 17 23 237240 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. 40N 17 24 40N 17 24 237250 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? 40N 17 25 40N 17 25 237260 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? 40N 17 26 40N 17 26 237270 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. 40N 17 27 40N 17 27 237280 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. 40N 18 1 40N 18 1 237290 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 40N 18 2 40N 18 2 237300 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, 40N 18 3 40N 18 3 237310 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 40N 18 4 40N 18 4 237320 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 40N 18 5 40N 18 5 237330 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me. 40N 18 6 40N 18 6 237340 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. 40N 18 7 40N 18 7 237350 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! 40N 18 8 40N 18 8 237360 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. 40N 18 9 40N 18 9 237370 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire. 40N 18 10 40N 18 10 237380 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. 40N 18 11 40N 18 11 237390 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 40N 18 12 40N 18 12 237400 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? 40N 18 13 40N 18 13 237410 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. 40N 18 14 40N 18 14 237420 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 40N 18 15 40N 18 15 237430 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 40N 18 16 40N 18 16 237440 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 40N 18 17 40N 18 17 237450 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. 40N 18 18 40N 18 18 237460 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 40N 18 19 40N 18 19 237470 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 40N 18 20 40N 18 20 237480 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. 40N 18 21 40N 18 21 237490 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 40N 18 22 40N 18 22 237500 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. 40N 18 23 40N 18 23 237510 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. 40N 18 24 40N 18 24 237520 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. 40N 18 25 40N 18 25 237530 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. 40N 18 26 40N 18 26 237540 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 40N 18 27 40N 18 27 237550 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. 40N 18 28 40N 18 28 237560 But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. 40N 18 29 40N 18 29 237570 And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 40N 18 30 40N 18 30 237580 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 40N 18 31 40N 18 31 237590 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. 40N 18 32 40N 18 32 237600 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: 40N 18 33 40N 18 33 237610 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? 40N 18 34 40N 18 34 237620 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. 40N 18 35 40N 18 35 237630 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. 40N 19 1 40N 19 1 237640 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 40N 19 2 40N 19 2 237650 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. 40N 19 3 40N 19 3 237660 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 40N 19 4 40N 19 4 237670 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 40N 19 5 40N 19 5 237680 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 40N 19 6 40N 19 6 237690 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 40N 19 7 40N 19 7 237700 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? 40N 19 8 40N 19 8 237710 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. 40N 19 9 40N 19 9 237720 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery. 40N 19 10 40N 19 10 237730 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. 40N 19 11 40N 19 11 237740 But he said unto them, All men cannot receive this saying, save they to whom it is given. 40N 19 12 40N 19 12 237750 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. 40N 19 13 40N 19 13 237760 Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray: and the disciples rebuked them. 40N 19 14 40N 19 14 237770 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. 40N 19 15 40N 19 15 237780 And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. 40N 19 16 40N 19 16 237790 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? 40N 19 17 40N 19 17 237800 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 40N 19 18 40N 19 18 237810 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, 40N 19 19 40N 19 19 237820 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40N 19 20 40N 19 20 237830 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? 40N 19 21 40N 19 21 237840 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me. 40N 19 22 40N 19 22 237850 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. 40N 19 23 40N 19 23 237860 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 40N 19 24 40N 19 24 237870 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 40N 19 25 40N 19 25 237880 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 40N 19 26 40N 19 26 237890 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. 40N 19 27 40N 19 27 237900 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore? 40N 19 28 40N 19 28 237910 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 40N 19 29 40N 19 29 237920 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life. 40N 19 30 40N 19 30 237930 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. 40N 20 1 40N 20 1 237940 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. 40N 20 2 40N 20 2 237950 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 40N 20 3 40N 20 3 237960 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 40N 20 4 40N 20 4 237970 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way. 40N 20 5 40N 20 5 237980 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. 40N 20 6 40N 20 6 237990 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? 40N 20 7 40N 20 7 238000 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. 40N 20 8 40N 20 8 238010 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. 40N 20 9 40N 20 9 238020 And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. 40N 20 10 40N 20 10 238030 But when the first came, they supposed that they should have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. 40N 20 11 40N 20 11 238040 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, 40N 20 12 40N 20 12 238050 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. 40N 20 13 40N 20 13 238060 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny? 40N 20 14 40N 20 14 238070 Take that thine is, and go thy way: I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. 40N 20 15 40N 20 15 238080 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good? 40N 20 16 40N 20 16 238090 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. 40N 20 17 40N 20 17 238100 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, 40N 20 18 40N 20 18 238110 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 40N 20 19 40N 20 19 238120 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify him: and the third day he shall rise again. 40N 20 20 40N 20 20 238130 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 40N 20 21 40N 20 21 238140 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. 40N 20 22 40N 20 22 238150 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. 40N 20 23 40N 20 23 238160 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. 40N 20 24 40N 20 24 238170 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. 40N 20 25 40N 20 25 238180 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. 40N 20 26 40N 20 26 238190 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; 40N 20 27 40N 20 27 238200 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: 40N 20 28 40N 20 28 238210 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 40N 20 29 40N 20 29 238220 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 40N 20 30 40N 20 30 238230 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 40N 20 31 40N 20 31 238240 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 40N 20 32 40N 20 32 238250 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What will ye that I shall do unto you? 40N 20 33 40N 20 33 238260 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 40N 20 34 40N 20 34 238270 So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. 40N 21 1 40N 21 1 238280 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 40N 21 2 40N 21 2 238290 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 40N 21 3 40N 21 3 238300 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 40N 21 4 40N 21 4 238310 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, 40N 21 5 40N 21 5 238320 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. 40N 21 6 40N 21 6 238330 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, 40N 21 7 40N 21 7 238340 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. 40N 21 8 40N 21 8 238350 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way. 40N 21 9 40N 21 9 238360 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 40N 21 10 40N 21 10 238370 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? 40N 21 11 40N 21 11 238380 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. 40N 21 12 40N 21 12 238390 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, 40N 21 13 40N 21 13 238400 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. 40N 21 14 40N 21 14 238410 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. 40N 21 15 40N 21 15 238420 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, 40N 21 16 40N 21 16 238430 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise? 40N 21 17 40N 21 17 238440 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. 40N 21 18 40N 21 18 238450 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 40N 21 19 40N 21 19 238460 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. 40N 21 20 40N 21 20 238470 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 40N 21 21 40N 21 21 238480 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 40N 21 22 40N 21 22 238490 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. 40N 21 23 40N 21 23 238500 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority? 40N 21 24 40N 21 24 238510 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 40N 21 25 40N 21 25 238520 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him? 40N 21 26 40N 21 26 238530 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet. 40N 21 27 40N 21 27 238540 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 40N 21 28 40N 21 28 238550 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. 40N 21 29 40N 21 29 238560 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. 40N 21 30 40N 21 30 238570 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. 40N 21 31 40N 21 31 238580 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 40N 21 32 40N 21 32 238590 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. 40N 21 33 40N 21 33 238600 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: 40N 21 34 40N 21 34 238610 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. 40N 21 35 40N 21 35 238620 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. 40N 21 36 40N 21 36 238630 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise. 40N 21 37 40N 21 37 238640 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. 40N 21 38 40N 21 38 238650 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 40N 21 39 40N 21 39 238660 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him. 40N 21 40 40N 21 40 238670 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen? 40N 21 41 40N 21 41 238680 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. 40N 21 42 40N 21 42 238690 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 40N 21 43 40N 21 43 238700 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. 40N 21 44 40N 21 44 238710 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 40N 21 45 40N 21 45 238720 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them. 40N 21 46 40N 21 46 238730 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. 40N 22 1 40N 22 1 238740 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said, 40N 22 2 40N 22 2 238750 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son, 40N 22 3 40N 22 3 238760 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. 40N 22 4 40N 22 4 238770 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 40N 22 5 40N 22 5 238780 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: 40N 22 6 40N 22 6 238790 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 40N 22 7 40N 22 7 238800 But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 40N 22 8 40N 22 8 238810 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. 40N 22 9 40N 22 9 238820 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 40N 22 10 40N 22 10 238830 So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 40N 22 11 40N 22 11 238840 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment: 40N 22 12 40N 22 12 238850 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 40N 22 13 40N 22 13 238860 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 40N 22 14 40N 22 14 238870 For many are called, but few are chosen. 40N 22 15 40N 22 15 238880 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk. 40N 22 16 40N 22 16 238890 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men. 40N 22 17 40N 22 17 238900 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 40N 22 18 40N 22 18 238910 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 40N 22 19 40N 22 19 238920 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. 40N 22 20 40N 22 20 238930 And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? 40N 22 21 40N 22 21 238940 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. 40N 22 22 40N 22 22 238950 When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way. 40N 22 23 40N 22 23 238960 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 40N 22 24 40N 22 24 238970 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 40N 22 25 40N 22 25 238980 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: 40N 22 26 40N 22 26 238990 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. 40N 22 27 40N 22 27 239000 And last of all the woman died also. 40N 22 28 40N 22 28 239010 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her. 40N 22 29 40N 22 29 239020 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 40N 22 30 40N 22 30 239030 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. 40N 22 31 40N 22 31 239040 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, 40N 22 32 40N 22 32 239050 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 40N 22 33 40N 22 33 239060 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. 40N 22 34 40N 22 34 239070 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 40N 22 35 40N 22 35 239080 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 40N 22 36 40N 22 36 239090 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 40N 22 37 40N 22 37 239100 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 40N 22 38 40N 22 38 239110 This is the first and great commandment. 40N 22 39 40N 22 39 239120 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40N 22 40 40N 22 40 239130 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 40N 22 41 40N 22 41 239140 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 40N 22 42 40N 22 42 239150 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. 40N 22 43 40N 22 43 239160 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 40N 22 44 40N 22 44 239170 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? 40N 22 45 40N 22 45 239180 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? 40N 22 46 40N 22 46 239190 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions. 40N 23 1 40N 23 1 239200 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 40N 23 2 40N 23 2 239210 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat: 40N 23 3 40N 23 3 239220 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not. 40N 23 4 40N 23 4 239230 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. 40N 23 5 40N 23 5 239240 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, 40N 23 6 40N 23 6 239250 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, 40N 23 7 40N 23 7 239260 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. 40N 23 8 40N 23 8 239270 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 40N 23 9 40N 23 9 239280 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. 40N 23 10 40N 23 10 239290 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. 40N 23 11 40N 23 11 239300 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. 40N 23 12 40N 23 12 239310 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. 40N 23 13 40N 23 13 239320 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. 40N 23 14 40N 23 14 239330 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. 40N 23 15 40N 23 15 239340 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. 40N 23 16 40N 23 16 239350 Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor! 40N 23 17 40N 23 17 239360 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold? 40N 23 18 40N 23 18 239370 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 40N 23 19 40N 23 19 239380 Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift? 40N 23 20 40N 23 20 239390 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 40N 23 21 40N 23 21 239400 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 40N 23 22 40N 23 22 239410 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 40N 23 23 40N 23 23 239420 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 40N 23 24 40N 23 24 239430 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 40N 23 25 40N 23 25 239440 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 40N 23 26 40N 23 26 239450 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 40N 23 27 40N 23 27 239460 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 40N 23 28 40N 23 28 239470 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 40N 23 29 40N 23 29 239480 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, 40N 23 30 40N 23 30 239490 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. 40N 23 31 40N 23 31 239500 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. 40N 23 32 40N 23 32 239510 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 40N 23 33 40N 23 33 239520 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? 40N 23 34 40N 23 34 239530 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: 40N 23 35 40N 23 35 239540 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 40N 23 36 40N 23 36 239550 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. 40N 23 37 40N 23 37 239560 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! 40N 23 38 40N 23 38 239570 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 40N 23 39 40N 23 39 239580 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 40N 24 1 40N 24 1 239590 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. 40N 24 2 40N 24 2 239600 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 40N 24 3 40N 24 3 239610 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? 40N 24 4 40N 24 4 239620 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 40N 24 5 40N 24 5 239630 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 40N 24 6 40N 24 6 239640 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 40N 24 7 40N 24 7 239650 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. 40N 24 8 40N 24 8 239660 All these are the beginning of sorrows. 40N 24 9 40N 24 9 239670 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 40N 24 10 40N 24 10 239680 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 40N 24 11 40N 24 11 239690 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. 40N 24 12 40N 24 12 239700 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. 40N 24 13 40N 24 13 239710 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 40N 24 14 40N 24 14 239720 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. 40N 24 15 40N 24 15 239730 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) 40N 24 16 40N 24 16 239740 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 40N 24 17 40N 24 17 239750 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 40N 24 18 40N 24 18 239760 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 40N 24 19 40N 24 19 239770 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 40N 24 20 40N 24 20 239780 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day: 40N 24 21 40N 24 21 239790 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. 40N 24 22 40N 24 22 239800 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. 40N 24 23 40N 24 23 239810 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. 40N 24 24 40N 24 24 239820 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 40N 24 25 40N 24 25 239830 Behold, I have told you before. 40N 24 26 40N 24 26 239840 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. 40N 24 27 40N 24 27 239850 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40N 24 28 40N 24 28 239860 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together. 40N 24 29 40N 24 29 239870 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: 40N 24 30 40N 24 30 239880 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 40N 24 31 40N 24 31 239890 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. 40N 24 32 40N 24 32 239900 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 40N 24 33 40N 24 33 239910 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors. 40N 24 34 40N 24 34 239920 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. 40N 24 35 40N 24 35 239930 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 40N 24 36 40N 24 36 239940 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 40N 24 37 40N 24 37 239950 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40N 24 38 40N 24 38 239960 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, 40N 24 39 40N 24 39 239970 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 40N 24 40 40N 24 40 239980 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 40N 24 41 40N 24 41 239990 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 40N 24 42 40N 24 42 240000 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 40N 24 43 40N 24 43 240010 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. 40N 24 44 40N 24 44 240020 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. 40N 24 45 40N 24 45 240030 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 40N 24 46 40N 24 46 240040 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 40N 24 47 40N 24 47 240050 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 40N 24 48 40N 24 48 240060 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 40N 24 49 40N 24 49 240070 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 40N 24 50 40N 24 50 240080 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 40N 24 51 40N 24 51 240090 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 40N 25 1 40N 25 1 240100 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 40N 25 2 40N 25 2 240110 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 40N 25 3 40N 25 3 240120 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 40N 25 4 40N 25 4 240130 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 40N 25 5 40N 25 5 240140 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 40N 25 6 40N 25 6 240150 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 40N 25 7 40N 25 7 240160 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 40N 25 8 40N 25 8 240170 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 40N 25 9 40N 25 9 240180 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 40N 25 10 40N 25 10 240190 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. 40N 25 11 40N 25 11 240200 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. 40N 25 12 40N 25 12 240210 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 40N 25 13 40N 25 13 240220 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 40N 25 14 40N 25 14 240230 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 40N 25 15 40N 25 15 240240 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 40N 25 16 40N 25 16 240250 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 40N 25 17 40N 25 17 240260 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 40N 25 18 40N 25 18 240270 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. 40N 25 19 40N 25 19 240280 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. 40N 25 20 40N 25 20 240290 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more. 40N 25 21 40N 25 21 240300 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 40N 25 22 40N 25 22 240310 He also that had received two talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 40N 25 23 40N 25 23 240320 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 40N 25 24 40N 25 24 240330 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 40N 25 25 40N 25 25 240340 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 40N 25 26 40N 25 26 240350 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 40N 25 27 40N 25 27 240360 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 40N 25 28 40N 25 28 240370 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. 40N 25 29 40N 25 29 240380 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. 40N 25 30 40N 25 30 240390 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 40N 25 31 40N 25 31 240400 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: 40N 25 32 40N 25 32 240410 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: 40N 25 33 40N 25 33 240420 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. 40N 25 34 40N 25 34 240430 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 40N 25 35 40N 25 35 240440 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 40N 25 36 40N 25 36 240450 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 40N 25 37 40N 25 37 240460 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 40N 25 38 40N 25 38 240470 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 40N 25 39 40N 25 39 240480 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40N 25 40 40N 25 40 240490 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. 40N 25 41 40N 25 41 240500 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 40N 25 42 40N 25 42 240510 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 40N 25 43 40N 25 43 240520 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 40N 25 44 40N 25 44 240530 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 40N 25 45 40N 25 45 240540 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 40N 25 46 40N 25 46 240550 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. 40N 26 1 40N 26 1 240560 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 40N 26 2 40N 26 2 240570 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 40N 26 3 40N 26 3 240580 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 40N 26 4 40N 26 4 240590 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 40N 26 5 40N 26 5 240600 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people. 40N 26 6 40N 26 6 240610 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 40N 26 7 40N 26 7 240620 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. 40N 26 8 40N 26 8 240630 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste? 40N 26 9 40N 26 9 240640 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to the poor. 40N 26 10 40N 26 10 240650 When Jesus understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me. 40N 26 11 40N 26 11 240660 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always. 40N 26 12 40N 26 12 240670 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. 40N 26 13 40N 26 13 240680 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. 40N 26 14 40N 26 14 240690 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 40N 26 15 40N 26 15 240700 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. 40N 26 16 40N 26 16 240710 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. 40N 26 17 40N 26 17 240720 Now the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? 40N 26 18 40N 26 18 240730 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 40N 26 19 40N 26 19 240740 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover. 40N 26 20 40N 26 20 240750 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 40N 26 21 40N 26 21 240760 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 40N 26 22 40N 26 22 240770 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I? 40N 26 23 40N 26 23 240780 And he answered and said, He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. 40N 26 24 40N 26 24 240790 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he had not been born. 40N 26 25 40N 26 25 240800 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 40N 26 26 40N 26 26 240810 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 40N 26 27 40N 26 27 240820 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 40N 26 28 40N 26 28 240830 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 40N 26 29 40N 26 29 240840 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom. 40N 26 30 40N 26 30 240850 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 40N 26 31 40N 26 31 240860 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 40N 26 32 40N 26 32 240870 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 40N 26 33 40N 26 33 240880 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 40N 26 34 40N 26 34 240890 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 40N 26 35 40N 26 35 240900 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 40N 26 36 40N 26 36 240910 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 40N 26 37 40N 26 37 240920 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 40N 26 38 40N 26 38 240930 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 40N 26 39 40N 26 39 240940 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40N 26 40 40N 26 40 240950 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 40N 26 41 40N 26 41 240960 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 40N 26 42 40N 26 42 240970 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 40N 26 43 40N 26 43 240980 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 40N 26 44 40N 26 44 240990 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 40N 26 45 40N 26 45 241000 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 40N 26 46 40N 26 46 241010 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. 40N 26 47 40N 26 47 241020 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 40N 26 48 40N 26 48 241030 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 40N 26 49 40N 26 49 241040 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 40N 26 50 40N 26 50 241050 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 40N 26 51 40N 26 51 241060 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. 40N 26 52 40N 26 52 241070 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 40N 26 53 40N 26 53 241080 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 40N 26 54 40N 26 54 241090 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 40N 26 55 40N 26 55 241100 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 40N 26 56 40N 26 56 241110 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. 40N 26 57 40N 26 57 241120 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 40N 26 58 40N 26 58 241130 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end. 40N 26 59 40N 26 59 241140 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death; 40N 26 60 40N 26 60 241150 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, 40N 26 61 40N 26 61 241160 And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. 40N 26 62 40N 26 62 241170 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 40N 26 63 40N 26 63 241180 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. 40N 26 64 40N 26 64 241190 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 40N 26 65 40N 26 65 241200 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 40N 26 66 40N 26 66 241210 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death. 40N 26 67 40N 26 67 241220 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, 40N 26 68 40N 26 68 241230 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee? 40N 26 69 40N 26 69 241240 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 40N 26 70 40N 26 70 241250 But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 40N 26 71 40N 26 71 241260 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 40N 26 72 40N 26 72 241270 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 40N 26 73 40N 26 73 241280 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee. 40N 26 74 40N 26 74 241290 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. 40N 26 75 40N 26 75 241300 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. 40N 27 1 40N 27 1 241310 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 40N 27 2 40N 27 2 241320 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. 40N 27 3 40N 27 3 241330 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 40N 27 4 40N 27 4 241340 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. 40N 27 5 40N 27 5 241350 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. 40N 27 6 40N 27 6 241360 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of blood. 40N 27 7 40N 27 7 241370 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 40N 27 8 40N 27 8 241380 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. 40N 27 9 40N 27 9 241390 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; 40N 27 10 40N 27 10 241400 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 40N 27 11 40N 27 11 241410 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. 40N 27 12 40N 27 12 241420 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 40N 27 13 40N 27 13 241430 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 40N 27 14 40N 27 14 241440 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly. 40N 27 15 40N 27 15 241450 Now at that feast the governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. 40N 27 16 40N 27 16 241460 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas. 40N 27 17 40N 27 17 241470 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? 40N 27 18 40N 27 18 241480 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him. 40N 27 19 40N 27 19 241490 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him. 40N 27 20 40N 27 20 241500 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. 40N 27 21 40N 27 21 241510 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas. 40N 27 22 40N 27 22 241520 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 40N 27 23 40N 27 23 241530 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 40N 27 24 40N 27 24 241540 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. 40N 27 25 40N 27 25 241550 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children. 40N 27 26 40N 27 26 241560 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 40N 27 27 40N 27 27 241570 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. 40N 27 28 40N 27 28 241580 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 40N 27 29 40N 27 29 241590 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! 40N 27 30 40N 27 30 241600 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 40N 27 31 40N 27 31 241610 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 40N 27 32 40N 27 32 241620 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross. 40N 27 33 40N 27 33 241630 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 40N 27 34 40N 27 34 241640 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 40N 27 35 40N 27 35 241650 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 40N 27 36 40N 27 36 241660 And sitting down they watched him there; 40N 27 37 40N 27 37 241670 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 40N 27 38 40N 27 38 241680 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on the right hand, and another on the left. 40N 27 39 40N 27 39 241690 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 40N 27 40 40N 27 40 241700 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 40N 27 41 40N 27 41 241710 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 40N 27 42 40N 27 42 241720 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 40N 27 43 40N 27 43 241730 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. 40N 27 44 40N 27 44 241740 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast the same in his teeth. 40N 27 45 40N 27 45 241750 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. 40N 27 46 40N 27 46 241760 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 40N 27 47 40N 27 47 241770 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 40N 27 48 40N 27 48 241780 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 40N 27 49 40N 27 49 241790 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 40N 27 50 40N 27 50 241800 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 40N 27 51 40N 27 51 241810 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 40N 27 52 40N 27 52 241820 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 40N 27 53 40N 27 53 241830 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. 40N 27 54 40N 27 54 241840 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. 40N 27 55 40N 27 55 241850 And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: 40N 27 56 40N 27 56 241860 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. 40N 27 57 40N 27 57 241870 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: 40N 27 58 40N 27 58 241880 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. 40N 27 59 40N 27 59 241890 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, 40N 27 60 40N 27 60 241900 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. 40N 27 61 40N 27 61 241910 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 40N 27 62 40N 27 62 241920 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 40N 27 63 40N 27 63 241930 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. 40N 27 64 40N 27 64 241940 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. 40N 27 65 40N 27 65 241950 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can. 40N 27 66 40N 27 66 241960 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. 40N 28 1 40N 28 1 241970 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 40N 28 2 40N 28 2 241980 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 40N 28 3 40N 28 3 241990 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 40N 28 4 40N 28 4 242000 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. 40N 28 5 40N 28 5 242010 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 40N 28 6 40N 28 6 242020 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. 40N 28 7 40N 28 7 242030 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 40N 28 8 40N 28 8 242040 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. 40N 28 9 40N 28 9 242050 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. 40N 28 10 40N 28 10 242060 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 40N 28 11 40N 28 11 242070 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. 40N 28 12 40N 28 12 242080 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 40N 28 13 40N 28 13 242090 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 40N 28 14 40N 28 14 242100 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. 40N 28 15 40N 28 15 242110 So they took the money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day. 40N 28 16 40N 28 16 242120 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 40N 28 17 40N 28 17 242130 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 40N 28 18 40N 28 18 242140 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 40N 28 19 40N 28 19 242150 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 40N 28 20 40N 28 20 242160 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. 41N 1 1 41N 1 1 242170 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 41N 1 2 41N 1 2 242180 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 41N 1 3 41N 1 3 242190 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 41N 1 4 41N 1 4 242200 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 41N 1 5 41N 1 5 242210 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. 41N 1 6 41N 1 6 242220 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 41N 1 7 41N 1 7 242230 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 41N 1 8 41N 1 8 242240 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. 41N 1 9 41N 1 9 242250 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 41N 1 10 41N 1 10 242260 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him: 41N 1 11 41N 1 11 242270 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 41N 1 12 41N 1 12 242280 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 41N 1 13 41N 1 13 242290 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. 41N 1 14 41N 1 14 242300 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 41N 1 15 41N 1 15 242310 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 41N 1 16 41N 1 16 242320 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 41N 1 17 41N 1 17 242330 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 41N 1 18 41N 1 18 242340 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him. 41N 1 19 41N 1 19 242350 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 41N 1 20 41N 1 20 242360 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 41N 1 21 41N 1 21 242370 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught. 41N 1 22 41N 1 22 242380 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 41N 1 23 41N 1 23 242390 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 41N 1 24 41N 1 24 242400 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 41N 1 25 41N 1 25 242410 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 41N 1 26 41N 1 26 242420 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 41N 1 27 41N 1 27 242430 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him. 41N 1 28 41N 1 28 242440 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 41N 1 29 41N 1 29 242450 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 41N 1 30 41N 1 30 242460 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. 41N 1 31 41N 1 31 242470 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. 41N 1 32 41N 1 32 242480 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. 41N 1 33 41N 1 33 242490 And all the city was gathered together at the door. 41N 1 34 41N 1 34 242500 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. 41N 1 35 41N 1 35 242510 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. 41N 1 36 41N 1 36 242520 And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. 41N 1 37 41N 1 37 242530 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. 41N 1 38 41N 1 38 242540 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. 41N 1 39 41N 1 39 242550 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. 41N 1 40 41N 1 40 242560 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41N 1 41 41N 1 41 242570 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. 41N 1 42 41N 1 42 242580 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. 41N 1 43 41N 1 43 242590 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away; 41N 1 44 41N 1 44 242600 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 41N 1 45 41N 1 45 242610 But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. 41N 2 1 41N 2 1 242620 And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. 41N 2 2 41N 2 2 242630 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them, no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. 41N 2 3 41N 2 3 242640 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. 41N 2 4 41N 2 4 242650 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 41N 2 5 41N 2 5 242660 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. 41N 2 6 41N 2 6 242670 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, 41N 2 7 41N 2 7 242680 Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? who can forgive sins but God only? 41N 2 8 41N 2 8 242690 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? 41N 2 9 41N 2 9 242700 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? 41N 2 10 41N 2 10 242710 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 41N 2 11 41N 2 11 242720 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house. 41N 2 12 41N 2 12 242730 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. 41N 2 13 41N 2 13 242740 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them. 41N 2 14 41N 2 14 242750 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him. 41N 2 15 41N 2 15 242760 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him. 41N 2 16 41N 2 16 242770 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? 41N 2 17 41N 2 17 242780 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 41N 2 18 41N 2 18 242790 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? 41N 2 19 41N 2 19 242800 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast. 41N 2 20 41N 2 20 242810 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 41N 2 21 41N 2 21 242820 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. 41N 2 22 41N 2 22 242830 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new bottles. 41N 2 23 41N 2 23 242840 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. 41N 2 24 41N 2 24 242850 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful? 41N 2 25 41N 2 25 242860 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? 41N 2 26 41N 2 26 242870 How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? 41N 2 27 41N 2 27 242880 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 41N 2 28 41N 2 28 242890 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 41N 3 1 41N 3 1 242900 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 41N 3 2 41N 3 2 242910 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 41N 3 3 41N 3 3 242920 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 41N 3 4 41N 3 4 242930 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 41N 3 5 41N 3 5 242940 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 41N 3 6 41N 3 6 242950 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 41N 3 7 41N 3 7 242960 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, 41N 3 8 41N 3 8 242970 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. 41N 3 9 41N 3 9 242980 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. 41N 3 10 41N 3 10 242990 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. 41N 3 11 41N 3 11 243000 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. 41N 3 12 41N 3 12 243010 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. 41N 3 13 41N 3 13 243020 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him. 41N 3 14 41N 3 14 243030 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, 41N 3 15 41N 3 15 243040 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils: 41N 3 16 41N 3 16 243050 And Simon he surnamed Peter; 41N 3 17 41N 3 17 243060 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder: 41N 3 18 41N 3 18 243070 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite, 41N 3 19 41N 3 19 243080 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. 41N 3 20 41N 3 20 243090 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 41N 3 21 41N 3 21 243100 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. 41N 3 22 41N 3 22 243110 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. 41N 3 23 41N 3 23 243120 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 41N 3 24 41N 3 24 243130 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 41N 3 25 41N 3 25 243140 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 41N 3 26 41N 3 26 243150 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 41N 3 27 41N 3 27 243160 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. 41N 3 28 41N 3 28 243170 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: 41N 3 29 41N 3 29 243180 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation: 41N 3 30 41N 3 30 243190 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 41N 3 31 41N 3 31 243200 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. 41N 3 32 41N 3 32 243210 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. 41N 3 33 41N 3 33 243220 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 41N 3 34 41N 3 34 243230 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 41N 3 35 41N 3 35 243240 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. 41N 4 1 41N 4 1 243250 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 41N 4 2 41N 4 2 243260 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 41N 4 3 41N 4 3 243270 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 41N 4 4 41N 4 4 243280 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 41N 4 5 41N 4 5 243290 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: 41N 4 6 41N 4 6 243300 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. 41N 4 7 41N 4 7 243310 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 41N 4 8 41N 4 8 243320 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 41N 4 9 41N 4 9 243330 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 41N 4 10 41N 4 10 243340 And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. 41N 4 11 41N 4 11 243350 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: 41N 4 12 41N 4 12 243360 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. 41N 4 13 41N 4 13 243370 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? 41N 4 14 41N 4 14 243380 The sower soweth the word. 41N 4 15 41N 4 15 243390 And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. 41N 4 16 41N 4 16 243400 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 41N 4 17 41N 4 17 243410 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. 41N 4 18 41N 4 18 243420 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, 41N 4 19 41N 4 19 243430 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 41N 4 20 41N 4 20 243440 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred. 41N 4 21 41N 4 21 243450 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick? 41N 4 22 41N 4 22 243460 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. 41N 4 23 41N 4 23 243470 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 41N 4 24 41N 4 24 243480 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 41N 4 25 41N 4 25 243490 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 41N 4 26 41N 4 26 243500 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 41N 4 27 41N 4 27 243510 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how. 41N 4 28 41N 4 28 243520 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 41N 4 29 41N 4 29 243530 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. 41N 4 30 41N 4 30 243540 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? 41N 4 31 41N 4 31 243550 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth: 41N 4 32 41N 4 32 243560 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. 41N 4 33 41N 4 33 243570 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it. 41N 4 34 41N 4 34 243580 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. 41N 4 35 41N 4 35 243590 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 41N 4 36 41N 4 36 243600 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 41N 4 37 41N 4 37 243610 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 41N 4 38 41N 4 38 243620 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 41N 4 39 41N 4 39 243630 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 41N 4 40 41N 4 40 243640 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith? 41N 4 41 41N 4 41 243650 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? 41N 5 1 41N 5 1 243660 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 41N 5 2 41N 5 2 243670 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 41N 5 3 41N 5 3 243680 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 41N 5 4 41N 5 4 243690 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 41N 5 5 41N 5 5 243700 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 41N 5 6 41N 5 6 243710 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 41N 5 7 41N 5 7 243720 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 41N 5 8 41N 5 8 243730 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 41N 5 9 41N 5 9 243740 And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 41N 5 10 41N 5 10 243750 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 41N 5 11 41N 5 11 243760 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. 41N 5 12 41N 5 12 243770 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 41N 5 13 41N 5 13 243780 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. 41N 5 14 41N 5 14 243790 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 41N 5 15 41N 5 15 243800 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 41N 5 16 41N 5 16 243810 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 41N 5 17 41N 5 17 243820 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. 41N 5 18 41N 5 18 243830 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 41N 5 19 41N 5 19 243840 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. 41N 5 20 41N 5 20 243850 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. 41N 5 21 41N 5 21 243860 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 41N 5 22 41N 5 22 243870 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 41N 5 23 41N 5 23 243880 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live. 41N 5 24 41N 5 24 243890 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. 41N 5 25 41N 5 25 243900 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 41N 5 26 41N 5 26 243910 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 41N 5 27 41N 5 27 243920 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 41N 5 28 41N 5 28 243930 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 41N 5 29 41N 5 29 243940 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 41N 5 30 41N 5 30 243950 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 41N 5 31 41N 5 31 243960 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 41N 5 32 41N 5 32 243970 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 41N 5 33 41N 5 33 243980 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 41N 5 34 41N 5 34 243990 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. 41N 5 35 41N 5 35 244000 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 41N 5 36 41N 5 36 244010 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 41N 5 37 41N 5 37 244020 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 41N 5 38 41N 5 38 244030 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 41N 5 39 41N 5 39 244040 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. 41N 5 40 41N 5 40 244050 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. 41N 5 41 41N 5 41 244060 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. 41N 5 42 41N 5 42 244070 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. 41N 5 43 41N 5 43 244080 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. 41N 6 1 41N 6 1 244090 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. 41N 6 2 41N 6 2 244100 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? 41N 6 3 41N 6 3 244110 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. 41N 6 4 41N 6 4 244120 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 41N 6 5 41N 6 5 244130 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. 41N 6 6 41N 6 6 244140 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching. 41N 6 7 41N 6 7 244150 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 41N 6 8 41N 6 8 244160 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: 41N 6 9 41N 6 9 244170 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 41N 6 10 41N 6 10 244180 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. 41N 6 11 41N 6 11 244190 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city. 41N 6 12 41N 6 12 244200 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 41N 6 13 41N 6 13 244210 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them. 41N 6 14 41N 6 14 244220 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 41N 6 15 41N 6 15 244230 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 41N 6 16 41N 6 16 244240 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 41N 6 17 41N 6 17 244250 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. 41N 6 18 41N 6 18 244260 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. 41N 6 19 41N 6 19 244270 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: 41N 6 20 41N 6 20 244280 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. 41N 6 21 41N 6 21 244290 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; 41N 6 22 41N 6 22 244300 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 41N 6 23 41N 6 23 244310 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 41N 6 24 41N 6 24 244320 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. 41N 6 25 41N 6 25 244330 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. 41N 6 26 41N 6 26 244340 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. 41N 6 27 41N 6 27 244350 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 41N 6 28 41N 6 28 244360 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. 41N 6 29 41N 6 29 244370 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. 41N 6 30 41N 6 30 244380 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. 41N 6 31 41N 6 31 244390 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. 41N 6 32 41N 6 32 244400 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. 41N 6 33 41N 6 33 244410 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. 41N 6 34 41N 6 34 244420 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. 41N 6 35 41N 6 35 244430 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: 41N 6 36 41N 6 36 244440 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. 41N 6 37 41N 6 37 244450 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? 41N 6 38 41N 6 38 244460 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 41N 6 39 41N 6 39 244470 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 41N 6 40 41N 6 40 244480 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41N 6 41 41N 6 41 244490 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 41N 6 42 41N 6 42 244500 And they did all eat, and were filled. 41N 6 43 41N 6 43 244510 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. 41N 6 44 41N 6 44 244520 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. 41N 6 45 41N 6 45 244530 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 41N 6 46 41N 6 46 244540 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 41N 6 47 41N 6 47 244550 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. 41N 6 48 41N 6 48 244560 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. 41N 6 49 41N 6 49 244570 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: 41N 6 50 41N 6 50 244580 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. 41N 6 51 41N 6 51 244590 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. 41N 6 52 41N 6 52 244600 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. 41N 6 53 41N 6 53 244610 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. 41N 6 54 41N 6 54 244620 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, 41N 6 55 41N 6 55 244630 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. 41N 6 56 41N 6 56 244640 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. 41N 7 1 41N 7 1 244650 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. 41N 7 2 41N 7 2 244660 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault. 41N 7 3 41N 7 3 244670 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. 41N 7 4 41N 7 4 244680 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables. 41N 7 5 41N 7 5 244690 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? 41N 7 6 41N 7 6 244700 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. 41N 7 7 41N 7 7 244710 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctines the commandments of men. 41N 7 8 41N 7 8 244720 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do. 41N 7 9 41N 7 9 244730 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. 41N 7 10 41N 7 10 244740 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: 41N 7 11 41N 7 11 244750 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall be free. 41N 7 12 41N 7 12 244760 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother; 41N 7 13 41N 7 13 244770 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye. 41N 7 14 41N 7 14 244780 And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me every one of you, and understand: 41N 7 15 41N 7 15 244790 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. 41N 7 16 41N 7 16 244800 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 41N 7 17 41N 7 17 244810 And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. 41N 7 18 41N 7 18 244820 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him; 41N 7 19 41N 7 19 244830 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats? 41N 7 20 41N 7 20 244840 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. 41N 7 21 41N 7 21 244850 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 41N 7 22 41N 7 22 244860 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 41N 7 23 41N 7 23 244870 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man. 41N 7 24 41N 7 24 244880 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid. 41N 7 25 41N 7 25 244890 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet: 41N 7 26 41N 7 26 244900 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. 41N 7 27 41N 7 27 244910 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. 41N 7 28 41N 7 28 244920 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. 41N 7 29 41N 7 29 244930 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. 41N 7 30 41N 7 30 244940 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed. 41N 7 31 41N 7 31 244950 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 41N 7 32 41N 7 32 244960 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. 41N 7 33 41N 7 33 244970 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 41N 7 34 41N 7 34 244980 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 41N 7 35 41N 7 35 244990 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 41N 7 36 41N 7 36 245000 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 41N 7 37 41N 7 37 245010 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. 41N 8 1 41N 8 1 245020 In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, 41N 8 2 41N 8 2 245030 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat: 41N 8 3 41N 8 3 245040 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. 41N 8 4 41N 8 4 245050 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness? 41N 8 5 41N 8 5 245060 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven. 41N 8 6 41N 8 6 245070 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people. 41N 8 7 41N 8 7 245080 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. 41N 8 8 41N 8 8 245090 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets. 41N 8 9 41N 8 9 245100 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away. 41N 8 10 41N 8 10 245110 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha. 41N 8 11 41N 8 11 245120 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 41N 8 12 41N 8 12 245130 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 41N 8 13 41N 8 13 245140 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 41N 8 14 41N 8 14 245150 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 41N 8 15 41N 8 15 245160 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 41N 8 16 41N 8 16 245170 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 41N 8 17 41N 8 17 245180 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 41N 8 18 41N 8 18 245190 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 41N 8 19 41N 8 19 245200 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 41N 8 20 41N 8 20 245210 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 41N 8 21 41N 8 21 245220 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? 41N 8 22 41N 8 22 245230 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 41N 8 23 41N 8 23 245240 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 41N 8 24 41N 8 24 245250 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 41N 8 25 41N 8 25 245260 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. 41N 8 26 41N 8 26 245270 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. 41N 8 27 41N 8 27 245280 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am? 41N 8 28 41N 8 28 245290 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets. 41N 8 29 41N 8 29 245300 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. 41N 8 30 41N 8 30 245310 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 41N 8 31 41N 8 31 245320 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 41N 8 32 41N 8 32 245330 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. 41N 8 33 41N 8 33 245340 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. 41N 8 34 41N 8 34 245350 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 41N 8 35 41N 8 35 245360 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 41N 8 36 41N 8 36 245370 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? 41N 8 37 41N 8 37 245380 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 41N 8 38 41N 8 38 245390 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. 41N 9 1 41N 9 1 245400 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. 41N 9 2 41N 9 2 245410 And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. 41N 9 3 41N 9 3 245420 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. 41N 9 4 41N 9 4 245430 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus. 41N 9 5 41N 9 5 245440 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 41N 9 6 41N 9 6 245450 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid. 41N 9 7 41N 9 7 245460 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 41N 9 8 41N 9 8 245470 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. 41N 9 9 41N 9 9 245480 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. 41N 9 10 41N 9 10 245490 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. 41N 9 11 41N 9 11 245500 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? 41N 9 12 41N 9 12 245510 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. 41N 9 13 41N 9 13 245520 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. 41N 9 14 41N 9 14 245530 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them. 41N 9 15 41N 9 15 245540 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. 41N 9 16 41N 9 16 245550 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? 41N 9 17 41N 9 17 245560 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; 41N 9 18 41N 9 18 245570 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. 41N 9 19 41N 9 19 245580 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. 41N 9 20 41N 9 20 245590 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. 41N 9 21 41N 9 21 245600 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. 41N 9 22 41N 9 22 245610 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. 41N 9 23 41N 9 23 245620 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 41N 9 24 41N 9 24 245630 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 41N 9 25 41N 9 25 245640 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. 41N 9 26 41N 9 26 245650 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. 41N 9 27 41N 9 27 245660 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. 41N 9 28 41N 9 28 245670 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? 41N 9 29 41N 9 29 245680 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. 41N 9 30 41N 9 30 245690 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 41N 9 31 41N 9 31 245700 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 41N 9 32 41N 9 32 245710 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 41N 9 33 41N 9 33 245720 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 41N 9 34 41N 9 34 245730 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. 41N 9 35 41N 9 35 245740 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. 41N 9 36 41N 9 36 245750 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, 41N 9 37 41N 9 37 245760 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 41N 9 38 41N 9 38 245770 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. 41N 9 39 41N 9 39 245780 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. 41N 9 40 41N 9 40 245790 For he that is not against us is on our part. 41N 9 41 41N 9 41 245800 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 41N 9 42 41N 9 42 245810 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. 41N 9 43 41N 9 43 245820 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 41N 9 44 41N 9 44 245830 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 41N 9 45 41N 9 45 245840 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: 41N 9 46 41N 9 46 245850 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 41N 9 47 41N 9 47 245860 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: 41N 9 48 41N 9 48 245870 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. 41N 9 49 41N 9 49 245880 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. 41N 9 50 41N 9 50 245890 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. 41N 10 1 41N 10 1 245900 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 41N 10 2 41N 10 2 245910 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 41N 10 3 41N 10 3 245920 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 41N 10 4 41N 10 4 245930 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 41N 10 5 41N 10 5 245940 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 41N 10 6 41N 10 6 245950 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 41N 10 7 41N 10 7 245960 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 41N 10 8 41N 10 8 245970 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 41N 10 9 41N 10 9 245980 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 41N 10 10 41N 10 10 245990 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 41N 10 11 41N 10 11 246000 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 41N 10 12 41N 10 12 246010 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 41N 10 13 41N 10 13 246020 And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 41N 10 14 41N 10 14 246030 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 41N 10 15 41N 10 15 246040 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 41N 10 16 41N 10 16 246050 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 41N 10 17 41N 10 17 246060 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 41N 10 18 41N 10 18 246070 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 41N 10 19 41N 10 19 246080 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 41N 10 20 41N 10 20 246090 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 41N 10 21 41N 10 21 246100 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 41N 10 22 41N 10 22 246110 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 41N 10 23 41N 10 23 246120 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 41N 10 24 41N 10 24 246130 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 41N 10 25 41N 10 25 246140 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 41N 10 26 41N 10 26 246150 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 41N 10 27 41N 10 27 246160 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 41N 10 28 41N 10 28 246170 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 41N 10 29 41N 10 29 246180 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 41N 10 30 41N 10 30 246190 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 41N 10 31 41N 10 31 246200 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. 41N 10 32 41N 10 32 246210 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 41N 10 33 41N 10 33 246220 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: 41N 10 34 41N 10 34 246230 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. 41N 10 35 41N 10 35 246240 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 41N 10 36 41N 10 36 246250 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 41N 10 37 41N 10 37 246260 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 41N 10 38 41N 10 38 246270 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 41N 10 39 41N 10 39 246280 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 41N 10 40 41N 10 40 246290 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41N 10 41 41N 10 41 246300 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. 41N 10 42 41N 10 42 246310 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 41N 10 43 41N 10 43 246320 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: 41N 10 44 41N 10 44 246330 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 41N 10 45 41N 10 45 246340 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 41N 10 46 41N 10 46 246350 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 41N 10 47 41N 10 47 246360 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 41N 10 48 41N 10 48 246370 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 41N 10 49 41N 10 49 246380 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 41N 10 50 41N 10 50 246390 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 41N 10 51 41N 10 51 246400 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 41N 10 52 41N 10 52 246410 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way. 41N 11 1 41N 11 1 246420 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, 41N 11 2 41N 11 2 246430 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. 41N 11 3 41N 11 3 246440 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither. 41N 11 4 41N 11 4 246450 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him. 41N 11 5 41N 11 5 246460 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt? 41N 11 6 41N 11 6 246470 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. 41N 11 7 41N 11 7 246480 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. 41N 11 8 41N 11 8 246490 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way. 41N 11 9 41N 11 9 246500 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: 41N 11 10 41N 11 10 246510 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest. 41N 11 11 41N 11 11 246520 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. 41N 11 12 41N 11 12 246530 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 41N 11 13 41N 11 13 246540 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. 41N 11 14 41N 11 14 246550 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. 41N 11 15 41N 11 15 246560 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves; 41N 11 16 41N 11 16 246570 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. 41N 11 17 41N 11 17 246580 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves. 41N 11 18 41N 11 18 246590 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. 41N 11 19 41N 11 19 246600 And when even was come, he went out of the city. 41N 11 20 41N 11 20 246610 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 41N 11 21 41N 11 21 246620 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 41N 11 22 41N 11 22 246630 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 41N 11 23 41N 11 23 246640 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 41N 11 24 41N 11 24 246650 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 41N 11 25 41N 11 25 246660 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 41N 11 26 41N 11 26 246670 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. 41N 11 27 41N 11 27 246680 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, 41N 11 28 41N 11 28 246690 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? 41N 11 29 41N 11 29 246700 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 41N 11 30 41N 11 30 246710 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. 41N 11 31 41N 11 31 246720 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? 41N 11 32 41N 11 32 246730 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. 41N 11 33 41N 11 33 246740 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. 41N 12 1 41N 12 1 246750 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. 41N 12 2 41N 12 2 246760 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. 41N 12 3 41N 12 3 246770 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 41N 12 4 41N 12 4 246780 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. 41N 12 5 41N 12 5 246790 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. 41N 12 6 41N 12 6 246800 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. 41N 12 7 41N 12 7 246810 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. 41N 12 8 41N 12 8 246820 And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. 41N 12 9 41N 12 9 246830 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. 41N 12 10 41N 12 10 246840 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner: 41N 12 11 41N 12 11 246850 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? 41N 12 12 41N 12 12 246860 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way. 41N 12 13 41N 12 13 246870 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. 41N 12 14 41N 12 14 246880 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 41N 12 15 41N 12 15 246890 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 41N 12 16 41N 12 16 246900 And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. 41N 12 17 41N 12 17 246910 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. 41N 12 18 41N 12 18 246920 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 41N 12 19 41N 12 19 246930 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 41N 12 20 41N 12 20 246940 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. 41N 12 21 41N 12 21 246950 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any seed: and the third likewise. 41N 12 22 41N 12 22 246960 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all the woman died also. 41N 12 23 41N 12 23 246970 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife. 41N 12 24 41N 12 24 246980 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God? 41N 12 25 41N 12 25 246990 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. 41N 12 26 41N 12 26 247000 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 41N 12 27 41N 12 27 247010 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. 41N 12 28 41N 12 28 247020 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 41N 12 29 41N 12 29 247030 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 41N 12 30 41N 12 30 247040 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 41N 12 31 41N 12 31 247050 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. 41N 12 32 41N 12 32 247060 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 41N 12 33 41N 12 33 247070 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 41N 12 34 41N 12 34 247080 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question. 41N 12 35 41N 12 35 247090 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? 41N 12 36 41N 12 36 247100 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 41N 12 37 41N 12 37 247110 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. 41N 12 38 41N 12 38 247120 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces, 41N 12 39 41N 12 39 247130 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: 41N 12 40 41N 12 40 247140 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. 41N 12 41 41N 12 41 247150 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 41N 12 42 41N 12 42 247160 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 41N 12 43 41N 12 43 247170 And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 41N 12 44 41N 12 44 247180 For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. 41N 13 1 41N 13 1 247190 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 41N 13 2 41N 13 2 247200 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 41N 13 3 41N 13 3 247210 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 41N 13 4 41N 13 4 247220 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 41N 13 5 41N 13 5 247230 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 41N 13 6 41N 13 6 247240 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 41N 13 7 41N 13 7 247250 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 41N 13 8 41N 13 8 247260 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. 41N 13 9 41N 13 9 247270 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 41N 13 10 41N 13 10 247280 And the gospel must first be published among all nations. 41N 13 11 41N 13 11 247290 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. 41N 13 12 41N 13 12 247300 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 41N 13 13 41N 13 13 247310 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 41N 13 14 41N 13 14 247320 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 41N 13 15 41N 13 15 247330 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 41N 13 16 41N 13 16 247340 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 41N 13 17 41N 13 17 247350 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 41N 13 18 41N 13 18 247360 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 41N 13 19 41N 13 19 247370 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 41N 13 20 41N 13 20 247380 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 41N 13 21 41N 13 21 247390 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 41N 13 22 41N 13 22 247400 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 41N 13 23 41N 13 23 247410 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 41N 13 24 41N 13 24 247420 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 41N 13 25 41N 13 25 247430 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 41N 13 26 41N 13 26 247440 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 41N 13 27 41N 13 27 247450 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 41N 13 28 41N 13 28 247460 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 41N 13 29 41N 13 29 247470 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 41N 13 30 41N 13 30 247480 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 41N 13 31 41N 13 31 247490 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 41N 13 32 41N 13 32 247500 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 41N 13 33 41N 13 33 247510 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 41N 13 34 41N 13 34 247520 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 41N 13 35 41N 13 35 247530 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 41N 13 36 41N 13 36 247540 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 41N 13 37 41N 13 37 247550 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch. 41N 14 1 41N 14 1 247560 After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. 41N 14 2 41N 14 2 247570 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar of the people. 41N 14 3 41N 14 3 247580 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. 41N 14 4 41N 14 4 247590 And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? 41N 14 5 41N 14 5 247600 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 41N 14 6 41N 14 6 247610 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me. 41N 14 7 41N 14 7 247620 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. 41N 14 8 41N 14 8 247630 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 41N 14 9 41N 14 9 247640 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. 41N 14 10 41N 14 10 247650 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 41N 14 11 41N 14 11 247660 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. 41N 14 12 41N 14 12 247670 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover? 41N 14 13 41N 14 13 247680 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. 41N 14 14 41N 14 14 247690 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 41N 14 15 41N 14 15 247700 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. 41N 14 16 41N 14 16 247710 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 41N 14 17 41N 14 17 247720 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. 41N 14 18 41N 14 18 247730 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 41N 14 19 41N 14 19 247740 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? 41N 14 20 41N 14 20 247750 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 41N 14 21 41N 14 21 247760 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. 41N 14 22 41N 14 22 247770 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. 41N 14 23 41N 14 23 247780 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 41N 14 24 41N 14 24 247790 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. 41N 14 25 41N 14 25 247800 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. 41N 14 26 41N 14 26 247810 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 41N 14 27 41N 14 27 247820 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 41N 14 28 41N 14 28 247830 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. 41N 14 29 41N 14 29 247840 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. 41N 14 30 41N 14 30 247850 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 41N 14 31 41N 14 31 247860 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all. 41N 14 32 41N 14 32 247870 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane: and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. 41N 14 33 41N 14 33 247880 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; 41N 14 34 41N 14 34 247890 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch. 41N 14 35 41N 14 35 247900 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. 41N 14 36 41N 14 36 247910 And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. 41N 14 37 41N 14 37 247920 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one hour? 41N 14 38 41N 14 38 247930 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak. 41N 14 39 41N 14 39 247940 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. 41N 14 40 41N 14 40 247950 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him. 41N 14 41 41N 14 41 247960 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 41N 14 42 41N 14 42 247970 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand. 41N 14 43 41N 14 43 247980 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders. 41N 14 44 41N 14 44 247990 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away safely. 41N 14 45 41N 14 45 248000 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him. 41N 14 46 41N 14 46 248010 And they laid their hands on him, and took him. 41N 14 47 41N 14 47 248020 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. 41N 14 48 41N 14 48 248030 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me? 41N 14 49 41N 14 49 248040 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled. 41N 14 50 41N 14 50 248050 And they all forsook him, and fled. 41N 14 51 41N 14 51 248060 And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him: 41N 14 52 41N 14 52 248070 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked. 41N 14 53 41N 14 53 248080 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. 41N 14 54 41N 14 54 248090 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. 41N 14 55 41N 14 55 248100 And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none. 41N 14 56 41N 14 56 248110 For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together. 41N 14 57 41N 14 57 248120 And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying, 41N 14 58 41N 14 58 248130 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. 41N 14 59 41N 14 59 248140 But neither so did their witness agree together. 41N 14 60 41N 14 60 248150 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee? 41N 14 61 41N 14 61 248160 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? 41N 14 62 41N 14 62 248170 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. 41N 14 63 41N 14 63 248180 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need we any further witnesses? 41N 14 64 41N 14 64 248190 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 41N 14 65 41N 14 65 248200 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. 41N 14 66 41N 14 66 248210 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of the maids of the high priest: 41N 14 67 41N 14 67 248220 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. 41N 14 68 41N 14 68 248230 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. 41N 14 69 41N 14 69 248240 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them. 41N 14 70 41N 14 70 248250 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. 41N 14 71 41N 14 71 248260 But he began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak. 41N 14 72 41N 14 72 248270 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept. 41N 15 1 41N 15 1 248280 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 41N 15 2 41N 15 2 248290 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it. 41N 15 3 41N 15 3 248300 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing. 41N 15 4 41N 15 4 248310 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. 41N 15 5 41N 15 5 248320 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. 41N 15 6 41N 15 6 248330 Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. 41N 15 7 41N 15 7 248340 And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection. 41N 15 8 41N 15 8 248350 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. 41N 15 9 41N 15 9 248360 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 41N 15 10 41N 15 10 248370 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy. 41N 15 11 41N 15 11 248380 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. 41N 15 12 41N 15 12 248390 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 41N 15 13 41N 15 13 248400 And they cried out again, Crucify him. 41N 15 14 41N 15 14 248410 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him. 41N 15 15 41N 15 15 248420 And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. 41N 15 16 41N 15 16 248430 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. 41N 15 17 41N 15 17 248440 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head, 41N 15 18 41N 15 18 248450 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 41N 15 19 41N 15 19 248460 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him. 41N 15 20 41N 15 20 248470 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. 41N 15 21 41N 15 21 248480 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. 41N 15 22 41N 15 22 248490 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull. 41N 15 23 41N 15 23 248500 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not. 41N 15 24 41N 15 24 248510 And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 41N 15 25 41N 15 25 248520 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 41N 15 26 41N 15 26 248530 And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS. 41N 15 27 41N 15 27 248540 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. 41N 15 28 41N 15 28 248550 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. 41N 15 29 41N 15 29 248560 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, 41N 15 30 41N 15 30 248570 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 41N 15 31 41N 15 31 248580 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save. 41N 15 32 41N 15 32 248590 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him. 41N 15 33 41N 15 33 248600 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 41N 15 34 41N 15 34 248610 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? 41N 15 35 41N 15 35 248620 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias. 41N 15 36 41N 15 36 248630 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. 41N 15 37 41N 15 37 248640 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 41N 15 38 41N 15 38 248650 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom. 41N 15 39 41N 15 39 248660 And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God. 41N 15 40 41N 15 40 248670 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; 41N 15 41 41N 15 41 248680 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. 41N 15 42 41N 15 42 248690 And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, 41N 15 43 41N 15 43 248700 Joseph of Arimathaea, and honourable counseller, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 41N 15 44 41N 15 44 248710 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. 41N 15 45 41N 15 45 248720 And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. 41N 15 46 41N 15 46 248730 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. 41N 15 47 41N 15 47 248740 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. 41N 16 1 41N 16 1 248750 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 41N 16 2 41N 16 2 248760 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. 41N 16 3 41N 16 3 248770 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? 41N 16 4 41N 16 4 248780 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. 41N 16 5 41N 16 5 248790 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. 41N 16 6 41N 16 6 248800 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. 41N 16 7 41N 16 7 248810 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 41N 16 8 41N 16 8 248820 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid. 41N 16 9 41N 16 9 248830 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 41N 16 10 41N 16 10 248840 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 41N 16 11 41N 16 11 248850 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 41N 16 12 41N 16 12 248860 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 41N 16 13 41N 16 13 248870 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. 41N 16 14 41N 16 14 248880 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 41N 16 15 41N 16 15 248890 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 41N 16 16 41N 16 16 248900 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 41N 16 17 41N 16 17 248910 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 41N 16 18 41N 16 18 248920 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 41N 16 19 41N 16 19 248930 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 41N 16 20 41N 16 20 248940 And they went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. 42N 1 1 42N 1 1 248950 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 42N 1 2 42N 1 2 248960 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 42N 1 3 42N 1 3 248970 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, 42N 1 4 42N 1 4 248980 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed. 42N 1 5 42N 1 5 248990 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 42N 1 6 42N 1 6 249000 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 42N 1 7 42N 1 7 249010 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 42N 1 8 42N 1 8 249020 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, 42N 1 9 42N 1 9 249030 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 42N 1 10 42N 1 10 249040 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. 42N 1 11 42N 1 11 249050 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. 42N 1 12 42N 1 12 249060 And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 42N 1 13 42N 1 13 249070 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 42N 1 14 42N 1 14 249080 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 42N 1 15 42N 1 15 249090 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 42N 1 16 42N 1 16 249100 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 42N 1 17 42N 1 17 249110 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 42N 1 18 42N 1 18 249120 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 42N 1 19 42N 1 19 249130 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 42N 1 20 42N 1 20 249140 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 42N 1 21 42N 1 21 249150 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple. 42N 1 22 42N 1 22 249160 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. 42N 1 23 42N 1 23 249170 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house. 42N 1 24 42N 1 24 249180 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 42N 1 25 42N 1 25 249190 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. 42N 1 26 42N 1 26 249200 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 42N 1 27 42N 1 27 249210 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 42N 1 28 42N 1 28 249220 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 42N 1 29 42N 1 29 249230 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 42N 1 30 42N 1 30 249240 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 42N 1 31 42N 1 31 249250 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 42N 1 32 42N 1 32 249260 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 42N 1 33 42N 1 33 249270 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 42N 1 34 42N 1 34 249280 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 42N 1 35 42N 1 35 249290 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. 42N 1 36 42N 1 36 249300 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 42N 1 37 42N 1 37 249310 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 42N 1 38 42N 1 38 249320 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. 42N 1 39 42N 1 39 249330 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 42N 1 40 42N 1 40 249340 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 42N 1 41 42N 1 41 249350 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42N 1 42 42N 1 42 249360 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 42N 1 43 42N 1 43 249370 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 42N 1 44 42N 1 44 249380 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 42N 1 45 42N 1 45 249390 And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 42N 1 46 42N 1 46 249400 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, 42N 1 47 42N 1 47 249410 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 42N 1 48 42N 1 48 249420 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 42N 1 49 42N 1 49 249430 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name. 42N 1 50 42N 1 50 249440 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation. 42N 1 51 42N 1 51 249450 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 42N 1 52 42N 1 52 249460 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 42N 1 53 42N 1 53 249470 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away. 42N 1 54 42N 1 54 249480 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy; 42N 1 55 42N 1 55 249490 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever. 42N 1 56 42N 1 56 249500 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. 42N 1 57 42N 1 57 249510 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. 42N 1 58 42N 1 58 249520 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 42N 1 59 42N 1 59 249530 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. 42N 1 60 42N 1 60 249540 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 42N 1 61 42N 1 61 249550 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. 42N 1 62 42N 1 62 249560 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 42N 1 63 42N 1 63 249570 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. 42N 1 64 42N 1 64 249580 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 42N 1 65 42N 1 65 249590 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. 42N 1 66 42N 1 66 249600 And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. 42N 1 67 42N 1 67 249610 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 42N 1 68 42N 1 68 249620 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 42N 1 69 42N 1 69 249630 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 42N 1 70 42N 1 70 249640 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 42N 1 71 42N 1 71 249650 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 42N 1 72 42N 1 72 249660 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 42N 1 73 42N 1 73 249670 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, 42N 1 74 42N 1 74 249680 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 42N 1 75 42N 1 75 249690 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 42N 1 76 42N 1 76 249700 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 42N 1 77 42N 1 77 249710 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, 42N 1 78 42N 1 78 249720 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, 42N 1 79 42N 1 79 249730 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 42N 1 80 42N 1 80 249740 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. 42N 2 1 42N 2 1 249750 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 42N 2 2 42N 2 2 249760 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 42N 2 3 42N 2 3 249770 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 42N 2 4 42N 2 4 249780 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) 42N 2 5 42N 2 5 249790 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 42N 2 6 42N 2 6 249800 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 42N 2 7 42N 2 7 249810 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. 42N 2 8 42N 2 8 249820 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 42N 2 9 42N 2 9 249830 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. 42N 2 10 42N 2 10 249840 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 42N 2 11 42N 2 11 249850 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 42N 2 12 42N 2 12 249860 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 42N 2 13 42N 2 13 249870 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 42N 2 14 42N 2 14 249880 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 42N 2 15 42N 2 15 249890 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 42N 2 16 42N 2 16 249900 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 42N 2 17 42N 2 17 249910 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. 42N 2 18 42N 2 18 249920 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 42N 2 19 42N 2 19 249930 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 42N 2 20 42N 2 20 249940 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. 42N 2 21 42N 2 21 249950 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 42N 2 22 42N 2 22 249960 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; 42N 2 23 42N 2 23 249970 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) 42N 2 24 42N 2 24 249980 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 42N 2 25 42N 2 25 249990 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 42N 2 26 42N 2 26 250000 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 42N 2 27 42N 2 27 250010 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 42N 2 28 42N 2 28 250020 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 42N 2 29 42N 2 29 250030 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: 42N 2 30 42N 2 30 250040 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 42N 2 31 42N 2 31 250050 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 42N 2 32 42N 2 32 250060 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. 42N 2 33 42N 2 33 250070 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. 42N 2 34 42N 2 34 250080 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 42N 2 35 42N 2 35 250090 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 42N 2 36 42N 2 36 250100 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 42N 2 37 42N 2 37 250110 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. 42N 2 38 42N 2 38 250120 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. 42N 2 39 42N 2 39 250130 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 42N 2 40 42N 2 40 250140 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. 42N 2 41 42N 2 41 250150 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover. 42N 2 42 42N 2 42 250160 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 42N 2 43 42N 2 43 250170 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 42N 2 44 42N 2 44 250180 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 42N 2 45 42N 2 45 250190 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 42N 2 46 42N 2 46 250200 And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 42N 2 47 42N 2 47 250210 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers. 42N 2 48 42N 2 48 250220 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. 42N 2 49 42N 2 49 250230 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? 42N 2 50 42N 2 50 250240 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. 42N 2 51 42N 2 51 250250 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. 42N 2 52 42N 2 52 250260 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. 42N 3 1 42N 3 1 250270 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 42N 3 2 42N 3 2 250280 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 42N 3 3 42N 3 3 250290 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 42N 3 4 42N 3 4 250300 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. 42N 3 5 42N 3 5 250310 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 42N 3 6 42N 3 6 250320 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. 42N 3 7 42N 3 7 250330 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 42N 3 8 42N 3 8 250340 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 42N 3 9 42N 3 9 250350 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 42N 3 10 42N 3 10 250360 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then? 42N 3 11 42N 3 11 250370 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. 42N 3 12 42N 3 12 250380 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? 42N 3 13 42N 3 13 250390 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 42N 3 14 42N 3 14 250400 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. 42N 3 15 42N 3 15 250410 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 42N 3 16 42N 3 16 250420 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 42N 3 17 42N 3 17 250430 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. 42N 3 18 42N 3 18 250440 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 42N 3 19 42N 3 19 250450 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 42N 3 20 42N 3 20 250460 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 42N 3 21 42N 3 21 250470 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 42N 3 22 42N 3 22 250480 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased. 42N 3 23 42N 3 23 250490 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, 42N 3 24 42N 3 24 250500 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, 42N 3 25 42N 3 25 250510 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 42N 3 26 42N 3 26 250520 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 42N 3 27 42N 3 27 250530 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, 42N 3 28 42N 3 28 250540 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er, 42N 3 29 42N 3 29 250550 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 42N 3 30 42N 3 30 250560 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, 42N 3 31 42N 3 31 250570 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David, 42N 3 32 42N 3 32 250580 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 42N 3 33 42N 3 33 250590 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, 42N 3 34 42N 3 34 250600 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, 42N 3 35 42N 3 35 250610 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, 42N 3 36 42N 3 36 250620 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, 42N 3 37 42N 3 37 250630 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, 42N 3 38 42N 3 38 250640 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. 42N 4 1 42N 4 1 250650 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 42N 4 2 42N 4 2 250660 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. 42N 4 3 42N 4 3 250670 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 42N 4 4 42N 4 4 250680 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. 42N 4 5 42N 4 5 250690 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 42N 4 6 42N 4 6 250700 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. 42N 4 7 42N 4 7 250710 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 42N 4 8 42N 4 8 250720 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 42N 4 9 42N 4 9 250730 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 42N 4 10 42N 4 10 250740 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: 42N 4 11 42N 4 11 250750 And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 42N 4 12 42N 4 12 250760 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 42N 4 13 42N 4 13 250770 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. 42N 4 14 42N 4 14 250780 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 42N 4 15 42N 4 15 250790 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 42N 4 16 42N 4 16 250800 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 42N 4 17 42N 4 17 250810 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, 42N 4 18 42N 4 18 250820 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 42N 4 19 42N 4 19 250830 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 42N 4 20 42N 4 20 250840 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 42N 4 21 42N 4 21 250850 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 42N 4 22 42N 4 22 250860 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? 42N 4 23 42N 4 23 250870 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 42N 4 24 42N 4 24 250880 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country. 42N 4 25 42N 4 25 250890 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; 42N 4 26 42N 4 26 250900 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. 42N 4 27 42N 4 27 250910 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 42N 4 28 42N 4 28 250920 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 42N 4 29 42N 4 29 250930 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. 42N 4 30 42N 4 30 250940 But he passing through the midst of them went his way, 42N 4 31 42N 4 31 250950 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 42N 4 32 42N 4 32 250960 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. 42N 4 33 42N 4 33 250970 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 42N 4 34 42N 4 34 250980 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. 42N 4 35 42N 4 35 250990 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 42N 4 36 42N 4 36 251000 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. 42N 4 37 42N 4 37 251010 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. 42N 4 38 42N 4 38 251020 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. 42N 4 39 42N 4 39 251030 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. 42N 4 40 42N 4 40 251040 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. 42N 4 41 42N 4 41 251050 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. 42N 4 42 42N 4 42 251060 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. 42N 4 43 42N 4 43 251070 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. 42N 4 44 42N 4 44 251080 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. 42N 5 1 42N 5 1 251090 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 42N 5 2 42N 5 2 251100 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 42N 5 3 42N 5 3 251110 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 42N 5 4 42N 5 4 251120 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 42N 5 5 42N 5 5 251130 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 42N 5 6 42N 5 6 251140 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 42N 5 7 42N 5 7 251150 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 42N 5 8 42N 5 8 251160 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 42N 5 9 42N 5 9 251170 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: 42N 5 10 42N 5 10 251180 And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. 42N 5 11 42N 5 11 251190 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. 42N 5 12 42N 5 12 251200 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 42N 5 13 42N 5 13 251210 And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. 42N 5 14 42N 5 14 251220 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 42N 5 15 42N 5 15 251230 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities. 42N 5 16 42N 5 16 251240 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 42N 5 17 42N 5 17 251250 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them. 42N 5 18 42N 5 18 251260 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. 42N 5 19 42N 5 19 251270 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus. 42N 5 20 42N 5 20 251280 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. 42N 5 21 42N 5 21 251290 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 42N 5 22 42N 5 22 251300 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 42N 5 23 42N 5 23 251310 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk? 42N 5 24 42N 5 24 251320 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 42N 5 25 42N 5 25 251330 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. 42N 5 26 42N 5 26 251340 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day. 42N 5 27 42N 5 27 251350 And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me. 42N 5 28 42N 5 28 251360 And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 42N 5 29 42N 5 29 251370 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them. 42N 5 30 42N 5 30 251380 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners? 42N 5 31 42N 5 31 251390 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. 42N 5 32 42N 5 32 251400 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 42N 5 33 42N 5 33 251410 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink? 42N 5 34 42N 5 34 251420 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? 42N 5 35 42N 5 35 251430 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. 42N 5 36 42N 5 36 251440 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old. 42N 5 37 42N 5 37 251450 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 42N 5 38 42N 5 38 251460 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 42N 5 39 42N 5 39 251470 No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. 42N 6 1 42N 6 1 251480 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 42N 6 2 42N 6 2 251490 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 42N 6 3 42N 6 3 251500 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 42N 6 4 42N 6 4 251510 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? 42N 6 5 42N 6 5 251520 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 42N 6 6 42N 6 6 251530 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. 42N 6 7 42N 6 7 251540 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. 42N 6 8 42N 6 8 251550 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 42N 6 9 42N 6 9 251560 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 42N 6 10 42N 6 10 251570 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. 42N 6 11 42N 6 11 251580 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. 42N 6 12 42N 6 12 251590 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 42N 6 13 42N 6 13 251600 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; 42N 6 14 42N 6 14 251610 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 42N 6 15 42N 6 15 251620 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, 42N 6 16 42N 6 16 251630 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. 42N 6 17 42N 6 17 251640 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; 42N 6 18 42N 6 18 251650 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. 42N 6 19 42N 6 19 251660 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. 42N 6 20 42N 6 20 251670 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 42N 6 21 42N 6 21 251680 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 42N 6 22 42N 6 22 251690 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 42N 6 23 42N 6 23 251700 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. 42N 6 24 42N 6 24 251710 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 42N 6 25 42N 6 25 251720 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. 42N 6 26 42N 6 26 251730 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. 42N 6 27 42N 6 27 251740 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, 42N 6 28 42N 6 28 251750 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 42N 6 29 42N 6 29 251760 And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not to take thy coat also. 42N 6 30 42N 6 30 251770 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. 42N 6 31 42N 6 31 251780 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. 42N 6 32 42N 6 32 251790 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 42N 6 33 42N 6 33 251800 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 42N 6 34 42N 6 34 251810 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 42N 6 35 42N 6 35 251820 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. 42N 6 36 42N 6 36 251830 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. 42N 6 37 42N 6 37 251840 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 42N 6 38 42N 6 38 251850 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 42N 6 39 42N 6 39 251860 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 42N 6 40 42N 6 40 251870 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. 42N 6 41 42N 6 41 251880 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 42N 6 42 42N 6 42 251890 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. 42N 6 43 42N 6 43 251900 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 42N 6 44 42N 6 44 251910 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. 42N 6 45 42N 6 45 251920 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. 42N 6 46 42N 6 46 251930 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? 42N 6 47 42N 6 47 251940 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 42N 6 48 42N 6 48 251950 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 42N 6 49 42N 6 49 251960 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. 42N 7 1 42N 7 1 251970 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 42N 7 2 42N 7 2 251980 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. 42N 7 3 42N 7 3 251990 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. 42N 7 4 42N 7 4 252000 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: 42N 7 5 42N 7 5 252010 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 42N 7 6 42N 7 6 252020 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: 42N 7 7 42N 7 7 252030 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed. 42N 7 8 42N 7 8 252040 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. 42N 7 9 42N 7 9 252050 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. 42N 7 10 42N 7 10 252060 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. 42N 7 11 42N 7 11 252070 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. 42N 7 12 42N 7 12 252080 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 42N 7 13 42N 7 13 252090 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 42N 7 14 42N 7 14 252100 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 42N 7 15 42N 7 15 252110 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother. 42N 7 16 42N 7 16 252120 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people. 42N 7 17 42N 7 17 252130 And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about. 42N 7 18 42N 7 18 252140 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. 42N 7 19 42N 7 19 252150 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 42N 7 20 42N 7 20 252160 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 42N 7 21 42N 7 21 252170 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 42N 7 22 42N 7 22 252180 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. 42N 7 23 42N 7 23 252190 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. 42N 7 24 42N 7 24 252200 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 42N 7 25 42N 7 25 252210 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts. 42N 7 26 42N 7 26 252220 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. 42N 7 27 42N 7 27 252230 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. 42N 7 28 42N 7 28 252240 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 42N 7 29 42N 7 29 252250 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. 42N 7 30 42N 7 30 252260 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. 42N 7 31 42N 7 31 252270 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? 42N 7 32 42N 7 32 252280 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept. 42N 7 33 42N 7 33 252290 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil. 42N 7 34 42N 7 34 252300 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 42N 7 35 42N 7 35 252310 But wisdom is justified of all her children. 42N 7 36 42N 7 36 252320 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. 42N 7 37 42N 7 37 252330 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 42N 7 38 42N 7 38 252340 And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. 42N 7 39 42N 7 39 252350 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner. 42N 7 40 42N 7 40 252360 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. 42N 7 41 42N 7 41 252370 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42N 7 42 42N 7 42 252380 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? 42N 7 43 42N 7 43 252390 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. 42N 7 44 42N 7 44 252400 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. 42N 7 45 42N 7 45 252410 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 42N 7 46 42N 7 46 252420 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 42N 7 47 42N 7 47 252430 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 42N 7 48 42N 7 48 252440 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven. 42N 7 49 42N 7 49 252450 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 42N 7 50 42N 7 50 252460 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. 42N 8 1 42N 8 1 252470 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, 42N 8 2 42N 8 2 252480 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, 42N 8 3 42N 8 3 252490 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. 42N 8 4 42N 8 4 252500 And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: 42N 8 5 42N 8 5 252510 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. 42N 8 6 42N 8 6 252520 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. 42N 8 7 42N 8 7 252530 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 42N 8 8 42N 8 8 252540 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 42N 8 9 42N 8 9 252550 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be? 42N 8 10 42N 8 10 252560 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 42N 8 11 42N 8 11 252570 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 42N 8 12 42N 8 12 252580 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 42N 8 13 42N 8 13 252590 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 42N 8 14 42N 8 14 252600 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. 42N 8 15 42N 8 15 252610 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. 42N 8 16 42N 8 16 252620 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. 42N 8 17 42N 8 17 252630 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 42N 8 18 42N 8 18 252640 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. 42N 8 19 42N 8 19 252650 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. 42N 8 20 42N 8 20 252660 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. 42N 8 21 42N 8 21 252670 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. 42N 8 22 42N 8 22 252680 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. 42N 8 23 42N 8 23 252690 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 42N 8 24 42N 8 24 252700 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. 42N 8 25 42N 8 25 252710 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him. 42N 8 26 42N 8 26 252720 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. 42N 8 27 42N 8 27 252730 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. 42N 8 28 42N 8 28 252740 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. 42N 8 29 42N 8 29 252750 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.) 42N 8 30 42N 8 30 252760 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. 42N 8 31 42N 8 31 252770 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. 42N 8 32 42N 8 32 252780 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. 42N 8 33 42N 8 33 252790 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. 42N 8 34 42N 8 34 252800 When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country. 42N 8 35 42N 8 35 252810 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 42N 8 36 42N 8 36 252820 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed. 42N 8 37 42N 8 37 252830 Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. 42N 8 38 42N 8 38 252840 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 42N 8 39 42N 8 39 252850 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him. 42N 8 40 42N 8 40 252860 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him. 42N 8 41 42N 8 41 252870 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and besought him that he would come into his house: 42N 8 42 42N 8 42 252880 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. 42N 8 43 42N 8 43 252890 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, 42N 8 44 42N 8 44 252900 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. 42N 8 45 42N 8 45 252910 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 42N 8 46 42N 8 46 252920 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. 42N 8 47 42N 8 47 252930 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him and how she was healed immediately. 42N 8 48 42N 8 48 252940 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. 42N 8 49 42N 8 49 252950 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master. 42N 8 50 42N 8 50 252960 But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. 42N 8 51 42N 8 51 252970 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 42N 8 52 42N 8 52 252980 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth. 42N 8 53 42N 8 53 252990 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 42N 8 54 42N 8 54 253000 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. 42N 8 55 42N 8 55 253010 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. 42N 8 56 42N 8 56 253020 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. 42N 9 1 42N 9 1 253030 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 42N 9 2 42N 9 2 253040 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. 42N 9 3 42N 9 3 253050 And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 42N 9 4 42N 9 4 253060 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 42N 9 5 42N 9 5 253070 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 42N 9 6 42N 9 6 253080 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. 42N 9 7 42N 9 7 253090 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; 42N 9 8 42N 9 8 253100 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 42N 9 9 42N 9 9 253110 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. 42N 9 10 42N 9 10 253120 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. 42N 9 11 42N 9 11 253130 And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. 42N 9 12 42N 9 12 253140 And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. 42N 9 13 42N 9 13 253150 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. 42N 9 14 42N 9 14 253160 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. 42N 9 15 42N 9 15 253170 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 42N 9 16 42N 9 16 253180 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. 42N 9 17 42N 9 17 253190 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. 42N 9 18 42N 9 18 253200 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? 42N 9 19 42N 9 19 253210 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 42N 9 20 42N 9 20 253220 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God. 42N 9 21 42N 9 21 253230 And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 42N 9 22 42N 9 22 253240 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 42N 9 23 42N 9 23 253250 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 42N 9 24 42N 9 24 253260 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 42N 9 25 42N 9 25 253270 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 42N 9 26 42N 9 26 253280 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 42N 9 27 42N 9 27 253290 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God. 42N 9 28 42N 9 28 253300 And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 42N 9 29 42N 9 29 253310 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. 42N 9 30 42N 9 30 253320 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 42N 9 31 42N 9 31 253330 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. 42N 9 32 42N 9 32 253340 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 42N 9 33 42N 9 33 253350 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. 42N 9 34 42N 9 34 253360 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 42N 9 35 42N 9 35 253370 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 42N 9 36 42N 9 36 253380 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. 42N 9 37 42N 9 37 253390 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 42N 9 38 42N 9 38 253400 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 42N 9 39 42N 9 39 253410 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 42N 9 40 42N 9 40 253420 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they could not. 42N 9 41 42N 9 41 253430 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42N 9 42 42N 9 42 253440 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. 42N 9 43 42N 9 43 253450 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, 42N 9 44 42N 9 44 253460 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 42N 9 45 42N 9 45 253470 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask him of that saying. 42N 9 46 42N 9 46 253480 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them should be greatest. 42N 9 47 42N 9 47 253490 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, 42N 9 48 42N 9 48 253500 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. 42N 9 49 42N 9 49 253510 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 42N 9 50 42N 9 50 253520 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us. 42N 9 51 42N 9 51 253530 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 42N 9 52 42N 9 52 253540 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 42N 9 53 42N 9 53 253550 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 42N 9 54 42N 9 54 253560 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? 42N 9 55 42N 9 55 253570 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 42N 9 56 42N 9 56 253580 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. 42N 9 57 42N 9 57 253590 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 42N 9 58 42N 9 58 253600 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 42N 9 59 42N 9 59 253610 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 42N 9 60 42N 9 60 253620 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 42N 9 61 42N 9 61 253630 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. 42N 9 62 42N 9 62 253640 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. 42N 10 1 42N 10 1 253650 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. 42N 10 2 42N 10 2 253660 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest. 42N 10 3 42N 10 3 253670 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 42N 10 4 42N 10 4 253680 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 42N 10 5 42N 10 5 253690 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house. 42N 10 6 42N 10 6 253700 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 42N 10 7 42N 10 7 253710 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 42N 10 8 42N 10 8 253720 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: 42N 10 9 42N 10 9 253730 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 42N 10 10 42N 10 10 253740 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 42N 10 11 42N 10 11 253750 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 42N 10 12 42N 10 12 253760 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city. 42N 10 13 42N 10 13 253770 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 42N 10 14 42N 10 14 253780 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. 42N 10 15 42N 10 15 253790 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. 42N 10 16 42N 10 16 253800 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me. 42N 10 17 42N 10 17 253810 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 42N 10 18 42N 10 18 253820 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. 42N 10 19 42N 10 19 253830 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 42N 10 20 42N 10 20 253840 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. 42N 10 21 42N 10 21 253850 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight. 42N 10 22 42N 10 22 253860 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him. 42N 10 23 42N 10 23 253870 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 42N 10 24 42N 10 24 253880 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 42N 10 25 42N 10 25 253890 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 42N 10 26 42N 10 26 253900 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? 42N 10 27 42N 10 27 253910 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. 42N 10 28 42N 10 28 253920 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 42N 10 29 42N 10 29 253930 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbour? 42N 10 30 42N 10 30 253940 And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 42N 10 31 42N 10 31 253950 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 42N 10 32 42N 10 32 253960 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 42N 10 33 42N 10 33 253970 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, 42N 10 34 42N 10 34 253980 And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 42N 10 35 42N 10 35 253990 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 42N 10 36 42N 10 36 254000 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 42N 10 37 42N 10 37 254010 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 42N 10 38 42N 10 38 254020 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. 42N 10 39 42N 10 39 254030 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. 42N 10 40 42N 10 40 254040 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me. 42N 10 41 42N 10 41 254050 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: 42N 10 42 42N 10 42 254060 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. 42N 11 1 42N 11 1 254070 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. 42N 11 2 42N 11 2 254080 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 42N 11 3 42N 11 3 254090 Give us day by day our daily bread. 42N 11 4 42N 11 4 254100 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. 42N 11 5 42N 11 5 254110 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 42N 11 6 42N 11 6 254120 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 42N 11 7 42N 11 7 254130 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. 42N 11 8 42N 11 8 254140 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. 42N 11 9 42N 11 9 254150 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 42N 11 10 42N 11 10 254160 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 42N 11 11 42N 11 11 254170 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? 42N 11 12 42N 11 12 254180 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 42N 11 13 42N 11 13 254190 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? 42N 11 14 42N 11 14 254200 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 42N 11 15 42N 11 15 254210 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 42N 11 16 42N 11 16 254220 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 42N 11 17 42N 11 17 254230 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. 42N 11 18 42N 11 18 254240 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 42N 11 19 42N 11 19 254250 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges. 42N 11 20 42N 11 20 254260 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. 42N 11 21 42N 11 21 254270 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 42N 11 22 42N 11 22 254280 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 42N 11 23 42N 11 23 254290 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. 42N 11 24 42N 11 24 254300 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 42N 11 25 42N 11 25 254310 And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 42N 11 26 42N 11 26 254320 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. 42N 11 27 42N 11 27 254330 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 42N 11 28 42N 11 28 254340 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 42N 11 29 42N 11 29 254350 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 42N 11 30 42N 11 30 254360 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 42N 11 31 42N 11 31 254370 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 42N 11 32 42N 11 32 254380 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 42N 11 33 42N 11 33 254390 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. 42N 11 34 42N 11 34 254400 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. 42N 11 35 42N 11 35 254410 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 42N 11 36 42N 11 36 254420 If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. 42N 11 37 42N 11 37 254430 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat. 42N 11 38 42N 11 38 254440 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 42N 11 39 42N 11 39 254450 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. 42N 11 40 42N 11 40 254460 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? 42N 11 41 42N 11 41 254470 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42N 11 42 42N 11 42 254480 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 42N 11 43 42N 11 43 254490 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 42N 11 44 42N 11 44 254500 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. 42N 11 45 42N 11 45 254510 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also. 42N 11 46 42N 11 46 254520 And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 42N 11 47 42N 11 47 254530 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. 42N 11 48 42N 11 48 254540 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. 42N 11 49 42N 11 49 254550 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: 42N 11 50 42N 11 50 254560 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 42N 11 51 42N 11 51 254570 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. 42N 11 52 42N 11 52 254580 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. 42N 11 53 42N 11 53 254590 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 42N 11 54 42N 11 54 254600 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. 42N 12 1 42N 12 1 254610 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 42N 12 2 42N 12 2 254620 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. 42N 12 3 42N 12 3 254630 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. 42N 12 4 42N 12 4 254640 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 42N 12 5 42N 12 5 254650 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. 42N 12 6 42N 12 6 254660 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? 42N 12 7 42N 12 7 254670 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. 42N 12 8 42N 12 8 254680 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 42N 12 9 42N 12 9 254690 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. 42N 12 10 42N 12 10 254700 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven. 42N 12 11 42N 12 11 254710 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: 42N 12 12 42N 12 12 254720 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say. 42N 12 13 42N 12 13 254730 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 42N 12 14 42N 12 14 254740 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 42N 12 15 42N 12 15 254750 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 42N 12 16 42N 12 16 254760 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 42N 12 17 42N 12 17 254770 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 42N 12 18 42N 12 18 254780 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 42N 12 19 42N 12 19 254790 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 42N 12 20 42N 12 20 254800 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? 42N 12 21 42N 12 21 254810 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. 42N 12 22 42N 12 22 254820 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 42N 12 23 42N 12 23 254830 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 42N 12 24 42N 12 24 254840 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls? 42N 12 25 42N 12 25 254850 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 42N 12 26 42N 12 26 254860 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? 42N 12 27 42N 12 27 254870 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 42N 12 28 42N 12 28 254880 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? 42N 12 29 42N 12 29 254890 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 42N 12 30 42N 12 30 254900 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. 42N 12 31 42N 12 31 254910 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you. 42N 12 32 42N 12 32 254920 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 42N 12 33 42N 12 33 254930 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 42N 12 34 42N 12 34 254940 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 42N 12 35 42N 12 35 254950 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 42N 12 36 42N 12 36 254960 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. 42N 12 37 42N 12 37 254970 Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 42N 12 38 42N 12 38 254980 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. 42N 12 39 42N 12 39 254990 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 42N 12 40 42N 12 40 255000 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 42N 12 41 42N 12 41 255010 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all? 42N 12 42 42N 12 42 255020 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season? 42N 12 43 42N 12 43 255030 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 42N 12 44 42N 12 44 255040 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 42N 12 45 42N 12 45 255050 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 42N 12 46 42N 12 46 255060 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 42N 12 47 42N 12 47 255070 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 42N 12 48 42N 12 48 255080 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. 42N 12 49 42N 12 49 255090 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I if it be already kindled? 42N 12 50 42N 12 50 255100 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! 42N 12 51 42N 12 51 255110 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 42N 12 52 42N 12 52 255120 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. 42N 12 53 42N 12 53 255130 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. 42N 12 54 42N 12 54 255140 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 42N 12 55 42N 12 55 255150 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 42N 12 56 42N 12 56 255160 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 42N 12 57 42N 12 57 255170 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 42N 12 58 42N 12 58 255180 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 42N 12 59 42N 12 59 255190 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. 42N 13 1 42N 13 1 255200 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 42N 13 2 42N 13 2 255210 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? 42N 13 3 42N 13 3 255220 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 42N 13 4 42N 13 4 255230 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? 42N 13 5 42N 13 5 255240 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 42N 13 6 42N 13 6 255250 He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 42N 13 7 42N 13 7 255260 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 42N 13 8 42N 13 8 255270 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 42N 13 9 42N 13 9 255280 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 42N 13 10 42N 13 10 255290 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 42N 13 11 42N 13 11 255300 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. 42N 13 12 42N 13 12 255310 And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 42N 13 13 42N 13 13 255320 And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 42N 13 14 42N 13 14 255330 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 42N 13 15 42N 13 15 255340 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering? 42N 13 16 42N 13 16 255350 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 42N 13 17 42N 13 17 255360 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 42N 13 18 42N 13 18 255370 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? 42N 13 19 42N 13 19 255380 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. 42N 13 20 42N 13 20 255390 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? 42N 13 21 42N 13 21 255400 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. 42N 13 22 42N 13 22 255410 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem. 42N 13 23 42N 13 23 255420 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them, 42N 13 24 42N 13 24 255430 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 42N 13 25 42N 13 25 255440 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 42N 13 26 42N 13 26 255450 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 42N 13 27 42N 13 27 255460 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 42N 13 28 42N 13 28 255470 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. 42N 13 29 42N 13 29 255480 And they shall come from the east, and from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. 42N 13 30 42N 13 30 255490 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which shall be last. 42N 13 31 42N 13 31 255500 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee. 42N 13 32 42N 13 32 255510 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. 42N 13 33 42N 13 33 255520 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. 42N 13 34 42N 13 34 255530 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not! 42N 13 35 42N 13 35 255540 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 42N 14 1 42N 14 1 255550 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that they watched him. 42N 14 2 42N 14 2 255560 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. 42N 14 3 42N 14 3 255570 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 42N 14 4 42N 14 4 255580 And they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go; 42N 14 5 42N 14 5 255590 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 42N 14 6 42N 14 6 255600 And they could not answer him again to these things. 42N 14 7 42N 14 7 255610 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 42N 14 8 42N 14 8 255620 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him; 42N 14 9 42N 14 9 255630 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 42N 14 10 42N 14 10 255640 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 42N 14 11 42N 14 11 255650 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 42N 14 12 42N 14 12 255660 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. 42N 14 13 42N 14 13 255670 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 42N 14 14 42N 14 14 255680 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. 42N 14 15 42N 14 15 255690 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. 42N 14 16 42N 14 16 255700 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: 42N 14 17 42N 14 17 255710 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 42N 14 18 42N 14 18 255720 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. 42N 14 19 42N 14 19 255730 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. 42N 14 20 42N 14 20 255740 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. 42N 14 21 42N 14 21 255750 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. 42N 14 22 42N 14 22 255760 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. 42N 14 23 42N 14 23 255770 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. 42N 14 24 42N 14 24 255780 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper. 42N 14 25 42N 14 25 255790 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 42N 14 26 42N 14 26 255800 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 42N 14 27 42N 14 27 255810 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 42N 14 28 42N 14 28 255820 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 42N 14 29 42N 14 29 255830 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 42N 14 30 42N 14 30 255840 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. 42N 14 31 42N 14 31 255850 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 42N 14 32 42N 14 32 255860 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 42N 14 33 42N 14 33 255870 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 42N 14 34 42N 14 34 255880 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned? 42N 14 35 42N 14 35 255890 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 42N 15 1 42N 15 1 255900 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him. 42N 15 2 42N 15 2 255910 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. 42N 15 3 42N 15 3 255920 And he spake this parable unto them, saying, 42N 15 4 42N 15 4 255930 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 42N 15 5 42N 15 5 255940 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 42N 15 6 42N 15 6 255950 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 42N 15 7 42N 15 7 255960 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. 42N 15 8 42N 15 8 255970 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? 42N 15 9 42N 15 9 255980 And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 42N 15 10 42N 15 10 255990 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 42N 15 11 42N 15 11 256000 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 42N 15 12 42N 15 12 256010 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 42N 15 13 42N 15 13 256020 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 42N 15 14 42N 15 14 256030 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 42N 15 15 42N 15 15 256040 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 42N 15 16 42N 15 16 256050 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 42N 15 17 42N 15 17 256060 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 42N 15 18 42N 15 18 256070 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, 42N 15 19 42N 15 19 256080 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. 42N 15 20 42N 15 20 256090 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 42N 15 21 42N 15 21 256100 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. 42N 15 22 42N 15 22 256110 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: 42N 15 23 42N 15 23 256120 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 42N 15 24 42N 15 24 256130 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 42N 15 25 42N 15 25 256140 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing. 42N 15 26 42N 15 26 256150 And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant. 42N 15 27 42N 15 27 256160 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 42N 15 28 42N 15 28 256170 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and intreated him. 42N 15 29 42N 15 29 256180 And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 42N 15 30 42N 15 30 256190 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 42N 15 31 42N 15 31 256200 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. 42N 15 32 42N 15 32 256210 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found. 42N 16 1 42N 16 1 256220 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 42N 16 2 42N 16 2 256230 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 42N 16 3 42N 16 3 256240 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 42N 16 4 42N 16 4 256250 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. 42N 16 5 42N 16 5 256260 So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? 42N 16 6 42N 16 6 256270 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. 42N 16 7 42N 16 7 256280 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 42N 16 8 42N 16 8 256290 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light. 42N 16 9 42N 16 9 256300 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations. 42N 16 10 42N 16 10 256310 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. 42N 16 11 42N 16 11 256320 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 42N 16 12 42N 16 12 256330 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own? 42N 16 13 42N 16 13 256340 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 42N 16 14 42N 16 14 256350 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. 42N 16 15 42N 16 15 256360 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. 42N 16 16 42N 16 16 256370 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 42N 16 17 42N 16 17 256380 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 42N 16 18 42N 16 18 256390 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery. 42N 16 19 42N 16 19 256400 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 42N 16 20 42N 16 20 256410 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 42N 16 21 42N 16 21 256420 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 42N 16 22 42N 16 22 256430 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 42N 16 23 42N 16 23 256440 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 42N 16 24 42N 16 24 256450 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 42N 16 25 42N 16 25 256460 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 42N 16 26 42N 16 26 256470 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 42N 16 27 42N 16 27 256480 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: 42N 16 28 42N 16 28 256490 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 42N 16 29 42N 16 29 256500 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 42N 16 30 42N 16 30 256510 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 42N 16 31 42N 16 31 256520 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. 42N 17 1 42N 17 1 256530 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 42N 17 2 42N 17 2 256540 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 42N 17 3 42N 17 3 256550 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 42N 17 4 42N 17 4 256560 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 42N 17 5 42N 17 5 256570 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 42N 17 6 42N 17 6 256580 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 42N 17 7 42N 17 7 256590 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 42N 17 8 42N 17 8 256600 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? 42N 17 9 42N 17 9 256610 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. 42N 17 10 42N 17 10 256620 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. 42N 17 11 42N 17 11 256630 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 42N 17 12 42N 17 12 256640 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 42N 17 13 42N 17 13 256650 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 42N 17 14 42N 17 14 256660 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 42N 17 15 42N 17 15 256670 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 42N 17 16 42N 17 16 256680 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 42N 17 17 42N 17 17 256690 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 42N 17 18 42N 17 18 256700 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 42N 17 19 42N 17 19 256710 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole. 42N 17 20 42N 17 20 256720 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 42N 17 21 42N 17 21 256730 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. 42N 17 22 42N 17 22 256740 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 42N 17 23 42N 17 23 256750 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them. 42N 17 24 42N 17 24 256760 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. 42N 17 25 42N 17 25 256770 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation. 42N 17 26 42N 17 26 256780 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 42N 17 27 42N 17 27 256790 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 42N 17 28 42N 17 28 256800 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded; 42N 17 29 42N 17 29 256810 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all. 42N 17 30 42N 17 30 256820 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 42N 17 31 42N 17 31 256830 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. 42N 17 32 42N 17 32 256840 Remember Lot's wife. 42N 17 33 42N 17 33 256850 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. 42N 17 34 42N 17 34 256860 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. 42N 17 35 42N 17 35 256870 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42N 17 36 42N 17 36 256880 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42N 17 37 42N 17 37 256890 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. 42N 18 1 42N 18 1 256900 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; 42N 18 2 42N 18 2 256910 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: 42N 18 3 42N 18 3 256920 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. 42N 18 4 42N 18 4 256930 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 42N 18 5 42N 18 5 256940 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. 42N 18 6 42N 18 6 256950 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 42N 18 7 42N 18 7 256960 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 42N 18 8 42N 18 8 256970 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? 42N 18 9 42N 18 9 256980 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 42N 18 10 42N 18 10 256990 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 42N 18 11 42N 18 11 257000 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 42N 18 12 42N 18 12 257010 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 42N 18 13 42N 18 13 257020 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 42N 18 14 42N 18 14 257030 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. 42N 18 15 42N 18 15 257040 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would touch them: but when his disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 42N 18 16 42N 18 16 257050 But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 42N 18 17 42N 18 17 257060 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein. 42N 18 18 42N 18 18 257070 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? 42N 18 19 42N 18 19 257080 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. 42N 18 20 42N 18 20 257090 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 42N 18 21 42N 18 21 257100 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 42N 18 22 42N 18 22 257110 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me. 42N 18 23 42N 18 23 257120 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 42N 18 24 42N 18 24 257130 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 42N 18 25 42N 18 25 257140 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 42N 18 26 42N 18 26 257150 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 42N 18 27 42N 18 27 257160 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. 42N 18 28 42N 18 28 257170 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed thee. 42N 18 29 42N 18 29 257180 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, 42N 18 30 42N 18 30 257190 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. 42N 18 31 42N 18 31 257200 Then he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. 42N 18 32 42N 18 32 257210 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on: 42N 18 33 42N 18 33 257220 And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. 42N 18 34 42N 18 34 257230 And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. 42N 18 35 42N 18 35 257240 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 42N 18 36 42N 18 36 257250 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 42N 18 37 42N 18 37 257260 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 42N 18 38 42N 18 38 257270 And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 42N 18 39 42N 18 39 257280 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 42N 18 40 42N 18 40 257290 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, 42N 18 41 42N 18 41 257300 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42N 18 42 42N 18 42 257310 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 42N 18 43 42N 18 43 257320 And immediately he received his sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. 42N 19 1 42N 19 1 257330 And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 42N 19 2 42N 19 2 257340 And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 42N 19 3 42N 19 3 257350 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. 42N 19 4 42N 19 4 257360 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way. 42N 19 5 42N 19 5 257370 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house. 42N 19 6 42N 19 6 257380 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. 42N 19 7 42N 19 7 257390 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. 42N 19 8 42N 19 8 257400 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. 42N 19 9 42N 19 9 257410 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 42N 19 10 42N 19 10 257420 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. 42N 19 11 42N 19 11 257430 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. 42N 19 12 42N 19 12 257440 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 42N 19 13 42N 19 13 257450 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 42N 19 14 42N 19 14 257460 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. 42N 19 15 42N 19 15 257470 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading. 42N 19 16 42N 19 16 257480 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds. 42N 19 17 42N 19 17 257490 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. 42N 19 18 42N 19 18 257500 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds. 42N 19 19 42N 19 19 257510 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. 42N 19 20 42N 19 20 257520 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin: 42N 19 21 42N 19 21 257530 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. 42N 19 22 42N 19 22 257540 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow: 42N 19 23 42N 19 23 257550 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury? 42N 19 24 42N 19 24 257560 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, and give it to him that hath ten pounds. 42N 19 25 42N 19 25 257570 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) 42N 19 26 42N 19 26 257580 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. 42N 19 27 42N 19 27 257590 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. 42N 19 28 42N 19 28 257600 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 42N 19 29 42N 19 29 257610 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 42N 19 30 42N 19 30 257620 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 42N 19 31 42N 19 31 257630 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. 42N 19 32 42N 19 32 257640 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. 42N 19 33 42N 19 33 257650 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 42N 19 34 42N 19 34 257660 And they said, The Lord hath need of him. 42N 19 35 42N 19 35 257670 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 42N 19 36 42N 19 36 257680 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 42N 19 37 42N 19 37 257690 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 42N 19 38 42N 19 38 257700 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 42N 19 39 42N 19 39 257710 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. 42N 19 40 42N 19 40 257720 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. 42N 19 41 42N 19 41 257730 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42N 19 42 42N 19 42 257740 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 42N 19 43 42N 19 43 257750 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 42N 19 44 42N 19 44 257760 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. 42N 19 45 42N 19 45 257770 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought; 42N 19 46 42N 19 46 257780 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves. 42N 19 47 42N 19 47 257790 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him, 42N 19 48 42N 19 48 257800 And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. 42N 20 1 42N 20 1 257810 And it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders, 42N 20 2 42N 20 2 257820 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? 42N 20 3 42N 20 3 257830 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me: 42N 20 4 42N 20 4 257840 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? 42N 20 5 42N 20 5 257850 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not? 42N 20 6 42N 20 6 257860 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. 42N 20 7 42N 20 7 257870 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was. 42N 20 8 42N 20 8 257880 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 42N 20 9 42N 20 9 257890 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. 42N 20 10 42N 20 10 257900 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. 42N 20 11 42N 20 11 257910 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 42N 20 12 42N 20 12 257920 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also, and cast him out. 42N 20 13 42N 20 13 257930 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. 42N 20 14 42N 20 14 257940 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. 42N 20 15 42N 20 15 257950 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them? 42N 20 16 42N 20 16 257960 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid. 42N 20 17 42N 20 17 257970 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? 42N 20 18 42N 20 18 257980 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 42N 20 19 42N 20 19 257990 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 42N 20 20 42N 20 20 258000 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 42N 20 21 42N 20 21 258010 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: 42N 20 22 42N 20 22 258020 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? 42N 20 23 42N 20 23 258030 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? 42N 20 24 42N 20 24 258040 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's. 42N 20 25 42N 20 25 258050 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. 42N 20 26 42N 20 26 258060 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. 42N 20 27 42N 20 27 258070 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him, 42N 20 28 42N 20 28 258080 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 42N 20 29 42N 20 29 258090 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. 42N 20 30 42N 20 30 258100 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 42N 20 31 42N 20 31 258110 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. 42N 20 32 42N 20 32 258120 Last of all the woman died also. 42N 20 33 42N 20 33 258130 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 42N 20 34 42N 20 34 258140 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage: 42N 20 35 42N 20 35 258150 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage: 42N 20 36 42N 20 36 258160 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. 42N 20 37 42N 20 37 258170 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 42N 20 38 42N 20 38 258180 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. 42N 20 39 42N 20 39 258190 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. 42N 20 40 42N 20 40 258200 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 42N 20 41 42N 20 41 258210 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? 42N 20 42 42N 20 42 258220 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 42N 20 43 42N 20 43 258230 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 42N 20 44 42N 20 44 258240 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 42N 20 45 42N 20 45 258250 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 42N 20 46 42N 20 46 258260 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; 42N 20 47 42N 20 47 258270 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation. 42N 21 1 42N 21 1 258280 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 42N 21 2 42N 21 2 258290 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 42N 21 3 42N 21 3 258300 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 42N 21 4 42N 21 4 258310 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. 42N 21 5 42N 21 5 258320 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said, 42N 21 6 42N 21 6 258330 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 42N 21 7 42N 21 7 258340 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? 42N 21 8 42N 21 8 258350 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. 42N 21 9 42N 21 9 258360 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by and by. 42N 21 10 42N 21 10 258370 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: 42N 21 11 42N 21 11 258380 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. 42N 21 12 42N 21 12 258390 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. 42N 21 13 42N 21 13 258400 And it shall turn to you for a testimony. 42N 21 14 42N 21 14 258410 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: 42N 21 15 42N 21 15 258420 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 42N 21 16 42N 21 16 258430 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. 42N 21 17 42N 21 17 258440 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake. 42N 21 18 42N 21 18 258450 But there shall not an hair of your head perish. 42N 21 19 42N 21 19 258460 In your patience possess ye your souls. 42N 21 20 42N 21 20 258470 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. 42N 21 21 42N 21 21 258480 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 42N 21 22 42N 21 22 258490 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled. 42N 21 23 42N 21 23 258500 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 42N 21 24 42N 21 24 258510 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 42N 21 25 42N 21 25 258520 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; 42N 21 26 42N 21 26 258530 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. 42N 21 27 42N 21 27 258540 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 42N 21 28 42N 21 28 258550 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. 42N 21 29 42N 21 29 258560 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 42N 21 30 42N 21 30 258570 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. 42N 21 31 42N 21 31 258580 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. 42N 21 32 42N 21 32 258590 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. 42N 21 33 42N 21 33 258600 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 42N 21 34 42N 21 34 258610 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. 42N 21 35 42N 21 35 258620 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 42N 21 36 42N 21 36 258630 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. 42N 21 37 42N 21 37 258640 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 42N 21 38 42N 21 38 258650 And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him. 42N 22 1 42N 22 1 258660 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. 42N 22 2 42N 22 2 258670 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people. 42N 22 3 42N 22 3 258680 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 42N 22 4 42N 22 4 258690 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. 42N 22 5 42N 22 5 258700 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money. 42N 22 6 42N 22 6 258710 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude. 42N 22 7 42N 22 7 258720 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. 42N 22 8 42N 22 8 258730 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. 42N 22 9 42N 22 9 258740 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? 42N 22 10 42N 22 10 258750 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. 42N 22 11 42N 22 11 258760 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? 42N 22 12 42N 22 12 258770 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. 42N 22 13 42N 22 13 258780 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. 42N 22 14 42N 22 14 258790 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 42N 22 15 42N 22 15 258800 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 42N 22 16 42N 22 16 258810 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. 42N 22 17 42N 22 17 258820 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 42N 22 18 42N 22 18 258830 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. 42N 22 19 42N 22 19 258840 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. 42N 22 20 42N 22 20 258850 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. 42N 22 21 42N 22 21 258860 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table. 42N 22 22 42N 22 22 258870 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! 42N 22 23 42N 22 23 258880 And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing. 42N 22 24 42N 22 24 258890 And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. 42N 22 25 42N 22 25 258900 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 42N 22 26 42N 22 26 258910 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 42N 22 27 42N 22 27 258920 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. 42N 22 28 42N 22 28 258930 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. 42N 22 29 42N 22 29 258940 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; 42N 22 30 42N 22 30 258950 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 42N 22 31 42N 22 31 258960 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 42N 22 32 42N 22 32 258970 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 42N 22 33 42N 22 33 258980 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 42N 22 34 42N 22 34 258990 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. 42N 22 35 42N 22 35 259000 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 42N 22 36 42N 22 36 259010 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 42N 22 37 42N 22 37 259020 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. 42N 22 38 42N 22 38 259030 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. 42N 22 39 42N 22 39 259040 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. 42N 22 40 42N 22 40 259050 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 42N 22 41 42N 22 41 259060 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42N 22 42 42N 22 42 259070 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. 42N 22 43 42N 22 43 259080 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 42N 22 44 42N 22 44 259090 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. 42N 22 45 42N 22 45 259100 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, 42N 22 46 42N 22 46 259110 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. 42N 22 47 42N 22 47 259120 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 42N 22 48 42N 22 48 259130 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? 42N 22 49 42N 22 49 259140 When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword? 42N 22 50 42N 22 50 259150 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. 42N 22 51 42N 22 51 259160 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. 42N 22 52 42N 22 52 259170 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves? 42N 22 53 42N 22 53 259180 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 42N 22 54 42N 22 54 259190 Then took they him, and led him, and brought him into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off. 42N 22 55 42N 22 55 259200 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. 42N 22 56 42N 22 56 259210 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. 42N 22 57 42N 22 57 259220 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not. 42N 22 58 42N 22 58 259230 And after a little while another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 42N 22 59 42N 22 59 259240 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean. 42N 22 60 42N 22 60 259250 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. 42N 22 61 42N 22 61 259260 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 42N 22 62 42N 22 62 259270 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. 42N 22 63 42N 22 63 259280 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him. 42N 22 64 42N 22 64 259290 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? 42N 22 65 42N 22 65 259300 And many other things blasphemously spake they against him. 42N 22 66 42N 22 66 259310 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 42N 22 67 42N 22 67 259320 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 42N 22 68 42N 22 68 259330 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go. 42N 22 69 42N 22 69 259340 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. 42N 22 70 42N 22 70 259350 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. 42N 22 71 42N 22 71 259360 And they said, What need we any further witness? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. 42N 23 1 42N 23 1 259370 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 42N 23 2 42N 23 2 259380 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King. 42N 23 3 42N 23 3 259390 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 42N 23 4 42N 23 4 259400 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this man. 42N 23 5 42N 23 5 259410 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 42N 23 6 42N 23 6 259420 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilaean. 42N 23 7 42N 23 7 259430 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time. 42N 23 8 42N 23 8 259440 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. 42N 23 9 42N 23 9 259450 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he answered him nothing. 42N 23 10 42N 23 10 259460 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. 42N 23 11 42N 23 11 259470 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. 42N 23 12 42N 23 12 259480 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together: for before they were at enmity between themselves. 42N 23 13 42N 23 13 259490 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 42N 23 14 42N 23 14 259500 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: 42N 23 15 42N 23 15 259510 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him. 42N 23 16 42N 23 16 259520 I will therefore chastise him, and release him. 42N 23 17 42N 23 17 259530 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the feast.) 42N 23 18 42N 23 18 259540 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas: 42N 23 19 42N 23 19 259550 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) 42N 23 20 42N 23 20 259560 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake again to them. 42N 23 21 42N 23 21 259570 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 42N 23 22 42N 23 22 259580 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 42N 23 23 42N 23 23 259590 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed. 42N 23 24 42N 23 24 259600 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. 42N 23 25 42N 23 25 259610 And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will. 42N 23 26 42N 23 26 259620 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. 42N 23 27 42N 23 27 259630 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. 42N 23 28 42N 23 28 259640 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 42N 23 29 42N 23 29 259650 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. 42N 23 30 42N 23 30 259660 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us. 42N 23 31 42N 23 31 259670 For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 42N 23 32 42N 23 32 259680 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death. 42N 23 33 42N 23 33 259690 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 42N 23 34 42N 23 34 259700 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 42N 23 35 42N 23 35 259710 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. 42N 23 36 42N 23 36 259720 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar, 42N 23 37 42N 23 37 259730 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself. 42N 23 38 42N 23 38 259740 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS. 42N 23 39 42N 23 39 259750 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. 42N 23 40 42N 23 40 259760 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? 42N 23 41 42N 23 41 259770 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. 42N 23 42 42N 23 42 259780 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. 42N 23 43 42N 23 43 259790 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 42N 23 44 42N 23 44 259800 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 42N 23 45 42N 23 45 259810 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. 42N 23 46 42N 23 46 259820 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. 42N 23 47 42N 23 47 259830 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. 42N 23 48 42N 23 48 259840 And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 42N 23 49 42N 23 49 259850 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. 42N 23 50 42N 23 50 259860 And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just: 42N 23 51 42N 23 51 259870 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them;) he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also himself waited for the kingdom of God. 42N 23 52 42N 23 52 259880 This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 42N 23 53 42N 23 53 259890 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 42N 23 54 42N 23 54 259900 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 42N 23 55 42N 23 55 259910 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid. 42N 23 56 42N 23 56 259920 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment. 42N 24 1 42N 24 1 259930 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 42N 24 2 42N 24 2 259940 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 42N 24 3 42N 24 3 259950 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 42N 24 4 42N 24 4 259960 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 42N 24 5 42N 24 5 259970 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 42N 24 6 42N 24 6 259980 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 42N 24 7 42N 24 7 259990 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 42N 24 8 42N 24 8 260000 And they remembered his words, 42N 24 9 42N 24 9 260010 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 42N 24 10 42N 24 10 260020 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 42N 24 11 42N 24 11 260030 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 42N 24 12 42N 24 12 260040 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. 42N 24 13 42N 24 13 260050 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 42N 24 14 42N 24 14 260060 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 42N 24 15 42N 24 15 260070 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 42N 24 16 42N 24 16 260080 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 42N 24 17 42N 24 17 260090 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? 42N 24 18 42N 24 18 260100 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass therein these days? 42N 24 19 42N 24 19 260110 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 42N 24 20 42N 24 20 260120 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. 42N 24 21 42N 24 21 260130 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. 42N 24 22 42N 24 22 260140 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre; 42N 24 23 42N 24 23 260150 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. 42N 24 24 42N 24 24 260160 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not. 42N 24 25 42N 24 25 260170 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 42N 24 26 42N 24 26 260180 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? 42N 24 27 42N 24 27 260190 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. 42N 24 28 42N 24 28 260200 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further. 42N 24 29 42N 24 29 260210 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. 42N 24 30 42N 24 30 260220 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. 42N 24 31 42N 24 31 260230 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. 42N 24 32 42N 24 32 260240 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures? 42N 24 33 42N 24 33 260250 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, 42N 24 34 42N 24 34 260260 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon. 42N 24 35 42N 24 35 260270 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread. 42N 24 36 42N 24 36 260280 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 42N 24 37 42N 24 37 260290 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 42N 24 38 42N 24 38 260300 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 42N 24 39 42N 24 39 260310 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 42N 24 40 42N 24 40 260320 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet. 42N 24 41 42N 24 41 260330 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42N 24 42 42N 24 42 260340 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 42N 24 43 42N 24 43 260350 And he took it, and did eat before them. 42N 24 44 42N 24 44 260360 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. 42N 24 45 42N 24 45 260370 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 42N 24 46 42N 24 46 260380 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: 42N 24 47 42N 24 47 260390 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 42N 24 48 42N 24 48 260400 And ye are witnesses of these things. 42N 24 49 42N 24 49 260410 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. 42N 24 50 42N 24 50 260420 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 42N 24 51 42N 24 51 260430 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. 42N 24 52 42N 24 52 260440 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 42N 24 53 42N 24 53 260450 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. 43N 1 1 43N 1 1 260460 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 43N 1 2 43N 1 2 260470 The same was in the beginning with God. 43N 1 3 43N 1 3 260480 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 43N 1 4 43N 1 4 260490 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 43N 1 5 43N 1 5 260500 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 43N 1 6 43N 1 6 260510 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 43N 1 7 43N 1 7 260520 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 43N 1 8 43N 1 8 260530 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 43N 1 9 43N 1 9 260540 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 43N 1 10 43N 1 10 260550 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 43N 1 11 43N 1 11 260560 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 43N 1 12 43N 1 12 260570 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 43N 1 13 43N 1 13 260580 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 43N 1 14 43N 1 14 260590 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 43N 1 15 43N 1 15 260600 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 43N 1 16 43N 1 16 260610 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 43N 1 17 43N 1 17 260620 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 43N 1 18 43N 1 18 260630 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 43N 1 19 43N 1 19 260640 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 43N 1 20 43N 1 20 260650 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 43N 1 21 43N 1 21 260660 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 43N 1 22 43N 1 22 260670 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 43N 1 23 43N 1 23 260680 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 43N 1 24 43N 1 24 260690 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 43N 1 25 43N 1 25 260700 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 43N 1 26 43N 1 26 260710 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; 43N 1 27 43N 1 27 260720 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 43N 1 28 43N 1 28 260730 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 43N 1 29 43N 1 29 260740 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 43N 1 30 43N 1 30 260750 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 43N 1 31 43N 1 31 260760 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 43N 1 32 43N 1 32 260770 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 43N 1 33 43N 1 33 260780 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 43N 1 34 43N 1 34 260790 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. 43N 1 35 43N 1 35 260800 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples; 43N 1 36 43N 1 36 260810 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! 43N 1 37 43N 1 37 260820 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 43N 1 38 43N 1 38 260830 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? 43N 1 39 43N 1 39 260840 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour. 43N 1 40 43N 1 40 260850 One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother. 43N 1 41 43N 1 41 260860 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 43N 1 42 43N 1 42 260870 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. 43N 1 43 43N 1 43 260880 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. 43N 1 44 43N 1 44 260890 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 43N 1 45 43N 1 45 260900 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 43N 1 46 43N 1 46 260910 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. 43N 1 47 43N 1 47 260920 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! 43N 1 48 43N 1 48 260930 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. 43N 1 49 43N 1 49 260940 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. 43N 1 50 43N 1 50 260950 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these. 43N 1 51 43N 1 51 260960 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. 43N 2 1 43N 2 1 260970 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: 43N 2 2 43N 2 2 260980 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 43N 2 3 43N 2 3 260990 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. 43N 2 4 43N 2 4 261000 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come. 43N 2 5 43N 2 5 261010 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 43N 2 6 43N 2 6 261020 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. 43N 2 7 43N 2 7 261030 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 43N 2 8 43N 2 8 261040 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 43N 2 9 43N 2 9 261050 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, 43N 2 10 43N 2 10 261060 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now. 43N 2 11 43N 2 11 261070 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. 43N 2 12 43N 2 12 261080 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 43N 2 13 43N 2 13 261090 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 43N 2 14 43N 2 14 261100 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 43N 2 15 43N 2 15 261110 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; 43N 2 16 43N 2 16 261120 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise. 43N 2 17 43N 2 17 261130 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. 43N 2 18 43N 2 18 261140 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 43N 2 19 43N 2 19 261150 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 43N 2 20 43N 2 20 261160 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 43N 2 21 43N 2 21 261170 But he spake of the temple of his body. 43N 2 22 43N 2 22 261180 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. 43N 2 23 43N 2 23 261190 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 43N 2 24 43N 2 24 261200 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 43N 2 25 43N 2 25 261210 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man. 43N 3 1 43N 3 1 261220 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 43N 3 2 43N 3 2 261230 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 43N 3 3 43N 3 3 261240 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 43N 3 4 43N 3 4 261250 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? 43N 3 5 43N 3 5 261260 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 43N 3 6 43N 3 6 261270 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 43N 3 7 43N 3 7 261280 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 43N 3 8 43N 3 8 261290 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 43N 3 9 43N 3 9 261300 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 43N 3 10 43N 3 10 261310 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 43N 3 11 43N 3 11 261320 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 43N 3 12 43N 3 12 261330 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 43N 3 13 43N 3 13 261340 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 43N 3 14 43N 3 14 261350 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: 43N 3 15 43N 3 15 261360 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 43N 3 16 43N 3 16 261370 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 43N 3 17 43N 3 17 261380 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 43N 3 18 43N 3 18 261390 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 43N 3 19 43N 3 19 261400 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 43N 3 20 43N 3 20 261410 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 43N 3 21 43N 3 21 261420 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. 43N 3 22 43N 3 22 261430 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 43N 3 23 43N 3 23 261440 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 43N 3 24 43N 3 24 261450 For John was not yet cast into prison. 43N 3 25 43N 3 25 261460 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 43N 3 26 43N 3 26 261470 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 43N 3 27 43N 3 27 261480 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 43N 3 28 43N 3 28 261490 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 43N 3 29 43N 3 29 261500 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 43N 3 30 43N 3 30 261510 He must increase, but I must decrease. 43N 3 31 43N 3 31 261520 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 43N 3 32 43N 3 32 261530 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 43N 3 33 43N 3 33 261540 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 43N 3 34 43N 3 34 261550 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. 43N 3 35 43N 3 35 261560 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 43N 3 36 43N 3 36 261570 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. 43N 4 1 43N 4 1 261580 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, 43N 4 2 43N 4 2 261590 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 43N 4 3 43N 4 3 261600 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee. 43N 4 4 43N 4 4 261610 And he must needs go through Samaria. 43N 4 5 43N 4 5 261620 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 43N 4 6 43N 4 6 261630 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour. 43N 4 7 43N 4 7 261640 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 43N 4 8 43N 4 8 261650 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 43N 4 9 43N 4 9 261660 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans. 43N 4 10 43N 4 10 261670 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. 43N 4 11 43N 4 11 261680 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water? 43N 4 12 43N 4 12 261690 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? 43N 4 13 43N 4 13 261700 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 43N 4 14 43N 4 14 261710 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. 43N 4 15 43N 4 15 261720 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 43N 4 16 43N 4 16 261730 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 43N 4 17 43N 4 17 261740 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: 43N 4 18 43N 4 18 261750 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly. 43N 4 19 43N 4 19 261760 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. 43N 4 20 43N 4 20 261770 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. 43N 4 21 43N 4 21 261780 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 43N 4 22 43N 4 22 261790 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 43N 4 23 43N 4 23 261800 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 43N 4 24 43N 4 24 261810 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 43N 4 25 43N 4 25 261820 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things. 43N 4 26 43N 4 26 261830 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 43N 4 27 43N 4 27 261840 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? 43N 4 28 43N 4 28 261850 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, 43N 4 29 43N 4 29 261860 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ? 43N 4 30 43N 4 30 261870 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 43N 4 31 43N 4 31 261880 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 43N 4 32 43N 4 32 261890 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of. 43N 4 33 43N 4 33 261900 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat? 43N 4 34 43N 4 34 261910 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. 43N 4 35 43N 4 35 261920 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. 43N 4 36 43N 4 36 261930 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together. 43N 4 37 43N 4 37 261940 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth. 43N 4 38 43N 4 38 261950 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours. 43N 4 39 43N 4 39 261960 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. 43N 4 40 43N 4 40 261970 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days. 43N 4 41 43N 4 41 261980 And many more believed because of his own word; 43N 4 42 43N 4 42 261990 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. 43N 4 43 43N 4 43 262000 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 43N 4 44 43N 4 44 262010 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. 43N 4 45 43N 4 45 262020 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast. 43N 4 46 43N 4 46 262030 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. 43N 4 47 43N 4 47 262040 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. 43N 4 48 43N 4 48 262050 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. 43N 4 49 43N 4 49 262060 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. 43N 4 50 43N 4 50 262070 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. 43N 4 51 43N 4 51 262080 And as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told him, saying, Thy son liveth. 43N 4 52 43N 4 52 262090 Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. 43N 4 53 43N 4 53 262100 So the father knew that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. 43N 4 54 43N 4 54 262110 This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee. 43N 5 1 43N 5 1 262120 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 43N 5 2 43N 5 2 262130 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. 43N 5 3 43N 5 3 262140 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. 43N 5 4 43N 5 4 262150 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. 43N 5 5 43N 5 5 262160 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. 43N 5 6 43N 5 6 262170 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? 43N 5 7 43N 5 7 262180 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. 43N 5 8 43N 5 8 262190 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 43N 5 9 43N 5 9 262200 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. 43N 5 10 43N 5 10 262210 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. 43N 5 11 43N 5 11 262220 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. 43N 5 12 43N 5 12 262230 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? 43N 5 13 43N 5 13 262240 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. 43N 5 14 43N 5 14 262250 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. 43N 5 15 43N 5 15 262260 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole. 43N 5 16 43N 5 16 262270 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day. 43N 5 17 43N 5 17 262280 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work. 43N 5 18 43N 5 18 262290 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God. 43N 5 19 43N 5 19 262300 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. 43N 5 20 43N 5 20 262310 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. 43N 5 21 43N 5 21 262320 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. 43N 5 22 43N 5 22 262330 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: 43N 5 23 43N 5 23 262340 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. 43N 5 24 43N 5 24 262350 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. 43N 5 25 43N 5 25 262360 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. 43N 5 26 43N 5 26 262370 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; 43N 5 27 43N 5 27 262380 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. 43N 5 28 43N 5 28 262390 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, 43N 5 29 43N 5 29 262400 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. 43N 5 30 43N 5 30 262410 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. 43N 5 31 43N 5 31 262420 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. 43N 5 32 43N 5 32 262430 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. 43N 5 33 43N 5 33 262440 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 43N 5 34 43N 5 34 262450 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. 43N 5 35 43N 5 35 262460 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 43N 5 36 43N 5 36 262470 But I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. 43N 5 37 43N 5 37 262480 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. 43N 5 38 43N 5 38 262490 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath sent, him ye believe not. 43N 5 39 43N 5 39 262500 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. 43N 5 40 43N 5 40 262510 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. 43N 5 41 43N 5 41 262520 I receive not honour from men. 43N 5 42 43N 5 42 262530 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43N 5 43 43N 5 43 262540 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. 43N 5 44 43N 5 44 262550 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only? 43N 5 45 43N 5 45 262560 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. 43N 5 46 43N 5 46 262570 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. 43N 5 47 43N 5 47 262580 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? 43N 6 1 43N 6 1 262590 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. 43N 6 2 43N 6 2 262600 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. 43N 6 3 43N 6 3 262610 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. 43N 6 4 43N 6 4 262620 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh. 43N 6 5 43N 6 5 262630 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? 43N 6 6 43N 6 6 262640 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. 43N 6 7 43N 6 7 262650 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. 43N 6 8 43N 6 8 262660 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 43N 6 9 43N 6 9 262670 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many? 43N 6 10 43N 6 10 262680 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. 43N 6 11 43N 6 11 262690 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. 43N 6 12 43N 6 12 262700 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 43N 6 13 43N 6 13 262710 Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. 43N 6 14 43N 6 14 262720 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. 43N 6 15 43N 6 15 262730 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. 43N 6 16 43N 6 16 262740 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, 43N 6 17 43N 6 17 262750 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. 43N 6 18 43N 6 18 262760 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew. 43N 6 19 43N 6 19 262770 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. 43N 6 20 43N 6 20 262780 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. 43N 6 21 43N 6 21 262790 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. 43N 6 22 43N 6 22 262800 The day following, when the people which stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone; 43N 6 23 43N 6 23 262810 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks:) 43N 6 24 43N 6 24 262820 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. 43N 6 25 43N 6 25 262830 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither? 43N 6 26 43N 6 26 262840 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. 43N 6 27 43N 6 27 262850 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. 43N 6 28 43N 6 28 262860 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? 43N 6 29 43N 6 29 262870 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. 43N 6 30 43N 6 30 262880 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 43N 6 31 43N 6 31 262890 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 43N 6 32 43N 6 32 262900 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. 43N 6 33 43N 6 33 262910 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. 43N 6 34 43N 6 34 262920 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 43N 6 35 43N 6 35 262930 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. 43N 6 36 43N 6 36 262940 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. 43N 6 37 43N 6 37 262950 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 43N 6 38 43N 6 38 262960 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 43N 6 39 43N 6 39 262970 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 43N 6 40 43N 6 40 262980 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. 43N 6 41 43N 6 41 262990 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 43N 6 42 43N 6 42 263000 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven? 43N 6 43 43N 6 43 263010 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. 43N 6 44 43N 6 44 263020 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 43N 6 45 43N 6 45 263030 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. 43N 6 46 43N 6 46 263040 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. 43N 6 47 43N 6 47 263050 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 43N 6 48 43N 6 48 263060 I am that bread of life. 43N 6 49 43N 6 49 263070 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead. 43N 6 50 43N 6 50 263080 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 43N 6 51 43N 6 51 263090 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 43N 6 52 43N 6 52 263100 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 43N 6 53 43N 6 53 263110 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. 43N 6 54 43N 6 54 263120 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. 43N 6 55 43N 6 55 263130 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 43N 6 56 43N 6 56 263140 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. 43N 6 57 43N 6 57 263150 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. 43N 6 58 43N 6 58 263160 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. 43N 6 59 43N 6 59 263170 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 43N 6 60 43N 6 60 263180 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? 43N 6 61 43N 6 61 263190 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you? 43N 6 62 43N 6 62 263200 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? 43N 6 63 43N 6 63 263210 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 43N 6 64 43N 6 64 263220 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. 43N 6 65 43N 6 65 263230 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 43N 6 66 43N 6 66 263240 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 43N 6 67 43N 6 67 263250 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? 43N 6 68 43N 6 68 263260 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 43N 6 69 43N 6 69 263270 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 43N 6 70 43N 6 70 263280 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil? 43N 6 71 43N 6 71 263290 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. 43N 7 1 43N 7 1 263300 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. 43N 7 2 43N 7 2 263310 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand. 43N 7 3 43N 7 3 263320 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 43N 7 4 43N 7 4 263330 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 43N 7 5 43N 7 5 263340 For neither did his brethren believe in him. 43N 7 6 43N 7 6 263350 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready. 43N 7 7 43N 7 7 263360 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. 43N 7 8 43N 7 8 263370 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast; for my time is not yet full come. 43N 7 9 43N 7 9 263380 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 43N 7 10 43N 7 10 263390 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. 43N 7 11 43N 7 11 263400 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he? 43N 7 12 43N 7 12 263410 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. 43N 7 13 43N 7 13 263420 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews. 43N 7 14 43N 7 14 263430 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. 43N 7 15 43N 7 15 263440 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? 43N 7 16 43N 7 16 263450 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 43N 7 17 43N 7 17 263460 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. 43N 7 18 43N 7 18 263470 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 43N 7 19 43N 7 19 263480 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? 43N 7 20 43N 7 20 263490 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee? 43N 7 21 43N 7 21 263500 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. 43N 7 22 43N 7 22 263510 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man. 43N 7 23 43N 7 23 263520 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day? 43N 7 24 43N 7 24 263530 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. 43N 7 25 43N 7 25 263540 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill? 43N 7 26 43N 7 26 263550 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? 43N 7 27 43N 7 27 263560 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. 43N 7 28 43N 7 28 263570 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. 43N 7 29 43N 7 29 263580 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me. 43N 7 30 43N 7 30 263590 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. 43N 7 31 43N 7 31 263600 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done? 43N 7 32 43N 7 32 263610 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. 43N 7 33 43N 7 33 263620 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. 43N 7 34 43N 7 34 263630 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come. 43N 7 35 43N 7 35 263640 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles? 43N 7 36 43N 7 36 263650 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 43N 7 37 43N 7 37 263660 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 43N 7 38 43N 7 38 263670 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 43N 7 39 43N 7 39 263680 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 43N 7 40 43N 7 40 263690 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 43N 7 41 43N 7 41 263700 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? 43N 7 42 43N 7 42 263710 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43N 7 43 43N 7 43 263720 So there was a division among the people because of him. 43N 7 44 43N 7 44 263730 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him. 43N 7 45 43N 7 45 263740 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? 43N 7 46 43N 7 46 263750 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 43N 7 47 43N 7 47 263760 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 43N 7 48 43N 7 48 263770 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him? 43N 7 49 43N 7 49 263780 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. 43N 7 50 43N 7 50 263790 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) 43N 7 51 43N 7 51 263800 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth? 43N 7 52 43N 7 52 263810 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. 43N 7 53 43N 7 53 263820 And every man went unto his own house. 43N 8 1 43N 8 1 263830 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 43N 8 2 43N 8 2 263840 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 43N 8 3 43N 8 3 263850 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 43N 8 4 43N 8 4 263860 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 43N 8 5 43N 8 5 263870 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 43N 8 6 43N 8 6 263880 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 43N 8 7 43N 8 7 263890 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 43N 8 8 43N 8 8 263900 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 43N 8 9 43N 8 9 263910 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 43N 8 10 43N 8 10 263920 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 43N 8 11 43N 8 11 263930 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. 43N 8 12 43N 8 12 263940 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. 43N 8 13 43N 8 13 263950 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true. 43N 8 14 43N 8 14 263960 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 43N 8 15 43N 8 15 263970 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man. 43N 8 16 43N 8 16 263980 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. 43N 8 17 43N 8 17 263990 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true. 43N 8 18 43N 8 18 264000 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me. 43N 8 19 43N 8 19 264010 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. 43N 8 20 43N 8 20 264020 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was not yet come. 43N 8 21 43N 8 21 264030 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. 43N 8 22 43N 8 22 264040 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come. 43N 8 23 43N 8 23 264050 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world. 43N 8 24 43N 8 24 264060 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. 43N 8 25 43N 8 25 264070 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. 43N 8 26 43N 8 26 264080 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. 43N 8 27 43N 8 27 264090 They understood not that he spake to them of the Father. 43N 8 28 43N 8 28 264100 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 43N 8 29 43N 8 29 264110 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him. 43N 8 30 43N 8 30 264120 As he spake these words, many believed on him. 43N 8 31 43N 8 31 264130 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 43N 8 32 43N 8 32 264140 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 43N 8 33 43N 8 33 264150 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? 43N 8 34 43N 8 34 264160 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. 43N 8 35 43N 8 35 264170 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. 43N 8 36 43N 8 36 264180 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 43N 8 37 43N 8 37 264190 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. 43N 8 38 43N 8 38 264200 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. 43N 8 39 43N 8 39 264210 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would do the works of Abraham. 43N 8 40 43N 8 40 264220 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 43N 8 41 43N 8 41 264230 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. 43N 8 42 43N 8 42 264240 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. 43N 8 43 43N 8 43 264250 Why do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. 43N 8 44 43N 8 44 264260 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. 43N 8 45 43N 8 45 264270 And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. 43N 8 46 43N 8 46 264280 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 43N 8 47 43N 8 47 264290 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. 43N 8 48 43N 8 48 264300 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 43N 8 49 43N 8 49 264310 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 43N 8 50 43N 8 50 264320 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 43N 8 51 43N 8 51 264330 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 43N 8 52 43N 8 52 264340 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 43N 8 53 43N 8 53 264350 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 43N 8 54 43N 8 54 264360 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 43N 8 55 43N 8 55 264370 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 43N 8 56 43N 8 56 264380 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 43N 8 57 43N 8 57 264390 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 43N 8 58 43N 8 58 264400 Jesus said unto them, Verily,verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. 43N 8 59 43N 8 59 264410 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. 43N 9 1 43N 9 1 264420 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth. 43N 9 2 43N 9 2 264430 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind? 43N 9 3 43N 9 3 264440 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. 43N 9 4 43N 9 4 264450 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. 43N 9 5 43N 9 5 264460 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 43N 9 6 43N 9 6 264470 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, 43N 9 7 43N 9 7 264480 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 43N 9 8 43N 9 8 264490 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? 43N 9 9 43N 9 9 264500 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. 43N 9 10 43N 9 10 264510 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 43N 9 11 43N 9 11 264520 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. 43N 9 12 43N 9 12 264530 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not. 43N 9 13 43N 9 13 264540 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 43N 9 14 43N 9 14 264550 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 43N 9 15 43N 9 15 264560 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 43N 9 16 43N 9 16 264570 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them. 43N 9 17 43N 9 17 264580 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet. 43N 9 18 43N 9 18 264590 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 43N 9 19 43N 9 19 264600 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see? 43N 9 20 43N 9 20 264610 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind: 43N 9 21 43N 9 21 264620 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself. 43N 9 22 43N 9 22 264630 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. 43N 9 23 43N 9 23 264640 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him. 43N 9 24 43N 9 24 264650 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. 43N 9 25 43N 9 25 264660 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. 43N 9 26 43N 9 26 264670 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes? 43N 9 27 43N 9 27 264680 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples? 43N 9 28 43N 9 28 264690 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples. 43N 9 29 43N 9 29 264700 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 43N 9 30 43N 9 30 264710 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. 43N 9 31 43N 9 31 264720 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 43N 9 32 43N 9 32 264730 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 43N 9 33 43N 9 33 264740 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 43N 9 34 43N 9 34 264750 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. 43N 9 35 43N 9 35 264760 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God? 43N 9 36 43N 9 36 264770 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him? 43N 9 37 43N 9 37 264780 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 43N 9 38 43N 9 38 264790 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. 43N 9 39 43N 9 39 264800 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. 43N 9 40 43N 9 40 264810 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? 43N 9 41 43N 9 41 264820 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. 43N 10 1 43N 10 1 264830 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 43N 10 2 43N 10 2 264840 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 43N 10 3 43N 10 3 264850 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 43N 10 4 43N 10 4 264860 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 43N 10 5 43N 10 5 264870 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 43N 10 6 43N 10 6 264880 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. 43N 10 7 43N 10 7 264890 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 43N 10 8 43N 10 8 264900 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 43N 10 9 43N 10 9 264910 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 43N 10 10 43N 10 10 264920 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 43N 10 11 43N 10 11 264930 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 43N 10 12 43N 10 12 264940 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 43N 10 13 43N 10 13 264950 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 43N 10 14 43N 10 14 264960 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 43N 10 15 43N 10 15 264970 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 43N 10 16 43N 10 16 264980 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. 43N 10 17 43N 10 17 264990 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 43N 10 18 43N 10 18 265000 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 43N 10 19 43N 10 19 265010 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 43N 10 20 43N 10 20 265020 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him? 43N 10 21 43N 10 21 265030 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? 43N 10 22 43N 10 22 265040 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 43N 10 23 43N 10 23 265050 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 43N 10 24 43N 10 24 265060 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 43N 10 25 43N 10 25 265070 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 43N 10 26 43N 10 26 265080 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 43N 10 27 43N 10 27 265090 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 43N 10 28 43N 10 28 265100 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 43N 10 29 43N 10 29 265110 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. 43N 10 30 43N 10 30 265120 I and my Father are one. 43N 10 31 43N 10 31 265130 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 43N 10 32 43N 10 32 265140 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 43N 10 33 43N 10 33 265150 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 43N 10 34 43N 10 34 265160 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 43N 10 35 43N 10 35 265170 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 43N 10 36 43N 10 36 265180 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 43N 10 37 43N 10 37 265190 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 43N 10 38 43N 10 38 265200 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 43N 10 39 43N 10 39 265210 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 43N 10 40 43N 10 40 265220 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 43N 10 41 43N 10 41 265230 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 43N 10 42 43N 10 42 265240 And many believed on him there. 43N 11 1 43N 11 1 265250 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 43N 11 2 43N 11 2 265260 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 43N 11 3 43N 11 3 265270 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 43N 11 4 43N 11 4 265280 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 43N 11 5 43N 11 5 265290 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 43N 11 6 43N 11 6 265300 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was. 43N 11 7 43N 11 7 265310 Then after that saith he to his disciples, Let us go into Judaea again. 43N 11 8 43N 11 8 265320 His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 43N 11 9 43N 11 9 265330 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 43N 11 10 43N 11 10 265340 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. 43N 11 11 43N 11 11 265350 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 43N 11 12 43N 11 12 265360 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. 43N 11 13 43N 11 13 265370 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. 43N 11 14 43N 11 14 265380 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 43N 11 15 43N 11 15 265390 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 43N 11 16 43N 11 16 265400 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. 43N 11 17 43N 11 17 265410 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already. 43N 11 18 43N 11 18 265420 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off: 43N 11 19 43N 11 19 265430 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. 43N 11 20 43N 11 20 265440 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. 43N 11 21 43N 11 21 265450 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 43N 11 22 43N 11 22 265460 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it thee. 43N 11 23 43N 11 23 265470 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 43N 11 24 43N 11 24 265480 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 43N 11 25 43N 11 25 265490 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 43N 11 26 43N 11 26 265500 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? 43N 11 27 43N 11 27 265510 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. 43N 11 28 43N 11 28 265520 And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. 43N 11 29 43N 11 29 265530 As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. 43N 11 30 43N 11 30 265540 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him. 43N 11 31 43N 11 31 265550 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. 43N 11 32 43N 11 32 265560 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 43N 11 33 43N 11 33 265570 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 43N 11 34 43N 11 34 265580 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see. 43N 11 35 43N 11 35 265590 Jesus wept. 43N 11 36 43N 11 36 265600 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! 43N 11 37 43N 11 37 265610 And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? 43N 11 38 43N 11 38 265620 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. 43N 11 39 43N 11 39 265630 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days. 43N 11 40 43N 11 40 265640 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 43N 11 41 43N 11 41 265650 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 43N 11 42 43N 11 42 265660 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43N 11 43 43N 11 43 265670 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 43N 11 44 43N 11 44 265680 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 43N 11 45 43N 11 45 265690 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him. 43N 11 46 43N 11 46 265700 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 43N 11 47 43N 11 47 265710 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. 43N 11 48 43N 11 48 265720 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation. 43N 11 49 43N 11 49 265730 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 43N 11 50 43N 11 50 265740 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 43N 11 51 43N 11 51 265750 And this spake he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that nation; 43N 11 52 43N 11 52 265760 And not for that nation only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad. 43N 11 53 43N 11 53 265770 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 43N 11 54 43N 11 54 265780 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 43N 11 55 43N 11 55 265790 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves. 43N 11 56 43N 11 56 265800 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? 43N 11 57 43N 11 57 265810 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him. 43N 12 1 43N 12 1 265820 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 43N 12 2 43N 12 2 265830 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 43N 12 3 43N 12 3 265840 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. 43N 12 4 43N 12 4 265850 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, 43N 12 5 43N 12 5 265860 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? 43N 12 6 43N 12 6 265870 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 43N 12 7 43N 12 7 265880 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. 43N 12 8 43N 12 8 265890 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. 43N 12 9 43N 12 9 265900 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. 43N 12 10 43N 12 10 265910 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death; 43N 12 11 43N 12 11 265920 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. 43N 12 12 43N 12 12 265930 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 43N 12 13 43N 12 13 265940 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord. 43N 12 14 43N 12 14 265950 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 43N 12 15 43N 12 15 265960 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 43N 12 16 43N 12 16 265970 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. 43N 12 17 43N 12 17 265980 The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. 43N 12 18 43N 12 18 265990 For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle. 43N 12 19 43N 12 19 266000 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. 43N 12 20 43N 12 20 266010 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: 43N 12 21 43N 12 21 266020 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. 43N 12 22 43N 12 22 266030 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 43N 12 23 43N 12 23 266040 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. 43N 12 24 43N 12 24 266050 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 43N 12 25 43N 12 25 266060 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 43N 12 26 43N 12 26 266070 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. 43N 12 27 43N 12 27 266080 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 43N 12 28 43N 12 28 266090 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 43N 12 29 43N 12 29 266100 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. 43N 12 30 43N 12 30 266110 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. 43N 12 31 43N 12 31 266120 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 43N 12 32 43N 12 32 266130 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 43N 12 33 43N 12 33 266140 This he said, signifying what death he should die. 43N 12 34 43N 12 34 266150 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man? 43N 12 35 43N 12 35 266160 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 43N 12 36 43N 12 36 266170 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. 43N 12 37 43N 12 37 266180 But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: 43N 12 38 43N 12 38 266190 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 43N 12 39 43N 12 39 266200 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 43N 12 40 43N 12 40 266210 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. 43N 12 41 43N 12 41 266220 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 43N 12 42 43N 12 42 266230 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: 43N 12 43 43N 12 43 266240 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 43N 12 44 43N 12 44 266250 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 43N 12 45 43N 12 45 266260 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. 43N 12 46 43N 12 46 266270 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. 43N 12 47 43N 12 47 266280 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 43N 12 48 43N 12 48 266290 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. 43N 12 49 43N 12 49 266300 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 43N 12 50 43N 12 50 266310 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting: whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. 43N 13 1 43N 13 1 266320 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 43N 13 2 43N 13 2 266330 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; 43N 13 3 43N 13 3 266340 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; 43N 13 4 43N 13 4 266350 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. 43N 13 5 43N 13 5 266360 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 43N 13 6 43N 13 6 266370 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 43N 13 7 43N 13 7 266380 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. 43N 13 8 43N 13 8 266390 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 43N 13 9 43N 13 9 266400 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 43N 13 10 43N 13 10 266410 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 43N 13 11 43N 13 11 266420 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 43N 13 12 43N 13 12 266430 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 43N 13 13 43N 13 13 266440 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 43N 13 14 43N 13 14 266450 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 43N 13 15 43N 13 15 266460 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 43N 13 16 43N 13 16 266470 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 43N 13 17 43N 13 17 266480 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 43N 13 18 43N 13 18 266490 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. 43N 13 19 43N 13 19 266500 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he. 43N 13 20 43N 13 20 266510 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 43N 13 21 43N 13 21 266520 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 43N 13 22 43N 13 22 266530 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 43N 13 23 43N 13 23 266540 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 43N 13 24 43N 13 24 266550 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 43N 13 25 43N 13 25 266560 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord, who is it? 43N 13 26 43N 13 26 266570 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 43N 13 27 43N 13 27 266580 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. 43N 13 28 43N 13 28 266590 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. 43N 13 29 43N 13 29 266600 For some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to the poor. 43N 13 30 43N 13 30 266610 He then having received the sop went immediately out: and it was night. 43N 13 31 43N 13 31 266620 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 43N 13 32 43N 13 32 266630 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. 43N 13 33 43N 13 33 266640 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye cannot come; so now I say to you. 43N 13 34 43N 13 34 266650 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. 43N 13 35 43N 13 35 266660 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. 43N 13 36 43N 13 36 266670 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards. 43N 13 37 43N 13 37 266680 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thy sake. 43N 13 38 43N 13 38 266690 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. 43N 14 1 43N 14 1 266700 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 43N 14 2 43N 14 2 266710 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 43N 14 3 43N 14 3 266720 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 43N 14 4 43N 14 4 266730 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 43N 14 5 43N 14 5 266740 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 43N 14 6 43N 14 6 266750 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 43N 14 7 43N 14 7 266760 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 43N 14 8 43N 14 8 266770 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 43N 14 9 43N 14 9 266780 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? 43N 14 10 43N 14 10 266790 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 43N 14 11 43N 14 11 266800 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake. 43N 14 12 43N 14 12 266810 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. 43N 14 13 43N 14 13 266820 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 43N 14 14 43N 14 14 266830 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 43N 14 15 43N 14 15 266840 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 43N 14 16 43N 14 16 266850 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 43N 14 17 43N 14 17 266860 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 43N 14 18 43N 14 18 266870 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 43N 14 19 43N 14 19 266880 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 43N 14 20 43N 14 20 266890 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 43N 14 21 43N 14 21 266900 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 43N 14 22 43N 14 22 266910 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 43N 14 23 43N 14 23 266920 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 43N 14 24 43N 14 24 266930 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. 43N 14 25 43N 14 25 266940 These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 43N 14 26 43N 14 26 266950 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 43N 14 27 43N 14 27 266960 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 43N 14 28 43N 14 28 266970 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. 43N 14 29 43N 14 29 266980 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 43N 14 30 43N 14 30 266990 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. 43N 14 31 43N 14 31 267000 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. 43N 15 1 43N 15 1 267010 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. 43N 15 2 43N 15 2 267020 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 43N 15 3 43N 15 3 267030 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. 43N 15 4 43N 15 4 267040 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. 43N 15 5 43N 15 5 267050 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. 43N 15 6 43N 15 6 267060 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 43N 15 7 43N 15 7 267070 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 43N 15 8 43N 15 8 267080 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. 43N 15 9 43N 15 9 267090 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 43N 15 10 43N 15 10 267100 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 43N 15 11 43N 15 11 267110 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 43N 15 12 43N 15 12 267120 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 43N 15 13 43N 15 13 267130 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 43N 15 14 43N 15 14 267140 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 43N 15 15 43N 15 15 267150 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. 43N 15 16 43N 15 16 267160 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 43N 15 17 43N 15 17 267170 These things I command you, that ye love one another. 43N 15 18 43N 15 18 267180 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 43N 15 19 43N 15 19 267190 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 43N 15 20 43N 15 20 267200 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 43N 15 21 43N 15 21 267210 But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. 43N 15 22 43N 15 22 267220 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. 43N 15 23 43N 15 23 267230 He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 43N 15 24 43N 15 24 267240 If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 43N 15 25 43N 15 25 267250 But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. 43N 15 26 43N 15 26 267260 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: 43N 15 27 43N 15 27 267270 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. 43N 16 1 43N 16 1 267280 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 43N 16 2 43N 16 2 267290 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 43N 16 3 43N 16 3 267300 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 43N 16 4 43N 16 4 267310 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. 43N 16 5 43N 16 5 267320 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? 43N 16 6 43N 16 6 267330 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 43N 16 7 43N 16 7 267340 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 43N 16 8 43N 16 8 267350 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 43N 16 9 43N 16 9 267360 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 43N 16 10 43N 16 10 267370 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 43N 16 11 43N 16 11 267380 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 43N 16 12 43N 16 12 267390 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 43N 16 13 43N 16 13 267400 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 43N 16 14 43N 16 14 267410 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 43N 16 15 43N 16 15 267420 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 43N 16 16 43N 16 16 267430 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 43N 16 17 43N 16 17 267440 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 43N 16 18 43N 16 18 267450 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 43N 16 19 43N 16 19 267460 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 43N 16 20 43N 16 20 267470 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. 43N 16 21 43N 16 21 267480 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 43N 16 22 43N 16 22 267490 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. 43N 16 23 43N 16 23 267500 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 43N 16 24 43N 16 24 267510 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 43N 16 25 43N 16 25 267520 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 43N 16 26 43N 16 26 267530 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 43N 16 27 43N 16 27 267540 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. 43N 16 28 43N 16 28 267550 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 43N 16 29 43N 16 29 267560 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 43N 16 30 43N 16 30 267570 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. 43N 16 31 43N 16 31 267580 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? 43N 16 32 43N 16 32 267590 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 43N 16 33 43N 16 33 267600 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 43N 17 1 43N 17 1 267610 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 43N 17 2 43N 17 2 267620 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 43N 17 3 43N 17 3 267630 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. 43N 17 4 43N 17 4 267640 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 43N 17 5 43N 17 5 267650 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 43N 17 6 43N 17 6 267660 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. 43N 17 7 43N 17 7 267670 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 43N 17 8 43N 17 8 267680 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. 43N 17 9 43N 17 9 267690 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. 43N 17 10 43N 17 10 267700 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. 43N 17 11 43N 17 11 267710 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. 43N 17 12 43N 17 12 267720 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled. 43N 17 13 43N 17 13 267730 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 43N 17 14 43N 17 14 267740 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 43N 17 15 43N 17 15 267750 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. 43N 17 16 43N 17 16 267760 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 43N 17 17 43N 17 17 267770 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 43N 17 18 43N 17 18 267780 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 43N 17 19 43N 17 19 267790 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. 43N 17 20 43N 17 20 267800 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 43N 17 21 43N 17 21 267810 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 43N 17 22 43N 17 22 267820 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: 43N 17 23 43N 17 23 267830 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. 43N 17 24 43N 17 24 267840 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. 43N 17 25 43N 17 25 267850 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. 43N 17 26 43N 17 26 267860 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them. 43N 18 1 43N 18 1 267870 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 43N 18 2 43N 18 2 267880 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 43N 18 3 43N 18 3 267890 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. 43N 18 4 43N 18 4 267900 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 43N 18 5 43N 18 5 267910 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 43N 18 6 43N 18 6 267920 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. 43N 18 7 43N 18 7 267930 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 43N 18 8 43N 18 8 267940 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he: if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way: 43N 18 9 43N 18 9 267950 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none. 43N 18 10 43N 18 10 267960 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 43N 18 11 43N 18 11 267970 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? 43N 18 12 43N 18 12 267980 Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, 43N 18 13 43N 18 13 267990 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. 43N 18 14 43N 18 14 268000 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 43N 18 15 43N 18 15 268010 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 43N 18 16 43N 18 16 268020 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 43N 18 17 43N 18 17 268030 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples? He saith, I am not. 43N 18 18 43N 18 18 268040 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. 43N 18 19 43N 18 19 268050 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine. 43N 18 20 43N 18 20 268060 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. 43N 18 21 43N 18 21 268070 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. 43N 18 22 43N 18 22 268080 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so? 43N 18 23 43N 18 23 268090 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me? 43N 18 24 43N 18 24 268100 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. 43N 18 25 43N 18 25 268110 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. 43N 18 26 43N 18 26 268120 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him? 43N 18 27 43N 18 27 268130 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew. 43N 18 28 43N 18 28 268140 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. 43N 18 29 43N 18 29 268150 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What accusation bring ye against this man? 43N 18 30 43N 18 30 268160 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee. 43N 18 31 43N 18 31 268170 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death: 43N 18 32 43N 18 32 268180 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. 43N 18 33 43N 18 33 268190 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? 43N 18 34 43N 18 34 268200 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 43N 18 35 43N 18 35 268210 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done? 43N 18 36 43N 18 36 268220 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence. 43N 18 37 43N 18 37 268230 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 43N 18 38 43N 18 38 268240 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. 43N 18 39 43N 18 39 268250 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? 43N 18 40 43N 18 40 268260 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. 43N 19 1 43N 19 1 268270 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 43N 19 2 43N 19 2 268280 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 43N 19 3 43N 19 3 268290 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. 43N 19 4 43N 19 4 268300 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. 43N 19 5 43N 19 5 268310 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man! 43N 19 6 43N 19 6 268320 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him. 43N 19 7 43N 19 7 268330 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. 43N 19 8 43N 19 8 268340 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid; 43N 19 9 43N 19 9 268350 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. 43N 19 10 43N 19 10 268360 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee? 43N 19 11 43N 19 11 268370 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. 43N 19 12 43N 19 12 268380 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. 43N 19 13 43N 19 13 268390 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. 43N 19 14 43N 19 14 268400 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! 43N 19 15 43N 19 15 268410 But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priest answered, We have no king but Caesar. 43N 19 16 43N 19 16 268420 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. 43N 19 17 43N 19 17 268430 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha: 43N 19 18 43N 19 18 268440 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. 43N 19 19 43N 19 19 268450 And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 43N 19 20 43N 19 20 268460 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. 43N 19 21 43N 19 21 268470 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. 43N 19 22 43N 19 22 268480 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written. 43N 19 23 43N 19 23 268490 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 43N 19 24 43N 19 24 268500 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. 43N 19 25 43N 19 25 268510 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. 43N 19 26 43N 19 26 268520 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! 43N 19 27 43N 19 27 268530 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. 43N 19 28 43N 19 28 268540 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. 43N 19 29 43N 19 29 268550 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 43N 19 30 43N 19 30 268560 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. 43N 19 31 43N 19 31 268570 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 43N 19 32 43N 19 32 268580 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 43N 19 33 43N 19 33 268590 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: 43N 19 34 43N 19 34 268600 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. 43N 19 35 43N 19 35 268610 And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. 43N 19 36 43N 19 36 268620 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. 43N 19 37 43N 19 37 268630 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. 43N 19 38 43N 19 38 268640 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. 43N 19 39 43N 19 39 268650 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 43N 19 40 43N 19 40 268660 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 43N 19 41 43N 19 41 268670 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 43N 19 42 43N 19 42 268680 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' preparation day; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. 43N 20 1 43N 20 1 268690 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 43N 20 2 43N 20 2 268700 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. 43N 20 3 43N 20 3 268710 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 43N 20 4 43N 20 4 268720 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 43N 20 5 43N 20 5 268730 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. 43N 20 6 43N 20 6 268740 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, 43N 20 7 43N 20 7 268750 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. 43N 20 8 43N 20 8 268760 Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 43N 20 9 43N 20 9 268770 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. 43N 20 10 43N 20 10 268780 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 43N 20 11 43N 20 11 268790 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre, 43N 20 12 43N 20 12 268800 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. 43N 20 13 43N 20 13 268810 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 43N 20 14 43N 20 14 268820 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 43N 20 15 43N 20 15 268830 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. 43N 20 16 43N 20 16 268840 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. 43N 20 17 43N 20 17 268850 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God. 43N 20 18 43N 20 18 268860 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. 43N 20 19 43N 20 19 268870 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 43N 20 20 43N 20 20 268880 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord. 43N 20 21 43N 20 21 268890 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 43N 20 22 43N 20 22 268900 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost: 43N 20 23 43N 20 23 268910 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. 43N 20 24 43N 20 24 268920 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 43N 20 25 43N 20 25 268930 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 43N 20 26 43N 20 26 268940 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 43N 20 27 43N 20 27 268950 Then saith he to Thomas, reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. 43N 20 28 43N 20 28 268960 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God. 43N 20 29 43N 20 29 268970 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 43N 20 30 43N 20 30 268980 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: 43N 20 31 43N 20 31 268990 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name. 43N 21 1 43N 21 1 269000 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself. 43N 21 2 43N 21 2 269010 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 43N 21 3 43N 21 3 269020 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. 43N 21 4 43N 21 4 269030 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. 43N 21 5 43N 21 5 269040 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No. 43N 21 6 43N 21 6 269050 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes. 43N 21 7 43N 21 7 269060 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea. 43N 21 8 43N 21 8 269070 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 43N 21 9 43N 21 9 269080 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 43N 21 10 43N 21 10 269090 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 43N 21 11 43N 21 11 269100 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, and hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 43N 21 12 43N 21 12 269110 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord. 43N 21 13 43N 21 13 269120 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. 43N 21 14 43N 21 14 269130 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. 43N 21 15 43N 21 15 269140 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 43N 21 16 43N 21 16 269150 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 43N 21 17 43N 21 17 269160 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. 43N 21 18 43N 21 18 269170 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 43N 21 19 43N 21 19 269180 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. 43N 21 20 43N 21 20 269190 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee? 43N 21 21 43N 21 21 269200 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do? 43N 21 22 43N 21 22 269210 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me. 43N 21 23 43N 21 23 269220 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? 43N 21 24 43N 21 24 269230 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true. 43N 21 25 43N 21 25 269240 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. 44N 1 1 44N 1 1 269250 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 44N 1 2 44N 1 2 269260 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: 44N 1 3 44N 1 3 269270 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: 44N 1 4 44N 1 4 269280 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 44N 1 5 44N 1 5 269290 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 44N 1 6 44N 1 6 269300 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? 44N 1 7 44N 1 7 269310 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. 44N 1 8 44N 1 8 269320 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 44N 1 9 44N 1 9 269330 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 44N 1 10 44N 1 10 269340 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; 44N 1 11 44N 1 11 269350 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 44N 1 12 44N 1 12 269360 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. 44N 1 13 44N 1 13 269370 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 44N 1 14 44N 1 14 269380 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. 44N 1 15 44N 1 15 269390 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) 44N 1 16 44N 1 16 269400 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. 44N 1 17 44N 1 17 269410 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 44N 1 18 44N 1 18 269420 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 44N 1 19 44N 1 19 269430 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood. 44N 1 20 44N 1 20 269440 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take. 44N 1 21 44N 1 21 269450 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 44N 1 22 44N 1 22 269460 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection. 44N 1 23 44N 1 23 269470 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. 44N 1 24 44N 1 24 269480 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 44N 1 25 44N 1 25 269490 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. 44N 1 26 44N 1 26 269500 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. 44N 2 1 44N 2 1 269510 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 44N 2 2 44N 2 2 269520 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 44N 2 3 44N 2 3 269530 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 44N 2 4 44N 2 4 269540 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. 44N 2 5 44N 2 5 269550 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven. 44N 2 6 44N 2 6 269560 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 44N 2 7 44N 2 7 269570 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans? 44N 2 8 44N 2 8 269580 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born? 44N 2 9 44N 2 9 269590 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 44N 2 10 44N 2 10 269600 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, 44N 2 11 44N 2 11 269610 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God. 44N 2 12 44N 2 12 269620 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? 44N 2 13 44N 2 13 269630 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine. 44N 2 14 44N 2 14 269640 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 44N 2 15 44N 2 15 269650 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 44N 2 16 44N 2 16 269660 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 44N 2 17 44N 2 17 269670 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 44N 2 18 44N 2 18 269680 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 44N 2 19 44N 2 19 269690 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: 44N 2 20 44N 2 20 269700 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 44N 2 21 44N 2 21 269710 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. 44N 2 22 44N 2 22 269720 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: 44N 2 23 44N 2 23 269730 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: 44N 2 24 44N 2 24 269740 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. 44N 2 25 44N 2 25 269750 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved: 44N 2 26 44N 2 26 269760 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: 44N 2 27 44N 2 27 269770 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 44N 2 28 44N 2 28 269780 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 44N 2 29 44N 2 29 269790 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. 44N 2 30 44N 2 30 269800 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 44N 2 31 44N 2 31 269810 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 44N 2 32 44N 2 32 269820 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 44N 2 33 44N 2 33 269830 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 44N 2 34 44N 2 34 269840 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 44N 2 35 44N 2 35 269850 Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 44N 2 36 44N 2 36 269860 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. 44N 2 37 44N 2 37 269870 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 44N 2 38 44N 2 38 269880 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 44N 2 39 44N 2 39 269890 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. 44N 2 40 44N 2 40 269900 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. 44N 2 41 44N 2 41 269910 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. 44N 2 42 44N 2 42 269920 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. 44N 2 43 44N 2 43 269930 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. 44N 2 44 44N 2 44 269940 And all that believed were together, and had all things common; 44N 2 45 44N 2 45 269950 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. 44N 2 46 44N 2 46 269960 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 44N 2 47 44N 2 47 269970 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. 44N 3 1 44N 3 1 269980 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 44N 3 2 44N 3 2 269990 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; 44N 3 3 44N 3 3 270000 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 44N 3 4 44N 3 4 270010 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 44N 3 5 44N 3 5 270020 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 44N 3 6 44N 3 6 270030 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 44N 3 7 44N 3 7 270040 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength. 44N 3 8 44N 3 8 270050 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 44N 3 9 44N 3 9 270060 And all the people saw him walking and praising God: 44N 3 10 44N 3 10 270070 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 44N 3 11 44N 3 11 270080 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. 44N 3 12 44N 3 12 270090 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk? 44N 3 13 44N 3 13 270100 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 44N 3 14 44N 3 14 270110 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 44N 3 15 44N 3 15 270120 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 44N 3 16 44N 3 16 270130 And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. 44N 3 17 44N 3 17 270140 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. 44N 3 18 44N 3 18 270150 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 44N 3 19 44N 3 19 270160 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; 44N 3 20 44N 3 20 270170 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: 44N 3 21 44N 3 21 270180 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. 44N 3 22 44N 3 22 270190 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. 44N 3 23 44N 3 23 270200 And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. 44N 3 24 44N 3 24 270210 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. 44N 3 25 44N 3 25 270220 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 44N 3 26 44N 3 26 270230 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. 44N 4 1 44N 4 1 270240 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, 44N 4 2 44N 4 2 270250 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 44N 4 3 44N 4 3 270260 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. 44N 4 4 44N 4 4 270270 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand. 44N 4 5 44N 4 5 270280 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes, 44N 4 6 44N 4 6 270290 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. 44N 4 7 44N 4 7 270300 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this? 44N 4 8 44N 4 8 270310 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, 44N 4 9 44N 4 9 270320 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole; 44N 4 10 44N 4 10 270330 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. 44N 4 11 44N 4 11 270340 This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. 44N 4 12 44N 4 12 270350 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. 44N 4 13 44N 4 13 270360 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. 44N 4 14 44N 4 14 270370 And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 44N 4 15 44N 4 15 270380 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, 44N 4 16 44N 4 16 270390 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. 44N 4 17 44N 4 17 270400 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 44N 4 18 44N 4 18 270410 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 44N 4 19 44N 4 19 270420 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 44N 4 20 44N 4 20 270430 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. 44N 4 21 44N 4 21 270440 So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. 44N 4 22 44N 4 22 270450 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed. 44N 4 23 44N 4 23 270460 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 44N 4 24 44N 4 24 270470 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 44N 4 25 44N 4 25 270480 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 44N 4 26 44N 4 26 270490 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ. 44N 4 27 44N 4 27 270500 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 44N 4 28 44N 4 28 270510 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. 44N 4 29 44N 4 29 270520 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, 44N 4 30 44N 4 30 270530 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. 44N 4 31 44N 4 31 270540 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 44N 4 32 44N 4 32 270550 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 44N 4 33 44N 4 33 270560 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 44N 4 34 44N 4 34 270570 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, 44N 4 35 44N 4 35 270580 And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. 44N 4 36 44N 4 36 270590 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, 44N 4 37 44N 4 37 270600 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 44N 5 1 44N 5 1 270610 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 44N 5 2 44N 5 2 270620 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 44N 5 3 44N 5 3 270630 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 44N 5 4 44N 5 4 270640 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 44N 5 5 44N 5 5 270650 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things. 44N 5 6 44N 5 6 270660 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. 44N 5 7 44N 5 7 270670 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 44N 5 8 44N 5 8 270680 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. 44N 5 9 44N 5 9 270690 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 44N 5 10 44N 5 10 270700 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. 44N 5 11 44N 5 11 270710 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. 44N 5 12 44N 5 12 270720 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 44N 5 13 44N 5 13 270730 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 44N 5 14 44N 5 14 270740 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) 44N 5 15 44N 5 15 270750 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. 44N 5 16 44N 5 16 270760 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one. 44N 5 17 44N 5 17 270770 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, 44N 5 18 44N 5 18 270780 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison. 44N 5 19 44N 5 19 270790 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, 44N 5 20 44N 5 20 270800 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. 44N 5 21 44N 5 21 270810 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought. 44N 5 22 44N 5 22 270820 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, 44N 5 23 44N 5 23 270830 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within. 44N 5 24 44N 5 24 270840 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. 44N 5 25 44N 5 25 270850 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. 44N 5 26 44N 5 26 270860 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 44N 5 27 44N 5 27 270870 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 44N 5 28 44N 5 28 270880 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 44N 5 29 44N 5 29 270890 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. 44N 5 30 44N 5 30 270900 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. 44N 5 31 44N 5 31 270910 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 44N 5 32 44N 5 32 270920 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. 44N 5 33 44N 5 33 270930 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. 44N 5 34 44N 5 34 270940 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; 44N 5 35 44N 5 35 270950 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. 44N 5 36 44N 5 36 270960 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 44N 5 37 44N 5 37 270970 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 44N 5 38 44N 5 38 270980 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: 44N 5 39 44N 5 39 270990 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. 44N 5 40 44N 5 40 271000 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. 44N 5 41 44N 5 41 271010 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. 44N 5 42 44N 5 42 271020 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. 44N 6 1 44N 6 1 271030 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. 44N 6 2 44N 6 2 271040 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. 44N 6 3 44N 6 3 271050 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 44N 6 4 44N 6 4 271060 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 44N 6 5 44N 6 5 271070 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: 44N 6 6 44N 6 6 271080 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. 44N 6 7 44N 6 7 271090 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. 44N 6 8 44N 6 8 271100 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. 44N 6 9 44N 6 9 271110 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. 44N 6 10 44N 6 10 271120 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 44N 6 11 44N 6 11 271130 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 44N 6 12 44N 6 12 271140 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 44N 6 13 44N 6 13 271150 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law: 44N 6 14 44N 6 14 271160 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 44N 6 15 44N 6 15 271170 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. 44N 7 1 44N 7 1 271180 Then said the high priest, Are these things so? 44N 7 2 44N 7 2 271190 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, 44N 7 3 44N 7 3 271200 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. 44N 7 4 44N 7 4 271210 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell. 44N 7 5 44N 7 5 271220 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. 44N 7 6 44N 7 6 271230 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. 44N 7 7 44N 7 7 271240 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place. 44N 7 8 44N 7 8 271250 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. 44N 7 9 44N 7 9 271260 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, 44N 7 10 44N 7 10 271270 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house. 44N 7 11 44N 7 11 271280 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. 44N 7 12 44N 7 12 271290 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. 44N 7 13 44N 7 13 271300 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. 44N 7 14 44N 7 14 271310 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. 44N 7 15 44N 7 15 271320 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, 44N 7 16 44N 7 16 271330 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. 44N 7 17 44N 7 17 271340 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 44N 7 18 44N 7 18 271350 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 44N 7 19 44N 7 19 271360 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 44N 7 20 44N 7 20 271370 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: 44N 7 21 44N 7 21 271380 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. 44N 7 22 44N 7 22 271390 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. 44N 7 23 44N 7 23 271400 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. 44N 7 24 44N 7 24 271410 And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: 44N 7 25 44N 7 25 271420 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not. 44N 7 26 44N 7 26 271430 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another? 44N 7 27 44N 7 27 271440 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? 44N 7 28 44N 7 28 271450 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday? 44N 7 29 44N 7 29 271460 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. 44N 7 30 44N 7 30 271470 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. 44N 7 31 44N 7 31 271480 When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, 44N 7 32 44N 7 32 271490 Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abrham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. 44N 7 33 44N 7 33 271500 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. 44N 7 34 44N 7 34 271510 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. 44N 7 35 44N 7 35 271520 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. 44N 7 36 44N 7 36 271530 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. 44N 7 37 44N 7 37 271540 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear. 44N 7 38 44N 7 38 271550 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us: 44N 7 39 44N 7 39 271560 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, 44N 7 40 44N 7 40 271570 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 44N 7 41 44N 7 41 271580 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. 44N 7 42 44N 7 42 271590 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? 44N 7 43 44N 7 43 271600 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon. 44N 7 44 44N 7 44 271610 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. 44N 7 45 44N 7 45 271620 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David; 44N 7 46 44N 7 46 271630 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 44N 7 47 44N 7 47 271640 But Solomon built him an house. 44N 7 48 44N 7 48 271650 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, 44N 7 49 44N 7 49 271660 Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest? 44N 7 50 44N 7 50 271670 Hath not my hand made all these things? 44N 7 51 44N 7 51 271680 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 44N 7 52 44N 7 52 271690 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 44N 7 53 44N 7 53 271700 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it. 44N 7 54 44N 7 54 271710 When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. 44N 7 55 44N 7 55 271720 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, 44N 7 56 44N 7 56 271730 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. 44N 7 57 44N 7 57 271740 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, 44N 7 58 44N 7 58 271750 And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. 44N 7 59 44N 7 59 271760 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 44N 7 60 44N 7 60 271770 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. 44N 8 1 44N 8 1 271780 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles. 44N 8 2 44N 8 2 271790 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him. 44N 8 3 44N 8 3 271800 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. 44N 8 4 44N 8 4 271810 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 44N 8 5 44N 8 5 271820 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 44N 8 6 44N 8 6 271830 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 44N 8 7 44N 8 7 271840 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 44N 8 8 44N 8 8 271850 And there was great joy in that city. 44N 8 9 44N 8 9 271860 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 44N 8 10 44N 8 10 271870 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. 44N 8 11 44N 8 11 271880 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 44N 8 12 44N 8 12 271890 But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 44N 8 13 44N 8 13 271900 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. 44N 8 14 44N 8 14 271910 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 44N 8 15 44N 8 15 271920 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 44N 8 16 44N 8 16 271930 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 44N 8 17 44N 8 17 271940 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. 44N 8 18 44N 8 18 271950 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 44N 8 19 44N 8 19 271960 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 44N 8 20 44N 8 20 271970 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 44N 8 21 44N 8 21 271980 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. 44N 8 22 44N 8 22 271990 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 44N 8 23 44N 8 23 272000 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. 44N 8 24 44N 8 24 272010 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. 44N 8 25 44N 8 25 272020 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. 44N 8 26 44N 8 26 272030 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. 44N 8 27 44N 8 27 272040 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, 44N 8 28 44N 8 28 272050 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. 44N 8 29 44N 8 29 272060 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. 44N 8 30 44N 8 30 272070 And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 44N 8 31 44N 8 31 272080 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. 44N 8 32 44N 8 32 272090 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: 44N 8 33 44N 8 33 272100 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. 44N 8 34 44N 8 34 272110 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? 44N 8 35 44N 8 35 272120 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. 44N 8 36 44N 8 36 272130 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 44N 8 37 44N 8 37 272140 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. 44N 8 38 44N 8 38 272150 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. 44N 8 39 44N 8 39 272160 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. 44N 8 40 44N 8 40 272170 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. 44N 9 1 44N 9 1 272180 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 44N 9 2 44N 9 2 272190 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 44N 9 3 44N 9 3 272200 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 44N 9 4 44N 9 4 272210 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 44N 9 5 44N 9 5 272220 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 44N 9 6 44N 9 6 272230 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. 44N 9 7 44N 9 7 272240 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. 44N 9 8 44N 9 8 272250 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. 44N 9 9 44N 9 9 272260 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 44N 9 10 44N 9 10 272270 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. 44N 9 11 44N 9 11 272280 And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth, 44N 9 12 44N 9 12 272290 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. 44N 9 13 44N 9 13 272300 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem: 44N 9 14 44N 9 14 272310 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. 44N 9 15 44N 9 15 272320 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: 44N 9 16 44N 9 16 272330 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. 44N 9 17 44N 9 17 272340 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. 44N 9 18 44N 9 18 272350 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. 44N 9 19 44N 9 19 272360 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. 44N 9 20 44N 9 20 272370 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. 44N 9 21 44N 9 21 272380 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? 44N 9 22 44N 9 22 272390 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ. 44N 9 23 44N 9 23 272400 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him: 44N 9 24 44N 9 24 272410 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. 44N 9 25 44N 9 25 272420 Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket. 44N 9 26 44N 9 26 272430 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple. 44N 9 27 44N 9 27 272440 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. 44N 9 28 44N 9 28 272450 And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. 44N 9 29 44N 9 29 272460 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him. 44N 9 30 44N 9 30 272470 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. 44N 9 31 44N 9 31 272480 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. 44N 9 32 44N 9 32 272490 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. 44N 9 33 44N 9 33 272500 And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, which had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. 44N 9 34 44N 9 34 272510 And Peter said unto him, Aeneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. 44N 9 35 44N 9 35 272520 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. 44N 9 36 44N 9 36 272530 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. 44N 9 37 44N 9 37 272540 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. 44N 9 38 44N 9 38 272550 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. 44N 9 39 44N 9 39 272560 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. 44N 9 40 44N 9 40 272570 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 44N 9 41 44N 9 41 272580 And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive. 44N 9 42 44N 9 42 272590 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord. 44N 9 43 44N 9 43 272600 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa with one Simon a tanner. 44N 10 1 44N 10 1 272610 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 44N 10 2 44N 10 2 272620 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 44N 10 3 44N 10 3 272630 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 44N 10 4 44N 10 4 272640 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 44N 10 5 44N 10 5 272650 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 44N 10 6 44N 10 6 272660 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 44N 10 7 44N 10 7 272670 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; 44N 10 8 44N 10 8 272680 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa. 44N 10 9 44N 10 9 272690 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 44N 10 10 44N 10 10 272700 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 44N 10 11 44N 10 11 272710 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 44N 10 12 44N 10 12 272720 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 44N 10 13 44N 10 13 272730 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 44N 10 14 44N 10 14 272740 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 44N 10 15 44N 10 15 272750 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 44N 10 16 44N 10 16 272760 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. 44N 10 17 44N 10 17 272770 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the gate, 44N 10 18 44N 10 18 272780 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there. 44N 10 19 44N 10 19 272790 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. 44N 10 20 44N 10 20 272800 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. 44N 10 21 44N 10 21 272810 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? 44N 10 22 44N 10 22 272820 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. 44N 10 23 44N 10 23 272830 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him. 44N 10 24 44N 10 24 272840 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. 44N 10 25 44N 10 25 272850 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. 44N 10 26 44N 10 26 272860 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. 44N 10 27 44N 10 27 272870 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. 44N 10 28 44N 10 28 272880 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 44N 10 29 44N 10 29 272890 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me? 44N 10 30 44N 10 30 272900 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 44N 10 31 44N 10 31 272910 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God. 44N 10 32 44N 10 32 272920 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. 44N 10 33 44N 10 33 272930 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. 44N 10 34 44N 10 34 272940 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: 44N 10 35 44N 10 35 272950 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. 44N 10 36 44N 10 36 272960 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:) 44N 10 37 44N 10 37 272970 That word, I say, ye know, which was published throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached; 44N 10 38 44N 10 38 272980 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. 44N 10 39 44N 10 39 272990 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: 44N 10 40 44N 10 40 273000 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly; 44N 10 41 44N 10 41 273010 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead. 44N 10 42 44N 10 42 273020 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. 44N 10 43 44N 10 43 273030 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins. 44N 10 44 44N 10 44 273040 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 44N 10 45 44N 10 45 273050 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 44N 10 46 44N 10 46 273060 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 44N 10 47 44N 10 47 273070 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 44N 10 48 44N 10 48 273080 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. 44N 11 1 44N 11 1 273090 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God. 44N 11 2 44N 11 2 273100 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, 44N 11 3 44N 11 3 273110 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. 44N 11 4 44N 11 4 273120 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, 44N 11 5 44N 11 5 273130 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: 44N 11 6 44N 11 6 273140 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 44N 11 7 44N 11 7 273150 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat. 44N 11 8 44N 11 8 273160 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entered into my mouth. 44N 11 9 44N 11 9 273170 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 44N 11 10 44N 11 10 273180 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. 44N 11 11 44N 11 11 273190 And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me. 44N 11 12 44N 11 12 273200 And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man's house: 44N 11 13 44N 11 13 273210 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; 44N 11 14 44N 11 14 273220 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. 44N 11 15 44N 11 15 273230 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. 44N 11 16 44N 11 16 273240 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 44N 11 17 44N 11 17 273250 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God? 44N 11 18 44N 11 18 273260 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life. 44N 11 19 44N 11 19 273270 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. 44N 11 20 44N 11 20 273280 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. 44N 11 21 44N 11 21 273290 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. 44N 11 22 44N 11 22 273300 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. 44N 11 23 44N 11 23 273310 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 44N 11 24 44N 11 24 273320 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. 44N 11 25 44N 11 25 273330 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul: 44N 11 26 44N 11 26 273340 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. 44N 11 27 44N 11 27 273350 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 44N 11 28 44N 11 28 273360 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. 44N 11 29 44N 11 29 273370 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: 44N 11 30 44N 11 30 273380 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. 44N 12 1 44N 12 1 273390 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. 44N 12 2 44N 12 2 273400 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword. 44N 12 3 44N 12 3 273410 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) 44N 12 4 44N 12 4 273420 And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. 44N 12 5 44N 12 5 273430 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. 44N 12 6 44N 12 6 273440 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison. 44N 12 7 44N 12 7 273450 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. 44N 12 8 44N 12 8 273460 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. 44N 12 9 44N 12 9 273470 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. 44N 12 10 44N 12 10 273480 When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. 44N 12 11 44N 12 11 273490 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. 44N 12 12 44N 12 12 273500 And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. 44N 12 13 44N 12 13 273510 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda. 44N 12 14 44N 12 14 273520 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. 44N 12 15 44N 12 15 273530 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. 44N 12 16 44N 12 16 273540 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. 44N 12 17 44N 12 17 273550 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 44N 12 18 44N 12 18 273560 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. 44N 12 19 44N 12 19 273570 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. 44N 12 20 44N 12 20 273580 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. 44N 12 21 44N 12 21 273590 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 44N 12 22 44N 12 22 273600 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 44N 12 23 44N 12 23 273610 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 44N 12 24 44N 12 24 273620 But the word of God grew and multiplied. 44N 12 25 44N 12 25 273630 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark. 44N 13 1 44N 13 1 273640 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 44N 13 2 44N 13 2 273650 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 44N 13 3 44N 13 3 273660 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 44N 13 4 44N 13 4 273670 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. 44N 13 5 44N 13 5 273680 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. 44N 13 6 44N 13 6 273690 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: 44N 13 7 44N 13 7 273700 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 44N 13 8 44N 13 8 273710 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 44N 13 9 44N 13 9 273720 Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, 44N 13 10 44N 13 10 273730 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? 44N 13 11 44N 13 11 273740 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand. 44N 13 12 44N 13 12 273750 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. 44N 13 13 44N 13 13 273760 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. 44N 13 14 44N 13 14 273770 But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down. 44N 13 15 44N 13 15 273780 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 44N 13 16 44N 13 16 273790 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. 44N 13 17 44N 13 17 273800 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. 44N 13 18 44N 13 18 273810 And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. 44N 13 19 44N 13 19 273820 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. 44N 13 20 44N 13 20 273830 And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. 44N 13 21 44N 13 21 273840 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. 44N 13 22 44N 13 22 273850 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. 44N 13 23 44N 13 23 273860 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: 44N 13 24 44N 13 24 273870 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 44N 13 25 44N 13 25 273880 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. 44N 13 26 44N 13 26 273890 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 44N 13 27 44N 13 27 273900 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him. 44N 13 28 44N 13 28 273910 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain. 44N 13 29 44N 13 29 273920 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. 44N 13 30 44N 13 30 273930 But God raised him from the dead: 44N 13 31 44N 13 31 273940 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. 44N 13 32 44N 13 32 273950 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 44N 13 33 44N 13 33 273960 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. 44N 13 34 44N 13 34 273970 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. 44N 13 35 44N 13 35 273980 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 44N 13 36 44N 13 36 273990 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: 44N 13 37 44N 13 37 274000 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption. 44N 13 38 44N 13 38 274010 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins: 44N 13 39 44N 13 39 274020 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. 44N 13 40 44N 13 40 274030 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets; 44N 13 41 44N 13 41 274040 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you. 44N 13 42 44N 13 42 274050 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 44N 13 43 44N 13 43 274060 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44N 13 44 44N 13 44 274070 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. 44N 13 45 44N 13 45 274080 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 44N 13 46 44N 13 46 274090 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 44N 13 47 44N 13 47 274100 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. 44N 13 48 44N 13 48 274110 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. 44N 13 49 44N 13 49 274120 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. 44N 13 50 44N 13 50 274130 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. 44N 13 51 44N 13 51 274140 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. 44N 13 52 44N 13 52 274150 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. 44N 14 1 44N 14 1 274160 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. 44N 14 2 44N 14 2 274170 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. 44N 14 3 44N 14 3 274180 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. 44N 14 4 44N 14 4 274190 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. 44N 14 5 44N 14 5 274200 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, 44N 14 6 44N 14 6 274210 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about: 44N 14 7 44N 14 7 274220 And there they preached the gospel. 44N 14 8 44N 14 8 274230 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: 44N 14 9 44N 14 9 274240 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, 44N 14 10 44N 14 10 274250 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. 44N 14 11 44N 14 11 274260 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 44N 14 12 44N 14 12 274270 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. 44N 14 13 44N 14 13 274280 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. 44N 14 14 44N 14 14 274290 Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, 44N 14 15 44N 14 15 274300 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: 44N 14 16 44N 14 16 274310 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 44N 14 17 44N 14 17 274320 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 44N 14 18 44N 14 18 274330 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. 44N 14 19 44N 14 19 274340 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. 44N 14 20 44N 14 20 274350 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. 44N 14 21 44N 14 21 274360 And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch, 44N 14 22 44N 14 22 274370 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God. 44N 14 23 44N 14 23 274380 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. 44N 14 24 44N 14 24 274390 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. 44N 14 25 44N 14 25 274400 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia: 44N 14 26 44N 14 26 274410 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. 44N 14 27 44N 14 27 274420 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. 44N 14 28 44N 14 28 274430 And there they abode long time with the disciples. 44N 15 1 44N 15 1 274440 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 44N 15 2 44N 15 2 274450 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. 44N 15 3 44N 15 3 274460 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 44N 15 4 44N 15 4 274470 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. 44N 15 5 44N 15 5 274480 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 44N 15 6 44N 15 6 274490 And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter. 44N 15 7 44N 15 7 274500 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. 44N 15 8 44N 15 8 274510 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; 44N 15 9 44N 15 9 274520 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 44N 15 10 44N 15 10 274530 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 44N 15 11 44N 15 11 274540 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. 44N 15 12 44N 15 12 274550 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. 44N 15 13 44N 15 13 274560 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me: 44N 15 14 44N 15 14 274570 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. 44N 15 15 44N 15 15 274580 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, 44N 15 16 44N 15 16 274590 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up: 44N 15 17 44N 15 17 274600 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. 44N 15 18 44N 15 18 274610 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world. 44N 15 19 44N 15 19 274620 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: 44N 15 20 44N 15 20 274630 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. 44N 15 21 44N 15 21 274640 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day. 44N 15 22 44N 15 22 274650 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren: 44N 15 23 44N 15 23 274660 And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia: 44N 15 24 44N 15 24 274670 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment: 44N 15 25 44N 15 25 274680 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, 44N 15 26 44N 15 26 274690 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 44N 15 27 44N 15 27 274700 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 44N 15 28 44N 15 28 274710 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; 44N 15 29 44N 15 29 274720 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 44N 15 30 44N 15 30 274730 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: 44N 15 31 44N 15 31 274740 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 44N 15 32 44N 15 32 274750 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. 44N 15 33 44N 15 33 274760 And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles. 44N 15 34 44N 15 34 274770 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still. 44N 15 35 44N 15 35 274780 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 44N 15 36 44N 15 36 274790 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. 44N 15 37 44N 15 37 274800 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. 44N 15 38 44N 15 38 274810 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. 44N 15 39 44N 15 39 274820 And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; 44N 15 40 44N 15 40 274830 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. 44N 15 41 44N 15 41 274840 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. 44N 16 1 44N 16 1 274850 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek: 44N 16 2 44N 16 2 274860 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium. 44N 16 3 44N 16 3 274870 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. 44N 16 4 44N 16 4 274880 And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. 44N 16 5 44N 16 5 274890 And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 44N 16 6 44N 16 6 274900 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, 44N 16 7 44N 16 7 274910 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. 44N 16 8 44N 16 8 274920 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas. 44N 16 9 44N 16 9 274930 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 44N 16 10 44N 16 10 274940 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 44N 16 11 44N 16 11 274950 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis; 44N 16 12 44N 16 12 274960 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. 44N 16 13 44N 16 13 274970 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. 44N 16 14 44N 16 14 274980 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 44N 16 15 44N 16 15 274990 And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. 44N 16 16 44N 16 16 275000 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 44N 16 17 44N 16 17 275010 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. 44N 16 18 44N 16 18 275020 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. 44N 16 19 44N 16 19 275030 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, 44N 16 20 44N 16 20 275040 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 44N 16 21 44N 16 21 275050 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. 44N 16 22 44N 16 22 275060 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. 44N 16 23 44N 16 23 275070 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 44N 16 24 44N 16 24 275080 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 44N 16 25 44N 16 25 275090 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. 44N 16 26 44N 16 26 275100 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. 44N 16 27 44N 16 27 275110 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. 44N 16 28 44N 16 28 275120 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. 44N 16 29 44N 16 29 275130 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, 44N 16 30 44N 16 30 275140 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 44N 16 31 44N 16 31 275150 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. 44N 16 32 44N 16 32 275160 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. 44N 16 33 44N 16 33 275170 And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. 44N 16 34 44N 16 34 275180 And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. 44N 16 35 44N 16 35 275190 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 44N 16 36 44N 16 36 275200 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace. 44N 16 37 44N 16 37 275210 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. 44N 16 38 44N 16 38 275220 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans. 44N 16 39 44N 16 39 275230 And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. 44N 16 40 44N 16 40 275240 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. 44N 17 1 44N 17 1 275250 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 44N 17 2 44N 17 2 275260 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, 44N 17 3 44N 17 3 275270 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. 44N 17 4 44N 17 4 275280 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 44N 17 5 44N 17 5 275290 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. 44N 17 6 44N 17 6 275300 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also; 44N 17 7 44N 17 7 275310 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. 44N 17 8 44N 17 8 275320 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. 44N 17 9 44N 17 9 275330 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go. 44N 17 10 44N 17 10 275340 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. 44N 17 11 44N 17 11 275350 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 44N 17 12 44N 17 12 275360 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few. 44N 17 13 44N 17 13 275370 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. 44N 17 14 44N 17 14 275380 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. 44N 17 15 44N 17 15 275390 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed. 44N 17 16 44N 17 16 275400 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 44N 17 17 44N 17 17 275410 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. 44N 17 18 44N 17 18 275420 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. 44N 17 19 44N 17 19 275430 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? 44N 17 20 44N 17 20 275440 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean. 44N 17 21 44N 17 21 275450 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) 44N 17 22 44N 17 22 275460 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 44N 17 23 44N 17 23 275470 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 44N 17 24 44N 17 24 275480 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 44N 17 25 44N 17 25 275490 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 44N 17 26 44N 17 26 275500 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 44N 17 27 44N 17 27 275510 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 44N 17 28 44N 17 28 275520 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. 44N 17 29 44N 17 29 275530 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 44N 17 30 44N 17 30 275540 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: 44N 17 31 44N 17 31 275550 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. 44N 17 32 44N 17 32 275560 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. 44N 17 33 44N 17 33 275570 So Paul departed from among them. 44N 17 34 44N 17 34 275580 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. 44N 18 1 44N 18 1 275590 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; 44N 18 2 44N 18 2 275600 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. 44N 18 3 44N 18 3 275610 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers. 44N 18 4 44N 18 4 275620 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 44N 18 5 44N 18 5 275630 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 44N 18 6 44N 18 6 275640 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 44N 18 7 44N 18 7 275650 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 44N 18 8 44N 18 8 275660 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 44N 18 9 44N 18 9 275670 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 44N 18 10 44N 18 10 275680 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 44N 18 11 44N 18 11 275690 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 44N 18 12 44N 18 12 275700 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat, 44N 18 13 44N 18 13 275710 Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. 44N 18 14 44N 18 14 275720 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: 44N 18 15 44N 18 15 275730 But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters. 44N 18 16 44N 18 16 275740 And he drave them from the judgment seat. 44N 18 17 44N 18 17 275750 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things. 44N 18 18 44N 18 18 275760 And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow. 44N 18 19 44N 18 19 275770 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. 44N 18 20 44N 18 20 275780 When they desired him to tarry longer time with them, he consented not; 44N 18 21 44N 18 21 275790 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. 44N 18 22 44N 18 22 275800 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 44N 18 23 44N 18 23 275810 And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. 44N 18 24 44N 18 24 275820 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. 44N 18 25 44N 18 25 275830 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. 44N 18 26 44N 18 26 275840 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. 44N 18 27 44N 18 27 275850 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace: 44N 18 28 44N 18 28 275860 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ. 44N 19 1 44N 19 1 275870 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, 44N 19 2 44N 19 2 275880 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. 44N 19 3 44N 19 3 275890 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. 44N 19 4 44N 19 4 275900 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 44N 19 5 44N 19 5 275910 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 44N 19 6 44N 19 6 275920 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. 44N 19 7 44N 19 7 275930 And all the men were about twelve. 44N 19 8 44N 19 8 275940 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 44N 19 9 44N 19 9 275950 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 44N 19 10 44N 19 10 275960 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 44N 19 11 44N 19 11 275970 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: 44N 19 12 44N 19 12 275980 So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 44N 19 13 44N 19 13 275990 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 44N 19 14 44N 19 14 276000 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 44N 19 15 44N 19 15 276010 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? 44N 19 16 44N 19 16 276020 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. 44N 19 17 44N 19 17 276030 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. 44N 19 18 44N 19 18 276040 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 44N 19 19 44N 19 19 276050 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. 44N 19 20 44N 19 20 276060 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. 44N 19 21 44N 19 21 276070 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. 44N 19 22 44N 19 22 276080 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 44N 19 23 44N 19 23 276090 And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. 44N 19 24 44N 19 24 276100 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; 44N 19 25 44N 19 25 276110 Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth. 44N 19 26 44N 19 26 276120 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands: 44N 19 27 44N 19 27 276130 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth. 44N 19 28 44N 19 28 276140 And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 44N 19 29 44N 19 29 276150 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. 44N 19 30 44N 19 30 276160 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not. 44N 19 31 44N 19 31 276170 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. 44N 19 32 44N 19 32 276180 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. 44N 19 33 44N 19 33 276190 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. 44N 19 34 44N 19 34 276200 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 44N 19 35 44N 19 35 276210 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? 44N 19 36 44N 19 36 276220 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 44N 19 37 44N 19 37 276230 For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 44N 19 38 44N 19 38 276240 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. 44N 19 39 44N 19 39 276250 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. 44N 19 40 44N 19 40 276260 For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. 44N 19 41 44N 19 41 276270 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly. 44N 20 1 44N 20 1 276280 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. 44N 20 2 44N 20 2 276290 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece, 44N 20 3 44N 20 3 276300 And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. 44N 20 4 44N 20 4 276310 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. 44N 20 5 44N 20 5 276320 These going before tarried for us at Troas. 44N 20 6 44N 20 6 276330 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. 44N 20 7 44N 20 7 276340 And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. 44N 20 8 44N 20 8 276350 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. 44N 20 9 44N 20 9 276360 And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. 44N 20 10 44N 20 10 276370 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. 44N 20 11 44N 20 11 276380 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. 44N 20 12 44N 20 12 276390 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. 44N 20 13 44N 20 13 276400 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. 44N 20 14 44N 20 14 276410 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene. 44N 20 15 44N 20 15 276420 And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus. 44N 20 16 44N 20 16 276430 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. 44N 20 17 44N 20 17 276440 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 44N 20 18 44N 20 18 276450 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, 44N 20 19 44N 20 19 276460 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 44N 20 20 44N 20 20 276470 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house, 44N 20 21 44N 20 21 276480 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 44N 20 22 44N 20 22 276490 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: 44N 20 23 44N 20 23 276500 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 44N 20 24 44N 20 24 276510 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 44N 20 25 44N 20 25 276520 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. 44N 20 26 44N 20 26 276530 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. 44N 20 27 44N 20 27 276540 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. 44N 20 28 44N 20 28 276550 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 44N 20 29 44N 20 29 276560 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. 44N 20 30 44N 20 30 276570 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. 44N 20 31 44N 20 31 276580 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. 44N 20 32 44N 20 32 276590 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. 44N 20 33 44N 20 33 276600 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel. 44N 20 34 44N 20 34 276610 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. 44N 20 35 44N 20 35 276620 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. 44N 20 36 44N 20 36 276630 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. 44N 20 37 44N 20 37 276640 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, 44N 20 38 44N 20 38 276650 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship. 44N 21 1 44N 21 1 276660 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: 44N 21 2 44N 21 2 276670 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. 44N 21 3 44N 21 3 276680 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden. 44N 21 4 44N 21 4 276690 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. 44N 21 5 44N 21 5 276700 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. 44N 21 6 44N 21 6 276710 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship; and they returned home again. 44N 21 7 44N 21 7 276720 And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. 44N 21 8 44N 21 8 276730 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. 44N 21 9 44N 21 9 276740 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. 44N 21 10 44N 21 10 276750 And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. 44N 21 11 44N 21 11 276760 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 44N 21 12 44N 21 12 276770 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. 44N 21 13 44N 21 13 276780 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 44N 21 14 44N 21 14 276790 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. 44N 21 15 44N 21 15 276800 And after those days we took up our carriages, and went up to Jerusalem. 44N 21 16 44N 21 16 276810 There went with us also certain of the disciples of Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. 44N 21 17 44N 21 17 276820 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly. 44N 21 18 44N 21 18 276830 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. 44N 21 19 44N 21 19 276840 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. 44N 21 20 44N 21 20 276850 And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: 44N 21 21 44N 21 21 276860 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs. 44N 21 22 44N 21 22 276870 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. 44N 21 23 44N 21 23 276880 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them; 44N 21 24 44N 21 24 276890 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law. 44N 21 25 44N 21 25 276900 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. 44N 21 26 44N 21 26 276910 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purifcation, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. 44N 21 27 44N 21 27 276920 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, 44N 21 28 44N 21 28 276930 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place. 44N 21 29 44N 21 29 276940 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) 44N 21 30 44N 21 30 276950 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut. 44N 21 31 44N 21 31 276960 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 44N 21 32 44N 21 32 276970 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. 44N 21 33 44N 21 33 276980 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. 44N 21 34 44N 21 34 276990 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. 44N 21 35 44N 21 35 277000 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people. 44N 21 36 44N 21 36 277010 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him. 44N 21 37 44N 21 37 277020 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? 44N 21 38 44N 21 38 277030 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers? 44N 21 39 44N 21 39 277040 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. 44N 21 40 44N 21 40 277050 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, 44N 22 1 44N 22 1 277060 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 44N 22 2 44N 22 2 277070 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) 44N 22 3 44N 22 3 277080 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 44N 22 4 44N 22 4 277090 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 44N 22 5 44N 22 5 277100 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. 44N 22 6 44N 22 6 277110 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 44N 22 7 44N 22 7 277120 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 44N 22 8 44N 22 8 277130 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 44N 22 9 44N 22 9 277140 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 44N 22 10 44N 22 10 277150 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 44N 22 11 44N 22 11 277160 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. 44N 22 12 44N 22 12 277170 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 44N 22 13 44N 22 13 277180 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 44N 22 14 44N 22 14 277190 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 44N 22 15 44N 22 15 277200 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 44N 22 16 44N 22 16 277210 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 44N 22 17 44N 22 17 277220 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 44N 22 18 44N 22 18 277230 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 44N 22 19 44N 22 19 277240 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 44N 22 20 44N 22 20 277250 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 44N 22 21 44N 22 21 277260 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. 44N 22 22 44N 22 22 277270 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 44N 22 23 44N 22 23 277280 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 44N 22 24 44N 22 24 277290 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 44N 22 25 44N 22 25 277300 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 44N 22 26 44N 22 26 277310 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. 44N 22 27 44N 22 27 277320 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. 44N 22 28 44N 22 28 277330 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. 44N 22 29 44N 22 29 277340 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. 44N 22 30 44N 22 30 277350 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. 44N 23 1 44N 23 1 277360 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 44N 23 2 44N 23 2 277370 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 44N 23 3 44N 23 3 277380 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? 44N 23 4 44N 23 4 277390 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high priest? 44N 23 5 44N 23 5 277400 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. 44N 23 6 44N 23 6 277410 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 44N 23 7 44N 23 7 277420 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. 44N 23 8 44N 23 8 277430 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. 44N 23 9 44N 23 9 277440 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. 44N 23 10 44N 23 10 277450 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. 44N 23 11 44N 23 11 277460 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 44N 23 12 44N 23 12 277470 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 44N 23 13 44N 23 13 277480 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 44N 23 14 44N 23 14 277490 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 44N 23 15 44N 23 15 277500 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. 44N 23 16 44N 23 16 277510 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. 44N 23 17 44N 23 17 277520 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. 44N 23 18 44N 23 18 277530 So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. 44N 23 19 44N 23 19 277540 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me? 44N 23 20 44N 23 20 277550 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly. 44N 23 21 44N 23 21 277560 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 44N 23 22 44N 23 22 277570 So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me. 44N 23 23 44N 23 23 277580 And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night; 44N 23 24 44N 23 24 277590 And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 44N 23 25 44N 23 25 277600 And he wrote a letter after this manner: 44N 23 26 44N 23 26 277610 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sendeth greeting. 44N 23 27 44N 23 27 277620 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. 44N 23 28 44N 23 28 277630 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: 44N 23 29 44N 23 29 277640 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 44N 23 30 44N 23 30 277650 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell. 44N 23 31 44N 23 31 277660 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris. 44N 23 32 44N 23 32 277670 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle: 44N 23 33 44N 23 33 277680 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. 44N 23 34 44N 23 34 277690 And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia; 44N 23 35 44N 23 35 277700 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall. 44N 24 1 44N 24 1 277710 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul. 44N 24 2 44N 24 2 277720 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, 44N 24 3 44N 24 3 277730 We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. 44N 24 4 44N 24 4 277740 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 44N 24 5 44N 24 5 277750 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: 44N 24 6 44N 24 6 277760 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. 44N 24 7 44N 24 7 277770 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 44N 24 8 44N 24 8 277780 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. 44N 24 9 44N 24 9 277790 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. 44N 24 10 44N 24 10 277800 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: 44N 24 11 44N 24 11 277810 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 44N 24 12 44N 24 12 277820 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 44N 24 13 44N 24 13 277830 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. 44N 24 14 44N 24 14 277840 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: 44N 24 15 44N 24 15 277850 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. 44N 24 16 44N 24 16 277860 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. 44N 24 17 44N 24 17 277870 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. 44N 24 18 44N 24 18 277880 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. 44N 24 19 44N 24 19 277890 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me. 44N 24 20 44N 24 20 277900 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council, 44N 24 21 44N 24 21 277910 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day. 44N 24 22 44N 24 22 277920 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter. 44N 24 23 44N 24 23 277930 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him. 44N 24 24 44N 24 24 277940 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 44N 24 25 44N 24 25 277950 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. 44N 24 26 44N 24 26 277960 He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him. 44N 24 27 44N 24 27 277970 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. 44N 25 1 44N 25 1 277980 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem. 44N 25 2 44N 25 2 277990 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 44N 25 3 44N 25 3 278000 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 44N 25 4 44N 25 4 278010 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 44N 25 5 44N 25 5 278020 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. 44N 25 6 44N 25 6 278030 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. 44N 25 7 44N 25 7 278040 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. 44N 25 8 44N 25 8 278050 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. 44N 25 9 44N 25 9 278060 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? 44N 25 10 44N 25 10 278070 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest. 44N 25 11 44N 25 11 278080 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. 44N 25 12 44N 25 12 278090 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go. 44N 25 13 44N 25 13 278100 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus. 44N 25 14 44N 25 14 278110 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: 44N 25 15 44N 25 15 278120 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. 44N 25 16 44N 25 16 278130 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. 44N 25 17 44N 25 17 278140 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth. 44N 25 18 44N 25 18 278150 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: 44N 25 19 44N 25 19 278160 But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. 44N 25 20 44N 25 20 278170 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. 44N 25 21 44N 25 21 278180 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar. 44N 25 22 44N 25 22 278190 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. 44N 25 23 44N 25 23 278200 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth. 44N 25 24 44N 25 24 278210 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. 44N 25 25 44N 25 25 278220 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. 44N 25 26 44N 25 26 278230 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. 44N 25 27 44N 25 27 278240 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him. 44N 26 1 44N 26 1 278250 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: 44N 26 2 44N 26 2 278260 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: 44N 26 3 44N 26 3 278270 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 44N 26 4 44N 26 4 278280 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; 44N 26 5 44N 26 5 278290 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 44N 26 6 44N 26 6 278300 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 44N 26 7 44N 26 7 278310 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. 44N 26 8 44N 26 8 278320 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 44N 26 9 44N 26 9 278330 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 44N 26 10 44N 26 10 278340 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 44N 26 11 44N 26 11 278350 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. 44N 26 12 44N 26 12 278360 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 44N 26 13 44N 26 13 278370 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 44N 26 14 44N 26 14 278380 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 44N 26 15 44N 26 15 278390 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 44N 26 16 44N 26 16 278400 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 44N 26 17 44N 26 17 278410 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 44N 26 18 44N 26 18 278420 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 44N 26 19 44N 26 19 278430 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: 44N 26 20 44N 26 20 278440 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. 44N 26 21 44N 26 21 278450 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. 44N 26 22 44N 26 22 278460 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: 44N 26 23 44N 26 23 278470 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. 44N 26 24 44N 26 24 278480 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 44N 26 25 44N 26 25 278490 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 44N 26 26 44N 26 26 278500 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 44N 26 27 44N 26 27 278510 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 44N 26 28 44N 26 28 278520 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. 44N 26 29 44N 26 29 278530 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. 44N 26 30 44N 26 30 278540 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them: 44N 26 31 44N 26 31 278550 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 44N 26 32 44N 26 32 278560 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar. 44N 27 1 44N 27 1 278570 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. 44N 27 2 44N 27 2 278580 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 44N 27 3 44N 27 3 278590 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. 44N 27 4 44N 27 4 278600 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 44N 27 5 44N 27 5 278610 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 44N 27 6 44N 27 6 278620 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein. 44N 27 7 44N 27 7 278630 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; 44N 27 8 44N 27 8 278640 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. 44N 27 9 44N 27 9 278650 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, 44N 27 10 44N 27 10 278660 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. 44N 27 11 44N 27 11 278670 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. 44N 27 12 44N 27 12 278680 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. 44N 27 13 44N 27 13 278690 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 44N 27 14 44N 27 14 278700 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 44N 27 15 44N 27 15 278710 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 44N 27 16 44N 27 16 278720 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: 44N 27 17 44N 27 17 278730 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. 44N 27 18 44N 27 18 278740 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 44N 27 19 44N 27 19 278750 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. 44N 27 20 44N 27 20 278760 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. 44N 27 21 44N 27 21 278770 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 44N 27 22 44N 27 22 278780 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 44N 27 23 44N 27 23 278790 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 44N 27 24 44N 27 24 278800 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. 44N 27 25 44N 27 25 278810 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 44N 27 26 44N 27 26 278820 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 44N 27 27 44N 27 27 278830 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; 44N 27 28 44N 27 28 278840 And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 44N 27 29 44N 27 29 278850 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 44N 27 30 44N 27 30 278860 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, 44N 27 31 44N 27 31 278870 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 44N 27 32 44N 27 32 278880 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 44N 27 33 44N 27 33 278890 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 44N 27 34 44N 27 34 278900 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 44N 27 35 44N 27 35 278910 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 44N 27 36 44N 27 36 278920 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 44N 27 37 44N 27 37 278930 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 44N 27 38 44N 27 38 278940 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 44N 27 39 44N 27 39 278950 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 44N 27 40 44N 27 40 278960 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. 44N 27 41 44N 27 41 278970 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 44N 27 42 44N 27 42 278980 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. 44N 27 43 44N 27 43 278990 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 44N 27 44 44N 27 44 279000 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. 44N 28 1 44N 28 1 279010 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 44N 28 2 44N 28 2 279020 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 44N 28 3 44N 28 3 279030 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 44N 28 4 44N 28 4 279040 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. 44N 28 5 44N 28 5 279050 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. 44N 28 6 44N 28 6 279060 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 44N 28 7 44N 28 7 279070 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 44N 28 8 44N 28 8 279080 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 44N 28 9 44N 28 9 279090 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 44N 28 10 44N 28 10 279100 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 44N 28 11 44N 28 11 279110 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 44N 28 12 44N 28 12 279120 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 44N 28 13 44N 28 13 279130 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 44N 28 14 44N 28 14 279140 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. 44N 28 15 44N 28 15 279150 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appiiforum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. 44N 28 16 44N 28 16 279160 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. 44N 28 17 44N 28 17 279170 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 44N 28 18 44N 28 18 279180 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 44N 28 19 44N 28 19 279190 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. 44N 28 20 44N 28 20 279200 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. 44N 28 21 44N 28 21 279210 And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. 44N 28 22 44N 28 22 279220 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. 44N 28 23 44N 28 23 279230 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. 44N 28 24 44N 28 24 279240 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. 44N 28 25 44N 28 25 279250 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 44N 28 26 44N 28 26 279260 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: 44N 28 27 44N 28 27 279270 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 44N 28 28 44N 28 28 279280 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 44N 28 29 44N 28 29 279290 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 44N 28 30 44N 28 30 279300 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 44N 28 31 44N 28 31 279310 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. 45N 1 1 45N 1 1 279320 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 45N 1 2 45N 1 2 279330 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,) 45N 1 3 45N 1 3 279340 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 45N 1 4 45N 1 4 279350 And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead: 45N 1 5 45N 1 5 279360 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name: 45N 1 6 45N 1 6 279370 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ: 45N 1 7 45N 1 7 279380 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 45N 1 8 45N 1 8 279390 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. 45N 1 9 45N 1 9 279400 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; 45N 1 10 45N 1 10 279410 Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. 45N 1 11 45N 1 11 279420 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; 45N 1 12 45N 1 12 279430 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me. 45N 1 13 45N 1 13 279440 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 45N 1 14 45N 1 14 279450 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 45N 1 15 45N 1 15 279460 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 45N 1 16 45N 1 16 279470 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 45N 1 17 45N 1 17 279480 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. 45N 1 18 45N 1 18 279490 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; 45N 1 19 45N 1 19 279500 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 45N 1 20 45N 1 20 279510 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 45N 1 21 45N 1 21 279520 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 45N 1 22 45N 1 22 279530 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 45N 1 23 45N 1 23 279540 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. 45N 1 24 45N 1 24 279550 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 45N 1 25 45N 1 25 279560 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 45N 1 26 45N 1 26 279570 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 45N 1 27 45N 1 27 279580 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 45N 1 28 45N 1 28 279590 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 45N 1 29 45N 1 29 279600 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 45N 1 30 45N 1 30 279610 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 45N 1 31 45N 1 31 279620 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 45N 1 32 45N 1 32 279630 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. 45N 2 1 45N 2 1 279640 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things. 45N 2 2 45N 2 2 279650 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. 45N 2 3 45N 2 3 279660 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? 45N 2 4 45N 2 4 279670 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? 45N 2 5 45N 2 5 279680 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; 45N 2 6 45N 2 6 279690 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: 45N 2 7 45N 2 7 279700 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 45N 2 8 45N 2 8 279710 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 45N 2 9 45N 2 9 279720 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 45N 2 10 45N 2 10 279730 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: 45N 2 11 45N 2 11 279740 For there is no respect of persons with God. 45N 2 12 45N 2 12 279750 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; 45N 2 13 45N 2 13 279760 (For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 45N 2 14 45N 2 14 279770 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: 45N 2 15 45N 2 15 279780 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) 45N 2 16 45N 2 16 279790 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel. 45N 2 17 45N 2 17 279800 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and makest thy boast of God, 45N 2 18 45N 2 18 279810 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 45N 2 19 45N 2 19 279820 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 45N 2 20 45N 2 20 279830 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 45N 2 21 45N 2 21 279840 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? 45N 2 22 45N 2 22 279850 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? 45N 2 23 45N 2 23 279860 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God? 45N 2 24 45N 2 24 279870 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written. 45N 2 25 45N 2 25 279880 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 45N 2 26 45N 2 26 279890 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? 45N 2 27 45N 2 27 279900 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? 45N 2 28 45N 2 28 279910 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: 45N 2 29 45N 2 29 279920 But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. 45N 3 1 45N 3 1 279930 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision? 45N 3 2 45N 3 2 279940 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God. 45N 3 3 45N 3 3 279950 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? 45N 3 4 45N 3 4 279960 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. 45N 3 5 45N 3 5 279970 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) 45N 3 6 45N 3 6 279980 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world? 45N 3 7 45N 3 7 279990 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? 45N 3 8 45N 3 8 280000 And not rather, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just. 45N 3 9 45N 3 9 280010 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 45N 3 10 45N 3 10 280020 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: 45N 3 11 45N 3 11 280030 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 45N 3 12 45N 3 12 280040 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 45N 3 13 45N 3 13 280050 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: 45N 3 14 45N 3 14 280060 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 45N 3 15 45N 3 15 280070 Their feet are swift to shed blood: 45N 3 16 45N 3 16 280080 Destruction and misery are in their ways: 45N 3 17 45N 3 17 280090 And the way of peace have they not known: 45N 3 18 45N 3 18 280100 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 45N 3 19 45N 3 19 280110 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 45N 3 20 45N 3 20 280120 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 45N 3 21 45N 3 21 280130 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 45N 3 22 45N 3 22 280140 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 45N 3 23 45N 3 23 280150 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 45N 3 24 45N 3 24 280160 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 45N 3 25 45N 3 25 280170 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 45N 3 26 45N 3 26 280180 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 45N 3 27 45N 3 27 280190 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 45N 3 28 45N 3 28 280200 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 45N 3 29 45N 3 29 280210 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 45N 3 30 45N 3 30 280220 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 45N 3 31 45N 3 31 280230 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. 45N 4 1 45N 4 1 280240 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? 45N 4 2 45N 4 2 280250 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. 45N 4 3 45N 4 3 280260 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 45N 4 4 45N 4 4 280270 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 45N 4 5 45N 4 5 280280 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 45N 4 6 45N 4 6 280290 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 45N 4 7 45N 4 7 280300 Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 45N 4 8 45N 4 8 280310 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 45N 4 9 45N 4 9 280320 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 45N 4 10 45N 4 10 280330 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 45N 4 11 45N 4 11 280340 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: 45N 4 12 45N 4 12 280350 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. 45N 4 13 45N 4 13 280360 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 45N 4 14 45N 4 14 280370 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: 45N 4 15 45N 4 15 280380 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. 45N 4 16 45N 4 16 280390 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all, 45N 4 17 45N 4 17 280400 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. 45N 4 18 45N 4 18 280410 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. 45N 4 19 45N 4 19 280420 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: 45N 4 20 45N 4 20 280430 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 45N 4 21 45N 4 21 280440 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 45N 4 22 45N 4 22 280450 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 45N 4 23 45N 4 23 280460 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 45N 4 24 45N 4 24 280470 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 45N 4 25 45N 4 25 280480 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. 45N 5 1 45N 5 1 280490 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 45N 5 2 45N 5 2 280500 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 45N 5 3 45N 5 3 280510 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 45N 5 4 45N 5 4 280520 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 45N 5 5 45N 5 5 280530 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 45N 5 6 45N 5 6 280540 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 45N 5 7 45N 5 7 280550 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 45N 5 8 45N 5 8 280560 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 45N 5 9 45N 5 9 280570 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. 45N 5 10 45N 5 10 280580 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 45N 5 11 45N 5 11 280590 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 45N 5 12 45N 5 12 280600 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: 45N 5 13 45N 5 13 280610 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 45N 5 14 45N 5 14 280620 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. 45N 5 15 45N 5 15 280630 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 45N 5 16 45N 5 16 280640 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 45N 5 17 45N 5 17 280650 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 45N 5 18 45N 5 18 280660 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. 45N 5 19 45N 5 19 280670 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 45N 5 20 45N 5 20 280680 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 45N 5 21 45N 5 21 280690 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord. 45N 6 1 45N 6 1 280700 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 45N 6 2 45N 6 2 280710 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? 45N 6 3 45N 6 3 280720 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? 45N 6 4 45N 6 4 280730 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 45N 6 5 45N 6 5 280740 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: 45N 6 6 45N 6 6 280750 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 45N 6 7 45N 6 7 280760 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 45N 6 8 45N 6 8 280770 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 45N 6 9 45N 6 9 280780 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 45N 6 10 45N 6 10 280790 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 45N 6 11 45N 6 11 280800 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 45N 6 12 45N 6 12 280810 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 45N 6 13 45N 6 13 280820 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. 45N 6 14 45N 6 14 280830 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 45N 6 15 45N 6 15 280840 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. 45N 6 16 45N 6 16 280850 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? 45N 6 17 45N 6 17 280860 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 45N 6 18 45N 6 18 280870 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. 45N 6 19 45N 6 19 280880 I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. 45N 6 20 45N 6 20 280890 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 45N 6 21 45N 6 21 280900 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. 45N 6 22 45N 6 22 280910 But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 45N 6 23 45N 6 23 280920 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 45N 7 1 45N 7 1 280930 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? 45N 7 2 45N 7 2 280940 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 45N 7 3 45N 7 3 280950 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. 45N 7 4 45N 7 4 280960 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. 45N 7 5 45N 7 5 280970 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. 45N 7 6 45N 7 6 280980 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 45N 7 7 45N 7 7 280990 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 45N 7 8 45N 7 8 281000 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 45N 7 9 45N 7 9 281010 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 45N 7 10 45N 7 10 281020 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. 45N 7 11 45N 7 11 281030 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. 45N 7 12 45N 7 12 281040 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. 45N 7 13 45N 7 13 281050 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. 45N 7 14 45N 7 14 281060 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin. 45N 7 15 45N 7 15 281070 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. 45N 7 16 45N 7 16 281080 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good. 45N 7 17 45N 7 17 281090 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 45N 7 18 45N 7 18 281100 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. 45N 7 19 45N 7 19 281110 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do. 45N 7 20 45N 7 20 281120 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. 45N 7 21 45N 7 21 281130 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me. 45N 7 22 45N 7 22 281140 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: 45N 7 23 45N 7 23 281150 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. 45N 7 24 45N 7 24 281160 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? 45N 7 25 45N 7 25 281170 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin. 45N 8 1 45N 8 1 281180 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 45N 8 2 45N 8 2 281190 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 45N 8 3 45N 8 3 281200 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 45N 8 4 45N 8 4 281210 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 45N 8 5 45N 8 5 281220 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 45N 8 6 45N 8 6 281230 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 45N 8 7 45N 8 7 281240 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 45N 8 8 45N 8 8 281250 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 45N 8 9 45N 8 9 281260 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 45N 8 10 45N 8 10 281270 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 45N 8 11 45N 8 11 281280 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 45N 8 12 45N 8 12 281290 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 45N 8 13 45N 8 13 281300 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. 45N 8 14 45N 8 14 281310 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. 45N 8 15 45N 8 15 281320 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. 45N 8 16 45N 8 16 281330 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 45N 8 17 45N 8 17 281340 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. 45N 8 18 45N 8 18 281350 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 45N 8 19 45N 8 19 281360 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 45N 8 20 45N 8 20 281370 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 45N 8 21 45N 8 21 281380 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 45N 8 22 45N 8 22 281390 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 45N 8 23 45N 8 23 281400 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 45N 8 24 45N 8 24 281410 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? 45N 8 25 45N 8 25 281420 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 45N 8 26 45N 8 26 281430 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 45N 8 27 45N 8 27 281440 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. 45N 8 28 45N 8 28 281450 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 45N 8 29 45N 8 29 281460 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 45N 8 30 45N 8 30 281470 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 45N 8 31 45N 8 31 281480 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 45N 8 32 45N 8 32 281490 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 45N 8 33 45N 8 33 281500 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 45N 8 34 45N 8 34 281510 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 45N 8 35 45N 8 35 281520 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 45N 8 36 45N 8 36 281530 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 45N 8 37 45N 8 37 281540 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 45N 8 38 45N 8 38 281550 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 45N 8 39 45N 8 39 281560 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 45N 9 1 45N 9 1 281570 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, 45N 9 2 45N 9 2 281580 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart. 45N 9 3 45N 9 3 281590 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 45N 9 4 45N 9 4 281600 Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises; 45N 9 5 45N 9 5 281610 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. 45N 9 6 45N 9 6 281620 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: 45N 9 7 45N 9 7 281630 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. 45N 9 8 45N 9 8 281640 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. 45N 9 9 45N 9 9 281650 For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. 45N 9 10 45N 9 10 281660 And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; 45N 9 11 45N 9 11 281670 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) 45N 9 12 45N 9 12 281680 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger. 45N 9 13 45N 9 13 281690 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. 45N 9 14 45N 9 14 281700 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. 45N 9 15 45N 9 15 281710 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 45N 9 16 45N 9 16 281720 So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy. 45N 9 17 45N 9 17 281730 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. 45N 9 18 45N 9 18 281740 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. 45N 9 19 45N 9 19 281750 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 45N 9 20 45N 9 20 281760 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 45N 9 21 45N 9 21 281770 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? 45N 9 22 45N 9 22 281780 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 45N 9 23 45N 9 23 281790 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, 45N 9 24 45N 9 24 281800 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? 45N 9 25 45N 9 25 281810 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. 45N 9 26 45N 9 26 281820 And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God. 45N 9 27 45N 9 27 281830 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: 45N 9 28 45N 9 28 281840 For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. 45N 9 29 45N 9 29 281850 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. 45N 9 30 45N 9 30 281860 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. 45N 9 31 45N 9 31 281870 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 45N 9 32 45N 9 32 281880 Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; 45N 9 33 45N 9 33 281890 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 45N 10 1 45N 10 1 281900 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 45N 10 2 45N 10 2 281910 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 45N 10 3 45N 10 3 281920 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 45N 10 4 45N 10 4 281930 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. 45N 10 5 45N 10 5 281940 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them. 45N 10 6 45N 10 6 281950 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) 45N 10 7 45N 10 7 281960 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) 45N 10 8 45N 10 8 281970 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach; 45N 10 9 45N 10 9 281980 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 45N 10 10 45N 10 10 281990 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 45N 10 11 45N 10 11 282000 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. 45N 10 12 45N 10 12 282010 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 45N 10 13 45N 10 13 282020 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. 45N 10 14 45N 10 14 282030 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 45N 10 15 45N 10 15 282040 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! 45N 10 16 45N 10 16 282050 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? 45N 10 17 45N 10 17 282060 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 45N 10 18 45N 10 18 282070 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. 45N 10 19 45N 10 19 282080 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 45N 10 20 45N 10 20 282090 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 45N 10 21 45N 10 21 282100 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. 45N 11 1 45N 11 1 282110 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 45N 11 2 45N 11 2 282120 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, 45N 11 3 45N 11 3 282130 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life. 45N 11 4 45N 11 4 282140 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal. 45N 11 5 45N 11 5 282150 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 45N 11 6 45N 11 6 282160 And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work. 45N 11 7 45N 11 7 282170 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 45N 11 8 45N 11 8 282180 (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 45N 11 9 45N 11 9 282190 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumbling block, and a recompence unto them: 45N 11 10 45N 11 10 282200 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 45N 11 11 45N 11 11 282210 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 45N 11 12 45N 11 12 282220 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness? 45N 11 13 45N 11 13 282230 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 45N 11 14 45N 11 14 282240 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. 45N 11 15 45N 11 15 282250 For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? 45N 11 16 45N 11 16 282260 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 45N 11 17 45N 11 17 282270 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; 45N 11 18 45N 11 18 282280 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 45N 11 19 45N 11 19 282290 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be graffed in. 45N 11 20 45N 11 20 282300 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 45N 11 21 45N 11 21 282310 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 45N 11 22 45N 11 22 282320 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off. 45N 11 23 45N 11 23 282330 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in: for God is able to graff them in again. 45N 11 24 45N 11 24 282340 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree? 45N 11 25 45N 11 25 282350 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 45N 11 26 45N 11 26 282360 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 45N 11 27 45N 11 27 282370 For this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins. 45N 11 28 45N 11 28 282380 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. 45N 11 29 45N 11 29 282390 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 45N 11 30 45N 11 30 282400 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief: 45N 11 31 45N 11 31 282410 Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 45N 11 32 45N 11 32 282420 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. 45N 11 33 45N 11 33 282430 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! 45N 11 34 45N 11 34 282440 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counseller? 45N 11 35 45N 11 35 282450 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again? 45N 11 36 45N 11 36 282460 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. 45N 12 1 45N 12 1 282470 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 45N 12 2 45N 12 2 282480 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 45N 12 3 45N 12 3 282490 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. 45N 12 4 45N 12 4 282500 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 45N 12 5 45N 12 5 282510 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 45N 12 6 45N 12 6 282520 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 45N 12 7 45N 12 7 282530 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 45N 12 8 45N 12 8 282540 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 45N 12 9 45N 12 9 282550 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 45N 12 10 45N 12 10 282560 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 45N 12 11 45N 12 11 282570 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 45N 12 12 45N 12 12 282580 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 45N 12 13 45N 12 13 282590 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. 45N 12 14 45N 12 14 282600 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 45N 12 15 45N 12 15 282610 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. 45N 12 16 45N 12 16 282620 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 45N 12 17 45N 12 17 282630 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 45N 12 18 45N 12 18 282640 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 45N 12 19 45N 12 19 282650 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 45N 12 20 45N 12 20 282660 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 45N 12 21 45N 12 21 282670 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 45N 13 1 45N 13 1 282680 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. 45N 13 2 45N 13 2 282690 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. 45N 13 3 45N 13 3 282700 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 45N 13 4 45N 13 4 282710 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. 45N 13 5 45N 13 5 282720 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 45N 13 6 45N 13 6 282730 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. 45N 13 7 45N 13 7 282740 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. 45N 13 8 45N 13 8 282750 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 45N 13 9 45N 13 9 282760 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 45N 13 10 45N 13 10 282770 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 45N 13 11 45N 13 11 282780 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. 45N 13 12 45N 13 12 282790 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 45N 13 13 45N 13 13 282800 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. 45N 13 14 45N 13 14 282810 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 45N 14 1 45N 14 1 282820 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations. 45N 14 2 45N 14 2 282830 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs. 45N 14 3 45N 14 3 282840 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. 45N 14 4 45N 14 4 282850 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand. 45N 14 5 45N 14 5 282860 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 45N 14 6 45N 14 6 282870 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 45N 14 7 45N 14 7 282880 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 45N 14 8 45N 14 8 282890 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 45N 14 9 45N 14 9 282900 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. 45N 14 10 45N 14 10 282910 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 45N 14 11 45N 14 11 282920 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 45N 14 12 45N 14 12 282930 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 45N 14 13 45N 14 13 282940 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. 45N 14 14 45N 14 14 282950 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 45N 14 15 45N 14 15 282960 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 45N 14 16 45N 14 16 282970 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 45N 14 17 45N 14 17 282980 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. 45N 14 18 45N 14 18 282990 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. 45N 14 19 45N 14 19 283000 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. 45N 14 20 45N 14 20 283010 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 45N 14 21 45N 14 21 283020 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. 45N 14 22 45N 14 22 283030 Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 45N 14 23 45N 14 23 283040 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. 45N 15 1 45N 15 1 283050 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 45N 15 2 45N 15 2 283060 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 45N 15 3 45N 15 3 283070 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me. 45N 15 4 45N 15 4 283080 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 45N 15 5 45N 15 5 283090 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: 45N 15 6 45N 15 6 283100 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 45N 15 7 45N 15 7 283110 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God. 45N 15 8 45N 15 8 283120 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: 45N 15 9 45N 15 9 283130 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name. 45N 15 10 45N 15 10 283140 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. 45N 15 11 45N 15 11 283150 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people. 45N 15 12 45N 15 12 283160 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. 45N 15 13 45N 15 13 283170 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. 45N 15 14 45N 15 14 283180 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. 45N 15 15 45N 15 15 283190 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, 45N 15 16 45N 15 16 283200 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. 45N 15 17 45N 15 17 283210 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God. 45N 15 18 45N 15 18 283220 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 45N 15 19 45N 15 19 283230 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. 45N 15 20 45N 15 20 283240 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation: 45N 15 21 45N 15 21 283250 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand. 45N 15 22 45N 15 22 283260 For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you. 45N 15 23 45N 15 23 283270 But now having no more place in these parts, and having a great desire these many years to come unto you; 45N 15 24 45N 15 24 283280 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. 45N 15 25 45N 15 25 283290 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. 45N 15 26 45N 15 26 283300 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. 45N 15 27 45N 15 27 283310 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. 45N 15 28 45N 15 28 283320 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. 45N 15 29 45N 15 29 283330 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. 45N 15 30 45N 15 30 283340 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me; 45N 15 31 45N 15 31 283350 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judaea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints; 45N 15 32 45N 15 32 283360 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. 45N 15 33 45N 15 33 283370 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen. 45N 16 1 45N 16 1 283380 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: 45N 16 2 45N 16 2 283390 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also. 45N 16 3 45N 16 3 283400 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: 45N 16 4 45N 16 4 283410 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles. 45N 16 5 45N 16 5 283420 Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ. 45N 16 6 45N 16 6 283430 Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us. 45N 16 7 45N 16 7 283440 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. 45N 16 8 45N 16 8 283450 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 45N 16 9 45N 16 9 283460 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 45N 16 10 45N 16 10 283470 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household. 45N 16 11 45N 16 11 283480 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. 45N 16 12 45N 16 12 283490 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord. 45N 16 13 45N 16 13 283500 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. 45N 16 14 45N 16 14 283510 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them. 45N 16 15 45N 16 15 283520 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them. 45N 16 16 45N 16 16 283530 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. 45N 16 17 45N 16 17 283540 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. 45N 16 18 45N 16 18 283550 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. 45N 16 19 45N 16 19 283560 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. 45N 16 20 45N 16 20 283570 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 45N 16 21 45N 16 21 283580 Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. 45N 16 22 45N 16 22 283590 I Tertius, who wrote this epistle, salute you in the Lord. 45N 16 23 45N 16 23 283600 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. 45N 16 24 45N 16 24 283610 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 45N 16 25 45N 16 25 283620 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, 45N 16 26 45N 16 26 283630 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: 45N 16 27 45N 16 27 283640 To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen. 46N 1 1 46N 1 1 283650 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, 46N 1 2 46N 1 2 283660 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: 46N 1 3 46N 1 3 283670 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 46N 1 4 46N 1 4 283680 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; 46N 1 5 46N 1 5 283690 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge; 46N 1 6 46N 1 6 283700 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: 46N 1 7 46N 1 7 283710 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 46N 1 8 46N 1 8 283720 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 46N 1 9 46N 1 9 283730 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. 46N 1 10 46N 1 10 283740 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 46N 1 11 46N 1 11 283750 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. 46N 1 12 46N 1 12 283760 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. 46N 1 13 46N 1 13 283770 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 46N 1 14 46N 1 14 283780 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 46N 1 15 46N 1 15 283790 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. 46N 1 16 46N 1 16 283800 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. 46N 1 17 46N 1 17 283810 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. 46N 1 18 46N 1 18 283820 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. 46N 1 19 46N 1 19 283830 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. 46N 1 20 46N 1 20 283840 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 46N 1 21 46N 1 21 283850 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. 46N 1 22 46N 1 22 283860 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 46N 1 23 46N 1 23 283870 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 46N 1 24 46N 1 24 283880 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 46N 1 25 46N 1 25 283890 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 46N 1 26 46N 1 26 283900 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 46N 1 27 46N 1 27 283910 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 46N 1 28 46N 1 28 283920 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 46N 1 29 46N 1 29 283930 That no flesh should glory in his presence. 46N 1 30 46N 1 30 283940 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 46N 1 31 46N 1 31 283950 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 46N 2 1 46N 2 1 283960 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 46N 2 2 46N 2 2 283970 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 46N 2 3 46N 2 3 283980 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 46N 2 4 46N 2 4 283990 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: 46N 2 5 46N 2 5 284000 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 46N 2 6 46N 2 6 284010 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 46N 2 7 46N 2 7 284020 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 46N 2 8 46N 2 8 284030 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 46N 2 9 46N 2 9 284040 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 46N 2 10 46N 2 10 284050 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 46N 2 11 46N 2 11 284060 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 46N 2 12 46N 2 12 284070 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 46N 2 13 46N 2 13 284080 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 46N 2 14 46N 2 14 284090 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 46N 2 15 46N 2 15 284100 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. 46N 2 16 46N 2 16 284110 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. 46N 3 1 46N 3 1 284120 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 46N 3 2 46N 3 2 284130 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. 46N 3 3 46N 3 3 284140 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? 46N 3 4 46N 3 4 284150 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal? 46N 3 5 46N 3 5 284160 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 46N 3 6 46N 3 6 284170 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. 46N 3 7 46N 3 7 284180 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase. 46N 3 8 46N 3 8 284190 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour. 46N 3 9 46N 3 9 284200 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 46N 3 10 46N 3 10 284210 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 46N 3 11 46N 3 11 284220 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 46N 3 12 46N 3 12 284230 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 46N 3 13 46N 3 13 284240 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is. 46N 3 14 46N 3 14 284250 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. 46N 3 15 46N 3 15 284260 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire. 46N 3 16 46N 3 16 284270 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 46N 3 17 46N 3 17 284280 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. 46N 3 18 46N 3 18 284290 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 46N 3 19 46N 3 19 284300 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. 46N 3 20 46N 3 20 284310 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 46N 3 21 46N 3 21 284320 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours; 46N 3 22 46N 3 22 284330 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 46N 3 23 46N 3 23 284340 And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. 46N 4 1 46N 4 1 284350 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. 46N 4 2 46N 4 2 284360 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. 46N 4 3 46N 4 3 284370 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self. 46N 4 4 46N 4 4 284380 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. 46N 4 5 46N 4 5 284390 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. 46N 4 6 46N 4 6 284400 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another. 46N 4 7 46N 4 7 284410 For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? 46N 4 8 46N 4 8 284420 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. 46N 4 9 46N 4 9 284430 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men. 46N 4 10 46N 4 10 284440 We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised. 46N 4 11 46N 4 11 284450 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace; 46N 4 12 46N 4 12 284460 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: 46N 4 13 46N 4 13 284470 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. 46N 4 14 46N 4 14 284480 I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you. 46N 4 15 46N 4 15 284490 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. 46N 4 16 46N 4 16 284500 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 46N 4 17 46N 4 17 284510 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church. 46N 4 18 46N 4 18 284520 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 46N 4 19 46N 4 19 284530 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power. 46N 4 20 46N 4 20 284540 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. 46N 4 21 46N 4 21 284550 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness? 46N 5 1 46N 5 1 284560 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife. 46N 5 2 46N 5 2 284570 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. 46N 5 3 46N 5 3 284580 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed, 46N 5 4 46N 5 4 284590 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 46N 5 5 46N 5 5 284600 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. 46N 5 6 46N 5 6 284610 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 46N 5 7 46N 5 7 284620 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: 46N 5 8 46N 5 8 284630 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. 46N 5 9 46N 5 9 284640 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 46N 5 10 46N 5 10 284650 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 46N 5 11 46N 5 11 284660 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 46N 5 12 46N 5 12 284670 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? 46N 5 13 46N 5 13 284680 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. 46N 6 1 46N 6 1 284690 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 46N 6 2 46N 6 2 284700 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 46N 6 3 46N 6 3 284710 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 46N 6 4 46N 6 4 284720 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. 46N 6 5 46N 6 5 284730 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? 46N 6 6 46N 6 6 284740 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 46N 6 7 46N 6 7 284750 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 46N 6 8 46N 6 8 284760 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 46N 6 9 46N 6 9 284770 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 46N 6 10 46N 6 10 284780 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 46N 6 11 46N 6 11 284790 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 46N 6 12 46N 6 12 284800 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 46N 6 13 46N 6 13 284810 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 46N 6 14 46N 6 14 284820 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 46N 6 15 46N 6 15 284830 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. 46N 6 16 46N 6 16 284840 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 46N 6 17 46N 6 17 284850 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. 46N 6 18 46N 6 18 284860 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that commiteth fornication sinneth against his own body. 46N 6 19 46N 6 19 284870 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 46N 6 20 46N 6 20 284880 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 46N 7 1 46N 7 1 284890 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 46N 7 2 46N 7 2 284900 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 46N 7 3 46N 7 3 284910 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 46N 7 4 46N 7 4 284920 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 46N 7 5 46N 7 5 284930 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. 46N 7 6 46N 7 6 284940 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. 46N 7 7 46N 7 7 284950 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that. 46N 7 8 46N 7 8 284960 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. 46N 7 9 46N 7 9 284970 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn. 46N 7 10 46N 7 10 284980 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 46N 7 11 46N 7 11 284990 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 46N 7 12 46N 7 12 285000 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 46N 7 13 46N 7 13 285010 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him. 46N 7 14 46N 7 14 285020 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 46N 7 15 46N 7 15 285030 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. 46N 7 16 46N 7 16 285040 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 46N 7 17 46N 7 17 285050 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches. 46N 7 18 46N 7 18 285060 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised. 46N 7 19 46N 7 19 285070 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God. 46N 7 20 46N 7 20 285080 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 46N 7 21 46N 7 21 285090 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. 46N 7 22 46N 7 22 285100 For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant. 46N 7 23 46N 7 23 285110 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men. 46N 7 24 46N 7 24 285120 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 46N 7 25 46N 7 25 285130 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. 46N 7 26 46N 7 26 285140 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. 46N 7 27 46N 7 27 285150 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. 46N 7 28 46N 7 28 285160 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you. 46N 7 29 46N 7 29 285170 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; 46N 7 30 46N 7 30 285180 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; 46N 7 31 46N 7 31 285190 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away. 46N 7 32 46N 7 32 285200 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: 46N 7 33 46N 7 33 285210 But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife. 46N 7 34 46N 7 34 285220 There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. 46N 7 35 46N 7 35 285230 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. 46N 7 36 46N 7 36 285240 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. 46N 7 37 46N 7 37 285250 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well. 46N 7 38 46N 7 38 285260 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better. 46N 7 39 46N 7 39 285270 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. 46N 7 40 46N 7 40 285280 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God. 46N 8 1 46N 8 1 285290 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. 46N 8 2 46N 8 2 285300 And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 46N 8 3 46N 8 3 285310 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. 46N 8 4 46N 8 4 285320 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. 46N 8 5 46N 8 5 285330 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) 46N 8 6 46N 8 6 285340 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. 46N 8 7 46N 8 7 285350 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 46N 8 8 46N 8 8 285360 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 46N 8 9 46N 8 9 285370 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. 46N 8 10 46N 8 10 285380 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; 46N 8 11 46N 8 11 285390 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 46N 8 12 46N 8 12 285400 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. 46N 8 13 46N 8 13 285410 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. 46N 9 1 46N 9 1 285420 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 46N 9 2 46N 9 2 285430 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord. 46N 9 3 46N 9 3 285440 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this, 46N 9 4 46N 9 4 285450 Have we not power to eat and to drink? 46N 9 5 46N 9 5 285460 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas? 46N 9 6 46N 9 6 285470 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? 46N 9 7 46N 9 7 285480 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? 46N 9 8 46N 9 8 285490 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? 46N 9 9 46N 9 9 285500 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? 46N 9 10 46N 9 10 285510 Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. 46N 9 11 46N 9 11 285520 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? 46N 9 12 46N 9 12 285530 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ. 46N 9 13 46N 9 13 285540 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the alter are partakers with the alter? 46N 9 14 46N 9 14 285550 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel. 46N 9 15 46N 9 15 285560 But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void. 46N 9 16 46N 9 16 285570 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! 46N 9 17 46N 9 17 285580 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. 46N 9 18 46N 9 18 285590 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel. 46N 9 19 46N 9 19 285600 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. 46N 9 20 46N 9 20 285610 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; 46N 9 21 46N 9 21 285620 To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. 46N 9 22 46N 9 22 285630 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. 46N 9 23 46N 9 23 285640 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. 46N 9 24 46N 9 24 285650 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 46N 9 25 46N 9 25 285660 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. 46N 9 26 46N 9 26 285670 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 46N 9 27 46N 9 27 285680 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 46N 10 1 46N 10 1 285690 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; 46N 10 2 46N 10 2 285700 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 46N 10 3 46N 10 3 285710 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 46N 10 4 46N 10 4 285720 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 46N 10 5 46N 10 5 285730 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness. 46N 10 6 46N 10 6 285740 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. 46N 10 7 46N 10 7 285750 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. 46N 10 8 46N 10 8 285760 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. 46N 10 9 46N 10 9 285770 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents. 46N 10 10 46N 10 10 285780 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. 46N 10 11 46N 10 11 285790 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. 46N 10 12 46N 10 12 285800 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. 46N 10 13 46N 10 13 285810 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. 46N 10 14 46N 10 14 285820 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. 46N 10 15 46N 10 15 285830 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 46N 10 16 46N 10 16 285840 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 46N 10 17 46N 10 17 285850 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. 46N 10 18 46N 10 18 285860 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the alter? 46N 10 19 46N 10 19 285870 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? 46N 10 20 46N 10 20 285880 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. 46N 10 21 46N 10 21 285890 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils. 46N 10 22 46N 10 22 285900 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 46N 10 23 46N 10 23 285910 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 46N 10 24 46N 10 24 285920 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. 46N 10 25 46N 10 25 285930 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake: 46N 10 26 46N 10 26 285940 For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof. 46N 10 27 46N 10 27 285950 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake. 46N 10 28 46N 10 28 285960 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof: 46N 10 29 46N 10 29 285970 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? 46N 10 30 46N 10 30 285980 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? 46N 10 31 46N 10 31 285990 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 46N 10 32 46N 10 32 286000 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: 46N 10 33 46N 10 33 286010 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 46N 11 1 46N 11 1 286020 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 46N 11 2 46N 11 2 286030 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 46N 11 3 46N 11 3 286040 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 46N 11 4 46N 11 4 286050 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 46N 11 5 46N 11 5 286060 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. 46N 11 6 46N 11 6 286070 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. 46N 11 7 46N 11 7 286080 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. 46N 11 8 46N 11 8 286090 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. 46N 11 9 46N 11 9 286100 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. 46N 11 10 46N 11 10 286110 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels. 46N 11 11 46N 11 11 286120 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord. 46N 11 12 46N 11 12 286130 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of god. 46N 11 13 46N 11 13 286140 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 46N 11 14 46N 11 14 286150 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 46N 11 15 46N 11 15 286160 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. 46N 11 16 46N 11 16 286170 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. 46N 11 17 46N 11 17 286180 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. 46N 11 18 46N 11 18 286190 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. 46N 11 19 46N 11 19 286200 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. 46N 11 20 46N 11 20 286210 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. 46N 11 21 46N 11 21 286220 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 46N 11 22 46N 11 22 286230 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. 46N 11 23 46N 11 23 286240 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 46N 11 24 46N 11 24 286250 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 46N 11 25 46N 11 25 286260 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. 46N 11 26 46N 11 26 286270 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 46N 11 27 46N 11 27 286280 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 46N 11 28 46N 11 28 286290 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 46N 11 29 46N 11 29 286300 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 46N 11 30 46N 11 30 286310 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. 46N 11 31 46N 11 31 286320 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 46N 11 32 46N 11 32 286330 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. 46N 11 33 46N 11 33 286340 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. 46N 11 34 46N 11 34 286350 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come. 46N 12 1 46N 12 1 286360 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 46N 12 2 46N 12 2 286370 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led. 46N 12 3 46N 12 3 286380 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. 46N 12 4 46N 12 4 286390 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 46N 12 5 46N 12 5 286400 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 46N 12 6 46N 12 6 286410 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 46N 12 7 46N 12 7 286420 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 46N 12 8 46N 12 8 286430 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 46N 12 9 46N 12 9 286440 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 46N 12 10 46N 12 10 286450 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 46N 12 11 46N 12 11 286460 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. 46N 12 12 46N 12 12 286470 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 46N 12 13 46N 12 13 286480 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 46N 12 14 46N 12 14 286490 For the body is not one member, but many. 46N 12 15 46N 12 15 286500 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 46N 12 16 46N 12 16 286510 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 46N 12 17 46N 12 17 286520 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 46N 12 18 46N 12 18 286530 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 46N 12 19 46N 12 19 286540 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 46N 12 20 46N 12 20 286550 But now are they many members, yet but one body. 46N 12 21 46N 12 21 286560 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 46N 12 22 46N 12 22 286570 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 46N 12 23 46N 12 23 286580 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 46N 12 24 46N 12 24 286590 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked: 46N 12 25 46N 12 25 286600 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 46N 12 26 46N 12 26 286610 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 46N 12 27 46N 12 27 286620 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 46N 12 28 46N 12 28 286630 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. 46N 12 29 46N 12 29 286640 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 46N 12 30 46N 12 30 286650 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 46N 12 31 46N 12 31 286660 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. 46N 13 1 46N 13 1 286670 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 46N 13 2 46N 13 2 286680 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 46N 13 3 46N 13 3 286690 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 46N 13 4 46N 13 4 286700 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 46N 13 5 46N 13 5 286710 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 46N 13 6 46N 13 6 286720 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 46N 13 7 46N 13 7 286730 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 46N 13 8 46N 13 8 286740 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 46N 13 9 46N 13 9 286750 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 46N 13 10 46N 13 10 286760 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 46N 13 11 46N 13 11 286770 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 46N 13 12 46N 13 12 286780 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 46N 13 13 46N 13 13 286790 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. 46N 14 1 46N 14 1 286800 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. 46N 14 2 46N 14 2 286810 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. 46N 14 3 46N 14 3 286820 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. 46N 14 4 46N 14 4 286830 He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church. 46N 14 5 46N 14 5 286840 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying. 46N 14 6 46N 14 6 286850 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine? 46N 14 7 46N 14 7 286860 And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? 46N 14 8 46N 14 8 286870 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? 46N 14 9 46N 14 9 286880 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. 46N 14 10 46N 14 10 286890 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. 46N 14 11 46N 14 11 286900 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. 46N 14 12 46N 14 12 286910 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. 46N 14 13 46N 14 13 286920 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. 46N 14 14 46N 14 14 286930 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 46N 14 15 46N 14 15 286940 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. 46N 14 16 46N 14 16 286950 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest? 46N 14 17 46N 14 17 286960 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. 46N 14 18 46N 14 18 286970 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all: 46N 14 19 46N 14 19 286980 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue. 46N 14 20 46N 14 20 286990 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men. 46N 14 21 46N 14 21 287000 In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. 46N 14 22 46N 14 22 287010 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe. 46N 14 23 46N 14 23 287020 If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? 46N 14 24 46N 14 24 287030 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all: 46N 14 25 46N 14 25 287040 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth. 46N 14 26 46N 14 26 287050 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, everyone of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying. 46N 14 27 46N 14 27 287060 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret. 46N 14 28 46N 14 28 287070 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God. 46N 14 29 46N 14 29 287080 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge. 46N 14 30 46N 14 30 287090 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. 46N 14 31 46N 14 31 287100 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. 46N 14 32 46N 14 32 287110 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 46N 14 33 46N 14 33 287120 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 46N 14 34 46N 14 34 287130 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 46N 14 35 46N 14 35 287140 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. 46N 14 36 46N 14 36 287150 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only? 46N 14 37 46N 14 37 287160 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord. 46N 14 38 46N 14 38 287170 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant. 46N 14 39 46N 14 39 287180 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. 46N 14 40 46N 14 40 287190 Let all things be done decently and in order. 46N 15 1 46N 15 1 287200 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 46N 15 2 46N 15 2 287210 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 46N 15 3 46N 15 3 287220 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 46N 15 4 46N 15 4 287230 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 46N 15 5 46N 15 5 287240 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 46N 15 6 46N 15 6 287250 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 46N 15 7 46N 15 7 287260 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 46N 15 8 46N 15 8 287270 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. 46N 15 9 46N 15 9 287280 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 46N 15 10 46N 15 10 287290 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 46N 15 11 46N 15 11 287300 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. 46N 15 12 46N 15 12 287310 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 46N 15 13 46N 15 13 287320 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 46N 15 14 46N 15 14 287330 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. 46N 15 15 46N 15 15 287340 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. 46N 15 16 46N 15 16 287350 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: 46N 15 17 46N 15 17 287360 And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. 46N 15 18 46N 15 18 287370 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. 46N 15 19 46N 15 19 287380 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. 46N 15 20 46N 15 20 287390 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. 46N 15 21 46N 15 21 287400 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. 46N 15 22 46N 15 22 287410 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. 46N 15 23 46N 15 23 287420 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. 46N 15 24 46N 15 24 287430 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. 46N 15 25 46N 15 25 287440 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 46N 15 26 46N 15 26 287450 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. 46N 15 27 46N 15 27 287460 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. 46N 15 28 46N 15 28 287470 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. 46N 15 29 46N 15 29 287480 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead? 46N 15 30 46N 15 30 287490 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? 46N 15 31 46N 15 31 287500 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. 46N 15 32 46N 15 32 287510 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die. 46N 15 33 46N 15 33 287520 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. 46N 15 34 46N 15 34 287530 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 46N 15 35 46N 15 35 287540 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 46N 15 36 46N 15 36 287550 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: 46N 15 37 46N 15 37 287560 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: 46N 15 38 46N 15 38 287570 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. 46N 15 39 46N 15 39 287580 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 46N 15 40 46N 15 40 287590 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 46N 15 41 46N 15 41 287600 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. 46N 15 42 46N 15 42 287610 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: 46N 15 43 46N 15 43 287620 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: 46N 15 44 46N 15 44 287630 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 46N 15 45 46N 15 45 287640 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. 46N 15 46 46N 15 46 287650 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. 46N 15 47 46N 15 47 287660 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 46N 15 48 46N 15 48 287670 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. 46N 15 49 46N 15 49 287680 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 46N 15 50 46N 15 50 287690 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. 46N 15 51 46N 15 51 287700 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 46N 15 52 46N 15 52 287710 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 46N 15 53 46N 15 53 287720 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 46N 15 54 46N 15 54 287730 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. 46N 15 55 46N 15 55 287740 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 46N 15 56 46N 15 56 287750 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 46N 15 57 46N 15 57 287760 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 46N 15 58 46N 15 58 287770 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 46N 16 1 46N 16 1 287780 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. 46N 16 2 46N 16 2 287790 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come. 46N 16 3 46N 16 3 287800 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem. 46N 16 4 46N 16 4 287810 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with me. 46N 16 5 46N 16 5 287820 Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia. 46N 16 6 46N 16 6 287830 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go. 46N 16 7 46N 16 7 287840 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit. 46N 16 8 46N 16 8 287850 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost. 46N 16 9 46N 16 9 287860 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries. 46N 16 10 46N 16 10 287870 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do. 46N 16 11 46N 16 11 287880 Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren. 46N 16 12 46N 16 12 287890 As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time. 46N 16 13 46N 16 13 287900 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 46N 16 14 46N 16 14 287910 Let all your things be done with charity. 46N 16 15 46N 16 15 287920 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,) 46N 16 16 46N 16 16 287930 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth. 46N 16 17 46N 16 17 287940 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied. 46N 16 18 46N 16 18 287950 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such. 46N 16 19 46N 16 19 287960 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house. 46N 16 20 46N 16 20 287970 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss. 46N 16 21 46N 16 21 287980 The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand. 46N 16 22 46N 16 22 287990 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha. 46N 16 23 46N 16 23 288000 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. 46N 16 24 46N 16 24 288010 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. 47N 1 1 47N 1 1 288020 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia: 47N 1 2 47N 1 2 288030 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 47N 1 3 47N 1 3 288040 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 47N 1 4 47N 1 4 288050 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 47N 1 5 47N 1 5 288060 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 47N 1 6 47N 1 6 288070 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. 47N 1 7 47N 1 7 288080 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 47N 1 8 47N 1 8 288090 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: 47N 1 9 47N 1 9 288100 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: 47N 1 10 47N 1 10 288110 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 47N 1 11 47N 1 11 288120 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf. 47N 1 12 47N 1 12 288130 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward. 47N 1 13 47N 1 13 288140 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end; 47N 1 14 47N 1 14 288150 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. 47N 1 15 47N 1 15 288160 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 47N 1 16 47N 1 16 288170 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea. 47N 1 17 47N 1 17 288180 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay? 47N 1 18 47N 1 18 288190 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 47N 1 19 47N 1 19 288200 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 47N 1 20 47N 1 20 288210 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 47N 1 21 47N 1 21 288220 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God; 47N 1 22 47N 1 22 288230 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts. 47N 1 23 47N 1 23 288240 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. 47N 1 24 47N 1 24 288250 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand. 47N 2 1 47N 2 1 288260 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. 47N 2 2 47N 2 2 288270 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? 47N 2 3 47N 2 3 288280 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 47N 2 4 47N 2 4 288290 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. 47N 2 5 47N 2 5 288300 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. 47N 2 6 47N 2 6 288310 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. 47N 2 7 47N 2 7 288320 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 47N 2 8 47N 2 8 288330 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. 47N 2 9 47N 2 9 288340 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. 47N 2 10 47N 2 10 288350 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; 47N 2 11 47N 2 11 288360 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. 47N 2 12 47N 2 12 288370 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, 47N 2 13 47N 2 13 288380 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia. 47N 2 14 47N 2 14 288390 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. 47N 2 15 47N 2 15 288400 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 47N 2 16 47N 2 16 288410 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 47N 2 17 47N 2 17 288420 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ. 47N 3 1 47N 3 1 288430 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? 47N 3 2 47N 3 2 288440 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 47N 3 3 47N 3 3 288450 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. 47N 3 4 47N 3 4 288460 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: 47N 3 5 47N 3 5 288470 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 47N 3 6 47N 3 6 288480 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. 47N 3 7 47N 3 7 288490 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: 47N 3 8 47N 3 8 288500 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? 47N 3 9 47N 3 9 288510 For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory. 47N 3 10 47N 3 10 288520 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth. 47N 3 11 47N 3 11 288530 For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious. 47N 3 12 47N 3 12 288540 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech: 47N 3 13 47N 3 13 288550 And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: 47N 3 14 47N 3 14 288560 But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 47N 3 15 47N 3 15 288570 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 47N 3 16 47N 3 16 288580 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 47N 3 17 47N 3 17 288590 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 47N 3 18 47N 3 18 288600 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 47N 4 1 47N 4 1 288610 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; 47N 4 2 47N 4 2 288620 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. 47N 4 3 47N 4 3 288630 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 47N 4 4 47N 4 4 288640 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 47N 4 5 47N 4 5 288650 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 47N 4 6 47N 4 6 288660 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 47N 4 7 47N 4 7 288670 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 47N 4 8 47N 4 8 288680 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; 47N 4 9 47N 4 9 288690 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; 47N 4 10 47N 4 10 288700 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 47N 4 11 47N 4 11 288710 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. 47N 4 12 47N 4 12 288720 So then death worketh in us, but life in you. 47N 4 13 47N 4 13 288730 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; 47N 4 14 47N 4 14 288740 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. 47N 4 15 47N 4 15 288750 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. 47N 4 16 47N 4 16 288760 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 47N 4 17 47N 4 17 288770 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 47N 4 18 47N 4 18 288780 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal. 47N 5 1 47N 5 1 288790 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 47N 5 2 47N 5 2 288800 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: 47N 5 3 47N 5 3 288810 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. 47N 5 4 47N 5 4 288820 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. 47N 5 5 47N 5 5 288830 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit. 47N 5 6 47N 5 6 288840 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 47N 5 7 47N 5 7 288850 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 47N 5 8 47N 5 8 288860 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 47N 5 9 47N 5 9 288870 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 47N 5 10 47N 5 10 288880 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 47N 5 11 47N 5 11 288890 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. 47N 5 12 47N 5 12 288900 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. 47N 5 13 47N 5 13 288910 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. 47N 5 14 47N 5 14 288920 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 47N 5 15 47N 5 15 288930 And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. 47N 5 16 47N 5 16 288940 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 47N 5 17 47N 5 17 288950 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 47N 5 18 47N 5 18 288960 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 47N 5 19 47N 5 19 288970 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. 47N 5 20 47N 5 20 288980 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 47N 5 21 47N 5 21 288990 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 47N 6 1 47N 6 1 289000 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. 47N 6 2 47N 6 2 289010 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) 47N 6 3 47N 6 3 289020 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: 47N 6 4 47N 6 4 289030 But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 47N 6 5 47N 6 5 289040 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 47N 6 6 47N 6 6 289050 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 47N 6 7 47N 6 7 289060 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 47N 6 8 47N 6 8 289070 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 47N 6 9 47N 6 9 289080 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 47N 6 10 47N 6 10 289090 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things. 47N 6 11 47N 6 11 289100 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 47N 6 12 47N 6 12 289110 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. 47N 6 13 47N 6 13 289120 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. 47N 6 14 47N 6 14 289130 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 47N 6 15 47N 6 15 289140 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 47N 6 16 47N 6 16 289150 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 47N 6 17 47N 6 17 289160 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, 47N 6 18 47N 6 18 289170 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty. 47N 7 1 47N 7 1 289180 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 47N 7 2 47N 7 2 289190 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. 47N 7 3 47N 7 3 289200 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you. 47N 7 4 47N 7 4 289210 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. 47N 7 5 47N 7 5 289220 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears. 47N 7 6 47N 7 6 289230 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 47N 7 7 47N 7 7 289240 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more. 47N 7 8 47N 7 8 289250 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season. 47N 7 9 47N 7 9 289260 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. 47N 7 10 47N 7 10 289270 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. 47N 7 11 47N 7 11 289280 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. 47N 7 12 47N 7 12 289290 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. 47N 7 13 47N 7 13 289300 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 47N 7 14 47N 7 14 289310 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth. 47N 7 15 47N 7 15 289320 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. 47N 7 16 47N 7 16 289330 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things. 47N 8 1 47N 8 1 289340 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; 47N 8 2 47N 8 2 289350 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 47N 8 3 47N 8 3 289360 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; 47N 8 4 47N 8 4 289370 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 47N 8 5 47N 8 5 289380 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. 47N 8 6 47N 8 6 289390 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. 47N 8 7 47N 8 7 289400 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. 47N 8 8 47N 8 8 289410 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 47N 8 9 47N 8 9 289420 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 47N 8 10 47N 8 10 289430 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago. 47N 8 11 47N 8 11 289440 Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have. 47N 8 12 47N 8 12 289450 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not. 47N 8 13 47N 8 13 289460 For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: 47N 8 14 47N 8 14 289470 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: 47N 8 15 47N 8 15 289480 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack. 47N 8 16 47N 8 16 289490 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. 47N 8 17 47N 8 17 289500 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you. 47N 8 18 47N 8 18 289510 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches; 47N 8 19 47N 8 19 289520 And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind: 47N 8 20 47N 8 20 289530 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: 47N 8 21 47N 8 21 289540 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 47N 8 22 47N 8 22 289550 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you. 47N 8 23 47N 8 23 289560 Whether any do inquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be inquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ. 47N 8 24 47N 8 24 289570 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf. 47N 9 1 47N 9 1 289580 For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you: 47N 9 2 47N 9 2 289590 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many. 47N 9 3 47N 9 3 289600 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready: 47N 9 4 47N 9 4 289610 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting. 47N 9 5 47N 9 5 289620 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. 47N 9 6 47N 9 6 289630 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 47N 9 7 47N 9 7 289640 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 47N 9 8 47N 9 8 289650 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 47N 9 9 47N 9 9 289660 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 47N 9 10 47N 9 10 289670 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 47N 9 11 47N 9 11 289680 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. 47N 9 12 47N 9 12 289690 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God; 47N 9 13 47N 9 13 289700 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; 47N 9 14 47N 9 14 289710 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. 47N 9 15 47N 9 15 289720 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. 47N 10 1 47N 10 1 289730 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: 47N 10 2 47N 10 2 289740 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh. 47N 10 3 47N 10 3 289750 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 47N 10 4 47N 10 4 289760 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 47N 10 5 47N 10 5 289770 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; 47N 10 6 47N 10 6 289780 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 47N 10 7 47N 10 7 289790 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's. 47N 10 8 47N 10 8 289800 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed: 47N 10 9 47N 10 9 289810 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters. 47N 10 10 47N 10 10 289820 For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. 47N 10 11 47N 10 11 289830 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present. 47N 10 12 47N 10 12 289840 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise. 47N 10 13 47N 10 13 289850 But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you. 47N 10 14 47N 10 14 289860 For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ: 47N 10 15 47N 10 15 289870 Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly, 47N 10 16 47N 10 16 289880 To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to our hand. 47N 10 17 47N 10 17 289890 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. 47N 10 18 47N 10 18 289900 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth. 47N 11 1 47N 11 1 289910 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. 47N 11 2 47N 11 2 289920 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 47N 11 3 47N 11 3 289930 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 47N 11 4 47N 11 4 289940 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him. 47N 11 5 47N 11 5 289950 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 47N 11 6 47N 11 6 289960 But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things. 47N 11 7 47N 11 7 289970 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? 47N 11 8 47N 11 8 289980 I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service. 47N 11 9 47N 11 9 289990 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself. 47N 11 10 47N 11 10 290000 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. 47N 11 11 47N 11 11 290010 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth. 47N 11 12 47N 11 12 290020 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. 47N 11 13 47N 11 13 290030 For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. 47N 11 14 47N 11 14 290040 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 47N 11 15 47N 11 15 290050 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works. 47N 11 16 47N 11 16 290060 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. 47N 11 17 47N 11 17 290070 That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting. 47N 11 18 47N 11 18 290080 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory also. 47N 11 19 47N 11 19 290090 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. 47N 11 20 47N 11 20 290100 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take of you, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face. 47N 11 21 47N 11 21 290110 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I am bold also. 47N 11 22 47N 11 22 290120 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. 47N 11 23 47N 11 23 290130 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 47N 11 24 47N 11 24 290140 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. 47N 11 25 47N 11 25 290150 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 47N 11 26 47N 11 26 290160 In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; 47N 11 27 47N 11 27 290170 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. 47N 11 28 47N 11 28 290180 Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. 47N 11 29 47N 11 29 290190 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? 47N 11 30 47N 11 30 290200 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities. 47N 11 31 47N 11 31 290210 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not. 47N 11 32 47N 11 32 290220 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me: 47N 11 33 47N 11 33 290230 And through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands. 47N 12 1 47N 12 1 290240 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 47N 12 2 47N 12 2 290250 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. 47N 12 3 47N 12 3 290260 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) 47N 12 4 47N 12 4 290270 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. 47N 12 5 47N 12 5 290280 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not glory, but in mine infirmities. 47N 12 6 47N 12 6 290290 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. 47N 12 7 47N 12 7 290300 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. 47N 12 8 47N 12 8 290310 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. 47N 12 9 47N 12 9 290320 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 47N 12 10 47N 12 10 290330 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. 47N 12 11 47N 12 11 290340 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing. 47N 12 12 47N 12 12 290350 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds. 47N 12 13 47N 12 13 290360 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except it be that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong. 47N 12 14 47N 12 14 290370 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. 47N 12 15 47N 12 15 290380 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. 47N 12 16 47N 12 16 290390 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile. 47N 12 17 47N 12 17 290400 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent unto you? 47N 12 18 47N 12 18 290410 I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps? 47N 12 19 47N 12 19 290420 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying. 47N 12 20 47N 12 20 290430 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: 47N 12 21 47N 12 21 290440 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed. 47N 13 1 47N 13 1 290450 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. 47N 13 2 47N 13 2 290460 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare: 47N 13 3 47N 13 3 290470 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you. 47N 13 4 47N 13 4 290480 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you. 47N 13 5 47N 13 5 290490 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 47N 13 6 47N 13 6 290500 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates. 47N 13 7 47N 13 7 290510 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates. 47N 13 8 47N 13 8 290520 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 47N 13 9 47N 13 9 290530 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection. 47N 13 10 47N 13 10 290540 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction. 47N 13 11 47N 13 11 290550 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you. 47N 13 12 47N 13 12 290560 Greet one another with an holy kiss. 47N 13 12 47N 13 13 290570 All the saints salute you. 47N 13 13 47N 13 14 290580 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen. 48N 1 1 48N 1 1 290590 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 48N 1 2 48N 1 2 290600 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 48N 1 3 48N 1 3 290610 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 48N 1 4 48N 1 4 290620 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 48N 1 5 48N 1 5 290630 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 48N 1 6 48N 1 6 290640 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 48N 1 7 48N 1 7 290650 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 48N 1 8 48N 1 8 290660 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 48N 1 9 48N 1 9 290670 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 48N 1 10 48N 1 10 290680 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 48N 1 11 48N 1 11 290690 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 48N 1 12 48N 1 12 290700 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. 48N 1 13 48N 1 13 290710 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: 48N 1 14 48N 1 14 290720 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. 48N 1 15 48N 1 15 290730 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, 48N 1 16 48N 1 16 290740 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 48N 1 17 48N 1 17 290750 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. 48N 1 18 48N 1 18 290760 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 48N 1 19 48N 1 19 290770 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. 48N 1 20 48N 1 20 290780 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 48N 1 21 48N 1 21 290790 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; 48N 1 22 48N 1 22 290800 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: 48N 1 23 48N 1 23 290810 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. 48N 1 24 48N 1 24 290820 And they glorified God in me. 48N 2 1 48N 2 1 290830 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. 48N 2 2 48N 2 2 290840 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain. 48N 2 3 48N 2 3 290850 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: 48N 2 4 48N 2 4 290860 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage: 48N 2 5 48N 2 5 290870 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. 48N 2 6 48N 2 6 290880 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: 48N 2 7 48N 2 7 290890 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; 48N 2 8 48N 2 8 290900 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) 48N 2 9 48N 2 9 290910 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision. 48N 2 10 48N 2 10 290920 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. 48N 2 11 48N 2 11 290930 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed. 48N 2 12 48N 2 12 290940 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision. 48N 2 13 48N 2 13 290950 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation. 48N 2 14 48N 2 14 290960 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews? 48N 2 15 48N 2 15 290970 We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles, 48N 2 16 48N 2 16 290980 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. 48N 2 17 48N 2 17 290990 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. 48N 2 18 48N 2 18 291000 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. 48N 2 19 48N 2 19 291010 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. 48N 2 20 48N 2 20 291020 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. 48N 2 21 48N 2 21 291030 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain. 48N 3 1 48N 3 1 291040 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 48N 3 2 48N 3 2 291050 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 48N 3 3 48N 3 3 291060 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? 48N 3 4 48N 3 4 291070 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 48N 3 5 48N 3 5 291080 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 48N 3 6 48N 3 6 291090 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. 48N 3 7 48N 3 7 291100 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 48N 3 8 48N 3 8 291110 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 48N 3 9 48N 3 9 291120 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham. 48N 3 10 48N 3 10 291130 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 48N 3 11 48N 3 11 291140 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 48N 3 12 48N 3 12 291150 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. 48N 3 13 48N 3 13 291160 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: 48N 3 14 48N 3 14 291170 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. 48N 3 15 48N 3 15 291180 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. 48N 3 16 48N 3 16 291190 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 48N 3 17 48N 3 17 291200 And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 48N 3 18 48N 3 18 291210 For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise. 48N 3 19 48N 3 19 291220 Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. 48N 3 20 48N 3 20 291230 Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one. 48N 3 21 48N 3 21 291240 Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 48N 3 22 48N 3 22 291250 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 48N 3 23 48N 3 23 291260 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 48N 3 24 48N 3 24 291270 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 48N 3 25 48N 3 25 291280 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 48N 3 26 48N 3 26 291290 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 48N 3 27 48N 3 27 291300 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 48N 3 28 48N 3 28 291310 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 48N 3 29 48N 3 29 291320 And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. 48N 4 1 48N 4 1 291330 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; 48N 4 2 48N 4 2 291340 But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. 48N 4 3 48N 4 3 291350 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: 48N 4 4 48N 4 4 291360 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 48N 4 5 48N 4 5 291370 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. 48N 4 6 48N 4 6 291380 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 48N 4 7 48N 4 7 291390 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. 48N 4 8 48N 4 8 291400 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. 48N 4 9 48N 4 9 291410 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 48N 4 10 48N 4 10 291420 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 48N 4 11 48N 4 11 291430 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain. 48N 4 12 48N 4 12 291440 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. 48N 4 13 48N 4 13 291450 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. 48N 4 14 48N 4 14 291460 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. 48N 4 15 48N 4 15 291470 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me. 48N 4 16 48N 4 16 291480 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? 48N 4 17 48N 4 17 291490 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude you, that ye might affect them. 48N 4 18 48N 4 18 291500 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you. 48N 4 19 48N 4 19 291510 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, 48N 4 20 48N 4 20 291520 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. 48N 4 21 48N 4 21 291530 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law? 48N 4 22 48N 4 22 291540 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman. 48N 4 23 48N 4 23 291550 But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise. 48N 4 24 48N 4 24 291560 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar. 48N 4 25 48N 4 25 291570 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 48N 4 26 48N 4 26 291580 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. 48N 4 27 48N 4 27 291590 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. 48N 4 28 48N 4 28 291600 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise. 48N 4 29 48N 4 29 291610 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. 48N 4 30 48N 4 30 291620 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. 48N 4 31 48N 4 31 291630 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free. 48N 5 1 48N 5 1 291640 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 48N 5 2 48N 5 2 291650 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 48N 5 3 48N 5 3 291660 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 48N 5 4 48N 5 4 291670 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 48N 5 5 48N 5 5 291680 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 48N 5 6 48N 5 6 291690 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. 48N 5 7 48N 5 7 291700 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? 48N 5 8 48N 5 8 291710 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. 48N 5 9 48N 5 9 291720 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. 48N 5 10 48N 5 10 291730 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. 48N 5 11 48N 5 11 291740 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. 48N 5 12 48N 5 12 291750 I would they were even cut off which trouble you. 48N 5 13 48N 5 13 291760 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 48N 5 14 48N 5 14 291770 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 48N 5 15 48N 5 15 291780 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. 48N 5 16 48N 5 16 291790 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulful the lust of the flesh. 48N 5 17 48N 5 17 291800 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 48N 5 18 48N 5 18 291810 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 48N 5 19 48N 5 19 291820 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 48N 5 20 48N 5 20 291830 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 48N 5 21 48N 5 21 291840 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 48N 5 22 48N 5 22 291850 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 48N 5 23 48N 5 23 291860 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 48N 5 24 48N 5 24 291870 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. 48N 5 25 48N 5 25 291880 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 48N 5 26 48N 5 26 291890 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 48N 6 1 48N 6 1 291900 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. 48N 6 2 48N 6 2 291910 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. 48N 6 3 48N 6 3 291920 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 48N 6 4 48N 6 4 291930 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 48N 6 5 48N 6 5 291940 For every man shall bear his own burden. 48N 6 6 48N 6 6 291950 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 48N 6 7 48N 6 7 291960 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 48N 6 8 48N 6 8 291970 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 48N 6 9 48N 6 9 291980 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 48N 6 10 48N 6 10 291990 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 48N 6 11 48N 6 11 292000 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. 48N 6 12 48N 6 12 292010 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. 48N 6 13 48N 6 13 292020 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. 48N 6 14 48N 6 14 292030 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. 48N 6 15 48N 6 15 292040 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. 48N 6 16 48N 6 16 292050 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. 48N 6 17 48N 6 17 292060 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. 48N 6 18 48N 6 18 292070 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. 49N 1 1 49N 1 1 292080 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: 49N 1 2 49N 1 2 292090 Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 49N 1 3 49N 1 3 292100 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 49N 1 4 49N 1 4 292110 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: 49N 1 5 49N 1 5 292120 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, 49N 1 6 49N 1 6 292130 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 49N 1 7 49N 1 7 292140 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; 49N 1 8 49N 1 8 292150 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; 49N 1 9 49N 1 9 292160 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: 49N 1 10 49N 1 10 292170 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: 49N 1 11 49N 1 11 292180 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: 49N 1 12 49N 1 12 292190 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 49N 1 13 49N 1 13 292200 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 49N 1 14 49N 1 14 292210 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. 49N 1 15 49N 1 15 292220 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 49N 1 16 49N 1 16 292230 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 49N 1 17 49N 1 17 292240 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 49N 1 18 49N 1 18 292250 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 49N 1 19 49N 1 19 292260 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to usward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 49N 1 20 49N 1 20 292270 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 49N 1 21 49N 1 21 292280 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 49N 1 22 49N 1 22 292290 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 49N 1 23 49N 1 23 292300 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. 49N 2 1 49N 2 1 292310 And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 49N 2 2 49N 2 2 292320 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: 49N 2 3 49N 2 3 292330 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. 49N 2 4 49N 2 4 292340 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 49N 2 5 49N 2 5 292350 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 49N 2 6 49N 2 6 292360 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 49N 2 7 49N 2 7 292370 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 49N 2 8 49N 2 8 292380 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 49N 2 9 49N 2 9 292390 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 49N 2 10 49N 2 10 292400 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. 49N 2 11 49N 2 11 292410 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; 49N 2 12 49N 2 12 292420 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: 49N 2 13 49N 2 13 292430 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. 49N 2 14 49N 2 14 292440 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 49N 2 15 49N 2 15 292450 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; 49N 2 16 49N 2 16 292460 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: 49N 2 17 49N 2 17 292470 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. 49N 2 18 49N 2 18 292480 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. 49N 2 19 49N 2 19 292490 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; 49N 2 20 49N 2 20 292500 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; 49N 2 21 49N 2 21 292510 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: 49N 2 22 49N 2 22 292520 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit. 49N 3 1 49N 3 1 292530 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, 49N 3 2 49N 3 2 292540 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to youward: 49N 3 3 49N 3 3 292550 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, 49N 3 4 49N 3 4 292560 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) 49N 3 5 49N 3 5 292570 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; 49N 3 6 49N 3 6 292580 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: 49N 3 7 49N 3 7 292590 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. 49N 3 8 49N 3 8 292600 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 49N 3 9 49N 3 9 292610 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 49N 3 10 49N 3 10 292620 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, 49N 3 11 49N 3 11 292630 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord: 49N 3 12 49N 3 12 292640 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him. 49N 3 13 49N 3 13 292650 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, which is your glory. 49N 3 14 49N 3 14 292660 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 49N 3 15 49N 3 15 292670 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 49N 3 16 49N 3 16 292680 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 49N 3 17 49N 3 17 292690 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 49N 3 18 49N 3 18 292700 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 49N 3 19 49N 3 19 292710 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 49N 3 20 49N 3 20 292720 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 49N 3 21 49N 3 21 292730 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. 49N 4 1 49N 4 1 292740 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 49N 4 2 49N 4 2 292750 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 49N 4 3 49N 4 3 292760 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 49N 4 4 49N 4 4 292770 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 49N 4 5 49N 4 5 292780 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 49N 4 6 49N 4 6 292790 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 49N 4 7 49N 4 7 292800 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 49N 4 8 49N 4 8 292810 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 49N 4 9 49N 4 9 292820 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 49N 4 10 49N 4 10 292830 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.) 49N 4 11 49N 4 11 292840 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 49N 4 12 49N 4 12 292850 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 49N 4 13 49N 4 13 292860 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 49N 4 14 49N 4 14 292870 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 49N 4 15 49N 4 15 292880 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 49N 4 16 49N 4 16 292890 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. 49N 4 17 49N 4 17 292900 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, 49N 4 18 49N 4 18 292910 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: 49N 4 19 49N 4 19 292920 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 49N 4 20 49N 4 20 292930 But ye have not so learned Christ; 49N 4 21 49N 4 21 292940 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus: 49N 4 22 49N 4 22 292950 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; 49N 4 23 49N 4 23 292960 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 49N 4 24 49N 4 24 292970 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. 49N 4 25 49N 4 25 292980 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. 49N 4 26 49N 4 26 292990 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 49N 4 27 49N 4 27 293000 Neither give place to the devil. 49N 4 28 49N 4 28 293010 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. 49N 4 29 49N 4 29 293020 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. 49N 4 30 49N 4 30 293030 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. 49N 4 31 49N 4 31 293040 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 49N 4 32 49N 4 32 293050 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 49N 5 1 49N 5 1 293060 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 49N 5 2 49N 5 2 293070 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 49N 5 3 49N 5 3 293080 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 49N 5 4 49N 5 4 293090 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 49N 5 5 49N 5 5 293100 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 49N 5 6 49N 5 6 293110 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 49N 5 7 49N 5 7 293120 Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 49N 5 8 49N 5 8 293130 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: 49N 5 9 49N 5 9 293140 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) 49N 5 10 49N 5 10 293150 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. 49N 5 11 49N 5 11 293160 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. 49N 5 12 49N 5 12 293170 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 49N 5 13 49N 5 13 293180 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light. 49N 5 14 49N 5 14 293190 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. 49N 5 15 49N 5 15 293200 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 49N 5 16 49N 5 16 293210 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 49N 5 17 49N 5 17 293220 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. 49N 5 18 49N 5 18 293230 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 49N 5 19 49N 5 19 293240 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 49N 5 20 49N 5 20 293250 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 49N 5 21 49N 5 21 293260 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. 49N 5 22 49N 5 22 293270 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. 49N 5 23 49N 5 23 293280 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 49N 5 24 49N 5 24 293290 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 49N 5 25 49N 5 25 293300 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 49N 5 26 49N 5 26 293310 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 49N 5 27 49N 5 27 293320 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 49N 5 28 49N 5 28 293330 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. 49N 5 29 49N 5 29 293340 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 49N 5 30 49N 5 30 293350 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 49N 5 31 49N 5 31 293360 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 49N 5 32 49N 5 32 293370 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church. 49N 5 33 49N 5 33 293380 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband. 49N 6 1 49N 6 1 293390 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 49N 6 2 49N 6 2 293400 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 49N 6 3 49N 6 3 293410 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 49N 6 4 49N 6 4 293420 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. 49N 6 5 49N 6 5 293430 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; 49N 6 6 49N 6 6 293440 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 49N 6 7 49N 6 7 293450 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men: 49N 6 8 49N 6 8 293460 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free. 49N 6 9 49N 6 9 293470 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. 49N 6 10 49N 6 10 293480 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 49N 6 11 49N 6 11 293490 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 49N 6 12 49N 6 12 293500 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 49N 6 13 49N 6 13 293510 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 49N 6 14 49N 6 14 293520 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 49N 6 15 49N 6 15 293530 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 49N 6 16 49N 6 16 293540 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 49N 6 17 49N 6 17 293550 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 49N 6 18 49N 6 18 293560 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 49N 6 19 49N 6 19 293570 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 49N 6 20 49N 6 20 293580 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. 49N 6 21 49N 6 21 293590 But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things: 49N 6 22 49N 6 22 293600 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts. 49N 6 23 49N 6 23 293610 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 49N 6 24 49N 6 24 293620 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. 50N 1 1 50N 1 1 293630 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: 50N 1 2 50N 1 2 293640 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 50N 1 3 50N 1 3 293650 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you, 50N 1 4 50N 1 4 293660 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, 50N 1 5 50N 1 5 293670 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now; 50N 1 6 50N 1 6 293680 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: 50N 1 7 50N 1 7 293690 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace. 50N 1 8 50N 1 8 293700 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. 50N 1 9 50N 1 9 293710 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 50N 1 10 50N 1 10 293720 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 50N 1 11 50N 1 11 293730 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 50N 1 12 50N 1 12 293740 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; 50N 1 13 50N 1 13 293750 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places; 50N 1 14 50N 1 14 293760 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. 50N 1 15 50N 1 15 293770 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: 50N 1 16 50N 1 16 293780 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: 50N 1 17 50N 1 17 293790 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel. 50N 1 18 50N 1 18 293800 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. 50N 1 19 50N 1 19 293810 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 50N 1 20 50N 1 20 293820 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. 50N 1 21 50N 1 21 293830 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 50N 1 22 50N 1 22 293840 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 50N 1 23 50N 1 23 293850 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: 50N 1 24 50N 1 24 293860 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you. 50N 1 25 50N 1 25 293870 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith; 50N 1 26 50N 1 26 293880 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again. 50N 1 27 50N 1 27 293890 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 50N 1 28 50N 1 28 293900 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. 50N 1 29 50N 1 29 293910 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake; 50N 1 30 50N 1 30 293920 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me. 50N 2 1 50N 2 1 293930 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 50N 2 2 50N 2 2 293940 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 50N 2 3 50N 2 3 293950 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 50N 2 4 50N 2 4 293960 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. 50N 2 5 50N 2 5 293970 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: 50N 2 6 50N 2 6 293980 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 50N 2 7 50N 2 7 293990 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 50N 2 8 50N 2 8 294000 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 50N 2 9 50N 2 9 294010 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 50N 2 10 50N 2 10 294020 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 50N 2 11 50N 2 11 294030 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 50N 2 12 50N 2 12 294040 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 50N 2 13 50N 2 13 294050 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. 50N 2 14 50N 2 14 294060 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 50N 2 15 50N 2 15 294070 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 50N 2 16 50N 2 16 294080 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. 50N 2 17 50N 2 17 294090 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. 50N 2 18 50N 2 18 294100 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me. 50N 2 19 50N 2 19 294110 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your state. 50N 2 20 50N 2 20 294120 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. 50N 2 21 50N 2 21 294130 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's. 50N 2 22 50N 2 22 294140 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel. 50N 2 23 50N 2 23 294150 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me. 50N 2 24 50N 2 24 294160 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. 50N 2 25 50N 2 25 294170 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. 50N 2 26 50N 2 26 294180 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. 50N 2 27 50N 2 27 294190 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. 50N 2 28 50N 2 28 294200 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. 50N 2 29 50N 2 29 294210 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: 50N 2 30 50N 2 30 294220 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me. 50N 3 1 50N 3 1 294230 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe. 50N 3 2 50N 3 2 294240 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. 50N 3 3 50N 3 3 294250 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. 50N 3 4 50N 3 4 294260 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: 50N 3 5 50N 3 5 294270 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; 50N 3 6 50N 3 6 294280 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. 50N 3 7 50N 3 7 294290 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. 50N 3 8 50N 3 8 294300 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 50N 3 9 50N 3 9 294310 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: 50N 3 10 50N 3 10 294320 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 50N 3 11 50N 3 11 294330 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. 50N 3 12 50N 3 12 294340 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. 50N 3 13 50N 3 13 294350 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 50N 3 14 50N 3 14 294360 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. 50N 3 15 50N 3 15 294370 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you. 50N 3 16 50N 3 16 294380 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. 50N 3 17 50N 3 17 294390 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. 50N 3 18 50N 3 18 294400 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 50N 3 19 50N 3 19 294410 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 50N 3 20 50N 3 20 294420 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 50N 3 21 50N 3 21 294430 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself. 50N 4 1 50N 4 1 294440 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. 50N 4 2 50N 4 2 294450 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord. 50N 4 3 50N 4 3 294460 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life. 50N 4 4 50N 4 4 294470 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. 50N 4 5 50N 4 5 294480 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. 50N 4 6 50N 4 6 294490 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 50N 4 7 50N 4 7 294500 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 50N 4 8 50N 4 8 294510 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 50N 4 9 50N 4 9 294520 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you. 50N 4 10 50N 4 10 294530 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity. 50N 4 11 50N 4 11 294540 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 50N 4 12 50N 4 12 294550 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 50N 4 13 50N 4 13 294560 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. 50N 4 14 50N 4 14 294570 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction. 50N 4 15 50N 4 15 294580 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only. 50N 4 16 50N 4 16 294590 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity. 50N 4 17 50N 4 17 294600 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 50N 4 18 50N 4 18 294610 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 50N 4 19 50N 4 19 294620 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 50N 4 20 50N 4 20 294630 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 50N 4 21 50N 4 21 294640 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you. 50N 4 22 50N 4 22 294650 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household. 50N 4 23 50N 4 23 294660 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 51N 1 1 51N 1 1 294670 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, 51N 1 2 51N 1 2 294680 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 51N 1 3 51N 1 3 294690 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 51N 1 4 51N 1 4 294700 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints, 51N 1 5 51N 1 5 294710 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel; 51N 1 6 51N 1 6 294720 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 51N 1 7 51N 1 7 294730 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ; 51N 1 8 51N 1 8 294740 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit. 51N 1 9 51N 1 9 294750 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 51N 1 10 51N 1 10 294760 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 51N 1 11 51N 1 11 294770 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; 51N 1 12 51N 1 12 294780 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 51N 1 13 51N 1 13 294790 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 51N 1 14 51N 1 14 294800 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 51N 1 15 51N 1 15 294810 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 51N 1 16 51N 1 16 294820 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 51N 1 17 51N 1 17 294830 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 51N 1 18 51N 1 18 294840 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 51N 1 19 51N 1 19 294850 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; 51N 1 20 51N 1 20 294860 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. 51N 1 21 51N 1 21 294870 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled 51N 1 22 51N 1 22 294880 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 51N 1 23 51N 1 23 294890 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; 51N 1 24 51N 1 24 294900 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church: 51N 1 25 51N 1 25 294910 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God; 51N 1 26 51N 1 26 294920 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 51N 1 27 51N 1 27 294930 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory: 51N 1 28 51N 1 28 294940 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: 51N 1 29 51N 1 29 294950 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. 51N 2 1 51N 2 1 294960 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; 51N 2 2 51N 2 2 294970 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 51N 2 3 51N 2 3 294980 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 51N 2 4 51N 2 4 294990 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. 51N 2 5 51N 2 5 295000 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. 51N 2 6 51N 2 6 295010 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: 51N 2 7 51N 2 7 295020 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. 51N 2 8 51N 2 8 295030 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. 51N 2 9 51N 2 9 295040 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. 51N 2 10 51N 2 10 295050 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: 51N 2 11 51N 2 11 295060 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: 51N 2 12 51N 2 12 295070 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. 51N 2 13 51N 2 13 295080 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; 51N 2 14 51N 2 14 295090 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 51N 2 15 51N 2 15 295100 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. 51N 2 16 51N 2 16 295110 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: 51N 2 17 51N 2 17 295120 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. 51N 2 18 51N 2 18 295130 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, 51N 2 19 51N 2 19 295140 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. 51N 2 20 51N 2 20 295150 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, 51N 2 21 51N 2 21 295160 (Touch not; taste not; handle not; 51N 2 22 51N 2 22 295170 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? 51N 2 23 51N 2 23 295180 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. 51N 3 1 51N 3 1 295190 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 51N 3 2 51N 3 2 295200 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 51N 3 3 51N 3 3 295210 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 51N 3 4 51N 3 4 295220 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. 51N 3 5 51N 3 5 295230 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 51N 3 6 51N 3 6 295240 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: 51N 3 7 51N 3 7 295250 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. 51N 3 8 51N 3 8 295260 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 51N 3 9 51N 3 9 295270 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 51N 3 10 51N 3 10 295280 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 51N 3 11 51N 3 11 295290 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. 51N 3 12 51N 3 12 295300 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 51N 3 13 51N 3 13 295310 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 51N 3 14 51N 3 14 295320 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. 51N 3 15 51N 3 15 295330 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 51N 3 16 51N 3 16 295340 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 51N 3 17 51N 3 17 295350 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 51N 3 18 51N 3 18 295360 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. 51N 3 19 51N 3 19 295370 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. 51N 3 20 51N 3 20 295380 Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 51N 3 21 51N 3 21 295390 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 51N 3 22 51N 3 22 295400 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 51N 3 23 51N 3 23 295410 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; 51N 3 24 51N 3 24 295420 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 51N 3 25 51N 3 25 295430 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. 51N 4 1 51N 4 1 295440 Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. 51N 4 2 51N 4 2 295450 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; 51N 4 3 51N 4 3 295460 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: 51N 4 4 51N 4 4 295470 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. 51N 4 5 51N 4 5 295480 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 51N 4 6 51N 4 6 295490 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 51N 4 7 51N 4 7 295500 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord: 51N 4 8 51N 4 8 295510 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts; 51N 4 9 51N 4 9 295520 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. 51N 4 10 51N 4 10 295530 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) 51N 4 11 51N 4 11 295540 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. 51N 4 12 51N 4 12 295550 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. 51N 4 13 51N 4 13 295560 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. 51N 4 14 51N 4 14 295570 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. 51N 4 15 51N 4 15 295580 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. 51N 4 16 51N 4 16 295590 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. 51N 4 17 51N 4 17 295600 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. 51N 4 18 51N 4 18 295610 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen. 52N 1 1 52N 1 1 295620 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 52N 1 2 52N 1 2 295630 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; 52N 1 3 52N 1 3 295640 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; 52N 1 4 52N 1 4 295650 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. 52N 1 5 52N 1 5 295660 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. 52N 1 6 52N 1 6 295670 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: 52N 1 7 52N 1 7 295680 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. 52N 1 8 52N 1 8 295690 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. 52N 1 9 52N 1 9 295700 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; 52N 1 10 52N 1 10 295710 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. 52N 2 1 52N 2 1 295720 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: 52N 2 2 52N 2 2 295730 But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention. 52N 2 3 52N 2 3 295740 For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile: 52N 2 4 52N 2 4 295750 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts. 52N 2 5 52N 2 5 295760 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness: 52N 2 6 52N 2 6 295770 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ. 52N 2 7 52N 2 7 295780 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children: 52N 2 8 52N 2 8 295790 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. 52N 2 9 52N 2 9 295800 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. 52N 2 10 52N 2 10 295810 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: 52N 2 11 52N 2 11 295820 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, 52N 2 12 52N 2 12 295830 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. 52N 2 13 52N 2 13 295840 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe. 52N 2 14 52N 2 14 295850 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews: 52N 2 15 52N 2 15 295860 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 52N 2 16 52N 2 16 295870 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost. 52N 2 17 52N 2 17 295880 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. 52N 2 18 52N 2 18 295890 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. 52N 2 19 52N 2 19 295900 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? 52N 2 20 52N 2 20 295910 For ye are our glory and joy. 52N 3 1 52N 3 1 295920 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; 52N 3 2 52N 3 2 295930 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: 52N 3 3 52N 3 3 295940 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto. 52N 3 4 52N 3 4 295950 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know. 52N 3 5 52N 3 5 295960 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. 52N 3 6 52N 3 6 295970 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you: 52N 3 7 52N 3 7 295980 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: 52N 3 8 52N 3 8 295990 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord. 52N 3 9 52N 3 9 296000 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; 52N 3 10 52N 3 10 296010 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? 52N 3 11 52N 3 11 296020 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you. 52N 3 12 52N 3 12 296030 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: 52N 3 13 52N 3 13 296040 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. 52N 4 1 52N 4 1 296050 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. 52N 4 2 52N 4 2 296060 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus. 52N 4 3 52N 4 3 296070 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 52N 4 4 52N 4 4 296080 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; 52N 4 5 52N 4 5 296090 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God: 52N 4 6 52N 4 6 296100 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified. 52N 4 7 52N 4 7 296110 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness. 52N 4 8 52N 4 8 296120 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit. 52N 4 9 52N 4 9 296130 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 52N 4 10 52N 4 10 296140 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; 52N 4 11 52N 4 11 296150 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 52N 4 12 52N 4 12 296160 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. 52N 4 13 52N 4 13 296170 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 52N 4 14 52N 4 14 296180 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 52N 4 15 52N 4 15 296190 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 52N 4 16 52N 4 16 296200 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 52N 4 17 52N 4 17 296210 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. 52N 4 18 52N 4 18 296220 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. 52N 5 1 52N 5 1 296230 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 52N 5 2 52N 5 2 296240 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. 52N 5 3 52N 5 3 296250 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 52N 5 4 52N 5 4 296260 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. 52N 5 5 52N 5 5 296270 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 52N 5 6 52N 5 6 296280 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. 52N 5 7 52N 5 7 296290 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. 52N 5 8 52N 5 8 296300 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. 52N 5 9 52N 5 9 296310 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 52N 5 10 52N 5 10 296320 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him. 52N 5 11 52N 5 11 296330 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. 52N 5 12 52N 5 12 296340 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 52N 5 13 52N 5 13 296350 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves. 52N 5 14 52N 5 14 296360 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 52N 5 15 52N 5 15 296370 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 52N 5 16 52N 5 16 296380 Rejoice evermore. 52N 5 17 52N 5 17 296390 Pray without ceasing. 52N 5 18 52N 5 18 296400 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 52N 5 19 52N 5 19 296410 Quench not the Spirit. 52N 5 20 52N 5 20 296420 Despise not prophesyings. 52N 5 21 52N 5 21 296430 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. 52N 5 22 52N 5 22 296440 Abstain from all appearance of evil. 52N 5 23 52N 5 23 296450 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 52N 5 24 52N 5 24 296460 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. 52N 5 25 52N 5 25 296470 Brethren, pray for us. 52N 5 26 52N 5 26 296480 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss. 52N 5 27 52N 5 27 296490 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren. 52N 5 28 52N 5 28 296500 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen. 53N 1 1 53N 1 1 296510 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 53N 1 2 53N 1 2 296520 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 53N 1 3 53N 1 3 296530 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; 53N 1 4 53N 1 4 296540 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: 53N 1 5 53N 1 5 296550 Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer: 53N 1 6 53N 1 6 296560 Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you; 53N 1 7 53N 1 7 296570 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, 53N 1 8 53N 1 8 296580 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: 53N 1 9 53N 1 9 296590 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 53N 1 10 53N 1 10 296600 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day. 53N 1 11 53N 1 11 296610 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power: 53N 1 12 53N 1 12 296620 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 53N 2 1 53N 2 1 296630 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, 53N 2 2 53N 2 2 296640 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 53N 2 3 53N 2 3 296650 Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; 53N 2 4 53N 2 4 296660 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. 53N 2 5 53N 2 5 296670 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 53N 2 6 53N 2 6 296680 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. 53N 2 7 53N 2 7 296690 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 53N 2 8 53N 2 8 296700 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: 53N 2 9 53N 2 9 296710 Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, 53N 2 10 53N 2 10 296720 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 53N 2 11 53N 2 11 296730 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 53N 2 12 53N 2 12 296740 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. 53N 2 13 53N 2 13 296750 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 53N 2 14 53N 2 14 296760 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 53N 2 15 53N 2 15 296770 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle. 53N 2 16 53N 2 16 296780 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 53N 2 17 53N 2 17 296790 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work. 53N 3 1 53N 3 1 296800 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: 53N 3 2 53N 3 2 296810 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith. 53N 3 3 53N 3 3 296820 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil. 53N 3 4 53N 3 4 296830 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. 53N 3 5 53N 3 5 296840 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ. 53N 3 6 53N 3 6 296850 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us. 53N 3 7 53N 3 7 296860 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you; 53N 3 8 53N 3 8 296870 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: 53N 3 9 53N 3 9 296880 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. 53N 3 10 53N 3 10 296890 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 53N 3 11 53N 3 11 296900 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. 53N 3 12 53N 3 12 296910 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. 53N 3 13 53N 3 13 296920 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. 53N 3 14 53N 3 14 296930 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. 53N 3 15 53N 3 15 296940 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother. 53N 3 16 53N 3 16 296950 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all. 53N 3 17 53N 3 17 296960 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write. 53N 3 18 53N 3 18 296970 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 54N 1 1 54N 1 1 296980 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope; 54N 1 2 54N 1 2 296990 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord. 54N 1 3 54N 1 3 297000 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, 54N 1 4 54N 1 4 297010 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. 54N 1 5 54N 1 5 297020 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned: 54N 1 6 54N 1 6 297030 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling; 54N 1 7 54N 1 7 297040 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 54N 1 8 54N 1 8 297050 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; 54N 1 9 54N 1 9 297060 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, 54N 1 10 54N 1 10 297070 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; 54N 1 11 54N 1 11 297080 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust. 54N 1 12 54N 1 12 297090 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 54N 1 13 54N 1 13 297100 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 54N 1 14 54N 1 14 297110 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 54N 1 15 54N 1 15 297120 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. 54N 1 16 54N 1 16 297130 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. 54N 1 17 54N 1 17 297140 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 54N 1 18 54N 1 18 297150 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; 54N 1 19 54N 1 19 297160 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: 54N 1 20 54N 1 20 297170 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme. 54N 2 1 54N 2 1 297180 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 54N 2 2 54N 2 2 297190 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 54N 2 3 54N 2 3 297200 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 54N 2 4 54N 2 4 297210 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 54N 2 5 54N 2 5 297220 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 54N 2 6 54N 2 6 297230 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. 54N 2 7 54N 2 7 297240 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. 54N 2 8 54N 2 8 297250 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 54N 2 9 54N 2 9 297260 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; 54N 2 10 54N 2 10 297270 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works. 54N 2 11 54N 2 11 297280 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 54N 2 12 54N 2 12 297290 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. 54N 2 13 54N 2 13 297300 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 54N 2 14 54N 2 14 297310 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. 54N 2 15 54N 2 15 297320 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety. 54N 3 1 54N 3 1 297330 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 54N 3 2 54N 3 2 297340 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 54N 3 3 54N 3 3 297350 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 54N 3 4 54N 3 4 297360 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 54N 3 5 54N 3 5 297370 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 54N 3 6 54N 3 6 297380 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 54N 3 7 54N 3 7 297390 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 54N 3 8 54N 3 8 297400 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 54N 3 9 54N 3 9 297410 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 54N 3 10 54N 3 10 297420 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 54N 3 11 54N 3 11 297430 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 54N 3 12 54N 3 12 297440 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 54N 3 13 54N 3 13 297450 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 54N 3 14 54N 3 14 297460 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 54N 3 15 54N 3 15 297470 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 54N 3 16 54N 3 16 297480 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. 54N 4 1 54N 4 1 297490 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 54N 4 2 54N 4 2 297500 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; 54N 4 3 54N 4 3 297510 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. 54N 4 4 54N 4 4 297520 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 54N 4 5 54N 4 5 297530 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 54N 4 6 54N 4 6 297540 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 54N 4 7 54N 4 7 297550 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. 54N 4 8 54N 4 8 297560 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. 54N 4 9 54N 4 9 297570 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation. 54N 4 10 54N 4 10 297580 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe. 54N 4 11 54N 4 11 297590 These things command and teach. 54N 4 12 54N 4 12 297600 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 54N 4 13 54N 4 13 297610 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 54N 4 14 54N 4 14 297620 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery. 54N 4 15 54N 4 15 297630 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all. 54N 4 16 54N 4 16 297640 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. 54N 5 1 54N 5 1 297650 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; 54N 5 2 54N 5 2 297660 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity. 54N 5 3 54N 5 3 297670 Honour widows that are widows indeed. 54N 5 4 54N 5 4 297680 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God. 54N 5 5 54N 5 5 297690 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day. 54N 5 6 54N 5 6 297700 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. 54N 5 7 54N 5 7 297710 And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless. 54N 5 8 54N 5 8 297720 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 54N 5 9 54N 5 9 297730 Let not a widow be taken into the number under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, 54N 5 10 54N 5 10 297740 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work. 54N 5 11 54N 5 11 297750 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; 54N 5 12 54N 5 12 297760 Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith. 54N 5 13 54N 5 13 297770 And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 54N 5 14 54N 5 14 297780 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. 54N 5 15 54N 5 15 297790 For some are already turned aside after Satan. 54N 5 16 54N 5 16 297800 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed. 54N 5 17 54N 5 17 297810 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine. 54N 5 18 54N 5 18 297820 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 54N 5 19 54N 5 19 297830 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses. 54N 5 20 54N 5 20 297840 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear. 54N 5 21 54N 5 21 297850 I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. 54N 5 22 54N 5 22 297860 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure. 54N 5 23 54N 5 23 297870 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities. 54N 5 24 54N 5 24 297880 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. 54N 5 25 54N 5 25 297890 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. 54N 6 1 54N 6 1 297900 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. 54N 6 2 54N 6 2 297910 And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. 54N 6 3 54N 6 3 297920 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; 54N 6 4 54N 6 4 297930 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 54N 6 5 54N 6 5 297940 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 54N 6 6 54N 6 6 297950 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 54N 6 7 54N 6 7 297960 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 54N 6 8 54N 6 8 297970 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 54N 6 9 54N 6 9 297980 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 54N 6 10 54N 6 10 297990 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 54N 6 11 54N 6 11 298000 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 54N 6 12 54N 6 12 298010 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 54N 6 13 54N 6 13 298020 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 54N 6 14 54N 6 14 298030 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 54N 6 15 54N 6 15 298040 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 54N 6 16 54N 6 16 298050 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. 54N 6 17 54N 6 17 298060 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 54N 6 18 54N 6 18 298070 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; 54N 6 19 54N 6 19 298080 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 54N 6 20 54N 6 20 298090 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 54N 6 21 54N 6 21 298100 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. 55N 1 1 55N 1 1 298110 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, 55N 1 2 55N 1 2 298120 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 55N 1 3 55N 1 3 298130 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 55N 1 4 55N 1 4 298140 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; 55N 1 5 55N 1 5 298150 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. 55N 1 6 55N 1 6 298160 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 55N 1 7 55N 1 7 298170 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 55N 1 8 55N 1 8 298180 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 55N 1 9 55N 1 9 298190 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 55N 1 10 55N 1 10 298200 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 55N 1 11 55N 1 11 298210 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 55N 1 12 55N 1 12 298220 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 55N 1 13 55N 1 13 298230 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 55N 1 14 55N 1 14 298240 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. 55N 1 15 55N 1 15 298250 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 55N 1 16 55N 1 16 298260 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 55N 1 17 55N 1 17 298270 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. 55N 1 18 55N 1 18 298280 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. 55N 2 1 55N 2 1 298290 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 55N 2 2 55N 2 2 298300 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 55N 2 3 55N 2 3 298310 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 55N 2 4 55N 2 4 298320 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 55N 2 5 55N 2 5 298330 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. 55N 2 6 55N 2 6 298340 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. 55N 2 7 55N 2 7 298350 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. 55N 2 8 55N 2 8 298360 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: 55N 2 9 55N 2 9 298370 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 55N 2 10 55N 2 10 298380 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 55N 2 11 55N 2 11 298390 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: 55N 2 12 55N 2 12 298400 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: 55N 2 13 55N 2 13 298410 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. 55N 2 14 55N 2 14 298420 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. 55N 2 15 55N 2 15 298430 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 55N 2 16 55N 2 16 298440 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. 55N 2 17 55N 2 17 298450 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 55N 2 18 55N 2 18 298460 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. 55N 2 19 55N 2 19 298470 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 55N 2 20 55N 2 20 298480 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 55N 2 21 55N 2 21 298490 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work. 55N 2 22 55N 2 22 298500 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 55N 2 23 55N 2 23 298510 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 55N 2 24 55N 2 24 298520 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 55N 2 25 55N 2 25 298530 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 55N 2 26 55N 2 26 298540 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 55N 3 1 55N 3 1 298550 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 55N 3 2 55N 3 2 298560 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 55N 3 3 55N 3 3 298570 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 55N 3 4 55N 3 4 298580 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 55N 3 5 55N 3 5 298590 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 55N 3 6 55N 3 6 298600 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 55N 3 7 55N 3 7 298610 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 55N 3 8 55N 3 8 298620 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. 55N 3 9 55N 3 9 298630 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. 55N 3 10 55N 3 10 298640 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 55N 3 11 55N 3 11 298650 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 55N 3 12 55N 3 12 298660 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 55N 3 13 55N 3 13 298670 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. 55N 3 14 55N 3 14 298680 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 55N 3 15 55N 3 15 298690 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 55N 3 16 55N 3 16 298700 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 55N 3 17 55N 3 17 298710 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. 55N 4 1 55N 4 1 298720 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 55N 4 2 55N 4 2 298730 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 55N 4 3 55N 4 3 298740 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 55N 4 4 55N 4 4 298750 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 55N 4 5 55N 4 5 298760 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 55N 4 6 55N 4 6 298770 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 55N 4 7 55N 4 7 298780 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: 55N 4 8 55N 4 8 298790 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. 55N 4 9 55N 4 9 298800 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: 55N 4 10 55N 4 10 298810 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. 55N 4 11 55N 4 11 298820 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. 55N 4 12 55N 4 12 298830 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. 55N 4 13 55N 4 13 298840 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. 55N 4 14 55N 4 14 298850 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: 55N 4 15 55N 4 15 298860 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. 55N 4 16 55N 4 16 298870 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 55N 4 17 55N 4 17 298880 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 55N 4 18 55N 4 18 298890 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 55N 4 19 55N 4 19 298900 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. 55N 4 20 55N 4 20 298910 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. 55N 4 21 55N 4 21 298920 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. 55N 4 22 55N 4 22 298930 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. 56N 1 1 56N 1 1 298940 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 56N 1 2 56N 1 2 298950 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; 56N 1 3 56N 1 3 298960 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour; 56N 1 4 56N 1 4 298970 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour. 56N 1 5 56N 1 5 298980 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 56N 1 6 56N 1 6 298990 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. 56N 1 7 56N 1 7 299000 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; 56N 1 8 56N 1 8 299010 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate; 56N 1 9 56N 1 9 299020 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. 56N 1 10 56N 1 10 299030 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: 56N 1 11 56N 1 11 299040 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 56N 1 12 56N 1 12 299050 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies. 56N 1 13 56N 1 13 299060 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 56N 1 14 56N 1 14 299070 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth. 56N 1 15 56N 1 15 299080 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. 56N 1 16 56N 1 16 299090 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. 56N 2 1 56N 2 1 299100 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 56N 2 2 56N 2 2 299110 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 56N 2 3 56N 2 3 299120 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 56N 2 4 56N 2 4 299130 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 56N 2 5 56N 2 5 299140 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 56N 2 6 56N 2 6 299150 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 56N 2 7 56N 2 7 299160 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 56N 2 8 56N 2 8 299170 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 56N 2 9 56N 2 9 299180 Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 56N 2 10 56N 2 10 299190 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. 56N 2 11 56N 2 11 299200 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 56N 2 12 56N 2 12 299210 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 56N 2 13 56N 2 13 299220 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 56N 2 14 56N 2 14 299230 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 56N 2 15 56N 2 15 299240 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. 56N 3 1 56N 3 1 299250 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, 56N 3 2 56N 3 2 299260 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 56N 3 3 56N 3 3 299270 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 56N 3 4 56N 3 4 299280 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, 56N 3 5 56N 3 5 299290 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; 56N 3 6 56N 3 6 299300 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 56N 3 7 56N 3 7 299310 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 56N 3 8 56N 3 8 299320 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. 56N 3 9 56N 3 9 299330 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 56N 3 10 56N 3 10 299340 A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject; 56N 3 11 56N 3 11 299350 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself. 56N 3 12 56N 3 12 299360 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter. 56N 3 13 56N 3 13 299370 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them. 56N 3 14 56N 3 14 299380 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful. 56N 3 15 56N 3 15 299390 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. 57N 1 1 57N 1 1 299400 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, 57N 1 2 57N 1 2 299410 And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house: 57N 1 3 57N 1 3 299420 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 57N 1 4 57N 1 4 299430 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, 57N 1 5 57N 1 5 299440 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; 57N 1 6 57N 1 6 299450 That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus. 57N 1 7 57N 1 7 299460 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. 57N 1 8 57N 1 8 299470 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient, 57N 1 9 57N 1 9 299480 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. 57N 1 10 57N 1 10 299490 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 57N 1 11 57N 1 11 299500 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 57N 1 12 57N 1 12 299510 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels: 57N 1 13 57N 1 13 299520 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: 57N 1 14 57N 1 14 299530 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. 57N 1 15 57N 1 15 299540 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever; 57N 1 16 57N 1 16 299550 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? 57N 1 17 57N 1 17 299560 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. 57N 1 18 57N 1 18 299570 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; 57N 1 19 57N 1 19 299580 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides. 57N 1 20 57N 1 20 299590 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord. 57N 1 21 57N 1 21 299600 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. 57N 1 22 57N 1 22 299610 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you. 57N 1 23 57N 1 23 299620 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus; 57N 1 24 57N 1 24 299630 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers. 57N 1 25 57N 1 25 299640 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. 58N 1 1 58N 1 1 299650 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 58N 1 2 58N 1 2 299660 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 58N 1 3 58N 1 3 299670 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 58N 1 4 58N 1 4 299680 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 58N 1 5 58N 1 5 299690 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 58N 1 6 58N 1 6 299700 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 58N 1 7 58N 1 7 299710 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 58N 1 8 58N 1 8 299720 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. 58N 1 9 58N 1 9 299730 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 58N 1 10 58N 1 10 299740 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: 58N 1 11 58N 1 11 299750 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 58N 1 12 58N 1 12 299760 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail. 58N 1 13 58N 1 13 299770 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 58N 1 14 58N 1 14 299780 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? 58N 2 1 58N 2 1 299790 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. 58N 2 2 58N 2 2 299800 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward; 58N 2 3 58N 2 3 299810 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; 58N 2 4 58N 2 4 299820 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? 58N 2 5 58N 2 5 299830 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak. 58N 2 6 58N 2 6 299840 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? 58N 2 7 58N 2 7 299850 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: 58N 2 8 58N 2 8 299860 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. 58N 2 9 58N 2 9 299870 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. 58N 2 10 58N 2 10 299880 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 58N 2 11 58N 2 11 299890 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 58N 2 12 58N 2 12 299900 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. 58N 2 13 58N 2 13 299910 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. 58N 2 14 58N 2 14 299920 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 58N 2 15 58N 2 15 299930 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. 58N 2 16 58N 2 16 299940 For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. 58N 2 17 58N 2 17 299950 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. 58N 2 18 58N 2 18 299960 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. 58N 3 1 58N 3 1 299970 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; 58N 3 2 58N 3 2 299980 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. 58N 3 3 58N 3 3 299990 For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. 58N 3 4 58N 3 4 300000 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God. 58N 3 5 58N 3 5 300010 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; 58N 3 6 58N 3 6 300020 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end. 58N 3 7 58N 3 7 300030 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 58N 3 8 58N 3 8 300040 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 58N 3 9 58N 3 9 300050 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 58N 3 10 58N 3 10 300060 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. 58N 3 11 58N 3 11 300070 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) 58N 3 12 58N 3 12 300080 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. 58N 3 13 58N 3 13 300090 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. 58N 3 14 58N 3 14 300100 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; 58N 3 15 58N 3 15 300110 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. 58N 3 16 58N 3 16 300120 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses. 58N 3 17 58N 3 17 300130 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 58N 3 18 58N 3 18 300140 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 58N 3 19 58N 3 19 300150 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. 58N 4 1 58N 4 1 300160 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 58N 4 2 58N 4 2 300170 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 58N 4 3 58N 4 3 300180 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 58N 4 4 58N 4 4 300190 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 58N 4 5 58N 4 5 300200 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 58N 4 6 58N 4 6 300210 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief: 58N 4 7 58N 4 7 300220 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 58N 4 8 58N 4 8 300230 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day. 58N 4 9 58N 4 9 300240 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 58N 4 10 58N 4 10 300250 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 58N 4 11 58N 4 11 300260 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief. 58N 4 12 58N 4 12 300270 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 58N 4 13 58N 4 13 300280 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 58N 4 14 58N 4 14 300290 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. 58N 4 15 58N 4 15 300300 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. 58N 4 16 58N 4 16 300310 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 58N 5 1 58N 5 1 300320 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 58N 5 2 58N 5 2 300330 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 58N 5 3 58N 5 3 300340 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 58N 5 4 58N 5 4 300350 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. 58N 5 5 58N 5 5 300360 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee. 58N 5 6 58N 5 6 300370 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 58N 5 7 58N 5 7 300380 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared; 58N 5 8 58N 5 8 300390 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; 58N 5 9 58N 5 9 300400 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; 58N 5 10 58N 5 10 300410 Called of God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec. 58N 5 11 58N 5 11 300420 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. 58N 5 12 58N 5 12 300430 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 58N 5 13 58N 5 13 300440 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. 58N 5 14 58N 5 14 300450 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. 58N 6 1 58N 6 1 300460 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, 58N 6 2 58N 6 2 300470 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 58N 6 3 58N 6 3 300480 And this will we do, if God permit. 58N 6 4 58N 6 4 300490 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 58N 6 5 58N 6 5 300500 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 58N 6 6 58N 6 6 300510 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. 58N 6 7 58N 6 7 300520 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 58N 6 8 58N 6 8 300530 But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned. 58N 6 9 58N 6 9 300540 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. 58N 6 10 58N 6 10 300550 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. 58N 6 11 58N 6 11 300560 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 58N 6 12 58N 6 12 300570 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. 58N 6 13 58N 6 13 300580 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 58N 6 14 58N 6 14 300590 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 58N 6 15 58N 6 15 300600 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 58N 6 16 58N 6 16 300610 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 58N 6 17 58N 6 17 300620 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 58N 6 18 58N 6 18 300630 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 58N 6 19 58N 6 19 300640 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 58N 6 20 58N 6 20 300650 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 58N 7 1 58N 7 1 300660 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 58N 7 2 58N 7 2 300670 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 58N 7 3 58N 7 3 300680 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. 58N 7 4 58N 7 4 300690 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils. 58N 7 5 58N 7 5 300700 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham: 58N 7 6 58N 7 6 300710 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises. 58N 7 7 58N 7 7 300720 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better. 58N 7 8 58N 7 8 300730 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 58N 7 9 58N 7 9 300740 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham. 58N 7 10 58N 7 10 300750 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him. 58N 7 11 58N 7 11 300760 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? 58N 7 12 58N 7 12 300770 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 58N 7 13 58N 7 13 300780 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 58N 7 14 58N 7 14 300790 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood. 58N 7 15 58N 7 15 300800 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, 58N 7 16 58N 7 16 300810 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. 58N 7 17 58N 7 17 300820 For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. 58N 7 18 58N 7 18 300830 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. 58N 7 19 58N 7 19 300840 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God. 58N 7 20 58N 7 20 300850 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: 58N 7 21 58N 7 21 300860 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:) 58N 7 22 58N 7 22 300870 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. 58N 7 23 58N 7 23 300880 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: 58N 7 24 58N 7 24 300890 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. 58N 7 25 58N 7 25 300900 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 58N 7 26 58N 7 26 300910 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 58N 7 27 58N 7 27 300920 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. 58N 7 28 58N 7 28 300930 For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. 58N 8 1 58N 8 1 300940 Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; 58N 8 2 58N 8 2 300950 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. 58N 8 3 58N 8 3 300960 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. 58N 8 4 58N 8 4 300970 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: 58N 8 5 58N 8 5 300980 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. 58N 8 6 58N 8 6 300990 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. 58N 8 7 58N 8 7 301000 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. 58N 8 8 58N 8 8 301010 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: 58N 8 9 58N 8 9 301020 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. 58N 8 10 58N 8 10 301030 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: 58N 8 11 58N 8 11 301040 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. 58N 8 12 58N 8 12 301050 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 58N 8 13 58N 8 13 301060 In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. 58N 9 1 58N 9 1 301070 Then verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary. 58N 9 2 58N 9 2 301080 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein was the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. 58N 9 3 58N 9 3 301090 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all; 58N 9 4 58N 9 4 301100 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; 58N 9 5 58N 9 5 301110 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly. 58N 9 6 58N 9 6 301120 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. 58N 9 7 58N 9 7 301130 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: 58N 9 8 58N 9 8 301140 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: 58N 9 9 58N 9 9 301150 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; 58N 9 10 58N 9 10 301160 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation. 58N 9 11 58N 9 11 301170 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 58N 9 12 58N 9 12 301180 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 58N 9 13 58N 9 13 301190 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 58N 9 14 58N 9 14 301200 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 58N 9 15 58N 9 15 301210 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 58N 9 16 58N 9 16 301220 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. 58N 9 17 58N 9 17 301230 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth. 58N 9 18 58N 9 18 301240 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. 58N 9 19 58N 9 19 301250 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book, and all the people, 58N 9 20 58N 9 20 301260 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you. 58N 9 21 58N 9 21 301270 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. 58N 9 22 58N 9 22 301280 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. 58N 9 23 58N 9 23 301290 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 58N 9 24 58N 9 24 301300 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: 58N 9 25 58N 9 25 301310 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 58N 9 26 58N 9 26 301320 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. 58N 9 27 58N 9 27 301330 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: 58N 9 28 58N 9 28 301340 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. 58N 10 1 58N 10 1 301350 For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. 58N 10 2 58N 10 2 301360 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. 58N 10 3 58N 10 3 301370 But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year. 58N 10 4 58N 10 4 301380 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. 58N 10 5 58N 10 5 301390 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: 58N 10 6 58N 10 6 301400 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. 58N 10 7 58N 10 7 301410 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. 58N 10 8 58N 10 8 301420 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law; 58N 10 9 58N 10 9 301430 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He taketh away the first, that he may establish the second. 58N 10 10 58N 10 10 301440 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 58N 10 11 58N 10 11 301450 And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: 58N 10 12 58N 10 12 301460 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; 58N 10 13 58N 10 13 301470 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool. 58N 10 14 58N 10 14 301480 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. 58N 10 15 58N 10 15 301490 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, 58N 10 16 58N 10 16 301500 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; 58N 10 17 58N 10 17 301510 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more. 58N 10 18 58N 10 18 301520 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. 58N 10 19 58N 10 19 301530 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 58N 10 20 58N 10 20 301540 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 58N 10 21 58N 10 21 301550 And having an high priest over the house of God; 58N 10 22 58N 10 22 301560 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 58N 10 23 58N 10 23 301570 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 58N 10 24 58N 10 24 301580 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 58N 10 25 58N 10 25 301590 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 58N 10 26 58N 10 26 301600 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 58N 10 27 58N 10 27 301610 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 58N 10 28 58N 10 28 301620 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 58N 10 29 58N 10 29 301630 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 58N 10 30 58N 10 30 301640 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 58N 10 31 58N 10 31 301650 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. 58N 10 32 58N 10 32 301660 But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions; 58N 10 33 58N 10 33 301670 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used. 58N 10 34 58N 10 34 301680 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance. 58N 10 35 58N 10 35 301690 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. 58N 10 36 58N 10 36 301700 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 58N 10 37 58N 10 37 301710 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. 58N 10 38 58N 10 38 301720 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 58N 10 39 58N 10 39 301730 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. 58N 11 1 58N 11 1 301740 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 58N 11 2 58N 11 2 301750 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 58N 11 3 58N 11 3 301760 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 58N 11 4 58N 11 4 301770 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 58N 11 5 58N 11 5 301780 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 58N 11 6 58N 11 6 301790 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 58N 11 7 58N 11 7 301800 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 58N 11 8 58N 11 8 301810 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 58N 11 9 58N 11 9 301820 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 58N 11 10 58N 11 10 301830 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 58N 11 11 58N 11 11 301840 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 58N 11 12 58N 11 12 301850 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 58N 11 13 58N 11 13 301860 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 58N 11 14 58N 11 14 301870 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 58N 11 15 58N 11 15 301880 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 58N 11 16 58N 11 16 301890 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. 58N 11 17 58N 11 17 301900 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 58N 11 18 58N 11 18 301910 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 58N 11 19 58N 11 19 301920 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. 58N 11 20 58N 11 20 301930 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 58N 11 21 58N 11 21 301940 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. 58N 11 22 58N 11 22 301950 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. 58N 11 23 58N 11 23 301960 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment. 58N 11 24 58N 11 24 301970 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 58N 11 25 58N 11 25 301980 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 58N 11 26 58N 11 26 301990 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. 58N 11 27 58N 11 27 302000 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. 58N 11 28 58N 11 28 302010 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 58N 11 29 58N 11 29 302020 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. 58N 11 30 58N 11 30 302030 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. 58N 11 31 58N 11 31 302040 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. 58N 11 32 58N 11 32 302050 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 58N 11 33 58N 11 33 302060 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 58N 11 34 58N 11 34 302070 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 58N 11 35 58N 11 35 302080 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: 58N 11 36 58N 11 36 302090 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: 58N 11 37 58N 11 37 302100 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; 58N 11 38 58N 11 38 302110 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. 58N 11 39 58N 11 39 302120 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 58N 11 40 58N 11 40 302130 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. 58N 12 1 58N 12 1 302140 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 58N 12 2 58N 12 2 302150 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. 58N 12 3 58N 12 3 302160 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. 58N 12 4 58N 12 4 302170 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. 58N 12 5 58N 12 5 302180 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: 58N 12 6 58N 12 6 302190 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 58N 12 7 58N 12 7 302200 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? 58N 12 8 58N 12 8 302210 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. 58N 12 9 58N 12 9 302220 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? 58N 12 10 58N 12 10 302230 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness. 58N 12 11 58N 12 11 302240 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby. 58N 12 12 58N 12 12 302250 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 58N 12 13 58N 12 13 302260 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. 58N 12 14 58N 12 14 302270 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 58N 12 15 58N 12 15 302280 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; 58N 12 16 58N 12 16 302290 Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. 58N 12 17 58N 12 17 302300 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. 58N 12 18 58N 12 18 302310 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, 58N 12 19 58N 12 19 302320 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: 58N 12 20 58N 12 20 302330 (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart: 58N 12 21 58N 12 21 302340 And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:) 58N 12 22 58N 12 22 302350 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 58N 12 23 58N 12 23 302360 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 58N 12 24 58N 12 24 302370 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 58N 12 25 58N 12 25 302380 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: 58N 12 26 58N 12 26 302390 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also heaven. 58N 12 27 58N 12 27 302400 And this word, Yet once more, signifieth the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. 58N 12 28 58N 12 28 302410 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: 58N 12 29 58N 12 29 302420 For our God is a consuming fire. 58N 13 1 58N 13 1 302430 Let brotherly love continue. 58N 13 2 58N 13 2 302440 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 58N 13 3 58N 13 3 302450 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 58N 13 4 58N 13 4 302460 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 58N 13 5 58N 13 5 302470 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. 58N 13 6 58N 13 6 302480 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. 58N 13 7 58N 13 7 302490 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation. 58N 13 8 58N 13 8 302500 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever. 58N 13 9 58N 13 9 302510 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. 58N 13 10 58N 13 10 302520 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. 58N 13 11 58N 13 11 302530 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. 58N 13 12 58N 13 12 302540 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. 58N 13 13 58N 13 13 302550 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 58N 13 14 58N 13 14 302560 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. 58N 13 15 58N 13 15 302570 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 58N 13 16 58N 13 16 302580 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 58N 13 17 58N 13 17 302590 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 58N 13 18 58N 13 18 302600 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly. 58N 13 19 58N 13 19 302610 But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the sooner. 58N 13 20 58N 13 20 302620 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 58N 13 21 58N 13 21 302630 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 58N 13 22 58N 13 22 302640 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words. 58N 13 23 58N 13 23 302650 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. 58N 13 24 58N 13 24 302660 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all the saints. They of Italy salute you. 58N 13 25 58N 13 25 302670 Grace be with you all. Amen. 59N 1 1 59N 1 1 302680 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 59N 1 2 59N 1 2 302690 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 59N 1 3 59N 1 3 302700 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 59N 1 4 59N 1 4 302710 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 59N 1 5 59N 1 5 302720 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 59N 1 6 59N 1 6 302730 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 59N 1 7 59N 1 7 302740 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 59N 1 8 59N 1 8 302750 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. 59N 1 9 59N 1 9 302760 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: 59N 1 10 59N 1 10 302770 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 59N 1 11 59N 1 11 302780 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 59N 1 12 59N 1 12 302790 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 59N 1 13 59N 1 13 302800 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 59N 1 14 59N 1 14 302810 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 59N 1 15 59N 1 15 302820 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 59N 1 16 59N 1 16 302830 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 59N 1 17 59N 1 17 302840 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 59N 1 18 59N 1 18 302850 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. 59N 1 19 59N 1 19 302860 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 59N 1 20 59N 1 20 302870 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 59N 1 21 59N 1 21 302880 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 59N 1 22 59N 1 22 302890 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 59N 1 23 59N 1 23 302900 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: 59N 1 24 59N 1 24 302910 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 59N 1 25 59N 1 25 302920 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. 59N 1 26 59N 1 26 302930 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 59N 1 27 59N 1 27 302940 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. 59N 2 1 59N 2 1 302950 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. 59N 2 2 59N 2 2 302960 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; 59N 2 3 59N 2 3 302970 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: 59N 2 4 59N 2 4 302980 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? 59N 2 5 59N 2 5 302990 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? 59N 2 6 59N 2 6 303000 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? 59N 2 7 59N 2 7 303010 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? 59N 2 8 59N 2 8 303020 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 59N 2 9 59N 2 9 303030 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. 59N 2 10 59N 2 10 303040 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 59N 2 11 59N 2 11 303050 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. 59N 2 12 59N 2 12 303060 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. 59N 2 13 59N 2 13 303070 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. 59N 2 14 59N 2 14 303080 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? 59N 2 15 59N 2 15 303090 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, 59N 2 16 59N 2 16 303100 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? 59N 2 17 59N 2 17 303110 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. 59N 2 18 59N 2 18 303120 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. 59N 2 19 59N 2 19 303130 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 59N 2 20 59N 2 20 303140 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? 59N 2 21 59N 2 21 303150 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? 59N 2 22 59N 2 22 303160 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? 59N 2 23 59N 2 23 303170 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. 59N 2 24 59N 2 24 303180 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. 59N 2 25 59N 2 25 303190 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? 59N 2 26 59N 2 26 303200 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. 59N 3 1 59N 3 1 303210 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 59N 3 2 59N 3 2 303220 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 59N 3 3 59N 3 3 303230 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 59N 3 4 59N 3 4 303240 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 59N 3 5 59N 3 5 303250 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 59N 3 6 59N 3 6 303260 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 59N 3 7 59N 3 7 303270 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 59N 3 8 59N 3 8 303280 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 59N 3 9 59N 3 9 303290 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 59N 3 10 59N 3 10 303300 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 59N 3 11 59N 3 11 303310 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 59N 3 12 59N 3 12 303320 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. 59N 3 13 59N 3 13 303330 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 59N 3 14 59N 3 14 303340 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 59N 3 15 59N 3 15 303350 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 59N 3 16 59N 3 16 303360 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 59N 3 17 59N 3 17 303370 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 59N 3 18 59N 3 18 303380 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. 59N 4 1 59N 4 1 303390 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? 59N 4 2 59N 4 2 303400 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. 59N 4 3 59N 4 3 303410 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 59N 4 4 59N 4 4 303420 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God. 59N 4 5 59N 4 5 303430 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy? 59N 4 6 59N 4 6 303440 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. 59N 4 7 59N 4 7 303450 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 59N 4 8 59N 4 8 303460 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. 59N 4 9 59N 4 9 303470 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness. 59N 4 10 59N 4 10 303480 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. 59N 4 11 59N 4 11 303490 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. 59N 4 12 59N 4 12 303500 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another? 59N 4 13 59N 4 13 303510 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: 59N 4 14 59N 4 14 303520 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. 59N 4 15 59N 4 15 303530 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. 59N 4 16 59N 4 16 303540 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil. 59N 4 17 59N 4 17 303550 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin. 59N 5 1 59N 5 1 303560 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. 59N 5 2 59N 5 2 303570 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten. 59N 5 3 59N 5 3 303580 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days. 59N 5 4 59N 5 4 303590 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. 59N 5 5 59N 5 5 303600 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 59N 5 6 59N 5 6 303610 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you. 59N 5 7 59N 5 7 303620 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 59N 5 8 59N 5 8 303630 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. 59N 5 9 59N 5 9 303640 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. 59N 5 10 59N 5 10 303650 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience. 59N 5 11 59N 5 11 303660 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. 59N 5 12 59N 5 12 303670 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation. 59N 5 13 59N 5 13 303680 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. 59N 5 14 59N 5 14 303690 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 59N 5 15 59N 5 15 303700 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 59N 5 16 59N 5 16 303710 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 59N 5 17 59N 5 17 303720 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 59N 5 18 59N 5 18 303730 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. 59N 5 19 59N 5 19 303740 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; 59N 5 20 59N 5 20 303750 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 60N 1 1 60N 1 1 303760 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 60N 1 2 60N 1 2 303770 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. 60N 1 3 60N 1 3 303780 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 60N 1 4 60N 1 4 303790 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you, 60N 1 5 60N 1 5 303800 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 60N 1 6 60N 1 6 303810 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 60N 1 7 60N 1 7 303820 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: 60N 1 8 60N 1 8 303830 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 60N 1 9 60N 1 9 303840 Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. 60N 1 10 60N 1 10 303850 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: 60N 1 11 60N 1 11 303860 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 60N 1 12 60N 1 12 303870 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into. 60N 1 13 60N 1 13 303880 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 60N 1 14 60N 1 14 303890 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 60N 1 15 60N 1 15 303900 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 60N 1 16 60N 1 16 303910 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. 60N 1 17 60N 1 17 303920 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: 60N 1 18 60N 1 18 303930 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 60N 1 19 60N 1 19 303940 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 60N 1 20 60N 1 20 303950 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, 60N 1 21 60N 1 21 303960 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 60N 1 22 60N 1 22 303970 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 60N 1 23 60N 1 23 303980 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 60N 1 24 60N 1 24 303990 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: 60N 1 25 60N 1 25 304000 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. 60N 2 1 60N 2 1 304010 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 60N 2 2 60N 2 2 304020 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 60N 2 3 60N 2 3 304030 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 60N 2 4 60N 2 4 304040 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 60N 2 5 60N 2 5 304050 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 60N 2 6 60N 2 6 304060 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 60N 2 7 60N 2 7 304070 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 60N 2 8 60N 2 8 304080 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. 60N 2 9 60N 2 9 304090 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: 60N 2 10 60N 2 10 304100 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 60N 2 11 60N 2 11 304110 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 60N 2 12 60N 2 12 304120 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 60N 2 13 60N 2 13 304130 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 60N 2 14 60N 2 14 304140 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 60N 2 15 60N 2 15 304150 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: 60N 2 16 60N 2 16 304160 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. 60N 2 17 60N 2 17 304170 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. 60N 2 18 60N 2 18 304180 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. 60N 2 19 60N 2 19 304190 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 60N 2 20 60N 2 20 304200 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 60N 2 21 60N 2 21 304210 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 60N 2 22 60N 2 22 304220 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 60N 2 23 60N 2 23 304230 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 60N 2 24 60N 2 24 304240 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 60N 2 25 60N 2 25 304250 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 60N 3 1 60N 3 1 304260 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; 60N 3 2 60N 3 2 304270 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. 60N 3 3 60N 3 3 304280 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 60N 3 4 60N 3 4 304290 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. 60N 3 5 60N 3 5 304300 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: 60N 3 6 60N 3 6 304310 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. 60N 3 7 60N 3 7 304320 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. 60N 3 8 60N 3 8 304330 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 60N 3 9 60N 3 9 304340 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 60N 3 10 60N 3 10 304350 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: 60N 3 11 60N 3 11 304360 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 60N 3 12 60N 3 12 304370 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 60N 3 13 60N 3 13 304380 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 60N 3 14 60N 3 14 304390 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled; 60N 3 15 60N 3 15 304400 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: 60N 3 16 60N 3 16 304410 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. 60N 3 17 60N 3 17 304420 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. 60N 3 18 60N 3 18 304430 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: 60N 3 19 60N 3 19 304440 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 60N 3 20 60N 3 20 304450 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. 60N 3 21 60N 3 21 304460 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: 60N 3 22 60N 3 22 304470 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him. 60N 4 1 60N 4 1 304480 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 60N 4 2 60N 4 2 304490 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 60N 4 3 60N 4 3 304500 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: 60N 4 4 60N 4 4 304510 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you: 60N 4 5 60N 4 5 304520 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. 60N 4 6 60N 4 6 304530 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit. 60N 4 7 60N 4 7 304540 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 60N 4 8 60N 4 8 304550 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 60N 4 9 60N 4 9 304560 Use hospitality one to another without grudging. 60N 4 10 60N 4 10 304570 As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 60N 4 11 60N 4 11 304580 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 60N 4 12 60N 4 12 304590 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 60N 4 13 60N 4 13 304600 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 60N 4 14 60N 4 14 304610 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. 60N 4 15 60N 4 15 304620 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters. 60N 4 16 60N 4 16 304630 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 60N 4 17 60N 4 17 304640 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? 60N 4 18 60N 4 18 304650 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? 60N 4 19 60N 4 19 304660 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator. 60N 5 1 60N 5 1 304670 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 60N 5 2 60N 5 2 304680 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; 60N 5 3 60N 5 3 304690 Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 60N 5 4 60N 5 4 304700 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 60N 5 5 60N 5 5 304710 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 60N 5 6 60N 5 6 304720 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 60N 5 7 60N 5 7 304730 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 60N 5 8 60N 5 8 304740 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 60N 5 9 60N 5 9 304750 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 60N 5 10 60N 5 10 304760 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 60N 5 11 60N 5 11 304770 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 60N 5 12 60N 5 12 304780 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand. 60N 5 13 60N 5 13 304790 The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son. 60N 5 14 60N 5 14 304800 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. 61N 1 1 61N 1 1 304810 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 61N 1 2 61N 1 2 304820 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 61N 1 3 61N 1 3 304830 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 61N 1 4 61N 1 4 304840 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 61N 1 5 61N 1 5 304850 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 61N 1 6 61N 1 6 304860 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 61N 1 7 61N 1 7 304870 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 61N 1 8 61N 1 8 304880 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 61N 1 9 61N 1 9 304890 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 61N 1 10 61N 1 10 304900 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 61N 1 11 61N 1 11 304910 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 61N 1 12 61N 1 12 304920 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 61N 1 13 61N 1 13 304930 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 61N 1 14 61N 1 14 304940 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 61N 1 15 61N 1 15 304950 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. 61N 1 16 61N 1 16 304960 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 61N 1 17 61N 1 17 304970 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 61N 1 18 61N 1 18 304980 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 61N 1 19 61N 1 19 304990 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 61N 1 20 61N 1 20 305000 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 61N 1 21 61N 1 21 305010 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 61N 2 1 61N 2 1 305020 But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. 61N 2 2 61N 2 2 305030 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 61N 2 3 61N 2 3 305040 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. 61N 2 4 61N 2 4 305050 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 61N 2 5 61N 2 5 305060 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 61N 2 6 61N 2 6 305070 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly; 61N 2 7 61N 2 7 305080 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 61N 2 8 61N 2 8 305090 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 61N 2 9 61N 2 9 305100 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: 61N 2 10 61N 2 10 305110 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. 61N 2 11 61N 2 11 305120 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. 61N 2 12 61N 2 12 305130 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption; 61N 2 13 61N 2 13 305140 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 61N 2 14 61N 2 14 305150 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: 61N 2 15 61N 2 15 305160 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; 61N 2 16 61N 2 16 305170 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet. 61N 2 17 61N 2 17 305180 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. 61N 2 18 61N 2 18 305190 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. 61N 2 19 61N 2 19 305200 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. 61N 2 20 61N 2 20 305210 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. 61N 2 21 61N 2 21 305220 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 61N 2 22 61N 2 22 305230 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. 61N 3 1 61N 3 1 305240 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 61N 3 2 61N 3 2 305250 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 61N 3 3 61N 3 3 305260 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 61N 3 4 61N 3 4 305270 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 61N 3 5 61N 3 5 305280 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 61N 3 6 61N 3 6 305290 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 61N 3 7 61N 3 7 305300 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 61N 3 8 61N 3 8 305310 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 61N 3 9 61N 3 9 305320 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 61N 3 10 61N 3 10 305330 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 61N 3 11 61N 3 11 305340 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 61N 3 12 61N 3 12 305350 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 61N 3 13 61N 3 13 305360 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 61N 3 14 61N 3 14 305370 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 61N 3 15 61N 3 15 305380 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 61N 3 16 61N 3 16 305390 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 61N 3 17 61N 3 17 305400 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 61N 3 18 61N 3 18 305410 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. 62N 1 1 62N 1 1 305420 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 62N 1 2 62N 1 2 305430 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 62N 1 3 62N 1 3 305440 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 62N 1 4 62N 1 4 305450 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 62N 1 5 62N 1 5 305460 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 62N 1 6 62N 1 6 305470 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 62N 1 7 62N 1 7 305480 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 62N 1 8 62N 1 8 305490 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 62N 1 9 62N 1 9 305500 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 62N 1 10 62N 1 10 305510 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. 62N 2 1 62N 2 1 305520 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: 62N 2 2 62N 2 2 305530 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 62N 2 3 62N 2 3 305540 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 62N 2 4 62N 2 4 305550 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 62N 2 5 62N 2 5 305560 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 62N 2 6 62N 2 6 305570 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 62N 2 7 62N 2 7 305580 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. 62N 2 8 62N 2 8 305590 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 62N 2 9 62N 2 9 305600 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 62N 2 10 62N 2 10 305610 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 62N 2 11 62N 2 11 305620 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 62N 2 12 62N 2 12 305630 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. 62N 2 13 62N 2 13 305640 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 62N 2 14 62N 2 14 305650 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one. 62N 2 15 62N 2 15 305660 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 62N 2 16 62N 2 16 305670 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 62N 2 17 62N 2 17 305680 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 62N 2 18 62N 2 18 305690 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 62N 2 19 62N 2 19 305700 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. 62N 2 20 62N 2 20 305710 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 62N 2 21 62N 2 21 305720 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 62N 2 22 62N 2 22 305730 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 62N 2 23 62N 2 23 305740 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 62N 2 24 62N 2 24 305750 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father. 62N 2 25 62N 2 25 305760 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. 62N 2 26 62N 2 26 305770 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you. 62N 2 27 62N 2 27 305780 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. 62N 2 28 62N 2 28 305790 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 62N 2 29 62N 2 29 305800 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him. 62N 3 1 62N 3 1 305810 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 62N 3 2 62N 3 2 305820 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 62N 3 3 62N 3 3 305830 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 62N 3 4 62N 3 4 305840 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 62N 3 5 62N 3 5 305850 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 62N 3 6 62N 3 6 305860 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 62N 3 7 62N 3 7 305870 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 62N 3 8 62N 3 8 305880 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 62N 3 9 62N 3 9 305890 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 62N 3 10 62N 3 10 305900 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 62N 3 11 62N 3 11 305910 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 62N 3 12 62N 3 12 305920 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. 62N 3 13 62N 3 13 305930 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 62N 3 14 62N 3 14 305940 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 62N 3 15 62N 3 15 305950 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. 62N 3 16 62N 3 16 305960 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 62N 3 17 62N 3 17 305970 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 62N 3 18 62N 3 18 305980 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. 62N 3 19 62N 3 19 305990 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 62N 3 20 62N 3 20 306000 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 62N 3 21 62N 3 21 306010 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. 62N 3 22 62N 3 22 306020 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 62N 3 23 62N 3 23 306030 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 62N 3 24 62N 3 24 306040 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us. 62N 4 1 62N 4 1 306050 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 62N 4 2 62N 4 2 306060 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 62N 4 3 62N 4 3 306070 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 62N 4 4 62N 4 4 306080 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. 62N 4 5 62N 4 5 306090 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 62N 4 6 62N 4 6 306100 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. 62N 4 7 62N 4 7 306110 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 62N 4 8 62N 4 8 306120 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 62N 4 9 62N 4 9 306130 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 62N 4 10 62N 4 10 306140 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 62N 4 11 62N 4 11 306150 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 62N 4 12 62N 4 12 306160 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. 62N 4 13 62N 4 13 306170 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 62N 4 14 62N 4 14 306180 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 62N 4 15 62N 4 15 306190 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 62N 4 16 62N 4 16 306200 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. 62N 4 17 62N 4 17 306210 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. 62N 4 18 62N 4 18 306220 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 62N 4 19 62N 4 19 306230 We love him, because he first loved us. 62N 4 20 62N 4 20 306240 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? 62N 4 21 62N 4 21 306250 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also. 62N 5 1 62N 5 1 306260 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 62N 5 2 62N 5 2 306270 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 62N 5 3 62N 5 3 306280 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 62N 5 4 62N 5 4 306290 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 62N 5 5 62N 5 5 306300 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? 62N 5 6 62N 5 6 306310 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 62N 5 7 62N 5 7 306320 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 62N 5 8 62N 5 8 306330 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 62N 5 9 62N 5 9 306340 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. 62N 5 10 62N 5 10 306350 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 62N 5 11 62N 5 11 306360 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 62N 5 12 62N 5 12 306370 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 62N 5 13 62N 5 13 306380 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. 62N 5 14 62N 5 14 306390 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 62N 5 15 62N 5 15 306400 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 62N 5 16 62N 5 16 306410 If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it. 62N 5 17 62N 5 17 306420 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death. 62N 5 18 62N 5 18 306430 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 62N 5 19 62N 5 19 306440 And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness. 62N 5 20 62N 5 20 306450 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life. 62N 5 21 62N 5 21 306460 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen. 63N 1 1 63N 1 1 306470 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; 63N 1 2 63N 1 2 306480 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 63N 1 3 63N 1 3 306490 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 63N 1 4 63N 1 4 306500 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. 63N 1 5 63N 1 5 306510 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. 63N 1 6 63N 1 6 306520 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 63N 1 7 63N 1 7 306530 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 63N 1 8 63N 1 8 306540 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward. 63N 1 9 63N 1 9 306550 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 63N 1 10 63N 1 10 306560 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 63N 1 11 63N 1 11 306570 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds. 63N 1 12 63N 1 12 306580 Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. 63N 1 13 63N 1 13 306590 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen. 64N 1 1 64N 1 1 306600 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. 64N 1 2 64N 1 2 306610 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 64N 1 3 64N 1 3 306620 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. 64N 1 4 64N 1 4 306630 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. 64N 1 5 64N 1 5 306640 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; 64N 1 6 64N 1 6 306650 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: 64N 1 7 64N 1 7 306660 Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 64N 1 8 64N 1 8 306670 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. 64N 1 9 64N 1 9 306680 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. 64N 1 10 64N 1 10 306690 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. 64N 1 11 64N 1 11 306700 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God. 64N 1 12 64N 1 12 306710 Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true. 64N 1 13 64N 1 13 306720 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: 64N 1 14 64N 1 14 306730 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. 64N 1 15 64N 1 14 306730 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall speak face to face. Peace be to thee. Our friends salute thee. Greet the friends by name. 65N 1 1 65N 1 1 306740 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: 65N 1 2 65N 1 2 306750 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. 65N 1 3 65N 1 3 306760 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. 65N 1 4 65N 1 4 306770 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. 65N 1 5 65N 1 5 306780 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 65N 1 6 65N 1 6 306790 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. 65N 1 7 65N 1 7 306800 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. 65N 1 8 65N 1 8 306810 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. 65N 1 9 65N 1 9 306820 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. 65N 1 10 65N 1 10 306830 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves. 65N 1 11 65N 1 11 306840 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. 65N 1 12 65N 1 12 306850 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 65N 1 13 65N 1 13 306860 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever. 65N 1 14 65N 1 14 306870 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 65N 1 15 65N 1 15 306880 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 65N 1 16 65N 1 16 306890 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 65N 1 17 65N 1 17 306900 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 65N 1 18 65N 1 18 306910 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts. 65N 1 19 65N 1 19 306920 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 65N 1 20 65N 1 20 306930 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 65N 1 21 65N 1 21 306940 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. 65N 1 22 65N 1 22 306950 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 65N 1 23 65N 1 23 306960 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. 65N 1 24 65N 1 24 306970 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 65N 1 25 65N 1 25 306980 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. 66N 1 1 66N 1 1 306990 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 66N 1 2 66N 1 2 307000 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw. 66N 1 3 66N 1 3 307010 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. 66N 1 4 66N 1 4 307020 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne; 66N 1 5 66N 1 5 307030 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, 66N 1 6 66N 1 6 307040 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 66N 1 7 66N 1 7 307050 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 66N 1 8 66N 1 8 307060 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty. 66N 1 9 66N 1 9 307070 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. 66N 1 10 66N 1 10 307080 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet, 66N 1 11 66N 1 11 307090 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea. 66N 1 12 66N 1 12 307100 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 66N 1 13 66N 1 13 307110 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 66N 1 14 66N 1 14 307120 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 66N 1 15 66N 1 15 307130 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 66N 1 16 66N 1 16 307140 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 66N 1 17 66N 1 17 307150 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 66N 1 18 66N 1 18 307160 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. 66N 1 19 66N 1 19 307170 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter; 66N 1 20 66N 1 20 307180 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches. 66N 2 1 66N 2 1 307190 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; 66N 2 2 66N 2 2 307200 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 66N 2 3 66N 2 3 307210 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted. 66N 2 4 66N 2 4 307220 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. 66N 2 5 66N 2 5 307230 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent. 66N 2 6 66N 2 6 307240 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 66N 2 7 66N 2 7 307250 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. 66N 2 8 66N 2 8 307260 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; 66N 2 9 66N 2 9 307270 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. 66N 2 10 66N 2 10 307280 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. 66N 2 11 66N 2 11 307290 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death. 66N 2 12 66N 2 12 307300 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges; 66N 2 13 66N 2 13 307310 I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. 66N 2 14 66N 2 14 307320 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. 66N 2 15 66N 2 15 307330 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. 66N 2 16 66N 2 16 307340 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 66N 2 17 66N 2 17 307350 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. 66N 2 18 66N 2 18 307360 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass; 66N 2 19 66N 2 19 307370 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last to be more than the first. 66N 2 20 66N 2 20 307380 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 66N 2 21 66N 2 21 307390 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 66N 2 22 66N 2 22 307400 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds. 66N 2 23 66N 2 23 307410 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works. 66N 2 24 66N 2 24 307420 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden. 66N 2 25 66N 2 25 307430 But that which ye have already hold fast till I come. 66N 2 26 66N 2 26 307440 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 66N 2 27 66N 2 27 307450 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. 66N 2 28 66N 2 28 307460 And I will give him the morning star. 66N 2 29 66N 2 29 307470 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 66N 3 1 66N 3 1 307480 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. 66N 3 2 66N 3 2 307490 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God. 66N 3 3 66N 3 3 307500 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee. 66N 3 4 66N 3 4 307510 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. 66N 3 5 66N 3 5 307520 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. 66N 3 6 66N 3 6 307530 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 66N 3 7 66N 3 7 307540 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; 66N 3 8 66N 3 8 307550 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. 66N 3 9 66N 3 9 307560 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee. 66N 3 10 66N 3 10 307570 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. 66N 3 11 66N 3 11 307580 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. 66N 3 12 66N 3 12 307590 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. 66N 3 13 66N 3 13 307600 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 66N 3 14 66N 3 14 307610 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; 66N 3 15 66N 3 15 307620 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 66N 3 16 66N 3 16 307630 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 66N 3 17 66N 3 17 307640 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 66N 3 18 66N 3 18 307650 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 66N 3 19 66N 3 19 307660 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 66N 3 20 66N 3 20 307670 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. 66N 3 21 66N 3 21 307680 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. 66N 3 22 66N 3 22 307690 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. 66N 4 1 66N 4 1 307700 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 66N 4 2 66N 4 2 307710 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 66N 4 3 66N 4 3 307720 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. 66N 4 4 66N 4 4 307730 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold. 66N 4 5 66N 4 5 307740 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 66N 4 6 66N 4 6 307750 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. 66N 4 7 66N 4 7 307760 And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. 66N 4 8 66N 4 8 307770 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 66N 4 9 66N 4 9 307780 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 66N 4 10 66N 4 10 307790 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 66N 4 11 66N 4 11 307800 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. 66N 5 1 66N 5 1 307810 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 66N 5 2 66N 5 2 307820 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof? 66N 5 3 66N 5 3 307830 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon. 66N 5 4 66N 5 4 307840 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon. 66N 5 5 66N 5 5 307850 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 66N 5 6 66N 5 6 307860 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth. 66N 5 7 66N 5 7 307870 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. 66N 5 8 66N 5 8 307880 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints. 66N 5 9 66N 5 9 307890 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; 66N 5 10 66N 5 10 307900 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth. 66N 5 11 66N 5 11 307910 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands; 66N 5 12 66N 5 12 307920 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. 66N 5 13 66N 5 13 307930 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 66N 5 14 66N 5 14 307940 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever. 66N 6 1 66N 6 1 307950 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts saying, Come and see. 66N 6 2 66N 6 2 307960 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. 66N 6 3 66N 6 3 307970 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. 66N 6 4 66N 6 4 307980 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 66N 6 5 66N 6 5 307990 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. 66N 6 6 66N 6 6 308000 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 66N 6 7 66N 6 7 308010 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 66N 6 8 66N 6 8 308020 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. 66N 6 9 66N 6 9 308030 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: 66N 6 10 66N 6 10 308040 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? 66N 6 11 66N 6 11 308050 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled. 66N 6 12 66N 6 12 308060 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood; 66N 6 13 66N 6 13 308070 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. 66N 6 14 66N 6 14 308080 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. 66N 6 15 66N 6 15 308090 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; 66N 6 16 66N 6 16 308100 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: 66N 6 17 66N 6 17 308110 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? 66N 7 1 66N 7 1 308120 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. 66N 7 2 66N 7 2 308130 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, 66N 7 3 66N 7 3 308140 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. 66N 7 4 66N 7 4 308150 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel. 66N 7 5 66N 7 5 308160 Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand. 66N 7 6 66N 7 6 308170 Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand. 66N 7 7 66N 7 7 308180 Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand. 66N 7 8 66N 7 8 308190 Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand. 66N 7 9 66N 7 9 308200 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; 66N 7 10 66N 7 10 308210 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. 66N 7 11 66N 7 11 308220 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, 66N 7 12 66N 7 12 308230 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. 66N 7 13 66N 7 13 308240 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? 66N 7 14 66N 7 14 308250 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 66N 7 15 66N 7 15 308260 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. 66N 7 16 66N 7 16 308270 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. 66N 7 17 66N 7 17 308280 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 66N 8 1 66N 8 1 308290 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 66N 8 2 66N 8 2 308300 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. 66N 8 3 66N 8 3 308310 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 66N 8 4 66N 8 4 308320 And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. 66N 8 5 66N 8 5 308330 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake. 66N 8 6 66N 8 6 308340 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound. 66N 8 7 66N 8 7 308350 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up. 66N 8 8 66N 8 8 308360 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood; 66N 8 9 66N 8 9 308370 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed. 66N 8 10 66N 8 10 308380 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; 66N 8 11 66N 8 11 308390 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. 66N 8 12 66N 8 12 308400 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise. 66N 8 13 66N 8 13 308410 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound! 66N 9 1 66N 9 1 308420 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 66N 9 2 66N 9 2 308430 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. 66N 9 3 66N 9 3 308440 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. 66N 9 4 66N 9 4 308450 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads. 66N 9 5 66N 9 5 308460 And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man. 66N 9 6 66N 9 6 308470 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. 66N 9 7 66N 9 7 308480 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. 66N 9 8 66N 9 8 308490 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. 66N 9 9 66N 9 9 308500 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 66N 9 10 66N 9 10 308510 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails: and their power was to hurt men five months. 66N 9 11 66N 9 11 308520 And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon. 66N 9 12 66N 9 12 308530 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter. 66N 9 13 66N 9 13 308540 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God, 66N 9 14 66N 9 14 308550 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates. 66N 9 15 66N 9 15 308560 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men. 66N 9 16 66N 9 16 308570 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. 66N 9 17 66N 9 17 308580 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone. 66N 9 18 66N 9 18 308590 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. 66N 9 19 66N 9 19 308600 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt. 66N 9 20 66N 9 20 308610 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: 66N 9 21 66N 9 21 308620 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts. 66N 10 1 66N 10 1 308630 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: 66N 10 2 66N 10 2 308640 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, 66N 10 3 66N 10 3 308650 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. 66N 10 4 66N 10 4 308660 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. 66N 10 5 66N 10 5 308670 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, 66N 10 6 66N 10 6 308680 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: 66N 10 7 66N 10 7 308690 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets. 66N 10 8 66N 10 8 308700 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth. 66N 10 9 66N 10 9 308710 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey. 66N 10 10 66N 10 10 308720 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter. 66N 10 11 66N 10 11 308730 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. 66N 11 1 66N 11 1 308740 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. 66N 11 2 66N 11 2 308750 But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. 66N 11 3 66N 11 3 308760 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. 66N 11 4 66N 11 4 308770 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. 66N 11 5 66N 11 5 308780 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. 66N 11 6 66N 11 6 308790 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. 66N 11 7 66N 11 7 308800 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. 66N 11 8 66N 11 8 308810 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified. 66N 11 9 66N 11 9 308820 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. 66N 11 10 66N 11 10 308830 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. 66N 11 11 66N 11 11 308840 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them. 66N 11 12 66N 11 12 308850 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them. 66N 11 13 66N 11 13 308860 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven. 66N 11 14 66N 11 14 308870 The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly. 66N 11 15 66N 11 15 308880 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. 66N 11 16 66N 11 16 308890 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God, 66N 11 17 66N 11 17 308900 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. 66N 11 18 66N 11 18 308910 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. 66N 11 19 66N 11 19 308920 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and great hail. 66N 12 1 66N 12 1 308930 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: 66N 12 2 66N 12 2 308940 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 66N 12 3 66N 12 3 308950 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. 66N 12 4 66N 12 4 308960 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. 66N 12 5 66N 12 5 308970 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. 66N 12 6 66N 12 6 308980 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. 66N 12 7 66N 12 7 308990 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 66N 12 8 66N 12 8 309000 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 66N 12 9 66N 12 9 309010 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 66N 12 10 66N 12 10 309020 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. 66N 12 11 66N 12 11 309030 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. 66N 12 12 66N 12 12 309040 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time. 66N 12 13 66N 12 13 309050 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. 66N 12 14 66N 12 14 309060 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. 66N 12 15 66N 12 15 309070 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood. 66N 12 16 66N 12 16 309080 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. 66N 12 17 66N 12 17 309090 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ. 66N 12 18 66N 13 1 309100 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 66N 13 1 66N 13 1 309100 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 66N 13 2 66N 13 2 309110 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 66N 13 3 66N 13 3 309120 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. 66N 13 4 66N 13 4 309130 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? 66N 13 5 66N 13 5 309140 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. 66N 13 6 66N 13 6 309150 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. 66N 13 7 66N 13 7 309160 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. 66N 13 8 66N 13 8 309170 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. 66N 13 9 66N 13 9 309180 If any man have an ear, let him hear. 66N 13 10 66N 13 10 309190 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. 66N 13 11 66N 13 11 309200 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 66N 13 12 66N 13 12 309210 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. 66N 13 13 66N 13 13 309220 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 66N 13 14 66N 13 14 309230 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live. 66N 13 15 66N 13 15 309240 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. 66N 13 16 66N 13 16 309250 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: 66N 13 17 66N 13 17 309260 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 66N 13 18 66N 13 18 309270 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six. 66N 14 1 66N 14 1 309280 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads. 66N 14 2 66N 14 2 309290 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps: 66N 14 3 66N 14 3 309300 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth. 66N 14 4 66N 14 4 309310 These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. 66N 14 5 66N 14 5 309320 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God. 66N 14 6 66N 14 6 309330 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, 66N 14 7 66N 14 7 309340 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters. 66N 14 8 66N 14 8 309350 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. 66N 14 9 66N 14 9 309360 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 66N 14 10 66N 14 10 309370 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 66N 14 11 66N 14 11 309380 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. 66N 14 12 66N 14 12 309390 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. 66N 14 13 66N 14 13 309400 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. 66N 14 14 66N 14 14 309410 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. 66N 14 15 66N 14 15 309420 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. 66N 14 16 66N 14 16 309430 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth; and the earth was reaped. 66N 14 17 66N 14 17 309440 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. 66N 14 18 66N 14 18 309450 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. 66N 14 19 66N 14 19 309460 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God. 66N 14 20 66N 14 20 309470 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs. 66N 15 1 66N 15 1 309480 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God. 66N 15 2 66N 15 2 309490 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. 66N 15 3 66N 15 3 309500 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. 66N 15 4 66N 15 4 309510 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest. 66N 15 5 66N 15 5 309520 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened: 66N 15 6 66N 15 6 309530 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. 66N 15 7 66N 15 7 309540 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever. 66N 15 8 66N 15 8 309550 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled. 66N 16 1 66N 16 1 309560 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth. 66N 16 2 66N 16 2 309570 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image. 66N 16 3 66N 16 3 309580 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea. 66N 16 4 66N 16 4 309590 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood. 66N 16 5 66N 16 5 309600 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. 66N 16 6 66N 16 6 309610 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy. 66N 16 7 66N 16 7 309620 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. 66N 16 8 66N 16 8 309630 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 66N 16 9 66N 16 9 309640 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 66N 16 10 66N 16 10 309650 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 66N 16 11 66N 16 11 309660 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds. 66N 16 12 66N 16 12 309670 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared. 66N 16 13 66N 16 13 309680 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. 66N 16 14 66N 16 14 309690 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. 66N 16 15 66N 16 15 309700 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. 66N 16 16 66N 16 16 309710 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. 66N 16 17 66N 16 17 309720 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done. 66N 16 18 66N 16 18 309730 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great. 66N 16 19 66N 16 19 309740 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. 66N 16 20 66N 16 20 309750 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found. 66N 16 21 66N 16 21 309760 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great. 66N 17 1 66N 17 1 309770 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 66N 17 2 66N 17 2 309780 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. 66N 17 3 66N 17 3 309790 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. 66N 17 4 66N 17 4 309800 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 66N 17 5 66N 17 5 309810 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. 66N 17 6 66N 17 6 309820 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration. 66N 17 7 66N 17 7 309830 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. 66N 17 8 66N 17 8 309840 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 66N 17 9 66N 17 9 309850 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 66N 17 10 66N 17 10 309860 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 66N 17 11 66N 17 11 309870 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 66N 17 12 66N 17 12 309880 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 66N 17 13 66N 17 13 309890 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 66N 17 14 66N 17 14 309900 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. 66N 17 15 66N 17 15 309910 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 66N 17 16 66N 17 16 309920 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 66N 17 17 66N 17 17 309930 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. 66N 17 18 66N 17 18 309940 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth. 66N 18 1 66N 18 1 309950 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 66N 18 2 66N 18 2 309960 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. 66N 18 3 66N 18 3 309970 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. 66N 18 4 66N 18 4 309980 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. 66N 18 5 66N 18 5 309990 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. 66N 18 6 66N 18 6 310000 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 66N 18 7 66N 18 7 310010 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 66N 18 8 66N 18 8 310020 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. 66N 18 9 66N 18 9 310030 And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, 66N 18 10 66N 18 10 310040 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. 66N 18 11 66N 18 11 310050 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: 66N 18 12 66N 18 12 310060 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 66N 18 13 66N 18 13 310070 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 66N 18 14 66N 18 14 310080 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. 66N 18 15 66N 18 15 310090 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 66N 18 16 66N 18 16 310100 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! 66N 18 17 66N 18 17 310110 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, 66N 18 18 66N 18 18 310120 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! 66N 18 19 66N 18 19 310130 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate. 66N 18 20 66N 18 20 310140 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her. 66N 18 21 66N 18 21 310150 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all. 66N 18 22 66N 18 22 310160 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; 66N 18 23 66N 18 23 310170 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. 66N 18 24 66N 18 24 310180 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. 66N 19 1 66N 19 1 310190 And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: 66N 19 2 66N 19 2 310200 For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 66N 19 3 66N 19 3 310210 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever. 66N 19 4 66N 19 4 310220 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen; Alleluia. 66N 19 5 66N 19 5 310230 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and great. 66N 19 6 66N 19 6 310240 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. 66N 19 7 66N 19 7 310250 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. 66N 19 8 66N 19 8 310260 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. 66N 19 9 66N 19 9 310270 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God. 66N 19 10 66N 19 10 310280 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. 66N 19 11 66N 19 11 310290 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 66N 19 12 66N 19 12 310300 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 66N 19 13 66N 19 13 310310 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 66N 19 14 66N 19 14 310320 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 66N 19 15 66N 19 15 310330 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 66N 19 16 66N 19 16 310340 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 66N 19 17 66N 19 17 310350 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 66N 19 18 66N 19 18 310360 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great. 66N 19 19 66N 19 19 310370 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 66N 19 20 66N 19 20 310380 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 66N 19 21 66N 19 21 310390 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh. 66N 20 1 66N 20 1 310400 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 66N 20 2 66N 20 2 310410 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 66N 20 3 66N 20 3 310420 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. 66N 20 4 66N 20 4 310430 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 66N 20 5 66N 20 5 310440 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. 66N 20 6 66N 20 6 310450 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. 66N 20 7 66N 20 7 310460 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, 66N 20 8 66N 20 8 310470 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 66N 20 9 66N 20 9 310480 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them. 66N 20 10 66N 20 10 310490 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. 66N 20 11 66N 20 11 310500 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. 66N 20 12 66N 20 12 310510 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 66N 20 13 66N 20 13 310520 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. 66N 20 14 66N 20 14 310530 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. 66N 20 15 66N 20 15 310540 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 66N 21 1 66N 21 1 310550 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. 66N 21 2 66N 21 2 310560 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 66N 21 3 66N 21 3 310570 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. 66N 21 4 66N 21 4 310580 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. 66N 21 5 66N 21 5 310590 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 66N 21 6 66N 21 6 310600 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 66N 21 7 66N 21 7 310610 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 66N 21 8 66N 21 8 310620 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 66N 21 9 66N 21 9 310630 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. 66N 21 10 66N 21 10 310640 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 66N 21 11 66N 21 11 310650 Having the glory of God: and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal; 66N 21 12 66N 21 12 310660 And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 66N 21 13 66N 21 13 310670 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on the south three gates; and on the west three gates. 66N 21 14 66N 21 14 310680 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 66N 21 15 66N 21 15 310690 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. 66N 21 16 66N 21 16 310700 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal. 66N 21 17 66N 21 17 310710 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred and forty and four cubits, according to the measure of a man, that is, of the angel. 66N 21 18 66N 21 18 310720 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. 66N 21 19 66N 21 19 310730 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; 66N 21 20 66N 21 20 310740 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. 66N 21 21 66N 21 21 310750 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. 66N 21 22 66N 21 22 310760 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. 66N 21 23 66N 21 23 310770 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. 66N 21 24 66N 21 24 310780 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. 66N 21 25 66N 21 25 310790 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. 66N 21 26 66N 21 26 310800 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it. 66N 21 27 66N 21 27 310810 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. 66N 22 1 66N 22 1 310820 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 66N 22 2 66N 22 2 310830 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. 66N 22 3 66N 22 3 310840 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: 66N 22 4 66N 22 4 310850 And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. 66N 22 5 66N 22 5 310860 And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. 66N 22 6 66N 22 6 310870 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 66N 22 7 66N 22 7 310880 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. 66N 22 8 66N 22 8 310890 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 66N 22 9 66N 22 9 310900 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. 66N 22 10 66N 22 10 310910 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand. 66N 22 11 66N 22 11 310920 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. 66N 22 12 66N 22 12 310930 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. 66N 22 13 66N 22 13 310940 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. 66N 22 14 66N 22 14 310950 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. 66N 22 15 66N 22 15 310960 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie. 66N 22 16 66N 22 16 310970 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. 66N 22 17 66N 22 17 310980 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. 66N 22 18 66N 22 18 310990 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 66N 22 19 66N 22 19 311000 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 66N 22 20 66N 22 20 311010 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 66N 22 21 66N 22 21 311020 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. 67A 1 1 67A 1 1 311030 The book of the words of Tobit, son of Tobiel, the son of Ananiel, the son of Aduel, the son of Gabael, of the seed of Asael, of the tribe of Nephthali; 67A 1 2 67A 1 2 311040 Who in the time of Enemessar king of the Assyrians was led captive out of Thisbe, which is at the right hand of that city, which is called properly Nephthali in Galilee above Aser. 67A 1 3 67A 1 3 311050 I Tobit have walked all the days of my life in the ways of truth and justice, and I did many almsdeeds to my brethren, and my nation, who came with me to Nineve, into the land of the Assyrians. 67A 1 4 67A 1 4 311060 And when I was in mine own country, in the land of Israel being but young, all the tribe of Nephthali my father fell from the house of Jerusalem, which was chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, that all the tribes should sacrifice there, where the temple of the habitation of the most High was consecrated and built for all ages. 67A 1 5 67A 1 5 311070 Now all the tribes which together revolted, and the house of my father Nephthali, sacrificed unto the heifer Baal. 67A 1 6 67A 1 6 311080 But I alone went often to Jerusalem at the feasts, as it was ordained unto all the people of Israel by an everlasting decree, having the firstfruits and tenths of increase, with that which was first shorn; and them gave I at the altar to the priests the children of Aaron. 67A 1 7 67A 1 6 311080 But I alone went often to Jerusalem at the feasts, as it was ordained unto all the people of Israel by an everlasting decree, having the firstfruits and tenths of increase, with that which was first shorn; and them gave I at the altar to the priests the children of Aaron. 67A 1 7 67A 1 7 311090 The first tenth part of all increase I gave to the sons of Aaron, who ministered at Jerusalem: another tenth part I sold away, and went, and spent it every year at Jerusalem: 67A 1 8 67A 1 8 311100 And the third I gave unto them to whom it was meet, as Debora my father's mother had commanded me, because I was left an orphan by my father. 67A 1 9 67A 1 9 311110 Furthermore, when I was come to the age of a man, I married Anna of mine own kindred, and of her I begat Tobias. 67A 1 10 67A 1 10 311120 And when we were carried away captives to Nineve, all my brethren and those that were of my kindred did eat of the bread of the Gentiles. 67A 1 11 67A 1 11 311130 But I kept myself from eating; 67A 1 12 67A 1 12 311140 Because I remembered God with all my heart. 67A 1 13 67A 1 13 311150 And the most High gave me grace and favour before Enemessar, so that I was his purveyor. 67A 1 14 67A 1 14 311160 And I went into Media, and left in trust with Gabael, the brother of Gabrias, at Rages a city of Media ten talents of silver. 67A 1 15 67A 1 15 311170 Now when Enemessar was dead, Sennacherib his son reigned in his stead; whose estate was troubled, that I could not go into Media. 67A 1 16 67A 1 16 311180 And in the time of Enemessar I gave many alms to my brethren, and gave my bread to the hungry, 67A 1 17 67A 1 16 311180 And in the time of Enemessar I gave many alms to my brethren, and gave my bread to the hungry, 67A 1 17 67A 1 17 311190 And my clothes to the naked: and if I saw any of my nation dead, or cast about the walls of Nineve, I buried him. 67A 1 18 67A 1 18 311200 And if the king Sennacherib had slain any, when he was come, and fled from Judea, I buried them privily; for in his wrath he killed many; but the bodies were not found, when they were sought for of the king. 67A 1 19 67A 1 19 311210 And when one of the Ninevites went and complained of me to the king, that I buried them, and hid myself; understanding that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew myself for fear. 67A 1 20 67A 1 20 311220 Then all my goods were forcibly taken away, neither was there any thing left me, beside my wife Anna and my son Tobias. 67A 1 21 67A 1 21 311230 And there passed not five and fifty days, before two of his sons killed him, and they fled into the mountains of Ararath; and Sarchedonus his son reigned in his stead; who appointed over his father's accounts, and over all his affairs, Achiacharus my brother Anael's son. 67A 1 22 67A 1 22 311240 And Achiacharus intreating for me, I returned to Nineve. Now Achiacharus was cupbearer, and keeper of the signet, and steward, and overseer of the accounts: and Sarchedonus appointed him next unto him: and he was my brother's son. 67A 2 1 67A 2 1 311250 Now when I was come home again, and my wife Anna was restored unto me, with my son Tobias, in the feast of Pentecost, which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, there was a good dinner prepared me, in the which I sat down to eat. 67A 2 2 67A 2 2 311260 And when I saw abundance of meat, I said to my son, Go and bring what poor man soever thou shalt find out of our brethren, who is mindful of the Lord; and, lo, I tarry for thee. 67A 2 3 67A 2 3 311270 But he came again, and said, Father, one of our nation is strangled, and is cast out in the marketplace. 67A 2 4 67A 2 4 311280 Then before I had tasted of any meat, I started up, and took him up into a room until the going down of the sun. 67A 2 5 67A 2 5 311290 Then I returned, and washed myself, and ate my meat in heaviness, 67A 2 6 67A 2 6 311300 Remembering that prophecy of Amos, as he said, Your feasts shall be turned into mourning, and all your mirth into lamentation. 67A 2 6 67A 2 7 311310 Therefore I wept: and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave, and buried him. 67A 2 7 67A 2 7 311310 Therefore I wept: and after the going down of the sun I went and made a grave, and buried him. 67A 2 8 67A 2 8 311320 But my neighbours mocked me, and said, This man is not yet afraid to be put to death for this matter: who fled away; and yet, lo, he burieth the dead again. 67A 2 9 67A 2 9 311330 The same night also I returned from the burial, and slept by the wall of my courtyard, being polluted and my face was uncovered: 67A 2 10 67A 2 10 311340 And I knew not that there were sparrows in the wall, and mine eyes being open, the sparrows muted warm dung into mine eyes, and a whiteness came in mine eyes: and I went to the physicians, but they helped me not: moreover Achiacharus did nourish me, until I went into Elymais. 67A 2 11 67A 2 11 311350 And my wife Anna did take women's works to do. 67A 2 12 67A 2 12 311360 And when she had sent them home to the owners, they paid her wages, and gave her also besides a kid. 67A 2 13 67A 2 13 311370 And when it was in my house, and began to cry, I said unto her, From whence is this kid? is it not stolen? render it to the owners; for it is not lawful to eat any thing that is stolen. 67A 2 14 67A 2 14 311380 But she replied upon me, It was given for a gift more than the wages. Howbeit I did not believe her, but bade her render it to the owners: and I was abashed at her. But she replied upon me, Where are thine alms and thy righteous deeds? behold, thou and all thy works are known. 67A 3 1 67A 3 1 311390 Then I being grieved did weep, and in my sorrow prayed, saying, 67A 3 2 67A 3 2 311400 O Lord, thou art just, and all thy works and all thy ways are mercy and truth, and thou judgest truly and justly for ever. 67A 3 3 67A 3 3 311410 Remember me, and look on me, punish me not for my sins and ignorances, and the sins of mg fathers, who have sinned before thee: 67A 3 4 67A 3 4 311420 For they obeyed not thy commandments: wherefore thou hast delivered us for a spoil, and unto captivity, and unto death, and for a proverb of reproach to all the nations among whom we are dispersed. 67A 3 5 67A 3 5 311430 And now thy judgments are many and true: deal with me according to my sins and my fathers': because we have not kept thy commandments, neither have walked in truth before thee. 67A 3 6 67A 3 6 311440 Now therefore deal with me as seemeth best unto thee, and command my spirit to be taken from me, that I may be dissolved, and become earth: for it is profitable for me to die rather than to live, because I have heard false reproaches, and have much sorrow: command therefore that I may now be delivered out of this distress, and go into the everlasting place: turn not thy face away from me. 67A 3 7 67A 3 7 311450 It came to pass the same day, that in Ecbatane a city of Media Sara the daughter of Raguel was also reproached by her father's maids; 67A 3 8 67A 3 8 311460 Because that she had been married to seven husbands, whom Asmodeus the evil spirit had killed, before they had lain with her. Dost thou not know, said they, that thou hast strangled thine husbands? thou hast had already seven husbands, neither wast thou named after any of them. 67A 3 9 67A 3 9 311470 Wherefore dost thou beat us for them? if they be dead, go thy ways after them, let us never see of thee either son or daughter. 67A 3 10 67A 3 10 311480 Whe she heard these things, she was very sorrowful, so that she thought to have strangled herself; and she said, I am the only daughter of my father, and if I do this, it shall be a reproach unto him, and I shall bring his old age with sorrow unto the grave. 67A 3 11 67A 3 11 311490 Then she prayed toward the window, and said, Blessed art thou, O Lord my God, and thine holy and glorious name is blessed and honourable for ever: let all thy works praise thee for ever. 67A 3 12 67A 3 12 311500 And now, O Lord, I set I mine eyes and my face toward thee, 67A 3 13 67A 3 13 311510 And say, Take me out of the earth, that I may hear no more the reproach. 67A 3 14 67A 3 14 311520 Thou knowest, Lord, that I am pure from all sin with man, 67A 3 15 67A 3 15 311530 And that I never polluted my name, nor the name of my father, in the land of my captivity: I am the only daughter of my father, neither hath he any child to be his heir, neither any near kinsman, nor any son of his alive, to whom I may keep myself for a wife: my seven husbands are already dead; and why should I live? but if it please not thee that I should die, command some regard to be had of me, and pity taken of me, that I hear no more reproach. 67A 3 16 67A 3 16 311540 So the prayers of them both were heard before the majesty of the great God. 67A 3 17 67A 3 17 311550 And Raphael was sent to heal them both, that is, to scale away the whiteness of Tobit's eyes, and to give Sara the daughter of Raguel for a wife to Tobias the son of Tobit; and to bind Asmodeus the evil spirit; because she belonged to Tobias by right of inheritance. The selfsame time came Tobit home, and entered into his house, and Sara the daughter of Raguel came down from her upper chamber. 67A 4 1 67A 4 1 311560 In that day Tobit remembered the money which he had committed to Gabael in Rages of Media, 67A 4 2 67A 4 2 311570 And said with himself, I have wished for death; wherefore do I not call for my son Tobias that I may signify to him of the money before I die? 67A 4 3 67A 4 3 311580 And when he had called him, he said, My son, when I am dead, bury me; and despise not thy mother, but honour her all the days of thy life, and do that which shall please her, and grieve her not. 67A 4 4 67A 4 4 311590 Remember, my son, that she saw many dangers for thee, when thou wast in her womb: and when she is dead, bury her by me in one grave. 67A 4 5 67A 4 5 311600 My son, be mindful of the Lord our God all thy days, and let not thy will be set to sin, or to transgress his commandments: do uprightly all thy life long, and follow not the ways of unrighteousness. 67A 4 6 67A 4 6 311610 For if thou deal truly, thy doings shall prosperously succeed to thee, and to all them that live justly. 67A 4 7 67A 4 7 311620 Give alms of thy substance; and when thou givest alms, let not thine eye be envious, neither turn thy face from any poor, and the face of God shall not be turned away from thee. 67A 4 8 67A 4 8 311630 If thou hast abundance give alms accordingly: if thou have but a little, be not afraid to give according to that little: 67A 4 9 67A 4 9 311640 For thou layest up a good treasure for thyself against the day of necessity. 67A 4 10 67A 4 10 311650 Because that alms do deliver from death, and suffereth not to come into darkness. 67A 4 11 67A 4 11 311660 For alms is a good gift unto all that give it in the sight of the most High. 67A 4 12 67A 4 12 311670 Beware of all whoredom, my son, and chiefly take a wife of the seed of thy fathers, and take not a strange woman to wife, which is not of thy father's tribe: for we are the children of the prophets, Noe, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: remember, my son, that our fathers from the beginning, even that they all married wives of their own kindred, and were blessed in their children, and their seed shall inherit the land. 67A 4 13 67A 4 13 311680 Now therefore, my son, love thy brethren, and despise not in thy heart thy brethren, the sons and daughters of thy people, in not taking a wife of them: for in pride is destruction and much trouble, and in lewdness is decay and great want: for lewdness is the mother of famine. 67A 4 14 67A 4 14 311690 Let not the wages of any man, which hath wrought for thee, tarry with thee, but give him it out of hand: for if thou serve God, he will also repay thee: be circumspect my son, in all things thou doest, and be wise in all thy conversation. 67A 4 15 67A 4 15 311700 Do that to no man which thou hatest: drink not wine to make thee drunken: neither let drunkenness go with thee in thy journey. 67A 4 16 67A 4 16 311710 Give of thy bread to the hungry, and of thy garments to them that are naked; and according to thine abundance give alms: and let not thine eye be envious, when thou givest alms. 67A 4 17 67A 4 17 311720 Pour out thy bread on the burial of the just, but give nothing to the wicked. 67A 4 18 67A 4 18 311730 Ask counsel of all that are wise, and despise not any counsel that is profitable. 67A 4 19 67A 4 19 311740 Bless the Lord thy God alway, and desire of him that thy ways may be directed, and that all thy paths and counsels may prosper: for every nation hath not counsel; but the Lord himself giveth all good things, and he humbleth whom he will, as he will; now therefore, my son, remember my commandments, neither let them be put out of thy mind. 67A 4 20 67A 4 20 311750 And now I signify this to they that I committed ten talents to Gabael the son of Gabrias at Rages in Media. 67A 4 21 67A 4 21 311760 And fear not, my son, that we are made poor: for thou hast much wealth, if thou fear God, and depart from all sin, and do that which is pleasing in his sight. 67A 5 1 67A 5 1 311770 Tobias then answered and said, Father, I will do all things which thou hast commanded me: 67A 5 2 67A 5 2 311780 But how can I receive the money, seeing I know him not? 67A 5 3 67A 5 3 311790 Then he gave him the handwriting, and said unto him, Seek thee a man which may go with thee, whiles I yet live, and I will give him wages: and go and receive the money. 67A 5 4 67A 5 4 311800 Therefore when he went to seek a man, he found Raphael that was an angel. 67A 5 4 67A 5 5 311810 But he knew not; and he said unto him, Canst thou go with me to Rages? and knowest thou those places well? 67A 5 5 67A 5 5 311810 But he knew not; and he said unto him, Canst thou go with me to Rages? and knowest thou those places well? 67A 5 6 67A 5 6 311820 To whom the angel said, I will go with thee, and I know the way well: for I have lodged with our brother Gabael. 67A 5 7 67A 5 7 311830 Then Tobias said unto him, Tarry for me, till I tell my father. 67A 5 8 67A 5 8 311840 Then he said unto him, Go and tarry not. So he went in and said to his father, Behold, I have found one which will go with me. Then he said, Call him unto me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trusty man to go with thee. 67A 5 9 67A 5 8 311840 Then he said unto him, Go and tarry not. So he went in and said to his father, Behold, I have found one which will go with me. Then he said, Call him unto me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trusty man to go with thee. 67A 5 10 67A 5 9 311850 So he called him, and he came in, and they saluted one another. 67A 5 11 67A 5 10 311860 Then Tobit said unto him, Brother, shew me of what tribe and family thou art. 67A 5 12 67A 5 11 311870 To whom he said, Dost thou seek for a tribe or family, or an hired man to go with thy son? Then Tobit said unto him, I would know, brother, thy kindred and name. 67A 5 13 67A 5 12 311880 Then he said, I am Azarias, the son of Ananias the great, and of thy brethren. 67A 5 14 67A 5 13 311890 Then Tobit said, Thou art welcome, brother; be not now angry with me, because I have enquired to know thy tribe and thy family; for thou art my brother, of an honest and good stock: for I know Ananias and Jonathas, sons of that great Samaias, as we went together to Jerusalem to worship, and offered the firstborn, and the tenths of the fruits; and they were not seduced with the error of our brethren: my brother, thou art of a good stock. 67A 5 15 67A 5 14 311900 But tell me, what wages shall I give thee? wilt thou a drachm a day, and things necessary, as to mine own son? 67A 5 16 67A 5 15 311910 Yea, moreover, if ye return safe, I will add something to thy wages. 67A 5 17 67A 5 16 311920 So they were well pleased. Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them. 67A 6 1 67A 5 16 311920 So they were well pleased. Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them. 67A 6 2 67A 5 16 311920 So they were well pleased. Then said he to Tobias, Prepare thyself for the journey, and God send you a good journey. And when his son had prepared all things far the journey, his father said, Go thou with this man, and God, which dwelleth in heaven, prosper your journey, and the angel of God keep you company. So they went forth both, and the young man's dog with them. 67A 5 18 67A 5 17 311930 But Anna his mother wept, and said to Tobit, Why hast thou sent away our son? is he not the staff of our hand, in going in and out before us? 67A 5 19 67A 5 18 311940 Be not greedy to add money to money: but let it be as refuse in respect of our child. 67A 5 20 67A 5 19 311950 For that which the Lord hath given us to live with doth suffice us. 67A 5 21 67A 5 20 311960 Then said Tobit to her, Take no care, my sister; he shall return in safety, and thine eyes shall see him. 67A 5 22 67A 5 21 311970 For the good angel will keep him company, and his journey shall be prosperous, and he shall return safe. 67A 6 1 67A 5 22 311980 Then she made an end of weeping. 67A 6 2 67A 6 1 311990 And as they went on their journey, they came in the evening to the river Tigris, and they lodged there. 67A 6 3 67A 6 2 312000 And when the young man went down to wash himself, a fish leaped out of the river, and would have devoured him. 67A 6 4 67A 6 3 312010 Then the angel said unto him, Take the fish. And the young man laid hold of the fish, and drew it to land. 67A 6 5 67A 6 4 312020 To whom the angel said, Open the fish, and take the heart and the liver and the gall, and put them up safely. 67A 6 6 67A 6 5 312030 So the young man did as the angel commanded him; and when they had roasted the fish, they did eat it: then they both went on their way, till they drew near to Ecbatane. 67A 6 7 67A 6 6 312040 Then the young man said to the angel, Brother Azarias, to what use is the heart and the liver and the gal of the fish? 67A 6 8 67A 6 7 312050 And he said unto him, Touching the heart and the liver, if a devil or an evil spirit trouble any, we must make a smoke thereof before the man or the woman, and the party shall be no more vexed. 67A 6 9 67A 6 8 312060 As for the gall, it is good to anoint a man that hath whiteness in his eyes, and he shall be healed. 67A 6 10 67A 6 9 312070 And when they were come near to Rages, 67A 6 11 67A 6 10 312080 The angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath one only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife. 67A 6 12 67A 6 10 312080 The angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath one only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife. 67A 6 13 67A 6 10 312080 The angel said to the young man, Brother, to day we shall lodge with Raguel, who is thy cousin; he also hath one only daughter, named Sara; I will speak for her, that she may be given thee for a wife. 67A 6 13 67A 6 11 312090 For to thee doth the right of her appertain, seeing thou only art of her kindred. 67A 6 12 67A 6 12 312100 And the maid is fair and wise: now therefore hear me, and I will speak to her father; and when we return from Rages we will celebrate the marriage: for I know that Raguel cannot marry her to another according to the law of Moses, but he shall be guilty of death, because the right of inheritance doth rather appertain to thee than to any other. 67A 6 13 67A 6 12 312100 And the maid is fair and wise: now therefore hear me, and I will speak to her father; and when we return from Rages we will celebrate the marriage: for I know that Raguel cannot marry her to another according to the law of Moses, but he shall be guilty of death, because the right of inheritance doth rather appertain to thee than to any other. 67A 6 14 67A 6 13 312110 Then the young man answered the angel, I have heard, brother Azarias that this maid hath been given to seven men, who all died in the marriage chamber. 67A 6 15 67A 6 14 312120 And now I am the only son of my father, and I am afraid, lest if I go in unto her, I die, as the other before: for a wicked spirit loveth her, which hurteth no body, but those which come unto her; wherefore I also fear lest I die, and bring my father's and my mother's life because of me to the grave with sorrow: for they have no other son to bury them. 67A 6 16 67A 6 15 312130 Then the angel said unto him, Dost thou not remember the precepts which thy father gave thee, that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred? wherefore hear me, O my brother; for she shall be given thee to wife; and make thou no reckoning of the evil spirit; for this same night shall she be given thee in marriage. 67A 6 17 67A 6 16 312140 And when thou shalt come into the marriage chamber, thou shalt take the ashes of perfume, and shalt lay upon them some of the heart and liver of the fish, and shalt make a smoke with it: 67A 6 18 67A 6 17 312150 And the devil shall smell it, and flee away, and never come again any more: but when thou shalt come to her, rise up both of you, and pray to God which is merciful, who will have pity on you, and save you: fear not, for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning; and thou shalt preserve her, and she shall go with thee. Moreover I suppose that she shall bear thee children. Now when Tobias had heard these things, he loved her, and his heart was effectually joined to her. 67A 7 1 67A 7 1 312160 And when they were come to Ecbatane, they came to the house of Raguel, and Sara met them: and after they had saluted one another, she brought them into the house. 67A 7 2 67A 7 2 312170 Then said Raguel to Edna his wife, How like is this young man to Tobit my cousin! 67A 7 3 67A 7 3 312180 And Raguel asked them, From whence are ye, brethren? To whom they said, We are of the sons of Nephthalim, which are captives in Nineve. 67A 7 4 67A 7 4 312190 Then he said to them, Do ye know Tobit our kinsman? And they said, We know him. Then said he, Is he in good health? 67A 7 5 67A 7 5 312200 And they said, He is both alive, and in good health: and Tobias said, He is my father. 67A 7 6 67A 7 6 312210 Then Raguel leaped up, and kissed him, and wept, 67A 7 7 67A 7 7 312220 And blessed him, and said unto him, Thou art the son of an honest and good man. But when he had heard that Tobit was blind, he was sorrowful, and wept. 67A 7 8 67A 7 8 312230 And likewise Edna his wife and Sara his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after that they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched. 67A 7 9 67A 7 8 312230 And likewise Edna his wife and Sara his daughter wept. Moreover they entertained them cheerfully; and after that they had killed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias to Raphael, Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched. 67A 7 10 67A 7 9 312240 So he communicated the matter with Raguel: and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry: 67A 7 10 67A 7 10 312250 For it is meet that thou shouldest marry my daughter: nevertheless I will declare unto thee the truth. 67A 7 11 67A 7 11 312260 I have given my daughter in marriage te seven men, who died that night they came in unto her: nevertheless for the present be merry. But Tobias said, I will eat nothing here, till we agree and swear one to another. 67A 7 11 67A 7 12 312270 Raguel said, Then take her from henceforth according to the manner, for thou art her cousin, and she is thine, and the merciful God give you good success in all things. 67A 7 12 67A 7 13 312280 Then he called his daughter Sara, and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobias, saying, Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy father. And he blessed them; 67A 7 13 67A 7 14 312290 And called Edna his wife, and took paper, and did write an instrument of covenants, and sealed it. 67A 7 14 67A 7 15 312300 Then they began to eat. 67A 7 15 67A 7 16 312310 After Raguel called his wife Edna, and said unto her, Sister, prepare another chamber, and bring her in thither. 67A 7 16 67A 7 17 312320 Which when she had done as he had bidden her, she brought her thither: and she wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said unto her, 67A 7 16 67A 7 18 312330 Be of good comfort, my daughter; the Lord of heaven and earth give thee joy for this thy sorrow: be of good comfort, my daughter. 67A 8 1 67A 8 1 312340 And when they had supped, they brought Tobias in unto her. 67A 8 2 67A 8 2 312350 And as he went, he remembered the words of Raphael, and took the ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the liver of the fish thereupon, and made a smoke therewith. 67A 8 3 67A 8 3 312360 The which smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him. 67A 8 4 67A 8 4 312370 And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of the bed, and said, Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have pity on us. 67A 8 5 67A 8 5 312380 Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever; let the heavens bless thee, and all thy creatures. 67A 8 6 67A 8 6 312390 Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. 67A 8 7 67A 8 7 312400 And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lush but uprightly: therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together. 67A 8 8 67A 8 8 312410 And she said with him, Amen. 67A 8 9 67A 8 9 312420 So they slept both that night. And Raguel arose, and went and made a grave, 67A 8 10 67A 8 10 312430 Saying, I fear lest he also be dead. 67A 8 11 67A 8 11 312440 But when Raguel was come into his house, 67A 8 11 67A 8 12 312450 He said unto his wife Edna. Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive: if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it. 67A 8 12 67A 8 12 312450 He said unto his wife Edna. Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive: if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it. 67A 8 13 67A 8 13 312460 So the maid opened the door, and went in, and found them both asleep, 67A 8 14 67A 8 14 312470 And came forth, and told them that he was alive. 67A 8 15 67A 8 15 312480 Then Raguel praised God, and said, O God, thou art worthy to be praised with all pure and holy praise; therefore let thy saints praise thee with all thy creatures; and let all thine angels and thine elect praise thee for ever. 67A 8 16 67A 8 16 312490 Thou art to be praised, for thou hast made me joyful; and that is not come to me which I suspected; but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy. 67A 8 17 67A 8 17 312500 Thou art to be praised because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only begotten children of their fathers: grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their life in health with joy and mercy. 67A 8 18 67A 8 18 312510 Then Raguel bade his servants to fill the grave. 67A 8 19 67A 8 19 312520 And he kept the wedding feast fourteen days. 67A 8 20 67A 8 20 312530 For before the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the fourteen days of the marriage were expired; 67A 8 21 67A 8 21 312540 And then he should take the half of his goods, and go in safety to his father; and should have the rest when I and my wife be dead. 67A 9 1 67A 9 1 312550 Then Tobias called Raphael, and said unto him, 67A 9 2 67A 9 2 312560 Brother Azarias, take with thee a servant, and two camels, and go to Rages of Media to Gabael, and bring me the money, and bring him to the wedding. 67A 9 3 67A 9 3 312570 For Raguel hath sworn that I shall not depart. 67A 9 4 67A 9 4 312580 But my father counteth the days; and if I tarry long, he will be very sorry. 67A 9 5 67A 9 5 312590 So Raphael went out, and lodged with Gabael, and gave him the handwriting: who brought forth bags which were sealed up, and gave them to him. 67A 9 6 67A 9 6 312600 And early in the morning they went forth both together, and came to the wedding: and Tobias blessed his wife. 67A 10 1 67A 10 1 312610 Now Tobit his father counted every day: and when the days of the journey were expired, and they came not, 67A 10 2 67A 10 2 312620 Then Tobit said, Are they detained? or is Gabael dead, and there is no man to give him the money? 67A 10 3 67A 10 3 312630 Therefore he was very sorry. 67A 10 4 67A 10 4 312640 Then his wife said unto him, My son is dead, seeing he stayeth long; and she began to wail him, and said, 67A 10 5 67A 10 5 312650 Now I care for nothing, my son, since I have let thee go, the light of mine eyes. 67A 10 6 67A 10 6 312660 To whom Tobit said, Hold thy peace, take no care, for he is safe. 67A 10 7 67A 10 7 312670 But she said, Hold thy peace, and deceive me not; my son is dead. And she went out every day into the way which they went, and did eat no meat on the daytime, and ceased not whole nights to bewail her son Tobias, until the fourteen days of the wedding were expired, which Raguel had sworn that he should spend there. Then Tobias said to Raguel, Let me go, for my father and my mother look no more to see me. 67A 10 8 67A 10 8 312680 But his father in law said unto him, Tarry with me, and I will send to thy father, and they shall declare unto him how things go with thee. 67A 10 9 67A 10 9 312690 But Tobias said, No; but let me go to my father. 67A 10 10 67A 10 10 312700 Then Raguel arose, and gave him Sara his wife, and half his goods, servants, and cattle, and money: 67A 10 11 67A 10 11 312710 And he blessed them, and sent them away, saying, The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey, my children. 67A 10 12 67A 10 12 312720 And he said to his daughter, Honour thy father and thy mother in law, which are now thy parents, that I may hear good report of thee. And he kissed her. Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die, that I may rejoice before the Lord: behold, I commit my daughter unto thee of special trust; where are do not entreat her evil. 67A 10 13 67A 11 1 312730 After these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve. 67A 11 1 67A 11 1 312730 After these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve. 67A 11 1 67A 11 2 312740 Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest, brother, how thou didst leave thy father: 67A 11 2 67A 11 2 312740 Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou knowest, brother, how thou didst leave thy father: 67A 11 3 67A 11 3 312750 Let us haste before thy wife, and prepare the house. 67A 11 4 67A 11 4 312760 And take in thine hand the gall of the fish. So they went their way, and the dog went after them. 67A 11 5 67A 11 5 312770 Now Anna sat looking about toward the way for her son. 67A 11 6 67A 11 6 312780 And when she espied him coming, she said to his father, Behold, thy son cometh, and the man that went with him. 67A 11 7 67A 11 7 312790 Then said Raphael, I know, Tobias, that thy father will open his eyes. 67A 11 8 67A 11 8 312800 Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and the whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee. 67A 11 9 67A 11 9 312810 Then Anna ran forth, and fell upon the neck of her son, and said unto him, Seeing I have seen thee, my son, from henceforth I am content to die. And they wept both. 67A 11 10 67A 11 10 312820 Tobit also went forth toward the door, and stumbled: but his son ran unto him, 67A 11 11 67A 11 11 312830 And took hold of his father: and he strake of the gall on his fathers' eyes, saying, Be of good hope, my father. 67A 11 12 67A 11 12 312840 And when his eyes began to smart, he rubbed them; 67A 11 13 67A 11 13 312850 And the whiteness pilled away from the corners of his eyes: and when he saw his son, he fell upon his neck. 67A 11 14 67A 11 14 312860 And he wept, and said, Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever; and blessed are all thine holy angels: 67A 11 15 67A 11 15 312870 For thou hast scourged, and hast taken pity on me: for, behold, I see my son Tobias. And his son went in rejoicing, and told his father the great things that had happened to him in Media. 67A 11 16 67A 11 16 312880 Then Tobit went out to meet his daughter in law at the gate of Nineve, rejoicing and praising God: and they which saw him go marvelled, because he had received his sight. 67A 11 17 67A 11 17 312890 But Tobias gave thanks before them, because God had mercy on him. And when he came near to Sara his daughter in law, he blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome, daughter: God be blessed, which hath brought thee unto us, and blessed be thy father and thy mother. And there was joy among all his brethren which were at Nineve. 67A 11 18 67A 11 18 312900 And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his brother's son, came: 67A 11 18 67A 11 19 312910 And Tobias' wedding was kept seven days with great joy. 67A 12 1 67A 12 1 312920 Then Tobit called his son Tobias, and said unto him, My son, see that the man have his wages, which went with thee, and thou must give him more. 67A 12 2 67A 12 2 312930 And Tobias said unto him, O father, it is no harm to me to give him half of those things which I have brought: 67A 12 3 67A 12 3 312940 For he hath brought me again to thee in safety, and made whole my wife, and brought me the money, and likewise healed thee. 67A 12 4 67A 12 4 312950 Then the old man said, It is due unto him. 67A 12 5 67A 12 5 312960 So he called the angel, and he said unto him, Take half of all that ye have brought and go away in safety. 67A 12 6 67A 12 6 312970 Then he took them both apart, and said unto them, Bless God, praise him, and magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and exalt his name, and honourably to shew forth the works of God; therefore be not slack to praise him. 67A 12 7 67A 12 7 312980 It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you. 67A 12 8 67A 12 8 312990 Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold: 67A 12 9 67A 12 9 313000 For alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin. Those that exercise alms and righteousness shall be filled with life: 67A 12 10 67A 12 10 313010 But they that sin are enemies to their own life. 67A 12 11 67A 12 11 313020 Surely I will keep close nothing from you. For I said, It was good to keep close the secret of a king, but that it was honourable to reveal the works of God. 67A 12 12 67A 12 12 313030 Now therefore, when thou didst pray, and Sara thy daughter in law, I did bring the remembrance of your prayers before the Holy One: and when thou didst bury the dead, I was with thee likewise. 67A 12 13 67A 12 13 313040 And when thou didst not delay to rise up, and leave thy dinner, to go and cover the dead, thy good deed was not hid from me: but I was with thee. 67A 12 14 67A 12 13 313040 And when thou didst not delay to rise up, and leave thy dinner, to go and cover the dead, thy good deed was not hid from me: but I was with thee. 67A 12 14 67A 12 14 313050 And now God hath sent me to heal thee and Sara thy daughter in law. 67A 12 15 67A 12 15 313060 I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and which go in and out before the glory of the Holy One. 67A 12 16 67A 12 16 313070 Then they were both troubled, and fell upon their faces: for they feared. 67A 12 17 67A 12 17 313080 But he said unto them, Fear not, for it shall go well with you; praise God therefore. 67A 12 18 67A 12 18 313090 For not of any favour of mine, but by the will of our God I came; wherefore praise him for ever. 67A 12 19 67A 12 19 313100 All these days I did appear unto you; but I did neither eat nor drink, but ye did see a vision. 67A 12 20 67A 12 20 313110 Now therefore give God thanks: for I go up to him that sent me; but write all things which are done in a book. 67A 12 21 67A 12 21 313120 And when they arose, they saw him no more. 67A 12 22 67A 12 22 313130 Then they confessed the great and wonderful works of God, and how the angel of the Lord had appeared unto them. 67A 13 1 67A 13 1 313140 Then Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said, Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom. 67A 13 2 67A 13 2 313150 For he doth scourge, and hath mercy: he leadeth down to hell, and bringeth up again: neither is there any that can avoid his hand. 67A 13 3 67A 13 3 313160 Confess him before the Gentiles, ye children of Israel: for he hath scattered us among them. 67A 13 4 67A 13 4 313170 There declare his greatness, and extol him before all the living: for he is our Lord, and he is the God our Father for ever. 67A 13 5 67A 13 5 313180 And he will scourge us for our iniquities, and will have mercy again, and will gather us out of all nations, among whom he hath scattered us. 67A 13 6 67A 13 6 313190 If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal uprightly before him, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you. Therefore see what he will do with you, and confess him with your whole mouth, and praise the Lord of might, and extol the everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him: who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you? 67A 13 7 67A 13 7 313200 I will extol my God, and my soul shall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness. 67A 13 8 67A 13 8 313210 Let all men speak, and let all praise him for his righteousness. 67A 13 9 67A 13 9 313220 O Jerusalem, the holy city, he will scourge thee for thy children's works, and will have mercy again on the sons of the righteous. 67A 13 10 67A 13 10 313230 Give praise to the Lord, for he is good: and praise the everlasting King, that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable. 67A 13 11 67A 13 11 313240 Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven; all generations shall praise thee with great joy. 67A 13 12 67A 13 12 313250 Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever. 67A 13 13 67A 13 13 313260 Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just: for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just. 67A 13 14 67A 13 14 313270 O blessed are they which love thee, for they shall rejoice in thy peace: blessed are they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges; for they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, and shall be glad for ever. 67A 13 15 67A 13 15 313280 Let my soul bless God the great King. 67A 13 16 67A 13 16 313290 For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds, and precious stone: thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold. 67A 13 16 67A 13 17 313300 And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir. 67A 13 17 67A 13 18 313310 And all her streets shall say, Alleluia; and they shall praise him, saying, Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever. 67A 14 1 67A 14 1 313320 So Tobit made an end of praising God. 67A 14 2 67A 14 2 313330 And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored to him after eight years: and he gave alms, and he increased in the fear of the Lord God, and praised him. 67A 14 3 67A 14 3 313340 And when he was very aged he called his son, and the sons of his son, and said to him, My son, take thy children; for, behold, I am aged, and am ready to depart out of this life. 67A 14 4 67A 14 4 313350 Go into Media my son, for I surely believe those things which Jonas the prophet spake of Nineve, that it shall be overthrown; and that for a time peace shall rather be in Media; and that our brethren shall lie scattered in the earth from that good land: and Jerusalem shall be desolate, and the house of God in it shall be burned, and shall be desolate for a time; 67A 14 5 67A 14 5 313360 And that again God will have mercy on them, and bring them again into the land, where they shall build a temple, but not like to the first, until the time of that age be fulfilled; and afterward they shall return from all places of their captivity, and build up Jerusalem gloriously, and the house of God shall be built in it for ever with a glorious building, as the prophets have spoken thereof. 67A 14 6 67A 14 6 313370 And all nations shall turn, and fear the Lord God truly, and shall bury their idols. 67A 14 7 67A 14 7 313380 So shall all nations praise the Lord, and his people shall confess God, and the Lord shall exalt his people; and all those which love the Lord God in truth and justice shall rejoice, shewing mercy to our brethren. 67A 14 8 67A 14 8 313390 And now, my son, depart out of Nineve, because that those things which the prophet Jonas spake shall surely come to pass. 67A 14 9 67A 14 9 313400 But keep thou the law and the commandments, and shew thyself merciful and just, that it may go well with thee. 67A 14 10 67A 14 10 313410 And bury me decently, and thy mother with me; but tarry no longer at Nineve. Remember, my son, how Aman handled Achiacharus that brought him up, how out of light he brought him into darkness, and how he rewarded him again: yet Achiacharus was saved, but the other had his reward: for he went down into darkness. Manasses gave alms, and escaped the snares of death which they had set for him: but Aman fell into the snare, and perished. 67A 14 11 67A 14 11 313420 Wherefore now, my son, consider what alms doeth, and how righteousness doth deliver. When he had said these things, he gave up the ghost in the bed, being an hundred and eight and fifty years old; and he buried him honourably. 67A 14 12 67A 14 12 313430 And when Anna his mother was dead, he buried her with his father. But Tobias departed with his wife and children to Ecbatane to Raguel his father in law, 67A 14 13 67A 14 13 313440 Where he became old with honour, and he buried his father and mother in law honourably, and he inherited their substance, and his father Tobit's. 67A 14 14 67A 14 14 313450 And he died at Ecbatane in Media, being an hundred and seven and twenty years old. 67A 14 15 67A 14 15 313460 But before he died he heard of the destruction of Nineve, which was taken by Nabuchodonosor and Assuerus: and before his death he rejoiced over Nineve. . 68A 1 1 68A 1 1 313470 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane, 68A 1 2 68A 1 2 313480 And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits: 68A 1 3 68A 1 3 313490 And set the towers thereof upon the gates of it an hundred cubits high, and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits: 68A 1 4 68A 1 4 313500 And he made the gates thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty armies, and for the setting in array of his footmen: 68A 1 5 68A 1 5 313510 Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau. 68A 1 6 68A 1 6 313520 And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Chelod, assembled themselves to the battle. 68A 1 7 68A 1 7 313530 Then Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in Cilicia, and Damascus, and Libanus, and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast, 68A 1 8 68A 1 8 313540 And to those among the nations that were of Carmel, and Galaad, and the higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdrelom, 68A 1 9 68A 1 9 313550 And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chelus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem, 68A 1 10 68A 1 10 313560 Until ye come beyond Tanis and Memphis, and to all the inhabitants of Egypt, until ye come to the borders of Ethiopia. 68A 1 11 68A 1 11 313570 But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him: yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from them without effect, and with disgrace. 68A 1 12 68A 1 12 313580 Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very angry with all this country, and sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and all Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas. 68A 1 13 68A 1 13 313590 Then he marched in battle array with his power against king Arphaxad in the seventeenth year, and he prevailed in his battle: for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his horsemen, and all his chariots, 68A 1 14 68A 1 14 313600 And became lord of his cities, and came unto Ecbatane, and took the towers, and spoiled the streets thereof, and turned the beauty thereof into shame. 68A 1 15 68A 1 15 313610 He took also Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragau, and smote him through with his darts, and destroyed him utterly that day. 68A 1 16 68A 1 16 313620 So he returned afterward to Nineve, both he and all his company of sundry nations being a very great multitude of men of war, and there he took his ease, and banqueted, both he and his army, an hundred and twenty days. 68A 2 1 68A 2 1 313630 And in the eighteenth year, the two and twentieth day of the first month, there was talk in the house of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians that he should, as he said, avenge himself on all the earth. 68A 2 2 68A 2 2 313640 So he called unto him all his officers, and all his nobles, and communicated with them his secret counsel, and concluded the afflicting of the whole earth out of his own mouth. 68A 2 3 68A 2 3 313650 Then they decreed to destroy all flesh, that did not obey the commandment of his mouth. 68A 2 4 68A 2 4 313660 And when he had ended his counsel, Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians called Holofernes the chief captain of his army, which was next unto him, and said unto him. 68A 2 5 68A 2 5 313670 Thus saith the great king, the lord of the whole earth, Behold, thou shalt go forth from my presence, and take with thee men that trust in their own strength, of footmen an hundred and twenty thousand; and the number of horses with their riders twelve thousand. 68A 2 6 68A 2 6 313680 And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment. 68A 2 7 68A 2 7 313690 And thou shalt declare unto that they prepare for me earth and water: for I will go forth in my wrath against them and will cover the whole face of the earth with the feet of mine army, and I will give them for a spoil unto them: 68A 2 8 68A 2 8 313700 So that their slain shall fill their valleys and brooks and the river shall be filled with their dead, till it overflow: 68A 2 9 68A 2 9 313710 And I will lead them captives to the utmost parts of all the earth. 68A 2 10 68A 2 10 313720 Thou therefore shalt go forth. and take beforehand for me all their coasts: and if they will yield themselves unto thee, thou shalt reserve them for me till the day of their punishment. 68A 2 11 68A 2 11 313730 But concerning them that rebel, let not thine eye spare them; but put them to the slaughter, and spoil them wheresoever thou goest. 68A 2 12 68A 2 12 313740 For as I live, and by the power of my kingdom, whatsoever I have spoken, that will I do by mine hand. 68A 2 13 68A 2 13 313750 And take thou heed that thou transgress none of the commandments of thy lord, but accomplish them fully, as I have commanded thee, and defer not to do them. 68A 2 14 68A 2 14 313760 Then Holofernes went forth from the presence of his lord, and called ail the governors and captains, and the officers of the army of Assur; 68A 2 15 68A 2 15 313770 And he mustered the chosen men for the battle, as his lord had commanded him, unto an hundred and twenty thousand, and twelve thousand archers on horseback; 68A 2 16 68A 2 16 313780 And he ranged them, as a great army is ordered for the war. 68A 2 17 68A 2 17 313790 And he took camels and asses for their carriages, a very great number; and sheep and oxen and goats without number for their provision: 68A 2 18 68A 2 18 313800 And plenty of victual for every man of the army, and very much gold and silver out of the king's house. 68A 2 19 68A 2 19 313810 Then he went forth and all his power to go before king Nabuchodonosor in the voyage, and to cover all the face of the earth westward with their chariots, and horsemen, and their chosen footmen. 68A 2 20 68A 2 20 313820 A great number also sundry countries came with them like locusts, and like the sand of the earth: for the multitude was without number. 68A 2 21 68A 2 21 313830 And they went forth of Nineve three days' journey toward the plain of Bectileth, and pitched from Bectileth near the mountain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia. 68A 2 22 68A 2 22 313840 Then he took all his army, his footmen, and horsemen and chariots, and went from thence into the hill country; 68A 2 23 68A 2 23 313850 And destroyed Phud and Lud, and spoiled all the children of Rasses, and the children of Israel, which were toward the wilderness at the south of the land of the Chellians. 68A 2 24 68A 2 24 313860 Then he went over Euphrates, and went through Mesopotamia, and destroyed all the high cities that were upon the river Arbonai, till ye come to the sea. 68A 2 25 68A 2 25 313870 And he took the borders of Cilicia, and killed all that resisted him, and came to the borders of Japheth, which were toward the south, over against Arabia. 68A 2 26 68A 2 26 313880 He compassed also all the children of Madian, and burned up their tabernacles, and spoiled their sheepcotes. 68A 2 27 68A 2 27 313890 Then he went down into the plain of Damascus in the time of wheat harvest, and burnt up all their fields, and destroyed their flocks and herds, also he spoiled their cities, and utterly wasted their countries, and smote all their young men with the edge of the sword. 68A 2 28 68A 2 28 313900 Therefore the fear and dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, which were in Sidon and Tyrus, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jemnaan; and they that dwelt in Azotus and Ascalon feared him greatly. 68A 3 1 68A 3 1 313910 So they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying, 68A 3 2 68A 3 2 313920 Behold, we the servants of Nabuchodonosor the great king lie before thee; use us as shall be good in thy sight. 68A 3 3 68A 3 3 313930 Behold, our houses, and all our places, and all our fields of wheat, and flocks, and herds, and all the lodges of our tents lie before thy face; use them as it pleaseth thee. 68A 3 4 68A 3 4 313940 Behold, even our cities and the inhabitants thereof are thy servants; come and deal with them as seemeth good unto thee. 68A 3 5 68A 3 5 313950 So the men came to Holofernes, and declared unto him after this manner. 68A 3 6 68A 3 6 313960 Then came he down toward the sea coast, both he and his army, and set garrisons in the high cities, and took out of them chosen men for aid. 68A 3 7 68A 3 7 313970 So they and all the country round about received them with garlands, with dances, and with timbrels. 68A 3 8 68A 3 8 313980 Yet he did cast down their frontiers, and cut down their groves: for he had decreed to destroy all the gods of the land, that all nations should worship Nabuchodonosor only, and that all tongues and tribes should call upon him as god. 68A 3 9 68A 3 9 313990 Also he came over against Esdraelon near unto Judea, over against the great strait of Judea. 68A 3 10 68A 3 10 314000 And he pitched between Geba and Scythopolis, and there he tarried a whole month, that he might gather together all the carriages of his army. 68A 4 1 68A 4 1 314010 Now the children of Israel, that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought. 68A 4 2 68A 4 2 314020 Therefore they were exceedingly afraid of him, and were troubled for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God: 68A 4 3 68A 4 3 314030 For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together: and the vessels, and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation. 68A 4 4 68A 4 4 314040 Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages and to Bethoron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba, and Esora, and to the valley of Salem: 68A 4 5 68A 4 5 314050 And possessed themselves beforehand of all the tops of the high mountains, and fortified the villages that were in them, and laid up victuals for the provision of war: for their fields were of late reaped. 68A 4 6 68A 4 6 314060 Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim, 68A 4 7 68A 4 7 314070 Charging them to keep the passages of the hill country: for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the passage was straight, for two men at the most. 68A 4 8 68A 4 8 314080 And the children of Israel did as Joacim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem. 68A 4 9 68A 4 9 314090 Then every man of Israel cried to God with great fervency, and with great vehemency did they humble their souls: 68A 4 10 68A 4 10 314100 Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins. 68A 4 11 68A 4 11 314110 Thus every man and women, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes upon their heads, and spread out their sackcloth before the face of the Lord: also they put sackcloth about the altar, 68A 4 12 68A 4 12 314120 And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their inheritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the nations to rejoice at. 68A 4 13 68A 4 13 314130 So God heard their prayers, and looked upon their afflictions: for the people fasted many days in all Judea and Jerusalem before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty. 68A 4 14 68A 4 14 314140 And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt offerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people, 68A 4 15 68A 4 15 314150 And had ashes on their mitres, and cried unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israel graciously. 68A 5 1 68A 5 1 314160 Then was it declared to Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, that the children of Israel had prepared for war, and had shut up the passages of the hill country, and had fortified all the tops of the high hills and had laid impediments in the champaign countries: 68A 5 2 68A 5 2 314170 Wherewith he was very angry, and called all the princes of Moab, and the captains of Ammon, and all the governors of the sea coast, 68A 5 3 68A 5 3 314180 And he said unto them, Tell me now, ye sons of Chanaan, who this people is, that dwelleth in the hill country, and what are the cities that they inhabit, and what is the multitude of their army, and wherein is their power and strength, and what king is set over them, or captain of their army; 68A 5 4 68A 5 4 314190 And why have they determined not to come and meet me, more than all the inhabitants of the west. 68A 5 5 68A 5 5 314200 Then said Achior, the captain of all the sons of Ammon, Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of thy servant, and I will declare unto thee the truth concerning this people, which dwelleth near thee, and inhabiteth the hill countries: and there shall no lie come out of the mouth of thy servant. 68A 5 6 68A 5 6 314210 This people are descended of the Chaldeans: 68A 5 7 68A 5 7 314220 And they sojourned heretofore in Mesopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers, which were in the land of Chaldea. 68A 5 8 68A 5 8 314230 For they left the way of their ancestors, and worshipped the God of heaven, the God whom they knew: so they cast them out from the face of their gods, and they fled into Mesopotamia, and sojourned there many days. 68A 5 9 68A 5 9 314240 Then their God commanded them to depart from the place where they sojourned, and to go into the land of Chanaan: where they dwelt, and were increased with gold and silver, and with very much cattle. 68A 5 10 68A 5 10 314250 But when a famine covered all the land of Chanaan, they went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, while they were nourished, and became there a great multitude, so that one could not number their nation. 68A 5 11 68A 5 11 314260 Therefore the king of Egypt rose up against them, and dealt subtilly with them, and brought them low with labouring in brick, and made them slaves. 68A 5 12 68A 5 12 314270 Then they cried unto their God, and he smote all the land of Egypt with incurable plagues: so the Egyptians cast them out of their sight. 68A 5 13 68A 5 13 314280 And God dried the Red sea before them, 68A 5 14 68A 5 14 314290 And brought them to mount Sina, and Cades-Barne, and cast forth all that dwelt in the wilderness. 68A 5 15 68A 5 15 314300 So they dwelt in the land of the Amorites, and they destroyed by their strength all them of Esebon, and passing over Jordan they possessed all the hill country. 68A 5 16 68A 5 16 314310 And they cast forth before them the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, the Jebusite, and the Sychemite, and all the Gergesites, and they dwelt in that country many days. 68A 5 17 68A 5 17 314320 And whilst they sinned not before their God, they prospered, because the God that hateth iniquity was with them. 68A 5 18 68A 5 18 314330 But when they departed from the way which he appointed them, they were destroyed in many battles very sore, and were led captives into a land that was not their's, and the temple of their God was cast to the ground, and their cities were taken by the enemies. 68A 5 19 68A 5 19 314340 But now are they returned to their God, and are come up from the places where they were scattered, and have possessed Jerusalem, where their sanctuary is, and are seated in the hill country; for it was desolate. 68A 5 20 68A 5 20 314350 Now therefore, my lord and governor, if there be any error against this people, and they sin against their God, let us consider that this shall be their ruin, and let us go up, and we shall overcome them. 68A 5 21 68A 5 21 314360 But if there be no iniquity in their nation, let my lord now pass by, lest their Lord defend them, and their God be for them, and we become a reproach before all the world. 68A 5 22 68A 5 22 314370 And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea side, and in Moab, spake that he should kill him. 68A 5 23 68A 5 23 314380 For, say they, we will not be afraid of the face of the children of Israel: for, lo, it is a people that have no strength nor power for a strong battle 68A 5 24 68A 5 24 314390 Now therefore, lord Holofernes, we will go up, and they shall be a prey to be devoured of all thine army. 68A 6 1 68A 6 1 314400 And when the tumult of men that were about the council was ceased, Holofernes the chief captain of the army of Assur said unto Achior and all the Moabites before all the company of other nations, 68A 6 2 68A 6 2 314410 And who art thou, Achior, and the hirelings of Ephraim, that thou hast prophesied against us as to day, and hast said, that we should not make war with the people of Israel, because their God will defend them? and who is God but Nabuchodonosor? 68A 6 3 68A 6 3 314420 He will send his power, and will destroy them from the face of the earth, and their God shall not deliver them: but we his servants will destroy them as one man; for they are not able to sustain the power of our horses. 68A 6 4 68A 6 4 314430 For with them we will tread them under foot, and their mountains shall be drunken with their blood, and their fields shall be filled with their dead bodies, and their footsteps shall not be able to stand before us, for they shall utterly perish, saith king Nabuchodonosor, lord of all the earth: for he said, None of my words shall be in vain. 68A 6 5 68A 6 5 314440 And thou, Achior, an hireling of Ammon, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shalt see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt. 68A 6 6 68A 6 6 314450 And then shall the sword of mine army, and the multitude of them that serve me, pass through thy sides, and thou shalt fall among their slain, when I return. 68A 6 7 68A 6 7 314460 Now therefore my servants shall bring thee back into the hill country, and shall set thee in one of the cities of the passages: 68A 6 8 68A 6 8 314470 And thou shalt not perish, till thou be destroyed with them. 68A 6 9 68A 6 9 314480 And if thou persuade thyself in thy mind that they shall be taken, let not thy countenance fall: I have spoken it, and none of my words shall be in vain. 68A 6 10 68A 6 10 314490 Then Holofernes commanded his servants, that waited in his tent, to take Achior, and bring him to Bethulia, and deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel. 68A 6 11 68A 6 11 314500 So his servants took him, and brought him out of the camp into the plain, and they went from the midst of the plain into the hill country, and came unto the fountains that were under Bethulia. 68A 6 12 68A 6 12 314510 And when the men of the city saw them, they took up their weapons, and went out of the city to the top of the hill: and every man that used a sling kept them from coming up by casting of stones against them. 68A 6 13 68A 6 13 314520 Nevertheless having gotten privily under the hill, they bound Achior, and cast him down, and left him at the foot of the hill, and returned to their lord. 68A 6 14 68A 6 14 314530 But the Israelites descended from their city, and came unto him, and loosed him, and brought him to Bethulia, and presented him to the governors of the city: 68A 6 15 68A 6 15 314540 Which were in those days Ozias the son of Micha, of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchiel. 68A 6 16 68A 6 16 314550 And they called together all the ancients of the city, and all their youth ran together, and their women, to the assembly, and they set Achior in the midst of all their people. Then Ozias asked him of that which was done. 68A 6 17 68A 6 17 314560 And he answered and declared unto them the words of the council of Holofernes, and all the words that he had spoken in the midst of the princes of Assur, and whatsoever Holofernes had spoken proudly against the house of Israel. 68A 6 18 68A 6 18 314570 Then the people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto God. saying, 68A 6 19 68A 6 19 314580 O Lord God of heaven, behold their pride, and pity the low estate of our nation, and look upon the face of those that are sanctified unto thee this day. 68A 6 20 68A 6 20 314590 Then they comforted Achior, and praised him greatly. 68A 6 21 68A 6 21 314600 And Ozias took him out of the assembly unto his house, and made a feast to the elders; and they called on the God of Israel all that night for help. 68A 7 1 68A 7 1 314610 The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel. 68A 7 2 68A 7 2 314620 Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand footmen, and twelve thousand horsemen, beside the baggage, and other men that were afoot among them, a very great multitude. 68A 7 3 68A 7 3 314630 And they camped in the valley near unto Bethulia, by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim even to Belmaim, and in length from Bethulia unto Cynamon, which is over against Esdraelon. 68A 7 4 68A 7 4 314640 Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his neighbour, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are able to bear their weight. 68A 7 5 68A 7 5 314650 Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had kindled fires upon their towers, they remained and watched all that night. 68A 7 6 68A 7 6 314660 But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia, 68A 7 7 68A 7 7 314670 And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people. 68A 7 8 68A 7 8 314680 Then came unto him all the chief of the children of Esau, and all the governors of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said, 68A 7 9 68A 7 9 314690 Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army. 68A 7 10 68A 7 10 314700 For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains. 68A 7 11 68A 7 11 314710 Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish. 68A 7 12 68A 7 12 314720 Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands the fountain of water, which issueth forth of the foot of the mountain: 68A 7 13 68A 7 13 314730 For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city. 68A 7 14 68A 7 14 314740 So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell. 68A 7 15 68A 7 15 314750 Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably. 68A 7 16 68A 7 16 314760 And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken. 68A 7 17 68A 7 17 314770 So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the valley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of Israel. 68A 7 18 68A 7 18 314780 Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim: and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur; and the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude. 68A 7 19 68A 7 19 314790 Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart failed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them. 68A 7 20 68A 7 20 314800 Thus all the company of Assur remained about them, both their footmen, chariots, and horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhibitants of Bethulia. 68A 7 21 68A 7 21 314810 And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day; for they gave them drink by measure. 68A 7 22 68A 7 22 314820 Therefore their young children were out of heart, and their women and young men fainted for thirst, and fell down in the streets of the city, and by the passages of the gates, and there was no longer any strength in them. 68A 7 23 68A 7 23 314830 Then all the people assembled to Ozias, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, and children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders, 68A 7 24 68A 7 24 314840 God be judge between us and you: for ye have done us great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assur. 68A 7 25 68A 7 25 314850 For now we have no helper: but God hath sold us into their hands, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction. 68A 7 26 68A 7 26 314860 Now therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city for a spoil to the people of Holofernes, and to all his army. 68A 7 27 68A 7 27 314870 For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst: for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to die. 68A 7 28 68A 7 28 314880 We take to witness against you the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and the sins of our fathers, that he do not according as we have said this day. 68A 7 29 68A 7 29 314890 Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice. 68A 7 30 68A 7 30 314900 Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet endure five days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us; for he will not forsake us utterly. 68A 7 31 68A 7 31 314910 And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, I will do according to your word. 68A 7 32 68A 7 32 314920 And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their houses: and they were very low brought in the city. 68A 8 1 68A 8 1 314930 Now at that time Judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Ozel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of Samael, the son of Salasadal, the son of Israel. 68A 8 2 68A 8 2 314940 And Manasses was her husband, of her tribe and kindred, who died in the barley harvest. 68A 8 3 68A 8 3 314950 For as he stood overseeing them that bound sheaves in the field, the heat came upon his head, and he fell on his bed, and died in the city of Bethulia: and they buried him with his fathers in the field between Dothaim and Balamo. 68A 8 4 68A 8 4 314960 So Judith was a widow in her house three years and four months. 68A 8 5 68A 8 5 314970 And she made her a tent upon the top of her house, and put on sackcloth upon her loins and ware her widow's apparel. 68A 8 6 68A 8 6 314980 And she fasted all the days of her widowhood, save the eves of the sabbaths, and the sabbaths, and the eves of the new moons, and the new moons and the feasts and solemn days of the house of Israel. 68A 8 7 68A 8 7 314990 She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasses had left her gold, and silver, and menservants and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she remained upon them. 68A 8 8 68A 8 8 315000 And there was none that gave her an ill word; ar she feared God greatly. 68A 8 9 68A 8 9 315010 Now when she heard the evil words of the people against the governor, that they fainted for lack of water; for Judith had heard all the words that Ozias had spoken unto them, and that he had sworn to deliver the city unto the Assyrians after five days; 68A 8 10 68A 8 10 315020 Then she sent her waitingwoman, that had the government of all things that she had, to call Ozias and Chabris and Charmis, the ancients of the city. 68A 8 11 68A 8 11 315030 And they came unto her, and she said unto them, Hear me now, O ye governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia: for your words that ye have spoken before the people this day are not right, touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have promised to deliver the city to our enemies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you. 68A 8 12 68A 8 12 315040 And now who are ye that have tempted God this day, and stand instead of God among the children of men? 68A 8 13 68A 8 13 315050 And now try the Lord Almighty, but ye shall never know any thing. 68A 8 14 68A 8 14 315060 For ye cannot find the depth of the heart of man, neither can ye perceive the things that he thinketh: then how can ye search out God, that hath made all these things, and know his mind, or comprehend his purpose? Nay, my brethren, provoke not the Lord our God to anger. 68A 8 15 68A 8 15 315070 For if he will not help us within these five days, he hath power to defend us when he will, even every day, or to destroy us before our enemies. 68A 8 16 68A 8 16 315080 Do not bind the counsels of the Lord our God: for God is not as man, that he may be threatened; neither is he as the son of man, that he should be wavering. 68A 8 17 68A 8 17 315090 Therefore let us wait for salvation of him, and call upon him to help us, and he will hear our voice, if it please him. 68A 8 18 68A 8 18 315100 For there arose none in our age, neither is there any now in these days neither tribe, nor family, nor people, nor city among us, which worship gods made with hands, as hath been aforetime. 68A 8 19 68A 8 19 315110 For the which cause our fathers were given to the sword, and for a spoil, and had a great fall before our enemies. 68A 8 20 68A 8 20 315120 But we know none other god, therefore we trust that he will not dispise us, nor any of our nation. 68A 8 21 68A 8 21 315130 For if we be taken so, all Judea shall lie waste, and our sanctuary shall be spoiled; and he will require the profanation thereof at our mouth. 68A 8 22 68A 8 22 315140 And the slaughter of our brethren, and the captivity of the country, and the desolation of our inheritance, will he turn upon our heads among the Gentiles, wheresoever we shall be in bondage; and we shall be an offence and a reproach to all them that possess us. 68A 8 23 68A 8 23 315150 For our servitude shall not be directed to favour: but the Lord our God shall turn it to dishonour. 68A 8 24 68A 8 24 315160 Now therefore, O brethren, let us shew an example to our brethren, because their hearts depend upon us, and the sanctuary, and the house, and the altar, rest upon us. 68A 8 25 68A 8 25 315170 Moreover let us give thanks to the Lord our God, which trieth us, even as he did our fathers. 68A 8 26 68A 8 26 315180 Remember what things he did to Abraham, and how he tried Isaac, and what happened to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, when he kept the sheep of Laban his mother's brother. 68A 8 27 68A 8 27 315190 For he hath not tried us in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us: but the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them. 68A 8 28 68A 8 28 315200 Then said Ozias to her, All that thou hast spoken hast thou spoken with a good heart, and there is none that may gainsay thy words. 68A 8 29 68A 8 29 315210 For this is not the first day wherein thy wisdom is manifested; but from the beginning of thy days all the people have known thy understanding, because the disposition of thine heart is good. 68A 8 30 68A 8 30 315220 But the people were very thirsty, and compelled us to do unto them as we have spoken, and to bring an oath upon ourselves, which we will not break. 68A 8 31 68A 8 31 315230 Therefore now pray thou for us, because thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns, and we shall faint no more. 68A 8 32 68A 8 32 315240 Then said Judith unto them, Hear me, and I will do a thing, which shall go throughout all generations to the children of our nation. 68A 8 33 68A 8 33 315250 Ye shall stand this night in the gate, and I will go forth with my waitingwoman: and within the days that ye have promised to deliver the city to our enemies the Lord will visit Israel by mine hand. 68A 8 34 68A 8 34 315260 But enquire not ye of mine act: for I will not declare it unto you, till the things be finished that I do. 68A 8 35 68A 8 35 315270 Then said Ozias and the princes unto her, Go in peace, and the Lord God be before thee, to take vengeance on our enemies. 68A 8 36 68A 8 36 315280 So they returned from the tent, and went to their wards. 68A 9 1 68A 9 1 315290 Judith fell upon her face, and put ashes upon her head, and uncovered the sackcloth wherewith she was clothed; and about the time that the incense of that evening was offered in Jerusalem in the house of the Lord Judith cried with a loud voice, and said, 68A 9 2 68A 9 2 315300 O Lord God of my father Simeon, to whom thou gavest a sword to take vengeance of the strangers, who loosened the girdle of a maid to defile her, and discovered the thigh to her shame, and polluted her virginity to her reproach; for thou saidst, It shall not be so; and yet they did so: 68A 9 3 68A 9 3 315310 Wherefore thou gavest their rulers to be slain, so that they dyed their bed in blood, being deceived, and smotest the servants with their lords, and the lords upon their thrones; 68A 9 4 68A 9 4 315320 And hast given their wives for a prey, and their daughters to be captives, and all their spoils to be divided among thy dear children; which were moved with thy zeal, and abhorred the pollution of their blood, and called upon thee for aid: O God, O my God, hear me also a widow. 68A 9 5 68A 9 5 315330 For thou hast wrought not only those things, but also the things which fell out before, and which ensued after; thou hast thought upon the things which are now, and which are to come. 68A 9 6 68A 9 6 315340 Yea, what things thou didst determine were ready at hand, and said, Lo, we are here: for all thy ways are prepared, and thy judgments are in thy foreknowledge. 68A 9 7 68A 9 7 315350 For, behold, the Assyrians are multiplied in their power; they are exalted with horse and man; they glory in the strength of their footmen; they trust in shield, and spear, and bow, and sling; and know not that thou art the Lord that breakest the battles: the Lord is thy name. 68A 9 8 68A 9 8 315360 Throw down their strength in thy power, and bring down their force in thy wrath: for they have purposed to defile thy sanctuary, and to pollute the tabernacle where thy glorious name resteth and to cast down with sword the horn of thy altar. 68A 9 9 68A 9 9 315370 Behold their pride, and send thy wrath upon their heads: give into mine hand, which am a widow, the power that I have conceived. 68A 9 10 68A 9 10 315380 Smite by the deceit of my lips the servant with the prince, and the prince with the servant: break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman. 68A 9 11 68A 9 11 315390 For thy power standeth not in multitude nor thy might in strong men: for thou art a God of the afflicted, an helper of the oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector of the forlorn, a saviour of them that are without hope. 68A 9 12 68A 9 12 315400 I pray thee, I pray thee, O God of my father, and God of the inheritance of Israel, Lord of the heavens and earth, Creator of the waters, king of every creature, hear thou my prayer: 68A 9 13 68A 9 13 315410 And make my speech and deceit to be their wound and stripe, who have purposed cruel things against thy covenant, and thy hallowed house, and against the top of Sion, and against the house of the possession of thy children. 68A 9 14 68A 9 14 315420 And make every nation and tribe to acknowledge that thou art the God of all power and might, and that there is none other that protecteth the people of Israel but thou. 68A 10 1 68A 10 1 315430 Now after that she had ceased to cry unto the God of Israel, and bad made an end of all these words. 68A 10 2 68A 10 2 315440 She rose where she had fallen down, and called her maid, and went down into the house in the which she abode in the sabbath days, and in her feast days, 68A 10 3 68A 10 3 315450 And pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body all over with water, and anointed herself with precious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasses her husband. 68A 10 4 68A 10 4 315460 And she took sandals upon her feet, and put about her her bracelets, and her chains, and her rings, and her earrings, and all her ornaments, and decked herself bravely, to allure the eyes of all men that should see her. 68A 10 5 68A 10 5 315470 Then she gave her maid a bottle of wine, and a cruse of oil, and filled a bag with parched corn, and lumps of figs, and with fine bread; so she folded all these things together, and laid them upon her. 68A 10 6 68A 10 6 315480 Thus they went forth to the gate of the city of Bethulia, and found standing there Ozias and the ancients of the city, Chabris and Charmis. 68A 10 7 68A 10 7 315490 And when they saw her, that her countenance was altered, and her apparel was changed, they wondered at her beauty very greatly, and said unto her. 68A 10 8 68A 10 8 315500 The God, the God of our fathers give thee favour, and accomplish thine enterprizes to the glory of the children of Israel, and to the exaltation of Jerusalem. Then they worshipped God. 68A 10 9 68A 10 9 315510 And she said unto them, Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye have spoken with me. So they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken. 68A 10 10 68A 10 10 315520 And when they had done so, Judith went out, she, and her maid with her; and the men of the city looked after her, until she was gone down the mountain, and till she had passed the valley, and could see her no more. 68A 10 11 68A 10 11 315530 Thus they went straight forth in the valley: and the first watch of the Assyrians met her, 68A 10 12 68A 10 12 315540 And took her, and asked her, Of what people art thou? and whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am a woman of the Hebrews, and am fled from them: for they shall be given you to be consumed: 68A 10 13 68A 10 13 315550 And I am coming before Holofernes the chief captain of your army, to declare words of truth; and I will shew him a way, whereby he shall go, and win all the hill country, without losing the body or life of any one of his men. 68A 10 14 68A 10 14 315560 Now when the men heard her words, and beheld her countenance, they wondered greatly at her beauty, and said unto her, 68A 10 15 68A 10 15 315570 Thou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast hasted to come down to the presence of our lord: now therefore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands. 68A 10 16 68A 10 16 315580 And when thou standest before him, be not afraid in thine heart, but shew unto him according to thy word; and he will entreat thee well. 68A 10 17 68A 10 17 315590 Then they chose out of them an hundred men to accompany her and her maid; and they brought her to the tent of Holofernes. 68A 10 18 68A 10 18 315600 Then was there a concourse throughout all the camp: for her coming was noised among the tents, and they came about her, as she stood without the tent of Holofernes, till they told him of her. 68A 10 19 68A 10 19 315610 And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbour, Who would despise this people, that have among them such women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left who being let go might deceive the whole earth. 68A 10 20 68A 10 20 315620 And they that lay near Holofernes went out, and all his servants and they brought her into the tent. 68A 10 21 68A 10 21 315630 Now Holofernes rested upon his bed under a canopy, which was woven with purple, and gold, and emeralds, and precious stones. 68A 10 22 68A 10 22 315640 So they shewed him of her; and he came out before his tent with silver lamps going before him. 68A 10 23 68A 10 23 315650 And when Judith was come before him and his servants they all marvelled at the beauty of her countenance; and she fell down upon her face, and did reverence unto him: and his servants took her up. 68A 11 1 68A 11 1 315660 Then said Holofernes unto her, Woman, be of good comfort, fear not in thine heart: for I never hurt any that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor, the king of all the earth. 68A 11 2 68A 11 2 315670 Now therefore, if thy people that dwelleth in the mountains had not set light by me, I would not have lifted up my spear against them: but they have done these things to themselves. 68A 11 3 68A 11 3 315680 But now tell me wherefore thou art fled from them, and art come unto us: for thou art come for safeguard; be of good comfort, thou shalt live this night, and hereafter: 68A 11 4 68A 11 4 315690 For none shall hurt thee, but entreat thee well, as they do the servants of king Nabuchodonosor my lord. 68A 11 5 68A 11 5 315700 Then Judith said unto him, Receive the words of thy servant, and suffer thine handmaid to speak in thy presence, and I will declare no lie to my lord this night. 68A 11 6 68A 11 6 315710 And if thou wilt follow the words of thine handmaid, God will bring the thing perfectly to pass by thee; and my lord shall not fail of his purposes. 68A 11 7 68A 11 7 315720 As Nabuchodonosor king of all the earth liveth, and as his power liveth, who hath sent thee for the upholding of every living thing: for not only men shall serve him by thee, but also the beasts of the field, and the cattle, and the fowls of the air, shall live by thy power under Nabuchodonosor and all his house. 68A 11 8 68A 11 8 315730 For we have heard of thy wisdom and thy policies, and it is reported in all the earth, that thou only art excellent in all the kingdom, and mighty in knowledge, and wonderful in feats of war. 68A 11 9 68A 11 9 315740 Now as concerning the matter, which Achior did speak in thy council, we have heard his words; for the men of Bethulia saved him, and he declared unto them all that he had spoken unto thee. 68A 11 10 68A 11 10 315750 Therefore, O lord and governor, respect not his word; but lay it up in thine heart, for it is true: for our nation shall not be punished, neither can sword prevail against them, except they sin against their God. 68A 11 11 68A 11 11 315760 And now, that my lord be not defeated and frustrate of his purpose, even death is now fallen upon them, and their sin hath overtaken them, wherewith they will provoke their God to anger whensoever they shall do that which is not fit to be done: 68A 11 12 68A 11 12 315770 For their victuals fail them, and all their water is scant, and they have determined to lay hands upon their cattle, and purposed to consume all those things, that God hath forbidden them to eat by his laws: 68A 11 13 68A 11 13 315780 And are resolved to spend the firstfruits of the the tenths of wine and oil, which they had sanctified, and reserved for the priests that serve in Jerusalem before the face of our God; the which things it is not lawful for any of the people so much as to touch with their hands. 68A 11 14 68A 11 14 315790 For they have sent some to Jerusalem, because they also that dwell there have done the like, to bring them a licence from the senate. 68A 11 15 68A 11 15 315800 Now when they shall bring them word, they will forthwith do it, and they shall be given to thee to be destroyed the same day. 68A 11 16 68A 11 16 315810 Wherefore I thine handmaid, knowing all this, am fled from their presence; and God hath sent me to work things with thee, whereat all the earth shall be astonished, and whosoever shall hear it. 68A 11 17 68A 11 17 315820 For thy servant is religious, and serveth the God of heaven day and night: now therefore, my lord, I will remain with thee, and thy servant will go out by night into the valley, and I will pray unto God, and he will tell me when they have committed their sins: 68A 11 18 68A 11 18 315830 And I will come and shew it unto thee: then thou shalt go forth with all thine army, and there shall be none of them that shall resist thee. 68A 11 19 68A 11 19 315840 And I will lead thee through the midst of Judea, until thou come before Jerusalem; and I will set thy throne in the midst thereof; and thou shalt drive them as sheep that have no shepherd, and a dog shall not so much as open his mouth at thee: for these things were told me according to my foreknowledge, and they were declared unto me, and I am sent to tell thee. 68A 11 20 68A 11 20 315850 Then her words pleased Holofernes and all his servants; and they marvelled at her wisdom, and said, 68A 11 21 68A 11 21 315860 There is not such a woman from one end of the earth to the other, both for beauty of face, and wisdom of words. 68A 11 22 68A 11 22 315870 Likewise Holofernes said unto her. God hath done well to send thee before the people, that strength might be in our hands and destruction upon them that lightly regard my lord. 68A 11 23 68A 11 23 315880 And now thou art both beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy words: surely if thou do as thou hast spoken thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of king Nabuchodonosor, and shalt be renowned through the whole earth. 68A 12 1 68A 12 1 315890 Then he commanded to bring her in where his plate was set; and bade that they should prepare for her of his own meats, and that she should drink of his own wine. 68A 12 2 68A 12 2 315900 And Judith said, I will not eat thereof, lest there be an offence: but provision shall be made for me of the things that I have brought. 68A 12 3 68A 12 3 315910 Then Holofernes said unto her, If thy provision should fail, how should we give thee the like? for there be none with us of thy nation. 68A 12 4 68A 12 4 315920 Then said Judith unto him As thy soul liveth, my lord, thine handmaid shall not spend those things that I have, before the Lord work by mine hand the things that he hath determined. 68A 12 5 68A 12 5 315930 Then the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent, and she slept till midnight, and she arose when it was toward the morning watch, 68A 12 6 68A 12 6 315940 And sent to Holofernes, saving, Let my lord now command that thine handmaid may go forth unto prayer. 68A 12 7 68A 12 7 315950 Then Holofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her: thus she abode in the camp three days, and went out in the night into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water by the camp. 68A 12 8 68A 12 8 315960 And when she came out, she besought the Lord God of Israel to direct her way to the raising up of the children of her people. 68A 12 9 68A 12 9 315970 So she came in clean, and remained in the tent, until she did eat her meat at evening. 68A 12 10 68A 12 10 315980 And in the fourth day Holofernes made a feast to his own servants only, and called none of the officers to the banquet. 68A 12 11 68A 12 11 315990 Then said he to Bagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and persuade this Hebrew woman which is with thee, that she come unto us, and eat and drink with us. 68A 12 12 68A 12 12 316000 For, lo, it will be a shame for our person, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company; for if we draw her not unto us, she will laugh us to scorn. 68A 12 13 68A 12 13 316010 Then went Bagoas from the presence of Holofernes, and came to her, and he said, Let not this fair damsel fear to come to my lord, and to be honoured in his presence, and drink wine, and be merry with us and be made this day as one of the daughters of the Assyrians, which serve in the house of Nabuchodonosor. 68A 12 14 68A 12 14 316020 Then said Judith unto him, Who am I now, that I should gainsay my lord? surely whatsoever pleaseth him I will do speedily, and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death. 68A 12 15 68A 12 15 316030 So she arose, and decked herself with her apparel and all her woman's attire, and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Holofernes, which she had received of Bagoas far her daily use, that she might sit and eat upon them. 68A 12 16 68A 12 16 316040 Now when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes his heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greatly her company; for he waited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her. 68A 12 17 68A 12 17 316050 Then said Holofernes unto her, Drink now, and be merry with us. 68A 12 18 68A 12 18 316060 So Judith said, I will drink now, my lord, because my life is magnified in me this day more than all the days since I was born. 68A 12 19 68A 12 19 316070 Then she took and ate and drank before him what her maid had prepared. 68A 12 20 68A 12 20 316080 And Holofernes took great delight in her, and drank more wine than he had drunk at any time in one day since he was born. 68A 13 1 68A 13 1 316090 Now when the evening was come, his servants made haste to depart, and Bagoas shut his tent without, and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord; and they went to their beds: for they were all weary, because the feast had been long. 68A 13 2 68A 13 2 316100 And Judith was left along in the tent, and Holofernes lying along upon his bed: for he was filled with wine. 68A 13 3 68A 13 3 316110 Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bedchamber, and to wait for her. coming forth, as she did daily: for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spake to Bagoas according to the same purpose. 68A 13 4 68A 13 4 316120 So all went forth and none was left in the bedchamber, neither little nor great. Then Judith, standing by his bed, said in her heart, O Lord God of all power, look at this present upon the works of mine hands for the exaltation of Jerusalem. 68A 13 5 68A 13 5 316130 For now is the time to help thine inheritance, and to execute thine enterprizes to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against us. 68A 13 6 68A 13 6 316140 Then she came to the pillar of the bed, which was at Holofernes' head, and took down his fauchion from thence, 68A 13 7 68A 13 7 316150 And approached to his bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said, Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day. 68A 13 8 68A 13 8 316160 And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might, and she took away his head from him. 68A 13 9 68A 13 9 316170 And tumbled his body down from the bed, and pulled down the canopy from the pillars; and anon after she went forth, and gave Holofernes his head to her maid; 68A 13 10 68A 13 10 316180 And she put it in her bag of meat: so they twain went together according to their custom unto prayer: and when they passed the camp, they compassed the valley, and went up the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates thereof. 68A 13 11 68A 13 11 316190 Then said Judith afar off, to the watchmen at the gate, Open, open now the gate: God, even our God, is with us, to shew his power yet in Jerusalem, and his forces against the enemy, as he hath even done this day. 68A 13 12 68A 13 12 316200 Now when the men of her city heard her voice, they made haste to go down to the gate of their city, and they called the elders of the city. 68A 13 13 68A 13 13 316210 And then they ran all together, both small and great, for it was strange unto them that she was come: so they opened the gate, and received them, and made a fire for a light, and stood round about them. 68A 13 14 68A 13 14 316220 Then she said to them with a loud voice, Praise, praise God, praise God, I say, for he hath not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by mine hands this night. 68A 13 15 68A 13 15 316230 So she took the head out of the bag, and shewed it, and said unto them, behold the head of Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, and behold the canopy, wherein he did lie in his drunkenness; and the Lord hath smitten him by the hand of a woman. 68A 13 16 68A 13 16 316240 As the Lord liveth, who hath kept me in my way that I went, my countenance hath deceived him to his destruction, and yet hath he not committed sin with me, to defile and shame me. 68A 13 17 68A 13 17 316250 Then all the people were wonderfully astonished, and bowed themselves and worshipped God, and said with one accord, Blessed be thou, O our God, which hast this day brought to nought the enemies of thy people. 68A 13 18 68A 13 18 316260 Then said Ozias unto her, O daughter, blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth; and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies. 68A 13 19 68A 13 19 316270 For this thy confidence shall not depart from the heart of men, which remember the power of God for ever. 68A 13 20 68A 13 20 316280 And God turn these things to thee for a perpetual praise, to visit thee in good things because thou hast not spared thy life for the affliction of our nation, but hast revenged our ruin, walking a straight way before our God. And all the people said; So be it, so be it. 68A 14 1 68A 14 1 316290 Then said Judith unto them, Hear me now, my brethren, and take this head, and hang it upon the highest place of your walls. 68A 14 2 68A 14 2 316300 And so soon as the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take ye every one his weapons, and go forth every valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over them, as though ye would go down into the field toward the watch of the Assyrians; but go not down. 68A 14 3 68A 14 3 316310 Then they shall take their armour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up the captains of the army of Assur, and shall run to the tent of Holofernes, but shall not find him: then fear shall fall upon them, and they shall flee before your face. 68A 14 4 68A 14 4 316320 So ye, and all that inhabit the coast of Israel, shall pursue them, and overthrow them as they go. 68A 14 5 68A 14 5 316330 But before ye do these things, call me Achior the Ammonite, that he may see and know him that despised the house of Israel, and that sent him to us as it were to his death. 68A 14 6 68A 14 6 316340 Then they called Achior out of the house of Ozias; and when he was come, and saw the head of Holofernes in a man's hand in the assembly of the people, he fell down on his face, and his spirit failed. 68A 14 7 68A 14 7 316350 But when they had recovered him, he fell at Judith's feet, and reverenced her, and said, Blessed art thou in all the tabernacles of Juda, and in all nations, which hearing thy name shall be astonished. 68A 14 8 68A 14 8 316360 Now therefore tell me all the things that thou hast done in these days. Then Judith declared unto him in the midst of the people all that she had done, from the day that she went forth until that hour she spake unto them. 68A 14 9 68A 14 9 316370 And when she had left off speaking, the people shouted with a loud voice, and made a joyful noise in their city. 68A 14 10 68A 14 10 316380 And when Achior had seen all that the God of Israel had done, he believed in God greatly, and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined unto the house of Israel unto this day. 68A 14 11 68A 14 11 316390 And as soon as the morning arose, they hanged the head of Holofernes upon the wall, and every man took his weapons, and they went forth by bands unto the straits of the mountain. 68A 14 12 68A 14 12 316400 But when the Assyrians saw them, they sent to their leaders, which came to their captains and tribunes, and to every one of their rulers. 68A 14 13 68A 14 13 316410 So they came to Holofernes' tent, and said to him that had the charge of all his things, Waken now our lord: for the slaves have been bold to come down against us to battle, that they may be utterly destroyed. 68A 14 14 68A 14 14 316420 Then went in Bagoas, and knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had slept with Judith. 68A 14 15 68A 14 15 316430 But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him. 68A 14 16 68A 14 16 316440 Therefore he cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and sighing, and a mighty cry, and rent his garments. 68A 14 17 68A 14 17 316450 After he went into the tent where Judith lodged: and when he found her not, he leaped out to the people, and cried, 68A 14 18 68A 14 18 316460 These slaves have dealt treacherously; one woman of the Hebrews hath brought shame upon the house of king Nabuchodonosor: for, behold, Holofernes lieth upon the ground without a head. 68A 14 19 68A 14 19 316470 When the captains of the Assyrians' army heard these words, they rent their coats and their minds were wonderfully troubled, and there was a cry and a very great noise throughout the camp. 68A 15 1 68A 15 1 316480 And when they that were in the tents heard, they were astonished at the thing that was done. 68A 15 2 68A 15 2 316490 And fear and trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man that durst abide in the sight of his neighbour, but rushing out all together, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill country. 68A 15 3 68A 15 3 316500 They also that had camped in the mountains round about Bethulia fled away. Then the children of Israel, every one that was a warrior among them, rushed out upon them. 68A 15 4 68A 15 4 316510 Then sent Ozias to Betomasthem, and to Bebai, and Chobai, and Cola and to all the coasts of Israel, such as should tell the things that were done, and that all should rush forth upon their enemies to destroy them. 68A 15 5 68A 15 5 316520 Now when the children of Israel heard it, they all fell upon them with one consent, and slew them unto Chobai: likewise also they that came from Jerusalem, and from all the hill country, (for men had told them what things were done in the camp of their enemies) and they that were in Galaad, and in Galilee, chased them with a great slaughter, until they were past Damascus and the borders thereof. 68A 15 6 68A 15 6 316530 And the residue that dwelt at Bethulia, fell upon the camp of Assur, and spoiled them, and were greatly enriched. 68A 15 7 68A 15 7 316540 And the children of Israel that returned from the slaughter had that which remained; and the villages and the cities, that were in the mountains and in the plain, gat many spoils: for the multitude was very great. 68A 15 8 68A 15 8 316550 Then Joacim the high priest, and the ancients of the children of Israel that dwelt in Jerusalem, came to behold the good things that God had shewed to Israel, and to see Judith, and to salute her. 68A 15 9 68A 15 9 316560 And when they came unto her, they blessed her with one accord, and said unto her, Thou art the exaltation of Jerusalem, thou art the great glory of Israel, thou art the great rejoicing of our nation: 68A 15 10 68A 15 10 316570 Thou hast done all these things by thine hand: thou hast done much good to Israel, and God is pleased therewith: blessed be thou of the Almighty Lord for evermore. And all the people said, So be it. 68A 15 11 68A 15 11 316580 And the people spoiled the camp the space of thirty days: and they gave unto Judith Holofernes his tent, and all his plate, and beds, and vessels, and all his stuff: and she took it and laid it on her mule; and made ready her carts, and laid them thereon. 68A 15 12 68A 15 12 316590 Then all the women of Israel ran together to see her, and blessed her, and made a dance among them for her: and she took branches in her hand, and gave also to the women that were with her. 68A 15 13 68A 15 13 316600 And they put a garland of olive upon her and her maid that was with her, and she went before all the people in the dance, leading all the women: and all the men of Israel followed in their armour with garlands, and with songs in their mouths. 68A 15 14 68A 16 1 316610 Then Judith began to sing this thanksgiving in all Israel, and all the people sang after her this song of praise. 68A 16 1 68A 16 2 316620 And Judith said, Begin unto my God with timbrels, sing unto my Lord with cymbals: tune unto him a new psalm: exalt him, and call upon his name. 68A 16 2 68A 16 3 316630 For God breaketh the battles: for among the camps in the midst of the people he hath delivered me out of the hands of them that persecuted me. 68A 16 3 68A 16 4 316640 Assur came out of the mountains from the north, he came with ten thousands of his army, the multitude whereof stopped the torrents, and their horsemen have covered the hills. 68A 16 4 68A 16 5 316650 He bragged that he would burn up my borders, and kill my young men with the sword, and dash the sucking children against the ground, and make mine infants as a prey, and my virgins as a spoil. 68A 16 5 68A 16 6 316660 But the Almighty Lord hath disappointed them by the hand of a woman. 68A 16 6 68A 16 7 316670 For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, neither did the sons of the Titans smite him, nor high giants set upon him: but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her countenance. 68A 16 7 68A 16 8 316680 For she put off the garment of her widowhood for the exaltation of those that were oppressed in Israel, and anointed her face with ointment, and bound her hair in a tire, and took a linen garment to deceive him. 68A 16 8 68A 16 8 316680 For she put off the garment of her widowhood for the exaltation of those that were oppressed in Israel, and anointed her face with ointment, and bound her hair in a tire, and took a linen garment to deceive him. 68A 16 9 68A 16 9 316690 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty took his mind prisoner, and the fauchion passed through his neck. 68A 16 10 68A 16 10 316700 The Persians quaked at her boldness, and the Medes were daunted at her hardiness. 68A 16 11 68A 16 11 316710 Then my afflicted shouted for joy, and my weak ones cried aloud; but they were astonished: these lifted up their voices, but they were overthrown. 68A 16 12 68A 16 12 316720 The sons of the damsels have pierced them through, and wounded them as fugatives' children: they perished by the battle of the Lord. 68A 16 13 68A 16 13 316730 I will sing unto the Lord a new song: O Lord, thou art great and glorious, wonderful in strength, and invincible. 68A 16 14 68A 16 14 316740 Let all creatures serve thee: for thou spakest, and they were made, thou didst send forth thy spirit, and it created them, and there is none that can resist thy voice. 68A 16 15 68A 16 15 316750 For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, the rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence: yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee. 68A 16 16 68A 16 16 316760 For all sacrifice is too little for a sweet savour unto thee, and all the fat is not sufficient for thy burnt offering: but he that feareth the Lord is great at all times. 68A 16 17 68A 16 17 316770 Woe to the nations that rise up against my kindred! the Lord Almighty will take vengeance of them in the day of judgment, in putting fire and worms in their flesh; and they shall feel them, and weep for ever. 68A 16 18 68A 16 18 316780 Now as soon as they entered into Jerusalem, they worshipped the Lord; and as soon as the people were purified, they offered their burnt offerings, and their free offerings, and their gifts. 68A 16 19 68A 16 19 316790 Judith also dedicated all the stuff of Holofernes, which the people had given her, and gave the canopy, which she had taken out of his bedchamber, for a gift unto the Lord. 68A 16 20 68A 16 20 316800 So the people continued feasting in Jerusalem before the sanctuary for the space of three months and Judith remained with them. 68A 16 21 68A 16 21 316810 After this time every one returned to his own inheritance, and Judith went to Bethulia, and remained in her own possession, and was in her time honourable in all the country. 68A 16 22 68A 16 22 316820 And many desired her, but none knew her all the days of her life, after that Manasses her husband was dead, and was gathered to his people. 68A 16 23 68A 16 23 316830 But she increased more and more in honour, and waxed old in her husband's house, being an hundred and five years old, and made her maid free; so she died in Bethulia: and they buried her in the cave of her husband Manasses. 68A 16 24 68A 16 24 316840 And the house of Israel lamented her seven days: and before she died, she did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred to Manasses her husband, and to them that were the nearest of her kindred. 68A 16 25 68A 16 25 316850 And there was none that made the children of Israel any more afraid in the days of Judith, nor a long time after her death. . 69A 5 1 69A 5 0 69A 5 2 69A 5 0 69A 11 2 69A 11 2 316860 In the second year of the reign of Artexerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardocheus the son of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai, of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream; 69A 11 3 69A 11 3 316870 Who was a Jew, and dwelt in the city of Susa, a great man, being a servitor in the king's court. 69A 11 4 69A 11 4 316880 He was also one of the captives, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Judea; and this was his dream: 69A 11 5 69A 11 5 316890 Behold a noise of a tumult, with thunder, and earthquakes, and uproar in the land: 69A 11 6 69A 11 6 316900 And, behold, two great dragons came forth ready to fight, and their cry was great. 69A 11 7 69A 11 7 316910 And at their cry all nations were prepared to battle, that they might fight against the righteous people. 69A 11 8 69A 11 8 316920 And lo a day of darkness and obscurity, tribulation and anguish, affliction and great uproar, upon earth. 69A 11 9 69A 11 9 316930 And the whole righteous nation was troubled, fearing their own evils, and were ready to perish. 69A 11 10 69A 11 10 316940 Then they cried unto God, and upon their cry, as it were from a little fountain, was made a great flood, even much water. 69A 11 11 69A 11 11 316950 The light and the sun rose up, and the lowly were exalted, and devoured the glorious. 69A 11 12 69A 11 12 316960 Now when Mardocheus, who had seen this dream, and what God had determined to do, was awake, he bare this dream in mind, and until night by all means was desirous to know it. 69A 12 1 69A 12 1 316970 And Mardocheus took his rest in the court with Gabatha and Tharra, the two eunuchs of the king, and keepers of the palace. 69A 12 2 69A 12 2 316980 And he heard their devices, and searched out their purposes, and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artexerxes the king; and so he certified the king of them. 69A 12 3 69A 12 3 316990 Then the king examined the two eunuchs, and after that they had confessed it, they were strangled. 69A 12 4 69A 12 4 317000 And the king made a record of these things, and Mardocheus also wrote thereof. 69A 12 5 69A 12 5 317010 So the king commanded, Mardocheus to serve in the court, and for this he rewarded him. 69A 12 6 69A 12 6 317020 Howbeit Aman the son of Amadathus the Agagite, who was in great honour with the king, sought to molest Mardocheus and his people because of the two eunuchs of the king. 69A 1 1 69A 1 1 317030 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) 69A 1 2 69A 1 2 317040 That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace, 69A 1 3 69A 1 3 317050 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: 69A 1 4 69A 1 4 317060 When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 69A 1 5 69A 1 5 317070 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; 69A 1 6 69A 1 6 317080 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. 69A 1 7 69A 1 7 317090 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. 69A 1 8 69A 1 8 317100 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. 69A 1 9 69A 1 9 317110 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 69A 1 10 69A 1 10 317120 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 69A 1 11 69A 1 11 317130 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 69A 1 12 69A 1 12 317140 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. 69A 1 13 69A 1 13 317150 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that knew law and judgment: 69A 1 14 69A 1 14 317160 And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;) 69A 1 15 69A 1 15 317170 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 69A 1 16 69A 1 16 317180 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus. 69A 1 17 69A 1 17 317190 For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. 69A 1 18 69A 1 18 317200 Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 69A 1 19 69A 1 19 317210 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she. 69A 1 20 69A 1 20 317220 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 69A 1 21 69A 1 21 317230 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: 69A 1 22 69A 1 22 317240 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people. 69A 2 1 69A 2 1 317250 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 69A 2 2 69A 2 2 317260 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: 69A 2 3 69A 2 3 317270 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women unto the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them: 69A 2 4 69A 2 4 317280 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so. 69A 2 5 69A 2 5 317290 Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; 69A 2 6 69A 2 6 317300 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away. 69A 2 7 69A 2 7 317310 And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. 69A 2 8 69A 2 8 317320 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. 69A 2 9 69A 2 9 317330 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women. 69A 2 10 69A 2 10 317340 Esther had not shewed her people nor her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not shew it. 69A 2 11 69A 2 11 317350 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her. 69A 2 12 69A 2 12 317360 Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;) 69A 2 13 69A 2 13 317370 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house. 69A 2 14 69A 2 14 317380 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name. 69A 2 15 69A 2 15 317390 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 69A 2 16 69A 2 16 317400 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 69A 2 17 69A 2 17 317410 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 69A 2 18 69A 2 18 317420 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. 69A 2 19 69A 2 19 317430 And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. 69A 2 20 69A 2 20 317440 Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. 69A 2 21 69A 2 21 317450 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 69A 2 22 69A 2 22 317460 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. 69A 2 23 69A 2 23 317470 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. 69A 3 1 69A 3 1 317480 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him. 69A 3 2 69A 3 2 317490 And all the king's servants, that were in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence. 69A 3 3 69A 3 3 317500 Then the king's servants, which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment? 69A 3 4 69A 3 4 317510 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew. 69A 3 5 69A 3 5 317520 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 69A 3 6 69A 3 6 317530 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. 69A 3 7 69A 3 7 317540 In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 69A 3 8 69A 3 8 317550 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. 69A 3 9 69A 3 9 317560 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. 69A 3 10 69A 3 10 317570 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy. 69A 3 11 69A 3 11 317580 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee. 69A 3 12 69A 3 12 317590 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 69A 3 13 69A 3 13 317600 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. 69A 13 1 69A 13 1 317610 The copy of the letters was this: The great king Artexerxes writeth these things to the princes and governours that are under him from India unto Ethiopia in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces. 69A 13 2 69A 13 2 317620 After that I became lord over many nations and had dominion over the whole world, not lifted up with presumption of my authority, but carrying myself always with equity and mildness, I purposed to settle my subjects continually in a quiet life, and making my kingdom peaceable, and open for passage to the utmost coasts, to renew peace, which is desired of all men. 69A 13 3 69A 13 3 317630 Now when I asked my counsellors how this might be brought to pass, Aman, that excelled in wisdom among us, and was approved for his constant good will and steadfast fidelity, and had the honour of the second place in the kingdom, 69A 13 4 69A 13 4 317640 Declared unto us, that in all nations throughout the world there was scattered a certain malicious people, that had laws contrary to ail nations, and continually despised the commandments of kings, so as the uniting of our kingdoms, honourably intended by us cannot go forward. 69A 13 5 69A 13 5 317650 Seeing then we understand that this people alone is continually in opposition unto all men, differing in the strange manner of their laws, and evil affected to our state, working all the mischief they can that our kingdom may not be firmly established: 69A 13 6 69A 13 6 317660 Therefore have we commanded, that all they that are signified in writing unto you by Aman, who is ordained over the affairs, and is next unto us, shall all, with their wives and children, be utterly destroyed by the sword of their enemies, without all mercy and pity, the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year: 69A 13 7 69A 13 7 317670 That they, who of old and now also are malicious, may in one day with violence go into the grave, and so ever hereafter cause our affairs to be well settled, and without trouble. 69A 3 14 69A 3 14 317680 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day. 69A 3 15 69A 3 15 317690 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed. 69A 4 1 69A 4 1 317700 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; 69A 4 2 69A 4 2 317710 And came even before the king's gate: for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 69A 4 3 69A 4 3 317720 And in every province, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes. 69A 4 4 69A 4 4 317730 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not. 69A 4 5 69A 4 5 317740 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was. 69A 4 6 69A 4 6 317750 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the city, which was before the king's gate. 69A 4 7 69A 4 7 317760 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them. 69A 4 8 69A 4 8 317770 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. 69A 4 9 69A 4 9 317780 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai. 69A 4 10 69A 4 10 317790 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commandment unto Mordecai; 69A 4 11 69A 4 11 317800 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days. 69A 4 12 69A 4 12 317810 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 69A 4 13 69A 4 13 317820 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews. 69A 4 14 69A 4 14 317830 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 69A 4 15 69A 4 15 317840 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, 69A 4 16 69A 4 16 317850 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. 69A 4 17 69A 4 17 317860 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him. 69A 13 8 69A 13 8 317870 Then Mardocheus thought upon all the works of the Lord, and made his prayer unto him, 69A 13 9 69A 13 9 317880 Saying, O Lord, Lord, the King Almighty: for the whole world is in thy power, and if thou hast appointed to save Israel, there is no man that can gainsay thee: 69A 13 10 69A 13 10 317890 For thou hast made heaven and earth, and all the wondrous things under the heaven. 69A 13 11 69A 13 11 317900 Thou art Lord of all things, and and there is no man that can resist thee, which art the Lord. 69A 13 12 69A 13 12 317910 Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest, Lord, that it was neither in contempt nor pride, nor for any desire of glory, that I did not bow down to proud Aman. 69A 13 13 69A 13 13 317920 For I could have been content with good will for the salvation of Israel to kiss the soles of his feet. 69A 13 14 69A 13 14 317930 But I did this, that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God: neither will I worship any but thee, O God, neither will I do it in pride. 69A 13 15 69A 13 15 317940 And now, O Lord God and King, spare thy people: for their eyes are upon us to bring us to nought; yea, they desire to destroy the inheritance, that hath been thine from the beginning. 69A 13 16 69A 13 16 317950 Despise not the portion, which thou hast delivered out of Egypt for thine own self. 69A 13 17 69A 13 17 317960 Hear my prayer, and be merciful unto thine inheritance: turn our sorrow into joy, that we may live, O Lord, and praise thy name: and destroy not the mouths of them that praise thee, O Lord. 69A 13 18 69A 13 18 317970 All Israel in like manner cried most earnestly unto the Lord, because their death was before their eyes. 69A 14 1 69A 14 1 317980 Queen Esther also, being in fear of death, resorted unto the Lord: 69A 14 2 69A 14 2 317990 And laid away her glorious apparel, and put on the garments of anguish and mourning: and instead of precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body greatly, and all the places of her joy she filled with her torn hair. 69A 14 3 69A 14 3 318000 And she prayed unto the Lord God of Israel, saying, O my Lord, thou only art our King: help me, desolate woman, which have no helper but thee: 69A 14 4 69A 14 4 318010 For my danger is in mine hand. 69A 14 5 69A 14 5 318020 From my youth up I have heard in the tribe of my family that thou, O Lord, tookest Israel from among all people, and our fathers from all their predecessors, for a perpetual inheritance, and thou hast performed whatsoever thou didst promise them. 69A 14 6 69A 14 6 318030 And now we have sinned before thee: therefore hast thou given us into the hands of our enemies, 69A 14 7 69A 14 7 318040 Because we worshipped their gods: O Lord, thou art righteous. 69A 14 8 69A 14 8 318050 Nevertheless it satisfieth them not, that we are in bitter captivity: but they have stricken hands with their idols, 69A 14 9 69A 14 9 318060 That they will abolish the thing that thou with thy mouth hast ordained, and destroy thine inheritance, and stop the mouth of them that praise thee, and quench the glory of thy house, and of thine altar, 69A 14 10 69A 14 10 318070 And open the mouths of the heathen to set forth the praises of the idols, and to magnify a fleshly king for ever. 69A 14 11 69A 14 11 318080 O Lord, give not thy sceptre unto them that be nothing, and let them not laugh at our fall; but turn their device upon themselves, and make him an example, that hath begun this against us. 69A 14 12 69A 14 12 318090 Remember, O Lord, make thyself known in time of our affliction, and give me boldness, O King of the nations, and Lord of all power. 69A 14 13 69A 14 13 318100 Give me eloquent speech in my mouth before the lion: turn his heart to hate him that fighteth against us, that there may be an end of him, and of all that are likeminded to him: 69A 14 14 69A 14 14 318110 But deliver us with thine hand, and help me that am desolate, and which have no other help but thee. 69A 14 15 69A 14 15 318120 Thou knowest all things, O Lord; thou knowest that I hate the glory of the unrighteous, and abhor the bed of the uncircumcised, and of all the heathen. 69A 14 16 69A 14 16 318130 Thou knowest my necessity: for I abhor the sign of my high estate, which is upon mine head in the days wherein I shew myself, and that I abhor it as a menstruous rag, and that I wear it not when I am private by myself. 69A 14 17 69A 14 17 318140 And that thine handmaid hath not eaten at Aman's table, and that I have not greatly esteemed the king's feast, nor drunk the wine of the drink offerings. 69A 14 18 69A 14 18 318150 Neither had thine handmaid any joy since the day that I was brought hither to this present, but in thee, O Lord God of Abraham. 69A 14 19 69A 14 19 318160 O thou mighty God above all, hear the voice of the forlorn and deliver us out of the hands of the mischievous, and deliver me out of my fear. 69A 15 1 69A 15 4 318170 And upon the third day, when she had ended her prayers, she laid away her mourning garments, and put on her glorious apparel. 69A 15 2 69A 15 5 318180 And being gloriously adorned, after she had called upon God, who is the beholder and saviour of all things, she took two maids with her: 69A 15 3 69A 15 6 318190 And upon the one she leaned, as carrying herself daintily; 69A 15 4 69A 15 7 318200 And the other followed, bearing up her train. 69A 15 5 69A 15 8 318210 And she was ruddy through the perfection of her beauty, and her countenance was cheerful and very amiable: but her heart was in anguish for fear. 69A 15 6 69A 15 9 318220 Then having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king, who sat upon his royal throne, and was clothed with all his robes of majesty, all glittering with gold and precious stones; and he was very dreadful. 69A 15 7 69A 15 10 318230 Then lifting up his countenance that shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her: and the queen fell down, and was pale, and fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her. 69A 15 8 69A 15 11 318240 Then God changed the spirit of the king into mildness, who in a fear leaped from his throne, and took her in his arms, till she came to herself again, and comforted her with loving words and said unto her, 69A 15 9 69A 15 12 318250 Esther, what is the matter? I am thy brother, be of good cheer: 69A 15 10 69A 15 13 318260 Thou shalt not die, though our our commandment be general: come near. 69A 15 11 69A 15 14 318270 And so be held up his golden sceptre, and laid it upon her neck, 69A 15 12 69A 15 15 318280 And embraced her, and said, Speak unto me. 69A 15 13 69A 15 16 318290 Then said she unto him, I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty. 69A 15 14 69A 15 17 318300 For wonderful art thou, lord, and thy countenance is full of grace. 69A 15 15 69A 15 18 318310 And as she was speaking, she fell down for faintness. 69A 15 16 69A 15 19 318320 Then the king was troubled, and all his servants comforted her. 69A 5 3 69A 5 3 318330 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given thee to the half of the kingdom. 69A 5 4 69A 5 4 318340 And Esther answered, If it seem good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. 69A 5 5 69A 5 5 318350 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 69A 5 6 69A 5 6 318360 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed. 69A 5 7 69A 5 7 318370 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is; 69A 5 8 69A 5 8 318380 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do tomorrow as the king hath said. 69A 5 9 69A 5 9 318390 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 69A 5 10 69A 5 10 318400 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. 69A 5 11 69A 5 11 318410 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king. 69A 5 12 69A 5 12 318420 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the king. 69A 5 13 69A 5 13 318430 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. 69A 5 14 69A 5 14 318440 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and tomorrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. 69A 6 1 69A 6 1 318450 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king. 69A 6 2 69A 6 2 318460 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 69A 6 3 69A 6 3 318470 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. 69A 6 4 69A 6 4 318480 And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman was come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him. 69A 6 5 69A 6 5 318490 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in. 69A 6 6 69A 6 6 318500 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself? 69A 6 7 69A 6 7 318510 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 69A 6 8 69A 6 8 318520 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head: 69A 6 9 69A 6 9 318530 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 69A 6 10 69A 6 10 318540 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou has spoken. 69A 6 11 69A 6 11 318550 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 69A 6 12 69A 6 12 318560 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. 69A 6 13 69A 6 13 318570 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 69A 6 14 69A 6 14 318580 And while they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. 69A 7 1 69A 7 1 318590 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 69A 7 2 69A 7 2 318600 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of the kingdom. 69A 7 3 69A 7 3 318610 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: 69A 7 4 69A 7 4 318620 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. 69A 7 5 69A 7 5 318630 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so? 69A 7 6 69A 7 6 318640 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. 69A 7 7 69A 7 7 318650 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king. 69A 7 8 69A 7 8 318660 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the king's mouth, they covered Haman's face. 69A 7 9 69A 7 9 318670 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 69A 7 10 69A 7 10 318680 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. 69A 8 1 69A 8 1 318690 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 69A 8 2 69A 8 2 318700 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 69A 8 3 69A 8 3 318710 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 69A 8 4 69A 8 4 318720 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 69A 8 5 69A 8 5 318730 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces: 69A 8 6 69A 8 6 318740 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? 69A 8 7 69A 8 7 318750 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews. 69A 8 8 69A 8 8 318760 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. 69A 8 9 69A 8 9 318770 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. 69A 8 10 69A 8 10 318780 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: 69A 8 11 69A 8 11 318790 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, 69A 8 12 69A 8 12 318800 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 69A 16 1 69A 16 1 318810 The great king Artexerxes unto the princes and governors of an hundred and seven and twenty provinces from India unto Ethiopia, and unto all our faithful subjects, greeting. 69A 16 2 69A 16 2 318820 Many, the more often they are honoured with the great bounty of their gracious princes, the more proud they are waxen, 69A 16 3 69A 16 3 318830 And endeavour to hurt not our subjects only, but not being able to bear abundance, do take in hand to practise also against those that do them good: 69A 16 4 69A 16 4 318840 And take not only thankfulness away from among men, but also lifted up with the glorious words of lewd persons, that were never good, they think to escape the justice of God, that seeth all things and hateth evil. 69A 16 5 69A 16 5 318850 Oftentimes also fair speech of those, that are put in trust to manage their friends' affairs, hath caused many that are in authority to be partakers of innocent blood, and hath enwrapped them in remediless calamities: 69A 16 6 69A 16 6 318860 Beguiling with the falsehood and deceit of their lewd disposition the innocency and goodness of princes. 69A 16 7 69A 16 7 318870 Now ye may see this, as we have declared, not so much by ancient histories, as ye may, if ye search what hath been wickedly done of late through the pestilent behaviour of them that are unworthily placed in authority. 69A 16 8 69A 16 8 318880 And we must take care for the time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men, 69A 16 9 69A 16 9 318890 Both by changing our purposes, and always judging things that are evident with more equal proceeding. 69A 16 10 69A 16 10 318900 For Aman, a Macedonian, the son of Amadatha, being indeed a stranger from the Persian blood, and far distant from our goodness, and as a stranger received of us, 69A 16 11 69A 16 11 318910 Had so far forth obtained the favour that we shew toward every nation, as that he was called our father, and was continually honoured of all the next person unto the king. 69A 16 12 69A 16 12 318920 But he, not bearing his great dignity, went about to deprive us of our kingdom and life: 69A 16 13 69A 16 13 318930 Having by manifold and cunning deceits sought of us the destruction, as well of Mardocheus, who saved our life, and continually procured our good, as also of blameless Esther, partaker of our kingdom, with their whole nation. 69A 16 14 69A 16 14 318940 For by these means he thought, finding us destitute of friends to have translated the kingdom of the Persians to the Macedonians. 69A 16 15 69A 16 15 318950 But we find that the Jews, whom this wicked wretch hath delivered to utter destruction, are no evildoers, but live by most just laws: 69A 16 16 69A 16 16 318960 And that they be children of the most high and most mighty, living God, who hath ordered the kingdom both unto us and to our progenitors in the most excellent manner. 69A 16 17 69A 16 17 318970 Wherefore ye shall do well not to put in execution the letters sent unto you by Aman the son of Amadatha. 69A 16 18 69A 16 18 318980 For he that was the worker of these things, is hanged at the gates of Susa with all his family: God, who ruleth all things, speedily rendering vengeance to him according to his deserts. 69A 16 19 69A 16 19 318990 Therefore ye shall publish the copy of this letter in all places, that the Jews may freely live after their own laws. 69A 16 20 69A 16 20 319000 And ye shall aid them, that even the same day, being the thirteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, they may be avenged on them, who in the time of their affliction shall set upon them. 69A 16 21 69A 16 21 319010 For Almighty God hath turned to joy unto them the day, wherein the chosen people should have perished. 69A 16 22 69A 16 22 319020 Ye shall therefore among your solemn feasts keep it an high day with all feasting: 69A 16 23 69A 16 23 319030 That both now and hereafter there may be safety to us and the well affected Persians; but to those which do conspire against us a memorial of destruction. 69A 16 24 69A 16 24 319040 Therefore every city and country whatsoever, which shall not do according to these things, shall be destroyed without mercy with fire and sword, and shall be made not only unpassable for men, but also most hateful to wild beasts and fowls for ever. 69A 8 13 69A 8 13 319050 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 69A 8 14 69A 8 14 319060 So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace. 69A 8 15 69A 8 15 319070 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 69A 8 16 69A 8 16 319080 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. 69A 8 17 69A 8 17 319090 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 69A 8 17 69A 8 17 319090 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 69A 9 1 69A 9 1 319100 Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;) 69A 9 2 69A 9 2 319110 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people. 69A 9 3 69A 9 3 319120 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them. 69A 9 4 69A 9 4 319130 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater. 69A 9 5 69A 9 5 319140 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them. 69A 9 6 69A 9 6 319150 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 69A 9 7 69A 9 7 319160 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha, 69A 9 8 69A 9 8 319170 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha, 69A 9 9 69A 9 9 319180 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha, 69A 9 10 69A 9 10 319190 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand. 69A 9 11 69A 9 11 319200 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. 69A 9 12 69A 9 12 319210 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done. 69A 9 13 69A 9 13 319220 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 69A 9 14 69A 9 14 319230 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. 69A 9 15 69A 9 15 319240 For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand. 69A 9 16 69A 9 16 319250 But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey, 69A 9 17 69A 9 17 319260 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 69A 9 18 69A 9 18 319270 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof; and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness. 69A 9 19 69A 9 19 319280 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another. 69A 9 20 69A 9 20 319290 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far, 69A 9 21 69A 9 21 319300 To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly, 69A 9 22 69A 9 22 319310 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor. 69A 9 23 69A 9 23 319320 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them; 69A 9 24 69A 9 24 319330 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; 69A 9 25 69A 9 25 319340 But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. 69A 9 26 69A 9 26 319350 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them, 69A 9 27 69A 9 27 319360 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; 69A 9 28 69A 9 28 319370 And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed. 69A 9 29 69A 9 29 319380 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim. 69A 9 30 69A 9 30 319390 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, 69A 9 31 69A 9 31 319400 To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. 69A 9 32 69A 9 32 319410 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book. 69A 10 1 69A 10 1 319420 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea. 69A 10 2 69A 10 2 319430 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia? 69A 10 3 69A 10 3 319440 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to all his seed. 69A 10 4 69A 10 4 319450 Then Mardocheus said, God hath done these things. 69A 10 5 69A 10 5 319460 For I remember a dream which I saw concerning these matters, and nothing thereof hath failed. 69A 10 6 69A 10 6 319470 A little fountain became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water: this river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen: 69A 10 7 69A 10 7 319480 And the two dragons are I and Aman. 69A 10 8 69A 10 8 319490 And the nations were those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews: 69A 10 9 69A 10 9 319500 And my nation is this Israel, which cried to God, and were saved: for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath delivered us from all those evils, and God hath wrought signs and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles. 69A 10 10 69A 10 10 319510 Therefore hath he made two lots, one for the people of God, and another for all the Gentiles. 69A 10 11 69A 10 11 319520 And these two lots came at the hour, and time, and day of judgment, before God among all nations. 69A 10 12 69A 10 12 319530 So God remembered his people, and justified his inheritance. 69A 10 13 69A 10 13 319540 Therefore those days shall be unto them in the month Adar, the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same month, with an assembly, and joy, and with gladness before God, according to the generations for ever among his people. 69A 11 1 69A 11 1 319550 In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemeus and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest and Levite, and Ptolemeus his son, brought this epistle of Phurim, which they said was the same, and that Lysimachus the son of Ptolemeus, that was in Jerusalem, had interpreted it. . 70A 1 1 70A 1 1 319560 Love righteousness, ye that be judges of the earth: think of the Lord with a good (heart,) and in simplicity of heart seek him. 70A 1 2 70A 1 2 319570 For he will be found of them that tempt him not; and sheweth himself unto such as do not distrust him. 70A 1 3 70A 1 3 319580 For froward thoughts separate from God: and his power, when it is tried, reproveth the unwise. 70A 1 4 70A 1 4 319590 For into a malicious soul wisdom shall not enter; nor dwell in the body that is subject unto sin. 70A 1 5 70A 1 5 319600 For the holy spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and remove from thoughts that are without understanding, and will not abide when unrighteousness cometh in. 70A 1 6 70A 1 6 319610 For wisdom is a loving spirit; and will not acquit a blasphemer of his words: for God is witness of his reins, and a true beholder of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue. 70A 1 7 70A 1 7 319620 For the Spirit of the Lord filleth the world: and that which containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice. 70A 1 8 70A 1 8 319630 Therefore he that speaketh unrighteous things cannot be hid: neither shall vengeance, when it punisheth, pass by him. 70A 1 9 70A 1 9 319640 For inquisition shall be made into the counsels of the ungodly: and the sound of his words shall come unto the Lord for the manifestation of his wicked deeds. 70A 1 10 70A 1 10 319650 For the ear of jealousy heareth all things: and the noise of murmurings is not hid. 70A 1 11 70A 1 11 319660 Therefore beware of murmuring, which is unprofitable; and refrain your tongue from backbiting: for there is no word so secret, that shall go for nought: and the mouth that belieth slayeth the soul. 70A 1 12 70A 1 12 319670 Seek not death in the error of your life: and pull not upon yourselves destruction with the works of your hands. 70A 1 13 70A 1 13 319680 For God made not death: neither hath he pleasure in the destruction of the living. 70A 1 14 70A 1 14 319690 For he created all things, that they might have their being: and the generations of the world were healthful; and there is no poison of destruction in them, nor the kingdom of death upon the earth: 70A 1 15 70A 1 15 319700 (For righteousness is immortal:) 70A 1 16 70A 1 16 319710 But ungodly men with their works and words called it to them: for when they thought to have it their friend, they consumed to nought, and made a covenant with it, because they are worthy to take part with it. 70A 2 1 70A 2 1 319720 For the ungodly said, reasoning with themselves, but not aright, Our life is short and tedious, and in the death of a man there is no remedy: neither was there any man known to have returned from the grave. 70A 2 2 70A 2 2 319730 For we are born at all adventure: and we shall be hereafter as though we had never been: for the breath in our nostrils is as smoke, and a little spark in the moving of our heart: 70A 2 3 70A 2 3 319740 Which being extinguished, our body shall be turned into ashes, and our spirit shall vanish as the soft air, 70A 2 4 70A 2 4 319750 And our name shall be forgotten in time, and no man shall have our works in remembrance, and our life shall pass away as the trace of a cloud, and shall be dispersed as a mist, that is driven away with the beams of the sun, and overcome with the heat thereof. 70A 2 5 70A 2 5 319760 For our time is a very shadow that passeth away; and after our end there is no returning: for it is fast sealed, so that no man cometh again. 70A 2 6 70A 2 6 319770 Come on therefore, let us enjoy the good things that are present: and let us speedily use the creatures like as in youth. 70A 2 7 70A 2 7 319780 Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and ointments: and let no flower of the spring pass by us: 70A 2 8 70A 2 8 319790 Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered: 70A 2 9 70A 2 9 319800 Let none of us go without his part of our voluptuousness: let us leave tokens of our joyfulness in every place: for this is our portion, and our lot is this. 70A 2 10 70A 2 10 319810 Let us oppress the poor righteous man, let us not spare the widow, nor reverence the ancient gray hairs of the aged. 70A 2 11 70A 2 11 319820 Let our strength be the law of justice: for that which is feeble is found to be nothing worth. 70A 2 12 70A 2 12 319830 Therefore let us lie in wait for the righteous; because he is not for our turn, and he is clean contrary to our doings: he upbraideth us with our offending the law, and objecteth to our infamy the transgressings of our education. 70A 2 13 70A 2 13 319840 He professeth to have the knowledge of God: and he calleth himself the child of the Lord. 70A 2 14 70A 2 14 319850 He was made to reprove our thoughts. 70A 2 15 70A 2 15 319860 He is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, his ways are of another fashion. 70A 2 16 70A 2 16 319870 We are esteemed of him as counterfeits: he abstaineth from our ways as from filthiness: he pronounceth the end of the just to be blessed, and maketh his boast that God is his father. 70A 2 17 70A 2 17 319880 Let us see if his words be true: and let us prove what shall happen in the end of him. 70A 2 18 70A 2 18 319890 For if the just man be the son of God, he will help him, and deliver him from the hand of his enemies. 70A 2 19 70A 2 19 319900 Let us examine him with despitefulness and torture, that we may know his meekness, and prove his patience. 70A 2 20 70A 2 20 319910 Let us condemn him with a shameful death: for by his own saying he shall be respected. 70A 2 21 70A 2 21 319920 Such things they did imagine, and were deceived: for their own wickedness hath blinded them. 70A 2 22 70A 2 22 319930 As for the mysteries of God, they kn ew them not: neither hoped they for the wages of righteousness, nor discerned a reward for blameless souls. 70A 2 23 70A 2 23 319940 For God created man to be immortal, and made him to be an image of his own eternity. 70A 2 24 70A 2 24 319950 Nevertheless through envy of the devil came death into the world: and they that do hold of his side do find it. 70A 3 1 70A 3 1 319960 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. 70A 3 2 70A 3 2 319970 In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery, 70A 3 3 70A 3 3 319980 And their going from us to be utter destruction: but they are in peace. 70A 3 4 70A 3 4 319990 For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality. 70A 3 5 70A 3 5 320000 And having been a little chastised, they shall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself. 70A 3 6 70A 3 6 320010 As gold in the furnace hath he tried them, and received them as a burnt offering. 70A 3 7 70A 3 7 320020 And in the time of their visitation they shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the stubble. 70A 3 8 70A 3 8 320030 They shall judge the nations, and have dominion over the people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. 70A 3 9 70A 3 9 320040 They that put their trust in him shall understand the truth: and such as be faithful in love shall abide with him: for grace and mercy is to his saints, and he hath care for his elect. 70A 3 10 70A 3 10 320050 But the ungodly shall be punished according to their own imaginations, which have neglected the righteous, and forsaken the Lord. 70A 3 11 70A 3 11 320060 For whoso despiseth wisdom and nurture, he is miserable, and their hope is vain, their labours unfruitful, and their works unprofitable: 70A 3 12 70A 3 12 320070 Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked: 70A 3 13 70A 3 13 320080 Their offspring is cursed. Wherefore blessed is the barren that is undefiled, which hath not known the sinful bed: she shall have fruit in the visitation of souls. 70A 3 14 70A 3 14 320090 And blessed is the eunuch, which with his hands hath wrought no iniquity, nor imagined wicked things against God: for unto him shall be given the special gift of faith, and an inheritance in the temple of the Lord more acceptable to his mind. 70A 3 15 70A 3 15 320100 For glorious is the fruit of good labours: and the root of wisdom shall never fall away. 70A 3 16 70A 3 16 320110 As for the children of adulterers, they shall not come to their perfection, and the seed of an unrighteous bed shall be rooted out. 70A 3 17 70A 3 17 320120 For though they live long, yet shall they be nothing regarded: and their last age shall be without honour. 70A 3 18 70A 3 18 320130 Or, if they die quickly, they have no hope, neither comfort in the day of trial. 70A 3 19 70A 3 19 320140 For horrible is the end of the unrighteous generation. 70A 4 1 70A 4 1 320150 Better it is to have no children, and to have virtue: for the memorial thereof is immortal: because it is known with God, and with men. 70A 4 2 70A 4 2 320160 When it is present, men take example at it; and when it is gone, they desire it: it weareth a crown, and triumpheth for ever, having gotten the victory, striving for undefiled rewards. 70A 4 3 70A 4 3 320170 But the multiplying brood of the ungodly shall not thrive, nor take deep rooting from bastard slips, nor lay any fast foundation. 70A 4 4 70A 4 4 320180 For though they flourish in branches for a time; yet standing not last, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out. 70A 4 5 70A 4 5 320190 The imperfect branches shall be broken off, their fruit unprofitable, not ripe to eat, yea, meet for nothing. 70A 4 6 70A 4 6 320200 For children begotten of unlawful beds are witnesses of wickedness against their parents in their trial. 70A 4 7 70A 4 7 320210 But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest. 70A 4 8 70A 4 8 320220 For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. 70A 4 9 70A 4 9 320230 But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. 70A 4 10 70A 4 10 320240 He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated. 70A 4 11 70A 4 11 320250 Yea speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. 70A 4 12 70A 4 12 320260 For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind. 70A 4 13 70A 4 13 320270 He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: 70A 4 14 70A 4 14 320280 For his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked. 70A 4 15 70A 4 15 320290 This the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen. 70A 4 16 70A 4 16 320300 Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living; and youth that is soon perfected the many years and old age of the unrighteous. 70A 4 17 70A 4 17 320310 For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety. 70A 4 18 70A 4 18 320320 They shall see him, and despise him; but God shall laugh them to scorn: and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a reproach among the dead for evermore. 70A 4 19 70A 4 19 320330 For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless; and he shall shake them from the foundation; and they shall be utterly laid waste, and be in sorrow; and their memorial shall perish. 70A 4 20 70A 4 20 320340 And when they cast up the accounts of their sins, they shall come with fear: and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face. 70A 5 1 70A 5 1 320350 Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of such as have afflicted him, and made no account of his labours. 70A 5 2 70A 5 2 320360 When they see it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that they looked for. 70A 5 3 70A 5 3 320370 And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach: 70A 5 4 70A 5 4 320380 We fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour: 70A 5 5 70A 5 5 320390 How is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints! 70A 5 6 70A 5 6 320400 Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of righteousness rose not upon us. 70A 5 7 70A 5 7 320410 We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction: yea, we have gone through deserts, where there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it. 70A 5 8 70A 5 8 320420 What hath pride profited us? or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us? 70A 5 9 70A 5 9 320430 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasted by; 70A 5 10 70A 5 10 320440 And as a ship that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, neither the pathway of the keel in the waves; 70A 5 11 70A 5 11 320450 Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found; 70A 5 12 70A 5 12 320460 Or like as when an arrow is shot at a mark, it parteth the air, which immediately cometh together again, so that a man cannot know where it went through: 70A 5 13 70A 5 13 320470 Even so we in like manner, as soon as we were born, began to draw to our end, and had no sign of virtue to shew; but were consumed in our own wickedness. 70A 5 14 70A 5 14 320480 For the hope of the ungodly is like dust that is blown away with the wind; like a thin froth that is driven away with the storm; like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, and passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tarrieth but a day. 70A 5 15 70A 5 15 320490 But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High. 70A 5 16 70A 5 16 320500 Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them. 70A 5 17 70A 5 17 320510 He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies. 70A 5 18 70A 5 18 320520 He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet. 70A 5 19 70A 5 19 320530 He shall take holiness for an invincible shield. 70A 5 20 70A 5 20 320540 His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise. 70A 5 21 70A 5 21 320550 Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark. 70A 5 22 70A 5 22 320560 And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, and the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drown them. 70A 5 23 70A 5 23 320570 Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty. 70A 6 1 70A 6 1 320580 Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth. 70A 6 2 70A 6 2 320590 Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations. 70A 6 3 70A 6 3 320600 For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels. 70A 6 4 70A 6 4 320610 Because, being ministers of his kingdom, ye have not judged aright, nor kept the law, nor walked after the counsel of God; 70A 6 5 70A 6 5 320620 Horribly and speedily shall he come upon you: for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places. 70A 6 6 70A 6 6 320630 For mercy will soon pardon the meanest: but mighty men shall be mightily tormented. 70A 6 7 70A 6 7 320640 For he which is Lord over all shall fear no man's person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man's greatness: for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all alike. 70A 6 8 70A 6 8 320650 But a sore trial shall come upon the mighty. 70A 6 9 70A 6 9 320660 Unto you therefore, O kings, do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not fall away. 70A 6 10 70A 6 10 320670 For they that keep holiness holily shall be judged holy: and they that have learned such things shall find what to answer. 70A 6 11 70A 6 11 320680 Wherefore set your affection upon my words; desire them, and ye shall be instructed. 70A 6 12 70A 6 12 320690 Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away: yea, she is easily seen of them that love her, and found of such as seek her. 70A 6 13 70A 6 13 320700 She preventeth them that desire her, in making herself first known unto them. 70A 6 14 70A 6 14 320710 Whoso seeketh her early shall have no great travail: for he shall find her sitting at his doors. 70A 6 15 70A 6 15 320720 To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom: and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care. 70A 6 16 70A 6 16 320730 For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favourably unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought. 70A 6 17 70A 6 17 320740 For the very true beginning of her is the desire of discipline; and the care of discipline is love; 70A 6 18 70A 6 18 320750 And love is the keeping of her laws; and the giving heed unto her laws is the assurance of incorruption; 70A 6 19 70A 6 19 320760 And incorruption maketh us near unto God: 70A 6 20 70A 6 20 320770 Therefore the desire of wisdom bringeth to a kingdom. 70A 6 21 70A 6 21 320780 If your delight be then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, honour wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore. 70A 6 22 70A 6 22 320790 As for wisdom, what she is, and how she came up, I will tell you, and will not hide mysteries from you: but will seek her out from the beginning of her nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not pass over the truth. 70A 6 23 70A 6 23 320800 Neither will I go with consuming envy; for such a man shall have no fellowship with wisdom. 70A 6 24 70A 6 24 320810 But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world: and a wise king is the upholding of the people. 70A 6 25 70A 6 25 320820 Receive therefore instruction through my words, and it shall do you good. 70A 7 1 70A 7 1 320830 I myself also am a mortal man, like to all, and the offspring of him that was first made of the earth, 70A 7 2 70A 7 2 320840 And in my mother's womb was fashioned to be flesh in the time of ten months, being compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure that came with sleep. 70A 7 3 70A 7 3 320850 And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice which I uttered was crying, as all others do. 70A 7 4 70A 7 4 320860 I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and that with cares. 70A 7 5 70A 7 5 320870 For there is no king that had any other beginning of birth. 70A 7 6 70A 7 6 320880 For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out. 70A 7 7 70A 7 7 320890 Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. 70A 7 8 70A 7 8 320900 I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, and esteemed riches nothing in comparison of her. 70A 7 9 70A 7 9 320910 Neither compared I unto her any precious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her. 70A 7 10 70A 7 10 320920 I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light: for the light that cometh from her never goeth out. 70A 7 11 70A 7 11 320930 All good things together came to me with her, and innumerable riches in her hands. 70A 7 12 70A 7 12 320940 And I rejoiced in them all, because wisdom goeth before them: and I knew not that she was the mother of them. 70A 7 13 70A 7 13 320950 I learned diligently, and do communicate her liberally: I do not hide her riches. 70A 7 14 70A 7 14 320960 For she is a treasure unto men that never faileth: which they that use become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts that come from learning. 70A 7 15 70A 7 15 320970 God hath granted me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that are given me: because it is he that leadeth unto wisdom, and directeth the wise. 70A 7 16 70A 7 16 320980 For in his hand are both we and our words; all wisdom also, and knowledge of workmanship. 70A 7 17 70A 7 17 320990 For he hath given me certain knowledge of the things that are, namely, to know how the world was made, and the operation of the elements: 70A 7 18 70A 7 18 321000 The beginning, ending, and midst of the times: the alterations of the turning of the sun, and the change of seasons: 70A 7 19 70A 7 19 321010 The circuits of years, and the positions of stars: 70A 7 20 70A 7 20 321020 The natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts: the violence of winds, and the reasonings of men: the diversities of plants and the virtues of roots: 70A 7 21 70A 7 21 321030 And all such things as are either secret or manifest, them I know. 70A 7 22 70A 7 22 321040 For wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me: for in her is an understanding spirit holy, one only, manifold, subtil, lively, clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good, 70A 7 23 70A 7 23 321050 Kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure, and most subtil, spirits. 70A 7 24 70A 7 24 321060 For wisdom is more moving than any motion: she passeth and goeth through all things by reason of her pureness. 70A 7 25 70A 7 25 321070 For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her. 70A 7 26 70A 7 26 321080 For she is the brightness of the everlasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness. 70A 7 27 70A 7 27 321090 And being but one, she can do all things: and remaining in herself, she maketh all things new: and in all ages entering into holy souls, she maketh them friends of God, and prophets. 70A 7 28 70A 7 28 321100 For God loveth none but him that dwelleth with wisdom. 70A 7 29 70A 7 29 321110 For she is more beautiful than the sun, and above all the order of stars: being compared with the light, she is found before it. 70A 7 30 70A 7 30 321120 For after this cometh night: but vice shall not prevail against wisdom. 70A 8 1 70A 8 1 321130 Wisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily: and sweetly doth she order all things. 70A 8 2 70A 8 2 321140 I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty. 70A 8 3 70A 8 3 321150 In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her. 70A 8 4 70A 8 4 321160 For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works. 70A 8 5 70A 8 5 321170 If riches be a possession to be desired in this life; what is richer than wisdom, that worketh all things? 70A 8 6 70A 8 6 321180 And if prudence work; who of all that are is a more cunning workman than she? 70A 8 7 70A 8 7 321190 And if a man love righteousness her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as en can have nothing more profitable in their life. 70A 8 8 70A 8 8 321200 If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound dark sentences: she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times. 70A 8 9 70A 8 9 321210 Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief. 70A 8 10 70A 8 10 321220 For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honour with the elders, though I be young. 70A 8 11 70A 8 11 321230 I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of great men. 70A 8 12 70A 8 12 321240 When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto me: if I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth. 70A 8 13 70A 8 13 321250 Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me. 70A 8 14 70A 8 14 321260 I shall set the people in order, and the nations shall be subject unto me. 70A 8 15 70A 8 15 321270 Horrible tyrants shall be afraid, when they do but hear of me; I shall be found good among the multitude, and valiant in war. 70A 8 16 70A 8 16 321280 After I am come into mine house, I will repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness; and to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth and joy. 70A 8 17 70A 8 17 321290 Now when I considered these things in myself, and pondered them in my heart, how that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality; 70A 8 18 70A 8 18 321300 And great pleasure it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a good report; I went about seeking how to take her to me. 70A 8 19 70A 8 19 321310 For I was a witty child, and had a good spirit. 70A 8 20 70A 8 20 321320 Yea rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled. 70A 8 21 70A 8 21 321330 Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said, 70A 9 1 70A 9 1 321340 O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word, 70A 9 2 70A 9 2 321350 And ordained man through thy wisdom, that he should have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made, 70A 9 3 70A 9 3 321360 And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart: 70A 9 4 70A 9 4 321370 Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children: 70A 9 5 70A 9 5 321380 For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws. 70A 9 6 70A 9 6 321390 For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded. 70A 9 7 70A 9 7 321400 Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: 70A 9 8 70A 9 8 321410 Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning. 70A 9 9 70A 9 9 321420 And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments. 70A 9 10 70A 9 10 321430 O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee. 70A 9 11 70A 9 11 321440 For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings, and preserve me in her power. 70A 9 12 70A 9 12 321450 So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat. 70A 9 13 70A 9 13 321460 For what man is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of the Lord is? 70A 9 14 70A 9 14 321470 For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain. 70A 9 15 70A 9 15 321480 For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things. 70A 9 16 70A 9 16 321490 And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out? 70A 9 17 70A 9 17 321500 And thy counsel who hath known, except thou give wisdom, and send thy Holy Spirit from above? 70A 9 18 70A 9 18 321510 For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed, and men were taught the things that are pleasing unto thee, and were saved through wisdom. 70A 10 1 70A 10 1 321520 She preserved the first formed father of the world, that was created alone, and brought him out of his fall, 70A 10 2 70A 10 2 321530 And gave him power to rule all things. 70A 10 3 70A 10 3 321540 But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, he perished also in the fury wherewith he murdered his brother. 70A 10 4 70A 10 4 321550 For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again preserved it, and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value. 70A 10 5 70A 10 5 321560 Moreover, the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded, she found out the righteous, and preserved him blameless unto God, and kept him strong against his tender compassion toward his son. 70A 10 6 70A 10 6 321570 When the ungodly perished, she delivered the righteous man, who fled from the fire which fell down upon the five cities. 70A 10 7 70A 10 7 321580 Of whose wickedness even to this day the waste land that smoketh is a testimony, and plants bearing fruit that never come to ripeness: and a standing pillar of salt is a monument of an unbelieving soul. 70A 10 8 70A 10 8 321590 For regarding not wisdom, they gat not only this hurt, that they knew not the things which were good; but also left behind them to the world a memorial of their foolishness: so that in the things wherein they offended they could not so much as be hid. 70A 10 9 70A 10 9 321600 Rut wisdom delivered from pain those that attended upon her. 70A 10 10 70A 10 10 321610 When the righteous fled from his brother's wrath she guided him in right paths, shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him knowledge of holy things, made him rich in his travels, and multiplied the fruit of his labours. 70A 10 11 70A 10 11 321620 In the covetousness of such as oppressed him she stood by him, and made him rich. 70A 10 12 70A 10 12 321630 She defended him from his enemies, and kept him safe from those that lay in wait, and in a sore conflict she gave him the victory; that he might know that goodness is stronger than all. 70A 10 13 70A 10 13 321640 When the righteous was sold, she forsook him not, but delivered him from sin: she went down with him into the pit, 70A 10 14 70A 10 14 321650 And left him not in bonds, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him: as for them that had accused him, she shewed them to be liars, and gave him perpetual glory. 70A 10 15 70A 10 15 321660 She delivered the righteous people and blameless seed from the nation that oppressed them. 70A 10 16 70A 10 16 321670 She entered into the soul of the servant of the Lord, and withstood dreadful kings in wonders and signs; 70A 10 17 70A 10 17 321680 Rendered to the righteous a reward of their labours, guided them in a marvellous way, and was unto them for a cover by day, and a light of stars in the night season; 70A 10 18 70A 10 18 321690 Brought them through the Red sea, and led them through much water: 70A 10 19 70A 10 19 321700 But she drowned their enemies, and cast them up out of the bottom of the deep. 70A 10 20 70A 10 20 321710 Therefore the righteous spoiled the ungodly, and praised thy holy name, O Lord, and magnified with one accord thine hand, that fought for them. 70A 10 21 70A 10 21 321720 For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of them that cannot speak eloquent. 70A 11 1 70A 11 1 321730 She prospered their works in the hand of the holy prophet. 70A 11 2 70A 11 2 321740 They went through the wilderness that was not inhabited, and pitched tents in places where there lay no way. 70A 11 3 70A 11 3 321750 They stood against their enemies, and were avenged of their adversaries. 70A 11 4 70A 11 4 321760 When they were thirsty, they called upon thee, and water was given them out of the flinty rock, and their thirst was quenched out of the hard stone. 70A 11 5 70A 11 5 321770 For by what things their enemies were punished, by the same they in their need were benefited. 70A 11 6 70A 11 6 321780 For instead of of a perpetual running river troubled with foul blood, 70A 11 7 70A 11 7 321790 For a manifest reproof of that commandment, whereby the infants were slain, thou gavest unto them abundance of water by a means which they hoped not for: 70A 11 8 70A 11 8 321800 Declaring by that thirst then how thou hadst punished their adversaries. 70A 11 9 70A 11 9 321810 For when they were tried albeit but in mercy chastised, they knew how the ungodly were judged in wrath and tormented, thirsting in another manner than the just. 70A 11 10 70A 11 10 321820 For these thou didst admonish and try, as a father: but the other, as a severe king, thou didst condemn and punish. 70A 11 11 70A 11 11 321830 Whether they were absent or present, they were vexed alike. 70A 11 12 70A 11 12 321840 For a double grief came upon them, and a groaning for the remembrance of things past. 70A 11 13 70A 11 13 321850 For when they heard by their own punishments the other to be benefited, they had some feeling of the Lord. 70A 11 14 70A 11 14 321860 For whom they respected with scorn, when he was long before thrown out at the casting forth of the infants, him in the end, when they saw what came to pass, they admired. 70A 11 15 70A 11 15 321870 But for the foolish devices of their wickedness, wherewith being deceived they worshipped serpents void of reason, and vile beasts, thou didst send a multitude of unreasonable beasts upon them for vengeance; 70A 11 16 70A 11 16 321880 That they might know, that wherewithal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished. 70A 11 17 70A 11 17 321890 For thy Almighty hand, that made the world of matter without form, wanted not means to send among them a multitude of bears or fierce lions, 70A 11 18 70A 11 18 321900 Or unknown wild beasts, full of rage, newly created, breathing out either a fiery vapour, or filthy scents of scattered smoke, or shooting horrible sparkles out of their eyes: 70A 11 19 70A 11 19 321910 Whereof not only the harm might dispatch them at once, but also the terrible sight utterly destroy them. 70A 11 20 70A 11 20 321920 Yea, and without these might they have fallen down with one blast, being persecuted of vengeance, and scattered abroad through the breath of thy power: but thou hast ordered all things in measure and number and weight. 70A 11 21 70A 11 21 321930 For thou canst shew thy great strength at all times when thou wilt; and who may withstand the power of thine arm? 70A 11 22 70A 11 22 321940 For the whole world before thee is as a little grain of the balance, yea, as a drop of the morning dew that falleth down upon the earth. 70A 11 23 70A 11 23 321950 But thou hast mercy upon all; for thou canst do all things, and winkest at the sins of men, because they should amend. 70A 11 24 70A 11 24 321960 For thou lovest all the things that are, and abhorrest nothing which thou hast made: for never wouldest thou have made any thing, if thou hadst hated it. 70A 11 25 70A 11 25 321970 And how could any thing have endured, if it had not been thy will? or been preserved, if not called by thee? 70A 11 26 70A 11 26 321980 But thou sparest all: for they are thine, O Lord, thou lover of souls. 70A 12 1 70A 12 1 321990 For thine incorruptible Spirit is in all things. 70A 12 2 70A 12 2 322000 Therefore chastenest thou them by little and little that offend, and warnest them by putting them in remembrance wherein they have offended, that leaving their wickedness they may believe on thee, O Lord. 70A 12 3 70A 12 3 322010 For it was thy will to destroy by the hands of our fathers both those old inhabitants of thy holy land, 70A 12 4 70A 12 4 322020 Whom thou hatedst for doing most odious works of witchcrafts, and wicked sacrifices; 70A 12 5 70A 12 5 322030 And also those merciless murderers of children, and devourers of man's flesh, and the feasts of blood, 70A 12 6 70A 12 6 322040 With their priests out of the midst of their idolatrous crew, and the parents, that killed with their own hands souls destitute of help: 70A 12 7 70A 12 7 322050 That the land, which thou esteemedst above all other, might receive a worthy colony of God's children. 70A 12 8 70A 12 8 322060 Nevertheless even those thou sparedst as men, and didst send wasps, forerunners of thine host, to destroy them by little and little. 70A 12 9 70A 12 9 322070 Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts, or with one rough word: 70A 12 10 70A 12 10 322080 But executing thy judgments upon them by little and little, thou gavest them place of repentance, not being ignorant that they were a naughty generation, and that their malice was bred in them, and that their cogitation would never be changed. 70A 12 11 70A 12 11 322090 For it was a cursed seed from the beginning; neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned. 70A 12 12 70A 12 12 322100 For who shall say, What hast thou done? or who shall withstand thy judgment? or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish, whom thou made? or who shall come to stand against thee, to be revenged for the unrighteous men? 70A 12 13 70A 12 13 322110 For neither is there any God but thou that careth for all, to whom thou mightest shew that thy judgment is not unright. 70A 12 14 70A 12 14 322120 Neither shall king or tyrant be able to set his face against thee for any whom thou hast punished. 70A 12 15 70A 12 15 322130 Forsomuch then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteously: thinking it not agreeable with thy power to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished. 70A 12 16 70A 12 16 322140 For thy power is the beginning of righteousness, and because thou art the Lord of all, it maketh thee to be gracious unto all. 70A 12 17 70A 12 17 322150 For when men will not believe that thou art of a full power, thou shewest thy strength, and among them that know it thou makest their boldness manifest. 70A 12 18 70A 12 18 322160 But thou, mastering thy power, judgest with equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt. 70A 12 19 70A 12 19 322170 But by such works hast thou taught thy people that the just man should be merciful, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins. 70A 12 20 70A 12 20 322180 For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving them time and place, whereby they might be delivered from their malice: 70A 12 21 70A 12 21 322190 With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own sons, unto whose fathers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises? 70A 12 22 70A 12 22 322200 Therefore, whereas thou dost chasten us, thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more, to the intent that, when we judge, we should carefully think of thy goodness, and when we ourselves are judged, we should look for mercy. 70A 12 23 70A 12 23 322210 Wherefore, whereas men have lived dissolutely and unrighteously, thou hast tormented them with their own abominations. 70A 12 24 70A 12 24 322220 For they went astray very far in the ways of error, and held them for gods, which even among the beasts of their enemies were despised, being deceived, as children of no understanding. 70A 12 25 70A 12 25 322230 Therefore unto them, as to children without the use of reason, thou didst send a judgment to mock them. 70A 12 26 70A 12 26 322240 But they that would not be reformed by that correction, wherein he dallied with them, shall feel a judgment worthy of God. 70A 12 27 70A 12 27 322250 For, look, for what things they grudged, when they were punished, that is, for them whom they thought to be gods; [now] being punished in them, when they saw it, they acknowledged him to be the true God, whom before they denied to know: and therefore came extreme damnation upon them. 70A 13 1 70A 13 1 322260 Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is: neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster; 70A 13 2 70A 13 2 322270 But deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world. 70A 13 3 70A 13 3 322280 With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; let them know how much better the Lord of them is: for the first author of beauty hath created them. 70A 13 4 70A 13 4 322290 But if they were astonished at their power and virtue, let them understand by them, how much mightier he is that made them. 70A 13 5 70A 13 5 322300 For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures proportionably the maker of them is seen. 70A 13 6 70A 13 6 322310 But yet for this they are the less to be blamed: for they peradventure err, seeking God, and desirous to find him. 70A 13 7 70A 13 7 322320 For being conversant in his works they search him diligently, and believe their sight: because the things are beautiful that are seen. 70A 13 8 70A 13 8 322330 Howbeit neither are they to be pardoned. 70A 13 9 70A 13 9 322340 For if they were able to know so much, that they could aim at the world; how did they not sooner find out the Lord thereof? 70A 13 10 70A 13 10 322350 But miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who call them gods, which are the works of men's hands, gold and silver, to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand. 70A 13 11 70A 13 11 322360 Now a carpenter that felleth timber, after he hath sawn down a tree meet for the purpose, and taken off all the bark skilfully round about, and hath wrought it handsomely, and made a vessel thereof fit for the service of man's life; 70A 13 12 70A 13 12 322370 And after spending the refuse of his work to dress his meat, hath filled himself; 70A 13 13 70A 13 13 322380 And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understanding, and fashioned it to the image of a man; 70A 13 14 70A 13 14 322390 Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint colouring it red, and covering every spot therein; 70A 13 15 70A 13 15 322400 And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron: 70A 13 16 70A 13 16 322410 For he provided for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help itself; for it is an image, and hath need of help: 70A 13 17 70A 13 17 322420 Then maketh he prayer for his goods, for his wife and children, and is not ashamed to speak to that which hath no life. 70A 13 18 70A 13 18 322430 For health he calleth upon that which is weak: for life prayeth to that which is dead; for aid humbly beseecheth that which hath least means to help: and for a good journey he asketh of that which cannot set a foot forward: 70A 13 19 70A 13 19 322440 And for gaining and getting, and for good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing. 70A 14 1 70A 14 1 322450 Again, one preparing himself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him. 70A 14 2 70A 14 2 322460 For verily desire of gain devised that, and the workman built it by his skill. 70A 14 3 70A 14 3 322470 But thy providence, O Father, governeth it: for thou hast made a way in the sea, and a safe path in the waves; 70A 14 4 70A 14 4 322480 Shewing that thou canst save from all danger: yea, though a man went to sea without art. 70A 14 5 70A 14 5 322490 Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved. 70A 14 6 70A 14 6 322500 For in the old time also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world governed by thy hand escaped in a weak vessel, and left to all ages a seed of generation. 70A 14 7 70A 14 7 322510 For blessed is the wood whereby righteousness cometh. 70A 14 8 70A 14 8 322520 But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he, because he made it; and it, because, being corruptible, it was called god. 70A 14 9 70A 14 9 322530 For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God. 70A 14 10 70A 14 10 322540 For that which is made shall be punished together with him that made it. 70A 14 11 70A 14 11 322550 Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation: because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and stumblingblocks to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise. 70A 14 12 70A 14 12 322560 For the devising of idols was the beginning of spiritual fornication, and the invention of them the corruption of life. 70A 14 13 70A 14 13 322570 For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever. 70A 14 14 70A 14 14 322580 For by the vain glory of men they entered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end. 70A 14 15 70A 14 15 322590 For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when he hath made an image of his child soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and delivered to those that were under him ceremonies and sacrifices. 70A 14 16 70A 14 16 322600 Thus in process of time an ungodly custom grown strong was kept as a law, and graven images were worshipped by the commandments of kings. 70A 14 17 70A 14 17 322610 Whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they took the counterfeit of his visage from far, and made an express image of a king whom they honoured, to the end that by this their forwardness they might flatter him that was absent, as if he were present. 70A 14 18 70A 14 18 322620 Also the singular diligence of the artificer did help to set forward the ignorant to more superstition. 70A 14 19 70A 14 19 322630 For he, peradventure willing to please one in authority, forced all his skill to make the resemblance of the best fashion. 70A 14 20 70A 14 20 322640 And so the multitude, allured by the grace of the work, took him now for a god, which a little before was but honoured. 70A 14 21 70A 14 21 322650 And this was an occasion to deceive the world: for men, serving either calamity or tyranny, did ascribe unto stones and stocks the incommunicable name. 70A 14 22 70A 14 22 322660 Moreover this was not enough for them, that they erred in the knowledge of God; but whereas they lived in the great war of ignorance, those so great plagues called they peace. 70A 14 23 70A 14 23 322670 For whilst they slew their children in sacrifices, or used secret ceremonies, or made revellings of strange rites; 70A 14 24 70A 14 24 322680 They kept neither lives nor marriages any longer undefiled: but either one slew another traiterously, or grieved him by adultery. 70A 14 25 70A 14 25 322690 So that there reigned in all men without exception blood, manslaughter, theft, and dissimulation, corruption, unfaithfulness, tumults, perjury, 70A 14 26 70A 14 26 322700 Disquieting of good men, forgetfulness of good turns, defiling of souls, changing of kind, disorder in marriages, adultery, and shameless uncleanness. 70A 14 27 70A 14 27 322710 For the worshipping of idols not to be named is the beginning, the cause, and the end, of all evil. 70A 14 28 70A 14 28 322720 For either they are mad when they be merry, or prophesy lies, or live unjustly, or else lightly forswear themselves. 70A 14 29 70A 14 29 322730 For insomuch as their trust is in idols, which have no life; though they swear falsely, yet they look not to be hurt. 70A 14 30 70A 14 30 322740 Howbeit for both causes shall they be justly punished: both because they thought not well of God, giving heed unto idols, and also unjustly swore in deceit, despising holiness. 70A 14 31 70A 14 31 322750 For it is not the power of them by whom they swear: but it is the just vengeance of sinners, that punisheth always the offence of the ungodly. 70A 15 1 70A 15 1 322760 But thou, O God, art gracious and true, longsuffering, and in mercy ordering all things, 70A 15 2 70A 15 2 322770 For if we sin, we are thine, knowing thy power: but we will not sin, knowing that we are counted thine. 70A 15 3 70A 15 3 322780 For to know thee is perfect righteousness: yea, to know thy power is the root of immortality. 70A 15 4 70A 15 4 322790 For neither did the mischievous invention of men deceive us, nor an image spotted with divers colours, the painter's fruitless labour; 70A 15 5 70A 15 5 322800 The sight whereof enticeth fools to lust after it, and so they desire the form of a dead image, that hath no breath. 70A 15 6 70A 15 6 322810 Both they that make them, they that desire them, and they that worship them, are lovers of evil things, and are worthy to have such things to trust upon. 70A 15 7 70A 15 7 322820 For the potter, tempering soft earth, fashioneth every vessel with much labour for our service: yea, of the same clay he maketh both the vessels that serve for clean uses, and likewise also all such as serve to the contrary: but what is the use of either sort, the potter himself is the judge. 70A 15 8 70A 15 8 322830 And employing his labours lewdly, he maketh a vain god of the same clay, even he which a little before was made of earth himself, and within a little while after returneth to the same, out when his life which was lent him shall be demanded. 70A 15 9 70A 15 9 322840 Notwithstanding his care is, not that he shall have much labour, nor that his life is short: but striveth to excel goldsmiths and silversmiths, and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass, and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things. 70A 15 10 70A 15 10 322850 His heart is ashes, his hope is more vile than earth, and his life of less value than clay: 70A 15 11 70A 15 11 322860 Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul, and breathed in a living spirit. 70A 15 12 70A 15 12 322870 But they counted our life a pastime, and our time here a market for gain: for, say they, we must be getting every way, though it be by evil means. 70A 15 13 70A 15 13 322880 For this man, that of earthly matter maketh brittle vessels and graven images, knoweth himself to offend above all others. 70A 15 14 70A 15 14 322890 And all the enemies of thy people, that hold them in subjection, are most foolish, and are more miserable than very babes. 70A 15 15 70A 15 15 322900 For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods: which neither have the use of eyes to see, nor noses to draw breath, nor ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle; and as for their feet, they are slow to go. 70A 15 16 70A 15 16 322910 For man made them, and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them: but no man can make a god like unto himself. 70A 15 17 70A 15 17 322920 For being mortal, he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands: for he himself is better than the things which he worshippeth: whereas he lived once, but they never. 70A 15 18 70A 15 18 322930 Yea, they worshipped those beasts also that are most hateful: for being compared together, some are worse than others. 70A 15 19 70A 15 19 322940 Neither are they beautiful, so much as to be desired in respect of beasts: but they went without the praise of God and his blessing. 70A 16 1 70A 16 1 322950 Therefore by the like were they punished worthily, and by the multitude of beasts tormented. 70A 16 2 70A 16 2 322960 Instead of which punishment, dealing graciously with thine own people, thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste, even quails to stir up their appetite: 70A 16 3 70A 16 3 322970 To the end that they, desiring food, might for the ugly sight of the beasts sent among them lothe even that, which they must needs desire; but these, suffering penury for a short space, might be made partakers of a strange taste. 70A 16 4 70A 16 4 322980 For it was requisite, that upon them exercising tyranny should come penury, which they could not avoid: but to these it should only be shewed how their enemies were tormented. 70A 16 5 70A 16 5 322990 For when the horrible fierceness of beasts came upon these, and they perished with the stings of crooked serpents, thy wrath endured not for ever: 70A 16 6 70A 16 6 323000 But they were troubled for a small season, that they might be admonished, having a sign of salvation, to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law. 70A 16 7 70A 16 7 323010 For he that turned himself toward it was not saved by the thing that he saw, but by thee, that art the Saviour of all. 70A 16 8 70A 16 8 323020 And in this thou madest thine enemies confess, that it is thou who deliverest from all evil: 70A 16 9 70A 16 9 323030 For them the bitings of grasshoppers and flies killed, neither was there found any remedy for their life: for they were worthy to be punished by such. 70A 16 10 70A 16 10 323040 But thy sons not the very teeth of venomous dragons overcame: for thy mercy was ever by them, and healed them. 70A 16 11 70A 16 11 323050 For they were pricked, that they should remember thy words; and were quickly saved, that not falling into deep forgetfulness, they might be continually mindful of thy goodness. 70A 16 12 70A 16 12 323060 For it was neither herb, nor mollifying plaister, that restored them to health: but thy word, O Lord, which healeth all things. 70A 16 13 70A 16 13 323070 For thou hast power of life and death: thou leadest to the gates of hell, and bringest up again. 70A 16 14 70A 16 14 323080 A man indeed killeth through his malice: and the spirit, when it is gone forth, returneth not; neither the soul received up cometh again. 70A 16 15 70A 16 15 323090 But it is not possible to escape thine hand. 70A 16 16 70A 16 16 323100 For the ungodly, that denied to know thee, were scourged by the strength of thine arm: with strange rains, hails, and showers, were they persecuted, that they could not avoid, and through fire were they consumed. 70A 16 17 70A 16 17 323110 For, which is most to be wondered at, the fire had more force in the water, that quencheth all things: for the world fighteth for the righteous. 70A 16 18 70A 16 18 323120 For sometime the flame was mitigated, that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly; but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgment of God. 70A 16 19 70A 16 19 323130 And at another time it burneth even in the midst of water above the power of fire, that it might destroy the fruits of an unjust land. 70A 16 20 70A 16 20 323140 Instead whereof thou feddest thine own people with angels' food, and didst send them from heaven bread prepared without their labour, able to content every man's delight, and agreeing to every taste. 70A 16 21 70A 16 21 323150 For thy sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children, and serving to the appetite of the eater, tempered itself to every man's liking. 70A 16 22 70A 16 22 323160 But snow and ice endured the fire, and melted not, that they might know that fire burning in the hail, and sparkling in the rain, did destroy the fruits of the enemies. 70A 16 23 70A 16 23 323170 But this again did even forget his own strength, that the righteous might be nourished. 70A 16 24 70A 16 24 323180 For the creature that serveth thee, who art the Maker increaseth his strength against the unrighteous for their punishment, and abateth his strength for the benefit of such as put their trust in thee. 70A 16 25 70A 16 25 323190 Therefore even then was it altered into all fashions, and was obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all things, according to the desire of them that had need: 70A 16 26 70A 16 26 323200 That thy children, O Lord, whom thou lovest, might know, that it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth man: but that it is thy word, which preserveth them that put their trust in thee. 70A 16 27 70A 16 27 323210 For that which was not destroyed of the fire, being warmed with a little sunbeam, soon melted away: 70A 16 28 70A 16 28 323220 That it might be known, that we must prevent the sun to give thee thanks, and at the dayspring pray unto thee. 70A 16 29 70A 16 29 323230 For the hope of the unthankful shall melt away as the winter's hoar frost, and shall run away as unprofitable water. 70A 17 1 70A 17 1 323240 For great are thy judgments, and cannot be expressed: therefore unnurtured souls have erred. 70A 17 2 70A 17 2 323250 For when unrighteous men thought to oppress the holy nation; they being shut up in their houses, the prisoners of darkness, and fettered with the bonds of a long night, lay [there] exiled from the eternal providence. 70A 17 3 70A 17 3 323260 For while they supposed to lie hid in their secret sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of forgetfulness, being horribly astonished, and troubled with [strange] apparitions. 70A 17 4 70A 17 4 323270 For neither might the corner that held them keep them from fear: but noises [as of waters] falling down sounded about them, and sad visions appeared unto them with heavy countenances. 70A 17 5 70A 17 5 323280 No power of the fire might give them light: neither could the bright flames of the stars endure to lighten that horrible night. 70A 17 6 70A 17 6 323290 Only there appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse than the sight they saw not. 70A 17 7 70A 17 7 323300 As for the illusions of art magick, they were put down, and their vaunting in wisdom was reproved with disgrace. 70A 17 8 70A 17 8 323310 For they, that promised to drive away terrors and troubles from a sick soul, were sick themselves of fear, worthy to be laughed at. 70A 17 9 70A 17 9 323320 For though no terrible thing did fear them; yet being scared with beasts that passed by, and hissing of serpents, 70A 17 10 70A 17 10 323330 They died for fear, denying that they saw the air, which could of no side be avoided. 70A 17 11 70A 17 11 323340 For wickedness, condemned by her own witness, is very timorous, and being pressed with conscience, always forecasteth grievous things. 70A 17 12 70A 17 12 323350 For fear is nothing else but a betraying of the succours which reason offereth. 70A 17 13 70A 17 13 323360 And the expectation from within, being less, counteth the ignorance more than the cause which bringeth the torment. 70A 17 14 70A 17 14 323370 But they sleeping the same sleep that night, which was indeed intolerable, and which came upon them out of the bottoms of inevitable hell, 70A 17 15 70A 17 15 323380 Were partly vexed with monstrous apparitions, and partly fainted, their heart failing them: for a sudden fear, and not looked for, came upon them. 70A 17 16 70A 17 16 323390 So then whosoever there fell down was straitly kept, shut up in a prison without iron bars, 70A 17 17 70A 17 17 323400 For whether he were husbandman, or shepherd, or a labourer in the field, he was overtaken, and endured that necessity, which could not be avoided: for they were all bound with one chain of darkness. 70A 17 18 70A 17 18 323410 Whether it were a whistling wind, or a melodious noise of birds among the spreading branches, or a pleasing fall of water running violently, 70A 17 19 70A 17 19 323420 Or a terrible sound of stones cast down, or a running that could not be seen of skipping beasts, or a roaring voice of most savage wild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the hollow mountains; these things made them to swoon for fear. 70A 17 20 70A 17 20 323430 For the whole world shined with clear light, and none were hindered in their labour: 70A 17 21 70A 17 21 323440 Over them only was spread an heavy night, an image of that darkness which should afterward receive them: but yet were they unto themselves more grievous than the darkness. 70A 18 1 70A 18 1 323450 Nevertheless thy saints had a very great light, whose voice they hearing, and not seeing their shape, because they also had not suffered the same things, they counted them happy. 70A 18 2 70A 18 2 323460 But for that they did not hurt them now, of whom they had been wronged before, they thanked them, and besought them pardon for that they had been enemies. 70A 18 3 70A 18 3 323470 Instead whereof thou gavest them a burning pillar of fire, both to be a guide of the unknown journey, and an harmless sun to entertain them honourably. 70A 18 4 70A 18 4 323480 For they were worthy to be deprived of light and imprisoned in darkness, who had kept thy sons shut up, by whom the uncorrupt light of the law was to be given unto the world. 70A 18 5 70A 18 5 323490 And when they had determined to slay the babes of the saints, one child being cast forth, and saved, to reprove them, thou tookest away the multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty water. 70A 18 6 70A 18 6 323500 Of that night were our fathers certified afore, that assuredly knowing unto what oaths they had given credence, they might afterwards be of good cheer. 70A 18 7 70A 18 7 323510 So of thy people was accepted both the salvation of the righteous, and destruction of the enemies. 70A 18 8 70A 18 8 323520 For wherewith thou didst punish our adversaries, by the same thou didst glorify us, whom thou hadst called. 70A 18 9 70A 18 9 323530 For the righteous children of good men did sacrifice secretly, and with one consent made a holy law, that the saints should be like partakers of the same good and evil, the fathers now singing out the songs of praise. 70A 18 10 70A 18 10 323540 But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the enemies, and a lamentable noise was carried abroad for children that were bewailed. 70A 18 11 70A 18 11 323550 The master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person. 70A 18 12 70A 18 12 323560 So they all together had innumerable dead with one kind of death; neither were the living sufficient to bury them: for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destroyed. 70A 18 13 70A 18 13 323570 For whereas they would not believe any thing by reason of the enchantments; upon the destruction of the firstborn, they acknowledged this people to be the sons of God. 70A 18 14 70A 18 14 323580 For while all things were in quiet silence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course, 70A 18 15 70A 18 15 323590 Thine Almighty word leaped down from heaven out of thy royal throne, as a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction, 70A 18 16 70A 18 16 323600 And brought thine unfeigned commandment as a sharp sword, and standing up filled all things with death; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth. 70A 18 17 70A 18 17 323610 Then suddenly visions of horrible dreams troubled them sore, and terrors came upon them unlooked for. 70A 18 18 70A 18 18 323620 And one thrown here, and another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death. 70A 18 19 70A 18 19 323630 For the dreams that troubled them did foreshew this, lest they should perish, and not know why they were afflicted. 70A 18 20 70A 18 20 323640 Yea, the tasting of death touched the righteous also, and there was a destruction of the multitude in the wilderness: but the wrath endured not long. 70A 18 21 70A 18 21 323650 For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them; and bringing the shield of his proper ministry, even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, declaring that he was thy servant. 70A 18 22 70A 18 22 323660 So he overcame the destroyer, not with strength of body, nor force of arms, but with a word subdued him that punished, alleging the oaths and covenants made with the fathers. 70A 18 23 70A 18 23 323670 For when the dead were now fallen down by heaps one upon another, standing between, he stayed the wrath, and parted the way to the living. 70A 18 24 70A 18 24 323680 For in the long garment was the whole world, and in the four rows of the stones was the glory of the fathers graven, and thy Majesty upon the daidem of his head. 70A 18 25 70A 18 25 323690 Unto these the destroyer gave place, and was afraid of them: for it was enough that they only tasted of the wrath. 70A 19 1 70A 19 1 323700 As for the ungodly, wrath came upon them without mercy unto the end: for he knew before what they would do; 70A 19 2 70A 19 2 323710 How that having given them leave to depart, and sent them hastily away, they would repent and pursue them. 70A 19 3 70A 19 3 323720 For whilst they were yet mourning and making lamentation at the graves of the dead, they added another foolish device, and pursued them as fugitives, whom they had intreated to be gone. 70A 19 4 70A 19 4 323730 For the destiny, whereof they were worthy, drew them unto this end, and made them forget the things that had already happened, that they might fulfil the punishment which was wanting to their torments: 70A 19 5 70A 19 5 323740 And that thy people might pass a wonderful way: but they might find a strange death. 70A 19 6 70A 19 6 323750 For the whole creature in his proper kind was fashioned again anew, serving the peculiar commandments that were given unto them, that thy children might be kept without hurt: 70A 19 7 70A 19 7 323760 As namely, a cloud shadowing the camp; and where water stood before, dry land appeared; and out of the Red sea a way without impediment; and out of the violent stream a green field: 70A 19 8 70A 19 8 323770 Wherethrough all the people went that were defended with thy hand, seeing thy marvellous strange wonders. 70A 19 9 70A 19 9 323780 For they went at large like horses, and leaped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them. 70A 19 10 70A 19 10 323790 For they were yet mindful of the things that were done while they sojourned in the strange land, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes. 70A 19 11 70A 19 11 323800 But afterwards they saw a new generation of fowls, when, being led with their appetite, they asked delicate meats. 70A 19 12 70A 19 12 323810 For quails came up unto them from the sea for their contentment. 70A 19 13 70A 19 13 323820 And punishments came upon the sinners not without former signs by the force of thunders: for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness, insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful behaviour toward strangers. 70A 19 14 70A 19 14 323830 For the Sodomites did not receive those, whom they knew not when they came: but these brought friends into bondage, that had well deserved of them. 70A 19 15 70A 19 15 323840 And not only so, but peradventure some respect shall be had of those, because they used strangers not friendly: 70A 19 16 70A 19 16 323850 But these very grievously afflicted them, whom they had received with feastings, and were already made partakers of the same laws with them. 70A 19 17 70A 19 17 323860 Therefore even with blindness were these stricken, as those were at the doors of the righteous man: when, being compassed about with horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage of his own doors. 70A 19 18 70A 19 18 323870 For the elements were changed in themselves by a kind of harmony, like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, and yet are always sounds; which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done. 70A 19 19 70A 19 19 323880 For earthly things were turned into watery, and the things, that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground. 70A 19 20 70A 19 20 323890 The fire had power in the water, forgetting his own virtue: and the water forgat his own quenching nature. 70A 19 21 70A 19 21 323900 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, though they walked therein; neither melted they the icy kind of heavenly meat that was of nature apt to melt. 70A 19 22 70A 19 22 323910 For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard them: but didst assist them in every time and place. . 71A 36 14 71A 36 0 71A 36 15 71A 36 0 71A 1 0 71A 1 0 323920 [A Prologue made by an uncertain Author] This Jesus was the son of Sirach, and grandchild to Jesus of the same name with him: this man therefore lived in the latter times, after the people had been led away captive, and called home a again, and almost after all the prophets. Now his grandfather Jesus, as he himself witnesseth, was a man of great diligence and wisdom among the Hebrews, who did not only gather the grave and short sentences of wise men, that had been before him, but himself also uttered some of his own, full of much understanding and wisdom. When as therefore the first Jesus died, leaving this book almost perfected, Sirach his son receiving it after him left it to his own son Jesus, who, having gotten it into his hands, compiled it all orderly into one volume, and called it Wisdom, intituling it both by his own name, his father's name, and his grandfather's; alluring the hearer by the very name of Wisdom to have a greater love to the study of this book. It containeth therefore wise sayings, dark sentences, and parables, and certain particular ancient godly stories of men that pleased God; also his prayer and song; moreover, what benefits God had vouchsafed his people, and what plagues he had heaped upon their enemies. This Jesus did imitate Solomon, and was no less famous for wisdom and learning, both being indeed a man of great learning, and so reputed also. [The Prologue of the Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach.] Whereas many and great things have been delivered unto us by the law and the prophets, and by others that have followed their steps, for the which things Israel ought to be commended for learning and wisdom; and whereof not only the readers must needs become skilful themselves, but also they that desire to learn be able to profit them which are without, both by speaking and writing: my grandfather Jesus, when he had much given himself to the reading of the law, and the prophets, and other books of our fathers, and had gotten therein good judgment, was drawn on also himself to write something pertaining to learning and wisdom; to the intent that those which are desirous to learn, and are addicted to these things, might profit much more in living according to the law. Wherefore let me intreat you to read it with favour and attention, and to pardon us, wherein we may seem to come short of some words, which we have laboured to interpret. For the same things uttered in Hebrew, and translated into another tongue, have not the same force in them: and not only these things, but the law itself, and the prophets, and the rest of the books, have no small difference, when they are spoken in their own language. For in the eight and thirtieth year coming into Egypt, when Euergetes was king, and continuing there some time, I found a book of no small learning: therefore I thought it most necessary for me to bestow some diligence and travail to interpret it; using great watchfulness and skill in that space to bring the book to an end, and set it forth for them also, which in a strange country are willing to learn, being prepared before in manners to live after the law. 71A 1 1 71A 1 1 323930 All wisdom cometh from the Lord, and is with him for ever. 71A 1 2 71A 1 2 323940 Who can number the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of eternity? 71A 1 3 71A 1 3 323950 Who can find out the height of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the deep, and wisdom? 71A 1 4 71A 1 4 323960 Wisdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting. 71A 1 5 71A 1 5 323970 The word of God most high is the fountain of wisdom; and her ways are everlasting commandments. 71A 1 6 71A 1 6 323980 To whom hath the root of wisdom been revealed? or who hath known her wise counsels? 71A 1 7 71A 1 7 323990 [Unto whom hath the knowledge of wisdom been made manifest? and who hath understood her great experience?] 71A 1 8 71A 1 8 324000 There is one wise and greatly to be feared, the Lord sitting upon his throne. 71A 1 9 71A 1 9 324010 He created her, and saw her, and numbered her, and poured her out upon all his works. 71A 1 10 71A 1 10 324020 She is with all flesh according to his gift, and he hath given her to them that love him. 71A 1 11 71A 1 11 324030 The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of rejoicing. 71A 1 12 71A 1 12 324040 The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart, and giveth joy, and gladness, and a long life. 71A 1 13 71A 1 13 324050 Whoso feareth the Lord, it shall go well with him at the last, and he shall find favour in the day of his death. 71A 1 14 71A 1 14 324060 To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and it was created with the faithful in the womb. 71A 1 15 71A 1 15 324070 She hath built an everlasting foundation with men, and she shall continue with their seed. 71A 1 16 71A 1 16 324080 To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, and filleth men with her fruits. 71A 1 17 71A 1 17 324090 She filleth all their house with things desirable, and the garners with her increase. 71A 1 18 71A 1 18 324100 The fear of the Lord is a crown of wisdom, making peace and perfect health to flourish; both which are the gifts of God: and it enlargeth their rejoicing that love him. 71A 1 19 71A 1 19 324110 Wisdom raineth down skill and knowledge of understanding standing, and exalteth them to honour that hold her fast. 71A 1 20 71A 1 20 324120 The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and the branches thereof are long life. 71A 1 21 71A 1 21 324130 The fear of the Lord driveth away sins: and where it is present, it turneth away wrath. 71A 1 22 71A 1 22 324140 A furious man cannot be justified; for the sway of his fury shall be his destruction. 71A 1 23 71A 1 23 324150 A patient man will tear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him. 71A 1 24 71A 1 24 324160 He will hide his words for a time, and the lips of many shall declare his wisdom. 71A 1 25 71A 1 25 324170 The parables of knowledge are in the treasures of wisdom: but godliness is an abomination to a sinner. 71A 1 26 71A 1 26 324180 If thou desire wisdom, keep the commandments, and the Lord shall give her unto thee. 71A 1 27 71A 1 27 324190 For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction: and faith and meekness are his delight. 71A 1 28 71A 1 28 324200 Distrust not the fear of the Lord when thou art poor: and come not unto him with a double heart. 71A 1 29 71A 1 29 324210 Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. 71A 1 30 71A 1 30 324220 Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour upon thy soul, and so God discover thy secrets, and cast thee down in the midst of the congregation, because thou camest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thy heart is full of deceit. 71A 2 1 71A 2 1 324230 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation. 71A 2 2 71A 2 2 324240 Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. 71A 2 3 71A 2 3 324250 Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. 71A 2 4 71A 2 4 324260 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. 71A 2 5 71A 2 5 324270 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. 71A 2 6 71A 2 6 324280 Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him. 71A 2 7 71A 2 7 324290 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall. 71A 2 8 71A 2 8 324300 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail. 71A 2 9 71A 2 9 324310 Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy. 71A 2 10 71A 2 10 324320 Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him? 71A 2 11 71A 2 11 324330 For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction. 71A 2 12 71A 2 12 324340 Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways! 71A 2 13 71A 2 13 324350 Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended. 71A 2 14 71A 2 14 324360 Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you? 71A 2 15 71A 2 15 324370 They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways. 71A 2 16 71A 2 16 324380 They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law. 71A 2 17 71A 2 17 324390 They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight, 71A 2 18 71A 2 18 324400 Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy. 71A 3 1 71A 3 1 324410 Hear me your father, O children, and do thereafter, that ye may be safe. 71A 3 2 71A 3 2 324420 For the Lord hath given the father honour over the children, and hath confirmed the authority of the mother over the sons. 71A 3 3 71A 3 3 324430 Whoso honoureth his father maketh an atonement for his sins: 71A 3 4 71A 3 4 324440 And he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth up treasure. 71A 3 5 71A 3 5 324450 Whoso honoureth his father shall have joy of his own children; and when he maketh his prayer, he shall be heard. 71A 3 6 71A 3 6 324460 He that honoureth his father shall have a long life; and he that is obedient unto the Lord shall be a comfort to his mother. 71A 3 7 71A 3 7 324470 He that feareth the Lord will honour his father, and will do service unto his parents, as to his masters. 71A 3 8 71A 3 8 324480 Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee from them. 71A 3 9 71A 3 9 324490 For the blessing of the father establisheth the houses of children; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations. 71A 3 10 71A 3 10 324500 Glory not in the dishonour of thy father; for thy father's dishonour is no glory unto thee. 71A 3 11 71A 3 11 324510 For the glory of a man is from the honour of his father; and a mother in dishonour is a reproach to the children. 71A 3 12 71A 3 12 324520 My son, help thy father in his age, and grieve him not as long as he liveth. 71A 3 13 71A 3 13 324530 And if his understanding fail, have patience with him; and despise him not when thou art in thy full strength. 71A 3 14 71A 3 14 324540 For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten: and instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up. 71A 3 15 71A 3 15 324550 In the day of thine affliction it shall be remembered; thy sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather. 71A 3 16 71A 3 16 324560 He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer; and he that angereth his mother is cursed: of God. 71A 3 17 71A 3 17 324570 My son, go on with thy business in meekness; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved. 71A 3 18 71A 3 18 324580 The greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou shalt find favour before the Lord. 71A 3 19 71A 3 19 324590 Many are in high place, and of renown: but mysteries are revealed unto the meek. 71A 3 20 71A 3 20 324600 For the power of the Lord is great, and he is honoured of the lowly. 71A 3 21 71A 3 21 324610 Seek not out things that are too hard for thee, neither search the things that are above thy strength. 71A 3 22 71A 3 22 324620 But what is commanded thee, think thereupon with reverence, for it is not needful for thee to see with thine eyes the things that are in secret. 71A 3 23 71A 3 23 324630 Be not curious in unnecessary matters: for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand. 71A 3 24 71A 3 24 324640 For many are deceived by their own vain opinion; and an evil suspicion hath overthrown their judgment. 71A 3 25 71A 3 25 324650 Without eyes thou shalt want light: profess not the knowledge therefore that thou hast not. 71A 3 26 71A 3 26 324660 A stubborn heart shall fare evil at the last; and he that loveth danger shall perish therein. 71A 3 27 71A 3 27 324670 An obstinate heart shall be laden with sorrows; and the wicked man shall heap sin upon sin. 71A 3 28 71A 3 28 324680 In the punishment of the proud there is no remedy; for the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him. 71A 3 29 71A 3 29 324690 The heart of the prudent will understand a parable; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man. 71A 3 30 71A 3 30 324700 Water will quench a flaming fire; and alms maketh an atonement for sins. 71A 3 31 71A 3 31 324710 And he that requiteth good turns is mindful of that which may come hereafter; and when he falleth, he shall find a stay. 71A 4 1 71A 4 1 324720 My son, defraud not the poor of his living, and make not the needy eyes to wait long. 71A 4 2 71A 4 2 324730 Make not an hungry soul sorrowful; neither provoke a man in his distress. 71A 4 3 71A 4 3 324740 Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed; and defer not to give to him that is in need. 71A 4 4 71A 4 4 324750 Reject not the supplication of the afflicted; neither turn away thy face from a poor man. 71A 4 5 71A 4 5 324760 Turn not away thine eye from the needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee: 71A 4 6 71A 4 6 324770 For if he curse thee in the bitterness of his soul, his prayer shall be heard of him that made him. 71A 4 7 71A 4 7 324780 Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man. 71A 4 8 71A 4 8 324790 Let it not grieve thee to bow down thine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly answer with meekness. 71A 4 9 71A 4 9 324800 Deliver him that suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor; and be not fainthearted when thou sittest in judgment. 71A 4 10 71A 4 10 324810 Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother: so shalt thou be as the son of the most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth. 71A 4 11 71A 4 11 324820 Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her. 71A 4 12 71A 4 12 324830 He that loveth her loveth life; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy. 71A 4 13 71A 4 13 324840 He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord will bless. 71A 4 14 71A 4 14 324850 They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One: and them that love her the Lord doth love. 71A 4 15 71A 4 15 324860 Whoso giveth ear unto her shall judge the nations: and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely. 71A 4 16 71A 4 16 324870 If a man commit himself unto her, he shall inherit her; and his generation shall hold her in possession. 71A 4 17 71A 4 17 324880 For at the first she will walk with him by crooked ways, and bring fear and dread upon him, and torment him with her discipline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her laws. 71A 4 18 71A 4 18 324890 Then will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew him her secrets. 71A 4 19 71A 4 19 324900 But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin. 71A 4 20 71A 4 20 324910 Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul. 71A 4 21 71A 4 21 324920 For there is a shame that bringeth sin; and there is a shame which is glory and grace. 71A 4 22 71A 4 22 324930 Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall. 71A 4 23 71A 4 23 324940 And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wisdom in her beauty. 71A 4 24 71A 4 24 324950 For by speech wisdom shall be known: and learning by the word of the tongue. 71A 4 25 71A 4 25 324960 In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance. 71A 4 26 71A 4 26 324970 Be not ashamed to confess thy sins; and force not the course of the river. 71A 4 27 71A 4 27 324980 Make not thyself an underling to a foolish man; neither accept the person of the mighty. 71A 4 28 71A 4 28 324990 Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee. 71A 4 29 71A 4 29 325000 Be not hasty in thy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss. 71A 4 30 71A 4 30 325010 Be not as a lion in thy house, nor frantick among thy servants. 71A 4 31 71A 4 31 325020 Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay. 71A 5 1 71A 5 1 325030 Set thy heart upon thy goods; and say not, I have enough for my life. 71A 5 2 71A 5 2 325040 Follow not thine own mind and thy strength, to walk in the ways of thy heart: 71A 5 3 71A 5 3 325050 And say not, Who shall controul me for my works? for the Lord will surely revenge thy pride. 71A 5 4 71A 5 4 325060 Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me? for the Lord is longsuffering, he will in no wise let thee go. 71A 5 5 71A 5 5 325070 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin: 71A 5 6 71A 5 6 325080 And say not His mercy is great; he will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: for mercy and wrath come from him, and his indignation resteth upon sinners. 71A 5 7 71A 5 7 325090 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not off from day to day: for suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, and perish in the day of vengeance. 71A 5 8 71A 5 8 325100 Set not thine heart upon goods unjustly gotten, for they shall not profit thee in the day of calamity. 71A 5 9 71A 5 9 325110 Winnow not with every wind, and go not into every way: for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue. 71A 5 10 71A 5 10 325120 Be stedfast in thy understanding; and let thy word be the same. 71A 5 11 71A 5 11 325130 Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with patience give answer. 71A 5 12 71A 5 12 325140 If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. 71A 5 13 71A 5 13 325150 Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall. 71A 5 14 71A 5 14 325160 Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue. 71A 5 15 71A 5 15 325170 Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small. 71A 6 1 71A 6 1 325180 Instead of a friend become not an enemy; for [thereby] thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue. 71A 6 2 71A 6 2 325190 Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone.] 71A 6 3 71A 6 3 325200 Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, and lose thy fruit, and leave thyself as a dry tree. 71A 6 4 71A 6 4 325210 A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn of his enemies. 71A 6 5 71A 6 5 325220 Sweet language will multiply friends: and a fairspeaking tongue will increase kind greetings. 71A 6 6 71A 6 6 325230 Be in peace with many: nevertheless have but one counsellor of a thousand. 71A 6 7 71A 6 7 325240 If thou wouldest get a friend, prove him first and be not hasty to credit him. 71A 6 8 71A 6 8 325250 For some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble. 71A 6 9 71A 6 9 325260 And there is a friend, who being turned to enmity, and strife will discover thy reproach. 71A 6 10 71A 6 10 325270 Again, some friend is a companion at the table, and will not continue in the day of thy affliction. 71A 6 11 71A 6 11 325280 But in thy prosperity he will be as thyself, and will be bold over thy servants. 71A 6 12 71A 6 12 325290 If thou be brought low, he will be against thee, and will hide himself from thy face. 71A 6 13 71A 6 13 325300 Separate thyself from thine enemies, and take heed of thy friends. 71A 6 14 71A 6 14 325310 A faithfu1l friend is a strong defence: and he that hath found such an one hath found a treasure. 71A 6 15 71A 6 15 325320 Nothing doth countervail a faithful friend, and his excellency is invaluable. 71A 6 16 71A 6 16 325330 A faithful friend is the medicine of life; and they that fear the Lord shall find him. 71A 6 17 71A 6 17 325340 Whoso feareth the Lord shall direct his friendship aright: for as he is, so shall his neighbour be also. 71A 6 18 71A 6 18 325350 My son, gather instruction from thy youth up: so shalt thou find wisdom till thine old age. 71A 6 19 71A 6 19 325360 Come unto her as one that ploweth and soweth, and wait for her good fruits: for thou shalt not toil much in labouring about her, but thou shalt eat of her fruits right soon. 71A 6 20 71A 6 20 325370 She is very unpleasant to the unlearned: he that is without understanding will not remain with her. 71A 6 21 71A 6 21 325380 She will lie upon him as a mighty stone of trial; and he will cast her from him ere it be long. 71A 6 22 71A 6 22 325390 For wisdom is according to her name, and she is not manifest unto many. 71A 6 23 71A 6 23 325400 Give ear, my son, receive my advice, and refuse not my counsel, 71A 6 24 71A 6 24 325410 And put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chain. 71A 6 25 71A 6 25 325420 Bow down thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grieved with her bonds. 71A 6 26 71A 6 26 325430 Come unto her with thy whole heart, and keep her ways with all thy power. 71A 6 27 71A 6 27 325440 Search, and seek, and she shall be made known unto thee: and when thou hast got hold of her, let her not go. 71A 6 28 71A 6 28 325450 For at the last thou shalt find her rest, and that shall be turned to thy joy. 71A 6 29 71A 6 29 325460 Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and her chains a robe of glory. 71A 6 30 71A 6 30 325470 For there is a golden ornament upon her, and her bands are purple lace. 71A 6 31 71A 6 31 325480 Thou shalt put her on as a robe of honour, and shalt put her about thee as a crown of joy. 71A 6 32 71A 6 32 325490 My son, if thou wilt, thou shalt be taught: and if thou wilt apply thy mind, thou shalt be prudent. 71A 6 33 71A 6 33 325500 If thou love to hear, thou shalt receive understanding: and if thou bow thine ear, thou shalt be wise, 71A 6 34 71A 6 34 325510 Stand in the multitude of the elders; and cleave unto him that is wise. 71A 6 35 71A 6 35 325520 Be willing to hear every godly discourse; and let not the parables of understanding escape thee. 71A 6 36 71A 6 36 325530 And if thou seest a man of understanding, get thee betimes unto him, and let thy foot wear the steps of his door. 71A 6 37 71A 6 37 325540 Let thy mind be upon the ordinances of the Lord and meditate continually in his commandments: he shall establish thine heart, and give thee wisdom at thine owns desire. 71A 7 1 71A 7 1 325550 Do no evil, so shall no harm come unto thee. 71A 7 2 71A 7 2 325560 Depart from the unjust, and iniquity shall turn away from thee. 71A 7 3 71A 7 3 325570 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and thou shalt not reap them sevenfold. 71A 7 4 71A 7 4 325580 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, neither of the king the seat of honour. 71A 7 5 71A 7 5 325590 justify not thyself before the Lord; and boast not of thy wisdom before the king. 71A 7 6 71A 7 6 325600 Seek not to be judge, being not able to take away iniquity; lest at any time thou fear the person of the mighty, an stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness. 71A 7 7 71A 7 7 325610 Offend not against the multitude of a city, and then thou shalt not cast thyself down among the people. 71A 7 8 71A 7 8 325620 Bind not one sin upon another; for in one thou shalt not be unpunished. 71A 7 9 71A 7 9 325630 Say not, God will look upon the multitude of my oblations, and when I offer to the most high God, he will accept it. 71A 7 10 71A 7 10 325640 Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms. 71A 7 11 71A 7 11 325650 Laugh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul: for there is one which humbleth and exalteth. 71A 7 12 71A 7 12 325660 Devise not a lie against thy brother; neither do the like to thy friend. 71A 7 13 71A 7 13 325670 Use not to make any manner of lie: for the custom thereof is not good. 71A 7 14 71A 7 14 325680 Use not many words in a multitude of elders, and make not much babbling when thou prayest. 71A 7 15 71A 7 15 325690 Hate not laborious work, neither husbandry, which the most High hath ordained. 71A 7 16 71A 7 16 325700 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners, but remember that wrath will not tarry long. 71A 7 17 71A 7 17 325710 Humble thyself greatly: for the vengeance of the ungodly is fire and worms. 71A 7 18 71A 7 18 325720 Change not a friend for any good by no means; neither a faithful brother for the gold of Ophir. 71A 7 19 71A 7 19 325730 Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. 71A 7 20 71A 7 20 325740 Whereas thy servant worketh truly, entreat him not evil. nor the hireling that bestoweth himself wholly for thee. 71A 7 21 71A 7 21 325750 Let thy soul love a good servant, and defraud him not of liberty. 71A 7 22 71A 7 22 325760 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them: and if they be for thy profit, keep them with thee. 71A 7 23 71A 7 23 325770 Hast thou children? instruct them, and bow down their neck from their youth. 71A 7 24 71A 7 24 325780 Hast thou daughters? have a care of their body, and shew not thyself cheerful toward them. 71A 7 25 71A 7 25 325790 Marry thy daughter, and so shalt thou have performed a weighty matter: but give her to a man of understanding. 71A 7 26 71A 7 26 325800 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? forsake her not: but give not thyself over to a light woman. 71A 7 27 71A 7 27 325810 Honour thy father with thy whole heart, and forget not the sorrows of thy mother. 71A 7 28 71A 7 28 325820 Remember that thou wast begotten of them; and how canst thou recompense them the things that they have done for thee? 71A 7 29 71A 7 29 325830 Fear the Lord with all thy soul, and reverence his priests. 71A 7 30 71A 7 30 325840 Love him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. 71A 7 31 71A 7 31 325850 Fear the Lord, and honor the priest; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee; the firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things. 71A 7 32 71A 7 32 325860 And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing may be perfected. 71A 7 33 71A 7 33 325870 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; and for the dead detain it not. 71A 7 34 71A 7 34 325880 Fail not to be with them that weep, and mourn with them that mourn. 71A 7 35 71A 7 35 325890 Be not slow to visit the sick: fir that shall make thee to be beloved. 71A 7 36 71A 7 36 325900 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, remember the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. 71A 8 1 71A 8 1 325910 Strive not with a mighty man' lest thou fall into his hands. 71A 8 2 71A 8 2 325920 Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee: for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings. 71A 8 3 71A 8 3 325930 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. 71A 8 4 71A 8 4 325940 Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ancestors be disgraced. 71A 8 5 71A 8 5 325950 Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment. 71A 8 6 71A 8 6 325960 Dishonour not a man in his old age: for even some of us wax old. 71A 8 7 71A 8 7 325970 Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy being dead, but remember that we die all. 71A 8 8 71A 8 8 325980 Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs: for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease. 71A 8 9 71A 8 9 325990 Miss not the discourse of the elders: for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth. 71A 8 10 71A 8 10 326000 Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire. 71A 8 11 71A 8 11 326010 Rise not up [in anger] at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words 71A 8 12 71A 8 12 326020 Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself; for if thou lendest him, count it but lost. 71A 8 13 71A 8 13 326030 Be not surety above thy power: for if thou be surety, take care to pay it. 71A 8 14 71A 8 14 326040 Go not to law with a judge; for they will judge for him according to his honour. 71A 8 15 71A 8 15 326050 Travel not by the way with a bold fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee: for he will do according to his own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly. 71A 8 16 71A 8 16 326060 Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place: for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee. 71A 8 17 71A 8 17 326070 Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel. 71A 8 18 71A 8 18 326080 Do no secret thing before a stranger; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth. 71A 8 19 71A 8 19 326090 Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn. 71A 9 1 71A 9 1 326100 Be not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson against thyself. 71A 9 2 71A 9 2 326110 Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance. 71A 9 3 71A 9 3 326120 Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares. 71A 9 4 71A 9 4 326130 Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts. 71A 9 5 71A 9 5 326140 Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her. 71A 9 6 71A 9 6 326150 Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not thine inheritance. 71A 9 7 71A 9 7 326160 Look not round about thee in the streets of the city, neither wander thou in the solitary place thereof. 71A 9 8 71A 9 8 326170 Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another's beauty; for many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; for herewith love is kindled as a fire. 71A 9 9 71A 9 9 326180 Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine; lest thine heart incline unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction. 71A 9 10 71A 9 10 326190 Forsake not an old friend; for the new is not comparable to him: a new friend is as new wine; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure. 71A 9 11 71A 9 11 326200 Envy not the glory of a sinner: for thou knowest not what shall be his end. 71A 9 12 71A 9 12 326210 Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in; but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave. 71A 9 13 71A 9 13 326220 Keep thee far from the man that hath power to kill; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death: and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life presently: remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city. 71A 9 14 71A 9 14 326230 As near as thou canst, guess at thy neighbour, and consult with the wise. 71A 9 15 71A 9 15 326240 Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the most High. 71A 9 16 71A 9 16 326250 And let just men eat and drink with thee; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord. 71A 9 17 71A 9 17 326260 For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended: and the wise ruler of the people for his speech. 71A 9 18 71A 9 18 326270 A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated. 71A 10 1 71A 10 1 326280 A wise judge will instruct his people; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered. 71A 10 2 71A 10 2 326290 As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein. 71A 10 3 71A 10 3 326300 An unwise king destroyeth his people; but through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited. 71A 10 4 71A 10 4 326310 The power of the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable. 71A 10 5 71A 10 5 326320 In the hand of God is the prosperity of man: and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. 71A 10 6 71A 10 6 326330 Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong; and do nothing at all by injurious practices. 71A 10 7 71A 10 7 326340 Pride is hateful before God and man: and by both doth one commit iniquity. 71A 10 8 71A 10 8 326350 Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another. 71A 10 9 71A 10 9 326360 Why is earth and ashes proud? There is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man: for such an one setteth his own soul to sale; because while he liveth he casteth away his bowels. 71A 10 10 71A 10 10 326370 The physician cutteth off a long disease; and he that is to day a king to morrow shall die. 71A 10 11 71A 10 11 326380 For when a man is dead, he shall inherit creeping things, beasts, and worms. 71A 10 12 71A 10 12 326390 The beginning of pride is when one departeth from God, and his heart is turned away from his Maker. 71A 10 13 71A 10 13 326400 For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination: and therefore the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly. 71A 10 14 71A 10 14 326410 The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead. 71A 10 15 71A 10 15 326420 The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place. 71A 10 16 71A 10 16 326430 The Lord overthrew countries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the foundations of the earth. 71A 10 17 71A 10 17 326440 He took some of them away, and destroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from the earth. 71A 10 18 71A 10 18 326450 Pride was not made for men, nor furious anger for them that are born of a woman. 71A 10 19 71A 10 19 326460 They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant: they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed. 71A 10 20 71A 10 20 326470 Among brethren he that is chief is honorable; so are they that fear the Lord in his eyes. 71A 10 21 71A 10 21 326480 The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority: but roughness and pride is the losing thereof. 71A 10 22 71A 10 22 326490 Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord. 71A 10 23 71A 10 23 326500 It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding; neither is it convenient to magnify a sinful man. 71A 10 24 71A 10 24 326510 Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord. 71A 10 25 71A 10 25 326520 Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service: and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is reformed. 71A 10 26 71A 10 26 326530 Be not overwise in doing thy business; and boast not thyself in the time of thy distress. 71A 10 27 71A 10 27 326540 Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he that boasteth himself, and wanteth bread. 71A 10 28 71A 10 28 326550 My son, glorify thy soul in meekness, and give it honour according to the dignity thereof. 71A 10 29 71A 10 29 326560 Who will justify him that sinneth against his own soul? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life? 71A 10 30 71A 10 30 326570 The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches. 71A 10 31 71A 10 31 326580 He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches? and he that is dishonourable in riches, how much more in poverty? 71A 11 1 71A 11 1 326590 Wisdom lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men. 71A 11 2 71A 11 2 326600 Commend not a man for his beauty; neither abhor a man for his outward appearance. 71A 11 3 71A 11 3 326610 The bee is little among such as fly; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things. 71A 11 4 71A 11 4 326620 Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour: for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden. 71A 11 5 71A 11 5 326630 Many kings have sat down upon the ground; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown. 71A 11 6 71A 11 6 326640 Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; and the honourable delivered into other men's hands. 71A 11 7 71A 11 7 326650 Blame not before thou hast examined the truth: understand first, and then rebuke. 71A 11 8 71A 11 8 326660 Answer not before thou hast heard the cause: neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk. 71A 11 9 71A 11 9 326670 Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not; and sit not in judgment with sinners. 71A 11 10 71A 11 10 326680 My son, meddle not with many matters: for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent; and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou escape by fleeing. 71A 11 11 71A 11 11 326690 There is one that laboureth, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind. 71A 11 12 71A 11 12 326700 Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set him up from his low estate, 71A 11 13 71A 11 13 326710 And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw from him is peace over all the 71A 11 14 71A 11 14 326720 Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord. 71A 11 15 71A 11 15 326730 Wisdom, knowledge, and understanding of the law, are of the Lord: love, and the way of good works, are from him. 71A 11 16 71A 11 16 326740 Error and darkness had their beginning together with sinners: and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein. 71A 11 17 71A 11 17 326750 The gift of the Lord remaineth with the ungodly, and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever. 71A 11 18 71A 11 18 326760 There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching, and this his the portion of his reward: 71A 11 19 71A 11 19 326770 Whereas he saith, I have found rest, and now will eat continually of my goods; and yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon him, and that he must leave those things to others, and die. 71A 11 20 71A 11 20 326780 Be stedfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work. 71A 11 21 71A 11 21 326790 Marvel not at the works of sinners; but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy labour: for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich. 71A 11 22 71A 11 22 326800 The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly, and suddenly he maketh his blessing flourish. 71A 11 23 71A 11 23 326810 Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter? 71A 11 24 71A 11 24 326820 Again, say not, I have enough, and possess many things, and what evil shall I have hereafter? 71A 11 25 71A 11 25 326830 In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction: and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity. 71A 11 26 71A 11 26 326840 For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways. 71A 11 27 71A 11 27 326850 The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure: and in his end his deeds shall be discovered. 71A 11 28 71A 11 28 326860 Judge none blessed before his death: for a man shall be known in his children. 71A 11 29 71A 11 29 326870 Bring not every man into thine house: for the deceitful man hath many trains. 71A 11 30 71A 11 30 326880 Like as a partridge taken [and kept] in a cage, so is the heart of the proud; and like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall: 71A 11 31 71A 11 31 326890 For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee. 71A 11 32 71A 11 32 326900 Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled: and a sinful man layeth wait for blood. 71A 11 33 71A 11 33 326910 Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness; lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot. 71A 11 34 71A 11 34 326920 Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, and turn thee out of thine own. 71A 12 1 71A 12 1 326930 When thou wilt do good know to whom thou doest it; so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits. 71A 12 2 71A 12 2 326940 Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence; and if not from him, yet from the most High. 71A 12 3 71A 12 3 326950 There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil, nor to him that giveth no alms. 71A 12 4 71A 12 4 326960 Give to the godly man, and help not a sinner. 71A 12 5 71A 12 5 326970 Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him. 71A 12 6 71A 12 6 326980 For the most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment. 71A 12 7 71A 12 7 326990 Give unto the good, and help not the sinner. 71A 12 8 71A 12 8 327000 A friend cannot be known in prosperity: and an enemy cannot be hidden in adversity. 71A 12 9 71A 12 9 327010 In the prosperity of a man enemies will be grieved: but in his adversity even a friend will depart. 71A 12 10 71A 12 10 327020 Never trust thine enemy: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness. 71A 12 11 71A 12 11 327030 Though he humble himself, and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him, and thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst wiped a lookingglass, and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away. 71A 12 12 71A 12 12 327040 Set him not by thee, lest, when he hath overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked therewith. 71A 12 13 71A 12 13 327050 Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent, or any such as come nigh wild beasts? 71A 12 14 71A 12 14 327060 So one that goeth to a sinner, and is defiled with him in his sins, who will pity? 71A 12 15 71A 12 15 327070 For a while he will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he will not tarry. 71A 12 16 71A 12 16 327080 An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit: he will weep with his eyes, but if he find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood. 71A 12 17 71A 12 17 327090 If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee. 71A 12 18 71A 12 18 327100 He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. 71A 13 1 71A 13 1 327110 He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. 71A 13 2 71A 13 2 327120 Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thyself: for how agree the kettle and the earthen pot together? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken. 71A 13 3 71A 13 3 327130 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal: the poor is wronged, and he must intreat also. 71A 13 4 71A 13 4 327140 If thou be for his profit, he will use thee: but if thou have nothing, he will forsake thee. 71A 13 5 71A 13 5 327150 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee: yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it. 71A 13 6 71A 13 6 327160 If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon thee, and put thee in hope; he will speak thee fair, and say, What wantest thou? 71A 13 7 71A 13 7 327170 And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn afterward, when he seeth thee, he will forsake thee, and shake his head at thee. 71A 13 8 71A 13 8 327180 Beware that thou be not deceived and brought down in thy jollity. 71A 13 9 71A 13 9 327190 If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee. 71A 13 10 71A 13 10 327200 Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back; stand not far off, lest thou be forgotten. 71A 13 11 71A 13 11 327210 Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words: for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets: 71A 13 12 71A 13 12 327220 But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison. 71A 13 13 71A 13 13 327230 Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep. 71A 13 14 71A 13 14 327240 Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. 71A 13 15 71A 13 15 327250 Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbor. 71A 13 16 71A 13 16 327260 All flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like. 71A 13 17 71A 13 17 327270 What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb? so the sinner with the godly. 71A 13 18 71A 13 18 327280 What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog? and what peace between the rich and the poor? 71A 13 19 71A 13 19 327290 As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor. 71A 13 20 71A 13 20 327300 As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor. 71A 13 21 71A 13 21 327310 A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends: but a poor man being down is thrust away by his friends. 71A 13 22 71A 13 22 327320 When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers: he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him: the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too; he spake wisely, and could have no place. 71A 13 23 71A 13 23 327330 When a rich man speaketh, every man holdeth his tongue, and, look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds: but if the poor man speak, they say, What fellow is this? and if he stumble, they will help to overthrow him. 71A 13 24 71A 13 24 327340 Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly. 71A 13 25 71A 13 25 327350 The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. 71A 13 26 71A 13 26 327360 A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind. 71A 14 1 71A 14 1 327370 Blessed is the man that hath not slipped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins. 71A 14 2 71A 14 2 327380 Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. 71A 14 3 71A 14 3 327390 Riches are not comely for a niggard: and what should an envious man do with money? 71A 14 4 71A 14 4 327400 He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously. 71A 14 5 71A 14 5 327410 He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods. 71A 14 6 71A 14 6 327420 There is none worse than he that envieth himself; and this is a recompence of his wickedness. 71A 14 7 71A 14 7 327430 And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness. 71A 14 8 71A 14 8 327440 The envious man hath a wicked eye; he turneth away his face, and despiseth men. 71A 14 9 71A 14 9 327450 A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul. 71A 14 10 71A 14 10 327460 A wicked eye envieth [his] bread, and he is a niggard at his table. 71A 14 11 71A 14 11 327470 My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering. 71A 14 12 71A 14 12 327480 Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. 71A 14 13 71A 14 13 327490 Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him. 71A 14 14 71A 14 14 327500 Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee. 71A 14 15 71A 14 15 327510 Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another? and thy labours to be divided by lot? 71A 14 16 71A 14 16 327520 Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave. 71A 14 17 71A 14 17 327530 All flesh waxeth old as a garment: for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death. 71A 14 18 71A 14 18 327540 As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall, and some grow; so is the generation of flesh and blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born. 71A 14 19 71A 14 19 327550 Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal. 71A 14 20 71A 14 20 327560 Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding. ing. 71A 14 21 71A 14 21 327570 He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets. 71A 14 22 71A 14 22 327580 Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. 71A 14 23 71A 14 23 327590 He that prieth in at her windows shall also hearken at her doors. 71A 14 24 71A 14 24 327600 He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls. 71A 14 25 71A 14 25 327610 He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are. 71A 14 26 71A 14 26 327620 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. 71A 14 27 71A 14 27 327630 By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell. 71A 15 1 71A 15 1 327640 He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her. 71A 15 2 71A 15 2 327650 And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. 71A 15 3 71A 15 3 327660 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wisdom to drink. 71A 15 4 71A 15 4 327670 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. 71A 15 5 71A 15 5 327680 She shall exalt him above his neighbours, and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. 71A 15 6 71A 15 6 327690 He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. 71A 15 7 71A 15 7 327700 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her. 71A 15 8 71A 15 8 327710 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her. 71A 15 9 71A 15 9 327720 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. 71A 15 10 71A 15 10 327730 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it. 71A 15 11 71A 15 11 327740 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. 71A 15 12 71A 15 12 327750 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of the sinful man. 71A 15 13 71A 15 13 327760 The Lord hateth all abomination; and they that fear God love it not. 71A 15 14 71A 15 14 327770 He himself made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his counsel; 71A 15 15 71A 15 15 327780 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, and to perform acceptable faithfulness. 71A 15 16 71A 15 16 327790 He hath set fire and water before thee: stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt. 71A 15 17 71A 15 17 327800 Before man is life and death; and whether him liketh shall be given him. 71A 15 18 71A 15 18 327810 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things: 71A 15 19 71A 15 19 327820 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knoweth every work of man. 71A 15 20 71A 15 20 327830 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man licence to sin. 71A 16 1 71A 16 1 327840 Desire not a multitude of unprofitable children, neither delight in ungodly sons. 71A 16 2 71A 16 2 327850 Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them. 71A 16 3 71A 16 3 327860 Trust not thou in their life, neither respect their multitude: for one that is just is better than a thousand; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly. 71A 16 4 71A 16 4 327870 For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished: but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate. 71A 16 5 71A 16 5 327880 Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these. 71A 16 6 71A 16 6 327890 In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire. 71A 16 7 71A 16 7 327900 He was not pacified toward the old giants, who fell away in the strength of their foolishness. 71A 16 8 71A 16 8 327910 Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for their pride. 71A 16 9 71A 16 9 327920 He pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sins: 71A 16 10 71A 16 10 327930 Nor the six hundred thousand footmen, who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts. 71A 16 11 71A 16 11 327940 And if there be one stiffnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpunished: for mercy and wrath are with him; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out displeasure. 71A 16 12 71A 16 12 327950 As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: he judgeth a man according to his works 71A 16 13 71A 16 13 327960 The sinner shall not escape with his spoils: and the patience of the godly shall not be frustrate. 71A 16 14 71A 16 14 327970 Make way for every work of mercy: for every man shall find according to his works. 71A 16 15 71A 16 15 327980 The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that he should not know him, that his powerful works might be known to the world. 71A 16 16 71A 16 16 327990 His mercy is manifest to every creature; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant. 71A 16 17 71A 16 17 328000 Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures? 71A 16 18 71A 16 18 328010 Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit. 71A 16 19 71A 16 19 328020 The mountains also and foundations of the earth be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them. 71A 16 20 71A 16 20 328030 No heart can think upon these things worthily: and who is able to conceive his ways? 71A 16 21 71A 16 21 328040 It is a tempest which no man can see: for the most part of his works are hid. 71A 16 22 71A 16 22 328050 Who can declare the works of his justice? or who can endure them? for his covenant is afar off, and the trial of all things is in the end. 71A 16 23 71A 16 23 328060 He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things: and a foolish man erring imagineth follies. 71A 16 24 71A 16 24 328070 by son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart. 71A 16 25 71A 16 25 328080 I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly. 71A 16 26 71A 16 26 328090 The works of the Lord are done in judgment from the beginning: and from the time he made them he disposed the parts thereof. 71A 16 27 71A 16 27 328100 He garnished his works for ever, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations: they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their works. 71A 16 28 71A 16 28 328110 None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word. 71A 16 29 71A 16 29 328120 After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings. 71A 16 30 71A 16 30 328130 With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof; and they shall return into it again. 71A 17 1 71A 17 1 328140 The Lord created man of the earth, and turned him into it again. 71A 17 2 71A 17 2 328150 He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein. 71A 17 3 71A 17 3 328160 He endued them with strength by themselves, and made them according to his image, 71A 17 4 71A 17 4 328170 And put the fear of man upon all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls. 71A 17 5 71A 17 5 328180 They received the use of the five operations of the Lord, and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding, and in the seventh speech, an interpreter of the cogitations thereof.] 71A 17 6 71A 17 6 328190 Counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he them to understand. 71A 17 7 71A 17 7 328200 Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil. 71A 17 8 71A 17 8 328210 He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works. 71A 17 9 71A 17 9 328220 He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever, that they might declare his works with understanding. 71A 17 10 71A 17 10 328230 And the elect shall praise his holy name. 71A 17 11 71A 17 11 328240 Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of life for an heritage. 71A 17 12 71A 17 12 328250 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgments. 71A 17 13 71A 17 13 328260 Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice. 71A 17 14 71A 17 14 328270 And he said unto them, Beware of all unrighteousness; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour. 71A 17 15 71A 17 15 328280 Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes. 71A 17 16 71A 17 16 328290 Every man from his youth is given to evil; neither could they make to themselves fleshy hearts for stony. 71A 17 17 71A 17 17 328300 For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every people; but Israel is the Lord's portion: 71A 17 18 71A 17 18 328310 Whom, being his firstborn, he nourisheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him. 71A 17 19 71A 17 19 328320 Therefore all their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways. 71A 17 20 71A 17 20 328330 None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him, but all their sins are before the Lord 71A 17 21 71A 17 21 328340 But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them. 71A 17 22 71A 17 22 328350 The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters. 71A 17 23 71A 17 23 328360 Afterwards he will rise up and reward them, and render their recompence upon their heads. 71A 17 24 71A 17 24 328370 But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience. 71A 17 25 71A 17 25 328380 Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and offend less. 71A 17 26 71A 17 26 328390 Turn again to the most High, and turn away from iniquity: for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently. 71A 17 27 71A 17 27 328400 Who shall praise the most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks? 71A 17 28 71A 17 28 328410 Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not: the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord. 71A 17 29 71A 17 29 328420 How great is the lovingkindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness! 71A 17 30 71A 17 30 328430 For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal. 71A 17 31 71A 17 31 328440 What is brighter than the sun? yet the light thereof faileth; and flesh and blood will imagine evil. 71A 17 32 71A 17 32 328450 He vieweth the power of the height of heaven; and all men are but earth and ashes. 71A 18 1 71A 18 1 328460 He that liveth for ever Hath created all things in general. 71A 18 2 71A 18 2 328470 The Lord only is righteous, and there is none other but he, 71A 18 3 71A 18 3 328480 Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will: for he is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things among them from profane. 71A 18 4 71A 18 4 328490 To whom hath he given power to declare his works? and who shall find out his noble acts? 71A 18 5 71A 18 5 328500 Who shall number the strength of his majesty? and who shall also tell out his mercies? 71A 18 6 71A 18 6 328510 As for the wondrous works of the Lord, there may nothing be taken from them, neither may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out. 71A 18 7 71A 18 7 328520 When a man hath done, then he beginneth; and when he leaveth off, then he shall be doubtful. 71A 18 8 71A 18 8 328530 What is man, and whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his evil? 71A 18 9 71A 18 9 328540 The number of a man's days at the most are an hundred years. 71A 18 10 71A 18 10 328550 As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravelstone in comparison of the sand; so are a thousand years to the days of eternity. 71A 18 11 71A 18 11 328560 Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. 71A 18 12 71A 18 12 328570 He saw and perceived their end to be evil; therefore he multiplied his compassion. 71A 18 13 71A 18 13 328580 The mercy of man is toward his neighbour; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh: he reproveth, and nurtureth, and teacheth and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock. 71A 18 14 71A 18 14 328590 He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that diligently seek after his judgments. 71A 18 15 71A 18 15 328600 My son, blemish not thy good deeds, neither use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing. 71A 18 16 71A 18 16 328610 Shall not the dew asswage the heat? so is a word better than a gift. 71A 18 17 71A 18 17 328620 Lo, is not a word better than a gift? but both are with a gracious man. 71A 18 18 71A 18 18 328630 A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes. 71A 18 19 71A 18 19 328640 Learn before thou speak, and use physick or ever thou be sick. 71A 18 20 71A 18 20 328650 Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy. 71A 18 21 71A 18 21 328660 Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance. 71A 18 22 71A 18 22 328670 Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified. 71A 18 23 71A 18 23 328680 Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord. 71A 18 24 71A 18 24 328690 Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face. 71A 18 25 71A 18 25 328700 When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger: and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need. 71A 18 26 71A 18 26 328710 From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord. 71A 18 27 71A 18 27 328720 A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the day of sinning he will beware of offence: but a fool will not observe time. 71A 18 28 71A 18 28 328730 Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto him that found her. 71A 18 29 71A 18 29 328740 They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables. 71A 18 30 71A 18 30 328750 Go not after thy lusts, but refrain thyself from thine appetites. 71A 18 31 71A 18 31 328760 If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her, she will make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies that malign thee. 71A 18 32 71A 18 32 328770 Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expence thereof. 71A 18 33 71A 18 33 328780 Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing in thy purse: for thou shalt lie in wait for thine own life, and be talked on. 71A 19 1 71A 19 1 328790 A labouring man that A is given to drunkenness shall not be rich: and he that contemneth small things shall fall by little and little. 71A 19 2 71A 19 2 328800 Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away: and he that cleaveth to harlots will become impudent. 71A 19 3 71A 19 3 328810 Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away. 71A 19 4 71A 19 4 328820 He that is hasty to give credit is lightminded; and he that sinneth shall offend against his own soul. 71A 19 5 71A 19 5 328830 Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned: but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life. 71A 19 6 71A 19 6 328840 He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil. 71A 19 7 71A 19 7 328850 Rehearse not unto another that which is told unto thee, and thou shalt fare never the worse. 71A 19 8 71A 19 8 328860 Whether it be to friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not. 71A 19 9 71A 19 9 328870 For he heard and observed thee, and when time cometh he will hate thee. 71A 19 10 71A 19 10 328880 If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee; and be bold, it will not burst thee. 71A 19 11 71A 19 11 328890 A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child. 71A 19 12 71A 19 12 328900 As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word within a fool's belly. 71A 19 13 71A 19 13 328910 Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it: and if he have done it, that he do it no more. 71A 19 14 71A 19 14 328920 Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it: and if he have, that he speak it not again. 71A 19 15 71A 19 15 328930 Admonish a friend: for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale. 71A 19 16 71A 19 16 328940 There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue? 71A 19 17 71A 19 17 328950 Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him; and not being angry, give place to the law of the most High. 71A 19 18 71A 19 18 328960 The fear of the Lord is the first step to be accepted [of him,] and wisdom obtaineth his love. 71A 19 19 71A 19 19 328970 The knowledge of the commandments of the Lord is the doctrine of life: and they that do things that please him shall receive the fruit of the tree of immortality. 71A 19 20 71A 19 20 328980 The fear of the Lord is all wisdom; and in all wisdom is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of his omnipotency. 71A 19 21 71A 19 21 328990 If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him. 71A 19 22 71A 19 22 329000 The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence. 71A 19 23 71A 19 23 329010 There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool wanting in wisdom. 71A 19 24 71A 19 24 329020 He that hath small understanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the most High. 71A 19 25 71A 19 25 329030 There is an exquisite subtilty, and the same is unjust; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment. 71A 19 26 71A 19 26 329040 There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly; but inwardly he is full of deceit, 71A 19 27 71A 19 27 329050 Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not: where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware. 71A 19 28 71A 19 28 329060 And if for want of power he be hindered from sinning, yet when he findeth opportunity he will do evil. 71A 19 29 71A 19 29 329070 A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding by his countenance, when thou meetest him. 71A 19 30 71A 19 30 329080 A man's attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is. 71A 20 1 71A 20 1 329090 There is a reproof that is not comely: again, some man holdeth his tongue, and he is wise. 71A 20 2 71A 20 2 329100 It is much better to reprove, than to be angry secretly: and he that confesseth his fault shall be preserved from hurt. 71A 20 3 71A 20 3 329110 How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin. 71A 20 4 71A 20 4 329120 As is the lust of an eunuch to deflower a virgin; so is he that executeth judgment with violence. 71A 20 5 71A 20 5 329130 There is one that keepeth silence, and is found wise: and another by much babbling becometh hateful. 71A 20 6 71A 20 6 329140 Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time. 71A 20 7 71A 20 7 329150 A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: but a babbler and a fool will regard no time. 71A 20 8 71A 20 8 329160 He that useth many words shall be abhorred; and he that taketh to himself authority therein shall be hated. 71A 20 9 71A 20 9 329170 There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss. 71A 20 10 71A 20 10 329180 There is a gift that shall not profit thee; and there is a gift whose recompence is double. 71A 20 11 71A 20 11 329190 There is an abasement because of glory; and there is that lifteth up his head from a low estate. 71A 20 12 71A 20 12 329200 There is that buyeth much for a little, and repayeth it sevenfold. 71A 20 13 71A 20 13 329210 A wise man by his words maketh him beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. 71A 20 14 71A 20 14 329220 The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one. 71A 20 15 71A 20 15 329230 He giveth little, and upbraideth much; he openeth his mouth like a crier; to day he lendeth, and to morrow will he ask it again: such an one is to be hated of God and man. 71A 20 16 71A 20 16 329240 The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me. 71A 20 17 71A 20 17 329250 How oft, and of how many shall he be laughed to scorn! for he knoweth not aright what it is to have; and it is all one unto him as if he had it not. 71A 20 18 71A 20 18 329260 To slip upon a pavement is better than to slip with the tongue: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. 71A 20 19 71A 20 19 329270 An unseasonable tale will always be in the mouth of the unwise. 71A 20 20 71A 20 20 329280 A wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fool's mouth; for he will not speak it in due season. 71A 20 21 71A 20 21 329290 There is that is hindered from sinning through want: and when he taketh rest, he shall not be troubled. 71A 20 22 71A 20 22 329300 There is that destroyeth his own soul through bashfulness, and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself. 71A 20 23 71A 20 23 329310 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. 71A 20 24 71A 20 24 329320 A lie is a foul blot in a man, yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught. 71A 20 25 71A 20 25 329330 A thief is better than a man that is accustomed to lie: but they both shall have destruction to heritage. 71A 20 26 71A 20 26 329340 The disposition of a liar is dishonourable, and his shame is ever with him. 71A 20 27 71A 20 27 329350 A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words: and he that hath understanding will please great men. 71A 20 28 71A 20 28 329360 He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap: and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity. 71A 20 29 71A 20 29 329370 Presents and gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove. 71A 20 30 71A 20 30 329380 Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both? 71A 20 31 71A 20 31 329390 Better is he that hideth his folly than a man that hideth his wisdom. 71A 20 32 71A 20 32 329400 Necessary patience in seeking ing the Lord is better than he that leadeth his life without a guide. 71A 21 1 71A 21 1 329410 My son, hast thou sinned? do so no more, but ask pardon for thy former sins. 71A 21 2 71A 21 2 329420 Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent: for if thou comest too near it, it will bite thee: the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion, slaying the souls of men. 71A 21 3 71A 21 3 329430 All iniquity is as a two edged sword, the wounds whereof cannot be healed. 71A 21 4 71A 21 4 329440 To terrify and do wrong will waste riches: thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate. 71A 21 5 71A 21 5 329450 A prayer out of a poor man's mouth reacheth to the ears of God, and his judgment cometh speedily. 71A 21 6 71A 21 6 329460 He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners: but he that feareth the Lord will repent from his heart. 71A 21 7 71A 21 7 329470 An eloquent man is known far and near; but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth. 71A 21 8 71A 21 8 329480 He that buildeth his house with other men's money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial. 71A 21 9 71A 21 9 329490 The congregation of the wicked is like tow wrapped together: and the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them. 71A 21 10 71A 21 10 329500 The way of sinners is made plain with stones, but at the end thereof is the pit of hell. 71A 21 11 71A 21 11 329510 He that keepeth the law of the Lord getteth the understanding thereof: and the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom. 71A 21 12 71A 21 12 329520 He that is not wise will not be taught: but there is a wisdom which multiplieth bitterness. 71A 21 13 71A 21 13 329530 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a flood: and his counsel is like a pure fountain of life. 71A 21 14 71A 21 14 329540 The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel, and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth. 71A 21 15 71A 21 15 329550 If a skilful man hear a wise word, he will commend it, and add unto it: but as soon as one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, and he casteth it behind his back. 71A 21 16 71A 21 16 329560 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way: but grace shall be found in the lips of the wise. 71A 21 17 71A 21 17 329570 They enquire at the mouth of the wise man in the congregation, and they shall ponder his words in their heart. 71A 21 18 71A 21 18 329580 As is a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool: and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk without sense. 71A 21 19 71A 21 19 329590 Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles on the right hand. 71A 21 20 71A 21 20 329600 A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter; but a wise man doth scarce smile a little. 71A 21 21 71A 21 21 329610 Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold, and like a bracelet upon his right arm. 71A 21 22 71A 21 22 329620 A foolish man's foot is soon in his [neighbour's] house: but a man of experience is ashamed of him. 71A 21 23 71A 21 23 329630 A fool will peep in at the door into the house: but he that is well nurtured will stand without. 71A 21 24 71A 21 24 329640 It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door: but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace. 71A 21 25 71A 21 25 329650 The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them: but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance. 71A 21 26 71A 21 26 329660 The heart of fools is in their mouth: but the mouth of the wise is in their heart. 71A 21 27 71A 21 27 329670 When the ungodly curseth Satan, he curseth his own soul. 71A 21 28 71A 21 28 329680 A whisperer defileth his own soul, and is hated wheresoever he dwelleth. 71A 22 1 71A 22 1 329690 A slothful man is compared to a filthy stone, and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace. 71A 22 2 71A 22 2 329700 A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: every man that takes it up will shake his hand. 71A 22 3 71A 22 3 329710 An evilnurtured man is the dishonour of his father that begat him: and a [foolish] daughter is born to his loss. 71A 22 4 71A 22 4 329720 A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness. 71A 22 5 71A 22 5 329730 She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband, but they both shall despise her. 71A 22 6 71A 22 6 329740 A tale out of season [is as] musick in mourning: but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time. 71A 22 7 71A 22 7 329750 Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together, and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep. 71A 22 8 71A 22 8 329760 He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber: when he hath told his tale, he will say, What is the matter? 71A 22 9 71A 22 9 329770 If children live honestly, and have wherewithal, they shall cover the baseness of their parents. 71A 22 10 71A 22 10 329780 But children, being haughty, through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred. 71A 22 11 71A 22 11 329790 Weep for the dead, for he hath lost the light: and weep for the fool, for he wanteth understanding: make little weeping for the dead, for he is at rest: but the life of the fool is worse than death. 71A 22 12 71A 22 12 329800 Seven days do men mourn for him that is dead; but for a fool and an ungodly man all the days of his life. 71A 22 13 71A 22 13 329810 Talk not much with a fool, and go not to him that hath no understanding: beware of him, lest thou have trouble, and thou shalt never be defiled with his fooleries: depart from him, and thou shalt find rest, and never be disquieted with madness. 71A 22 14 71A 22 14 329820 What is heavier than lead? and what is the name thereof, but a fool? 71A 22 15 71A 22 15 329830 Sand, and salt, and a mass of iron, is easier to bear, than a man without understanding. 71A 22 16 71A 22 16 329840 As timber girt and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: so the heart that is stablished by advised counsel shall fear at no time. 71A 22 17 71A 22 17 329850 A heart settled upon a thought of understanding is as a fair plaistering on the wall of a gallery. 71A 22 18 71A 22 18 329860 Pales set on an high place will never stand against the wind: so a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool cannot stand against any fear. 71A 22 19 71A 22 19 329870 He that pricketh the eye will make tears to fall: and he that pricketh the heart maketh it to shew her knowledge. 71A 22 20 71A 22 20 329880 Whoso casteth a stone at the birds frayeth them away: and he that upbraideth his friend breaketh friendship. 71A 22 21 71A 22 21 329890 Though thou drewest a sword at thy friend, yet despair not: for there may be a returning [to favour.] 71A 22 22 71A 22 22 329900 If thou hast opened thy mouth against thy friend, fear not; for there may be a reconciliation: except for upbraiding, or pride, or disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous wound: for for these things every friend will depart. 71A 22 23 71A 22 23 329910 Be faithful to thy neighbour in his poverty, that thou mayest rejoice in his prosperity: abide stedfast unto him in the time of his trouble, that thou mayest be heir with him in his heritage: for a mean estate is not always to be contemned: nor the rich that is foolish to be had in admiration. 71A 22 24 71A 22 24 329920 As the vapour and smoke of a furnace goeth before the fire; so reviling before blood. 71A 22 25 71A 22 25 329930 I will not be ashamed to defend a friend; neither will I hide myself from him. 71A 22 26 71A 22 26 329940 And if any evil happen unto me by him, every one that heareth it will beware of him. 71A 22 27 71A 22 27 329950 Who shall set a watch before my mouth, and a seal of wisdom upon my lips, that I fall not suddenly by them, and that my tongue destroy me not? 71A 23 1 71A 23 1 329960 O Lord, Father and Governor of all my whole life, leave me not to their counsels, and let me not fall by them. 71A 23 2 71A 23 2 329970 Who will set scourges over my thoughts, and the discipline of wisdom over mine heart? that they spare me not for mine ignorances, and it pass not by my sins: 71A 23 3 71A 23 3 329980 Lest mine ignorances increase, and my sins abound to my destruction, and I fall before mine adversaries, and mine enemy rejoice over me, whose hope is far from thy mercy. 71A 23 4 71A 23 4 329990 O Lord, Father and God of my life, give me not a proud look, but turn away from thy servants always a haughty mind. 71A 23 5 71A 23 5 330000 Turn away from me vain hopes and concupiscence, and thou shalt hold him up that is desirous always to serve thee. 71A 23 6 71A 23 6 330010 Let not the greediness of the belly nor lust of the flesh take hold of me; and give not over me thy servant into an impudent mind. 71A 23 7 71A 23 7 330020 Hear, O ye children, the discipline of the mouth: he that keepeth it shall never be taken in his lips. 71A 23 8 71A 23 8 330030 The sinner shall be left in his foolishness: both the evil speaker and the proud shall fall thereby. 71A 23 9 71A 23 9 330040 Accustom not thy mouth to swearing; neither use thyself to the naming of the Holy One. 71A 23 10 71A 23 10 330050 For as a servant that is continually beaten shall not be without a blue mark: so he that sweareth and nameth God continually shall not be faultless. 71A 23 11 71A 23 11 330060 A man that useth much swearing shall be filled with iniquity, and the plague shall never depart from his house: if he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him: and if he acknowledge not his sin, he maketh a double offence: and if he swear in vain, he shall not be innocent, but his house shall be full of calamities. 71A 23 12 71A 23 12 330070 There is a word that is clothed about with death: God grant that it be not found in the heritage of Jacob; for all such things shall be far from the godly, and they shall not wallow in their sins. 71A 23 13 71A 23 13 330080 Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing, for therein is the word of sin. 71A 23 14 71A 23 14 330090 Remember thy father and thy mother, when thou sittest among great men. Be not forgetful before them, and so thou by thy custom become a fool, and wish that thou hadst not been born, and curse they day of thy nativity. 71A 23 15 71A 23 15 330100 The man that is accustomed to opprobrious words will never be reformed all the days of his life. 71A 23 16 71A 23 16 330110 Two sorts of men multiply sin, and the third will bring wrath: a hot mind is as a burning fire, it will never be quenched till it be consumed: a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath kindled a fire. 71A 23 17 71A 23 17 330120 All bread is sweet to a whoremonger, he will not leave off till he die. 71A 23 18 71A 23 18 330130 A man that breaketh wedlock, saying thus in his heart, Who seeth me? I am compassed about with darkness, the walls cover me, and no body seeth me; what need I to fear? the most High will not remember my sins: 71A 23 19 71A 23 19 330140 Such a man only feareth the eyes of men, and knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, beholding all the ways of men, and considering the most secret parts. 71A 23 20 71A 23 20 330150 He knew all things ere ever they were created; so also after they were perfected he looked upon them all. 71A 23 21 71A 23 21 330160 This man shall be punished in the streets of the city, and where he suspecteth not he shall be taken. 71A 23 22 71A 23 22 330170 Thus shall it go also with the wife that leaveth her husband, and bringeth in an heir by another. 71A 23 23 71A 23 23 330180 For first, she hath disobeyed the law of the most High; and secondly, she hath trespassed against her own husband; and thirdly, she hath played the whore in adultery, and brought children by another man. 71A 23 24 71A 23 24 330190 She shall be brought out into the congregation, and inquisition shall be made of her children. 71A 23 25 71A 23 25 330200 Her children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring forth no fruit. 71A 23 26 71A 23 26 330210 She shall leave her memory to be cursed, and her reproach shall not be blotted out. 71A 23 27 71A 23 27 330220 And they that remain shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and that there is nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord. 71A 23 28 71A 23 28 330230 It is great glory to follow the Lord, and to be received of him is long life. 71A 24 1 71A 24 1 330240 Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people. 71A 24 2 71A 24 2 330250 In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power. 71A 24 3 71A 24 3 330260 I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud. 71A 24 4 71A 24 4 330270 I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar. 71A 24 5 71A 24 5 330280 I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep. 71A 24 6 71A 24 6 330290 In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession. 71A 24 7 71A 24 7 330300 With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide? 71A 24 8 71A 24 8 330310 So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel. 71A 24 9 71A 24 9 330320 He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail. 71A 24 10 71A 24 10 330330 In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion. 71A 24 11 71A 24 11 330340 Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power. 71A 24 12 71A 24 12 330350 And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance. 71A 24 13 71A 24 13 330360 I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon. 71A 24 14 71A 24 14 330370 I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water. 71A 24 15 71A 24 15 330380 I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle. 71A 24 16 71A 24 16 330390 As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace. 71A 24 17 71A 24 17 330400 As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches. 71A 24 18 71A 24 18 330410 I am the mother of fair love, and fear, and knowledge, and holy hope: I therefore, being eternal, am given to all my children which are named of him. 71A 24 19 71A 24 19 330420 Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits. 71A 24 20 71A 24 20 330430 For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb. 71A 24 21 71A 24 21 330440 They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty. 71A 24 22 71A 24 22 330450 He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss. 71A 24 23 71A 24 23 330460 All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob. 71A 24 24 71A 24 24 330470 Faint not to be strong in the Lord; that he may confirm you, cleave unto him: for the Lord Almighty is God alone, and beside him there is no other Saviour. 71A 24 25 71A 24 25 330480 He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits. 71A 24 26 71A 24 26 330490 He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest. 71A 24 27 71A 24 27 330500 He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage. 71A 24 28 71A 24 28 330510 The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out. 71A 24 29 71A 24 29 330520 For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep. 71A 24 30 71A 24 30 330530 I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden. 71A 24 31 71A 24 31 330540 I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea. 71A 24 32 71A 24 32 330550 I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off. 71A 24 33 71A 24 33 330560 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever. 71A 24 34 71A 24 34 330570 Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom. 71A 25 1 71A 25 1 330580 In three things I was beautified, and stood up beautiful both before God and men: the unity of brethren, the love of neighbours, a man and a wife that agree together. 71A 25 2 71A 25 2 330590 Three sorts of men my soul hateth, and I am greatly offended at their life: a poor man that is proud, a rich man that is a liar, and an old adulterer that doateth. 71A 25 3 71A 25 3 330600 If thou hast gathered nothing in thy youth, how canst thou find any thing in thine age? 71A 25 4 71A 25 4 330610 O how comely a thing is judgment for gray hairs, and for ancient men to know counsel! 71A 25 5 71A 25 5 330620 O how comely is the wisdom of old men, and understanding and counsel to men of honour. 71A 25 6 71A 25 6 330630 Much experience is the crown of old men, and the fear of God is their glory. 71A 25 7 71A 25 7 330640 There be nine things which I have judged in mine heart to be happy, and the tenth I will utter with my tongue: A man that hath joy of his children; and he that liveth to see the fall of his enemy: 71A 25 8 71A 25 8 330650 Well is him that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, and that hath not slipped with his tongue, and that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself: 71A 25 9 71A 25 9 330660 Well is him that hath found prudence, and he that speaketh in the ears of them that will hear: 71A 25 10 71A 25 10 330670 O how great is he that findeth wisdom! yet is there none above him that feareth the Lord. 71A 25 11 71A 25 11 330680 But the love of the Lord passeth all things for illumination: he that holdeth it, whereto shall he be likened? 71A 25 12 71A 25 12 330690 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of his love: and faith is the beginning of cleaving unto him. 71A 25 13 71A 25 13 330700 [Give me] any plague, but the plague of the heart: and any wickedness, but the wickedness of a woman: 71A 25 14 71A 25 14 330710 And any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate me: and any revenge, but the revenge of enemies. 71A 25 15 71A 25 15 330720 There is no head above the head of a serpent; and there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy. 71A 25 16 71A 25 16 330730 I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon, than to keep house with a wicked woman. 71A 25 17 71A 25 17 330740 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face, and darkeneth her countenance like sackcloth. 71A 25 18 71A 25 18 330750 Her husband shall sit among his neighbours; and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly. 71A 25 19 71A 25 19 330760 All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman: let the portion of a sinner fall upon her. 71A 25 20 71A 25 20 330770 As the climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a quiet man. 71A 25 21 71A 25 21 330780 Stumble not at the beauty of a woman, and desire her not for pleasure. 71A 25 22 71A 25 22 330790 A woman, if she maintain her husband, is full of anger, impudence, and much reproach. 71A 25 23 71A 25 23 330800 A wicked woman abateth the courage, maketh an heavy countenance and a wounded heart: a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees. 71A 25 24 71A 25 24 330810 Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die. 71A 25 25 71A 25 25 330820 Give the water no passage; neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad. 71A 25 26 71A 25 26 330830 If she go not as thou wouldest have her, cut her off from thy flesh, and give her a bill of divorce, and let her go. 71A 26 1 71A 26 1 330840 Blessed is the man that hath a virtuous wife, for the number of his days shall be double. 71A 26 2 71A 26 2 330850 A virtuous woman rejoiceth her husband, and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace. 71A 26 3 71A 26 3 330860 A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord. 71A 26 4 71A 26 4 330870 Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance. 71A 26 5 71A 26 5 330880 There be three things that mine heart feareth; and for the fourth I was sore afraid: the slander of a city, the gathering together of an unruly multitude, and a false accusation: all these are worse than death. 71A 26 6 71A 26 6 330890 But a grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman, and a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all. 71A 26 7 71A 26 7 330900 An evil wife is a yoke shaken to and fro: he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion. 71A 26 8 71A 26 8 330910 A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger, and she will not cover her own shame. 71A 26 9 71A 26 9 330920 The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eyelids. 71A 26 10 71A 26 10 330930 If thy daughter be shameless, keep her in straitly, lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty. 71A 26 11 71A 26 11 330940 Watch over an impudent eye: and marvel not if she trespass against thee. 71A 26 12 71A 26 12 330950 She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain, and drink of every water near her: by every hedge will she sit down, and open her quiver against every arrow. 71A 26 13 71A 26 13 330960 The grace of a wife delighteth her husband, and her discretion will fatten his bones. 71A 26 14 71A 26 14 330970 A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed. 71A 26 15 71A 26 15 330980 A shamefaced and faithful woman is a double grace, and her continent mind cannot be valued. 71A 26 16 71A 26 16 330990 As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house. 71A 26 17 71A 26 17 331000 As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick; so is the beauty of the face in ripe age. 71A 26 18 71A 26 18 331010 As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver; so are the fair feet with a constant heart. 71A 26 19 71A 26 19 331020 My son, keep the flower of thine age sound; and give not thy strength to strangers. 71A 26 20 71A 26 20 331030 When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field, sow it with thine own seed, trusting in the goodness of thy stock. 71A 26 21 71A 26 21 331040 So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the confidence of their good descent. 71A 26 22 71A 26 22 331050 An harlot shall be accounted as spittle; but a married woman is a tower against death to her husband. 71A 26 23 71A 26 23 331060 A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man: but a godly woman is given to him that feareth the Lord. 71A 26 24 71A 26 24 331070 A dishonest woman contemneth shame: but an honest woman will reverence her husband. 71A 26 25 71A 26 25 331080 A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog; but she that is shamefaced will fear the Lord. 71A 26 26 71A 26 26 331090 A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all; but she that dishonoureth him in her pride shall be counted ungodly of all. 71A 26 27 71A 26 27 331100 A loud crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies. 71A 26 28 71A 26 28 331110 There be two things that grieve my heart; and the third maketh me angry: a man of war that suffereth poverty; and men of understanding that are not set by; and one that returneth from righteousness to sin; the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword. 71A 26 29 71A 26 29 331120 A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong; and an huckster shall not be freed from sin. 71A 27 1 71A 27 1 331130 Many have sinned for a small matter; and he that seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away. 71A 27 2 71A 27 2 331140 As a nail sticketh fast between the joinings of the stones; so doth sin stick close between buying and selling. 71A 27 3 71A 27 3 331150 Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord, his house shall soon be overthrown. 71A 27 4 71A 27 4 331160 As when one sifteth with a sieve, the refuse remaineth; so the filth of man in his talk. 71A 27 5 71A 27 5 331170 The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning. 71A 27 6 71A 27 6 331180 The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man. 71A 27 7 71A 27 7 331190 Praise no man before thou hearest him speak; for this is the trial of men. 71A 27 8 71A 27 8 331200 If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe. 71A 27 9 71A 27 9 331210 The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practise in her. 71A 27 10 71A 27 10 331220 As the lion lieth in wait for the prey; so sin for them that work iniquity. 71A 27 11 71A 27 11 331230 The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom; but a fool changeth as the moon. 71A 27 12 71A 27 12 331240 If thou be among the indiscreet, observe the time; but be continually among men of understanding. 71A 27 13 71A 27 13 331250 The discourse of fools is irksome, and their sport is the wantonness of sin. 71A 27 14 71A 27 14 331260 The talk of him that sweareth much maketh the hair stand upright; and their brawls make one stop his ears. 71A 27 15 71A 27 15 331270 The strife of the proud is bloodshedding, and their revilings are grievous to the ear. 71A 27 16 71A 27 16 331280 Whoso discovereth secrets loseth his credit; and shall never find friend to his mind. 71A 27 17 71A 27 17 331290 Love thy friend, and be faithful unto him: but if thou betrayest his secrets, follow no more after him. 71A 27 18 71A 27 18 331300 For as a man hath destroyed his enemy; so hast thou lost the love of thy neighbor. 71A 27 19 71A 27 19 331310 As one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou let thy neighbour go, and shalt not get him again 71A 27 20 71A 27 20 331320 Follow after him no more, for he is too far off; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare. 71A 27 21 71A 27 21 331330 As for a wound, it may be bound up; and after reviling there may be reconcilement: but he that betrayeth secrets is without hope. 71A 27 22 71A 27 22 331340 He that winketh with the eyes worketh evil: and he that knoweth him will depart from him. 71A 27 23 71A 27 23 331350 When thou art present, he will speak sweetly, and will admire thy words: but at the last he will writhe his mouth, and slander thy sayings. 71A 27 24 71A 27 24 331360 I have hated many things, but nothing like him; for the Lord will hate him. 71A 27 25 71A 27 25 331370 Whoso casteth a stone on high casteth it on his own head; and a deceitful stroke shall make wounds. 71A 27 26 71A 27 26 331380 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that setteth a trap shall be taken therein. 71A 27 27 71A 27 27 331390 He that worketh mischief, it shall fall upon him, and he shall not know whence it cometh. 71A 27 28 71A 27 28 331400 Mockery and reproach are from the proud; but vengeance, as a lion, shall lie in wait for them. 71A 27 29 71A 27 29 331410 They that rejoice at the fall of the righteous shall be taken in the snare; and anguish shall consume them before they die. 71A 27 30 71A 27 30 331420 Malice and wrath, even these are abominations; and the sinful man shall have them both. 71A 28 1 71A 28 1 331430 He that revengeth shall find vengeance from the Lord, and he will surely keep his sins [in remembrance.] 71A 28 2 71A 28 2 331440 Forgive thy neighbour the hurt that he hath done unto thee, so shall thy sins also be forgiven when thou prayest. 71A 28 3 71A 28 3 331450 One man beareth hatred against another, and doth he seek pardon from the Lord? 71A 28 4 71A 28 4 331460 He sheweth no mercy to a man, which is like himself: and doth he ask forgiveness of his own sins? 71A 28 5 71A 28 5 331470 If he that is but flesh nourish hatred, who will intreat for pardon of his sins? 71A 28 6 71A 28 6 331480 Remember thy end, and let enmity cease; [remember] corruption and death, and abide in the commandments. 71A 28 7 71A 28 7 331490 Remember the commandments, and bear no malice to thy neighbour: [remember] the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance. 71A 28 8 71A 28 8 331500 Abstain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins: for a furious man will kindle strife, 71A 28 9 71A 28 9 331510 A sinful man disquieteth friends, and maketh debate among them that be at peace. 71A 28 10 71A 28 10 331520 As the matter of the fire is, so it burneth: and as a man's strength is, so is his wrath; and according to his riches his anger riseth; and the stronger they are which contend, the more they will be inflamed. 71A 28 11 71A 28 11 331530 An hasty contention kindleth a fire: and an hasty fighting sheddeth blood. 71A 28 12 71A 28 12 331540 If thou blow the spark, it shall burn: if thou spit upon it, it shall be quenched: and both these come out of thy mouth. 71A 28 13 71A 28 13 331550 Curse the whisperer and doubletongued: for such have destroyed many that were at peace. 71A 28 14 71A 28 14 331560 A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, and driven them from nation to nation: strong cities hath it pulled down, and overthrown the houses of great men. 71A 28 15 71A 28 15 331570 A backbiting tongue hath cast out virtuous women, and deprived them of their labours. 71A 28 16 71A 28 16 331580 Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell quietly. 71A 28 17 71A 28 17 331590 The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. 71A 28 18 71A 28 18 331600 Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. 71A 28 19 71A 28 19 331610 Well is he that is defended through the venom thereof; who hath not drawn the yoke thereof, nor hath been bound in her bands. 71A 28 20 71A 28 20 331620 For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, and the bands thereof are bands of brass. 71A 28 21 71A 28 21 331630 The death thereof is an evil death, the grave were better than it. 71A 28 22 71A 28 22 331640 It shall not have rule over them that fear God, neither shall they be burned with the flame thereof. 71A 28 23 71A 28 23 331650 Such as forsake the Lord shall fall into it; and it shall burn in them, and not be quenched; it shall be sent upon them as a lion, and devour them as a leopard. 71A 28 24 71A 28 24 331660 Look that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold, 71A 28 25 71A 28 25 331670 And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth. 71A 28 26 71A 28 26 331680 Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. 71A 29 1 71A 29 1 331690 He that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour; and he that strengtheneth his hand keepeth the commandments. 71A 29 2 71A 29 2 331700 Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season. 71A 29 3 71A 29 3 331710 Keep thy word, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee. 71A 29 4 71A 29 4 331720 Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them. 71A 29 5 71A 29 5 331730 Till he hath received, he will kiss a man's hand; and for his neighbour's money he will speak submissly: but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and return words of grief, and complain of the time. 71A 29 6 71A 29 6 331740 If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as if he had found it: if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause: he payeth him with cursings and railings; and for honour he will pay him disgrace. 71A 29 7 71A 29 7 331750 Many therefore have refused to lend for other men's ill dealing, fearing to be defrauded. 71A 29 8 71A 29 8 331760 Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, and delay not to shew him mercy. 71A 29 9 71A 29 9 331770 Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty. 71A 29 10 71A 29 10 331780 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust under a stone to be lost. 71A 29 11 71A 29 11 331790 Lay up thy treasure according to the commandments of the most High, and it shall bring thee more profit than gold. 71A 29 12 71A 29 12 331800 Shut up alms in thy storehouses: and it shall deliver thee from all affliction. 71A 29 13 71A 29 13 331810 It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear. 71A 29 14 71A 29 14 331820 An honest man is surety for his neighbour: but he that is impudent will forsake him. 71A 29 15 71A 29 15 331830 Forget not the friendship of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee. 71A 29 16 71A 29 16 331840 A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety: 71A 29 17 71A 29 17 331850 And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him [in danger] that delivered him. 71A 29 18 71A 29 18 331860 Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations. 71A 29 19 71A 29 19 331870 A wicked man transgressing the commandments of the Lord shall fall into suretiship: and he that undertaketh and followeth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits. 71A 29 20 71A 29 20 331880 Help thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same. 71A 29 21 71A 29 21 331890 The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame. 71A 29 22 71A 29 22 331900 Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than delicate fare in another man's house. 71A 29 23 71A 29 23 331910 Be it little or much, hold thee contented, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house. 71A 29 24 71A 29 24 331920 For it is a miserable life to go from house to house: for where thou art a stranger, thou darest not open thy mouth. 71A 29 25 71A 29 25 331930 Thou shalt entertain, and feast, and have no thanks: moreover thou shalt hear bitter words: 71A 29 26 71A 29 26 331940 Come, thou stranger, and furnish a table, and feed me of that thou hast ready. 71A 29 27 71A 29 27 331950 Give place, thou stranger, to an honourable man; my brother cometh to be lodged, and I have need of mine house. 71A 29 28 71A 29 28 331960 These things are grievous to a man of understanding; the upbraiding of houseroom, and reproaching of the lender. 71A 30 1 71A 30 1 331970 He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end. 71A 30 2 71A 30 2 331980 He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him, and shall rejoice of him among his acquaintance. 71A 30 3 71A 30 3 331990 He that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy: and before his friends he shall rejoice of him. 71A 30 4 71A 30 4 332000 Though his father die, yet he is as though he were not dead: for he hath left one behind him that is like himself. 71A 30 5 71A 30 5 332010 While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him: and when he died, he was not sorrowful. 71A 30 6 71A 30 6 332020 He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one that shall requite kindness to his friends. 71A 30 7 71A 30 7 332030 He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds; and his bowels will be troubled at every cry. 71A 30 8 71A 30 8 332040 An horse not broken becometh headstrong: and a child left to himself will be wilful. 71A 30 9 71A 30 9 332050 Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid: play with him, and he will bring thee to heaviness. 71A 30 10 71A 30 10 332060 Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him, and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end. 71A 30 11 71A 30 11 332070 Give him no liberty in his youth, and wink not at his follies. 71A 30 12 71A 30 12 332080 Bow down his neck while he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient unto thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart. 71A 30 13 71A 30 13 332090 Chastise thy son, and hold him to labour, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence unto thee. 71A 30 14 71A 30 14 332100 Better is the poor, being sound and strong of constitution, than a rich man that is afflicted in his body. 71A 30 15 71A 30 15 332110 Health and good estate of body are above all gold, and a strong body above infinite wealth. 71A 30 16 71A 30 16 332120 There is no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart. 71A 30 17 71A 30 17 332130 Death is better than a bitter life or continual sickness. 71A 30 18 71A 30 18 332140 Delicates poured upon a mouth shut up are as messes of meat set upon a grave. 71A 30 19 71A 30 19 332150 What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord. 71A 30 20 71A 30 20 332160 He seeth with his eyes and groaneth, as an eunuch that embraceth a virgin and sigheth. 71A 30 21 71A 30 21 332170 Give not over thy mind to heaviness, and afflict not thyself in thine own counsel. 71A 30 22 71A 30 22 332180 The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days. 71A 30 23 71A 30 23 332190 Love thine own soul, and comfort thy heart, remove sorrow far from thee: for sorrow hath killed many, and there is no profit therein. 71A 30 24 71A 30 24 332200 Envy and wrath shorten the life, and carefulness bringeth age before the time. 71A 30 25 71A 30 25 332210 A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet. 71A 31 1 71A 31 1 332220 Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep. 71A 31 2 71A 31 2 332230 Watching care will not let a man slumber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep, 71A 31 3 71A 31 3 332240 The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates. 71A 31 4 71A 31 4 332250 The poor laboureth in his poor estate; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy. 71A 31 5 71A 31 5 332260 He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that followeth corruption shall have enough thereof. 71A 31 6 71A 31 6 332270 Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present. 71A 31 7 71A 31 7 332280 It is a stumblingblock unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith. 71A 31 8 71A 31 8 332290 Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold. 71A 31 9 71A 31 9 332300 Who is he? and we will call him blessed: for wonderful things hath he done among his people. 71A 31 10 71A 31 10 332310 Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect? then let him glory. Who might offend, and hath not offended? or done evil, and hath not done it? 71A 31 11 71A 31 11 332320 His goods shall be established, and the congregation shall declare his alms. 71A 31 12 71A 31 12 332330 If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it. 71A 31 13 71A 31 13 332340 Remember that a wicked eye is an evil thing: and what is created more wicked than an eye? therefore it weepeth upon every occasion. 71A 31 14 71A 31 14 332350 Stretch not thine hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish. 71A 31 15 71A 31 15 332360 Judge not thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point. 71A 31 16 71A 31 16 332370 Eat as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee; and devour note, lest thou be hated. 71A 31 17 71A 31 17 332380 Leave off first for manners' sake; and be not unsatiable, lest thou offend. 71A 31 18 71A 31 18 332390 When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all. 71A 31 19 71A 31 19 332400 A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed. 71A 31 20 71A 31 20 332410 Sound sleep cometh of moderate eating: he riseth early, and his wits are with him: but the pain of watching, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man. 71A 31 21 71A 31 21 332420 And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise, go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest. 71A 31 22 71A 31 22 332430 My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee: in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee. 71A 31 23 71A 31 23 332440 Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed. 71A 31 24 71A 31 24 332450 But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur; and the testimonies of his niggardness shall not be doubted of. 71A 31 25 71A 31 25 332460 Shew not thy valiantness in wine; for wine hath destroyed many. 71A 31 26 71A 31 26 332470 The furnace proveth the edge by dipping: so doth wine the hearts of the proud by drunkeness. 71A 31 27 71A 31 27 332480 Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad. 71A 31 28 71A 31 28 332490 Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerfulness of the mind: 71A 31 29 71A 31 29 332500 But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling. 71A 31 30 71A 31 30 332510 Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he offend: it diminisheth strength, and maketh wounds. 71A 31 31 71A 31 31 332520 Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth: give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him [to drink.] 71A 32 1 71A 32 1 332530 If thou be made the master [of a feast,] lift not thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take diligent care for them, and so sit down. 71A 32 2 71A 32 2 332540 And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast. 71A 32 3 71A 32 3 332550 Speak, thou that art the elder, for it becometh thee, but with sound judgment; and hinder not musick. 71A 32 4 71A 32 4 332560 Pour not out words where there is a musician, and shew not forth wisdom out of time. 71A 32 5 71A 32 5 332570 A concert of musick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold. 71A 32 6 71A 32 6 332580 As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine. 71A 32 7 71A 32 7 332590 Speak, young man, if there be need of thee: and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked. 71A 32 8 71A 32 8 332600 Let thy speech be short, comprehending much in few words; be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue. 71A 32 9 71A 32 9 332610 If thou be among great men, make not thyself equal with them; and when ancient men are in place, use not many words. 71A 32 10 71A 32 10 332620 Before the thunder goeth lightning; and before a shamefaced man shall go favour. 71A 32 11 71A 32 11 332630 Rise up betimes, and be not the last; but get thee home without delay. 71A 32 12 71A 32 12 332640 There take thy pastime, and do what thou wilt: but sin not by proud speech. 71A 32 13 71A 32 13 332650 And for these things bless him that made thee, and hath replenished thee with his good things. 71A 32 14 71A 32 14 332660 Whoso feareth the Lord will receive his discipline; and they that seek him early shall find favour. 71A 32 15 71A 32 15 332670 He that seeketh the law shall be filled therewith: but the hypocrite will be offended thereat. 71A 32 16 71A 32 16 332680 They that fear the Lord shall find judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light. 71A 32 17 71A 32 17 332690 A sinful man will not be reproved, but findeth an excuse according to his will. 71A 32 18 71A 32 18 332700 A man of counsel will be considerate; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel. 71A 32 19 71A 32 19 332710 Do nothing without advice; and when thou hast once done, repent not. 71A 32 20 71A 32 20 332720 Go not in a way wherein thou mayest fall, and stumble not among the stones. 71A 32 21 71A 32 21 332730 Be not confident in a plain way. 71A 32 22 71A 32 22 332740 And beware of thine own children. 71A 32 23 71A 32 23 332750 In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the commandments. 71A 32 24 71A 32 24 332760 He that believeth in the Lord taketh heed to the commandment; and he that trusteth in him shall fare never the worse. 71A 33 1 71A 33 1 332770 There shall no evil happen unto him that feareth the Lord; but in temptation even again he will deliver him. 71A 33 2 71A 33 2 332780 A wise man hateth not the law; but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. 71A 33 3 71A 33 3 332790 A man of understanding trusteth in the law; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle. 71A 33 4 71A 33 4 332800 Prepare what to say, and so thou shalt be heard: and bind up instruction, and then make answer. 71A 33 5 71A 33 5 332810 The heart of the foolish is like a cartwheel; and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. 71A 33 6 71A 33 6 332820 A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. 71A 33 7 71A 33 7 332830 Why doth one day excel another, when as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun? 71A 33 8 71A 33 8 332840 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished: and he altered seasons and feasts. 71A 33 9 71A 33 9 332850 Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed them, and some of them hath he made ordinary days. 71A 33 10 71A 33 10 332860 And all men are from the ground, and Adam was created of earth: 71A 33 11 71A 33 11 332870 In much knowledge the Lord hath divided them, and made their ways diverse. 71A 33 12 71A 33 12 332880 Some of them hath he blessed and exalted and some of them he sanctified, and set near himself: but some of them hath he cursed and brought low, and turned out of their places. 71A 33 13 71A 33 13 332890 As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure: so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best. 71A 33 14 71A 33 14 332900 Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly. 71A 33 15 71A 33 15 332910 So look upon all the works of the most High; and there are two and two, one against another. 71A 33 16 71A 33 16 332920 I awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grapegatherers: by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and tred my winepress like a gatherer of grapes. 71A 33 17 71A 33 17 332930 Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them that seek learning. 71A 33 18 71A 33 18 332940 Hear me, O ye great men of the people, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation. 71A 33 19 71A 33 19 332950 Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou livest, and give not thy goods to another: lest it repent thee, and thou intreat for the same again. 71A 33 20 71A 33 20 332960 As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any. 71A 33 21 71A 33 21 332970 For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesy. 71A 33 22 71A 33 22 332980 In all thy works keep to thyself the preeminence; leave not a stain in thine honour. 71A 33 23 71A 33 23 332990 At the time when thou shalt end thy days, and finish thy life, distribute thine inheritance. 71A 33 24 71A 33 24 333000 Fodder, a wand, and burdens, are for the ass; and bread, correction, and work, for a servant. . 71A 33 25 71A 33 25 333010 If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest: but if thou let him go idle, he shall seek liberty. 71A 33 26 71A 33 26 333020 A yoke and a collar do bow the neck: so are tortures and torments for an evil servant. 71A 33 27 71A 33 27 333030 Send him to labour, that he be not idle; for idleness teacheth much evil. 71A 33 28 71A 33 28 333040 Set him to work, as is fit for him: if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters. 71A 33 29 71A 33 29 333050 But be not excessive toward any; and without discretion do nothing. 71A 33 30 71A 33 30 333060 If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price. 71A 33 31 71A 33 31 333070 If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him? 71A 33 32 71A 33 31 333070 If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him? 71A 33 33 71A 33 31 333070 If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother: for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul: if thou entreat him evil, and he run from thee, which way wilt thou go to seek him? 71A 34 1 71A 34 1 333080 The hopes of a man void of understanding are vain and false: and dreams lift up fools. 71A 34 2 71A 34 2 333090 Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind. 71A 34 3 71A 34 3 333100 The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face. 71A 34 4 71A 34 4 333110 Of an unclean thing what can be cleansed? and from that thing which is false what truth can come? 71A 34 5 71A 34 5 333120 Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: and the heart fancieth, as a woman's heart in travail. 71A 34 6 71A 34 6 333130 If they be not sent from the most High in thy visitation, set not thy heart upon them. 71A 34 7 71A 34 7 333140 For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them. 71A 34 8 71A 34 8 333150 The law shall be found perfect without lies: and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth. 71A 34 9 71A 34 9 333160 A man that hath travelled knoweth many things; and he that hath much experience will declare wisdom. 71A 34 10 71A 34 10 333170 He that hath no experience knoweth little: but he that hath travelled is full of prudence. 71A 34 11 71A 34 10 333170 He that hath no experience knoweth little: but he that hath travelled is full of prudence. 71A 34 12 71A 34 11 333180 When I travelled, I saw many things; and I understand more than I can express. 71A 34 13 71A 34 12 333190 I was ofttimes in danger of death: yet I was delivered because of these things. 71A 34 14 71A 34 13 333200 The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; for their hope is in him that saveth them. 71A 34 15 71A 34 13 333200 The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; for their hope is in him that saveth them. 71A 34 16 71A 34 14 333210 Whoso feareth the Lord shall not fear nor be afraid; for he is his hope. 71A 34 17 71A 34 15 333220 Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doth he look? and who is his strength? 71A 34 18 71A 34 15 333220 Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord: to whom doth he look? and who is his strength? 71A 34 19 71A 34 16 333230 For the eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty protection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, a preservation from stumbling, and an help from falling. 71A 34 20 71A 34 17 333240 He raiseth up the soul, and lighteneth the eyes: he giveth health, life, and blessing. 71A 34 21 71A 34 18 333250 He that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted. 71A 34 22 71A 34 18 333250 He that sacrificeth of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is ridiculous; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted. 71A 34 23 71A 34 19 333260 The most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wicked; neither is he pacified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices. 71A 34 24 71A 34 20 333270 Whoso bringeth an offering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that killeth the son before his father's eyes. 71A 34 25 71A 34 21 333280 The bread of the needy is their life: he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood. 71A 34 26 71A 34 22 333290 He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder. 71A 34 27 71A 34 22 333290 He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a bloodshedder. 71A 34 28 71A 34 23 333300 When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, what profit have they then but labour? 71A 34 29 71A 34 24 333310 When one prayeth, and another curseth, whose voice will the Lord hear? 71A 34 30 71A 34 25 333320 He that washeth himself after the touching of a dead body, if he touch it again, what availeth his washing? 71A 34 31 71A 34 26 333330 So is it with a man that fasteth for his sins, and goeth again, and doeth the same: who will hear his prayer? or what doth his humbling profit him? 71A 35 1 71A 35 1 333340 He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough: he that taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering. 71A 35 2 71A 35 1 333340 He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough: he that taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering. 71A 35 3 71A 35 2 333350 He that requiteth a goodturn offereth fine flour; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise. 71A 35 4 71A 35 2 333350 He that requiteth a goodturn offereth fine flour; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise. 71A 35 5 71A 35 3 333360 To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; and to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation. 71A 35 6 71A 35 4 333370 Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord. 71A 35 7 71A 35 5 333380 For all these things [are to be done] because of the commandment. 71A 35 8 71A 35 6 333390 The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High. 71A 35 9 71A 35 7 333400 The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable. and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten. 71A 35 10 71A 35 8 333410 Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands. 71A 35 11 71A 35 9 333420 In all thy gifts shew a cheerful countenance, and dedicate thy tithes with gladness. 71A 35 12 71A 35 10 333430 Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye. 71A 35 13 71A 35 11 333440 For the Lord recompenseth, and will give thee seven times as much. 71A 35 14 71A 35 12 333450 Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons. 71A 35 15 71A 35 12 333450 Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons. 71A 35 16 71A 35 13 333460 He will not accept any person against a poor man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed. 71A 35 17 71A 35 14 333470 He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. 71A 35 18 71A 35 15 333480 Do not the tears run down the widow's cheeks? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall? 71A 35 19 71A 35 15 333480 Do not the tears run down the widow's cheeks? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall? 71A 35 20 71A 35 16 333490 He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds. 71A 35 21 71A 35 17 333500 The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the most High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment. 71A 35 22 71A 35 17 333500 The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the most High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment. 71A 35 22 71A 35 18 333510 For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous; 71A 35 23 71A 35 18 333510 For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous; 71A 35 24 71A 35 19 333520 Till he have rendered to every man according to his deeds, and to the works of men according to their devices; till he have judged the cause of his people, and made them to rejoice in his mercy. 71A 35 25 71A 35 19 333520 Till he have rendered to every man according to his deeds, and to the works of men according to their devices; till he have judged the cause of his people, and made them to rejoice in his mercy. 71A 35 26 71A 35 20 333530 Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought. 71A 36 1 71A 36 1 333540 Have mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us: 71A 36 2 71A 36 2 333550 And send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee. 71A 36 3 71A 36 3 333560 Lift up thy hand against the strange nations, and let them see thy power. 71A 36 4 71A 36 4 333570 As thou wast sanctified in us before them: so be thou magnified among them before us. 71A 36 5 71A 36 5 333580 And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only thou, O God. 71A 36 6 71A 36 6 333590 Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders: glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wondrous works. 71A 36 7 71A 36 6 333590 Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders: glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wondrous works. 71A 36 8 71A 36 7 333600 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath: take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy. 71A 36 9 71A 36 7 333600 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath: take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy. 71A 36 10 71A 36 8 333610 Sake the time short, remember the covenant, and let them declare thy wonderful works. 71A 36 11 71A 36 9 333620 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire; and let them perish that oppress the people. 71A 36 12 71A 36 10 333630 Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen, that say, There is none other but we. 71A 36 13 71A 36 11 333640 Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning. 71A 36 16 71A 36 11 333640 Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning. 71A 36 17 71A 36 12 333650 O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn. 71A 36 18 71A 36 13 333660 O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, the place of thy rest. 71A 36 19 71A 36 14 333670 Fill Sion with thine unspeakable oracles, and thy people with thy glory: 71A 36 20 71A 36 15 333680 Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning, and raise up prophets that have been in thy name. 71A 36 21 71A 36 16 333690 Reward them that wait for thee, and let thy prophets be found faithful. 71A 36 22 71A 36 17 333700 O Lord, hear the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord, the eternal God. 71A 36 23 71A 36 18 333710 The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another. 71A 36 24 71A 36 19 333720 As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison: so doth an heart of understanding false speeches. 71A 36 25 71A 36 20 333730 A froward heart causeth heaviness: but a man of experience will recompense him. 71A 36 26 71A 36 21 333740 A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another. 71A 36 27 71A 36 22 333750 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better. 71A 36 28 71A 36 23 333760 If there be kindness, meekness, and comfort, in her tongue, then is not her husband like other men. 71A 36 29 71A 36 24 333770 He that getteth a wife beginneth a possession, a help like unto himself, and a pillar of rest. 71A 36 30 71A 36 25 333780 Where no hedge is, there the possession is spoiled: and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning. 71A 36 31 71A 36 26 333790 Who will trust a thief well appointed, that skippeth from city to city? so [who will believe] a man that hath no house, and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him? 71A 37 1 71A 37 1 333800 Every friend saith, I am his friend also: but there is a friend, which is only a friend in name. 71A 37 2 71A 37 2 333810 Is it not a grief unto death, when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy? 71A 37 3 71A 37 3 333820 O wicked imagination, whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit? 71A 37 4 71A 37 4 333830 There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him. 71A 37 5 71A 37 5 333840 There is a companion, which helpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh up the buckler against the enemy. 71A 37 6 71A 37 6 333850 Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in thy riches. 71A 37 7 71A 37 7 333860 Every counsellor extolleth counsel; but there is some that counselleth for himself. 71A 37 8 71A 37 8 333870 Beware of a counsellor, and know before what need he hath; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee, 71A 37 9 71A 37 9 333880 And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee. 71A 37 10 71A 37 10 333890 Consult not with one that suspecteth thee: and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee. 71A 37 11 71A 37 11 333900 Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous; neither with a coward in matters of war; nor with a merchant concerning exchange; nor with a buyer of selling; nor with an envious man of thankfulness; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness; nor with the slothful for any work; nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work; nor with an idle servant of much business: hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel. 71A 37 12 71A 37 12 333910 But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord, whose, mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou shalt miscarry. 71A 37 13 71A 37 13 333920 And let the counsel of thine own heart stand: for there is no man more faithful unto thee than it. 71A 37 14 71A 37 14 333930 For a man's mind is sometime wont to tell him more than seven watchmen, that sit above in an high tower. 71A 37 15 71A 37 15 333940 And above all this pray to the most High, that he will direct thy way in truth. 71A 37 16 71A 37 16 333950 Let reason go before every enterprize, and counsel before every action. 71A 37 17 71A 37 17 333960 The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart. 71A 37 18 71A 37 18 333970 Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually. 71A 37 19 71A 37 19 333980 There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and yet is unprofitable to himself. 71A 37 20 71A 37 20 333990 There is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated: he shall be destitute of all food. 71A 37 21 71A 37 21 334000 For grace is not given, him from the Lord, because he is deprived of all wisdom. 71A 37 22 71A 37 22 334010 Another is wise to himself; and the fruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth. 71A 37 23 71A 37 23 334020 A wise man instructeth his people; and the fruits of his understanding fail not. 71A 37 24 71A 37 24 334030 A wise man shall be filled with blessing; and all they that see him shall count him happy. 71A 37 25 71A 37 25 334040 The days of the life of man may be numbered: but the days of Israel are innumerable. 71A 37 26 71A 37 26 334050 A wise man shall inherit glory among his people, and his name shall be perpetual. 71A 37 27 71A 37 27 334060 My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it. 71A 37 28 71A 37 28 334070 For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath every soul pleasure in every thing. 71A 37 29 71A 37 29 334080 Be not unsatiable in any dainty thing, nor too greedy upon meats: 71A 37 30 71A 37 30 334090 For excess of meats bringeth sickness, and surfeiting will turn into choler. 71A 37 31 71A 37 31 334100 By surfeiting have many perished; but he that taketh heed prolongeth his life. 71A 38 1 71A 38 1 334110 Honour a physician with the honour due unto him for the uses which ye may have of him: for the Lord hath created him. 71A 38 2 71A 38 2 334120 For of the most High cometh healing, and he shall receive honour of the king. 71A 38 3 71A 38 3 334130 The skill of the physician shall lift up his head: and in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration. 71A 38 4 71A 38 4 334140 The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them. 71A 38 5 71A 38 5 334150 Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known? 71A 38 6 71A 38 6 334160 And he hath given men skill, that he might be honoured in his marvellous works. 71A 38 7 71A 38 7 334170 With such doth he heal [men,] and taketh away their pains. 71A 38 8 71A 38 8 334180 Of such doth the apothecary make a confection; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth, 71A 38 9 71A 38 9 334190 My son, in thy sickness be not negligent: but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole. 71A 38 10 71A 38 10 334200 Leave off from sin, and order thine hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all wickedness. 71A 38 11 71A 38 11 334210 Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour; and make a fat offering, as not being. 71A 38 12 71A 38 12 334220 Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him: let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him. 71A 38 13 71A 38 13 334230 There is a time when in their hands there is good success. 71A 38 14 71A 38 14 334240 For they shall also pray unto the Lord, that he would prosper that, which they give for ease and remedy to prolong life. 71A 38 15 71A 38 15 334250 He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician. 71A 38 16 71A 38 16 334260 My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thyself; and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial. 71A 38 17 71A 38 17 334270 Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of: and then comfort thyself for thy heaviness. 71A 38 18 71A 38 18 334280 For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength. 71A 38 19 71A 38 19 334290 In affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart. 71A 38 20 71A 38 20 334300 Take no heaviness to heart: drive it away, and member the last end. 71A 38 21 71A 38 21 334310 Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself. 71A 38 22 71A 38 22 334320 Remember my judgment: for thine also shall be so; yesterday for me, and to day for thee. 71A 38 23 71A 38 23 334330 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest; and be comforted for him, when his Spirit is departed from him. 71A 38 24 71A 38 24 334340 The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure: and he that hath little business shall become wise. 71A 38 25 71A 38 25 334350 How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their labours, and whose talk is of bullocks? 71A 38 26 71A 38 26 334360 He giveth his mind to make furrows; and is diligent to give the kine fodder. 71A 38 27 71A 38 27 334370 So every carpenter and workmaster, that laboureth night and day: and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety, and give themselves to counterfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work: 71A 38 28 71A 38 28 334380 The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace: the noise of the hammer and the anvil is ever in his ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh; he setteth his mind to finish his work, and watcheth to polish it perfectly: 71A 38 29 71A 38 29 334390 So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is alway carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number; 71A 38 30 71A 38 30 334400 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet; he applieth himself to lead it over; and he is diligent to make clean the furnace: 71A 38 31 71A 38 31 334410 All these trust to their hands: and every one is wise in his work. 71A 38 32 71A 38 32 334420 Without these cannot a city be inhabited: and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down: 71A 38 33 71A 38 33 334430 They shall not be sought for in publick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation: they shall not sit on the judges' seat, nor understand the sentence of judgment: they cannot declare justice and judgment; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken. 71A 38 34 71A 38 34 334440 But they will maintain the state of the world, and [all] their desire is in the work of their craft. 71A 39 1 71A 39 1 334450 But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in prophecies. 71A 39 2 71A 39 2 334460 He will keep the sayings of the renowned men: and where subtil parables are, he will be there also. 71A 39 3 71A 39 3 334470 He will seek out the secrets of grave sentences, and be conversant in dark parables. 71A 39 4 71A 39 4 334480 He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men. 71A 39 5 71A 39 5 334490 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins. 71A 39 6 71A 39 6 334500 When the great Lord will, he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding: he shall pour out wise sentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer. 71A 39 7 71A 39 7 334510 He shall direct his counsel and knowledge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. 71A 39 8 71A 39 8 334520 He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. 71A 39 9 71A 39 9 334530 Many shall commend his understanding; and so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out; his memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation. 71A 39 10 71A 39 10 334540 Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise. 71A 39 11 71A 39 11 334550 If he die, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand: and if he live, he shall increase it. 71A 39 12 71A 39 12 334560 Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon; for I am filled as the moon at the full. 71A 39 13 71A 39 13 334570 Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose growing by the brook of the field: 71A 39 14 71A 39 14 334580 And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works. 71A 39 15 71A 39 15 334590 Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner: 71A 39 16 71A 39 16 334600 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season. 71A 39 17 71A 39 17 334610 And none may say, What is this? wherefore is that? for at time convenient they shall all be sought out: at his commandment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters. 71A 39 18 71A 39 18 334620 At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him; and none can hinder, when he will save. 71A 39 19 71A 39 19 334630 The works of all flesh are before him, and nothing can be hid from his eyes. 71A 39 20 71A 39 20 334640 He seeth from everlasting to everlasting; and there is nothing wonderful before him. 71A 39 21 71A 39 21 334650 A man need not to say, What is this? wherefore is that? for he hath made all things for their uses. 71A 39 22 71A 39 22 334660 His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood. 71A 39 23 71A 39 23 334670 As he hath turned the waters into saltness: so shall the heathen inherit his wrath. 71A 39 24 71A 39 24 334680 As his ways are plain unto the holy; so are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked. 71A 39 25 71A 39 25 334690 For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners. 71A 39 26 71A 39 26 334700 The principal things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing. 71A 39 27 71A 39 27 334710 All these things are for good to the godly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil. 71A 39 28 71A 39 28 334720 There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them. 71A 39 29 71A 39 29 334730 Fire, and hail, and famine, and death, all these were created for vengeance; 71A 39 30 71A 39 30 334740 Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction. 71A 39 31 71A 39 31 334750 They shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word. 71A 39 32 71A 39 32 334760 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and thought upon these things, and have left them in writing. 71A 39 33 71A 39 33 334770 All the works of the Lord are good: and he will give every needful thing in due season. 71A 39 34 71A 39 34 334780 So that a man cannot say, This is worse than that: for in time they shall all be well approved. 71A 39 35 71A 39 35 334790 And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, and bless the name of the Lord. 71A 40 1 71A 40 1 334800 Great travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that they return to the mother of all things. 71A 40 2 71A 40 2 334810 Their imagination of things to come, and the day of death, [trouble] their thoughts, and [cause] fear of heart; 71A 40 3 71A 40 3 334820 From him that sitteth on a throne of glory, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes; 71A 40 4 71A 40 4 334830 From him that weareth purple and a crown, unto him that is clothed with a linen frock. 71A 40 5 71A 40 5 334840 Wrath, and envy, trouble, and unquietness, fear of death, and anger, and strife, and in the time of rest upon his bed his night sleep, do change his knowledge. 71A 40 6 71A 40 6 334850 A little or nothing is his rest, and afterward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle. 71A 40 7 71A 40 7 334860 When all is safe, he awaketh, and marvelleth that the fear was nothing. 71A 40 8 71A 40 8 334870 [Such things happen] unto all flesh, both man and beast, and that is sevenfold more upon sinners. 71A 40 9 71A 40 9 334880 Death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, calamities, famine, tribulation, and the scourge; 71A 40 10 71A 40 10 334890 These things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood. 71A 40 11 71A 40 11 334900 All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again: and that which is of the waters doth return into the sea. 71A 40 12 71A 40 12 334910 All bribery and injustice shall be blotted out: but true dealing shall endure for ever. 71A 40 13 71A 40 13 334920 The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall vanish with noise, like a great thunder in rain. 71A 40 14 71A 40 14 334930 While he openeth his hand he shall rejoice: so shall transgressors come to nought. 71A 40 15 71A 40 15 334940 The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches: but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock. 71A 40 16 71A 40 16 334950 The weed growing upon every water and bank of a river shall be pulled up before all grass. 71A 40 17 71A 40 17 334960 Bountifulness is as a most fruitful garden, and mercifulness endureth for ever. 71A 40 18 71A 40 18 334970 To labour, and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet life: but he that findeth a treasure is above them both. 71A 40 19 71A 40 19 334980 Children and the building of a city continue a man's name: but a blameless wife is counted above them both. 71A 40 20 71A 40 20 334990 Wine and musick rejoice the heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both. 71A 40 21 71A 40 21 335000 The pipe and the psaltery make sweet melody: but a pleasant tongue is above them both. 71A 40 22 71A 40 22 335010 Thine eye desireth favour and beauty: but more than both corn while it is green. 71A 40 23 71A 40 23 335020 A friend and companion never meet amiss: but above both is a wife with her husband. 71A 40 24 71A 40 24 335030 Brethren and help are against time of trouble: but alms shall deliver more than them both. 71A 40 25 71A 40 25 335040 Gold and silver make the foot stand sure: but counsel is esteemed above them both. 71A 40 26 71A 40 26 335050 Riches and strength lift up the heart: but the fear of the Lord is above them both: there is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek help. 71A 40 27 71A 40 27 335060 The fear of the Lord is a fruitful garden, and covereth him above all glory. 71A 40 28 71A 40 28 335070 My son, lead not a beggar's life; for better it is to die than to beg. 71A 40 29 71A 40 29 335080 The life of him that dependeth on another man's table is not to be counted for a life; for he polluteth himself with other men's meat: but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof. 71A 40 30 71A 40 30 335090 Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless: but in his belly there shall burn a fire. 71A 41 1 71A 41 1 335100 O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, unto the man that hath nothing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things: yea, unto him that is yet able to receive meat! 71A 41 2 71A 41 2 335110 O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the needy, and unto him whose strength faileth, that is now in the last age, and is vexed with all things, and to him that despaireth, and hath lost patience! 71A 41 3 71A 41 3 335120 Fear not the sentence of death, remember them that have been before thee, and that come after; for this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh. 71A 41 4 71A 41 4 335130 And why art thou against the pleasure of the most High? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether thou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years. 71A 41 5 71A 41 5 335140 The children of sinners are abominable children, and they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly. 71A 41 6 71A 41 6 335150 The inheritance of sinners' children shall perish, and their posterity shall have a perpetual reproach. 71A 41 7 71A 41 7 335160 The children will complain of an ungodly father, because they shall be reproached for his sake. 71A 41 8 71A 41 8 335170 Woe be unto you, ungodly men, which have forsaken the law of the most high God! for if ye increase, it shall be to your destruction: 71A 41 9 71A 41 9 335180 And if ye be born, ye shall be born to a curse: and if ye die, a curse shall be your portion. 71A 41 10 71A 41 10 335190 All that are of the earth shall turn to earth again: so the ungodly shall go from a curse to destruction. 71A 41 11 71A 41 11 335200 The mourning of men is about their bodies: but an ill name of sinners shall be blotted out. 71A 41 12 71A 41 12 335210 Have regard to thy name; for that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of gold. 71A 41 13 71A 41 13 335220 A good life hath but few days: but a good name endureth for ever. 71A 41 14 71A 41 14 335230 My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both? 71A 41 15 71A 41 15 335240 A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hideth his wisdom. 71A 41 16 71A 41 16 335250 Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing. 71A 41 17 71A 41 17 335260 Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother: and of a lie before a prince and a mighty man; 71A 41 18 71A 41 18 335270 Of an offence before a judge and ruler; of iniquity before a congregation and people; of unjust dealing before thy partner and friend; 71A 41 19 71A 41 19 335280 And of theft in regard of the place where thou sojournest, and in regard of the truth of God and his covenant; and to lean with thine elbow upon the meat; and of scorning to give and take; 71A 41 20 71A 41 20 335290 And of silence before them that salute thee; and to look upon an harlot; 71A 41 21 71A 41 21 335300 And to turn away thy face from thy kinsman; or to take away a portion or a gift; or to gaze upon another man's wife. 71A 41 22 71A 41 22 335310 Or to be overbusy with his maid, and come not near her bed; or of upbraiding speeches before friends; and after thou hast given, upbraid not; 71A 42 1 71A 41 23 335320 Or of iterating and speaking again that which thou hast heard; and of revealing of secrets. 71A 42 1 71A 41 24 335330 So shalt thou be truly shamefaced and find favour before all men. 71A 42 1 71A 42 1 335340 Of these things be not thou ashamed, and accept no person to sin thereby: 71A 42 2 71A 42 2 335350 Of the law of the most High, and his covenant; and of judgment to justify the ungodly; 71A 42 3 71A 42 3 335360 Of reckoning with thy partners and travellers; or of the gift of the heritage of friends; 71A 42 4 71A 42 4 335370 Of exactness of balance and weights; or of getting much or little; 71A 42 5 71A 42 5 335380 And of merchants' indifferent selling; of much correction of children; and to make the side of an evil servant to bleed. 71A 42 6 71A 42 6 335390 Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are. 71A 42 7 71A 42 7 335400 Deliver all things in number and weight; and put all in writing that thou givest out, or receivest in. 71A 42 8 71A 42 8 335410 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that contendeth with those that are young: thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living. 71A 42 9 71A 42 9 335420 The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth; and the care for her taketh away sleep: when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age; and being married, lest she should be hated: 71A 42 10 71A 42 10 335430 In her virginity, lest she should be defiled and gotten with child in her father's house; and having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself; and when she is married, lest she should be barren. 71A 42 11 71A 42 11 335440 Keep a sure watch over a shameless daughter, lest she make thee a laughingstock to thine enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee ashamed before the multitude. 71A 42 12 71A 42 12 335450 Behold not every body's beauty, and sit not in the midst of women. 71A 42 13 71A 42 13 335460 For from garments cometh a moth, and from women wickedness. 71A 42 14 71A 42 14 335470 Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach. 71A 42 15 71A 42 15 335480 I will now remember the works of the Lord, and declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works. 71A 42 16 71A 42 16 335490 The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord. 71A 42 17 71A 42 17 335500 The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous works, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, that whatsoever is might be established for his glory. 71A 42 18 71A 42 18 335510 He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, and considereth their crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and he beholdeth the signs of the world. 71A 42 19 71A 42 19 335520 He declareth the things that are past, and for to come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things. 71A 42 20 71A 42 20 335530 No thought escapeth him, neither any word is hidden from him. 71A 42 21 71A 42 21 335540 He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting: unto him may nothing be added, neither can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor. 71A 42 22 71A 42 22 335550 Oh how desirable are all his works! and that a man may see even to a spark. 71A 42 23 71A 42 23 335560 All these things live and remain for ever for all uses, and they are all obedient. 71A 42 24 71A 42 24 335570 All things are double one against another: and he hath made nothing imperfect. 71A 42 25 71A 42 25 335580 One thing establisheth the good or another: and who shall be filled with beholding his glory? 71A 43 1 71A 43 1 335590 The pride of the height, the clear firmament, the beauty of heaven, with his glorious shew; 71A 43 2 71A 43 2 335600 The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the most High: 71A 43 3 71A 43 3 335610 At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the burning heat thereof? 71A 43 4 71A 43 4 335620 A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes. 71A 43 5 71A 43 5 335630 Great is the Lord that made it; and at his commandment runneth hastily. 71A 43 6 71A 43 6 335640 He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world. 71A 43 7 71A 43 7 335650 From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. 71A 43 8 71A 43 8 335660 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven; 71A 43 9 71A 43 9 335670 The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. 71A 43 10 71A 43 10 335680 At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches. 71A 43 11 71A 43 11 335690 Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. 71A 43 12 71A 43 12 335700 It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle, and the hands of the most High have bended it. 71A 43 13 71A 43 13 335710 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall aplace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment. 71A 43 14 71A 43 14 335720 Through this the treasures are opened: and clouds fly forth as fowls. 71A 43 15 71A 43 15 335730 By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small. 71A 43 16 71A 43 16 335740 At his sight the mountains are shaken, and at his will the south wind bloweth. 71A 43 17 71A 43 17 335750 The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble: so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: as birds flying he scattereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers: 71A 43 18 71A 43 18 335760 The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the raining of it. 71A 43 19 71A 43 19 335770 The hoarfrost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes. 71A 43 20 71A 43 20 335780 When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abideth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate. 71A 43 21 71A 43 21 335790 It devoureth the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and consumeth the grass as fire. 71A 43 22 71A 43 22 335800 A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily, a dew coming after heat refresheth. 71A 43 23 71A 43 23 335810 By his counsel he appeaseth the deep, and planteth islands therein. 71A 43 24 71A 43 24 335820 They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat. 71A 43 25 71A 43 25 335830 For therein be strange and wondrous works, variety of all kinds of beasts and whales created. 71A 43 26 71A 43 26 335840 By him the end of them hath prosperous success, and by his word all things consist. 71A 43 27 71A 43 27 335850 We may speak much, and yet come short: wherefore in sum, he is all. 71A 43 28 71A 43 28 335860 How shall we be able to magnify him? for he is great above all his works. 71A 43 29 71A 43 29 335870 The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power. 71A 43 30 71A 43 30 335880 When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; for even yet will he far exceed: and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary; for ye can never go far enough. 71A 43 31 71A 43 31 335890 Who hath seen him, that he might tell us? and who can magnify him as he is? 71A 43 32 71A 43 32 335900 There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works. 71A 43 33 71A 43 33 335910 For the Lord hath made all things; and to the godly hath he given wisdom. 71A 44 1 71A 44 1 335920 Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us. 71A 44 2 71A 44 2 335930 The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through his great power from the beginning. 71A 44 3 71A 44 3 335940 Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms, men renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies: 71A 44 4 71A 44 4 335950 Leaders of the people by their counsels, and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, wise and eloquent are their instructions: 71A 44 5 71A 44 5 335960 Such as found out musical tunes, and recited verses in writing: 71A 44 6 71A 44 6 335970 Rich men furnished with ability, living peaceably in their habitations: 71A 44 7 71A 44 7 335980 All these were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of their times. 71A 44 8 71A 44 8 335990 There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported. 71A 44 9 71A 44 9 336000 And some there be, which have no memorial; who are perished, as though they had never been; and are become as though they had never been born; and their children after them. 71A 44 10 71A 44 10 336010 But these were merciful men, whose righteousness hath not been forgotten. 71A 44 11 71A 44 11 336020 With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance, and their children are within the covenant. 71A 44 12 71A 44 12 336030 Their seed standeth fast, and their children for their sakes. 71A 44 13 71A 44 13 336040 Their seed shall remain for ever, and their glory shall not be blotted out. 71A 44 14 71A 44 14 336050 Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore. 71A 44 15 71A 44 15 336060 The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise. 71A 44 16 71A 44 16 336070 Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated, being an example of repentance to all generations. 71A 44 17 71A 44 17 336080 Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange [for the world;] therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came. 71A 44 18 71A 44 18 336090 An everlasting covenant was made with him, that all flesh should perish no more by the flood. 71A 44 19 71A 44 19 336100 Abraham was a great father of many people: in glory was there none like unto him; 71A 44 20 71A 44 20 336110 Who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him: he established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful. 71A 44 21 71A 44 21 336120 Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river unto the utmost part of the land. 71A 44 22 71A 44 22 336130 With Isaac did he establish likewise [for Abraham his father's sake] the blessing of all men, and the covenant, And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, and gave him an heritage, and divided his portions; among the twelve tribes did he part them. 71A 44 23 71A 44 22 336130 With Isaac did he establish likewise [for Abraham his father's sake] the blessing of all men, and the covenant, And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, and gave him an heritage, and divided his portions; among the twelve tribes did he part them. 71A 45 1 71A 45 1 336140 And he brought out of him a merciful man, which found favour in the sight of all flesh, even Moses, beloved of God and men, whose memorial is blessed. 71A 45 2 71A 45 2 336150 He made him like to the glorious saints, and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him. 71A 45 3 71A 45 3 336160 By his words he caused the wonders to cease, and he made him glorious in the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and shewed him part of his glory. 71A 45 4 71A 45 4 336170 He sanctified him in his faithfuless and meekness, and chose him out of all men. 71A 45 5 71A 45 5 336180 He made him to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud, and gave him commandments before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, that he might teach Jacob his covenants, and Israel his judgments. 71A 45 6 71A 45 6 336190 He exalted Aaron, an holy man like unto him, even his brother, of the tribe of Levi. 71A 45 7 71A 45 7 336200 An everlasting covenant he made with him and gave him the priesthood among the people; he beautified him with comely ornaments, and clothed him with a robe of glory. 71A 45 8 71A 45 8 336210 He put upon him perfect glory; and strengthened him with rich garments, with breeches, with a long robe, and the ephod. 71A 45 9 71A 45 9 336220 And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people; 71A 45 10 71A 45 10 336230 With an holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, and purple, the work of the embroidere, with a breastplate of judgment, and with Urim and Thummim; 71A 45 11 71A 45 11 336240 With twisted scarlet, the work of the cunning workman, with precious stones graven like seals, and set in gold, the work of the jeweller, with a writing engraved for a memorial, after the number of the tribes of Israel. 71A 45 12 71A 45 12 336250 He set a crown of gold upon the mitre, wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour, a costly work, the desires of the eyes, goodly and beautiful. 71A 45 13 71A 45 13 336260 Before him there were none such, neither did ever any stranger put them on, but only his children and his children's children perpetually. 71A 45 14 71A 45 14 336270 Their sacrifices shall be wholly consumed every day twice continually. 71A 45 15 71A 45 15 336280 Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name. 71A 45 16 71A 45 16 336290 He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifices to the Lord, incense, and a sweet savour, for a memorial, to make reconciliation for his people. 71A 45 17 71A 45 17 336300 He gave unto him his commandments, and authority in the statutes of judgments, that he should teach Jacob the testimonies, and inform Israel in his laws. 71A 45 18 71A 45 18 336310 Strangers conspired together against him, and maligned him in the wilderness, even the men that were of Dathan's and Abiron's side, and the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath. 71A 45 19 71A 45 19 336320 This the Lord saw, and it displeased him, and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed: he did wonders upon them, to consume them with the fiery flame. 71A 45 20 71A 45 20 336330 But he made Aaron more honourable, and gave him an heritage, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase; especially he prepared bread in abundance: 71A 45 21 71A 45 21 336340 For they eat of the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave unto him and his seed. 71A 45 22 71A 45 22 336350 Howbeit in the land of the people he had no inheritance, neither had he any portion among the people: for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance. 71A 45 23 71A 45 23 336360 The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made reconciliation for Israel. 71A 45 24 71A 45 24 336370 Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever: 71A 45 25 71A 45 25 336380 According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed. 71A 45 26 71A 45 26 336390 God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good things be not abolished, and that their glory may endure for ever. 71A 46 1 71A 46 1 336400 Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance. 71A 46 2 71A 46 2 336410 How great glory gat he, when he did lift up his hands, and stretched out his sword against the cities! 71A 46 3 71A 46 3 336420 Who before him so stood to it? for the Lord himself brought his enemies unto him. 71A 46 4 71A 46 4 336430 Did not the sun go back by his means? and was not one day as long as two? 71A 46 5 71A 46 5 336440 He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him. 71A 46 6 71A 46 6 336450 And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent [of Beth-horon] he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One. 71A 46 7 71A 46 7 336460 In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring. 71A 46 8 71A 46 8 336470 And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey. 71A 46 9 71A 46 9 336480 The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage: 71A 46 10 71A 46 10 336490 That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord. 71A 46 11 71A 46 11 336500 And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their memory be blessed. 71A 46 12 71A 46 12 336510 Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children. 71A 46 13 71A 46 13 336520 Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people. 71A 46 14 71A 46 14 336530 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto Jacob. 71A 46 15 71A 46 15 336540 By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision. 71A 46 16 71A 46 16 336550 He called upon the mighty Lord, when his enemies pressed upon him on every side, when he offered the sucking lamb. 71A 46 17 71A 46 17 336560 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard. 71A 46 18 71A 46 18 336570 And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians, and all the princes cf the Philistines. 71A 46 19 71A 46 19 336580 And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man's goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him. 71A 46 20 71A 46 20 336590 And after his death he prophesied, and shewed the king his end, and lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people. 71A 47 1 71A 47 1 336600 And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David. 71A 47 2 71A 47 2 336610 As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. 71A 47 3 71A 47 3 336620 He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. 71A 47 4 71A 47 4 336630 Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath? 71A 47 5 71A 47 5 336640 For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people. 71A 47 6 71A 47 6 336650 So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory. 71A 47 7 71A 47 7 336660 For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and brought to nought the Philistines his adversaries, and brake their horn in sunder unto this day. 71A 47 8 71A 47 8 336670 In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him. 71A 47 9 71A 47 9 336680 He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs. 71A 47 10 71A 47 10 336690 He beautified their feasts, and set in order the solemn times until the end, that they might praise his holy name, and that the temple might sound from morning. 71A 47 11 71A 47 11 336700 The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: he gave him a covenant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel. 71A 47 12 71A 47 12 336710 After him rose up a wise son, and for his sake he dwelt at large. 71A 47 13 71A 47 13 336720 Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; for God made all quiet round about him, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever. 71A 47 14 71A 47 14 336730 How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding! 71A 47 15 71A 47 15 336740 Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables. 71A 47 16 71A 47 16 336750 Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou wast beloved. 71A 47 17 71A 47 17 336760 The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations. 71A 47 18 71A 47 18 336770 By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead. 71A 47 19 71A 47 19 336780 Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection. 71A 47 20 71A 47 20 336790 Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly. 71A 47 21 71A 47 21 336800 So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim ruled a rebellious kingdom. 71A 47 22 71A 47 22 336810 But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David. 71A 47 23 71A 47 23 336820 Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin: 71A 47 24 71A 47 24 336830 And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were driven out of the land. 71A 47 25 71A 47 25 336840 For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them. 71A 48 1 71A 48 1 336850 Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned like a lamp. 71A 48 2 71A 48 2 336860 He brought a sore famine upon them, and by his zeal he diminished their number. 71A 48 3 71A 48 3 336870 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three times brought down fire. 71A 48 4 71A 48 4 336880 O Elias, how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous deeds! and who may glory like unto thee! 71A 48 5 71A 48 5 336890 Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the most High: 71A 48 6 71A 48 6 336900 Who broughtest kings to destruction, and honorable men from their bed: 71A 48 7 71A 48 7 336910 Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb the judgment of vengeance: 71A 48 8 71A 48 8 336920 Who annointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after him: 71A 48 9 71A 48 9 336930 Who was taken up in a whirlwind of fire, and in a chariot of fiery horses: 71A 48 10 71A 48 10 336940 Who wast ordained for reproofs in their times, to pacify the wrath of the Lord's judgment, before it brake forth into fury, and to turn the heart of the father unto the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. 71A 48 11 71A 48 11 336950 Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live. 71A 48 12 71A 48 12 336960 Elias it was, who was covered with a whirlwind: and Eliseus was filled with his spirit: whilst he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince, neither could any bring him into subjection. 71A 48 13 71A 48 13 336970 No word could overcome him; and after his death his body prophesied. 71A 48 14 71A 48 14 336980 He did wonders in his life, and at his death were his works marvellous. 71A 48 15 71A 48 15 336990 For all this the people repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were spoiled and carried out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth: yet there remained a small people, and a ruler in the house of David: 71A 48 16 71A 48 16 337000 Of whom some did that which was pleasing to God, and some multiplied sins. 71A 48 17 71A 48 17 337010 Ezekias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters. 71A 48 18 71A 48 18 337020 In his time Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against Sion, and boasted proudly. 71A 48 19 71A 48 19 337030 Then trembled their hearts and hands, and they were in pain, as women in travail. 71A 48 20 71A 48 20 337040 But they called upon the Lord which is merciful, and stretched out their hands toward him: and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay. 71A 48 21 71A 48 21 337050 He smote the host of the Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them. 71A 48 22 71A 48 22 337060 For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him. 71A 48 23 71A 48 23 337070 In his time the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life. 71A 48 24 71A 48 24 337080 He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he comforted them that mourned in Sion. 71A 48 25 71A 48 25 337090 He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things or ever they came. 71A 49 1 71A 49 1 337100 The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine. 71A 49 2 71A 49 2 337110 He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity. 71A 49 3 71A 49 3 337120 He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God. 71A 49 4 71A 49 4 337130 All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed. 71A 49 5 71A 49 5 337140 Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation. 71A 49 6 71A 49 6 337150 They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremias. 71A 49 7 71A 49 7 337160 For they entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant. 71A 49 8 71A 49 8 337170 It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims. 71A 49 9 71A 49 9 337180 For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right. 71A 49 10 71A 49 10 337190 And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope. 71A 49 11 71A 49 11 337200 How shall we magnify Zorobabel? even he was as a signet on the right hand: 71A 49 12 71A 49 12 337210 So was Jesus the son of Josedec: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory. 71A 49 13 71A 49 13 337220 And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again. 71A 49 14 71A 49 14 337230 But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth. 71A 49 15 71A 49 15 337240 Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord. 71A 49 16 71A 49 16 337250 Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation. 71A 50 1 71A 50 1 337260 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple: 71A 50 2 71A 50 2 337270 And by him was built from the foundation the double height, the high fortress of the wall about the temple: 71A 50 3 71A 50 3 337280 In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass: 71A 50 4 71A 50 4 337290 He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging: 71A 50 5 71A 50 5 337300 How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of the sanctuary! 71A 50 6 71A 50 6 337310 He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full: 71A 50 7 71A 50 7 337320 As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds: 71A 50 8 71A 50 8 337330 And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer: 71A 50 9 71A 50 9 337340 As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones: 71A 50 10 71A 50 10 337350 And as a fair olive tree budding forth fruit, and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds. 71A 50 11 71A 50 11 337360 When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable. 71A 50 12 71A 50 12 337370 When he took the portions out of the priests' hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about. 71A 50 13 71A 50 13 337380 So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lord in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel. 71A 50 14 71A 50 14 337390 And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty, 71A 50 15 71A 50 15 337400 He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweetsmelling savour unto the most high King of all. 71A 50 16 71A 50 16 337410 Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a remembrance before the most High. 71A 50 17 71A 50 17 337420 Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God Almighty, the most High. 71A 50 18 71A 50 18 337430 The singers also sang praises with their voices, with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody. 71A 50 19 71A 50 19 337440 And the people besought the Lord, the most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service. 71A 50 20 71A 50 20 337450 Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name. 71A 50 21 71A 50 21 337460 And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the most High. 71A 50 22 71A 50 22 337470 Now therefore bless ye the God of all, which only doeth wondrous things every where, which exalteth our days from the womb, and dealeth with us according to his mercy. 71A 50 23 71A 50 23 337480 He grant us joyfulness of heart, and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever: 71A 50 24 71A 50 24 337490 That he would confirm his mercy with us, and deliver us at his time! 71A 50 25 71A 50 25 337500 There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth, and the third is no nation: 71A 50 26 71A 50 26 337510 They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, and they that dwell among the Philistines, and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem. 71A 50 27 71A 50 27 337520 Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom. 71A 50 28 71A 50 28 337530 Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise. 71A 50 29 71A 50 29 337540 For if he do them, he shall be strong to all things: for the light of the Lord leadeth him, who giveth wisdom to the godly. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. Amen, Amen. [A Prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach.] 71A 51 1 71A 51 1 337550 I will thank thee, O Lord and King, and praise thee, O God my Saviour: I do give praise unto thy name: 71A 51 2 71A 51 2 337560 For thou art my defender and helper, and has preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and has been mine helper against mine adversaries: 71A 51 3 71A 51 3 337570 And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of they mercies and greatness of thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had; 71A 51 4 71A 51 4 337580 From the choking of fire on every side, and from the midst of the fire which I kindled not; 71A 51 5 71A 51 5 337590 From the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words. 71A 51 6 71A 51 6 337600 By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath. 71A 51 7 71A 51 7 337610 They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none. 71A 51 8 71A 51 8 337620 Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest such as wait for thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies. 71A 51 9 71A 51 9 337630 Then lifted I up my supplications from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death. 71A 51 10 71A 51 10 337640 I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help. 71A 51 11 71A 51 11 337650 I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praises with thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard: 71A 51 12 71A 51 12 337660 For thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from the evil time: therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee, and bless they name, O Lord. 71A 51 13 71A 51 13 337670 When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer. 71A 51 14 71A 51 14 337680 I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even to the end. 71A 51 15 71A 51 15 337690 Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her. 71A 51 16 71A 51 16 337700 I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning. 71A 51 17 71A 51 17 337710 I profited therein, therefore will I ascribe glory unto him that giveth me wisdom. 71A 51 18 71A 51 18 337720 For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded. 71A 51 19 71A 51 19 337730 My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her. 71A 51 20 71A 51 20 337740 I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken. 71A 51 21 71A 51 21 337750 My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten a good possession. 71A 51 22 71A 51 22 337760 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him therewith. 71A 51 23 71A 51 23 337770 Draw near unto me, ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of learning. 71A 51 24 71A 51 24 337780 Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty? 71A 51 25 71A 51 25 337790 I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money. 71A 51 26 71A 51 26 337800 Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction: she is hard at hand to find. 71A 51 27 71A 51 27 337810 Behold with your eyes, how that I have but little labour, and have gotten unto me much rest. 71A 51 28 71A 51 28 337820 Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her. 71A 51 29 71A 51 29 337830 Let your soul rejoice in his mercy, and be not ashamed of his praise. 71A 51 30 71A 51 30 337840 Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward. . 72A 1 1 72A 1 1 337850 And these are the words of the book, which Baruch the son of Nerias, the son of Maasias, the son of Sedecias, the son of Asadias, the son of Chelcias, wrote in Babylon, 72A 1 2 72A 1 2 337860 In the fifth year, and in the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire. 72A 1 3 72A 1 3 337870 And Baruch did read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechonias the son of Joachim king of Juda, and in the ears of all the people that came to hear the book, 72A 1 4 72A 1 4 337880 And in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king's sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by the river Sud. 72A 1 5 72A 1 5 337890 Whereupon they wept, fasted, and prayed before the Lord. 72A 1 6 72A 1 6 337900 They made also a collection of money according to every man's power: 72A 1 7 72A 1 7 337910 And they sent it to Jerusalem unto Joachim the high priest, the son of Chelcias, son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found with him at Jerusalem, 72A 1 8 72A 1 8 337920 At the same time when he received the vessels of the house of the Lord, that were carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda, the tenth day of the month Sivan, namely, silver vessels, which Sedecias the son of Josias king of Jada had made, 72A 1 9 72A 1 9 337930 After that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and the captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jerusalem, and brought them unto Babylon. 72A 1 10 72A 1 10 337940 And they said, Behold, we have sent you money to buy you burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and incense, and prepare ye manna, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God; 72A 1 11 72A 1 11 337950 And pray for the life of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and for the life of Balthasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven: 72A 1 12 72A 1 12 337960 And the Lord will give us strength, and lighten our eyes, and we shall live under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Balthasar his son, and we shall serve them many days, and find favour in their sight. 72A 1 13 72A 1 13 337970 Pray for us also unto the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Lord our God; and unto this day the fury of the Lord and his wrath is not turned from us. 72A 1 14 72A 1 14 337980 And ye shall read this book which we have sent unto you, to make confession in the house of the Lord, upon the feasts and solemn days. 72A 1 15 72A 1 15 337990 And ye shall say, To the Lord our God belongeth righteousness, but unto us the confusion of faces, as it is come to pass this day, unto them of Juda, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, 72A 1 16 72A 1 16 338000 And to our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers: 72A 1 17 72A 1 17 338010 For we have sinned before the Lord, 72A 1 18 72A 1 18 338020 And disobeyed him, and have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments that he gave us openly: 72A 1 19 72A 1 19 338030 Since the day that the Lord brought our forefathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been disobedient unto the Lord our God, and we have been negligent in not hearing his voice. 72A 1 20 72A 1 20 338040 Wherefore the evils cleaved unto us, and the curse, which the Lord appointed by Moses his servant at the time that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, to give us a land that floweth with milk and honey, like as it is to see this day. 72A 1 21 72A 1 21 338050 Nevertheless we have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, according unto all the words of the prophets, whom he sent unto us: 72A 1 22 72A 1 22 338060 But every man followed the imagination of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. 72A 2 1 72A 2 1 338070 Therefore the Lord hath made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Juda, 72A 2 2 72A 2 2 338080 To bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that were written in the law of Moses; 72A 2 3 72A 2 3 338090 That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter. 72A 2 4 72A 2 4 338100 Moreover he hath delivered them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are round about us, to be as a reproach and desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord hath scattered them. 72A 2 5 72A 2 5 338110 Thus we were cast down, and not exalted, because we have sinned against the Lord our God, and have not been obedient unto his voice. 72A 2 6 72A 2 6 338120 To the Lord our God appertaineth righteousness: but unto us and to our fathers open shame, as appeareth this day. 72A 2 7 72A 2 7 338130 For all these plagues are come upon us, which the Lord hath pronounced against us 72A 2 8 72A 2 8 338140 Yet have we not prayed before the Lord, that we might turn every one from the imaginations of his wicked heart. 72A 2 9 72A 2 9 338150 Wherefore the Lord watched over us for evil, and the Lord hath brought it upon us: for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he hath commanded us. 72A 2 10 72A 2 10 338160 Yet we have not hearkened unto his voice, to walk in the commandments of the Lord, that he hath set before us. 72A 2 11 72A 2 11 338170 And now, O Lord God of Israel, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with signs, and with wonders, and with great power, and hast gotten thyself a name, as appeareth this day: 72A 2 12 72A 2 12 338180 O Lord our God, we have sinned, we have done ungodly, we have dealt unrighteously in all thine ordinances. 72A 2 13 72A 2 13 338190 Let thy wrath turn from us: for we are but a few left among the heathen, where thou hast scattered us. 72A 2 14 72A 2 14 338200 Hear our prayers, O Lord, and our petitions, and deliver us for thine own sake, and give us favour in the sight of them which have led us away: 72A 2 15 72A 2 15 338210 That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, because Israel and his posterity is called by thy name. 72A 2 16 72A 2 16 338220 O Lord, look down from thine holy house, and consider us: bow down thine ear, O Lord, to hear us. 72A 2 17 72A 2 17 338230 Open thine eyes, and behold; for the dead that are in the graves, whose souls are taken from their bodies, will give unto the Lord neither praise nor righteousness: 72A 2 18 72A 2 18 338240 But the soul that is greatly vexed, which goeth stooping and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul, will give thee praise and righteousness, O Lord. 72A 2 19 72A 2 19 338250 Therefore we do not make our humble supplication before thee, O Lord our God, for the righteousness of our fathers, and of our kings. 72A 2 20 72A 2 20 338260 For thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by thy servants the prophets, saying, 72A 2 21 72A 2 21 338270 Thus saith the Lord, Bow down your shoulders to serve the king of Babylon: so shall ye remain in the land that I gave unto your fathers. 72A 2 22 72A 2 22 338280 But if ye will not hear the voice of the Lord, to serve the king of Babylon, 72A 2 23 72A 2 23 338290 I will cause to cease out of the cites of Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride: and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants. 72A 2 24 72A 2 24 338300 But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: therefore hast thou made good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their place. 72A 2 25 72A 2 25 338310 And, lo, they are cast out to the heat of the day, and to the frost of the night, and they died in great miseries by famine, by sword, and by pestilence. 72A 2 26 72A 2 26 338320 And the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Juda. 72A 2 27 72A 2 27 338330 O Lord our God, thou hast dealt with us after all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine, 72A 2 28 72A 2 28 338340 As thou spakest by thy servant Moses in the day when thou didst command him to write the law before the children of Israel, saying, 72A 2 29 72A 2 29 338350 If ye will not hear my voice, surely this very great multitude shall be turned into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them. 72A 2 30 72A 2 30 338360 For I knew that they would not hear me, because it is a stiffnecked people: but in the land of their captivities they shall remember themselves. 72A 2 31 72A 2 31 338370 And shall know that I am the Lord their God: for I will give them an heart, and ears to hear: 72A 2 32 72A 2 32 338380 And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and think upon my name, 72A 2 33 72A 2 33 338390 And return from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds: for they shall remember the way of their fathers, which sinned before the Lord. 72A 2 34 72A 2 34 338400 And I will bring them again into the land which I promised with an oath unto their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be lords of it: and I will increase them, and they shall not be diminished. 72A 2 35 72A 2 35 338410 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people: and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them. 72A 3 1 72A 3 1 338420 O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in anguish the troubled spirit, crieth unto thee. 72A 3 2 72A 3 2 338430 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; ar thou art merciful: and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee. 72A 3 3 72A 3 3 338440 For thou endurest for ever, and we perish utterly. 72A 3 4 72A 3 4 338450 O Lord Almighty, thou God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites, and of their children, which have sinned before thee, and not hearkened unto the voice of thee their God: for the which cause these plagues cleave unto us. 72A 3 5 72A 3 5 338460 Remember not the iniquities of our forefathers: but think upon thy power and thy name now at this time. 72A 3 6 72A 3 6 338470 For thou art the Lord our God, and thee, O Lord, will we praise. 72A 3 7 72A 3 7 338480 And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity: for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee. 72A 3 8 72A 3 8 338490 Behold, we are yet this day in our captivity, where thou hast scattered us, for a reproach and a curse, and to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which departed from the Lord our God. 72A 3 9 72A 3 9 338500 Hear, Israel, the commandments of life: give ear to understand wisdom. 72A 3 10 72A 3 10 338510 How happeneth it Israel, that thou art in thine enemies' land, that thou art waxen old in a strange country, that thou art defiled with the dead, 72A 3 11 72A 3 11 338520 That thou art counted with them that go down into the grave? 72A 3 12 72A 3 12 338530 Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom. 72A 3 13 72A 3 13 338540 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou shouldest have dwelled in peace for ever. 72A 3 14 72A 3 14 338550 Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding; that thou mayest know also where is length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. 72A 3 15 72A 3 15 338560 Who hath found out her place? or who hath come into her treasures ? 72A 3 16 72A 3 16 338570 Where are the princes of the heathen become, and such as ruled the beasts upon the earth; 72A 3 17 72A 3 17 338580 They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting? 72A 3 18 72A 3 18 338590 For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful, and whose works are unsearchable, 72A 3 19 72A 3 19 338600 They are vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are come up in their steads. 72A 3 20 72A 3 20 338610 Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way of knowledge have they not known, 72A 3 21 72A 3 21 338620 Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it: their children were far off from that way. 72A 3 22 72A 3 22 338630 It hath not been heard of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman. 72A 3 23 72A 3 23 338640 The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of Theman, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths. 72A 3 24 72A 3 24 338650 O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession! 72A 3 25 72A 3 25 338660 Great, and hath none end; high, and unmeasurable. 72A 3 26 72A 3 26 338670 There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war. 72A 3 27 72A 3 27 338680 Those did not the Lord choose, neither gave he the way of knowledge unto them: 72A 3 28 72A 3 28 338690 But they were destroyed, because they had no wisdom, and perished through their own foolishness. 72A 3 29 72A 3 29 338700 Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her, and brought her down from the clouds? 72A 3 30 72A 3 30 338710 Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold? 72A 3 31 72A 3 31 338720 No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path. 72A 3 32 72A 3 32 338730 But he that knoweth all things knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts: 72A 3 33 72A 3 33 338740 He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear. 72A 3 34 72A 3 34 338750 The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced: when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them. 72A 3 35 72A 3 35 338760 This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of him 72A 3 36 72A 3 36 338770 He hath found out all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. 72A 3 37 72A 3 37 338780 Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men. 72A 4 1 72A 4 1 338790 This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die. 72A 4 2 72A 4 2 338800 Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it: walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated. 72A 4 3 72A 4 3 338810 Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation. 72A 4 4 72A 4 4 338820 O Israel, happy are we: for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us. 72A 4 5 72A 4 5 338830 Be of good cheer, my people, the memorial of Israel. 72A 4 6 72A 4 6 338840 Ye were sold to the nations, not for [your] destruction: but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies. 72A 4 7 72A 4 7 338850 For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to God. 72A 4 8 72A 4 8 338860 Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you. 72A 4 9 72A 4 9 338870 For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said, Hearken, O ye that dwell about Sion: God hath brought upon me great mourning; 72A 4 10 72A 4 10 338880 For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them. 72A 4 11 72A 4 11 338890 With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning. 72A 4 12 72A 4 12 338900 Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate; because they departed from the law of God. 72A 4 13 72A 4 13 338910 They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness. 72A 4 14 72A 4 14 338920 Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them. 72A 4 15 72A 4 15 338930 For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child. 72A 4 16 72A 4 16 338940 These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters. 72A 4 17 72A 4 17 338950 But what can I help you? 72A 4 18 72A 4 18 338960 For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies. 72A 4 19 72A 4 19 338970 Go your way, O my children, go your way: for I am left desolate. 72A 4 20 72A 4 20 338980 I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer: I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days. 72A 4 21 72A 4 21 338990 Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies. 72A 4 22 72A 4 22 339000 For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour. 72A 4 23 72A 4 23 339010 For I sent you out with mourning and weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever. 72A 4 24 72A 4 24 339020 Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting. 72A 4 25 72A 4 25 339030 My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck. 72A 4 26 72A 4 26 339040 My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies. 72A 4 27 72A 4 27 339050 Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you. 72A 4 28 72A 4 28 339060 For as it was your mind to go astray from God: so, being returned, seek him ten times more. 72A 4 29 72A 4 29 339070 For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation. 72A 4 30 72A 4 30 339080 Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee. 72A 4 31 72A 4 31 339090 Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall. 72A 4 32 72A 4 32 339100 Miserable are the cities which thy children served: miserable is she that received thy sons. 72A 4 33 72A 4 33 339110 For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation. 72A 4 34 72A 4 34 339120 For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning. 72A 4 35 72A 4 35 339130 For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time. 72A 4 36 72A 4 36 339140 O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God. 72A 4 37 72A 4 37 339150 Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God. 72A 5 1 72A 5 1 339160 Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever. 72A 5 2 72A 5 2 339170 Cast about thee a double garment of the righteousness which cometh from God; and set a diadem on thine head of the glory of the Everlasting. 72A 5 3 72A 5 3 339180 For God will shew thy brightness unto every country under heaven. 72A 5 4 72A 5 4 339190 For thy name shall be called of God for ever The peace of righteousness, and The glory of God's worship. 72A 5 5 72A 5 5 339200 Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God. 72A 5 6 72A 5 6 339210 For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies: but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory, as children of the kingdom. 72A 5 7 72A 5 7 339220 For God hath appointed that every high hill, and banks of long continuance, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that Israel may go safely in the glory of God, 72A 5 8 72A 5 8 339230 Moreover even the woods and every sweetsmelling tree shall overshadow Israel by the commandment of God. 72A 5 9 72A 5 9 339240 For God shall lead Israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and righteousness that cometh from him. . 73A 6 1 73A 6 1 339250 A copy of an epistle, which Jeremy sent unto them which were to be led captives into Babylon by the king of the Babylonians, to certify them, as it was commanded him of God. 73A 6 2 73A 6 2 339260 Because of the sins which ye have committed before God, ye shall be led away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king of the Babylonians. 73A 6 3 73A 6 3 339270 So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence. 73A 6 4 73A 6 4 339280 Now shall ye see in Babylon gods of silver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear. 73A 6 5 73A 6 5 339290 Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, neither be ye and of them, when ye see the multitude before them and behind them, worshipping them. 73A 6 6 73A 6 6 339300 But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee. 73A 6 7 73A 6 7 339310 For mine angel is with you, and I myself caring for your souls. 73A 6 8 73A 6 8 339320 As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with silver; yet are they but false, and cannot speak. 73A 6 9 73A 6 9 339330 And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods. 73A 6 10 73A 6 10 339340 Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves. 73A 6 11 73A 6 11 339350 Yea, they will give thereof to the common harlots, and deck them as men with garments, [being] gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood. 73A 6 12 73A 6 12 339360 Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moth, though they be covered with purple raiment. 73A 6 13 73A 6 13 339370 They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them. 73A 6 14 73A 6 14 339380 And he that cannot put to death one that offendeth him holdeth a sceptre, as though he were a judge of the country. 73A 6 15 73A 6 15 339390 He hath also in his right hand a dagger and an ax: but cannot deliver himself from war and thieves. 73A 6 16 73A 6 16 339400 Whereby they are known not to be gods: therefore fear them not. 73A 6 17 73A 6 17 339410 For like as a vessel that a man useth is nothing worth when it is broken; even so it is with their gods: when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in. 73A 6 18 73A 6 18 339420 And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that offendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death: even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers. 73A 6 19 73A 6 19 339430 They light them candles, yea, more than for themselves, whereof they cannot see one. 73A 6 20 73A 6 20 339440 They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not. 73A 6 21 73A 6 21 339450 Their faces are blacked through the smoke that cometh out of the temple. 73A 6 22 73A 6 22 339460 Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also. 73A 6 23 73A 6 23 339470 By this ye may know that they are no gods: therefore fear them not. 73A 6 24 73A 6 24 339480 Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except they wipe off the rust, they will not shine: for neither when they were molten did they feel it. 73A 6 25 73A 6 25 339490 The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price. 73A 6 26 73A 6 26 339500 They are borne upon shoulders, having no feet whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth. 73A 6 27 73A 6 27 339510 They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any time, they cannot rise up again of themselves: neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves: neither, if they be bowed down, can they make themselves straight: but they set gifts before them as unto dead men. 73A 6 28 73A 6 28 339520 As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it. 73A 6 29 73A 6 29 339530 Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices: by these things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not. 73A 6 30 73A 6 30 339540 For how can they be called gods? because women set meat before the gods of silver, gold, and wood. 73A 6 31 73A 6 31 339550 And the priests sit in their temples, having their clothes rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads. 73A 6 32 73A 6 32 339560 They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead. 73A 6 33 73A 6 33 339570 The priests also take off their garments, and clothe their wives and children. 73A 6 34 73A 6 34 339580 Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down. 73A 6 35 73A 6 35 339590 In like manner, they can neither give riches nor money: though a man make a vow unto them, and keep it not, they will not require it. 73A 6 36 73A 6 36 339600 They can save no man from death, neither deliver the weak from the mighty. 73A 6 37 73A 6 37 339610 They cannot restore a blind man to his sight, nor help any man in his distress. 73A 6 38 73A 6 38 339620 They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless. 73A 6 39 73A 6 39 339630 Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain: they that worship them shall be confounded. 73A 6 40 73A 6 40 339640 How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them? 73A 6 41 73A 6 41 339650 Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and intreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand. 73A 6 42 73A 6 42 339660 Yet they cannot understand this themselves, and leave them: for they have no knowledge. 73A 6 43 73A 6 43 339670 The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for perfume: but if any of them, drawn by some that passeth by, lie with him, she reproacheth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken. 73A 6 44 73A 6 44 339680 Whatsoever is done among them is false: how may it then be thought or said that they are gods? 73A 6 45 73A 6 45 339690 They are made of carpenters and goldsmiths: they can be nothing else than the workmen will have them to be. 73A 6 46 73A 6 46 339700 And they themselves that made them can never continue long; how should then the things that are made of them be gods? 73A 6 47 73A 6 47 339710 For they left lies and reproaches to them that come after. 73A 6 48 73A 6 48 339720 For when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them. 73A 6 49 73A 6 49 339730 How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war, nor from plague? 73A 6 50 73A 6 50 339740 For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false: 73A 6 51 73A 6 51 339750 And it shall manifestly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but the works of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them. 73A 6 52 73A 6 52 339760 Who then may not know that they are no gods? 73A 6 53 73A 6 53 339770 For neither can they set up a king in the land, nor give rain unto men. 73A 6 54 73A 6 54 339780 Neither can they judge their own cause, nor redress a wrong, being unable: for they are as crows between heaven and earth. 73A 6 55 73A 6 55 339790 Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and escape; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams. 73A 6 56 73A 6 56 339800 Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies: how can it then be thought or said that they be gods? 73A 6 57 73A 6 57 339810 Neither are those gods of wood, and laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or robbers. 73A 6 58 73A 6 58 339820 Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves. 73A 6 59 73A 6 59 339830 Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else a profitable vessel in an house, which the owner shall have use of, than such false gods; or to be a door in an house, to keep such things therein, than such false gods. or a pillar of wood in a a palace, than such false gods. 73A 6 60 73A 6 60 339840 For sun, moon, and stars, being bright and sent to do their offices, are obedient. 73A 6 61 73A 6 61 339850 In like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. 73A 6 62 73A 6 62 339860 And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole world, they do as they are bidden. 73A 6 63 73A 6 63 339870 And the fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded: but these are like unto them neither in shew nor power. 73A 6 64 73A 6 64 339880 Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing, they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good unto men. 73A 6 65 73A 6 65 339890 Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not, 73A 6 66 73A 6 66 339900 For they can neither curse nor bless kings: 73A 6 67 73A 6 67 339910 Neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon. 73A 6 68 73A 6 68 339920 The beasts are better than they: for they can get under a cover and help themselves. 73A 6 69 73A 6 69 339930 It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not. 73A 6 70 73A 6 70 339940 For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold. 73A 6 71 73A 6 71 339950 And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to a dead body, that is east into the dark. 73A 6 72 73A 6 72 339960 And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon then1: and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country. 73A 6 73 73A 6 73 339970 Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols: for he shall be far from reproach. . 74A 1 1 74A 1 1 339980 And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord. 74A 1 2 74A 1 2 339990 Then Azarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said, 74A 1 3 74A 1 3 340000 Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore: 74A 1 4 74A 1 4 340010 For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth. 74A 1 5 74A 1 5 340020 In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins. 74A 1 6 74A 1 6 340030 For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from thee. 74A 1 7 74A 1 7 340040 In all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandments, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us. 74A 1 8 74A 1 8 340050 Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment. 74A 1 9 74A 1 9 340060 And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world. 74A 1 10 74A 1 10 340070 And now we cannot open our mouths, we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants; and to them that worship thee. 74A 1 11 74A 1 11 340080 Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy name's sake, neither disannul thou thy covenant: 74A 1 12 74A 1 12 340090 And cause not thy mercy to depart from us, for thy beloved Abraham's sake, for thy servant Issac's sake, and for thy holy Israel's sake; 74A 1 13 74A 1 13 340100 To whom thou hast spoken and promised, that thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the seashore. 74A 1 14 74A 1 14 340110 For we, O Lord, are become less than any nation, and be kept under this day in all the world because of our sins. 74A 1 15 74A 1 15 340120 Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt offering, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy. 74A 1 16 74A 1 16 340130 Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted. 74A 1 17 74A 1 17 340140 Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go after thee: for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee. 74A 1 18 74A 1 18 340150 And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face. 74A 1 19 74A 1 19 340160 Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy lovingkindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. 74A 1 20 74A 1 20 340170 Deliver us also according to thy marvellous works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord: and let all them that do thy servants hurt be ashamed; 74A 1 21 74A 1 21 340180 And let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken; 74A 1 22 74A 1 22 340190 And let them know that thou art God, the only God, and glorious over the whole world. 74A 1 23 74A 1 23 340200 And the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood; 74A 1 24 74A 1 24 340210 So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits. 74A 1 25 74A 1 25 340220 And it passed through, and burned those Chaldeans it found about the furnace. 74A 1 26 74A 1 26 340230 But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows, and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven; 74A 1 27 74A 1 27 340240 And made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them. 74A 1 28 74A 1 28 340250 Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed, God in the furnace, saying, 74A 1 29 74A 1 29 340260 Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 74A 1 30 74A 1 30 340270 And blessed is thy glorious and holy name: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 74A 1 31 74A 1 31 340280 Blessed art thou in the temple of thine holy glory: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever. 74A 1 32 74A 1 32 340290 Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims: and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 74A 1 33 74A 1 33 340300 Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom: and to be praised and glorified above all for ever. 74A 1 34 74A 1 34 340310 Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven: and above ail to be praised and glorified for ever. 74A 1 35 74A 1 35 340320 O all ye works of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever, 74A 1 36 74A 1 36 340330 O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 37 74A 1 37 340340 O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 38 74A 1 38 340350 O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 39 74A 1 39 340360 O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 40 74A 1 40 340370 O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 41 74A 1 41 340380 O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 42 74A 1 42 340390 O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 43 74A 1 43 340400 O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever, 74A 1 44 74A 1 44 340410 O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 45 74A 1 45 340420 O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 46 74A 1 46 340430 0 ye dews and storms of snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 47 74A 1 47 340440 O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord: bless and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 48 74A 1 48 340450 O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 49 74A 1 49 340460 O ye ice and cold, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 50 74A 1 50 340470 O ye frost and snow, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 51 74A 1 51 340480 O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 52 74A 1 52 340490 O let the earth bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 53 74A 1 53 340500 O ye mountains and little hills, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 54 74A 1 54 340510 O all ye things that grow in the earth, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 55 74A 1 55 340520 O ye mountains, bless ye the Lord: Praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 56 74A 1 56 340530 O ye seas and rivers, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 57 74A 1 57 340540 O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 58 74A 1 58 340550 O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 59 74A 1 59 340560 O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 60 74A 1 60 340570 O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 61 74A 1 61 340580 O Israel, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 62 74A 1 62 340590 O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 63 74A 1 63 340600 O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 64 74A 1 64 340610 O ye spirits and souls of the righteous, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 65 74A 1 65 340620 O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. 74A 1 66 74A 1 66 340630 O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever: far he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us from the hand of death, and delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame: even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us. 74A 1 67 74A 1 67 340640 O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious: for his mercy endureth for ever. 74A 1 68 74A 1 68 340650 O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks: for his mercy endureth for ever. . 75A 1 1 75A 1 1 340660 There dwelt a man in Babylon, called Joacim: 75A 1 2 75A 1 2 340670 And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. 75A 1 3 75A 1 3 340680 Her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. 75A 1 4 75A 1 4 340690 Now Joacim was a great rich man, and had a fair garden joining unto his house: and to him resorted the Jews; because he was more honourable than all others. 75A 1 5 75A 1 5 340700 The same year were appointed two of the ancients of the people to be judges, such as the Lord spake of, that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges, who seemed to govern the people. 75A 1 6 75A 1 6 340710 These kept much at Joacim's house: and all that had any suits in law came unto them. 75A 1 7 75A 1 7 340720 Now when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went into her husband's garden to walk. 75A 1 8 75A 1 8 340730 And the two elders saw her going in every day, and walking; so that their lust was inflamed toward her. 75A 1 9 75A 1 9 340740 And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments. 75A 1 10 75A 1 10 340750 And albeit they both were wounded with her love, yet durst not one shew another his grief. 75A 1 11 75A 1 11 340760 For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her. 75A 1 12 75A 1 12 340770 Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her. 75A 1 13 75A 1 13 340780 And the one said to the other, Let us now go home: for it is dinner time. 75A 1 14 75A 1 14 340790 So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they came to the same place; and after that they had asked one another the cause, they acknowledged their lust: then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone. 75A 1 15 75A 1 15 340800 And it fell out, as they watched a fit time, she went in as before with two maids only, and she was desirous to wash herself in the garden: for it was hot. 75A 1 16 75A 1 16 340810 And there was no body there save the two elders, that had hid themselves, and watched her. 75A 1 17 75A 1 17 340820 Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and washing balls, and shut the garden doors, that I may wash me. 75A 1 18 75A 1 18 340830 And they did as she bade them, and shut the garden doors, and went out themselves at privy doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them: but they saw not the elders, because they were hid. 75A 1 19 75A 1 19 340840 Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying, 75A 1 20 75A 1 20 340850 Behold, the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee; therefore consent unto us, and lie with us. 75A 1 21 75A 1 21 340860 If thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee: and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. 75A 1 22 75A 1 22 340870 Then Susanna sighed, and said, I am straitened on every side: for if I do this thing, it is death unto me: and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands. 75A 1 23 75A 1 23 340880 It is better for me to fall into your hands, and not do it, than to sin in the sight of the Lord. 75A 1 24 75A 1 24 340890 With that Susanna cried with a loud voice: and the two elders cried out against her. 75A 1 25 75A 1 25 340900 Then ran the one, and opened the garden door. 75A 1 26 75A 1 26 340910 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in at the privy door, to see what was done unto her. 75A 1 27 75A 1 27 340920 But when the elders had declared their matter, the servants were greatly ashamed: for there was never such a report made of Susanna. 75A 1 28 75A 1 28 340930 And it came to pass the next day, when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim, the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death; 75A 1 29 75A 1 29 340940 And said before the people, Send for Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, Joacim's wife. And so they sent. 75A 1 30 75A 1 30 340950 So she came with her father and mother, her children, and all her kindred. 75A 1 31 75A 1 31 340960 Now Susanna was a very delicate woman, and beauteous to behold. 75A 1 32 75A 1 32 340970 And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (for she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty. 75A 1 33 75A 1 33 340980 Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept. 75A 1 34 75A 1 34 340990 Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head. 75A 1 35 75A 1 35 341000 And she weeping looked up toward heaven: for her heart trusted in the Lord. 75A 1 36 75A 1 36 341010 And the elders said, As we walked in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the garden doors, and sent the maids away. 75A 1 37 75A 1 37 341020 Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her. 75A 1 38 75A 1 38 341030 Then we that stood in a corner of the garden, seeing this wickedness, ran unto them. 75A 1 39 75A 1 39 341040 And when we saw them together, the man we could not hold: for he was stronger than we, and opened the door, and leaped out. 75A 1 40 75A 1 40 341050 But having taken this woman, we asked who the young man was, but she would not tell us: these things do we testify. 75A 1 41 75A 1 41 341060 Then the assembly believed them as those that were the elders and judges of the people: so they condemned her to death. 75A 1 42 75A 1 42 341070 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice, and said, O everlasting God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they be: 75A 1 43 75A 1 43 341080 Thou knowest that they have borne false witness against me, and, behold, I must die; whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me. 75A 1 44 75A 1 44 341090 And the Lord heard her voice. 75A 1 45 75A 1 45 341100 Therefore when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young youth whose name was Daniel: 75A 1 46 75A 1 46 341110 Who cried with a loud voice, I am clear from the blood of this woman. 75A 1 47 75A 1 47 341120 Then all the people turned them toward him, and said, What mean these words that thou hast spoken? 75A 1 48 75A 1 48 341130 So he standing in the midst of them said, Are ye such fools, ye sons of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel? 75A 1 49 75A 1 49 341140 Return again to the place of judgment: for they have borne false witness against her. 75A 1 50 75A 1 50 341150 Wherefore all the people turned again in haste, and the elders said unto him, Come, sit down among us, and shew it us, seeing God hath given thee the honour of an elder. 75A 1 51 75A 1 51 341160 Then said Daniel unto them, Put these two aside one far from another, and I will examine them. 75A 1 52 75A 1 52 341170 So when they were put asunder one from another, he called one of them, and said unto him, O thou that art waxen old in wickedness, now thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light. 75A 1 53 75A 1 53 341180 For thou hast pronounced false judgment and hast condemned the innocent and hast let the guilty go free; albeit the Lord saith, The innocent and righteous shalt thou not slay. 75A 1 54 75A 1 54 341190 Now then, if thou hast seen her, tell me, Under what tree sawest thou them companying together? Who answered, Under a mastick tree. 75A 1 55 75A 1 55 341200 And Daniel said, Very well; thou hast lied against thine own head; for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut thee in two. 75A 1 56 75A 1 56 341210 So he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said unto him, O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee, and lust hath perverted thine heart. 75A 1 57 75A 1 57 341220 Thus have ye dealt with the daughters of Israel, and they for fear companied with you: but the daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness. 75A 1 58 75A 1 58 341230 Now therefore tell me, Under what tree didst thou take them companying together? Who answered, Under an holm tree. 75A 1 59 75A 1 59 341240 Then said Daniel unto him, Well; thou hast also lied against thine own head: for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two, that he may destroy you. 75A 1 60 75A 1 60 341250 With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and praised God, who saveth them that trust in him. 75A 1 61 75A 1 61 341260 And they arose against the two elders, for Daniel had convicted them of false witness by their own mouth: 75A 1 62 75A 1 62 341270 And according to the law of Moses they did unto them in such sort as they maliciously intended to do to their neighbour: and they put them to death. Thus the innocent blood was saved the same day. 75A 1 63 75A 1 63 341280 Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joacim her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her. 75A 1 64 75A 1 64 341290 From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people. . 76A 1 1 76A 1 1 341300 And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus of Persia received his kingdom. 76A 1 2 76A 1 2 341310 And Daniel conversed with the king, and was honoured above all his friends. 76A 1 3 76A 1 3 341320 Now the Babylons had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine. 76A 1 4 76A 1 4 341330 And the king worshipped it and went daily to adore it: but Daniel worshipped his own God. And the king said unto him, Why dost not thou worship Bel? 76A 1 5 76A 1 5 341340 Who answered and said, Because I may not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth, and hath sovereignty over all flesh. 76A 1 6 76A 1 6 341350 Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living God? seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day? 76A 1 7 76A 1 7 341360 Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived: for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing. 76A 1 8 76A 1 8 341370 So the king was wroth, and called for his priests, and said unto them, If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expences, ye shall die. 76A 1 9 76A 1 9 341380 But if ye can certify me that Bel devoureth them, then Daniel shall die: for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king, Let it be according to thy word. 76A 1 10 76A 1 10 341390 Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten, beside their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. 76A 1 11 76A 1 11 341400 So Bel's priests said, Lo, we go out: but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast and seal it with thine own signet; 76A 1 12 76A 1 12 341410 And to morrow when thou comest in, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death: or else Daniel, that speaketh falsely against us. 76A 1 13 76A 1 13 341420 And they little regarded it: for under the table they had made a privy entrance, whereby they entered in continually, and consumed those things. 76A 1 14 76A 1 14 341430 So when they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes, and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone: then went they out, and shut the door, and sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed. 76A 1 15 76A 1 15 341440 Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drinck up all. 76A 1 16 76A 1 16 341450 In the morning betime the king arose, and Daniel with him. 76A 1 17 76A 1 17 341460 And the king said, Daniel, are the seals whole? And he said, Yea, O king, they be whole. 76A 1 18 76A 1 18 341470 And as soon as he had opened the dour, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice, Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all. 76A 1 19 76A 1 19 341480 Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he should not go in, and said, Behold now the pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these. 76A 1 20 76A 1 20 341490 And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And then the king was angry, 76A 1 21 76A 1 21 341500 And took the priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table. 76A 1 22 76A 1 22 341510 Therefore the king slew them, and delivered Bel into Daniel's power, who destroyed him and his temple. 76A 1 23 76A 1 23 341520 And in that same place there was a great dragon, which they of Babylon worshipped. 76A 1 24 76A 1 24 341530 And the king said unto Daniel, Wilt thou also say that this is of brass? lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh; thou canst not say that he is no living god: therefore worship him. 76A 1 25 76A 1 25 341540 Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God: for he is the living God. 76A 1 26 76A 1 26 341550 But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave. 76A 1 27 76A 1 27 341560 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did seethe them together, and made lumps thereof: this he put in the dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder : and Daniel said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship. 76A 1 28 76A 1 28 341570 When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the dragon, and put the priests to death. 76A 1 29 76A 1 29 341580 So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house. 76A 1 30 76A 1 30 341590 Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore, being constrained, he delivered Daniel unto them: 76A 1 31 76A 1 31 341600 Who cast him into the lions' den: where he was six days. 76A 1 32 76A 1 32 341610 And in the den there were seven lions, and they had given them every day two carcases, and two sheep: which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel. 76A 1 33 76A 1 33 341620 Now there was in Jewry a prophet, called Habbacuc, who had made pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl, and was going into the field, for to bring it to the reapers. 76A 1 34 76A 1 34 341630 But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lions' den. 76A 1 35 76A 1 35 341640 And Habbacuc said, Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is. 76A 1 36 76A 1 36 341650 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den. 76A 1 37 76A 1 37 341660 And Habbacuc cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee. 76A 1 38 76A 1 38 341670 And Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God: neither hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee. 76A 1 39 76A 1 39 341680 So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately. 76A 1 40 76A 1 40 341690 Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel: and when he came to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel was sitting. 76A 1 41 76A 1 41 341700 Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying, Great art Lord God of Daniel, and there is none other beside thee. 76A 1 42 76A 1 42 341710 And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den: and they were devoured in a moment before his face. . 77A 1 1 77A 1 1 341720 And it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in his stead, the first over Greece, 77A 1 2 77A 1 2 341730 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 77A 1 3 77A 1 3 341740 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, insomuch that the earth was quiet before him; whereupon he was exalted and his heart was lifted up. 77A 1 4 77A 1 4 341750 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 77A 1 5 77A 1 5 341760 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 77A 1 6 77A 1 6 341770 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 77A 1 7 77A 1 7 341780 So Alexander reigned twelves years, and then died. 77A 1 8 77A 1 8 341790 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 77A 1 9 77A 1 9 341800 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves; so did their sons after them many years: and evils were multiplied in the earth. 77A 1 10 77A 1 10 341810 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 77A 1 11 77A 1 11 341820 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men, who persuaded many, saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us: for since we departed from them we have had much sorrow. 77A 1 12 77A 1 12 341830 So this device pleased them well. 77A 1 13 77A 1 13 341840 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen: 77A 1 14 77A 1 14 341850 Whereupon they built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen: 77A 1 15 77A 1 15 341860 And made themselves uncircumcised, and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 77A 1 16 77A 1 16 341870 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms. 77A 1 17 77A 1 17 341880 Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and elephants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 77A 1 18 77A 1 18 341890 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt: but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled; and many were wounded to death. 77A 1 19 77A 1 19 341900 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof. 77A 1 20 77A 1 20 341910 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 77A 1 21 77A 1 21 341920 And entered proudly into the sanctuary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 77A 1 22 77A 1 22 341930 And the table of the shewbread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials. and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crown, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 77A 1 23 77A 1 23 341940 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels: also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 77A 1 24 77A 1 24 341950 And when he had taken all away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 77A 1 25 77A 1 25 341960 Therefore there was a great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were; 77A 1 26 77A 1 26 341970 So that the princes and elders mourned, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was changed. 77A 1 27 77A 1 27 341980 Every bridegroom took up lamentation, and she that sat in the marriage chamber was in heaviness, 77A 1 28 77A 1 28 341990 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 77A 1 29 77A 1 29 342000 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude, 77A 1 30 77A 1 30 342010 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all was deceit: for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city, and smote it very sore, and destroyed much people of Israel. 77A 1 31 77A 1 31 342020 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side. 77A 1 32 77A 1 32 342030 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 77A 1 33 77A 1 33 342040 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall, and with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 77A 1 34 77A 1 34 342050 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 77A 1 35 77A 1 35 342060 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid them up there, and so they became a sore snare: 77A 1 36 77A 1 36 342070 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 77A 1 37 77A 1 37 342080 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it: 77A 1 38 77A 1 38 342090 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them: whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her; and her own children left her. 77A 1 39 77A 1 39 342100 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt. 77A 1 40 77A 1 40 342110 As had been her glory, so was her dishonour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 77A 1 41 77A 1 41 342120 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 77A 1 42 77A 1 42 342130 And every one should leave his laws: so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 77A 1 43 77A 1 43 342140 Yea, many also of the Israelites consented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 77A 1 44 77A 1 44 342150 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 77A 1 45 77A 1 45 342160 And forbid burnt offerings, and sacrifice, and drink offerings, in the temple; and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days: 77A 1 46 77A 1 46 342170 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people: 77A 1 47 77A 1 47 342180 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and unclean beasts: 77A 1 48 77A 1 48 342190 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised, and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation: 77A 1 49 77A 1 49 342200 To the end they might forget the law, and change all the ordinances. 77A 1 50 77A 1 50 342210 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. 77A 1 51 77A 1 51 342220 In the selfsame manner wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 77A 1 52 77A 1 52 342230 Then many of the people were gathered unto them, to wit every one that forsook the law; and so they committed evils in the land; 77A 1 53 77A 1 53 342240 And drove the Israelites into secret places, even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 77A 1 54 77A 1 54 342250 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth year, they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar, and builded idol altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side; 77A 1 55 77A 1 55 342260 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses, and in the streets. 77A 1 56 77A 1 56 342270 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they burnt them with fire. 77A 1 57 77A 1 57 342280 And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death. 77A 1 58 77A 1 58 342290 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every month, to as many as were found in the cities. 77A 1 59 77A 1 59 342300 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 77A 1 60 77A 1 60 342310 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circumcised. 77A 1 61 77A 1 61 342320 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 77A 1 62 77A 1 62 342330 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 77A 1 63 77A 1 63 342340 Wherefore the rather to die, that they might not be defiled with meats, and that they might not profane the holy covenant: so then they died. 77A 1 64 77A 1 64 342350 And there was very great wrath upon Israel. 77A 2 1 77A 2 1 342360 In those days arose Mattathias the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and dwelt in Modin. 77A 2 2 77A 2 2 342370 And he had five sons, Joannan, called Caddis: 77A 2 3 77A 2 3 342380 Simon; called Thassi: 77A 2 4 77A 2 4 342390 Judas, who was called Maccabeus: 77A 2 5 77A 2 5 342400 Eleazar, called Avaran: and Jonathan, whose surname was Apphus. 77A 2 6 77A 2 6 342410 And when he saw the blasphemies that were committed in Juda and Jerusalem, 77A 2 7 77A 2 7 342420 He said, Woe is me! wherefore was I born to see this misery of my people, and of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers? 77A 2 8 77A 2 8 342430 Her temple is become as a man without glory. 77A 2 9 77A 2 9 342440 Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity, her infants are slain in the streets, her young men with the sword of the enemy. 77A 2 10 77A 2 10 342450 What nation hath not had a part in her kingdom and gotten of her spoils? 77A 2 11 77A 2 11 342460 All her ornaments are taken away; of a free woman she is become a bondslave. 77A 2 12 77A 2 12 342470 And, behold, our sanctuary, even our beauty and our glory, is laid waste, and the Gentiles have profaned it. 77A 2 13 77A 2 13 342480 To what end therefore shall we live any longer? 77A 2 14 77A 2 14 342490 Then Mattathias and his sons rent their clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourned very sore. 77A 2 15 77A 2 15 342500 In the mean while the king's officers, such as compelled the people to revolt, came into the city Modin, to make them sacrifice. 77A 2 16 77A 2 16 342510 And when many of Israel came unto them, Mattathias also and his sons came together. 77A 2 17 77A 2 17 342520 Then answered the king's officers, and said to Mattathias on this wise, Thou art a ruler, and an honourable and great man in this city, and strengthened with sons and brethren: 77A 2 18 77A 2 18 342530 Now therefore come thou first, and fulfil the king's commandment, like as all the heathen have done, yea, and the men of Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem: so shalt thou and thy house be in the number of the king's friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many rewards. 77A 2 19 77A 2 19 342540 Then Mattathias answered and spake with a loud voice, Though all the nations that are under the king's dominion obey him, and fall away every one from the religion of their fathers, and give consent to his commandments: 77A 2 20 77A 2 20 342550 Yet will I and my sons and my brethren walk in the covenant of our fathers. 77A 2 21 77A 2 21 342560 God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances. 77A 2 22 77A 2 22 342570 We will not hearken to the king's words, to go from our religion, either on the right hand, or the left. 77A 2 23 77A 2 23 342580 Now when he had left speaking these words, there came one of the Jews in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin, according to the king's commandment. 77A 2 24 77A 2 24 342590 Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his reins trembled, neither could he forbear to shew his anger according to judgment: wherefore he ran, and slew him upon the altar. 77A 2 25 77A 2 25 342600 Also the king's commissioner, who compelled men to sacrifice, he killed at that time, and the altar he pulled down. 77A 2 26 77A 2 26 342610 Thus dealt he zealously for the law of God like as Phinees did unto Zambri the son of Salom. 77A 2 27 77A 2 27 342620 And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud voice, saying, Whosoever is zealous of the law, and maintaineth the covenant, let him follow me. 77A 2 28 77A 2 28 342630 So he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that ever they had in the city. 77A 2 29 77A 2 29 342640 Then many that sought after justice and judgment went down into the wilderness, to dwell there: 77A 2 30 77A 2 30 342650 Both they, and their children, and their wives; and their cattle; because afflictions increased sore upon them. 77A 2 31 77A 2 31 342660 Now when it was told the king's servants, and the host that was at Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone down into the secret places in the wilderness, 77A 2 32 77A 2 32 342670 They pursued after them a great number, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the sabbath day. 77A 2 33 77A 2 33 342680 And they said unto them, Let that which ye have done hitherto suffice; come forth, and do according to the commandment of the king, and ye shall live. 77A 2 34 77A 2 34 342690 But they said, We will not come forth, neither will we do the king's commandment, to profane the sabbath day. 77A 2 35 77A 2 35 342700 So then they gave them the battle with all speed. 77A 2 36 77A 2 36 342710 Howbeit they answered them not, neither cast they a stone at them, nor stopped the places where they lay hid; 77A 2 37 77A 2 37 342720 But said, Let us die all in our innocency: heaven and earth will testify for us, that ye put us to death wrongfully. 77A 2 38 77A 2 38 342730 So they rose up against them in battle on the sabbath, and they slew them, with their wives and children and their cattle, to the number of a thousand people. 77A 2 39 77A 2 39 342740 Now when Mattathias and his friends understood hereof, they mourned for them right sore. 77A 2 40 77A 2 40 342750 And one of them said to another, If we all do as our brethren have done, and fight not for our lives and laws against the heathen, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. 77A 2 41 77A 2 41 342760 At that time therefore they decreed, saying, Whosoever shall come to make battle with us on the sabbath day, we will fight against him; neither will we die all, as our brethren that were murdered im the secret places. 77A 2 42 77A 2 42 342770 Then came there unto him a company of Assideans who were mighty men of Israel, even all such as were voluntarily devoted unto the law. 77A 2 43 77A 2 43 342780 Also all they that fled for persecution joined themselves unto them, and were a stay unto them. 77A 2 44 77A 2 44 342790 So they joined their forces, and smote sinful men in their anger, and wicked men in their wrath: but the rest fled to the heathen for succour. 77A 2 45 77A 2 45 342800 Then Mattathias and his friends went round about, and pulled down the altars: 77A 2 46 77A 2 46 342810 And what children soever they found within the coast of Israel uncircumcised, those they circumcised valiantly. 77A 2 47 77A 2 47 342820 They pursued also after the proud men, and the work prospered in their hand. 77A 2 48 77A 2 48 342830 So they recovered the law out of the hand of the Gentiles, and out of the hand of kings, neither suffered they the sinner to triumph. 77A 2 49 77A 2 49 342840 Now when the time drew near that Mattathias should die, he said unto his sons, Now hath pride and rebuke gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation: 77A 2 50 77A 2 50 342850 Now therefore, my sons, be ye zealous for the law, and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers. 77A 2 51 77A 2 51 342860 Call to remembrance what acts our fathers did in their time; so shall ye receive great honour and an everlasting name. 77A 2 52 77A 2 52 342870 Was not Abraham found faithful in temptation, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness? 77A 2 53 77A 2 53 342880 Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment and was made lord of Egypt. 77A 2 54 77A 2 54 342890 Phinees our father in being zealous and fervent obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood. 77A 2 55 77A 2 55 342900 Jesus for fulfilling the word was made a judge in Israel. 77A 2 56 77A 2 56 342910 Caleb for bearing witness before the congregation received the heritage of the land. 77A 2 57 77A 2 57 342920 David for being merciful possessed the throne of an everlasting kingdom. 77A 2 58 77A 2 58 342930 Elias for being zealous and fervent for the law was taken up into heaven. 77A 2 59 77A 2 59 342940 Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, by believing were saved out of the flame. 77A 2 60 77A 2 60 342950 Daniel for his innocency was delivered from the mouth of lions. 77A 2 61 77A 2 61 342960 And thus consider ye throughout all ages, that none that put their trust in him shall be overcome. 77A 2 62 77A 2 62 342970 Fear not then the words of a sinful man: for his glory shall be dung and worms. 77A 2 63 77A 2 63 342980 To day he shall be lifted up and to morrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his dust, and his thought is come to nothing. 77A 2 64 77A 2 64 342990 Wherefore, ye my sons, be valiant and shew yourselves men in the behalf of the law; for by it shall ye obtain glory. 77A 2 65 77A 2 65 343000 And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel, give ear unto him alway: he shall be a father unto you. 77A 2 66 77A 2 66 343010 As for Judas Maccabeus, he hath been mighty and strong, even from his youth up: let him be your captain, and fight the battle of the people. 77A 2 67 77A 2 67 343020 Take also unto you all those that observe the law, and avenge ye the wrong of your people. 77A 2 68 77A 2 68 343030 Recompense fully the heathen, and take heed to the commandments of the law. 77A 2 69 77A 2 69 343040 So he blessed them, and was gathered to his fathers. 77A 2 70 77A 2 70 343050 And he died in the hundred forty and sixth year, and his sons buried him in the sepulchres of his fathers at Modin, and all Israel made great lamentation for him. 77A 3 1 77A 3 1 343060 Then his son Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his stead. 77A 3 2 77A 3 2 343070 And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. 77A 3 3 77A 3 3 343080 So he gat his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made battles, protecting the host with his sword. 77A 3 4 77A 3 4 343090 In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey. 77A 3 5 77A 3 5 343100 For He pursued the wicked, and sought them out, and burnt up those that vexed his people. 77A 3 6 77A 3 6 343110 Wherefore the wicked shrunk for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand. 77A 3 7 77A 3 7 343120 He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and his memorial is blessed for ever. 77A 3 8 77A 3 8 343130 Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel: 77A 3 9 77A 3 9 343140 So that he was renowned unto the utmost part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish. 77A 3 10 77A 3 10 343150 Then Apollonius gathered the Gentiles together, and a great host out of Samaria, to fight against Israel. 77A 3 11 77A 3 11 343160 Which thing when Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he smote him, and slew him: many also fell down slain, but the rest fled. 77A 3 12 77A 3 12 343170 Wherefore Judas took their spoils, and Apollonius' sword also, and therewith he fought all his life long. 77A 3 13 77A 3 13 343180 Now when Seron, a prince of the army of Syria, heard say that Judas had gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war; 77A 3 14 77A 3 14 343190 He said, I will get me a name and honour in the kingdom; for I will go fight with Judas and them that are with him, who despise the king's commandment. 77A 3 15 77A 3 15 343200 So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel. 77A 3 16 77A 3 16 343210 And when he came near to the going up of Bethhoron, Judas went forth to meet him with a small company: 77A 3 17 77A 3 17 343220 Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all this day? 77A 3 18 77A 3 18 343230 Unto whom Judas answered, It is no hard matter for many to be shut up in the hands of a few; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a small company: 77A 3 19 77A 3 19 343240 For the victory of battle standeth not in the multitude of an host; but strength cometh from heaven. 77A 3 20 77A 3 20 343250 They come against us in much pride and iniquity to destroy us, and our wives and children, and to spoil us: 77A 3 21 77A 3 21 343260 But we fight for our lives and our laws. 77A 3 22 77A 3 22 343270 Wherefore the Lord himself will overthrow them before our face: and as for you, be ye not afraid of them. 77A 3 23 77A 3 23 343280 Now as soon as he had left off speaking, he leapt suddenly upon them, and so Seron and his host was overthrown before him. 77A 3 24 77A 3 24 343290 And they pursued them from the going down of Bethhoron unto the plain, where were slain about eight hundred men of them; and the residue fled into the land of the Philistines. 77A 3 25 77A 3 25 343300 Then began the fear of Judas and his brethren, and an exceeding great dread, to fall upon the nations round about them: 77A 3 26 77A 3 26 343310 Insomuch as his fame came unto the king, and all nations talked of the battles of Judas. 77A 3 27 77A 3 27 343320 Now when king Antiochus heard these things, he was full of indignation: wherefore he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, even a very strong army. 77A 3 28 77A 3 28 343330 He opened also his treasure, and gave his soldiers pay for a year, commanding them to be ready whensoever he should need them. 77A 3 29 77A 3 29 343340 Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed and that the tributes in the country were small, because of the dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in taking away the laws which had been of old time; 77A 3 30 77A 3 30 343350 He feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so liberally as he did before: for he had abounded above the kings that were before him. 77A 3 31 77A 3 31 343360 Wherefore, being greatly perplexed in his mind, he determined to go into Persia, there to take the tributes of the countries, and to gather much money. 77A 3 32 77A 3 32 343370 So he left Lysias, a nobleman, and one of the blood royal, to oversee the affairs of the king from the river Euphrates unto the borders of Egypt: 77A 3 33 77A 3 33 343380 And to bring up his son Antiochus, until he came again. 77A 3 34 77A 3 34 343390 Moreover he delivered unto him the half of his forces, and the elephants, and gave him charge of all things that he would have done, as also concerning them that dwelt in Juda and Jerusalem: 77A 3 35 77A 3 35 343400 To wit, that he should send an army against them, to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jerusalem, and to take away their memorial from that place; 77A 3 36 77A 3 36 343410 And that he should place strangers in all their quarters, and divide their land by lot. 77A 3 37 77A 3 37 343420 So the king took the half of the forces that remained, and departed from Antioch, his royal city, the hundred forty and seventh year; and having passed the river Euphrates, he went through the high countries. 77A 3 38 77A 3 38 343430 Then Lysias chose Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes, Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king's friends: 77A 3 39 77A 3 39 343440 And with them he sent forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, as the king commanded. 77A 3 40 77A 3 40 343450 So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by Emmaus in the plain country. 77A 3 41 77A 3 41 343460 And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them. 77A 3 42 77A 3 42 343470 Now when Judas and his brethren saw that miseries were multiplied, and that the forces did encamp themselves in their borders: for they knew how the king had given commandment to destroy the people, and utterly abolish them; 77A 3 43 77A 3 43 343480 They said one to another, Let us restore the decayed fortune of our people, and let us fight for our people and the sanctuary. 77A 3 44 77A 3 44 343490 Then was the congregation gathered together, that they might be ready for battle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion. 77A 3 45 77A 3 45 343500 Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilderness, there was none of her children that went in or out: the sanctuary also was trodden down, and aliens kept the strong hold; the heathen had their habitation in that place; and joy was taken from Jacob, and the pipe with the harp ceased. 77A 3 46 77A 3 46 343510 Wherefore the Israelites assembled themselves together, and came to Maspha, over against Jerusalem; for in Maspha was the place where they prayed aforetime in Israel. 77A 3 47 77A 3 47 343520 Then they fasted that day, and put on sackcloth, and cast ashes upon their heads, and rent their clothes, 77A 3 48 77A 3 48 343530 And laid open the book of the law, wherein the heathen had sought to paint the likeness of their images. 77A 3 49 77A 3 49 343540 They brought also the priests' garments, and the firstfruits, and the tithes: and the Nazarites they stirred up, who had accomplished their days. 77A 3 50 77A 3 50 343550 Then cried they with a loud voice toward heaven, saying, What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry them away? 77A 3 51 77A 3 51 343560 For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests are in heaviness, and brought low. 77A 3 52 77A 3 52 343570 And lo, the heathen are assembled together against us to destroy us: what things they imagine against us, thou knowest. 77A 3 53 77A 3 53 343580 How shall we be able to stand against them, except thou, O God, be our help? 77A 3 54 77A 3 54 343590 Then sounded they with trumpets, and cried with a loud voice. 77A 3 55 77A 3 55 343600 And after this Judas ordained captains over the people, even captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens. 77A 3 56 77A 3 56 343610 But as for such as were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, those he commanded that they should return, every man to his own house, according to the law. 77A 3 57 77A 3 57 343620 So the camp removed, and pitched upon the south side of Emmaus. 77A 3 58 77A 3 58 343630 And Judas said, arm yourselves, and be valiant men, and see that ye be in readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled together against us to destroy us and our sanctuary: 77A 3 59 77A 3 59 343640 For it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary. 77A 3 60 77A 3 60 343650 Nevertheless, as the will of God is in heaven, so let him do. 77A 4 1 77A 4 1 343660 Then took Gorgias five thousand footmen, and a thousand of the best horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night; 77A 4 2 77A 4 2 343670 To the end he might rush in upon the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of the fortress were his guides. 77A 4 3 77A 4 3 343680 Now when Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king's army which was at Emmaus, 77A 4 4 77A 4 4 343690 While as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp. 77A 4 5 77A 4 5 343700 In the mean season came Gorgias by night into the camp of Judas: and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains: for said he, These fellows flee from us 77A 4 6 77A 4 6 343710 But as soon as it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thousand men, who nevertheless had neither armour nor swords to their minds. 77A 4 7 77A 4 7 343720 And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen; and these were expert of war. 77A 4 8 77A 4 8 343730 Then said Judas to the men that were with him, Fear ye not their multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault. 77A 4 9 77A 4 9 343740 Remember how our fathers were delivered in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pursued them with an army. 77A 4 10 77A 4 10 343750 Now therefore let us cry unto heaven, if peradventure the Lord will have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, and destroy this host before our face this day: 77A 4 11 77A 4 11 343760 That so all the heathen may know that there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel. 77A 4 12 77A 4 12 343770 Then the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming over against them. 77A 4 13 77A 4 13 343780 Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with Judas sounded their trumpets. 77A 4 14 77A 4 14 343790 So they joined battle, and the heathen being discomfited fled into the plain. 77A 4 15 77A 4 15 343800 Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword: for they pursued them unto Gazera, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them upon a three thousand men. 77A 4 16 77A 4 16 343810 This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them, 77A 4 17 77A 4 17 343820 And said to the people, Be not greedy of the spoil inasmuch as there is a battle before us, 77A 4 18 77A 4 18 343830 And Gorgias and his host are here by us in the mountain: but stand ye now against our enemies, and overcome them, and after this ye may boldly take the spoils. 77A 4 19 77A 4 19 343840 As Judas was yet speaking these words, there appeared a part of them looking out of the mountain: 77A 4 20 77A 4 20 343850 Who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight and were burning the tents; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done: 77A 4 21 77A 4 21 343860 When therefore they perceived these things, they were sore afraid, and seeing also the host of Judas in the plain ready to fight, 77A 4 22 77A 4 22 343870 They fled every one into the land of strangers. 77A 4 23 77A 4 23 343880 Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches. 77A 4 24 77A 4 24 343890 After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever. 77A 4 25 77A 4 25 343900 Thus Israel had a great deliverance that day. 77A 4 26 77A 4 26 343910 Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had happened: 77A 4 27 77A 4 27 343920 Who, when he heard thereof, was confounded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to pass. 77A 4 28 77A 4 28 343930 The next year therefore following Lysias gathered together threescore thousand choice men of foot, and five thousand horsemen, that he might subdue them. 77A 4 29 77A 4 29 343940 So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Bethsura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men. 77A 4 30 77A 4 30 343950 And when he saw that mighty army, he prayed and said, Blessed art thou, O Saviour of Israel, who didst quell the violence of the mighty man by the hand of thy servant David, and gavest the host of strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and his armourbearer; 77A 4 31 77A 4 31 343960 Shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their power and horsemen: 77A 4 32 77A 4 32 343970 Make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fall away, and let them quake at their destruction: 77A 4 33 77A 4 33 343980 Cast them down with the sword of them that love thee, and let all those that know thy name praise thee with thanksgiving. 77A 4 34 77A 4 34 343990 So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain. 77A 4 35 77A 4 35 344000 Now when Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the manliness of Judas' soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and having made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into Judea. 77A 4 36 77A 4 36 344010 Then said Judas and his brethren, Behold, our enemies are discomfited: let us go up to cleanse and dedicate the sanctuary. 77A 4 37 77A 4 37 344020 Upon this all the host assembled themselves together, and went up into mount Sion. 77A 4 38 77A 4 38 344030 And when they saw the sanctuary desolate, and the altar profaned, and the gates burned up, and shrubs growing in the courts as in a forest, or in one of the mountains, yea, and the priests' chambers pulled down; 77A 4 39 77A 4 39 344040 They rent their clothes, and made great lamentation, and cast ashes upon their heads, 77A 4 40 77A 4 40 344050 And fell down flat to the ground upon their faces, and blew an alarm with the trumpets, and cried toward heaven. 77A 4 41 77A 4 41 344060 Then Judas appointed certain men to fight against those that were in the fortress, until he had cleansed the sanctuary. 77A 4 42 77A 4 42 344070 So he chose priests of blameless conversation, such as had pleasure in the law: 77A 4 43 77A 4 43 344080 Who cleansed the sanctuary, and bare out the defiled stones into an unclean place. 77A 4 44 77A 4 44 344090 And when as they consulted what to do with the altar of burnt offerings, which was profaned; 77A 4 45 77A 4 45 344100 They thought it best to pull it down, lest it should be a reproach to them, because the heathen had defiled it: wherefore they pulled it down, 77A 4 46 77A 4 46 344110 And laid up the stones in the mountain of the temple in a convenient place, until there should come a prophet to shew what should be done with them. 77A 4 47 77A 4 47 344120 Then they took whole stones according to the law, and built a new altar according to the former; 77A 4 48 77A 4 48 344130 And made up the sanctuary, and the things that were within the temple, and hallowed the courts. 77A 4 49 77A 4 49 344140 They made also new holy vessels, and into the temple they brought the candlestick, and the altar of burnt offerings, and of incense, and the table. 77A 4 50 77A 4 50 344150 And upon the altar they burned incense, and the lamps that were upon the candlestick they lighted, that they might give light in the temple. 77A 4 51 77A 4 51 344160 Furthermore they set the loaves upon the table, and spread out the veils, and finished all the works which they had begun to make. 77A 4 52 77A 4 52 344170 Now on the five and twentieth day of the ninth month, which is called the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and eighth year, they rose up betimes in the morning, 77A 4 53 77A 4 53 344180 And offered sacrifice according to the law upon the new altar of burnt offerings, which they had made. 77A 4 54 77A 4 54 344190 Look, at what time and what day the heathen had profaned it, even in that was it dedicated with songs, and citherns, and harps, and cymbals. 77A 4 55 77A 4 55 344200 Then all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and praising the God of heaven, who had given them good success. 77A 4 56 77A 4 56 344210 And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness, and sacrificed the sacrifice of deliverance and praise. 77A 4 57 77A 4 57 344220 They decked also the forefront of the temple with crowns of gold, and with shields; and the gates and the chambers they renewed, and hanged doors upon them. 77A 4 58 77A 4 58 344230 Thus was there very great gladness among the people, for that the reproach of the heathen was put away. 77A 4 59 77A 4 59 344240 Moreover Judas and his brethren with the whole congregation of Israel ordained, that the days of the dedication of the altar should be kept in their season from year to year by the space of eight days, from the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, with mirth and gladness. 77A 4 60 77A 4 60 344250 At that time also they builded up the mount Sion with high walls and strong towers round about, lest the Gentiles should come and tread it down as they had done before. 77A 4 61 77A 4 61 344260 And they set there a garrison to keep it, and fortified Bethsura to preserve it; that the people might have a defence against Idumea. 77A 5 1 77A 5 1 344270 Now when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased them very much. 77A 5 2 77A 5 2 344280 Wherefore they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that was among them, and thereupon they began to slay and destroy the people. 77A 5 3 77A 5 3 344290 Then Judas fought against the children of Esau in Idumea at Arabattine, because they besieged Gael: and he gave them a great overthrow, and abated their courage, and took their spoils. 77A 5 4 77A 5 4 344300 Also he remembered the injury of the children of Bean, who had been a snare and an offence unto the people, in that they lay in wait for them in the ways. 77A 5 5 77A 5 5 344310 He shut them up therefore in the towers, and encamped against them, and destroyed them utterly, and burned the towers of that place with fire, and all that were therein. 77A 5 6 77A 5 6 344320 Afterward he passed over to the children of Ammon, where he found a mighty power, and much people, with Timotheus their captain. 77A 5 7 77A 5 7 344330 So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited before him; and he smote them. 77A 5 8 77A 5 8 344340 And when he had taken Jazar, with the towns belonging thereto, he returned into Judea. 77A 5 9 77A 5 9 344350 Then the heathen that were at Galaad assembled themselves together against the Israelites that were in their quarters, to destroy them; but they fled to the fortress of Dathema. 77A 5 10 77A 5 10 344360 And sent letters unto Judas and his brethren, The heathen that are round about us are assembled together against us to destroy us: 77A 5 11 77A 5 11 344370 And they are preparing to come and take the fortress whereunto we are fled, Timotheus being captain of their host. 77A 5 12 77A 5 12 344380 Come now therefore, and deliver us from their hands, for many of us are slain: 77A 5 13 77A 5 13 344390 Yea, all our brethren that were in the places of Tobie are put to death: their wives and their children also they have carried away captives, and borne away their stuff; and they have destroyed there about a thousand men. 77A 5 14 77A 5 14 344400 While these letters were yet reading, behold, there came other messengers from Galilee with their clothes rent, who reported on this wise, 77A 5 15 77A 5 15 344410 And said, They of Ptolemais, and of Tyrus, and Sidon, and all Galilee of the Gentiles, are assembled together against us to consume us. 77A 5 16 77A 5 16 344420 Now when Judas and the people heard these words, there assembled a great congregation together, to consult what they should do for their brethren, that were in trouble, and assaulted of them. 77A 5 17 77A 5 17 344430 Then said Judas unto Simon his brother, Choose thee out men, and go and deliver thy brethren that are in Galilee, for I and Jonathan my brother will go into the country of Galaad. 77A 5 18 77A 5 18 344440 So he left Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the people, with the remnant of the host in Judea to keep it. 77A 5 19 77A 5 19 344450 Unto whom he gave commandment, saying, Take ye the charge of this people, and see that ye make not war against the heathen until the time that we come again. 77A 5 20 77A 5 20 344460 Now unto Simon were given three thousand men to go into Galilee, and unto Judas eight thousand men for the country of Galaad. 77A 5 21 77A 5 21 344470 Then went Simon into Galilee, where he fought many battles with the heathen, so that the heathen were discomfited by him. 77A 5 22 77A 5 22 344480 And he pursued them unto the gate of Ptolemais; and there were slain of the heathen about three thousand men, whose spoils he took. 77A 5 23 77A 5 23 344490 And those that were in Galilee, and in Arbattis, with their wives and their children, and all that they had, took he away with him, and brought them into Judea with great joy. 77A 5 24 77A 5 24 344500 Judas Maccabeus also and his brother Jonathan went over Jordan, and travelled three days' journey in the wilderness, 77A 5 25 77A 5 25 344510 Where they met with the Nabathites, who came unto them in a peaceable manner, and told them every thing that had happened to their brethren in the land of Galaad: 77A 5 26 77A 5 26 344520 And how that many of them were shut up in Bosora, and Bosor, and Alema, Casphor, Maked, and Carnaim; all these cities are strong and great: 77A 5 27 77A 5 27 344530 And that they were shut up in the rest of the cities of the country of Galaad, and that against to morrow they had appointed to bring their host against the forts, and to take them, and to destroy them all in one day. 77A 5 28 77A 5 28 344540 Hereupon Judas and his host turned suddenly by the way of the wilderness unto Bosora; and when he had won the city, he slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and took all their spoils, and burned the city with fire, 77A 5 29 77A 5 29 344550 From whence he removed by night, and went till he came to the fortress. 77A 5 30 77A 5 30 344560 And betimes in the morning they looked up, and, behold, there was an innumerable people bearing ladders and other engines of war, to take the fortress: for they assaulted them. 77A 5 31 77A 5 31 344570 When Judas therefore saw that the battle was begun, and that the cry of the city went up to heaven, with trumpets, and a great sound, 77A 5 32 77A 5 32 344580 He said unto his host, Fight this day for your brethren. 77A 5 33 77A 5 33 344590 So he went forth behind them in three companies, who sounded their trumpets, and cried with prayer. 77A 5 34 77A 5 34 344600 Then the host of Timotheus, knowing that it was Maccabeus, fled from him: wherefore he smote them with a great slaughter; so that there were killed of them that day about eight thousand men. 77A 5 35 77A 5 35 344610 This done, Judas turned aside to Maspha; and after he had assaulted it he took and slew all the males therein, and received the spoils thereof and and burnt it with fire. 77A 5 36 77A 5 36 344620 From thence went he, and took Casphon, Maged, Bosor, and the other cities of the country of Galaad. 77A 5 37 77A 5 37 344630 After these things gathered Timotheus another host and encamped against Raphon beyond the brook. 77A 5 38 77A 5 38 344640 So Judas sent men to espy the host, who brought him word, saying, All the heathen that be round about us are assembled unto them, even a very great host. 77A 5 39 77A 5 39 344650 He hath also hired the Arabians to help them and they have pitched their tents beyond the brook, ready to come and fight against thee. Upon this Judas went to meet them. 77A 5 40 77A 5 40 344660 Then Timotheus said unto the captains of his host, When Judas and his host come near the brook, if he pass over first unto us, we shall not be able to withstand him; for he will mightily prevail against us: 77A 5 41 77A 5 41 344670 But if he be afraid, and camp beyond the river, we shall go over unto him, and prevail against him. 77A 5 42 77A 5 42 344680 Now when Judas came near the brook, he caused the scribes of the people to remain by the brook: unto whom he gave commandment, saying, Suffer no man to remain in the camp, but let all come to the battle. 77A 5 43 77A 5 43 344690 So he went first over unto them, and all the people after him: then all the heathen, being discomfited before him, cast away their weapons, and fled unto the temple that was at Carnaim. 77A 5 44 77A 5 44 344700 But they took the city, and burned the temple with all that were therein. Thus was Carnaim subdued, neither could they stand any longer before Judas. 77A 5 45 77A 5 45 344710 Then Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the country of Galaad, from the least unto the greatest, even their wives, and their children, and their stuff, a very great host, to the end they might come into the land of Judea. 77A 5 46 77A 5 46 344720 Now when they came unto Ephron, (this was a great city in the way as they should go, very well fortified) they could not turn from it, either on the right hand or the left, but must needs pass through the midst of it. 77A 5 47 77A 5 47 344730 Then they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stones. 77A 5 48 77A 5 48 344740 Whereupon Judas sent unto them in peaceable manner, saying, Let us pass through your land to go into our own country, and none shall do you any hurt; we will only pass through on foot: howbeit they would not open unto him. 77A 5 49 77A 5 49 344750 Wherefore Judas commanded a proclamation to be made throughout the host, that every man should pitch his tent in the place where he was. 77A 5 50 77A 5 50 344760 So the soldiers pitched, and assaulted the city all that day and all that night, till at the length the city was delivered into his hands: 77A 5 51 77A 5 51 344770 Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and rased the city, and took the spoils thereof, and passed through the city over them that were slain. 77A 5 52 77A 5 52 344780 After this went they over Jordan into the great plain before Bethsan. 77A 5 53 77A 5 53 344790 And Judas gathered together those that came behind, and exhorted the people all the way through, till they came into the land of Judea. 77A 5 54 77A 5 54 344800 So they went up to mount Sion with joy and gladness, where they offered burnt offerings, because not one of them were slain until they had returned in peace. 77A 5 55 77A 5 55 344810 Now what time as Judas and Jonathan were in the land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais, 77A 5 56 77A 5 56 344820 Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the garrisons, heard of the valiant acts and warlike deeds which they had done. 77A 5 57 77A 5 57 344830 Wherefore they said, Let us also get us a name, and go fight against the heathen that are round about us. 77A 5 58 77A 5 58 344840 So when they had given charge unto the garrison that was with them, they went toward Jamnia. 77A 5 59 77A 5 59 344850 Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city to fight against them. 77A 5 60 77A 5 60 344860 And so it was, that Joseph and Azaras were put to flight, and pursued unto the borders of Judea: and there were slain that day of the people of Israel about two thousand men. 77A 5 61 77A 5 61 344870 Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not obedient unto Judas and his brethren, but thought to do some valiant act. 77A 5 62 77A 5 62 344880 Moreover these men came not of the seed of those, by whose hand deliverance was given unto Israel. 77A 5 63 77A 5 63 344890 Howbeit the man Judas and his brethren were greatly renowned in the sight of all Israel, and of all the heathen, wheresoever their name was heard of; 77A 5 64 77A 5 64 344900 Insomuch as the the people assembled unto them with joyful acclamations. 77A 5 65 77A 5 65 344910 Afterward went Judas forth with his brethren, and fought against the children of Esau in the land toward the south, where he smote Hebron, and the towns thereof, and pulled down the fortress of it, and burned the towers thereof round about. 77A 5 66 77A 5 66 344920 From thence he removed to go into the land of the Philistines, and passed through Samaria. 77A 5 67 77A 5 67 344930 At that time certain priests, desirous to shew their valour, were slain in battle, for that they went out to fight unadvisedly. 77A 5 68 77A 5 68 344940 So Judas turned to Azotus in the land of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their altars, and burned their carved images with fire, and spoiled their cities, he returned into the land of Judea. 77A 6 1 77A 6 1 344950 About that time king Antiochus travelling through the high countries heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly renowned for riches, silver, and gold; 77A 6 2 77A 6 2 344960 And that there was in it a very rich temple, wherein were coverings of gold, and breastplates, and shields, which Alexander, son of Philip, the Macedonian king, who reigned first among the Grecians, had left there. 77A 6 3 77A 6 3 344970 Wherefore he came and sought to take the city, and to spoil it; but he was not able, because they of the city, having had warning thereof, 77A 6 4 77A 6 4 344980 Rose up against him in battle: so he fled, and departed thence with great heaviness, and returned to Babylon. 77A 6 5 77A 6 5 344990 Moreover there came one who brought him tidings into Persia, that the armies, which went against the land of Judea, were put to flight: 77A 6 6 77A 6 6 345000 And that Lysias, who went forth first with a great power was driven away of the Jews; and that they were made strong by the armour, and power, and store of spoils, which they had gotten of the armies, whom they had destroyed: 77A 6 7 77A 6 7 345010 Also that they had pulled down the abomination, which he had set up upon the altar in Jerusalem, and that they had compassed about the sanctuary with high walls, as before, and his city Bethsura. 77A 6 8 77A 6 8 345020 Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved: whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for. 77A 6 9 77A 6 9 345030 And there he continued many days: for his grief was ever more and more, and he made account that he should die. 77A 6 10 77A 6 10 345040 Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care. 77A 6 11 77A 6 11 345050 And I thought with myself, Into what tribulation am I come, and how great a flood of misery is it, wherein now I am! for I was bountiful and beloved in my power. 77A 6 12 77A 6 12 345060 But now I remember the evils that I did at Jerusalem, and that I took all the vessels of gold and silver that were therein, and sent to destroy the inhabitants of Judea without a cause. 77A 6 13 77A 6 13 345070 I perceive therefore that for this cause these troubles are come upon me, and, behold, I perish through great grief in a strange land. 77A 6 14 77A 6 14 345080 Then called he for Philip, one of his friends, who he made ruler over all his realm, 77A 6 15 77A 6 15 345090 And gave him the crown, and his robe, and his signet, to the end he should bring up his son Antiochus, and nourish him up for the kingdom. 77A 6 16 77A 6 16 345100 So king Antiochus died there in the hundred forty and ninth year. 77A 6 17 77A 6 17 345110 Now when Lysias knew that the king was dead, he set up Antiochus his son, whom he had brought up being young, to reign in his stead, and his name he called Eupator. 77A 6 18 77A 6 18 345120 About this time they that were in the tower shut up the Israelites round about the sanctuary, and sought always their hurt, and the strengthening of the heathen. 77A 6 19 77A 6 19 345130 Wherefore Judas, purposing to destroy them, called all the people together to besiege them. 77A 6 20 77A 6 20 345140 So they came together, and besieged them in the hundred and fiftieth year, and he made mounts for shot against them, and other engines. 77A 6 21 77A 6 21 345150 Howbeit certain of them that were besieged got forth, unto whom some ungodly men of Israel joined themselves: 77A 6 22 77A 6 22 345160 And they went unto the king, and said, How long will it be ere thou execute judgment, and avenge our brethren? 77A 6 23 77A 6 23 345170 We have been willing to serve thy father, and to do as he would have us, and to obey his commandments; 77A 6 24 77A 6 24 345180 For which cause they of our nation besiege the tower, and are alienated from us: moreover as many of us as they could light on they slew, and spoiled our inheritance. 77A 6 25 77A 6 25 345190 Neither have they stretched out their hand against us only, but also against their borders. 77A 6 26 77A 6 26 345200 And, behold, this day are they besieging the tower at Jerusalem, to take it: the sanctuary also and Bethsura have they fortified. 77A 6 27 77A 6 27 345210 Wherefore if thou dost not prevent them quickly, they will do the greater things than these, neither shalt thou be able to rule them. 77A 6 28 77A 6 28 345220 Now when the king heard this, he was angry, and gathered together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and those that had charge of the horse. 77A 6 29 77A 6 29 345230 There came also unto him from other kingdoms, and from isles of the sea, bands of hired soldiers. 77A 6 30 77A 6 30 345240 So that the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen, and twenty thousand horsemen, and two and thirty elephants exercised in battle. 77A 6 31 77A 6 31 345250 These went through Idumea, and pitched against Bethsura, which they assaulted many days, making engines of war; but they of Bethsura came out, and burned them with fire, and fought valiantly. 77A 6 32 77A 6 32 345260 Upon this Judas removed from the tower, and pitched in Bathzacharias, over against the king's camp. 77A 6 33 77A 6 33 345270 Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host toward Bathzacharias, where his armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the trumpets. 77A 6 34 77A 6 34 345280 And to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they shewed them the blood of grapes and mulberries. 77A 6 35 77A 6 35 345290 Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best. 77A 6 36 77A 6 36 345300 These were ready at every occasion: wheresoever the beast was, and whithersoever the beast went, they went also, neither departed they from him. 77A 6 37 77A 6 37 345310 And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him. 77A 6 38 77A 6 38 345320 As for the remnant of the horsemen, they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host giving them signs what to do, and being harnessed all over amidst the ranks. 77A 6 39 77A 6 39 345330 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire. 77A 6 40 77A 6 40 345340 So part of the king's army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order. 77A 6 41 77A 6 41 345350 Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty. 77A 6 42 77A 6 42 345360 Then Judas and his host drew near, and entered into battle, and there were slain of the king's army six hundred men. 77A 6 43 77A 6 43 345370 Eleazar also, surnamed Savaran, perceiving that one of the beasts, armed with royal harness, was higher than all the rest, and supposing that the king was upon him, 77A 6 44 77A 6 44 345380 Put himself in jeopardy, to the end he might deliver his people, and get him a perpetual name: 77A 6 45 77A 6 45 345390 Wherefore he ran upon him courageously through the midst of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides. 77A 6 46 77A 6 46 345400 Which done, he crept under the elephant, and thrust him under, and slew him: whereupon the elephant fell down upon him, and there he died. 77A 6 47 77A 6 47 345410 Howbeit the rest of the Jews seeing the strength of the king, and the violence of his forces, turned away from them. 77A 6 48 77A 6 48 345420 Then the king's army went up to Jerusalem to meet them, and the king pitched his tents against Judea, and against mount Sion. 77A 6 49 77A 6 49 345430 But with them that were in Bethsura he made peace: for they came out of the city, because they had no victuals there to endure the siege, it being a year of rest to the land. 77A 6 50 77A 6 50 345440 So the king took Bethsura, and set a garrison there to keep it. 77A 6 51 77A 6 51 345450 As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings. 77A 6 52 77A 6 52 345460 Whereupon they also made engines against their engines, and held them battle a long season. 77A 6 53 77A 6 53 345470 Yet at the last, their vessels being without victuals, (for that it was the seventh year, and they in Judea that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eaten up the residue of the store;) 77A 6 54 77A 6 54 345480 There were but a few left in the sanctuary, because the famine did so prevail against them, that they were fain to disperse themselves, every man to his own place. 77A 6 55 77A 6 55 345490 At that time Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom Antiochus the king, whiles he lived, had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus, that he might be king, 77A 6 56 77A 6 56 345500 Was returned out of Persia and Media, and the king's host also that went with him, and that he sought to take unto him the ruling of the affairs. 77A 6 57 77A 6 57 345510 Wherefore he went in all haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us: 77A 6 58 77A 6 58 345520 Now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them, and with all their nation; 77A 6 59 77A 6 59 345530 And covenant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before: for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we abolished their laws. 77A 6 60 77A 6 60 345540 So the king and the princes were content: wherefore he sent unto them to make peace; and they accepted thereof. 77A 6 61 77A 6 61 345550 Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them: whereupon they went out of the strong hold. 77A 6 62 77A 6 62 345560 Then the king entered into mount Sion; but when he saw the strength of the place, he broke his oath that he had made, and gave commandment to pull down the wall round about. 77A 6 63 77A 6 63 345570 Afterward departed he in all haste, and returned unto Antiochia, where he found Philip to be master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force. 77A 7 1 77A 7 1 345580 In the hundred and one and fiftieth year Demetrius the son of Seleucus departed from Rome, and came up with a few men unto a city of the sea coast, and reigned there. 77A 7 2 77A 7 2 345590 And as he entered into the palace of his ancestors, so it was, that his forces had taken Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them unto him. 77A 7 3 77A 7 3 345600 Wherefore, when he knew it, he said, Let me not see their faces. 77A 7 4 77A 7 4 345610 So his host slew them. Now when Demetrius was set upon the throne of his kingdom, 77A 7 5 77A 7 5 345620 There came unto him all the wicked and ungodly men of Israel, having Alcimus, who was desirous to be high priest, for their captain: 77A 7 6 77A 7 6 345630 And they accused the people to the king, saying, Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of our own land. 77A 7 7 77A 7 7 345640 Now therefore send some man whom thou trustest, and let him go and see what havock he hath made among us, and in the king's land, and let him punish them with all them that aid them. 77A 7 8 77A 7 8 345650 Then the king chose Bacchides, a friend of the king, who ruled beyond the flood, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king, 77A 7 9 77A 7 9 345660 And him he sent with that wicked Alcimus, whom he made high priest, and commanded that he should take vengeance of the children of Israel. 77A 7 10 77A 7 10 345670 So they departed, and came with a great power into the land of Judea, where they sent messengers to Judas and his brethren with peaceable words deceitfully. 77A 7 11 77A 7 11 345680 But they gave no heed to their words; for they saw that they were come with a great power. 77A 7 12 77A 7 12 345690 Then did there assemble unto Alcimus and Bacchides a company of scribes, to require justice. 77A 7 13 77A 7 13 345700 Now the Assideans were the first among the children of Israel that sought peace of them: 77A 7 14 77A 7 14 345710 For said they, One that is a priest of the seed of Aaron is come with this army, and he will do us no wrong. 77A 7 15 77A 7 15 345720 So he spake unto them, peaceably, and sware unto them, saying, we will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends. 77A 7 16 77A 7 16 345730 Whereupon they believed him: howbeit he took of them threescore men, and slew them in one day, according to the words which he wrote, 77A 7 17 77A 7 17 345740 The flesh of thy saints have they cast out, and their blood have they shed round about Jerusalem, and there was none to bury them. 77A 7 18 77A 7 18 345750 Wherefore the fear and dread of them fell upon all the people, who said, There is neither truth nor righteousness in them; for they have broken the covenant and oath that they made. 77A 7 19 77A 7 19 345760 After this, removed Bacchides from Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bezeth, where he sent and took many of the men that had forsaken him, and certain of the people also, and when he had slain them, he cast them into the great pit. 77A 7 20 77A 7 20 345770 Then committed he the country to Alcimus, and left with him a power to aid him: so Bacchides went to the king. 77A 7 21 77A 7 21 345780 But Alcimus contended for the high priesthood. 77A 7 22 77A 7 22 345790 And unto him resorted all such as troubled the people, who, after they had gotten the land of Juda into their power, did much hurt in Israel. 77A 7 23 77A 7 23 345800 Now when Judas saw all the mischief that Alcimus and his company had done among the Israelites, even above the heathen, 77A 7 24 77A 7 24 345810 He went out into all the coasts of Judea round about, and took vengeance of them that had revolted from him, so that they durst no more go forth into the country. 77A 7 25 77A 7 25 345820 On the other side, when Alcimus saw that Judas and his company had gotten the upper hand, and knew that he was not able to abide their force, he went again to the king, and said all the worst of them that he could. 77A 7 26 77A 7 26 345830 Then the king sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that bare deadly hate unto Israel, with commandment to destroy the people. 77A 7 27 77A 7 27 345840 So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force; and sent unto Judas and his brethren deceitfully with friendly words, saying, 77A 7 28 77A 7 28 345850 Let there be no battle between me and you; I will come with a few men, that I may see you in peace. 77A 7 29 77A 7 29 345860 He came therefore to Judas, and they saluted one another peaceably. Howbeit the enemies were prepared to take away Judas by violence. 77A 7 30 77A 7 30 345870 Which thing after it was known to Judas, to wit, that he came unto him with deceit, he was sore afraid of him, and would see his face no more. 77A 7 31 77A 7 31 345880 Nicanor also, when he saw that his counsel was discovered, went out to fight against Judas beside Capharsalama: 77A 7 32 77A 7 32 345890 Where there were slain of Nicanor's side about five thousand men, and the rest fled into the city of David. 77A 7 33 77A 7 33 345900 After this went Nicanor up to mount Sion, and there came out of the sanctuary certain of the priests and certain of the elders of the people, to salute him peaceably, and to shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered for the king. 77A 7 34 77A 7 34 345910 But he mocked them, and laughed at them, and abused them shamefully, and spake proudly, 77A 7 35 77A 7 35 345920 And sware in his wrath, saying, Unless Judas and his host be now delivered into my hands, if ever I come again in safety, I will burn up this house: and with that he went out in a great rage. 77A 7 36 77A 7 36 345930 Then the priests entered in, and stood before the altar and the temple, weeping, and saying, 77A 7 37 77A 7 37 345940 Thou, O Lord, didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be a house of prayer and petition for thy people: 77A 7 38 77A 7 38 345950 Be avenged of this man and his host, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to continue any longer. 77A 7 39 77A 7 39 345960 So Nicanor went out of Jerusalem, and pitched his tents in Bethhoron, where an host out of Syria met him. 77A 7 40 77A 7 40 345970 But Judas pitched in Adasa with three thousand men, and there he prayed, saying, 77A 7 41 77A 7 41 345980 O Lord, when they that were sent from the king of the Assyrians blasphemed, thine angel went out, and smote an hundred fourscore and five thousand of them. 77A 7 42 77A 7 42 345990 Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanctuary, and judge thou him according to his wickedness. 77A 7 43 77A 7 43 346000 So the thirteenth day of the month Adar the hosts joined battle: but Nicanor's host was discomfited, and he himself was first slain in the battle. 77A 7 44 77A 7 44 346010 Now when Nicanor's host saw that he was slain, they cast away their weapons, and fled. 77A 7 45 77A 7 45 346020 Then they pursued after them a day's journey, from Adasa unto Gazera, sounding an alarm after them with their trumpets. 77A 7 46 77A 7 46 346030 Whereupon they came forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and closed them in; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left. 77A 7 47 77A 7 47 346040 Afterwards they took the spoils, and the prey, and smote off Nicanors head, and his right hand, which he stretched out so proudly, and brought them away, and hanged them up toward Jerusalem. 77A 7 48 77A 7 48 346050 For this cause the people rejoiced greatly, and they kept that day a day of great gladness. 77A 7 49 77A 7 49 346060 Moreover they ordained to keep yearly this day, being the thirteenth of Adar. 77A 7 50 77A 7 50 346070 Thus the land of Juda was in rest a little while. 77A 8 1 77A 8 1 346080 Now Judas had heard of the the Romans, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of amity with all that came unto them; 77A 8 2 77A 8 2 346090 And that they were men of great valour. It was told him also of their wars and noble acts which they had done among the Galatians, and how they had conquered them, and brought them under tribute; 77A 8 3 77A 8 3 346100 And what they had done in the country of Spain, for the winning of the mines of the silver and gold which is there; 77A 8 4 77A 8 4 346110 And that by their policy and patience they had conquered all the place, though it were very far from them; and the kings also that came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, till they had discomfited them, and given them a great overthrow, so that the rest did give them tribute every year: 77A 8 5 77A 8 5 346120 Beside this, how they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the Citims, with others that lifted up themselves against them, and had overcome them: 77A 8 6 77A 8 6 346130 How also Antiochus the great king of Asia, that came against them in battle, having an hundred and twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was discomfited by them; 77A 8 7 77A 8 7 346140 And how they took him alive, and covenanted that he and such as reigned after him should pay a great tribute, and give hostages, and that which was agreed upon, 77A 8 8 77A 8 8 346150 And the country of India, and Media and Lydia and of the goodliest countries, which they took of him, and gave to king Eumenes: 77A 8 9 77A 8 9 346160 Moreover how the Grecians had determined to come and destroy them; 77A 8 10 77A 8 10 346170 And that they, having knowledge thereof sent against them a certain captain, and fighting with them slew many of them, and carried away captives their wives and their children, and spoiled them, and took possession of their lands, and pulled down their strong holds, and brought them to be their servants unto this day: 77A 8 11 77A 8 11 346180 It was told him besides, how they destroyed and brought under their dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted them; 77A 8 12 77A 8 12 346190 But with their friends and such as relied upon them they kept amity: and that they had conquered kingdoms both far and nigh, insomuch as all that heard of their name were afraid of them: 77A 8 13 77A 8 13 346200 Also that, whom they would help to a kingdom, those reign; and whom again they would, they displace: finally, that they were greatly exalted: 77A 8 14 77A 8 14 346210 Yet for all this none of them wore a crown or was clothed in purple, to be magnified thereby: 77A 8 15 77A 8 15 346220 Moreover how they had made for themselves a senate house, wherein three hundred and twenty men sat in council daily, consulting alway for the people, to the end they might be well ordered: 77A 8 16 77A 8 16 346230 And that they committed their government to one man every year, who ruled over all their country, and that all were obedient to that one, and that there was neither envy nor emmulation among them. 77A 8 17 77A 8 17 346240 In consideration of these things, Judas chose Eupolemus the son of John, the son of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of amity and confederacy with them, 77A 8 18 77A 8 18 346250 And to intreat them that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude. 77A 8 19 77A 8 19 346260 They went therefore to Rome, which was a very great journey, and came into the senate, where they spake and said. 77A 8 20 77A 8 20 346270 Judas Maccabeus with his brethren, and the people of the Jews, have sent us unto you, to make a confederacy and peace with you, and that we might be registered your confederates and friends. 77A 8 21 77A 8 21 346280 So that matter pleased the Romans well. 77A 8 22 77A 8 22 346290 And this is the copy of the epistle which the senate wrote back again in tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalem, that there they might have by them a memorial of peace and confederacy: 77A 8 23 77A 8 23 346300 Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and by land for ever: the sword also and enemy be far from them, 77A 8 24 77A 8 24 346310 If there come first any war upon the Romans or any of their confederates throughout all their dominion, 77A 8 25 77A 8 25 346320 The people of the Jews shall help them, as the time shall be appointed, with all their heart: 77A 8 26 77A 8 26 346330 Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore. 77A 8 27 77A 8 27 346340 In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them: 77A 8 28 77A 8 28 346350 Neither shall victuals be given to them that take part against them, or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants, and that without deceit. 77A 8 29 77A 8 29 346360 According to these articles did the Romans make a covenant with the people of the Jews. 77A 8 30 77A 8 30 346370 Howbeit if hereafter the one party or the other shall think to meet to add or diminish any thing, they may do it at their pleasures, and whatsoever they shall add or take away shall be ratified. 77A 8 31 77A 8 31 346380 And as touching the evils that Demetrius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and confederates the Jews? 77A 8 32 77A 8 32 346390 If therefore they complain any more against thee, we will do them justice, and fight with thee by sea and by land. 77A 9 1 77A 9 1 346400 Furthermore, when Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host: 77A 9 2 77A 9 2 346410 Who went forth by the way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people. 77A 9 3 77A 9 3 346420 Also the first month of the hundred fifty and second year they encamped before Jerusalem: 77A 9 4 77A 9 4 346430 From whence they removed, and went to Berea, with twenty thousand footmen and two thousand horsemen. 77A 9 5 77A 9 5 346440 Now Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men with him: 77A 9 6 77A 9 6 346450 Who seeing the multitude of the other army to he so great were sore afraid; whereupon many conveyed themselves out of the host, insomuch as abode of them no more but eight hundred men. 77A 9 7 77A 9 7 346460 When Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together. 77A 9 8 77A 9 8 346470 Nevertheless unto them that remained he said, Let us arise and go up against our enemies, if peradventure we may be able to fight with them. 77A 9 9 77A 9 9 346480 But they dehorted him, saying, We shall never be able: let us now rather save our lives, and hereafter we will return with our brethren, and fight against them: for we are but few. 77A 9 10 77A 9 10 346490 Then Judas said, God forbid that I should do this thing, and flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our honour. 77A 9 11 77A 9 11 346500 With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host and they that marched in the foreward were all mighty men. 77A 9 12 77A 9 12 346510 As for Bacchides, he was in the right wing: so the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trumpets. 77A 9 13 77A 9 13 346520 They also of Judas' side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night. 77A 9 14 77A 9 14 346530 Now when Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right side, he took with him all the hardy men, 77A 9 15 77A 9 15 346540 Who discomfited the right wing, and pursued them unto the mount Azotus. 77A 9 16 77A 9 16 346550 But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind: 77A 9 17 77A 9 17 346560 Whereupon there was a sore battle, insomuch as many were slain on both parts. 77A 9 18 77A 9 18 346570 Judas also was killed, and the remnant fled. 77A 9 19 77A 9 19 346580 THen Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin. 77A 9 20 77A 9 20 346590 Moreover they bewailed him, and all Israel made great lamentation for him, and mourned many days, saying, 77A 9 21 77A 9 21 346600 How is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel! 77A 9 22 77A 9 22 346610 As for the other things concerning Judas and his wars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, they are not written: for they were very many. 77A 9 23 77A 9 23 346620 Now after the death of Judas the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there arose up all such as wrought iniquity. 77A 9 24 77A 9 24 346630 In those days also was there a very great famine, by reason whereof the country revolted, and went with them. 77A 9 25 77A 9 25 346640 Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country. 77A 9 26 77A 9 26 346650 And they made enquiry and search for Judas' friends, and brought them unto Bacchides, who took vengeance of them, and used them despitefully. 77A 9 27 77A 9 27 346660 So was there a great affliction in Israel, the like whereof was not since the time that a prophet was not seen among them. 77A 9 28 77A 9 28 346670 For this cause all Judas' friends came together, and said unto Jonathan, 77A 9 29 77A 9 29 346680 Since thy brother Judas died, we have no man like him to go forth against our enemies, and Bacchides, and against them of our nation that are adversaries to us. 77A 9 30 77A 9 30 346690 Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles. 77A 9 31 77A 9 31 346700 Upon this Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time, and rose up instead of his brother Judas. 77A 9 32 77A 9 32 346710 But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof, he sought for to slay him 77A 9 33 77A 9 33 346720 Then Jonathan, and Simon his brother, and all that were with him, perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecoe, and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar. 77A 9 34 77A 9 34 346730 Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day. 77A 9 35 77A 9 35 346740 Now Jonathan had sent his brother John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathites, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much. 77A 9 36 77A 9 36 346750 But the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it. 77A 9 37 77A 9 37 346760 After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother, that the children of Jambri made a great marriage, and were bringing the bride from Nadabatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan. 77A 9 38 77A 9 38 346770 Therefore they remembered John their brother, and went up, and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain: 77A 9 39 77A 9 39 346780 Where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and, behold, there was much ado and great carriage: and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends and brethren, to meet them with drums, and instruments of musick, and many weapons. 77A 9 40 77A 9 40 346790 Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and made a slaughter of them in such sort, as many fell down dead, and the remnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils. 77A 9 41 77A 9 41 346800 Thus was the marriage turned into mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation. 77A 9 42 77A 9 42 346810 So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan. 77A 9 43 77A 9 43 346820 Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power. 77A 9 44 77A 9 44 346830 Then Jonathan said to his company, Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not with us to day, as in time past: 77A 9 45 77A 9 45 346840 For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, the marsh likewise and wood, neither is there place for us to turn aside. 77A 9 46 77A 9 46 346850 Wherefore cry ye now unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies. 77A 9 47 77A 9 47 346860 With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him. 77A 9 48 77A 9 48 346870 Then Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into Jordan, and swam over unto the other bank: howbeit the other passed not over Jordan unto them. 77A 9 49 77A 9 49 346880 So there were slain of Bacchides' side that day about a thousand men. 77A 9 50 77A 9 50 346890 Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and repaired the strong cites in Judea; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus, and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and Taphon, these did he strengthen with high walls, with gates and with bars. 77A 9 51 77A 9 51 346900 And in them he set a garrison, that they might work malice upon Israel. 77A 9 52 77A 9 52 346910 He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazera, and the tower, and put forces in them, and provision of victuals. 77A 9 53 77A 9 53 346920 Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept. 77A 9 54 77A 9 54 346930 Moreover in the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down; he pulled down also the works of the prophets 77A 9 55 77A 9 55 346940 And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcimus plagued, and his enterprizes hindered: for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house. 77A 9 56 77A 9 56 346950 So Alcimus died at that time with great torment. 77A 9 57 77A 9 57 346960 Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king: whereupon the land of Judea was in rest two years. 77A 9 58 77A 9 58 346970 Then all the ungodly men held a council, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his company are at ease, and dwell without care: now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one night. 77A 9 59 77A 9 59 346980 So they went and consulted with him. 77A 9 60 77A 9 60 346990 Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him: howbeit they could not, because their counsel was known unto them. 77A 9 61 77A 9 61 347000 Wherefore they took of the men of the country, that were authors of that mischief, about fifty persons, and slew them. 77A 9 62 77A 9 62 347010 Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Bethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the decays thereof, and made it strong. 77A 9 63 77A 9 63 347020 Which thing when Bacchides knew, he gathered together all his host, and sent word to them that were of Judea. 77A 9 64 77A 9 64 347030 Then went he and laid siege against Bethbasi; and they fought against it a long season and made engines of war. 77A 9 65 77A 9 65 347040 But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city, and went forth himself into the country, and with a certain number went he forth. 77A 9 66 77A 9 66 347050 And he smote Odonarkes and his brethren, and the children of Phasiron in their tent. 77A 9 67 77A 9 67 347060 And when he began to smite them, and came up with his forces, Simon and his company went out of the city, and burned up the engines of war, 77A 9 68 77A 9 68 347070 And fought against Bacchides, who was discomfited by them, and they afflicted him sore: for his counsel and travail was in vain. 77A 9 69 77A 9 69 347080 Wherefore he was very wroth at the wicked men that gave him counsel to come into the country, inasmuch as he slew many of them, and purposed to return into his own country. 77A 9 70 77A 9 70 347090 Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge, he sent ambassadors unto him, to the end he should make peace with him, and deliver them the prisoners. 77A 9 71 77A 9 71 347100 Which thing he accepted, and did according to his demands, and sware unto him that he would never do him harm all the days of his life. 77A 9 72 77A 9 72 347110 When therefore he had restored unto him the prisoners that he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judea, he returned and went his way into his own land, neither came he any more into their borders. 77A 9 73 77A 9 73 347120 Thus the sword ceased from Israel: but Jonathan dwelt at Machmas, and began to govern the people; and he destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel. 77A 10 1 77A 10 1 347130 In the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander, the son of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, went up and took Ptolemais: for the people had received him, by means whereof he reigned there, 77A 10 2 77A 10 2 347140 Now when king Demetrius heard thereof, he gathered together an exceeding great host, and went forth against him to fight. 77A 10 3 77A 10 3 347150 Moreover Demetrius sent letters unto Jonathan with loving words, so as he magnified him. 77A 10 4 77A 10 4 347160 For said he, Let us first make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us: 77A 10 5 77A 10 5 347170 Else he will remember all the evils that we have done against him, and against his brethren and his people. 77A 10 6 77A 10 6 347180 Wherefore he gave him authority to gather together an host, and to provide weapons, that he might aid him in battle: he commanded also that the hostages that were in the tower should be delivered him. 77A 10 7 77A 10 7 347190 Then came Jonathan to Jerusalem, and read the letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in the tower: 77A 10 8 77A 10 8 347200 Who were sore afraid, when they heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an host. 77A 10 9 77A 10 9 347210 Whereupon they of the tower delivered their hostages unto Jonathan, and he delivered them unto their parents. 77A 10 10 77A 10 10 347220 This done, Jonathan settled himself in Jerusalem, and began to build and repair the city. 77A 10 11 77A 10 11 347230 And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the mount Sion and about with square stones for fortification; and they did so. 77A 10 12 77A 10 12 347240 Then the strangers, that were in the fortresses which Bacchides had built, fled away; 77A 10 13 77A 10 13 347250 Insomuch as every man left his place, and went into his own country. 77A 10 14 77A 10 14 347260 Only at Bethsura certain of those that had forsaken the law and the commandments remained still: for it was their place of refuge. 77A 10 15 77A 10 15 347270 Now when king Alexander had heard what promises Demetrius had sent unto Jonathan: when also it was told him of the battles and noble acts which he and his brethren had done, and of the pains that they had endured, 77A 10 16 77A 10 16 347280 He said, Shall we find such another man? now therefore we will make him our friend and confederate. 77A 10 17 77A 10 17 347290 Upon this he wrote a letter, and sent it unto him, according to these words, saying, 77A 10 18 77A 10 18 347300 King Alexander to his brother Jonathan sendeth greeting: 77A 10 19 77A 10 19 347310 We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and meet to be our friend. 77A 10 20 77A 10 20 347320 Wherefore now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation, and to be called the king's friend; (and therewithal he sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold:) and require thee to take our part, and keep friendship with us. 77A 10 21 77A 10 21 347330 So in the seventh month of the hundred and sixtieth year, at the feast of the tabernacles, Jonathan put on the holy robe, and gathered together forces, and provided much armour. 77A 10 22 77A 10 22 347340 Whereof when Demetrius heard, he was very sorry, and said, 77A 10 23 77A 10 23 347350 What have we done, that Alexander hath prevented us in making amity with the Jews to strengthen himself? 77A 10 24 77A 10 24 347360 I also will write unto them words of encouragement, and promise them dignities and gifts, that I may have their aid. 77A 10 25 77A 10 25 347370 He sent unto them therefore to this effect: King Demetrius unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting: 77A 10 26 77A 10 26 347380 Whereas ye have kept covenants with us, and continued in our friendship, not joining yourselves with our enemies, we have heard hereof, and are glad. 77A 10 27 77A 10 27 347390 Wherefore now continue ye still to be faithful unto us, and we will well recompense you for the things ye do in our behalf, 77A 10 28 77A 10 28 347400 And will grant you many immunities, and give you rewards. 77A 10 29 77A 10 29 347410 And now do I free you, and for your sake I release all the Jews, from tributes, and from the customs of salt, and from crown taxes, 77A 10 30 77A 10 30 347420 And from that which appertaineth unto me to receive for the third part or the seed, and the half of the fruit of the trees, I release it from this day forth, so that they shall not be taken of the land of Judea, nor of the three governments which are added thereunto out of the country of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth for evermore. 77A 10 31 77A 10 31 347430 Let Jerusalem also be holy and free, with the borders thereof, both from tenths and tributes. 77A 10 32 77A 10 32 347440 And as for the tower which is at Jerusalem, I yield up authority over it, and give the high priest, that he may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it. 77A 10 33 77A 10 33 347450 Moreover I freely set at liberty every one of the Jews, that were carried captives out of the land of Judea into any part of my kingdom, and I will that all my officers remit the tributes even of their cattle. 77A 10 34 77A 10 34 347460 Furthermore I will that all the feasts, and sabbaths, and new moons, and solemn days, and the three days before the feast, and the three days after the feast shall be all of immunity and freedom for all the Jews in my realm. 77A 10 35 77A 10 35 347470 Also no man shall have authority to meddle with or to molest any of them in any matter. 77A 10 36 77A 10 36 347480 I will further, that there be enrolled among the king's forces about thirty thousand men of the Jews, unto whom pay shall be given, as belongeth to all king's forces. 77A 10 37 77A 10 37 347490 And of them some shall be placed in the king's strong holds, of whom also some shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, which are of trust: and I will that their overseers and governors be of themselves, and that they live after their own laws, even as the king hath commanded in the land of Judea. 77A 10 38 77A 10 38 347500 And concerning the three governments that are added to Judea from the country of Samaria, let them be joined with Judea, that they may be reckoned to be under one, nor bound to obey other authority than the high priest's. 77A 10 39 77A 10 39 347510 As for Ptolemais, and the land pertaining thereto, I give it as a free gift to the sanctuary at Jerusalem for the necessary expences of the sanctuary. 77A 10 40 77A 10 40 347520 Moreover I give every year fifteen thousand shekels of silver out of the king's accounts from the places appertaining. 77A 10 41 77A 10 41 347530 And all the overplus, which the officers payed not in as in former time, from henceforth shall be given toward the works of the temple. 77A 10 42 77A 10 42 347540 And beside this, the five thousand shekels of silver, which they took from the uses of the temple out of the accounts year by year, even those things shall be released, because they appertain to the priests that minister. 77A 10 43 77A 10 43 347550 And whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem, or be within the liberties hereof, being indebted unto the king, or for any other matter, let them be at liberty, and all that they have in my realm. 77A 10 44 77A 10 44 347560 For the building also and repairing of the works of the sanctuary expences shall be given of the king's accounts. 77A 10 45 77A 10 45 347570 Yea, and for the building of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, expences shall be given out of the king's accounts, as also for the building of the walls in Judea. 77A 10 46 77A 10 46 347580 Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit unto them, nor received them, because they remembered the great evil that he had done in Israel; for he had afflicted them very sore. 77A 10 47 77A 10 47 347590 But with Alexander they were well pleased, because he was the first that entreated of true peace with them, and they were confederate with him always. 77A 10 48 77A 10 48 347600 Then gathered king Alexander great forces, and camped over against Demetrius. 77A 10 49 77A 10 49 347610 And after the two kings had joined battle, Demetrius' host fled: but Alexander followed after him, and prevailed against them. 77A 10 50 77A 10 50 347620 And he continued the battle very sore until the sun went down: and that day was Demetrius slain. 77A 10 51 77A 10 51 347630 Afterward Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect: 77A 10 52 77A 10 52 347640 Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my progenitors, and have gotten the dominion, and overthrown Demetrius, and recovered our country; 77A 10 53 77A 10 53 347650 For after I had joined battle with him, both he and his host was discomfited by us, so that we sit in the throne of his kingdom: 77A 10 54 77A 10 54 347660 Now therefore let us make a league of amity together, and give me now thy daughter to wife: and I will be thy son in law, and will give both thee and her as according to thy dignity. 77A 10 55 77A 10 55 347670 Then Ptolemee the king gave answer, saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers, and satest in the throne of their kingdom. 77A 10 56 77A 10 56 347680 And now will I do to thee, as thou hast written: meet me therefore at Ptolemais, that we may see one another; for I will marry my daughter to thee according to thy desire. 77A 10 57 77A 10 57 347690 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred threescore and second year: 77A 10 58 77A 10 58 347700 Where king Alexander meeting him, he gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is. 77A 10 59 77A 10 59 347710 Now king Alexander had written unto Jonathan, that he should come and meet him. 77A 10 60 77A 10 60 347720 Who thereupon went honourably to Ptolemais, where he met the two kings, and gave them and their friends silver and gold, and many presents, and found favour in their sight. 77A 10 61 77A 10 61 347730 At that time certain pestilent fellows of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him: but the king would not hear them. 77A 10 62 77A 10 62 347740 Yea more than that, the king commanded to take off his garments, and clothe him in purple: and they did so. 77A 10 63 77A 10 63 347750 And he made him sit by himself, and said into his princes, Go with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. 77A 10 64 77A 10 64 347760 Now when his accusers saw that he was honored according to the proclamation, and clothed in purple, they fled all away. 77A 10 65 77A 10 65 347770 So the king honoured him, and wrote him among his chief friends, and made him a duke, and partaker of his dominion. 77A 10 66 77A 10 66 347780 Afterward Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace and gladness. 77A 10 67 77A 10 67 347790 Furthermore in the; hundred threescore and fifth year came Demetrius son of Demetrius out of Crete into the land of his fathers: 77A 10 68 77A 10 68 347800 Whereof when king Alexander heard tell, he was right sorry, and returned into Antioch. 77A 10 69 77A 10 69 347810 Then Demetrius made Apollonius the governor of Celosyria his general, who gathered together a great host, and camped in Jamnia, and sent unto Jonathan the high priest, saying, 77A 10 70 77A 10 70 347820 Thou alone liftest up thyself against us, and I am laughed to scorn for thy sake, and reproached: and why dost thou vaunt thy power against us in the mountains? 77A 10 71 77A 10 71 347830 Now therefore, if thou trustest in thine own strength, come down to us into the plain field, and there let us try the matter together: for with me is the power of the cities. 77A 10 72 77A 10 72 347840 Ask and learn who I am, and the rest that take our part, and they shall tell thee that thy foot is not able to to flight in their own land. 77A 10 73 77A 10 73 347850 Wherefore now thou shalt not be able to abide the horsemen and so great a power in the plain, where is neither stone nor flint, nor place to flee unto. 77A 10 74 77A 10 74 347860 So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius, he was moved in his mind, and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him for to help him. 77A 10 75 77A 10 75 347870 And he pitched his tents against Joppa: but; they of Joppa shut him out of the city, because Apollonius had a garrison there. 77A 10 76 77A 10 76 347880 Then Jonathan laid siege unto it: whereupon they of the city let him in for fear: and so Jonathan won Joppa. 77A 10 77 77A 10 77 347890 Whereof when Apollonius heard, he took three thousand horsemen, with a great host of footmen, and went to Azotus as one that journeyed, and therewithal drew him forth into the plain. because he had a great number of horsemen, in whom he put his trust. 77A 10 78 77A 10 78 347900 Then Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, where the armies joined battle. 77A 10 79 77A 10 79 347910 Now Apollonius had left a thousand horsemen in ambush. 77A 10 80 77A 10 80 347920 And Jonathan knew that there was an ambushment behind him; for they had compassed in his host, and cast darts at the people, from morning till evening. 77A 10 81 77A 10 81 347930 But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them: and so the enemies' horses were tired. 77A 10 82 77A 10 82 347940 Then brought Simon forth his host, and set them against the footmen, (for the horsemen were spent) who were discomfited by him, and fled. 77A 10 83 77A 10 83 347950 The horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, for safety. 77A 10 84 77A 10 84 347960 But Jonathan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils; and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burned with fire. 77A 10 85 77A 10 85 347970 Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men. 77A 10 86 77A 10 86 347980 And from thence Jonathan removed his host, and camped against Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great pomp. 77A 10 87 77A 10 87 347990 After this returned Jonathan and his host unto Jerusalem, having any spoils. 77A 10 88 77A 10 88 348000 Now when king ALexander heard these things, he honoured Jonathan yet more. 77A 10 89 77A 10 89 348010 And sent him a buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the king's blood: he gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession. 77A 11 1 77A 11 1 348020 And the king of Egypt gathered together a great host, like the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexander's kingdom, and join it to his own. 77A 11 2 77A 11 2 348030 Whereupon he took his journey into Spain in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him: for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his brother in law. 77A 11 3 77A 11 3 348040 Now as Ptolemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it. 77A 11 4 77A 11 4 348050 And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt, and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad and them that he had burnt in the battle; for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass. 77A 11 5 77A 11 5 348060 Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him: but the king held his peace. 77A 11 6 77A 11 6 348070 Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppa, where they saluted one another, and lodged. 77A 11 7 77A 11 7 348080 Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, returned again to Jerusalem. 77A 11 8 77A 11 8 348090 King Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander. 77A 11 9 77A 11 9 348100 Whereupon he sent ambasadors unto king Demetrius, saying, Come, let us make a league betwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father's kingdom: 77A 11 10 77A 11 10 348110 For I repent that I gave my daughter unto him, for he sought to slay me. 77A 11 11 77A 11 11 348120 Thus did he slander him, because he was desirous of his kingdom. 77A 11 12 77A 11 12 348130 Wherefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was openly known. 77A 11 13 77A 11 13 348140 Then Ptolemee entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt. 77A 11 14 77A 11 14 348150 In the mean season was king Alexander in Cilicia, because those that dwelt in those parts had revolted from him. 77A 11 15 77A 11 15 348160 But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him: whereupon king Ptolemee brought forth his host, and met him with a mighty power, and put him to flight. 77A 11 16 77A 11 16 348170 So Alexander fled into Arabia there to be defended; but king Ptolemee was exalted: 77A 11 17 77A 11 17 348180 For Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it unto Ptolemee. 77A 11 18 77A 11 18 348190 King Ptolemee also died the third day after, and they that were in the strong holds were slain one of another. 77A 11 19 77A 11 19 348200 By this means Demetrius reigned in the hundred threescore and seventh year. 77A 11 20 77A 11 20 348210 At the same time Jonathan gathered together them that were in Judea to take the tower that was in Jerusalem: and he made many engines of war against it. 77A 11 21 77A 11 21 348220 Then came ungodly persons, who hated their own people, went unto the king, and told him that Jonathan besieged the tower, 77A 11 22 77A 11 22 348230 Whereof when he heard, he was angry, and immediately removing, he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste. 77A 11 23 77A 11 23 348240 Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel and the priests, and put himself in peril; 77A 11 24 77A 11 24 348250 And took silver and gold, and raiment, and divers presents besides, and went to Ptolemais unto the king, where he found favour in his sight. 77A 11 25 77A 11 25 348260 And though certain ungodly men of the people had made complaints against him, 77A 11 26 77A 11 26 348270 Yet the king entreated him as his predecessors had done before, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends, 77A 11 27 77A 11 27 348280 And confirmed him in the high priesthood, and in all the honours that he had before, and gave him preeminence among his chief friends. 77A 11 28 77A 11 28 348290 Then Jonathan desired the king, that he would make Judea free from tribute, as also the three governments, with the country of Samaria; and he promised him three hundred talents. 77A 11 29 77A 11 29 348300 So the king consented, and wrote letters unto Jonathan of all these things after this manner: 77A 11 30 77A 11 30 348310 King Demetrius unto his brother Jonathan, and unto the nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting: 77A 11 31 77A 11 31 348320 We send you here a copy of the letter which we did write unto our cousin Lasthenes concerning you, that ye might see it. 77A 11 32 77A 11 32 348330 King Demetrius unto his father Lasthenes sendeth greeting: 77A 11 33 77A 11 33 348340 We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us. 77A 11 34 77A 11 34 348350 Wherefore we have ratified unto them the borders of Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees. 77A 11 35 77A 11 35 348360 And as for other things that belong unto us, of the tithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also the saltpits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them all for their relief. 77A 11 36 77A 11 36 348370 And nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time forth for ever. 77A 11 37 77A 11 37 348380 Now therefore see that thou make a copy of these things, and let it be delivered unto Jonathan, and set upon the holy mount in a conspicuous place. 77A 11 38 77A 11 38 348390 After this, when king Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces, every one to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom he had gathered from the isles of the heathen: wherefore all the forces of his fathers hated him. 77A 11 39 77A 11 39 348400 Moreover there was one Tryphon, that had been of Alexander's part afore, who, seeing that all the host murmured against Demetrius, went to Simalcue the Arabian that brought up Antiochus the young son of Alexander, 77A 11 40 77A 11 40 348410 And lay sore upon him to deliver him this young Antiochus, that he might reign in his father's stead: he told him therefore all that Demetrius had done, and how his men of war were at enmity with him, and there he remained a long season. 77A 11 41 77A 11 41 348420 In the mean time Jonathan sent unto king Demetrius, that he would cast those of the tower out of Jerusalem, and those also in the fortresses: for they fought against Israel. 77A 11 42 77A 11 42 348430 So Demetrius sent unto Jonathan, saying, I will not only do this for thee and thy people, but I will greatly honour thee and thy nation, if opportunity serve. 77A 11 43 77A 11 43 348440 Now therefore thou shalt do well, if thou send me men to help me; for all my forces are gone from me. 77A 11 44 77A 11 44 348450 Upon this Jonathan sent him three thousand strong men unto Antioch: and when they came to the king, the king was very glad of their coming. 77A 11 45 77A 11 45 348460 Howbeit they that were of the city gathered themselves together into the midst of the city, to the number of an hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king. 77A 11 46 77A 11 46 348470 Wherefore the king fled into the court, but they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight. 77A 11 47 77A 11 47 348480 Then the king called to the Jews for help, who came unto him all at once, and dispersing themselves through the city slew that day in the city to the number of an hundred thousand. 77A 11 48 77A 11 48 348490 Also they set fire on the city, and gat many spoils that day, and delivered the king. 77A 11 49 77A 11 49 348500 So when they of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would, their courage was abated: wherefore they made supplication to the king, and cried, saying, 77A 11 50 77A 11 50 348510 Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us and the city. 77A 11 51 77A 11 51 348520 With that they cast away their weapons, and made peace; and the Jews were honoured in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in his realm; and they returned to Jerusalem, having great spoils. 77A 11 52 77A 11 52 348530 So king Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was quiet before him. 77A 11 53 77A 11 53 348540 Nevertheless he dissembled in all that ever he spake, and estranged himself from Jonathan, neither rewarded he him according to the benefits which he had received of him, but troubled him very sore. 77A 11 54 77A 11 54 348550 After this returned Tryphon, and with him the young child Antiochus, who reigned, and was crowned. 77A 11 55 77A 11 55 348560 Then there gathered unto him all the men of war, whom Demetrius had put away, and they fought against Demetrius, who turned his back and fled. 77A 11 56 77A 11 56 348570 Moreover Tryphon took the elephants, and won Antioch. 77A 11 57 77A 11 57 348580 At that time young Antiochus wrote unto Jonathan, saying, I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and appoint thee ruler over the four governments, and to be one of the king's friends. 77A 11 58 77A 11 58 348590 Upon this he sent him golden vessels to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle. 77A 11 59 77A 11 59 348600 His brother Simon also he made captain from the place called The ladder of Tyrus unto the borders of Egypt. 77A 11 60 77A 11 60 348610 Then Jonathan went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the water, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to help him: and when he came to Ascalon, they of the city met him honourably. 77A 11 61 77A 11 61 348620 From whence he went to Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him out; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and spoiled them. 77A 11 62 77A 11 62 348630 Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusalem, and passed through the country unto Damascus. 77A 11 63 77A 11 63 348640 Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius' princes were come to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purposing to remove him out of the country, 77A 11 64 77A 11 64 348650 He went to meet them, and left Simon his brother in the country. 77A 11 65 77A 11 65 348660 Then Simon encamped against Bethsura and fought against it a long season, and shut it up: 77A 11 66 77A 11 66 348670 But they desired to have peace with him, which he granted them, and then put them out from thence, and took the city, and set a garrison in it. 77A 11 67 77A 11 67 348680 As for Jonathan and his host, they pitched at the water of Gennesar, from whence betimes in the morning they gat them to the plain of Nasor. 77A 11 68 77A 11 68 348690 And, behold, the host of strangers met them in the plain, who, having laid men in ambush for him in the mountains, came themselves over against him. 77A 11 69 77A 11 69 348700 So when they that lay in ambush rose out of their places and joined battle, all that were of Jonathan's side fled; 77A 11 70 77A 11 70 348710 Insomuch as there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Calphi, the captains of the host. 77A 11 71 77A 11 71 348720 Then Jonathan rent his clothes, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed. 77A 11 72 77A 11 72 348730 Afterwards turning again to battle, he put them to flight, and so they ran away. 77A 11 73 77A 11 73 348740 Now when his own men that were fled saw this, they turned again unto him, and with him pursued them to Cades, even unto their own tents, and there they camped. 77A 11 74 77A 11 74 348750 So there were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men: but Jonathan returned to Jerusalem. 77A 12 1 77A 12 1 348760 Now when Jonathan saw that time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them. 77A 12 2 77A 12 2 348770 He sent letters also to the Lacedemonians, and to other places, for the same purpose. 77A 12 3 77A 12 3 348780 So they went unto Rome, and entered into the senate, and said, Jonathan the high priest, and the people of the Jews, sent us unto you, to the end ye should renew the friendship, which ye had with them, and league, as in former time. 77A 12 4 77A 12 4 348790 Upon this the Romans gave them letters unto the governors of every place that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably. 77A 12 5 77A 12 5 348800 And this is the copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote to the Lacedemonians: 77A 12 6 77A 12 6 348810 Jonathan the high priest, and the elders of the nation, and the priests, and the other of the Jews, unto the Lacedemonians their brethren send greeting: 77A 12 7 77A 12 7 348820 There were letters sent in times past unto Onias the high priest from Darius, who reigned then among you, to signify that ye are our brethren, as the copy here underwritten doth specify. 77A 12 8 77A 12 8 348830 At which time Onias entreated the ambassador that was sent honourably, and received the letters, wherein declaration was made of the league and friendship. 77A 12 9 77A 12 9 348840 Therefore we also, albeit we need none of these things, that we have the holy books of scripture in our hands to comfort us, 77A 12 10 77A 12 10 348850 Have nevertheless attempted to send unto you for the renewing of brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become strangers unto you altogether: for there is a long time passed since ye sent unto us. 77A 12 11 77A 12 11 348860 We therefore at all times without ceasing, both in our feasts, and other convenient days, do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer, and in our prayers, as reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren: 77A 12 12 77A 12 12 348870 And we are right glad of your honour. 77A 12 13 77A 12 13 348880 As for ourselves, we have had great troubles and wars on every side, forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have fought against us. 77A 12 14 77A 12 14 348890 Howbeit we would not be troublesome unto you, nor to others of our confederates and friends, in these wars: 77A 12 15 77A 12 15 348900 For we have help from heaven that succoureth us, so as we are delivered from our enemies, and our enemies are brought under foot. 77A 12 16 77A 12 16 348910 For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus, and Antipater he son of Jason, and sent them unto the Romans, to renew the amity that we had with them, and the former league. 77A 12 17 77A 12 17 348920 We commanded them also to go unto you, and to salute and to deliver you our letters concerning the renewing of our brotherhood. 77A 12 18 77A 12 18 348930 Wherefore now ye shall do well to give us an answer thereto. 77A 12 19 77A 12 19 348940 And this is the copy of the letters which Oniares sent. 77A 12 20 77A 12 20 348950 Areus king of the Lacedemonians to Onias the high priest, greeting: 77A 12 21 77A 12 21 348960 It is found in writing, that the Lacedemonians and Jews are brethren, and that they are of the stock of Abraham: 77A 12 22 77A 12 22 348970 Now therefore, since this is come to our knowledge, ye shall do well to write unto us of your prosperity. 77A 12 23 77A 12 23 348980 We do write back again to you, that your cattle and goods are our's, and our's are your's We do command therefore our ambassadors to make report unto you on this wise. 77A 12 24 77A 12 24 348990 Now when Jonathan heard that Demebius' princes were come to fight against him with a greater host than afore, 77A 12 25 77A 12 25 349000 He removed from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amathis: for he gave them no respite to enter his country. 77A 12 26 77A 12 26 349010 He sent spies also unto their tents, who came again, and told him that they were appointed to come upon them in the night season. 77A 12 27 77A 12 27 349020 Wherefore so soon as the sun was down, Jonathan commanded his men to watch, and to be in arms, that all the night long they might be ready to fight: also he sent forth centinels round about the host. 77A 12 28 77A 12 28 349030 But when the adversaries heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle, they feared, and trembled in their hearts, and they kindled fires in their camp. 77A 12 29 77A 12 29 349040 Howbeit Jonathan and his company knew it not till the morning: for they saw the lights burning. 77A 12 30 77A 12 30 349050 Then Jonathan pursued after them, but overtook them not: for they were gone over the river Eleutherus. 77A 12 31 77A 12 31 349060 Wherefore Jonathan turned to the Arabians, who were called Zabadeans, and smote them, and took their spoils. 77A 12 32 77A 12 32 349070 And removing thence, he came to Damascus, and so passed through all the country, 77A 12 33 77A 12 33 349080 Simon also went forth, and passed through the country unto Ascalon, and the holds there adjoining, from whence he turned aside to Joppa, and won it. 77A 12 34 77A 12 34 349090 For he had heard that they would deliver the hold unto them that took Demetrius' part; wherefore he set a garrison there to keep it. 77A 12 35 77A 12 35 349100 After this came Jonathan home again, and calling the elders of the people together, he consulted with them about building strong holds in Judea, 77A 12 36 77A 12 36 349110 And making the walls of Jerusalem higher, and raising a great mount between the tower and the city, for to separate it from the city, that so it might be alone, that men might neither sell nor buy in it. 77A 12 37 77A 12 37 349120 Upon this they came together to build up the city, forasmuch as part of the wall toward the brook on the east side was fallen down, and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha. 77A 12 38 77A 12 38 349130 Simon also set up Adida in Sephela, and made it strong with gates and bars. 77A 12 39 77A 12 39 349140 Now Tryphon went about to get the kingdom of Asia, and to kill Antiochus the king, that he might set the crown upon his own head. 77A 12 40 77A 12 40 349150 Howbeit he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer him, and that he would fight against him; wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan, that he might kill him. So he removed, and came to Bethsan. 77A 12 41 77A 12 41 349160 Then Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for the battle, and came to Bethsan. 77A 12 42 77A 12 42 349170 Now when Tryphon saw Jonathan came with so great a force, he durst not stretch his hand against him; 77A 12 43 77A 12 43 349180 But received him honourably, and commended him unto all his friends, and gave him gifts, and commanded his men of war to be as obedient unto him, as to himself. 77A 12 44 77A 12 44 349190 Unto Jonathan also he said, Why hast thou brought all this people to so great trouble, seeing there is no war betwixt us? 77A 12 45 77A 12 45 349200 Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thou with me to Ptolemais, for I will give it thee, and the rest of the strong holds and forces, and all that have any charge: as for me, I will return and depart: for this is the cause of my coming. 77A 12 46 77A 12 46 349210 So Jonathan believing him did as he bade him, and sent away his host, who went into the land of Judea. 77A 12 47 77A 12 47 349220 And with himself he retained but three thousand men, of whom he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one thousand went with him. 77A 12 48 77A 12 48 349230 Now as soon as Jonathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates and took him, and all them that came with him they slew with the sword. 77A 12 49 77A 12 49 349240 Then sent Tryphon an host of footmen and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all Jonathan's company. 77A 12 50 77A 12 50 349250 But when they knew that Jonathan and they that were with him were taken and slain, they encouraged one another; and went close together, prepared to fight. 77A 12 51 77A 12 51 349260 They therefore that followed upon them, perceiving that they were ready to fight for their lives, turned back again. 77A 12 52 77A 12 52 349270 Whereupon they all came into the land of Judea peaceably, and there they bewailed Jonathan, and them that were with him, and they were sore afraid; wherefore all Israel made great lamentation. 77A 12 53 77A 12 53 349280 Then all the heathen that were round about then sought to destroy them: for said they, They have no captain, nor any to help them: now therefore let us make war upon them, and take away their memorial from among men. 77A 13 1 77A 13 1 349290 Now when Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea, and destroy it, 77A 13 2 77A 13 2 349300 And saw that the people was in great trembling and fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and gathered the people together, 77A 13 3 77A 13 3 349310 And gave them exhortation, saying, Ye yourselves know what great things I, and my brethren, and my father's house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, the battles also and troubles which we have seen. 77A 13 4 77A 13 4 349320 By reason whereof all my brethren are slain for Israel's sake, and I am left alone. 77A 13 5 77A 13 5 349330 Now therefore be it far from me, that I should spare mine own life in any time of trouble: for I am no better than my brethren. 77A 13 6 77A 13 6 349340 Doubtless I will avenge my nation, and the sanctuary, and our wives, and our children: for all the heathen are gathered to destroy us of very malice. 77A 13 7 77A 13 7 349350 Now as soon as the people heard these words, their spirit revived. 77A 13 8 77A 13 8 349360 And they answered with a loud voice, saying, Thou shalt be our leader instead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother. 77A 13 9 77A 13 9 349370 Fight thou our battles, and whatsoever, thou commandest us, that will we do. 77A 13 10 77A 13 10 349380 So then he gathered together all the men of war, and made haste to finish the walls of Jerusalem, and he fortified it round about. 77A 13 11 77A 13 11 349390 Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absolom, and with him a great power, to Joppa: who casting out them that were therein remained there in it. 77A 13 12 77A 13 12 349400 So Tryphon removed from Ptolemaus with a great power to invade the land of Judea, and Jonathan was with him in ward. 77A 13 13 77A 13 13 349410 But Simon pitched his tents at Adida, over against the plain. 77A 13 14 77A 13 14 349420 Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was risen up instead of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers unto him, saying, 77A 13 15 77A 13 15 349430 Whereas we have Jonathan thy brother in hold, it is for money that he is owing unto the king's treasure, concerning the business that was committed unto him. 77A 13 16 77A 13 16 349440 Wherefore now send an hundred talents of silver, and two of his sons for hostages, that when he is at liberty he may not revolt from us, and we will let him go. 77A 13 17 77A 13 17 349450 Hereupon Simon, albeit he perceived that they spake deceitfully unto him yet sent he the money and the children, lest peradventure he should procure to himself great hatred of the people: 77A 13 18 77A 13 18 349460 Who might have said, Because I sent him not the money and the children, therefore is Jonathan dead. 77A 13 19 77A 13 19 349470 So he sent them the children and the hundred talents: howbeit Tryphon dissembled neither would he let Jonathan go. 77A 13 20 77A 13 20 349480 And after this came Tryphon to invade the land, and destroy it, going round about by the way that leadeth unto Adora: but Simon and his host marched against him in every place, wheresoever he went. 77A 13 21 77A 13 21 349490 Now they that were in the tower sent messengers unto Tryphon, to the end that he should hasten his coming unto them by the wilderness, and send them victuals. 77A 13 22 77A 13 22 349500 Wherefore Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night: but there fell a very great snow, by reason whereof he came not. So he departed, and came into the country of Galaad. 77A 13 23 77A 13 23 349510 And when he came near to Bascama he slew Jonathan, who was buried there. 77A 13 24 77A 13 24 349520 Afterward Tryphon returned and went into his own land. 77A 13 25 77A 13 25 349530 Then sent Simon, and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers. 77A 13 26 77A 13 26 349540 And all Israel made great lamentation for him, and bewailed him many days. 77A 13 27 77A 13 27 349550 Simon also built a monument upon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren, and raised it aloft to the sight, with hewn stone behind and before. 77A 13 28 77A 13 28 349560 Moreover he set up seven pyramids, one against another, for his father, and his mother, and his four brethren. 77A 13 29 77A 13 29 349570 And in these he made cunning devices, about the which he set great pillars, and upon the pillars he made all their armour for a perpetual memory, and by the armour ships carved, that they might be seen of all that sail on the sea. 77A 13 30 77A 13 30 349580 This is the sepulchre which he made at Modin, and it standeth yet unto this day. 77A 13 31 77A 13 31 349590 Now Tryphon dealt deceitfully with the young king Antiochus, and slew him. 77A 13 32 77A 13 32 349600 And he reigned in his stead, and crowned himself king of Asia, and brought a great calamity upon the land. 77A 13 33 77A 13 33 349610 Then Simon built up the strong holds in Judea, and fenced them about with high towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars, and laid up victuals therein. 77A 13 34 77A 13 34 349620 Moreover Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Tryphon did was to spoil. 77A 13 35 77A 13 35 349630 Unto whom king Demetrius answered and wrote after this manner: 77A 13 36 77A 13 36 349640 King Demetrius unto Simon the high priest, and friend of kings, as also unto the elders and nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting: 77A 13 37 77A 13 37 349650 The golden crown, and the scarlet robe, which ye sent unto us, we have received: and we are ready to make a stedfast peace with you, yea, and to write unto our officers, to confirm the immunities which we have granted. 77A 13 38 77A 13 38 349660 And whatsoever covenants we have made with you shall stand; and the strong holds, which ye have builded, shall be your own. 77A 13 39 77A 13 39 349670 As for any oversight or fault committed unto this day, we forgive it, and the crown tax also, which ye owe us: and if there were any other tribute paid in Jerusalem, it shall no more be paid. 77A 13 40 77A 13 40 349680 And look who are meet among you to be in our court, let then be enrolled, and let there be peace betwixt us. 77A 13 41 77A 13 41 349690 Thus the yoke of the heathen was taken away from Israel in the hundred and seventieth year. 77A 13 42 77A 13 42 349700 Then the people of Israel began to write in their instruments and contracts, In the first year of Simon the high priest, the governor and leader of the Jews. 77A 13 43 77A 13 43 349710 In those days Simon camped against Gaza and besieged it round about; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and battered a certain tower, and took it. 77A 13 44 77A 13 44 349720 And they that were in the engine leaped into the city; whereupon there was a great uproar in the city: 77A 13 45 77A 13 45 349730 Insomuch as the people of the city rent their clothes, and climbed upon the walls with their wives and children, and cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace. 77A 13 46 77A 13 46 349740 And they said, Deal not with us according to our wickedness, but according to thy mercy. 77A 13 47 77A 13 47 349750 So Simon was appeased toward them, and fought no more against them, but put them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it with songs and thanksgiving. 77A 13 48 77A 13 48 349760 Yea, he put all uncleanness out of it, and placed such men there as would keep the law, and made it stronger than it was before, and built therein a dwellingplace for himself. 77A 13 49 77A 13 49 349770 They also of the tower in Jerusalem were kept so strait, that they could neither come forth, nor go into the country, nor buy, nor sell: wherefore they were in great distress for want of victuals, and a great number of them perished through famine. 77A 13 50 77A 13 50 349780 Then cried they to Simon, beseeching him to be at one with them: which thing he granted them; and when he had put them out from thence, he cleansed the tower from pollutions: 77A 13 51 77A 13 51 349790 And entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month in the hundred seventy and first year, with thanksgiving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with viols, and hymns, and songs: because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel. 77A 13 52 77A 13 52 349800 He ordained also that that day should be kept every year with gladness. Moreover the hill of the temple that was by the tower he made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with his company. 77A 13 53 77A 13 53 349810 And when Simon saw that John his son was a valiant man, he made him captain of all the hosts; and he dwelt in Gazera. 77A 14 1 77A 14 1 349820 Now in the hundred threescore and twelfth year king Demetrius gathered his forces together, and went into Media to get him help to fight against Tryphone. 77A 14 2 77A 14 2 349830 But when Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was entered within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take him alive: 77A 14 3 77A 14 3 349840 Who went and smote the host of Demetrius, and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward. 77A 14 4 77A 14 4 349850 As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honour pleased them well. 77A 14 5 77A 14 5 349860 And as he was honourable in all his acts, so in this, that he took Joppa for an haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea, 77A 14 6 77A 14 6 349870 And enlarged the bounds of his nation, and recovered the country, 77A 14 7 77A 14 7 349880 And gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazera, and Bethsura, and the tower, out of the which he took all uncleaness, neither was there any that resisted him. 77A 14 8 77A 14 8 349890 Then did they till their ground in peace, and the earth gave her increase, and the trees of the field their fruit. 77A 14 9 77A 14 9 349900 The ancient men sat all in the streets, communing together of good things, and the young men put on glorious and warlike apparel. 77A 14 10 77A 14 10 349910 He provided victuals for the cities, and set in them all manner of munition, so that his honourable name was renowned unto the end of the world. 77A 14 11 77A 14 11 349920 He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy: 77A 14 12 77A 14 12 349930 For every man sat under his vine and his fig tree, and there was none to fray them: 77A 14 13 77A 14 13 349940 Neither was there any left in the land to fight against them: yea, the kings themselves were overthrown in those days. 77A 14 14 77A 14 14 349950 Moreover he strengthened all those of his people that were brought low: the law he searched out; and every contemner of the law and wicked person he took away. 77A 14 15 77A 14 15 349960 He beautified the sanctuary, and multiplied vessels of the temple. 77A 14 16 77A 14 16 349970 Now when it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead, they were very sorry. 77A 14 17 77A 14 17 349980 But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his stead, and ruled the country, and the cities therein: 77A 14 18 77A 14 18 349990 They wrote unto him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and league which they had made with Judas and Jonathan his brethren: 77A 14 19 77A 14 19 350000 Which writings were read before the congregation at Jerusalem. 77A 14 20 77A 14 20 350010 And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting: 77A 14 21 77A 14 21 350020 The ambassadors that were sent unto our people certified us of your glory and honour: wherefore we were glad of their coming, 77A 14 22 77A 14 22 350030 And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner; Numenius son of Antiochus, and Antipater son of Jason, the Jews' ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us. 77A 14 23 77A 14 23 350040 And it pleased the people to entertain the men honourably, and to put the copy of their ambassage in publick records, to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a memorial thereof: furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest. 77A 14 24 77A 14 24 350050 After this Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great shield of gold of a thousand pound weight to confirm the league with them. 77A 14 25 77A 14 25 350060 Whereof when the people heard, they said, What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons? 77A 14 26 77A 14 26 350070 For he and his brethren and the house of his father have established Israel, and chased away in fight their enemies from them, and confirmed their liberty. 77A 14 27 77A 14 27 350080 So then they wrote it in tables of brass, which they set upon pillars in mount Sion: and this is the copy of the writing; The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the hundred threescore and twelfth year, being the third year of Simon the high priest, 77A 14 28 77A 14 28 350090 At Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, were these things notified unto us. 77A 14 29 77A 14 29 350100 Forasmuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, Simon the son of Mattathias, of the posterity of Jarib, together with his brethren, put themselves in jeopardy, and resisting the enemies of their nation did their nation great honour: 77A 14 30 77A 14 30 350110 (For after that Jonathan, having gathered his nation together, and been their high priest, was added to his people, 77A 14 31 77A 14 31 350120 Their enemies prepared to invade their country, that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the sanctuary: 77A 14 32 77A 14 32 350130 At which time Simon rose up, and fought for his nation, and spent much of his own substance, and armed the valiant men of his nation and gave them wages, 77A 14 33 77A 14 33 350140 And fortified the cities of Judea, together with Bethsura, that lieth upon the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies had been before; but he set a garrison of Jews there: 77A 14 34 77A 14 34 350150 Moreover he fortified Joppa, which lieth upon the sea, and Gazera, that bordereth upon Azotus, where the enemies had dwelt before: but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all things convenient for the reparation thereof.) 77A 14 35 77A 14 35 350160 The people therefore sang the acts of Simon, and unto what glory he thought to bring his nation, made him their governor and chief priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to exalt his people. 77A 14 36 77A 14 36 350170 For in his time things prospered in his hands, so that the heathen were taken out of their country, and they also that were in the city of David in Jerusalem, who had made themselves a tower, out of which they issued, and polluted all about the sanctuary, and did much hurt in the holy place: 77A 14 37 77A 14 37 350180 But he placed Jews therein. and fortified it for the safety of the country and the city, and raised up the walls of Jerusalem. 77A 14 38 77A 14 38 350190 King Demetrius also confirmed him in the high priesthood according to those things, 77A 14 39 77A 14 39 350200 And made him one of his friends, and honoured him with great honour. 77A 14 40 77A 14 40 350210 For he had heard say, that the Romans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren; and that they had entertained the ambassadors of Simon honourably; 77A 14 41 77A 14 41 350220 Also that the Jews and priests were well pleased that Simon should be their governor and high priest for ever, until there should arise a faithful prophet; 77A 14 42 77A 14 42 350230 Moreover that he should be their captain, and should take charge of the sanctuary, to set them over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the fortresses, that, I say, he should take charge of the sanctuary; 77A 14 43 77A 14 43 350240 Beside this, that he should be obeyed of every man, and that all the writings in the country should be made in his name, and that he should be clothed in purple, and wear gold: 77A 14 44 77A 14 44 350250 Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things, or to gainsay his words, or to gather an assembly in the country without him, or to be clothed in purple, or wear a buckle of gold; 77A 14 45 77A 14 45 350260 And whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things, he should be punished. 77A 14 46 77A 14 46 350270 Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon, and to do as hath been said. 77A 14 47 77A 14 47 350280 Then Simon accepted hereof, and was well pleased to be high priest, and captain and governor of the Jews and priests, and to defend them all. 77A 14 48 77A 14 48 350290 So they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place; 77A 14 49 77A 14 49 350300 Also that the copies thereof should be laid up in the treasury, to the end that Simon and his sons might have them. 77A 15 1 77A 15 1 350310 Moreover Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent letters from the isles of the sea unto Simon the priest and prince of the Jews, and to all the people; 77A 15 2 77A 15 2 350320 The contents whereof were these: King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting: 77A 15 3 77A 15 3 350330 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge it again, that I may restore it to the old estate, and to that end have gathered a multitude of foreign soldiers together, and prepared ships of war; 77A 15 4 77A 15 4 350340 My meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be avenged of them that have destroyed it, and made many cities in the kingdom desolate: 77A 15 5 77A 15 5 350350 Now therefore I confirm unto thee all the oblations which the kings before me granted thee, and whatsoever gifts besides they granted. 77A 15 6 77A 15 6 350360 I give thee leave also to coin money for thy country with thine own stamp. 77A 15 7 77A 15 7 350370 And as concerning Jerusalem and the sanctuary, let them be free; and all the armour that thou hast made, and fortresses that thou hast built, and keepest in thine hands, let them remain unto thee. 77A 15 8 77A 15 8 350380 And if anything be, or shall be, owing to the king, let it be forgiven thee from this time forth for evermore. 77A 15 9 77A 15 9 350390 Furthermore, when we have obtained our kingdom, we will honour thee, and thy nation, and thy temple, with great honour, so that your honour shall be known throughout the world. 77A 15 10 77A 15 10 350400 In the hundred threescore and fourteenth year went Antiochus into the land of his fathers: at which time all the forces came together unto him, so that few were left with Tryphon. 77A 15 11 77A 15 11 350410 Wherefore being pursued by king Antiochus, he fled unto Dora, which lieth by the sea side: 77A 15 12 77A 15 12 350420 For he saw that troubles came upon him all at once, and that his forces had forsaken him. 77A 15 13 77A 15 13 350430 Then camped Antiochus against Dora, having with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen. 77A 15 14 77A 15 14 350440 And when he had compassed the city round about, and joined ships close to the town on the sea side, he vexed the city by land and by sea, neither suffered he any to go out or in. 77A 15 15 77A 15 15 350450 In the mean season came Numenius and his company from Rome, having letters to the kings and countries; wherein were written these things: 77A 15 16 77A 15 16 350460 Lucius, consul of the Romans unto king Ptolemee, greeting: 77A 15 17 77A 15 17 350470 The Jews' ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews: 77A 15 18 77A 15 18 350480 And they brought a shield of gold of a thousand pound. 77A 15 19 77A 15 19 350490 We thought it good therefore to write unto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them. 77A 15 20 77A 15 20 350500 It seemed also good to us to receive the shield of them. 77A 15 21 77A 15 21 350510 If therefore there be any pestilent fellows, that have fled from their country unto you, deliver them unto Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their own law. 77A 15 22 77A 15 22 350520 The same things wrote he likewise unto Demetrius the king, and Attalus, to Ariarathes, and Arsaces, 77A 15 23 77A 15 23 350530 And to all the countries and to Sampsames, and the Lacedemonians, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samos, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Halicarnassus, and Rhodus, and Aradus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Gortyna, and Cnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene. 77A 15 24 77A 15 24 350540 And the copy hereof they wrote to Simon the high priest. 77A 15 25 77A 15 25 350550 So Antiochus the king camped against Dora the second day, assaulting it continually, and making engines, by which means he shut up Tryphon, that he could neither go out nor in. 77A 15 26 77A 15 26 350560 At that time Simon sent him two thousand chosen men to aid him; silver also, and gold, and much armour. 77A 15 27 77A 15 27 350570 Nevertheless he would not receive them, but brake all the covenants which he had made with him afore, and became strange unto him. 77A 15 28 77A 15 28 350580 Furthermore he sent unto him Athenobius, one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye withhold Joppa and Gazera; with the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm. 77A 15 29 77A 15 29 350590 The borders thereof ye have wasted, and done great hurt in the land, and got the dominion of many places within my kingdom. 77A 15 30 77A 15 30 350600 Now therefore deliver the cities which ye have taken, and the tributes of the places, whereof ye have gotten dominion without the borders of Judea: 77A 15 31 77A 15 31 350610 Or else give me for them five hundred talents of silver; and for the harm that ye have done, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: if not, we will come and fight against you 77A 15 32 77A 15 32 350620 So Athenobius the king's friend came to Jerusalem: and when he saw the glory of Simon, and the cupboard of gold and silver plate, and his great attendance, he was astonished, and told him the king's message. 77A 15 33 77A 15 33 350630 Then answered Simon, and said unto him, We have neither taken other men's land, nor holden that which appertaineth to others, but the inheritance of our fathers, which our enemies had wrongfully in possession a certain time. 77A 15 34 77A 15 34 350640 Wherefore we, having opportunity, hold the inheritance of our fathers. 77A 15 35 77A 15 35 350650 And whereas thou demandest Joppa and Gazera, albeit they did great harm unto the people in our country, yet will we give thee an hundred talents for them. Hereunto Athenobius answered him not a word; 77A 15 36 77A 15 36 350660 But returned in a rage to the king, and made report unto him of these speeches, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen: whereupon the king was exceeding wroth. 77A 15 37 77A 15 37 350670 In the mean time fled Tryphon by ship unto Orthosias. 77A 15 38 77A 15 38 350680 Then the king made Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an host of footmen and horsemen, 77A 15 39 77A 15 39 350690 And commanded him to remove his host toward Judea; also he commanded him to build up Cedron, and to fortify the gates, and to war against the people; but as for the king himself, he pursued Tryphon. 77A 15 40 77A 15 40 350700 So Cendebeus came to Jamnia and began to provoke the people and to invade Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and slay them. 77A 15 41 77A 15 41 350710 And when he had built up Cedrou, he set horsemen there, and an host of footmen, to the end that issuing out they might make outroads upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him. 77A 16 1 77A 16 1 350720 Then came up John from Gazera, and told Simon his father what Cendebeus had done. 77A 16 2 77A 16 2 350730 Wherefore Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said unto them, I, and my brethren, and my father's house, have ever from my youth unto this day fought against the enemies of Israel; and things have prospered so well in our hands, that we have delivered Israel oftentimes. 77A 16 3 77A 16 3 350740 But now I am old, and ye, by God's mercy, are of a sufficient age: be ye instead of me and my brother, and go and fight for our nation, and the help from heaven be with you. 77A 16 4 77A 16 4 350750 So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that night at Modin. 77A 16 5 77A 16 5 350760 And when as they rose in the morning, and went into the plain, behold, a mighty great host both of footmen and horsemen came against them: howbeit there was a water brook betwixt them. 77A 16 6 77A 16 6 350770 So he and his people pitched over against them: and when he saw that the people were afraid to go over the water brook, he went first over himself, and then the men seeing him passed through after him. 77A 16 7 77A 16 7 350780 That done, he divided his men, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen: for the enemies' horsemen were very many. 77A 16 8 77A 16 8 350790 Then sounded they with the holy trumpets: whereupon Cendebeus and his host were put to flight, so that many of them were slain, and the remnant gat them to the strong hold. 77A 16 9 77A 16 9 350800 At that time was Judas John's brother wounded; but John still followed after them, until he came to Cedron, which Cendebeus had built. 77A 16 10 77A 16 10 350810 So they fled even unto the towers in the fields of Azotus; wherefore he burned it with fire: so that there were slain of them about two thousand men. Afterward he returned into the land of Judea in peace. 77A 16 11 77A 16 11 350820 Moreover in the plain of Jericho was Ptolemeus the son of Abubus made captain, and he had abundance of silver and gold: 77A 16 12 77A 16 12 350830 For he was the high priest's son in law. 77A 16 13 77A 16 13 350840 Wherefore his heart being lifted up, he thought to get the country to himself, and thereupon consulted deceitfully against Simon and his sons to destroy them. 77A 16 14 77A 16 14 350850 Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred threescore and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Sabat: 77A 16 15 77A 16 15 350860 Where the son of Abubus receiving them deceitfully into a little hold, called Docus, which he had built, made them a great banquet: howbeit he had hid men there. 77A 16 16 77A 16 16 350870 So when Simon and his sons had drunk largely, Ptolemee and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and came upon Simon into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and certain of his servants. 77A 16 17 77A 16 17 350880 In which doing he committed a great treachery, and recompensed evil for good. 77A 16 18 77A 16 18 350890 Then Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king, that he should send him an host to aid him, and he would deliver him the country and cities. 77A 16 19 77A 16 19 350900 He sent others also to Gazera to kill John: and unto the tribunes he sent letters to come unto him, that he might give them silver, and gold, and rewards. 77A 16 20 77A 16 20 350910 And others he sent to take Jerusalem, and the mountain of the temple. 77A 16 21 77A 16 21 350920 Now one had run afore to Gazera and told John that his father and brethren were slain, and, quoth he, Ptolemee hath sent to slay thee also. 77A 16 22 77A 16 22 350930 Hereof when he heard, he was sore astonished: so he laid hands on them that were come to destroy him, and slew them; for he knew that they sought to make him away. 77A 16 23 77A 16 23 350940 As concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and worthy deeds which he did, and the building of the walls which he made, and his doings, 77A 16 24 77A 16 24 350950 Behold, these are written in the chronicles of his priesthood, from the time he was made high priest after his father. . 78A 1 1 78A 1 1 350960 The brethren, the Jews that be at Jerusalem and in the land of Judea, wish unto the brethren, the Jews that are throughout Egypt health and peace: 78A 1 2 78A 1 2 350970 God be gracious unto you, and remember his covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants; 78A 1 3 78A 1 3 350980 And give you all an heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind; 78A 1 4 78A 1 4 350990 And open your hearts in his law and commandments, and send you peace, 78A 1 5 78A 1 5 351000 And hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble. 78A 1 6 78A 1 6 351010 And now we be here praying for you. 78A 1 7 78A 1 7 351020 What time as Demetrius reigned, in the hundred threescore and ninth year, we the Jews wrote unto you in the extremity of trouble that came upon us in those years, from the time that Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and kingdom, 78A 1 8 78A 1 8 351030 And burned the porch, and shed innocent blood: then we prayed unto the Lord, and were heard; we offered also sacrifices and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves. 78A 1 9 78A 1 9 351040 And now see that ye keep the feast of tabernacles in the month Casleu. 78A 1 10 78A 1 10 351050 In the hundred fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt: 78A 1 11 78A 1 11 351060 Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, as having been in battle against a king. 78A 1 12 78A 1 12 351070 For he cast them out that fought within the holy city. 78A 1 13 78A 1 13 351080 For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed invincible, they were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Nanea's priests. 78A 1 14 78A 1 14 351090 For Antiochus, as though he would marry her, came into the place, and his friends that were with him, to receive money in name of a dowry. 78A 1 15 78A 1 15 351100 Which when the priests of Nanea had set forth, and he was entered with a small company into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple as soon as Antiochus was come in: 78A 1 16 78A 1 16 351110 And opening a privy door of the roof, they threw stones like thunderbolts, and struck down the captain, hewed them in pieces, smote off their heads and cast them to those that were without. 78A 1 17 78A 1 17 351120 Blessed be our God in all things, who hath delivered up the ungodly. 78A 1 18 78A 1 18 351130 Therefore whereas we are now purposed to keep the purification of the temple upon the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, we thought it necessary to certify you thereof, that ye also might keep it, as the feast of the tabernacles, and of the fire, which was given us when Neemias offered sacrifice, after that he had builded the temple and the altar. 78A 1 19 78A 1 19 351140 For when our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in an hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was unknown to all men. 78A 1 20 78A 1 20 351150 Now after many years, when it pleased God, Neemias, being sent from the king of Persia, did send of the posterity of those priests that had hid it to the fire: but when they told us they found no fire, but thick water; 78A 1 21 78A 1 21 351160 Then commanded he them to draw it up, and to bring it; and when the sacrifices were laid on, Neemias commanded the priests to sprinkle the wood and the things laid thereupon with the water. 78A 1 22 78A 1 22 351170 When this was done, and the time came that the sun shone, which afore was hid in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that every man marvelled. 78A 1 23 78A 1 23 351180 And the priests made a prayer whilst the sacrifice was consuming, I say, both the priests, and all the rest, Jonathan beginning, and the rest answering thereunto, as Neemias did. 78A 1 24 78A 1 24 351190 And the prayer was after this manner; O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and righteous, and merciful, and the only and gracious King, 78A 1 25 78A 1 25 351200 The only giver of all things, the only just, almighty, and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose the fathers, and sanctify them: 78A 1 26 78A 1 26 351210 Receive the sacrifice for thy whole people Israel, and preserve thine own portion, and sanctify it. 78A 1 27 78A 1 27 351220 Gather those together that are scattered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are despised and abhorred, and let the heathen know that thou art our God. 78A 1 28 78A 1 28 351230 Punish them that oppress us, and with pride do us wrong. 78A 1 29 78A 1 29 351240 Plant thy people again in thy holy place, as Moses hath spoken. 78A 1 30 78A 1 30 351250 And the priests sung psalms of thanksgiving. 78A 1 31 78A 1 31 351260 Now when the sacrifice was consumed, Neemias commanded the water that was left to be poured on the great stones. 78A 1 32 78A 1 32 351270 When this was done, there was kindled a flame: but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar. 78A 1 33 78A 1 33 351280 So when this matter was known, it was told the king of Persia, that in the place, where the priests that were led away had hid the fire, there appeared water, and that Neemias had purified the sacrifices therewith. 78A 1 34 78A 1 34 351290 Then the king, inclosing the place, made it holy, after he had tried the matter. 78A 1 35 78A 1 35 351300 And the king took many gifts, and bestowed thereof on those whom he would gratify. 78A 1 36 78A 1 36 351310 And Neemias called this thing Naphthar, which is as much as to say, a cleansing: but many men call it Nephi. 78A 2 1 78A 2 1 351320 It is also found in the records, that Jeremy the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hath been signified: 78A 2 2 78A 2 2 351330 And how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, when they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments. 78A 2 3 78A 2 3 351340 And with other such speeches exhorted he them, that the law should not depart from their hearts. 78A 2 4 78A 2 4 351350 It was also contained in the same writing, that the prophet, being warned of God, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the mountain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of God. 78A 2 5 78A 2 5 351360 And when Jeremy came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of incense, and so stopped the door. 78A 2 6 78A 2 6 351370 And some of those that followed him came to mark the way, but they could not find it. 78A 2 7 78A 2 7 351380 Which when Jeremy perceived, he blamed them, saying, As for that place, it shall be unknown until the time that God gather his people again together, and receive them unto mercy. 78A 2 8 78A 2 8 351390 Then shall the Lord shew them these things, and the glory of the Lord shall appear, and the cloud also, as it was shewed under Moses, and as when Solomon desired that the place might be honourably sanctified. 78A 2 9 78A 2 9 351400 It was also declared, that he being wise offered the sacrifice of dedication, and of the finishing of the temple. 78A 2 10 78A 2 10 351410 And as when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the sacrifices: even so prayed Solomon also, and the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offerings. 78A 2 11 78A 2 11 351420 And Moses said, Because the sin offering was not to be eaten, it was consumed. 78A 2 12 78A 2 12 351430 So Solomon kept those eight days. 78A 2 13 78A 2 13 351440 The same things also were reported in the writings and commentaries of Neemias; and how he founding a library gathered together the acts of the kings, and the prophets, and of David, and the epistles of the kings concerning the holy gifts. 78A 2 14 78A 2 14 351450 In like manner also Judas gathered together all those things that were lost by reason of the war we had, and they remain with us, 78A 2 15 78A 2 15 351460 Wherefore if ye have need thereof, send some to fetch them unto you. 78A 2 16 78A 2 16 351470 Whereas we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you, and ye shall do well, if ye keep the same days. 78A 2 17 78A 2 17 351480 We hope also, that the God, that delivered all his people, and gave them all an heritage, and the kingdom, and the priesthood, and the sanctuary, 78A 2 18 78A 2 18 351490 As he promised in the law, will shortly have mercy upon us, and gather us together out of every land under heaven into the holy place: for he hath delivered us out of great troubles, and hath purified the place. 78A 2 19 78A 2 19 351500 Now as concerning Judas Maccabeus, and his brethren, and the purification of the great temple, and the dedication of the altar, 78A 2 20 78A 2 20 351510 And the wars against Antiochus Epiphanes, and Eupator his son, 78A 2 21 78A 2 21 351520 And the manifest signs that came from heaven unto those that behaved themselves manfully to their honour for Judaism: so that, being but a few, they overcame the whole country, and chased barbarous multitudes, 78A 2 22 78A 2 22 351530 And recovered again the temple renowned all the world over, and freed the city, and upheld the laws which were going down, the Lord being gracious unto them with all favour: 78A 2 23 78A 2 23 351540 All these things, I say, being declared by Jason of Cyrene in five books, we will assay to abridge in one volume. 78A 2 24 78A 2 24 351550 For considering the infinite number, and the difficulty which they find that desire to look into the narrations of the story, for the variety of the matter, 78A 2 25 78A 2 25 351560 We have been careful, that they that will read may have delight, and that they that are desirous to commit to memory might have ease, and that all into whose hands it comes might have profit. 78A 2 26 78A 2 26 351570 Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching; 78A 2 27 78A 2 27 351580 Even as it is no ease unto him that prepareth a banquet, and seeketh the benefit of others: yet for the pleasuring of many we will undertake gladly this great pains; 78A 2 28 78A 2 28 351590 Leaving to the author the exact handling of every particular, and labouring to follow the rules of an abridgement. 78A 2 29 78A 2 29 351600 For as the master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and paint it, must seek out fit things for the adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us. 78A 2 30 78A 2 30 351610 To stand upon every point, and go over things at large, and to be curious in particulars, belongeth to the first author of the story: 78A 2 31 78A 2 31 351620 But to use brevity, and avoid much labouring of the work, is to be granted to him that will make an abridgment. 78A 2 32 78A 2 32 351630 Here then will we begin the story: only adding thus much to that which hath been said, that it is a foolish thing to make a long prologue, and to be short in the story itself. 78A 3 1 78A 3 1 351640 Now when the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws were kept very well, because of the godliness of Onias the high priest, and his hatred of wickedness, 78A 3 2 78A 3 2 351650 It came to pass that even the kings themselves did honour the place, and magnify the temple with their best gifts; 78A 3 3 78A 3 3 351660 Insomuch that Seleucus of Asia of his own revenues bare all the costs belonging to the service of the sacrifices. 78A 3 4 78A 3 4 351670 But one Simon of the tribe of Benjamin, who was made governor of the temple, fell out with the high priest about disorder in the city. 78A 3 5 78A 3 5 351680 And when he could not overcome Onias, he gat him to Apollonius the son of Thraseas, who then was governor of Celosyria and Phenice, 78A 3 6 78A 3 6 351690 And told him that the treasury in Jerusalem was full of infinite sums of money, so that the multitude of their riches, which did not pertain to the account of the sacrifices, was innumerable, and that it was possible to bring all into the king's hand. 78A 3 7 78A 3 7 351700 Now when Apollonius came to the king, and had shewed him of the money whereof he was told, the king chose out Heliodorus his treasurer, and sent him with a commandment to bring him the foresaid money. 78A 3 8 78A 3 8 351710 So forthwith Heliodorus took his journey; under a colour of visiting the cities of Celosyria and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil the king's purpose. 78A 3 9 78A 3 9 351720 And when he was come to Jerusalem, and had been courteously received of the high priest of the city, he told him what intelligence was given of the money, and declared wherefore he came, and asked if these things were so indeed. 78A 3 10 78A 3 10 351730 Then the high priest told him that there was such money laid up for the relief of widows and fatherless children: 78A 3 11 78A 3 11 351740 And that some of it belonged to Hircanus son of Tobias, a man of great dignity, and not as that wicked Simon had misinformed: the sum whereof in all was four hundred talents of silver, and two hundred of gold: 78A 3 12 78A 3 12 351750 And that it was altogether impossible that such wrongs should be done unto them, that had committed it to the holiness of the place, and to the majesty and inviolable sanctity of the temple, honoured over all the world. 78A 3 13 78A 3 13 351760 But Heliodorus, because of the king's commandment given him, said, That in any wise it must be brought into the king's treasury. 78A 3 14 78A 3 14 351770 So at the day which he appointed he entered in to order this matter: wherefore there was no small agony throughout the whole city. 78A 3 15 78A 3 15 351780 But the priests, prostrating themselves before the altar in their priests' vestments, called unto heaven upon him that made a law concerning things given to he kept, that they should safely be preserved for such as had committed them to be kept. 78A 3 16 78A 3 16 351790 Then whoso had looked the high priest in the face, it would have wounded his heart: for his countenance and the changing of his colour declared the inward agony of his mind. 78A 3 17 78A 3 17 351800 For the man was so compassed with fear and horror of the body, that it was manifest to them that looked upon him, what sorrow he had now in his heart. 78A 3 18 78A 3 18 351810 Others ran flocking out of their houses to the general supplication, because the place was like to come into contempt. 78A 3 19 78A 3 19 351820 And the women, girt with sackcloth under their breasts, abounded in the streets, and the virgins that were kept in ran, some to the gates, and some to the walls, and others looked out of the windows. 78A 3 20 78A 3 20 351830 And all, holding their hands toward heaven, made supplication. 78A 3 21 78A 3 21 351840 Then it would have pitied a man to see the falling down of the multitude of all sorts, and the fear of the high priest being in such an agony. 78A 3 22 78A 3 22 351850 They then called upon the Almighty Lord to keep the things committed of trust safe and sure for those that had committed them. 78A 3 23 78A 3 23 351860 Nevertheless Heliodorus executed that which was decreed. 78A 3 24 78A 3 24 351870 Now as he was there present himself with his guard about the treasury, the Lord of spirits, and the Prince of all power, caused a great apparition, so that all that presumed to come in with him were astonished at the power of God, and fainted, and were sore afraid. 78A 3 25 78A 3 25 351880 For there appeared unto them an horse with a terrible rider upon him, and adorned with a very fair covering, and he ran fiercely, and smote at Heliodorus with his forefeet, and it seemed that he that sat upon the horse had complete harness of gold. 78A 3 26 78A 3 26 351890 Moreover two other young men appeared before him, notable in strength, excellent in beauty, and comely in apparel, who stood by him on either side; and scourged him continually, and gave him many sore stripes. 78A 3 27 78A 3 27 351900 And Heliodorus fell suddenly unto the ground, and was compassed with great darkness: but they that were with him took him up, and put him into a litter. 78A 3 28 78A 3 28 351910 Thus him, that lately came with a great train and with all his guard into the said treasury, they carried out, being unable to help himself with his weapons: and manifestly they acknowledged the power of God. 78A 3 29 78A 3 29 351920 For he by the hand of God was cast down, and lay speechless without all hope of life. 78A 3 30 78A 3 30 351930 But they praised the Lord, that had miraculously honoured his own place: for the temple; which a little afore was full of fear and trouble, when the Almighty Lord appeared, was filled with joy and gladness. 78A 3 31 78A 3 31 351940 Then straightways certain of Heliodorus' friends prayed Onias, that he would call upon the most High to grant him his life, who lay ready to give up the ghost. 78A 3 32 78A 3 32 351950 So the high priest, suspecting lest the king should misconceive that some treachery had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews, offered a sacrifice for the health of the man. 78A 3 33 78A 3 33 351960 Now as the high priest was making an atonement, the same young men in the same clothing appeared and stood beside Heliodorus, saying, Give Onias the high priest great thanks, insomuch as for his sake the Lord hath granted thee life: 78A 3 34 78A 3 34 351970 And seeing that thou hast been scourged from heaven, declare unto all men the mighty power of God. And when they had spoken these words, they appeared no more. 78A 3 35 78A 3 35 351980 So Heliodorus, after he had offered sacrifice unto the Lord, and made great vows unto him that had saved his life, and saluted Onias, returned with his host to the king. 78A 3 36 78A 3 36 351990 Then testified he to all men the works of the great God, which he had seen with his eyes. 78A 3 37 78A 3 37 352000 And when the king Heliodorus, who might be a fit man to be sent yet once again to Jerusalem, he said, 78A 3 38 78A 3 38 352010 If thou hast any enemy or traitor, send him thither, and thou shalt receive him well scourged, if he escape with his life: for in that place, no doubt; there is an especial power of God. 78A 3 39 78A 3 39 352020 For he that dwelleth in heaven hath his eye on that place, and defendeth it; and he beateth and destroyeth them that come to hurt it. 78A 3 40 78A 3 40 352030 And the things concerning Heliodorus, and the keeping of the treasury, fell out on this sort. 78A 4 1 78A 4 1 352040 This Simon now, of whom we spake afore, having been a betrayer of the money, and of his country, slandered Onias, as if he ha terrified Heliodorus, and been the worker of these evils. 78A 4 2 78A 4 2 352050 Thus was he bold to call him a traitor, that had deserved well of the city, and tendered his own nation, and was so zealous of the laws. 78A 4 3 78A 4 3 352060 But when their hatred went so far, that by one of Simon's faction murders were committed, 78A 4 4 78A 4 4 352070 Onias seeing the danger of this contention, and that Apollonius, as being the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, did rage, and increase Simon's malice, 78A 4 5 78A 4 5 352080 He went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both publick and private: 78A 4 6 78A 4 6 352090 For he saw that it was impossible that the state should continue quiet, and Simon leave his folly, unless the king did look thereunto. 78A 4 7 78A 4 7 352100 But after the death of Seleucus, when Antiochus, called Epiphanes, took the kingdom, Jason the brother of Onias laboured underhand to be high priest, 78A 4 8 78A 4 8 352110 Promising unto the king by intercession three hundred and threescore talents of silver, and of another revenue eighty talents: 78A 4 9 78A 4 9 352120 Beside this, he promised to assign an hundred and fifty more, if he might have licence to set him up a place for exercise, and for the training up of youth in the fashions of the heathen, and to write them of Jerusalem by the name of Antiochians. 78A 4 10 78A 4 10 352130 Which when the king had granted, and he had gotten into his hand the rule he forthwith brought his own nation to Greekish fashion. 78A 4 11 78A 4 11 352140 And the royal privileges granted of special favour to the Jews by the means of John the father of Eupolemus, who went ambassador to Rome for amity and aid, he took away; and putting down the governments which were according to the law, he brought up new customs against the law: 78A 4 12 78A 4 12 352150 For he built gladly a place of exercise under the tower itself, and brought the chief young men under his subjection, and made them wear a hat. 78A 4 13 78A 4 13 352160 Now such was the height of Greek fashions, and increase of heathenish manners, through the exceeding profaneness of Jason, that ungodly wretch, and no high priest; 78A 4 14 78A 4 14 352170 That the priests had no courage to serve any more at the altar, but despising the temple, and neglecting the sacrifices, hastened to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise, after the game of Discus called them forth; 78A 4 15 78A 4 15 352180 Not setting by the honours of their fathers, but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all. 78A 4 16 78A 4 16 352190 By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them: for they had them to be their enemies and avengers, whose custom they followed so earnestly, and unto whom they desired to be like in all things. 78A 4 17 78A 4 17 352200 For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws of God: but the time following shall declare these things. 78A 4 18 78A 4 18 352210 Now when the game that was used every faith year was kept at Tyrus, the king being present, 78A 4 19 78A 4 19 352220 This ungracious Jason sent special messengers from Jerusalem, who were Antiochians, to carry three hundred drachms of silver to the sacrifice of Hercules, which even the bearers thereof thought fit not to bestow upon the sacrifice, because it was not convenient, but to be reserved for other charges. 78A 4 20 78A 4 20 352230 This money then, in regard of the sender, was appointed to Hercules' sacrifice; but because of the bearers thereof, it was employed to the making of gallies. 78A 4 21 78A 4 21 352240 Now when Apollonius the son of Menestheus was sent into Egypt for the coronation of king Ptolemeus Philometor, Antiochus, understanding him not to be well affected to his affairs, provided for his own safety: whereupon he came to Joppa, and from thence to Jerusalem: 78A 4 22 78A 4 22 352250 Where he was honourably received of Jason, and of the city, and was brought in with torch alight, and with great shoutings: and so afterward went with his host unto Phenice. 78A 4 23 78A 4 23 352260 Three years afterward Jason sent Menelaus, the aforesaid Simon's brother, to bear the money unto the king, and to put him in mind of certain necessary matters. 78A 4 24 78A 4 24 352270 But he being brought to the presence of the king, when he had magnified him for the glorious appearance of his power, got the priesthood to himself, offering more than Jason by three hundred talents of silver. 78A 4 25 78A 4 25 352280 So he came with the king's mandate, bringing nothing worthy the high priesthood, but having the fury of a cruel tyrant, and the rage of a savage beast. 78A 4 26 78A 4 26 352290 Then Jason, who had undermined his own brother, being undermined by another, was compelled to flee into the country of the Ammonites. 78A 4 27 78A 4 27 352300 So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money that he had promised unto the king, he took no good order for it, albeit Sostratis the ruler of the castle required it: 78A 4 28 78A 4 28 352310 For unto him appertained the gathering of the customs. Wherefore they were both called before the king. 78A 4 29 78A 4 29 352320 Now Menelaus left his brother Lysimachus in his stead in the priesthood; and Sostratus left Crates, who was governor of the Cyprians. 78A 4 30 78A 4 30 352330 While those things were in doing, they of Tarsus and Mallos made insurrection, because they were given to the king's concubine, called Antiochus. 78A 4 31 78A 4 31 352340 Then came the king in all haste to appease matters, leaving Andronicus, a man in authority, for his deputy. 78A 4 32 78A 4 32 352350 Now Menelaus, supposing that he had gotten a convenient time, stole certain vessels of gold out of the temple, and gave some of them to Andronicus, and some he sold into Tyrus and the cities round about. 78A 4 33 78A 4 33 352360 Which when Onias knew of a surety, he reproved him, and withdrew himself into a sanctuary at Daphne, that lieth by Antiochia. 78A 4 34 78A 4 34 352370 Wherefore Menelaus, taking Andronicus apart, prayed, him to get Onias into his hands; who being persuaded thereunto, and coming to Onias in deceit, gave him his right hand with oaths; and though he were suspected by him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary: whom forthwith he shut up without regard of justice. 78A 4 35 78A 4 35 352380 For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other nations, took great indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man. 78A 4 36 78A 4 36 352390 And when the king was come again from the places about Cilicia, the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greeks that abhorred the fact also, complained because Onias was slain without cause. 78A 4 37 78A 4 37 352400 Therefore Antiochus was heartily sorry, and moved to pity, and wept, because of the sober and modest behaviour of him that was dead. 78A 4 38 78A 4 38 352410 And being kindled with anger, forthwith he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved. 78A 4 39 78A 4 39 352420 Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus, and the fruit thereof was spread abroad, the multitude gathered themselves together against Lysimachus, many vessels of gold being already carried away. 78A 4 40 78A 4 40 352430 Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus armed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly. 78A 4 41 78A 4 41 352440 They then seeing the attempt of Lysimachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dust, that was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon them. 78A 4 42 78A 4 42 352450 Thus many of them they wounded, and some they struck to the ground, and all of them they forced to flee: but as for the churchrobber himself, him they killed beside the treasury. 78A 4 43 78A 4 43 352460 Of these matters therefore there was an accusation laid against Menelaus. 78A 4 44 78A 4 44 352470 Now when the king came to Tyrus, three men that were sent from the senate pleaded the cause before him: 78A 4 45 78A 4 45 352480 But Menelaus, being now convicted, promised Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes to give him much money, if he would pacify the king toward him. 78A 4 46 78A 4 46 352490 Whereupon Ptolemee taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind: 78A 4 47 78A 4 47 352500 Insomuch that he discharged Menelaus from the accusations, who notwithstanding was cause of all the mischief: and those poor men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he condemned to death. 78A 4 48 78A 4 48 352510 Thus they that followed the matter for the city, and for the people, and for the holy vessels, did soon suffer unjust punishment. 78A 4 49 78A 4 49 352520 Wherefore even they of Tyrus, moved with hatred of that wicked deed, caused them to be honourably buried. 78A 4 50 78A 4 50 352530 And so through the covetousness of them that were of power Menelaus remained still in authority, increasing in malice, and being a great traitor to the citizens. 78A 5 1 78A 5 1 352540 About the same time Antiochus prepared his second voyage into Egypt: 78A 5 2 78A 5 2 352550 And then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with lances, like a band of soldiers, 78A 5 3 78A 5 3 352560 And troops of horsemen in array, encountering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments, and harness of all sorts. 78A 5 4 78A 5 4 352570 Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good. 78A 5 5 78A 5 5 352580 Now when there was gone forth a false rumour, as though Antiochus had been dead, Jason took at the least a thousand men, and suddenly made an assault upon the city; and they that were upon the walls being put back, and the city at length taken, Menelaus fled into the castle: 78A 5 6 78A 5 6 352590 But Jason slew his own citizens without mercy, not considering that to get the day of them of his own nation would be a most unhappy day for him; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his countrymen, whom he conquered. 78A 5 7 78A 5 7 352600 Howbeit for all this he obtained not the principality, but at the last received shame for the reward of his treason, and fled again into the country of the Ammonites. 78A 5 8 78A 5 8 352610 In the end therefore he had an unhappy return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an open enemy of his country and countrymen, he was cast out into Egypt. 78A 5 9 78A 5 9 352620 Thus he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, retiring to the Lacedemonians, and thinking there to find succour by reason of his kindred: 78A 5 10 78A 5 10 352630 And he that had cast out many unburied had none to mourn for him, nor any solemn funerals at all, nor sepulchre with his fathers. 78A 5 11 78A 5 11 352640 Now when this that was done came to the king's car, he thought that Judea had revolted: whereupon removing out of Egypt in a furious mind, he took the city by force of arms, 78A 5 12 78A 5 12 352650 And commanded his men of war not to spare such as they met, and to slay such as went up upon the houses. 78A 5 13 78A 5 13 352660 Thus there was killing of young and old, making away of men, women, and children, slaying of virgins and infants. 78A 5 14 78A 5 14 352670 And there were destroyed within the space of three whole days fourscore thousand, whereof forty thousand were slain in the conflict; and no fewer sold than slain. 78A 5 15 78A 5 15 352680 Yet was he not content with this, but presumed to go into the most holy temple of all the world; Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his own country, being his guide: 78A 5 16 78A 5 16 352690 And taking the holy vessels with polluted hands, and with profane hands pulling down the things that were dedicated by other kings to the augmentation and glory and honour of the place, he gave them away. 78A 5 17 78A 5 17 352700 And so haughty was Antiochus in mind, that he considered not that the Lord was angry for a while for the sins of them that dwelt in the city, and therefore his eye was not upon the place. 78A 5 18 78A 5 18 352710 For had they not been formerly wrapped in many sins, this man, as soon as he had come, had forthwith been scourged, and put back from his presumption, as Heliodorus was, whom Seleucus the king sent to view the treasury. 78A 5 19 78A 5 19 352720 Nevertheless God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place far the people's sake. 78A 5 20 78A 5 20 352730 And therefore the place itself, that was partaker with them of the adversity that happened to the nation, did afterward communicate in the benefits sent from the Lord: and as it was forsaken in the wrath of the Almighty, so again, the great Lord being reconciled, it was set up with all glory. 78A 5 21 78A 5 21 352740 So when Antiochus had carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred talents, he departed in all haste unto Antiochia, weening in his pride to make the land navigable, and the sea passable by foot: such was the haughtiness of his mind. 78A 5 22 78A 5 22 352750 And he left governors to vex the nation: at Jerusalem, Philip, for his country a Phrygian, and for manners more barbarous than he that set him there; 78A 5 23 78A 5 23 352760 And at Garizim, Andronicus; and besides, Menelaus, who worse than all the rest bare an heavy hand over the citizens, having a malicious mind against his countrymen the Jews. 78A 5 24 78A 5 24 352770 He sent also that detestable ringleader Apollonius with an army of two and twenty thousand, commanding him to slay all those that were in their best age, and to sell the women and the younger sort: 78A 5 25 78A 5 25 352780 Who coming to Jerusalem, and pretending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the sabbath, when taking the Jews keeping holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves. 78A 5 26 78A 5 26 352790 And so he slew all them that were gone to the celebrating of the sabbath, and running through the city with weapons slew great multitudes. 78A 5 27 78A 5 27 352800 But Judas Maccabeus with nine others, or thereabout, withdrew himself into the wilderness, and lived in the mountains after the manner of beasts, with his company, who fed on herbs continually, lest they should be partakers of the pollution. 78A 6 1 78A 6 1 352810 Not long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God: 78A 6 2 78A 6 2 352820 And to pollute also the temple in Jerusalem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympius; and that in Garizim, of Jupiter the Defender of strangers, as they did desire that dwelt in the place. 78A 6 3 78A 6 3 352830 The coming in of this mischief was sore and grievous to the people: 78A 6 4 78A 6 4 352840 For the temple was filled with riot and revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and besides that brought in things that were not lawful. 78A 6 5 78A 6 5 352850 The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth. 78A 6 6 78A 6 6 352860 Neither was it lawful for a man to keep sabbath days or ancient fasts, or to profess himself at all to be a Jew. 78A 6 7 78A 6 7 352870 And in the day of the king's birth every month they were brought by bitter constraint to eat of the sacrifices; and when the fast of Bacchus was kept, the Jews were compelled to go in procession to Bacchus, carrying ivy. 78A 6 8 78A 6 8 352880 Moreover there went out a decree to the neighbour cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fashions, and be partakers of their sacrifices: 78A 6 9 78A 6 9 352890 And whoso would not conform themselves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have seen the present misery. 78A 6 10 78A 6 10 352900 For there were two women brought, who had circumcised their children; whom when they had openly led round about the city, the babes handing at their breasts, they cast them down headlong from the wall. 78A 6 11 78A 6 11 352910 And others, that had run together into caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered by Philip, were all burnt together, because they made a conscience to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day. 78A 6 12 78A 6 12 352920 Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not discouraged for these calamities, but that they judge those punishments not to be for destruction, but for a chastening of our nation. 78A 6 13 78A 6 13 352930 For it is a token of his great goodness, when wicked doers are not suffered any long time, but forthwith punished. 78A 6 14 78A 6 14 352940 For not as with other nations, whom the Lord patiently forbeareth to punish, till they be come to the fulness of their sins, so dealeth he with us, 78A 6 15 78A 6 15 352950 Lest that, being come to the height of sin, afterwards he should take vengeance of us. 78A 6 16 78A 6 16 352960 And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us: and though he punish with adversity, yet doth he never forsake his people. 78A 6 17 78A 6 17 352970 But let this that we at spoken be for a warning unto us. And now will we come to the declaring of the matter in a few words. 78A 6 18 78A 6 18 352980 Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well favoured countenance, was constrained to open his mouth, and to eat swine's flesh. 78A 6 19 78A 6 19 352990 But he, choosing rather to die gloriously, than to live stained with such an abomination, spit it forth, and came of his own accord to the torment, 78A 6 20 78A 6 20 353000 As it behoved them to come, that are resolute to stand out against such things, as are not lawful for love of life to be tasted. 78A 6 21 78A 6 21 353010 But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought him to bring flesh of his own provision, such as was lawful for him to use, and make as if he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacrifice commanded by the king; 78A 6 22 78A 6 22 353020 That in so doing he might be delivered from death, and for the old friendship with them find favour. 78A 6 23 78A 6 23 353030 But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereon was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him to the grave. 78A 6 24 78A 6 24 353040 For it becometh not our age, said he, in any wise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion; 78A 6 25 78A 6 25 353050 And so they through mine hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age, and make it abominable. 78A 6 26 78A 6 26 353060 For though for the present time I should be delivered from the punishment of men: yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty, neither alive, nor dead. 78A 6 27 78A 6 27 353070 Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such an one as mine age requireth, 78A 6 28 78A 6 28 353080 And leave a notable example to such as be young to die willingly and courageously for the honourable and holy laws. And when he had said these words, immediately he went to the torment: 78A 6 29 78A 6 29 353090 They that led him changing the good will they bare him a little before into hatred, because the foresaid speeches proceeded, as they thought, from a desperate mind. 78A 6 30 78A 6 30 353100 But when he was ready to die with stripes, he groaned, and said, It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now endure sore pains in body by being beaten: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him. 78A 6 31 78A 6 31 353110 And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation. 78A 7 1 78A 7 1 353120 It came to pass also, that seven brethren with their mother were taken, and compelled by the king against the law to taste swine's flesh, and were tormented with scourges and whips. 78A 7 2 78A 7 2 353130 But one of them that spake first said thus, What wouldest thou ask or learn of us? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of our fathers. 78A 7 3 78A 7 3 353140 Then the king, being in a rage, commanded pans and caldrons to be made hot: 78A 7 4 78A 7 4 353150 Which forthwith being heated, he commanded to cut out the tongue of him that spake first, and to cut off the utmost parts of his body, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on. 78A 7 5 78A 7 5 353160 Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapour of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus, 78A 7 6 78A 7 6 353170 The Lord God looketh upon us, and in truth hath comfort in us, as Moses in his song, which witnessed to their faces, declared, saying, And he shall be comforted in his servants. 78A 7 7 78A 7 7 353180 So when the first was dead after this number, they brought the second to make him a mocking stock: and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him, Wilt thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body? 78A 7 8 78A 7 8 353190 But he answered in his own language, and said, No. Wherefore he also received the next torment in order, as the former did. 78A 7 9 78A 7 9 353200 And when he was at the last gasp, he said, Thou like a fury takest us out of this present life, but the King of the world shall raise us up, who have died for his laws, unto everlasting life. 78A 7 10 78A 7 10 353210 After him was the third made a mocking stock: and when he was required, he put out his tongue, and that right soon, holding forth his hands manfully. 78A 7 11 78A 7 11 353220 And said courageously, These I had from heaven; and for his laws I despise them; and from him I hope to receive them again. 78A 7 12 78A 7 12 353230 Insomuch that the king, and they that were with him, marvelled at the young man's courage, for that he nothing regarded the pains. 78A 7 13 78A 7 13 353240 Now when this man was dead also, they tormented and mangled the fourth in like manner. 78A 7 14 78A 7 14 353250 So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life. 78A 7 15 78A 7 15 353260 Afterward they brought the fifth also, and mangled him. 78A 7 16 78A 7 16 353270 Then looked he unto the king, and said, Thou hast power over men, thou art corruptible, thou doest what thou wilt; yet think not that our nation is forsaken of God; 78A 7 17 78A 7 17 353280 But abide a while, and behold his great power, how he will torment thee and thy seed. 78A 7 18 78A 7 18 353290 After him also they brought the sixth, who being ready to die said, Be not deceived without cause: for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God: therefore marvellous things are done unto us. 78A 7 19 78A 7 19 353300 But think not thou, that takest in hand to strive against God, that thou shalt escape unpunished. 78A 7 20 78A 7 20 353310 But the mother was marvellous above all, and worthy of honourable memory: for when she saw her seven sons slain within the space of one day, she bare it with a good courage, because of the hope that she had in the Lord. 78A 7 21 78A 7 21 353320 Yea, she exhorted every one of them in her own language, filled with courageous spirits; and stirring up her womanish thoughts with a manly stomach, she said unto them, 78A 7 22 78A 7 22 353330 I cannot tell how ye came into my womb: for I neither gave you breath nor life, neither was it I that formed the members of every one of you; 78A 7 23 78A 7 23 353340 But doubtless the Creator of the world, who formed the generation of man, and found out the beginning of all things, will also of his own mercy give you breath and life again, as ye now regard not your own selves for his laws' sake. 78A 7 24 78A 7 24 353350 Now Antiochus, thinking himself despised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, whilst the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers; and that also he would take him for his friend, and trust him with affairs. 78A 7 25 78A 7 25 353360 But when the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would counsel the young man to save his life. 78A 7 26 78A 7 26 353370 And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised him that she would counsel her son. 78A 7 27 78A 7 27 353380 But she bowing herself toward him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language on this manner; O my son, have pity upon me that bare thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee such three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age, and endured the troubles of education. 78A 7 28 78A 7 28 353390 I beseech thee, my son, look upon the heaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them of things that were not; and so was mankind made likewise. 78A 7 29 78A 7 29 353400 Fear not this tormentor, but, being worthy of thy brethren, take thy death that I may receive thee again in mercy with thy brethren. 78A 7 30 78A 7 30 353410 Whiles she was yet speaking these words, the young man said, Whom wait ye for? I will not obey the king's commandment: but I will obey the commandment of the law that was given unto our fathers by Moses. 78A 7 31 78A 7 31 353420 And thou, that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, shalt not escape the hands of God. 78A 7 32 78A 7 32 353430 For we suffer because of our sins. 78A 7 33 78A 7 33 353440 And though the living Lord be angry with us a little while for our chastening and correction, yet shall he be at one again with his servants. 78A 7 34 78A 7 34 353450 But thou, O godless man, and of all other most wicked, be not lifted up without a cause, nor puffed up with uncertain hopes, lifting up thy hand against the servants of God: 78A 7 35 78A 7 35 353460 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of Almighty God, who seeth all things. 78A 7 36 78A 7 36 353470 For our brethren, who now have suffered a short pain, are dead under God's covenant of everlasting life: but thou, through the judgment of God, shalt receive just punishment for thy pride. 78A 7 37 78A 7 37 353480 But I, as my brethren, offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God; 78A 7 38 78A 7 38 353490 And that in me and my brethren the wrath of the Almighty, which is justly brought upon our nation, may cease. 78A 7 39 78A 7 39 353500 Than the king' being in a rage, handed him worse than all the rest, and took it grievously that he was mocked. 78A 7 40 78A 7 40 353510 So this man died undefiled, and put his whole trust in the Lord. 78A 7 41 78A 7 41 353520 Last of all after the sons the mother died. 78A 7 42 78A 7 42 353530 Let this be enough now to have spoken concerning the idolatrous feasts, and the extreme tortures. 78A 8 1 78A 8 1 353540 Then Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, and called their kinsfolks together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews' religion, and assembled about six thousand men. 78A 8 2 78A 8 2 353550 And they called upon the Lord, that he would look upon the people that was trodden down of all; and also pity the temple profaned of ungodly men; 78A 8 3 78A 8 3 353560 And that he would have compassion upon the city, sore defaced, and ready to be made even with the ground; and hear the blood that cried unto him, 78A 8 4 78A 8 4 353570 And remember the wicked slaughter of harmless infants, and the blasphemies committed against his name; and that he would shew his hatred against the wicked. 78A 8 5 78A 8 5 353580 Now when Maccabeus had his company about him, he could not be withstood by the heathen: for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy. 78A 8 6 78A 8 6 353590 Therefore he came at unawares, and burnt up towns and cities, and got into his hands the most commodious places, and overcame and put to flight no small number of his enemies. 78A 8 7 78A 8 7 353600 But specially took he advantage of the night for such privy attempts, insomuch that the fruit of his holiness was spread every where. 78A 8 8 78A 8 8 353610 So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king's affairs. 78A 8 9 78A 8 9 353620 Then forthwith choosing Nicanor the son of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thousand of all nations under him, to root out the whole generation of the Jews; and with him he joined also Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience. 78A 8 10 78A 8 10 353630 So Nicanor undertook to make so much money of the captive Jews, as should defray the tribute of two thousand talents, which the king was to pay to the Romans. 78A 8 11 78A 8 11 353640 Wherefore immediately he sent to the cities upon the sea coast, proclaiming a sale of the captive Jews, and promising that they should have fourscore and ten bodies for one talent, not expecting the vengeance that was to follow upon him from the Almighty God. 78A 8 12 78A 8 12 353650 Now when word was brought unto Judas of Nicanor's coming, and he had imparted unto those that were with him that the army was at hand, 78A 8 13 78A 8 13 353660 They that were fearful, and distrusted the justice of God, fled, and conveyed themselves away. 78A 8 14 78A 8 14 353670 Others sold all that they had left, and withal besought the Lord to deliver them, sold by the wicked Nicanor before they met together: 78A 8 15 78A 8 15 353680 And if not for their own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers, and for his holy and glorious name's sake, by which they were called. 78A 8 16 78A 8 16 353690 So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand, and exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongly against them; but to fight manfully, 78A 8 17 78A 8 17 353700 And to set before their eyes the injury that they had unjustly done to the holy place, and the cruel handling of the city, whereof they made a mockery, and also the taking away of the government of their forefathers: 78A 8 18 78A 8 18 353710 For they, said he, trust in their weapons and boldness; but our confidence is in the Almighty who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world. 78A 8 19 78A 8 19 353720 Moreover, he recounted unto them what helps their forefathers had found, and how they were delivered, when under Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand perished. 78A 8 20 78A 8 20 353730 And he told them of the battle that they had in Babylon with the Galatians, how they came but eight thousand in all to the business, with four thousand Macedonians, and that the Macedonians being perplexed, the eight thousand destroyed an hundred and twenty thousand because of the help that they had from heaven, and so received a great booty. 78A 8 21 78A 8 21 353740 Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the law and the country, he divided his army into four parts; 78A 8 22 78A 8 22 353750 And joined with himself his own brethren, leaders of each band, to wit Simon, and Joseph, and Jonathan, giving each one fifteen hundred men. 78A 8 23 78A 8 23 353760 Also he appointed Eleazar to read the holy book: and when he had given them this watchword, The help of God; himself leading the first band, 78A 8 24 78A 8 24 353770 And by the help of the Almighty they slew above nine thousand of their enemies, and wounded and maimed the most part of Nicanor's host, and so put all to flight; 78A 8 25 78A 8 25 353780 And took their money that came to buy them, and pursued them far: but lacking time they returned: 78A 8 26 78A 8 26 353790 For it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them. 78A 8 27 78A 8 27 353800 So when they had gathered their armour together, and spoiled their enemies, they occupied themselves about the sabbath, yielding exceeding praise and thanks to the Lord, who had preserved them unto that day, which was the beginning of mercy distilling upon them. 78A 8 28 78A 8 28 353810 And after the sabbath, when they had given part of the spoils to the maimed, and the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among themselves and their servants. 78A 8 29 78A 8 29 353820 When this was done, and they had made a common supplication, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled with his servants for ever. 78A 8 30 78A 8 30 353830 Moreover of those that were with Timotheus and Bacchides, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among themselves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, equal in spoils with themselves. 78A 8 31 78A 8 31 353840 And when they had gathered their armour together, they laid them up all carefully in convenient places, and the remnant of the spoils they brought to Jerusalem. 78A 8 32 78A 8 32 353850 They slew also Philarches, that wicked person, who was with Timotheus, and had annoyed the Jews many ways. 78A 8 33 78A 8 33 353860 Furthermore at such time as they kept the feast for the victory in their country they burnt Callisthenes, that had set fire upon the holy gates, who had fled into a little house; and so he received a reward meet for his wickedness. 78A 8 34 78A 8 34 353870 As for that most ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews, 78A 8 35 78A 8 35 353880 He was through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made least account; and putting off his glorious apparel, and discharging his company, he came like a fugitive servant through the midland unto Antioch having very great dishonour, for that his host was destroyed. 78A 8 36 78A 8 36 353890 Thus he, that took upon him to make good to the Romans their tribute by means of captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws that he gave them. 78A 9 1 78A 9 1 353900 About that time came Antiochus with dishonour out of the country of Persia 78A 9 2 78A 9 2 353910 For he had entered the city called Persepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city; whereupon the multitude running to defend themselves with their weapons put them to flight; and so it happened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame. 78A 9 3 78A 9 3 353920 Now when he came to Ecbatane, news was brought him what had happened unto Nicanor and Timotheus. 78A 9 4 78A 9 4 353930 Then swelling with anger. he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariotman to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of GOd now following him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem and make it a common burying place of the Jew s. 78A 9 5 78A 9 5 353940 But the Lord Almighty, the God of Isreal, smote him with an incurable and invisible plague: or as soon as he had spoken these words, a pain of the bowels that was remediless came upon him, and sore torments of the inner parts; 78A 9 6 78A 9 6 353950 And that most justly: for he had tormented other men's bowels with many and strange torments. 78A 9 7 78A 9 7 353960 Howbeit he nothing at all ceased from his bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding to haste the journey: but it came to pass that he fell down from his chariot, carried violently; so that having a sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained. 78A 9 8 78A 9 8 353970 And thus he that a little afore thought he might command the waves of the sea, (so proud was he beyond the condition of man) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in an horselitter, shewing forth unto all the manifest power of God. 78A 9 9 78A 9 9 353980 So that the worms rose up out of the body of this wicked man, and whiles he lived in sorrow and pain, his flesh fell away, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to all his army. 78A 9 10 78A 9 10 353990 And the man, that thought a little afore he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink. 78A 9 11 78A 9 11 354000 Here therefore, being plagued, he began to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge of himself by the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment. 78A 9 12 78A 9 12 354010 And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself if he were God. 78A 9 13 78A 9 13 354020 This wicked person vowed also unto the Lord, who now no more would have mercy upon him, saying thus, 78A 9 14 78A 9 14 354030 That the holy city (to the which he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common buryingplace,) he would set at liberty: 78A 9 15 78A 9 15 354040 And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy so much as to be buried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals to the citizens of Athens: 78A 9 16 78A 9 16 354050 And the holy temple, which before he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly gifts, and restore all the holy vessels with many more, and out of his own revenue defray the charges belonging to the sacrifices: 78A 9 17 78A 9 17 354060 Yea, and that also he would become a Jew himself, and go through all the world that was inhabited, and declare the power of God. 78A 9 18 78A 9 18 354070 But for all this his pains would not cease: for the just judgment of God was come upon him: therefore despairing of his health, he wrote unto the Jews the letter underwritten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner: 78A 9 19 78A 9 19 354080 Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity: 78A 9 20 78A 9 20 354090 If ye and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, I give very great thanks to God, having my hope in heaven. 78A 9 21 78A 9 21 354100 As for me, I was weak, or else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all: 78A 9 22 78A 9 22 354110 Not distrusting mine health, but having great hope to escape this sickness. 78A 9 23 78A 9 23 354120 But considering that even my father, at what time he led an army into the high countries. appointed a successor, 78A 9 24 78A 9 24 354130 To the end that, if any thing fell out contrary to expectation, or if any tidings were brought that were grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom the state was left, might not be troubled: 78A 9 25 78A 9 25 354140 Again, considering how that the princes that are borderers and neighbours unto my kingdom wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event. I have appointed my son Antiochus king, whom I often committed and commended unto many of you, when I went up into the high provinces; to whom I have written as followeth: 78A 9 26 78A 9 26 354150 Therefore I pray and request you to remember the benefits that I have done unto you generally, and in special, and that every man will be still faithful to me and my son. 78A 9 27 78A 9 27 354160 For I am persuaded that he understanding my mind will favourably and graciously yield to your desires. 78A 9 28 78A 9 28 354170 Thus the murderer and blasphemer having suffered most grievously, as he entreated other men, so died he a miserable death in a strange country in the mountains. 78A 9 29 78A 9 29 354180 And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus Philometor. 78A 10 1 78A 10 1 354190 Now Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, recovered the temple and the city: 78A 10 2 78A 10 2 354200 But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down. 78A 10 3 78A 10 3 354210 And having cleansed the temple they made another altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, and set forth incense, and lights, and shewbread. 78A 10 4 78A 10 4 354220 When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles; but if they sinned any more against him, that he himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blasphemous and barbarous nations. 78A 10 5 78A 10 5 354230 Now upon the same day that the strangers profaned the temple, on the very same day it was cleansed again, even the five and twentieth day of the same month, which is Casleu. 78A 10 6 78A 10 6 354240 And they kept the eight days with gladness, as in the feast of the tabernacles, remembering that not long afore they had held the feast of the tabernacles, when as they wandered in the mountains and dens like beasts. 78A 10 7 78A 10 7 354250 Therefore they bare branches, and fair boughs, and palms also, and sang psalms unto him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. 78A 10 8 78A 10 8 354260 They ordained also by a common statute and decree, That every year those days should be kept of the whole nation of the Jews. 78A 10 9 78A 10 9 354270 And this was the end of Antiochus, called Epiphanes. 78A 10 10 78A 10 10 354280 Now will we declare the acts of Antiochus Eupator, who was the son of this wicked man, gathering briefly the calamities of the wars. 78A 10 11 78A 10 11 354290 So when he was come to the crown, he set one Lysias over the affairs of his realm, and appointed him his chief governor of Celosyria and Phenice. 78A 10 12 78A 10 12 354300 For Ptolemeus, that was called Macron, choosing rather to do justice unto the Jews for the wrong that had been done unto them, endeavoured to continue peace with them. 78A 10 13 78A 10 13 354310 Whereupon being accused of the king's friends before Eupator, and called traitor at every word because he had left Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed to Antiochus Epiphanes, and seeing that he was in no honourable place, he was so discouraged, that he poisoned himself and died. 78A 10 14 78A 10 14 354320 But when Gorgias was governor of the holds, he hired soldiers, and nourished war continually with the Jews: 78A 10 15 78A 10 15 354330 And therewithall the Idumeans, having gotten into their hands the most commodious holds, kept the Jews occupied, and receiving those that were banished from Jerusalem, they went about to nourish war. 78A 10 16 78A 10 16 354340 Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and besought God that he would be their helper; and so they ran with violence upon the strong holds of the Idumeans, 78A 10 17 78A 10 17 354350 And assaulting them strongly, they won the holds, and kept off all that fought upon the wall, and slew all that fell into their hands, and killed no fewer than twenty thousand. 78A 10 18 78A 10 18 354360 And because certain, who were no less than nine thousand, were fled together into two very strong castles, having all manner of things convenient to sustain the siege, 78A 10 19 78A 10 19 354370 Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zaccheus also, and them that were with him, who were enough to besiege them, and departed himself unto those places which more needed his help. 78A 10 20 78A 10 20 354380 Now they that were with Simon, being led with covetousness, were persuaded for money through certain of those that were in the castle, and took seventy thousand drachms, and let some of them escape. 78A 10 21 78A 10 21 354390 But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the people together, and accused those men, that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them. 78A 10 22 78A 10 22 354400 So he slew those that were found traitors, and immediately took the two castles. 78A 10 23 78A 10 23 354410 And having good success with his weapons in all things he took in hand, he slew in the two holds more than twenty thousand. 78A 10 24 78A 10 24 354420 Now Timotheus, whom the Jews had overcome before, when he had gathered a great multitude of foreign forces, and horses out of Asia not a few, came as though he would take Jewry by force of arms. 78A 10 25 78A 10 25 354430 But when he drew near, they that were with Maccabeus turned themselves to pray unto God, and sprinkled earth upon their heads, and girded their loins with sackcloth, 78A 10 26 78A 10 26 354440 And fell down at the foot of the altar, and besought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law declareth. 78A 10 27 78A 10 27 354450 So after the prayer they took their weapons, and went on further from the city: and when they drew near to their enemies, they kept by themselves. 78A 10 28 78A 10 28 354460 Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together; the one part having together with their virtue their refuge also unto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory: the other side making their rage leader of their battle 78A 10 29 78A 10 29 354470 But when the battle waxed strong, there appeared unto the enemies from heaven five comely men upon horses, with bridles of gold, and two of them led the Jews, 78A 10 30 78A 10 30 354480 And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and covered him on every side weapons, and kept him safe, but shot arrows and lightnings against the enemies: so that being confounded with blindness, and full of trouble, they were killed. 78A 10 31 78A 10 31 354490 And there were slain of footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred horsemen. 78A 10 32 78A 10 32 354500 As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gawra, where Chereas was governor. 78A 10 33 78A 10 33 354510 But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the fortress courageously four days. 78A 10 34 78A 10 34 354520 And they that were within, trusting to the strength of the place, blasphemed exceedingly, and uttered wicked words. 78A 10 35 78A 10 35 354530 Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus' company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphemies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal. 78A 10 36 78A 10 36 354540 Others likewise ascending after them, whiles they were busied with them that were within, burnt the towers, and kindling fires burnt the blasphemers alive; and others broke open the gates, and, having received in the rest of the army, took the city, 78A 10 37 78A 10 37 354550 And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes. 78A 10 38 78A 10 38 354560 When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and given them the victory. 78A 11 1 78A 11 1 354570 Not long after the, Lysias the king's protector and cousin, who also managed the affairs, took sore displeasure for the things that were done. 78A 11 2 78A 11 2 354580 And when he had gathered about fourscore thousand with all the horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the city an habitation of the Gentiles, 78A 11 3 78A 11 3 354590 And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other chapels of the heathen, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year: 78A 11 4 78A 11 4 354600 Not at all considering the power of God but puffed up with his ten thousands of footmen, and his thousands of horsemen, and his fourscore elephants. 78A 11 5 78A 11 5 354610 So he came to Judea, and drew near to Bethsura, which was a strong town, but distant from Jerusalem about five furlongs, and he laid sore siege unto it. 78A 11 6 78A 11 6 354620 Now when they that were with Maccabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and all the people with lamentation and tears besought the Lord that he would send a good angel to deliver Israel. 78A 11 7 78A 11 7 354630 Then Maccabeus himself first of all took weapons, exhorting the other that they would jeopard themselves together with him to help their brethren: so they went forth together with a willing mind. 78A 11 8 78A 11 8 354640 And as they were at Jerusalem, there appeared before them on horseback one in white clothing, shaking his armour of gold. 78A 11 9 78A 11 9 354650 Then they praised the merciful God all together, and took heart, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight with men, but with most cruel beasts, and to pierce through walls of iron. 78A 11 10 78A 11 10 354660 Thus they marched forward in their armour, having an helper from heaven: for the Lord was merciful unto them 78A 11 11 78A 11 11 354670 And giving a charge upon their enemies like lions, they slew eleven thousand footmen, and sixteen hundred horsemen, and put all the other to flight. 78A 11 12 78A 11 12 354680 Many of them also being wounded escaped naked; and Lysias himself fled away shamefully, and so escaped. 78A 11 13 78A 11 13 354690 Who, as he was a man of understanding, casting with himself what loss he had had, and considering that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because the Almighty God helped them, he sent unto them, 78A 11 14 78A 11 14 354700 And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions, and promised that he would persuade the king that he must needs be a friend unto them. 78A 11 15 78A 11 15 354710 Then Maccabeus consented to all that Lysias desired, being careful of the common good; and whatsoever Maccabeus wrote unto Lysias concerning the Jews, the king granted it. 78A 11 16 78A 11 16 354720 For there were letters written unto the Jews from Lysias to this effect: Lysias unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting: 78A 11 17 78A 11 17 354730 John and Absolom, who were sent from you, delivered me the petition subscribed, and made request for the performance of the contents thereof. 78A 11 18 78A 11 18 354740 Therefore what things soever were meet to be reported to the king, I have declared them, and he hath granted as much as might be. 78A 11 19 78A 11 19 354750 And if then ye will keep yourselves loyal to the state, hereafter also will I endeavour to be a means of your good. 78A 11 20 78A 11 20 354760 But of the particulars I have given order both to these and the other that came from me, to commune with you. 78A 11 21 78A 11 21 354770 Fare ye well. The hundred and eight and fortieth year, the four and twentieth day of the month Dioscorinthius. 78A 11 22 78A 11 22 354780 Now the king's letter contained these words: King Antiochus unto his brother Lysias sendeth greeting: 78A 11 23 78A 11 23 354790 Since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that every one may attend upon his own affairs. 78A 11 24 78A 11 24 354800 We understand also that the Jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the custom of the Gentiles, but had rather keep their own manner of living: for the which cause they require of us, that we should suffer them to live after their own laws. 78A 11 25 78A 11 25 354810 Wherefore our mind is, that this nation shall be in rest, and we have determined to restore them their temple, that they may live according to the customs of their forefathers. 78A 11 26 78A 11 26 354820 Thou shalt do well therefore to send unto them, and grant them peace, that when they are certified of our mind, they may be of good comfort, and ever go cheerfully about their own affairs. 78A 11 27 78A 11 27 354830 And the letter of the king unto the nation of the Jews was after this manner: King Antiochus sendeth greeting unto the council, and the rest of the Jews: 78A 11 28 78A 11 28 354840 If ye fare well, we have our desire; we are also in good health. 78A 11 29 78A 11 29 354850 Menelaus declared unto us, that your desire was to return home, and to follow your own business: 78A 11 30 78A 11 30 354860 Wherefore they that will depart shall have safe conduct till the thirtieth day of Xanthicus with security. 78A 11 31 78A 11 31 354870 And the Jews shall use their own kind of meats and laws, as before; and none of them any manner of ways shall be molested for things ignorantly done. 78A 11 32 78A 11 32 354880 I have sent also Menelaus, that he may comfort you. 78A 11 33 78A 11 33 354890 Fare ye well. In the hundred forty and eighth year, and the fifteenth day of the month Xanthicus. 78A 11 34 78A 11 34 354900 The Romans also sent unto them a letter containing these words: Quintus Memmius and Titus Manlius, ambassadors of the Romans, send greeting unto the people of the Jews. 78A 11 35 78A 11 35 354910 Whatsoever Lysias the king's cousin hath granted, therewith we also are well pleased. 78A 11 36 78A 11 36 354920 But touching such things as he judged to be referred to the king, after ye have advised thereof, send one forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you: for we are now going to Antioch. 78A 11 37 78A 11 37 354930 Therefore send some with speed, that we may know what is your mind. 78A 11 38 78A 11 38 354940 Farewell. This hundred and eight and fortieth year, the fifteenth day of the month Xanthicus. 78A 12 1 78A 12 1 354950 When these covenants were made, Lysias went unto the king, and the Jews were about their husbandry. 78A 12 2 78A 12 2 354960 But of the governours of several places, Timotheus, and Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not suffer them to be quiet and live in peace. 78A 12 3 78A 12 3 354970 The men of Joppa also did such an ungodly deed: they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had prepared, as though they had meant them no hurt. 78A 12 4 78A 12 4 354980 Who accepted of it according to the common decree of the city, as being desirous to live in peace, and suspecting nothing: but when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no less than two hundred of them. 78A 12 5 78A 12 5 354990 When Judas heard of this cruelty done unto his countrymen, he commanded those that were with him to make them ready. 78A 12 6 78A 12 6 355000 And calling upon God the righteous Judge, he came against those murderers of his brethren, and burnt the haven by night, and set the boats on fire, and those that fled thither he slew. 78A 12 7 78A 12 7 355010 And when the town was shut up, he went backward, as if he would return to root out all them of the city of Joppa. 78A 12 8 78A 12 8 355020 But when he heard that the Jamnites were minded to do in like manner unto the Jews that dwelt among them, 78A 12 9 78A 12 9 355030 He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set fire on the haven and the navy, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem two hundred and forty furlongs off. 78A 12 10 78A 12 10 355040 Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey toward Timotheus, no fewer than five thousand men on foot and five hundred horsemen of the Arabians set upon him. 78A 12 11 78A 12 11 355050 Whereupon there was a very sore battle; but Judas' side by the help of God got the victory; so that the Nomades of Arabia, being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising both to give him cattle, and to pleasure him otherwise. 78A 12 12 78A 12 12 355060 Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace: whereupon they shook hands, and so they departed to their tents. 78A 12 13 78A 12 13 355070 He went also about to make a bridge to a certain strong city, which was fenced about with walls, and inhabited by people of divers countries; and the name of it was Caspis. 78A 12 14 78A 12 14 355080 But they that were within it put such trust in the strength of the walls and provision of victuals, that they behaved themselves rudely toward them that were with Judas, railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. 78A 12 15 78A 12 15 355090 Wherefore Judas with his company, calling upon the great Lord of the world, who without rams or engines of war did cast down Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce assault against the walls, 78A 12 16 78A 12 16 355100 And took the city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, insomuch that a lake two furlongs broad near adjoining thereunto, being filled full, was seen running with blood. 78A 12 17 78A 12 17 355110 Then departed they from thence seven hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa unto the Jews that are called Tubieni. 78A 12 18 78A 12 18 355120 But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places: for before he had dispatched any thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a certain hold. 78A 12 19 78A 12 19 355130 Howbeit Dositheus and Sosipater, who were of Maccabeus' captains, went forth, and slew those that Timotheus had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men. 78A 12 20 78A 12 20 355140 And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timotheus, who had about him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen. 78A 12 21 78A 12 21 355150 Now when Timotheus had knowledge of Judas' coming, he sent the women and children and the other baggage unto a fortress called Carnion: for the town was hard to besiege, and uneasy to come unto, by reason of the straitness of all the places. 78A 12 22 78A 12 22 355160 But when Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten with fear and terror through the appearing of him who seeth all things, fled amain, one running into this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords. 78A 12 23 78A 12 23 355170 Judas also was very earnest in pursuing them, killing those wicked wretches, of whom he slew about thirty thousand men. 78A 12 24 78A 12 24 355180 Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life, because he had many of the Jews' parents, and the brethren of some of them, who, if they put him to death, should not be regarded. 78A 12 25 78A 12 25 355190 So when he had assured them with many words that he would restore them without hurt, according to the agreement, they let him go for the saving of their brethren. 78A 12 26 78A 12 26 355200 Then Maccabeus marched forth to Carnion, and to the temple of Atargatis, and there he slew five and twenty thousand persons. 78A 12 27 78A 12 27 355210 And after he had put to flight and destroyed them, Judas removed the host toward Ephron, a strong city, wherein Lysias abode, and a great multitude of divers nations, and the strong young men kept the walls, and defended them mightily: wherein also was great provision of engines and darts. 78A 12 28 78A 12 28 355220 But when Judas and his company had called upon Almighty God, who with his power breaketh the strength of his enemies, they won the city, and slew twenty and five thousand of them that were within, 78A 12 29 78A 12 29 355230 From thence they departed to Scythopolis, which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem, 78A 12 30 78A 12 30 355240 But when the Jews that dwelt there had testified that the Scythopolitans dealt lovingly with them, and entreated them kindly in the time of their adversity; 78A 12 31 78A 12 31 355250 They gave them thanks, desiring them to be friendly still unto them: and so they came to Jerusalem, the feast of the weeks approaching. 78A 12 32 78A 12 32 355260 And after the feast, called Pentecost, they went forth against Gorgias the governor of Idumea, 78A 12 33 78A 12 33 355270 Who came out with three thousand men of foot and four hundred horsemen. 78A 12 34 78A 12 34 355280 And it happened that in their fighting together a few of the Jews were slain. 78A 12 35 78A 12 35 355290 At which time Dositheus, one of Bacenor's company, who was on horseback, and a strong man, was still upon Gorgias, and taking hold of his coat drew him by force; and when he would have taken that cursed man alive, a horseman of Thracia coming upon him smote off his shoulder, so that Gorgias fled unto Marisa. 78A 12 36 78A 12 36 355300 Now when they that were with Gorgias had fought long, and were weary, Judas called upon the Lord, that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battle. 78A 12 37 78A 12 37 355310 And with that he began in his own language, and sung psalms with a loud voice, and rushing unawares upon Gorgias' men, he put them to flight. 78A 12 38 78A 12 38 355320 So Judas gathered his host, and came into the city of Odollam, And when the seventh day came, they purified themselves, as the custom was, and kept the sabbath in the same place. 78A 12 39 78A 12 39 355330 And upon the day following, as the use had been, Judas and his company came to take up the bodies of them that were slain, and to bury them with their kinsmen in their fathers' graves. 78A 12 40 78A 12 40 355340 Now under the coats of every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of the Jamnites, which is forbidden the Jews by the law. Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain. 78A 12 41 78A 12 41 355350 All men therefore praising the Lord, the righteous Judge, who had opened the things that were hid, 78A 12 42 78A 12 42 355360 Betook themselves unto prayer, and besought him that the sin committed might wholly be put out of remembrance. Besides, that noble Judas exhorted the people to keep themselves from sin, forsomuch as they saw before their eyes the things that came to pass for the sins of those that were slain. 78A 12 43 78A 12 43 355370 And when he had made a gathering throughout the company to the sum of two thousand drachms of silver, he sent it to Jerusalem to offer a sin offering, doing therein very well and honestly, in that he was mindful of the resurrection: 78A 12 44 78A 12 44 355380 For if he had not hoped that they that were slain should have risen again, it had been superfluous and vain to pray for the dead. 78A 12 45 78A 12 45 355390 And also in that he perceived that there was great favour laid up for those that died godly, it was an holy and good thought. Whereupon he made a reconciliation for the dead, that they might be delivered from sin. 78A 13 1 78A 13 1 355400 In the hundred forty and ninth year it was told Judas, that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great power into Judea, 78A 13 2 78A 13 2 355410 And with him Lysias his protector, and ruler of his affairs, having either of them a Grecian power of footmen, an hundred and ten thousand, and horsemen five thousand and three hundred, and elephants two and twenty, and three hundred chariots armed with hooks. 78A 13 3 78A 13 3 355420 Menelaus also joined himself with them, and with great dissimulation encouraged Antiochus, not for the safeguard of the country, but because he thought to have been made governor. 78A 13 4 78A 13 4 355430 But the King of kings moved Antiochus' mind against this wicked wretch, and Lysias informed the king that this man was the cause of all mischief, so that the king commanded to bring him unto Berea, and to put him to death, as the manner is in that place. 78A 13 5 78A 13 5 355440 Now there was in that place a tower of fifty cubits high, full of ashes, and it had a round instrument which on every side hanged down into the ashes. 78A 13 6 78A 13 6 355450 And whosoever was condemned of sacrilege, or had committed any other grievous crime, there did all men thrust him unto death. 78A 13 7 78A 13 7 355460 Such a death it happened that wicked man to die, not having so much as burial in the earth; and that most justly: 78A 13 8 78A 13 8 355470 For inasmuch as he had committed many sins about the altar, whose fire and ashes were holy, he received his death in ashes. 78A 13 9 78A 13 9 355480 Now the king came with a barbarous and haughty mind to do far worse to the Jews, than had been done in his father's time. 78A 13 10 78A 13 10 355490 Which things when Judas perceived, he commanded the multitude to call upon the Lord night and day, that if ever at any other time, he would now also help them, being at the point to be put from their law, from their country, and from the holy temple: 78A 13 11 78A 13 11 355500 And that he would not suffer the people, that had even now been but a little refreshed, to be in subjection to the blasphemous nations. 78A 13 12 78A 13 12 355510 So when they had all done this together, and besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting, and lying flat upon the ground three days long, Judas, having exhorted them, commanded they should be in a readiness. 78A 13 13 78A 13 13 355520 And Judas, being apart with the elders, determined, before the king's host should enter into Judea, and get the city, to go forth and try the matter in fight by the help of the Lord. 78A 13 14 78A 13 14 355530 So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight manfully, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the commonwealth, he camped by Modin: 78A 13 15 78A 13 15 355540 And having given the watchword to them that were about him, Victory is of God; with the most valiant and choice young men he went in into the king's tent by night, and slew in the camp about four thousand men, and the chiefest of the elephants, with all that were upon him. 78A 13 16 78A 13 16 355550 And at last they filled the camp with fear and tumult, and departed with good success. 78A 13 17 78A 13 17 355560 This was done in the break of the day, because the protection of the Lord did help him. 78A 13 18 78A 13 18 355570 Now when the king had taken a taste of the manliness of the Jews, he went about to take the holds by policy, 78A 13 19 78A 13 19 355580 And marched toward Bethsura, which was a strong hold of the Jews: but he was put to flight, failed, and lost of his men: 78A 13 20 78A 13 20 355590 For Judas had conveyed unto them that were in it such things as were necessary. 78A 13 21 78A 13 21 355600 But Rhodocus, who was in the Jews' host, disclosed the secrets to the enemies; therefore he was sought out, and when they had gotten him, they put him in prison. 78A 13 22 78A 13 22 355610 The king treated with them in Bethsum the second time, gave his hand, took their's, departed, fought with Judas, was overcome; 78A 13 23 78A 13 23 355620 Heard that Philip, who was left over the affairs in Antioch, was desperately bent, confounded, intreated the Jews, submitted himself, and sware to all equal conditions, agreed with them, and offered sacrifice, honoured the temple, and dealt kindly with the place, 78A 13 24 78A 13 24 355630 And accepted well of Maccabeus, made him principal governor from Ptolemais unto the Gerrhenians; 78A 13 25 78A 13 25 355640 Came to Ptolemais: the people there were grieved for the covenants; for they stormed, because they would make their covenants void: 78A 13 26 78A 13 26 355650 Lysias went up to the judgment seat, said as much as could be in defence of the cause, persuaded, pacified, made them well affected, returned to Antioch. Thus it went touching the king's coming and departing. 78A 14 1 78A 14 1 355660 After three years was Judas informed, that Demetrius the son of Seleucus, having entered by the haven of Tripolis with a great power and navy, 78A 14 2 78A 14 2 355670 Had taken the country, and killed Antiochus, and Lysias his protector. 78A 14 3 78A 14 3 355680 Now one Alcimus, who had been high priest, and had defiled himself wilfully in the times of their mingling with the Gentiles, seeing that by no means he could save himself, nor have any more access to the holy altar, 78A 14 4 78A 14 4 355690 Came to king Demetrius in the hundred and one and fiftieth year, presenting unto him a crown of gold, and a palm, and also of the boughs which were used solemnly in the temple: and so that day he held his peace. 78A 14 5 78A 14 5 355700 Howbeit having gotten opportunity to further his foolish enterprize, and being called into counsel by Demetrius, and asked how the Jews stood affected, and what they intended, he answered thereunto: 78A 14 6 78A 14 6 355710 Those of the Jews that he called Assideans, whose captain is Judas Maccabeus, nourish war and are seditious, and will not let the rest be in peace. 78A 14 7 78A 14 7 355720 Therefore I, being deprived of mine ancestors' honour, I mean the high priesthood, am now come hither: 78A 14 8 78A 14 8 355730 First, verily for the unfeigned care I have of things pertaining to the king; and secondly, even for that I intend the good of mine own countrymen: for all our nation is in no small misery through the unadvised dealing of them aforersaid. 78A 14 9 78A 14 9 355740 Wherefore, O king, seeing knowest all these things, be careful for the country, and our nation, which is pressed on every side, according to the clemency that thou readily shewest unto all. 78A 14 10 78A 14 10 355750 For as long as Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be quiet. 78A 14 11 78A 14 11 355760 This was no sooner spoken of him, but others of the king's friends, being maliciously set against Judas, did more incense Demetrius. 78A 14 12 78A 14 12 355770 And forthwith calling Nicanor, who had been master of the elephants, and making him governor over Judea, he sent him forth, 78A 14 13 78A 14 13 355780 Commanding him to slay Judas, and to scatter them that were with him, and to make Alcimus high priest of the great temple. 78A 14 14 78A 14 14 355790 Then the heathen, that had fled out of Judea from Judas, came to Nicanor by flocks, thinking the harm and calamities ot the Jews to be their welfare. 78A 14 15 78A 14 15 355800 Now when the Jews heard of Nicanor's coming, and that the heathen were up against them, they cast earth upon their heads, and made supplication to him that had established his people for ever, and who always helpeth his portion with manifestation of his presence. 78A 14 16 78A 14 16 355810 So at the commandment of the captain they removed straightways from thence, and came near unto them at the town of Dessau. 78A 14 17 78A 14 17 355820 Now Simon, Judas' brother, had joined battle with Nicanor, but was somewhat discomfited through the sudden silence of his enemies. 78A 14 18 78A 14 18 355830 Nevertheless Nicanor, hearing of the manliness of them that were with Judas, and the courageousness that they had to fight for their country, durst not try the matter by the sword. 78A 14 19 78A 14 19 355840 Wherefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotus, and Mattathias, to make peace. 78A 14 20 78A 14 20 355850 So when they had taken long advisement thereupon, and the captain had made the multitude acquainted therewith, and it appeared that they were all of one mind, they consented to the covenants, 78A 14 21 78A 14 21 355860 And appointed a day to meet in together by themselves: and when the day came, and stools were set for either of them, 78A 14 22 78A 14 22 355870 Ludas placed armed men ready in convenient places, lest some treachery should be suddenly practised by the enemies: so they made a peaceable conference. 78A 14 23 78A 14 23 355880 Now Nicanor abode in Jerusalem, and did no hurt, but sent away the people that came flocking unto him. 78A 14 24 78A 14 24 355890 And he would not willingly have Judas out of his sight: for he love the man from his heart 78A 14 25 78A 14 25 355900 He prayed him also to take a wife, and to beget children: so he married, was quiet, and took part of this life. 78A 14 26 78A 14 26 355910 But Alcimus, perceiving the love that was betwixt them, and considering the covenants that were made, came to Demetrius, and told him that Nicanor was not well affected toward the state; for that he had ordained Judas, a traitor to his realm, to be the king's successor. 78A 14 27 78A 14 27 355920 Then the king being in a rage, and provoked with the accusations of the most wicked man, wrote to Nicanor, signifying that he was much displeased with the covenants, and commanding him that he should send Maccabeus prisoner in all haste unto Antioch. 78A 14 28 78A 14 28 355930 When this came to Nicanor's hearing, he was much confounded in himself, and took it grievously that he should make void the articles which were agreed upon, the man being in no fault. 78A 14 29 78A 14 29 355940 But because there was no dealing against the king, he watched his time to accomplish this thing by policy. 78A 14 30 78A 14 30 355950 Notwithstanding, when Maccabeus saw that Nicanor began to be churlish unto him, and that he entreated him more roughly than he was wont, perceiving that such sour behaviour came not of good, he gathered together not a few of his men, and withdrew himself from Nicanor. 78A 14 31 78A 14 31 355960 But the other, knowing that he was notably prevented by Judas' policy, came into the great and holy temple, and commanded the priests, that were offering their usual sacrifices, to deliver him the man. 78A 14 32 78A 14 32 355970 And when they sware that they could not tell where the man was whom he sought, 78A 14 33 78A 14 33 355980 He stretched out his right hand toward the temple, and made an oath in this manner: If ye will not deliver me Judas as a prisoner, I will lay this temple of God even with the ground, and I will break down the altar, and erect a notable temple unto Bacchus. 78A 14 34 78A 14 34 355990 After these words he departed. Then the priests lifted up their hands toward heaven, and besought him that was ever a defender of their nation, saying in this manner; 78A 14 35 78A 14 35 356000 Thou, O Lord of all things, who hast need of nothing, wast pleased that the temple of thine habitation should be among us: 78A 14 36 78A 14 36 356010 Therefore now, O holy Lord of all holiness, keep this house ever undefiled, which lately was cleansed, and stop every unrighteous mouth. 78A 14 37 78A 14 37 356020 Now was there accused unto Nicanor one Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, a lover of his countrymen, and a man of very good report, who for his kindness was called a father of the Jews. 78A 14 38 78A 14 38 356030 For in the former times, when they mingled not themselves with the Gentiles, he had been accused of Judaism, and did boldly jeopard his body and life with all vehemency for the religion of the Jews. 78A 14 39 78A 14 39 356040 So Nicanor, willing to declare the hate that he bare unto the Jews, sent above five hundred men of war to take him: 78A 14 40 78A 14 40 356050 For he thought by taking him to do the Jews much hurt. 78A 14 41 78A 14 41 356060 Now when the multitude would have taken the tower, and violently broken into the outer door, and bade that fire should be brought to burn it, he being ready to be taken on every side fell upon his sword; 78A 14 42 78A 14 42 356070 Choosing rather to die manfully, than to come into the hands of the wicked, to be abused otherwise than beseemed his noble birth: 78A 14 43 78A 14 43 356080 But missing his stroke through haste, the multitude also rushing within the doors, he ran boldly up to the wall, and cast himself down manfully among the thickest of them. 78A 14 44 78A 14 44 356090 But they quickly giving back, and a space being made, he fell down into the midst of the void place. 78A 14 45 78A 14 45 356100 Nevertheless, while there was yet breath within him, being inflamed with anger, he rose up; and though his blood gushed out like spouts of water, and his wounds were grievous, yet he ran through the midst of the throng; and standing upon a steep rock, 78A 14 46 78A 14 46 356110 When as his blood was now quite gone, he plucked out his bowels, and taking them in both his hands, he cast them upon the throng, and calling upon the Lord of life and spirit to restore him those again, he thus died. 78A 15 1 78A 15 1 356120 But Nicanor, hearing that Judas and his company were in the strong places about Samaria, resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath day. 78A 15 2 78A 15 2 356130 Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honour to that day, which he, that seeth all things, hath honoured with holiness above all other days. 78A 15 3 78A 15 3 356140 Then the most ungracious wretch demanded, if there were a Mighty one in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept. 78A 15 4 78A 15 4 356150 And when they said, There is in heaven a living Lord, and mighty, who commanded the seventh day to be kept: 78A 15 5 78A 15 5 356160 Then said the other, And I also am mighty upon earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done. 78A 15 6 78A 15 6 356170 So Nicanor in exceeding pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over Judas and them that were with him. 78A 15 7 78A 15 7 356180 But Maccabeus had ever sure confidence that the Lord would help him: 78A 15 8 78A 15 8 356190 Wherefore he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the heathen against them, but to remember the help which in former times they had received from heaven, and now to expect the victory and aid, which should come unto them from the Almighty. 78A 15 9 78A 15 9 356200 And so comforting them out of the law and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind of the battles that they won afore, he made them more cheerful. 78A 15 10 78A 15 10 356210 And when he had stirred up their minds, he gave them their charge, shewing them therewithall the falsehood of the heathen, and the breach of oaths. 78A 15 11 78A 15 11 356220 Thus he armed every one of them, not so much with defence of shields and spears, as with comfortable and good words: and beside that, he told them a dream worthy to be believed, as if it had been so indeed, which did not a little rejoice them. 78A 15 12 78A 15 12 356230 And this was his vision: That Onias, who had been high priest, a virtuous and a good man, reverend in conversation, gentle in condition, well spoken also, and exercised from a child in all points of virtue, holding up his hands prayed for the whole body of the Jews. 78A 15 13 78A 15 13 356240 This done, in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs, and exceeding glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty. 78A 15 14 78A 15 14 356250 Then Onias answered, saying, This is a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, to wit, Jeremias the prophet of God. 78A 15 15 78A 15 15 356260 Whereupon Jeremias holding forth his right hand gave to Judas a sword of gold, and in giving it spake thus, 78A 15 16 78A 15 16 356270 Take this holy sword, a gift from God, with the which thou shalt wound the adversaries. 78A 15 17 78A 15 17 356280 Thus being well comforted by the words of Judas, which were very good, and able to stir them up to valour, and to encourage the hearts of the young men, they determined not to pitch camp, but courageously to set upon them, and manfully to try the matter by conflict, because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger. 78A 15 18 78A 15 18 356290 For the care that they took for their wives, and their children, their brethren, and folks, was in least account with them: but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple. 78A 15 19 78A 15 19 356300 Also they that were in the city took not the least care, being troubled for the conflict abroad. 78A 15 20 78A 15 20 356310 And now, when as all looked what should be the trial, and the enemies were already come near, and the army was set in array, and the beasts conveniently placed, and the horsemen set in wings, 78A 15 21 78A 15 21 356320 Maccabeus seeing the coming of the multitude, and the divers preparations of armour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretched out his hands toward heaven, and called upon the Lord that worketh wonders, knowing that victory cometh not by arms, but even as it seemeth good to him, he giveth it to such as are worthy: 78A 15 22 78A 15 22 356330 Therefore in his prayer he said after this manner; O Lord, thou didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekias king of Judea, and didst slay in the host of Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand: 78A 15 23 78A 15 23 356340 Wherefore now also, O Lord of heaven, send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them; 78A 15 24 78A 15 24 356350 And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terror, that come against thy holy people to blaspheme. And he ended thus. 78A 15 25 78A 15 25 356360 Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs. 78A 15 26 78A 15 26 356370 But Judas and his company encountered the enemies with invocation and prayer. 78A 15 27 78A 15 27 356380 So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered. 78A 15 28 78A 15 28 356390 Now when the battle was done, returning again with joy, they knew that Nicanor lay dead in his harness. 78A 15 29 78A 15 29 356400 Then they made a great shout and a noise, praising the Almighty in their own language. 78A 15 30 78A 15 30 356410 And Judas, who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and mind, and who continued his love toward his countrymen all his life, commanded to strike off Nicanor's head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem. 78A 15 31 78A 15 31 356420 So when he was there, and called them of his nation together, and set the priests before the altar, he sent for them that were of the tower, 78A 15 32 78A 15 32 356430 And shewed them vile Nicanor's head, and the hand of that blasphemer, which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the Almighty. 78A 15 33 78A 15 33 356440 And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly Nicanor, he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls, and hang up the reward of his madness before the temple. 78A 15 34 78A 15 34 356450 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled. 78A 15 35 78A 15 35 356460 He hanged also Nicanor's head upon the tower, an evident and manifest sign unto all of the help of the Lord. 78A 15 36 78A 15 36 356470 And they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirtieth day of the twelfth month, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mardocheus' day. 78A 15 37 78A 15 37 356480 Thus went it with Nicanor: and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end. 78A 15 38 78A 15 38 356490 And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto. 78A 15 39 78A 15 39 356500 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone; and as wine mingled with water is pleasant, and delighteth the taste: even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. And here shall be an end. . 81A 1 1 81A 1 1 356510 And Josias held the feast of the passover in Jerusalem unto his Lord, and offered the passover the fourteenth day of the first month; 81A 1 2 81A 1 2 356520 Having set the priests according to their daily courses, being arrayed in long garments, in the temple of the Lord. 81A 1 3 81A 1 3 356530 And he spake unto the Levites, the holy ministers of Israel, that they should hallow themselves unto the Lord, to set the holy ark of the Lord in the house that king Solomon the son of David had built: 81A 1 4 81A 1 4 356540 And said, Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders: now therefore serve the Lord your God, and minister unto his people Israel, and prepare you after your families and kindreds, 81A 1 5 81A 1 5 356550 According as David the king of Israel prescribed, and according to the magnificence of Solomon his son: and standing in the temple according to the several dignity of the families of you the Levites, who minister in the presence of your brethren the children of Israel, 81A 1 6 81A 1 6 356560 Offer the passover in order, and make ready the sacrifices for your brethren, and keep the passover according to the commandment of the Lord, which was given unto Moses. 81A 1 7 81A 1 7 356570 And unto the people that was found there Josias gave thirty thousand lambs and kids, and three thousand calves: these things were given of the king's allowance, according as he promised, to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. 81A 1 8 81A 1 8 356580 And Helkias, Zacharias, and Syelus, the governors of the temple, gave to the priests for the passover two thousand and six hundred sheep, and three hundred calves. 81A 1 9 81A 1 9 356590 And Jeconias, and Samaias, and Nathanael his brother, and Assabias, and Ochiel, and Joram, captains over thousands, gave to the Levites for the passover five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves. 81A 1 10 81A 1 10 356600 And when these things were done, the priests and Levites, having the unleavened bread, stood in very comely order according to the kindreds, 81A 1 11 81A 1 11 356610 And according to the several dignities of the fathers, before the people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Moses: and thus did they in the morning. 81A 1 12 81A 1 12 356620 And they roasted the passover with fire, as appertaineth: as for the sacrifices, they sod them in brass pots and pans with a good savour, 81A 1 13 81A 1 13 356630 And set them before all the people: and afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests their brethren, the sons of Aaron. 81A 1 14 81A 1 14 356640 For the priests offered the fat until night: and the Levites prepared for themselves, and the priests their brethren, the sons of Aaron. 81A 1 15 81A 1 15 356650 The holy singers also, the sons of Asaph, were in their order, according to the appointment of David, to wit, Asaph, Zacharias, and Jeduthun, who was of the king's retinue. 81A 1 16 81A 1 16 356660 Moreover the porters were at every gate; it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service: for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 81A 1 17 81A 1 17 356670 Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the Lord accomplished in that day, that they might hold the passover, 81A 1 18 81A 1 18 356680 And offer sacrifices upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josias. 81A 1 19 81A 1 19 356690 So the children of Israel which were present held the passover at that time, and the feast of sweet bread seven days. 81A 1 20 81A 1 20 356700 And such a passover was not kept in Israel since the time of the prophet Samuel. 81A 1 21 81A 1 21 356710 Yea, all the kings of Israel held not such a passover as Josias, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Jews, held with all Israel that were found dwelling at Jerusalem. 81A 1 22 81A 1 22 356720 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this passover kept. 81A 1 23 81A 1 23 356730 And the works or Josias were upright before his Lord with an heart full of godliness. 81A 1 24 81A 1 24 356740 As for the things that came to pass in his time, they were written in former times, concerning those that sinned, and did wickedly against the Lord above all people and kingdoms, and how they grieved him exceedingly, so that the words of the Lord rose up against Israel. 81A 1 25 81A 1 25 356750 Now after all these acts of Josias it came to pass, that Pharaoh the king of Egypt came to raise war at Carchamis upon Euphrates: and Josias went out against him. 81A 1 26 81A 1 26 356760 But the king of Egypt sent to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, O king of Judea? 81A 1 27 81A 1 27 356770 I am not sent out from the Lord God against thee; for my war is upon Euphrates: and now the Lord is with me, yea, the Lord is with me hasting me forward: depart from me, and be not against the Lord. 81A 1 28 81A 1 28 356780 Howbeit Josias did not turn back his chariot from him, but undertook to fight with him, not regarding the words of the prophet Jeremy spoken by the mouth of the Lord: 81A 1 29 81A 1 29 356790 But joined battle with him in the plain of Magiddo, and the princes came against king Josias. 81A 1 30 81A 1 30 356800 Then said the king unto his servants, Carry me away out of the battle; for I am very weak. And immediately his servants took him away out of the battle. 81A 1 31 81A 1 31 356810 Then gat he up upon his second chariot; and being brought back to Jerusalem died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre. 81A 1 32 81A 1 32 356820 And in all Jewry they mourned for Josias, yea, Jeremy the prophet lamented for Josias, and the chief men with the women made lamentation for him unto this day: and this was given out for an ordinance to be done continually in all the nation of Israel. 81A 1 33 81A 1 33 356830 These things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of Judah, and every one of the acts that Josias did, and his glory, and his understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things that he had done before, and the things now recited, are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and Judea. 81A 1 34 81A 1 34 356840 And the people took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of Josias his father, when he was twenty and three years old. 81A 1 35 81A 1 35 356850 And he reigned in Judea and in Jerusalem three months: and then the king of Egypt deposed him from reigning in Jerusalem. 81A 1 36 81A 1 36 356860 And he set a tax upon the land of an hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold. 81A 1 37 81A 1 37 356870 The king of Egypt also made king Joacim his brother king of Judea and Jerusalem. 81A 1 38 81A 1 38 356880 And he bound Joacim and the nobles: but Zaraces his brother he apprehended, and brought him out of Egypt. 81A 1 39 81A 1 39 356890 Five and twenty years old was Joacim when he was made king in the land of Judea and Jerusalem; and he did evil before the Lord. 81A 1 40 81A 1 40 356900 Wherefore against him Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon came up, and bound him with a chain of brass, and carried him into Babylon. 81A 1 41 81A 1 41 356910 Nabuchodonosor also took of the holy vessels of the Lord, and carried them away, and set them in his own temple at Babylon. 81A 1 42 81A 1 42 356920 But those things that are recorded of him, and of his uncleaness and impiety, are written in the chronicles of the kings. 81A 1 43 81A 1 43 356930 And Joacim his son reigned in his stead: he was made king being eighteen years old; 81A 1 44 81A 1 44 356940 And reigned but three months and ten days in Jerusalem; and did evil before the Lord. 81A 1 45 81A 1 45 356950 So after a year Nabuchodonosor sent and caused him to be brought into Babylon with the holy vessels of the Lord; 81A 1 46 81A 1 46 356960 And made Zedechias king of Judea and Jerusalem, when he was one and twenty years old; and he reigned eleven years: 81A 1 47 81A 1 47 356970 And he did evil also in the sight of the Lord, and cared not for the words that were spoken unto him by the prophet Jeremy from the mouth of the Lord. 81A 1 48 81A 1 48 356980 And after that king Nabuchodonosor had made him to swear by the name of the Lord, he forswore himself, and rebelled; and hardening his neck, his heart, he transgressed the laws of the Lord God of Israel. 81A 1 49 81A 1 49 356990 The governors also of the people and of the priests did many things against the laws, and passed all the pollutions of all nations, and defiled the temple of the Lord, which was sanctified in Jerusalem. 81A 1 50 81A 1 50 357000 Nevertheless the God of their fathers sent by his messenger to call them back, because he spared them and his tabernacle also. 81A 1 51 81A 1 51 357010 But they had his messengers in derision; and, look, when the Lord spake unto them, they made a sport of his prophets: 81A 1 52 81A 1 52 357020 So far forth, that he, being wroth with his people for their great ungodliness, commanded the kings of the Chaldees to come up against them; 81A 1 53 81A 1 53 357030 Who slew their young men with the sword, yea, even within the compass of their holy temple, and spared neither young man nor maid, old man nor child, among them; for he delivered all into their hands. 81A 1 54 81A 1 54 357040 And they took all the holy vessels of the Lord, both great and small, with the vessels of the ark of God, and the king's treasures, and carried them away into Babylon. 81A 1 55 81A 1 55 357050 As for the house of the Lord, they burnt it, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem, and set fire upon her towers: 81A 1 56 81A 1 56 357060 And as for her glorious things, they never ceased till they had consumed and brought them all to nought: and the people that were not slain with the sword he carried unto Babylon: 81A 1 57 81A 1 57 357070 Who became servants to him and his children, till the Persians reigned, to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremy: 81A 1 58 81A 1 58 357080 Until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths, the whole time of her desolation shall she rest, until the full term of seventy years. 81A 2 1 81A 2 1 357090 In the first year of Cyrus king of the Persians, that the word of the Lord might be accomplished, that he had promised by the mouth of Jeremy; 81A 2 2 81A 2 2 357100 The Lord raised up the spirit of Cyrus the king of the Persians, and he made proclamation through all his kingdom, and also by writing, 81A 2 3 81A 2 3 357110 Saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians; The Lord of Israel, the most high Lord, hath made me king of the whole world, 81A 2 4 81A 2 4 357120 And commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in Jewry. 81A 2 5 81A 2 5 357130 If therefore there be any of you that are of his people, let the Lord, even his Lord, be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord of Israel: for he is the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem. 81A 2 6 81A 2 6 357140 Whosoever then dwell in the places about, let them help him, those, I say, that are his neighbours, with gold, and with silver, 81A 2 7 81A 2 7 357150 With gifts, with horses, and with cattle, and other things, which have been set forth by vow, for the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem. 81A 2 8 81A 2 8 357160 Then the chief of the families of Judea and of the tribe of Benjamin stood up; the priests also, and the Levites, and all they whose mind the Lord had moved to go up, and to build an house for the Lord at Jerusalem, 81A 2 9 81A 2 9 357170 And they that dwelt round about them, and helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very many free gifts of a great number whose minds were stirred up thereto. 81A 2 10 81A 2 10 357180 King Cyrus also brought forth the holy vessels, which Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem, and had set up in his temple of idols. 81A 2 11 81A 2 11 357190 Now when Cyrus king of the Persians had brought them forth, he delivered them to Mithridates his treasurer: 81A 2 12 81A 2 12 357200 And by him they were delivered to Sanabassar the governor of Judea. 81A 2 13 81A 2 13 357210 And this was the number of them; A thousand golden cups, and a thousand of silver, censers of silver twenty nine, vials of gold thirty, and of silver two thousand four hundred and ten, and a thousand other vessels. 81A 2 14 81A 2 14 357220 So all the vessels of gold and of silver, which were carried away, were five thousand four hundred threescore and nine. 81A 2 15 81A 2 15 357230 These were brought back by Sanabassar, together with them of the captivity, from Babylon to Jerusalem. 81A 2 16 81A 2 16 357240 But in the time of Artexerxes king of the Persians Belemus, and Mithridates, and Tabellius, and Rathumus, and Beeltethmus, and Semellius the secretary, with others that were in commission with them, dwelling in Samaria and other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelt in Judea and Jerusalem these letters following; 81A 2 17 81A 2 17 357250 To king Artexerxes our lord, Thy servants, Rathumus the storywriter, and Semellius the scribe, and the rest of their council, and the judges that are in Celosyria and Phenice. 81A 2 18 81A 2 18 357260 Be it now known to the lord king, that the Jews that are up from you to us, being come into Jerusalem, that rebellious and wicked city, do build the marketplaces, and repair the walls of it and do lay the foundation of the temple. 81A 2 19 81A 2 19 357270 Now if this city and the walls thereof be made up again, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but also rebel against kings. 81A 2 20 81A 2 20 357280 And forasmuch as the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it meet not to neglect such a matter, 81A 2 21 81A 2 21 357290 But to speak unto our lord the king, to the intent that, if it be thy pleasure it may be sought out in the books of thy fathers: 81A 2 22 81A 2 22 357300 And thou shalt find in the chronicles what is written concerning these things, and shalt understand that that city was rebellious, troubling both kings and cities: 81A 2 23 81A 2 23 357310 And that the Jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein; for the which cause even this city was made desolate. 81A 2 24 81A 2 24 357320 Wherefore now we do declare unto thee, O lord the king, that if this city be built again, and the walls thereof set up anew, thou shalt from henceforth have no passage into Celosyria and Phenice. 81A 2 25 81A 2 25 357330 Then the king wrote back again to Rathumus the storywriter, to Beeltethmus, to Semellius the scribe, and to the rest that were in commission, and dwellers in Samaria and Syria and Phenice, after this manner; 81A 2 26 81A 2 26 357340 I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me: therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found that that city was from the beginning practising against kings; 81A 2 27 81A 2 27 357350 And the men therein were given to rebellion and war: and that mighty kings and fierce were in Jerusalem, who reigned and exacted tributes in Celosyria and Phenice. 81A 2 28 81A 2 28 357360 Now therefore I have commanded to hinder those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it; 81A 2 29 81A 2 29 357370 And that those wicked workers proceed no further to the annoyance of kings, 81A 2 30 81A 2 30 357380 Then king Artexerxes his letters being read, Rathumus, and Semellius the scribe, and the rest that were in commission with them, removing in haste toward Jerusalem with a troop of horsemen and a multitude of people in battle array, began to hinder the builders; and the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians. 81A 3 1 81A 3 1 357390 Now when Darius reigned, he made a great feast unto all his subjects, and unto all his household, and unto all the princes of Media and Persia, 81A 3 2 81A 3 2 357400 And to all the governors and captains and lieutenants that were under him, from India unto Ethiopia, of an hundred twenty and seven provinces. 81A 3 3 81A 3 3 357410 And when they had eaten and drunken, and being satisfied were gone home, then Darius the king went into his bedchamber, and slept, and soon after awaked. 81A 3 4 81A 3 4 357420 Then three young men, that were of the guard that kept the king's body, spake one to another; 81A 3 5 81A 3 5 357430 Let every one of us speak a sentence: he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall the king Darius give great gifts, and great things in token of victory: 81A 3 6 81A 3 6 357440 As, to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and an headtire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck: 81A 3 7 81A 3 7 357450 And he shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called Darius his cousin. 81A 3 8 81A 3 8 357460 And then every one wrote his sentence, sealed it, and laid it under king Darius his pillow; 81A 3 9 81A 3 9 357470 And said that, when the king is risen, some will give him the writings; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed. 81A 3 10 81A 3 10 357480 The first wrote, Wine is the strongest. 81A 3 11 81A 3 11 357490 The second wrote, The king is strongest. 81A 3 12 81A 3 12 357500 The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things Truth beareth away the victory. 81A 3 13 81A 3 13 357510 Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings, and delivered them unto him, and so he read them: 81A 3 14 81A 3 14 357520 And sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and Media, and the governors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers; 81A 3 15 81A 3 15 357530 And sat him down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writings were read before them. 81A 3 16 81A 3 16 357540 And he said, Call the young men, and they shall declare their own sentences. So they were called, and came in. 81A 3 17 81A 3 17 357550 And he said unto them, Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine; 81A 3 18 81A 3 18 357560 And he said thus, O ye men, how exceeding strong is wine! it causeth all men to err that drink it: 81A 3 19 81A 3 19 357570 It maketh the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be all one; of the bondman and of the freeman, of the poor man and of the rich: 81A 3 20 81A 3 20 357580 It turneth also every thought into jollity and mirth, so that a man remembereth neither sorrow nor debt: 81A 3 21 81A 3 21 357590 And it maketh every heart rich, so that a man remembereth neither king nor governor; and it maketh to speak all things by talents: 81A 3 22 81A 3 22 357600 And when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and brethren, and a little after draw out swords: 81A 3 23 81A 3 23 357610 But when they are from the wine, they remember not what they have done. 81A 3 24 81A 3 24 357620 O ye men, is not wine the strongest, that enforceth to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace. 81A 4 1 81A 4 1 357630 Then the second, that had spoken of the strength of the king, began to say, 81A 4 2 81A 4 2 357640 O ye men, do not men excel in strength that bear rule over sea and land and all things in them? 81A 4 3 81A 4 3 357650 But yet the king is more mighty: for he is lord of all these things, and hath dominion over them; and whatsoever he commandeth them they do. 81A 4 4 81A 4 4 357660 If he bid them make war the one against the other, they do it: if he send them out against the enemies, they go, and break down mountains walls and towers. 81A 4 5 81A 4 5 357670 They slay and are slain, and transgress not the king's commandment: if they get the victory, they bring all to the king, as well the spoil, as all things else. 81A 4 6 81A 4 6 357680 Likewise for those that are no soldiers, and have not to do with wars, but use husbundry, when they have reaped again that which they had sown, they bring it to the king, and compel one another to pay tribute unto the king. 81A 4 7 81A 4 7 357690 And yet he is but one man: if he command to kill, they kill; if he command to spare, they spare; 81A 4 8 81A 4 8 357700 If he command to smite, they smite; if he command to make desolate, they make desolate; if he command to build, they build; 81A 4 9 81A 4 9 357710 If he command to cut down, they cut down; if he command to plant, they plant. 81A 4 10 81A 4 10 357720 So all his people and his armies obey him: furthermore he lieth down, he eateth and drinketh, and taketh his rest: 81A 4 11 81A 4 11 357730 And these keep watch round about him, neither may any one depart, and do his own business, neither disobey they him in any thing. 81A 4 12 81A 4 12 357740 O ye men, how should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed? And he held his tongue. 81A 4 13 81A 4 13 357750 Then the third, who had spoken of women, and of the truth, (this was Zorobabel) began to speak. 81A 4 14 81A 4 14 357760 O ye men, it is not the great king, nor the multitude of men, neither is it wine, that excelleth; who is it then that ruleth them, or hath the lordship over them? are they not women? 81A 4 15 81A 4 15 357770 Women have borne the king and all the people that bear rule by sea and land. 81A 4 16 81A 4 16 357780 Even of them came they: and they nourished them up that planted the vineyards, from whence the wine cometh. 81A 4 17 81A 4 17 357790 These also make garments for men; these bring glory unto men; and without women cannot men be. 81A 4 18 81A 4 18 357800 Yea, and if men have gathered together gold and silver, or any other goodly thing, do they not love a woman which is comely in favour and beauty? 81A 4 19 81A 4 19 357810 And letting all those things go, do they not gape, and even with open mouth fix their eyes fast on her; and have not all men more desire unto her than unto silver or gold, or any goodly thing whatsoever? 81A 4 20 81A 4 20 357820 A man leaveth his own father that brought him up, and his own country, and cleaveth unto his wife. 81A 4 21 81A 4 21 357830 He sticketh not to spend his life with his wife. and remembereth neither father, nor mother, nor country. 81A 4 22 81A 4 22 357840 By this also ye must know that women have dominion over you: do ye not labour and toil, and give and bring all to the woman? 81A 4 23 81A 4 23 357850 Yea, a man taketh his sword, and goeth his way to rob and to steal, to sail upon the sea and upon rivers; 81A 4 24 81A 4 24 357860 And looketh upon a lion, and goeth in the darkness; and when he hath stolen, spoiled, and robbed, he bringeth it to his love. 81A 4 25 81A 4 25 357870 Wherefore a man loveth his wife better than father or mother. 81A 4 26 81A 4 26 357880 Yea, many there be that have run out of their wits for women, and become servants for their sakes. 81A 4 27 81A 4 27 357890 Many also have perished, have erred, and sinned, for women. 81A 4 28 81A 4 28 357900 And now do ye not believe me? is not the king great in his power? do not all regions fear to touch him? 81A 4 29 81A 4 29 357910 Yet did I see him and Apame the king's concubine, the daughter of the admirable Bartacus, sitting at the right hand of the king, 81A 4 30 81A 4 30 357920 And taking the crown from the king's head, and setting it upon her own head; she also struck the king with her left hand. 81A 4 31 81A 4 31 357930 And yet for all this the king gaped and gazed upon her with open mouth: if she laughed upon him, he laughed also: but if she took any displeasure at him, the king was fain to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him again. 81A 4 32 81A 4 32 357940 O ye men, how can it be but women should be strong, seeing they do thus? 81A 4 33 81A 4 33 357950 Then the king and the princes looked one upon another: so he began to speak of the truth. 81A 4 34 81A 4 34 357960 O ye men, are not women strong? great is the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day. 81A 4 35 81A 4 35 357970 Is he not great that maketh these things? therefore great is the truth, and stronger than all things. 81A 4 36 81A 4 36 357980 All the earth crieth upon the truth, and the heaven blesseth it: all works shake and tremble at it, and with it is no unrighteous thing. 81A 4 37 81A 4 37 357990 Wine is wicked, the king is wicked, women are wicked, all the children of men are wicked, and such are all their wicked works; and there is no truth in them; in their unrighteousness also they shall perish. 81A 4 38 81A 4 38 358000 As for the truth, it endureth, and is alwaYs strong; it liveth and conquereth for evermore. 81A 4 39 81A 4 39 358010 With her there is no accepting of persons or rewards; but she doeth the things that are just, and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things; and all men do well like of her works. 81A 4 40 81A 4 40 358020 Neither in her judgment is any unrighteousness; and she is the strength, kingdom, power, and majesty, of all ages. Blessed be the God of truth. 81A 4 41 81A 4 41 358030 And with that he held his peace. And all the people then shouted, and said, Great is Truth, and mighty above all things. 81A 4 42 81A 4 42 358040 Then said the king unto him, Ask what thou wilt more than is appointed in the writing, and we will give it thee, because thou art found wisest; and thou shalt sit next me, and shalt be called my cousin. 81A 4 43 81A 4 43 358050 Then said he unto the king, Remember thy vow, which thou hast vowed to build Jerusalem, in the day when thou camest to thy kingdom, 81A 4 44 81A 4 44 358060 And to send away all the vessels that were taken away out of Jerusalem, which Cyrus set apart, when he vowed to destroy Babylon, and to send them again thither. 81A 4 45 81A 4 45 358070 Thou also hast vowed to build up the temple, which the Edomites burned when Judea was made desolate by the Chaldees. 81A 4 46 81A 4 46 358080 And now, O lord the king, this is that which I require, and which I desire of thee, and this is the princely liberality proceeding from thyself: I desire therefore that thou make good the vow, the performance whereof with thine own mouth thou hast vowed to the King of heaven. 81A 4 47 81A 4 47 358090 Then Darius the king stood up, and kissed him, and wrote letters for him unto all the treasurers and lieutenants and captains and governors, that they should safely convey on their way both him, and all those that go up with him to build Jerusalem. 81A 4 48 81A 4 48 358100 He wrote letters also unto the lieutenants that were in Celosyria and Phenice, and unto them in Libanus, that they should bring cedar wood from Libanus unto Jerusalem, and that they should build the city with him. 81A 4 49 81A 4 49 358110 Moreover he wrote for all the Jews that went out of his realm up into Jewry, concerning their freedom, that no officer, no ruler, no lieutenant, nor treasurer, should forcibly enter into their doors; 81A 4 50 81A 4 50 358120 And that all the country which they hold should be free without tribute; and that the Edomites should give over the villages of the Jews which then they held: 81A 4 51 81A 4 51 358130 Yea, that there should be yearly given twenty talents to the building of the temple, until the time that it were built; 81A 4 52 81A 4 52 358140 And other ten talents yearly, to maintain the burnt offerings upon the altar every day, as they had a commandment to offer seventeen: 81A 4 53 81A 4 53 358150 And that all they that went from Babylon to build the city should have free liberty, as well they as their posterity, and all the priests that went away. 81A 4 54 81A 4 54 358160 He wrote also concerning. the charges, and the priests' vestments wherein they minister; 81A 4 55 81A 4 55 358170 And likewise for the charges of the Levites, to be given them until the day that the house were finished, and Jerusalem builded up. 81A 4 56 81A 4 56 358180 And he commanded to give to all that kept the city pensions and wages. 81A 4 57 81A 4 57 358190 He sent away also all the vessels from Babylon, that Cyrus had set apart; and all that Cyrus had given in commandment, the same charged he also to be done, and sent unto Jerusalem. 81A 4 58 81A 4 58 358200 Now when this young man was gone forth, he lifted up his face to heaven toward Jerusalem, and praised the King of heaven, 81A 4 59 81A 4 59 358210 And said, From thee cometh victory, from thee cometh wisdom, and thine is the glory, and I am thy servant. 81A 4 60 81A 4 60 358220 Blessed art thou, who hast given me wisdom: for to thee I give thanks, O Lord of our fathers. 81A 4 61 81A 4 61 358230 And so he took the letters, and went out, and came unto Babylon, and told it all his brethren. 81A 4 62 81A 4 62 358240 And they praised the God of their fathers, because he had given them freedom and liberty 81A 4 63 81A 4 63 358250 To go up, and to build Jerusalem, and the temple which is called by his name: and they feasted with instruments of musick and gladness seven days. 81A 5 1 81A 5 1 358260 After this were the principal men of the families chosen according to their tribes, to go up with their wives and sons and daughters, with their menservants and maidservants, and their cattle. 81A 5 2 81A 5 2 358270 And Darius sent with them a thousand horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and with musical [instruments] tabrets and flutes. 81A 5 3 81A 5 3 358280 And all their brethren played, and he made them go up together with them. 81A 5 4 81A 5 4 358290 And these are the names of the men which went up, according to their families among their tribes, after their several heads. 81A 5 5 81A 5 5 358300 The priests, the sons of Phinees the son of Aaron: Jesus the son of Josedec, the son of Saraias, and Joacim the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the house of David, out of the kindred of Phares, of the tribe of Judah; 81A 5 6 81A 5 6 358310 Who spake wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month. 81A 5 7 81A 5 7 358320 And these are they of Jewry that came up from the captivity, where they dwelt as strangers, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon. 81A 5 8 81A 5 8 358330 And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabel, with Jesus, Nehemias, and Zacharias, and Reesaias, Enenius, Mardocheus. Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Reelius, Roimus, and Baana, their guides. 81A 5 9 81A 5 9 358340 The number of them of the nation, and their governors, sons of Phoros, two thousand an hundred seventy and two; the sons of Saphat, four hundred seventy and two: 81A 5 10 81A 5 10 358350 The sons of Ares, seven hundred fifty and six: 81A 5 11 81A 5 11 358360 The sons of Phaath Moab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve: 81A 5 12 81A 5 12 358370 The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four: the sons of Zathul, nine hundred forty and five: the sons of Corbe, seven hundred and five: the sons of Bani, six hundred forty and eight: 81A 5 13 81A 5 13 358380 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three: the sons of Sadas, three thousand two hundred twenty and two: 81A 5 14 81A 5 14 358390 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and seven: the sons of Bagoi, two thousand sixty and six: the sons of Adin, four hundred fifty and four: 81A 5 15 81A 5 15 358400 The sons of Aterezias, ninety and two: the sons of Ceilan and Azetas threescore and seven: the sons of Azuran, four hundred thirty and two: 81A 5 16 81A 5 16 358410 The sons of Ananias, an hundred and one: the sons of Arom, thirty two: and the sons of Bassa, three hundred twenty and three: the sons of Azephurith, an hundred and two: 81A 5 17 81A 5 17 358420 The sons of Meterus, three thousand and five: the sons of Bethlomon, an hundred twenty and three: 81A 5 18 81A 5 18 358430 They of Netophah, fifty and five: they of Anathoth, an hundred fifty and eight: they of Bethsamos, forty and two: 81A 5 19 81A 5 19 358440 They of Kiriathiarius, twenty and five: they of Caphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty and three: they of Pira, seven hundred: 81A 5 20 81A 5 20 358450 They of Chadias and Ammidoi, four hundred twenty and two: they of Cirama and Gabdes, six hundred twenty and one: 81A 5 21 81A 5 21 358460 They of Macalon, an hundred twenty and two: they of Betolius, fifty and two: the sons of Nephis, an hundred fifty and six: 81A 5 22 81A 5 22 358470 The sons of Calamolalus and Onus, seven hundred twenty and five: the sons of Jerechus, two hundred forty and five: 81A 5 23 81A 5 23 358480 The sons of Annas, three thousand three hundred and thirty. 81A 5 24 81A 5 24 358490 The priests: the sons of Jeddu, the son of Jesus among the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred seventy and two: the sons of Meruth, a thousand fifty and two: 81A 5 25 81A 5 25 358500 The sons of Phassaron, a thousand forty and seven: the sons of Carme, a thousand and seventeen. 81A 5 26 81A 5 26 358510 The Levites: the sons of Jessue, and Cadmiel, and Banuas, and Sudias, seventy and four. 81A 5 27 81A 5 27 358520 The holy singers: the sons of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 81A 5 28 81A 5 28 358530 The porters: the sons of Salum, the sons of Jatal, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Dacobi, the sons of Teta, the sons of Sami, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 81A 5 29 81A 5 29 358540 The servants of the temple: the sons of Esau, the sons of Asipha, the sons of Tabaoth, the sons of Ceras, the sons of Sud, the sons of Phaleas, the sons of Labana, the sons of Graba, 81A 5 30 81A 5 30 358550 The sons of Acua, the sons of Uta, the sons of Cetab, the sons of Agaba, the sons of Subai, the sons of Anan, the sons of Cathua, the sons of Geddur, 81A 5 31 81A 5 31 358560 The sons of Airus, the sons of Daisan, the sons of Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons of Gazera, the sons of Azia, the sons of Phinees, the sons of Azare, the sons of Bastai, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meani, the sons of Naphisi, the sons of Acub, the sons of Acipha, the sons of Assur, the sons of Pharacim, the sons of Basaloth, 81A 5 32 81A 5 32 358570 The sons of Meeda, the sons of Coutha, the sons of Charea, the sons of Charcus, the sons of Aserer, the sons of Thomoi, the sons of Nasith, the sons of Atipha. 81A 5 33 81A 5 33 358580 The sons of the servants of Solomon: the sons of Azaphion, the sons of Pharira, the sons of Jeeli, the sons of Lozon, the sons of Israel, the sons of Sapheth, 81A 5 34 81A 5 34 358590 The sons of Hagia, the sons of Pharacareth, the sons of Sabi, the sons of Sarothie, the sons of Masias, the sons of Gar, the sons of Addus, the sons of Suba, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Sabat, the sons of Allom. 81A 5 35 81A 5 35 358600 All the ministers of the temple, and the sons of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred seventy and two. 81A 5 36 81A 5 36 358610 These came up from Thermeleth and Thelersas, Charaathalar leading them, and Aalar; 81A 5 37 81A 5 37 358620 Neither could they shew their families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel: the sons of Ladan, the son of Ban, the sons of Necodan, six hundred fifty and two. 81A 5 38 81A 5 38 358630 And of the priests that usurped the office of the priesthood, and were not found: the sons of Obdia, the sons of Accoz, the sons of Addus, who married Augia one of the daughters of Barzelus, and was named after his name. 81A 5 39 81A 5 39 358640 And when the description of the kindred of these men was sought in the register, and was not found, they were removed from executing the office of the priesthood: 81A 5 40 81A 5 40 358650 For unto them said Nehemias and Atharias, that they should not be partakers of the holy things, till there arose up an high priest clothed with doctrine and truth. 81A 5 41 81A 5 41 358660 So of Israel, from them of twelve years old and upward, they were all in number forty thousand, beside menservants and womenservants two thousand three hundred and sixty. 81A 5 42 81A 5 42 358670 Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand three hundred forty and seven: the singing men and singing women, two hundred forty and five: 81A 5 43 81A 5 43 358680 Four hundred thirty and five camels, seven thousand thirty and six horses, two hundred forty and five mules, five thousand five hundred twenty and five beasts used to the yoke. 81A 5 44 81A 5 44 358690 And certain of the chief of their families, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up the house again in his own place according to their ability, 81A 5 45 81A 5 45 358700 And to give into the holy treasury of the works a thousand pounds of gold, five thousand of silver, and an hundred priestly vestments. 81A 5 46 81A 5 46 358710 And so dwelt the priests and the Levites and the people in Jerusalem, and in the country, the singers also and the porters; and all Israel in their villages. 81A 5 47 81A 5 47 358720 But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were every man in his own place, they came all together with one consent into the open place of the first gate which is toward the east. 81A 5 48 81A 5 48 358730 Then stood up Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren the priests and Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren, and made ready the altar of the God of Israel, 81A 5 49 81A 5 49 358740 To offer burnt sacrifices upon it, according as it is expressly commanded in the book of Moses the man of God. 81A 5 50 81A 5 50 358750 And there were gathered unto them out of the other nations of the land, and they erected the altar upon his own place, because all the nations of the land were at enmity with them, and oppressed them; and they offered sacrifices according to the time, and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening. 81A 5 51 81A 5 51 358760 Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and offered sacrifices daily, as was meet: 81A 5 52 81A 5 52 358770 And after that, the continual oblations, and the sacrifice of the sabbaths, and of the new moons, and of all holy feasts. 81A 5 53 81A 5 53 358780 And all they that had made any vow to God began to offer sacrifices to God from the first day of the seventh month, although the temple of the Lord was not yet built. 81A 5 54 81A 5 54 358790 And they gave unto the masons and carpenters money, meat, and drink, with cheerfulness. 81A 5 55 81A 5 55 358800 Unto them of Zidon also and Tyre they gave carrs, that they should bring cedar trees from Libanus, which should be brought by floats to the haven of Joppa, according as it was commanded them by Cyrus king of the Persians. 81A 5 56 81A 5 56 358810 And in the second year and second month after his coming to the temple of God at Jerusalem began Zorobabel the son of Salathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and their brethren, and the priests, and the Levites, and all they that were come unto Jerusalem out of the captivity: 81A 5 57 81A 5 57 358820 And they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem. 81A 5 58 81A 5 58 358830 And they appointed the Levites from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Jesus, and his sons and brethren, and Cadmiel his brother, and the sons of Madiabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Eliadun, with their sons and brethren, all Levites, with one accord setters forward of the business, labouring to advance the works in the house of God. So the workmen built the temple of the Lord. 81A 5 59 81A 5 59 358840 And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals, 81A 5 60 81A 5 60 358850 Singing songs of thanksgiving, and praising the Lord, according as David the king of Israel had ordained. 81A 5 61 81A 5 61 358860 And they sung with loud voices songs to the praise of the Lord, because his mercy and glory is for ever in all Israel. 81A 5 62 81A 5 62 358870 And all the people sounded trumpets, and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the Lord for the rearing up of the house of the Lord. 81A 5 63 81A 5 63 358880 Also of the priests and Levites, and of the chief of their families, the ancients who had seen the former house came to the building of this with weeping and great crying. 81A 5 64 81A 5 64 358890 But many with trumpets and joy shouted with loud voice, 81A 5 65 81A 5 65 358900 Insomuch that the trumpets might not be heard for the weeping of the people: yet the multitude sounded marvellously, so that it was heard afar off. 81A 5 66 81A 5 66 358910 Wherefore when the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets should mean. 81A 5 67 81A 5 67 358920 And they perceived that they that were of the captivity did build the temple unto the Lord God of Israel. 81A 5 68 81A 5 68 358930 So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief of the families, and said unto them, We will build together with you. 81A 5 69 81A 5 69 358940 For we likewise, as ye, do obey your Lord, and do sacrifice unto him from the days of Azbazareth the king of the Assyrians, who brought us hither. 81A 5 70 81A 5 70 358950 Then Zorobabel and Jesus and the chief of the families of Israel said unto them, It is not for us and you to build together an house unto the Lord our God. 81A 5 71 81A 5 71 358960 We ourselves alone will build unto the Lord of Israel, according as Cyrus the king of the Persians hath commanded us. 81A 5 72 81A 5 72 358970 But the heathen of the land lying heavy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and holding them strait, hindered their building; 81A 5 73 81A 5 73 358980 And by their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that king Cyrus lived: so they were hindered from building for the space of two years, until the reign of Darius. 81A 6 1 81A 6 1 358990 Now in the second year of the reign of Darius Aggeus and Zacharias the son of Addo, the prophets, prophesied unto the Jews in Jewry and Jerusalem in the name of the Lord God of Israel, which was upon them. 81A 6 2 81A 6 2 359000 Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Salatiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the prophets of the Lord being with them, and helping them. 81A 6 3 81A 6 3 359010 At the same time came unto them Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phenice, with Sathrabuzanes and his companions, and said unto them, 81A 6 4 81A 6 4 359020 By whose appointment do ye build this house and this roof, and perform all the other things? and who are the workmen that perform these things? 81A 6 5 81A 6 5 359030 Nevertheless the elders of the Jews obtained favour, because the Lord had visited the captivity; 81A 6 6 81A 6 6 359040 And they were not hindered from building, until such time as signification was given unto Darius concerning them, and an answer received. 81A 6 7 81A 6 7 359050 The copy of the letters which Sisinnes, governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phenice, wrote and sent unto Darius; To king Darius, greeting: 81A 6 8 81A 6 8 359060 Let all things be known unto our lord the king, that being come into the country of Judea, and entered into the city of Jerusalem we found in the city of Jerusalem the ancients of the Jews that were of the captivity 81A 6 9 81A 6 9 359070 Building an house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already laid upon the walls. 81A 6 10 81A 6 10 359080 And those works are done with great speed, and the work goeth on prosperously in their hands, and with all glory and diligence is it made. 81A 6 11 81A 6 11 359090 Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foundations of these works? 81A 6 12 81A 6 12 359100 Therefore to the intent that we might give knowledge unto thee by writing, we demanded of them who were the chief doers, and we required of them the names in writing of their principal men. 81A 6 13 81A 6 13 359110 So they gave us this answer, We are the servants of the Lord which made heaven and earth. 81A 6 14 81A 6 14 359120 And as for this house, it was builded many years ago by a king of Israel great and strong, and was finished. 81A 6 15 81A 6 15 359130 But when our fathers provoked God unto wrath, and sinned against the Lord of Israel which is in heaven, he gave them over into the power of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, of the Chaldees; 81A 6 16 81A 6 16 359140 Who pulled down the house, and burned it, and carried away the people captives unto Babylon. 81A 6 17 81A 6 17 359150 But in the first year that king Cyrus reigned over the country of Babylon Cyrus the king wrote to build up this house. 81A 6 18 81A 6 18 359160 And the holy vessels of gold and of silver, that Nabuchodonosor had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem, and had set them in his own temple those Cyrus the king brought forth again out of the temple at Babylon, and they were delivered to Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus the ruler, 81A 6 19 81A 6 19 359170 With commandment that he should carry away the same vessels, and put them in the temple at Jerusalem; and that the temple of the Lord should be built in his place. 81A 6 20 81A 6 20 359180 Then the same Sanabassarus, being come hither, laid the foundations of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem; and from that time to this being still a building, it is not yet fully ended. 81A 6 21 81A 6 21 359190 Now therefore, if it seem good unto the king, let search be made among the records of king Cyrus: 81A 6 22 81A 6 22 359200 And if it be found that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of king Cyrus, and if our lord the king be so minded, let him signify unto us thereof. 81A 6 23 81A 6 23 359210 Then commanded king Darius to seek among the records at Babylon: and so at Ecbatane the palace, which is in the country of Media, there was found a roll wherein these things were recorded. 81A 6 24 81A 6 24 359220 In the first year of the reign of Cyrus king Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again, where they do sacrifice with continual fire: 81A 6 25 81A 6 25 359230 Whose height shall be sixty cubits and the breadth sixty cubits, with three rows of hewn stones, and one row of new wood of that country; and the expences thereof to be given out of the house of king Cyrus: 81A 6 26 81A 6 26 359240 And that the holy vessels of the house of the Lord, both of gold and silver, that Nabuchodonosor took out of the house at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, should be restored to the house at Jerusalem, and be set in the place where they were before. 81A 6 27 81A 6 27 359250 And also he commanded that Sisinnes the governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, and their companions, and those which were appointed rulers in Syria and Phenice, should be careful not to meddle with the place, but suffer Zorobabel, the servant of the Lord, and governor of Judea, and the elders of the Jews, to build the house of the Lord in that place. 81A 6 28 81A 6 28 359260 I have commanded also to have it built up whole again; and that they look diligently to help those that be of the captivity of the Jews, till the house of the Lord be finished: 81A 6 29 81A 6 29 359270 And out of the tribute of Celosyria and Phenice a portion carefully to be given these men for the sacrifices of the Lord, that is, to Zorobabel the governor, for bullocks, and rams, and lambs; 81A 6 30 81A 6 30 359280 And also corn, salt, wine, and oil, and that continually every year without further question, according as the priests that be in Jerusalem shall signify to be daily spent: 81A 6 31 81A 6 31 359290 That offerings may be made to the most high God for the king and for his children, and that they may pray for their lives. 81A 6 32 81A 6 32 359300 And he commanded that whosoever should transgress, yea, or make light of any thing afore spoken or written, out of his own house should a tree be taken, and he thereon be hanged, and all his goods seized for the king. 81A 6 33 81A 6 33 359310 The Lord therefore, whose name is there called upon, utterly destroy every king and nation, that stretcheth out his hand to hinder or endamage that house of the Lord in Jerusalem. 81A 6 34 81A 6 34 359320 I Darius the king have ordained that according unto these things it be done with diligence. 81A 7 1 81A 7 1 359330 Then Sisinnes the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, and Sathrabuzanes, with their companions following the commandments of king Darius, 81A 7 2 81A 7 2 359340 Did very carefully oversee the holy works, assisting the ancients of the Jews and governors of the temple. 81A 7 3 81A 7 3 359350 And so the holy works prospered, when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophets prophesied. 81A 7 4 81A 7 4 359360 And they finished these things by the commandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with the consent of Cyrus, Darius, and Artexerxes, kings of Persia. 81A 7 5 81A 7 5 359370 And thus was the holy house finished in the three and twentieth day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of Darius king of the Persians 81A 7 6 81A 7 6 359380 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and others that were of the captivity, that were added unto them, did according to the things written in the book of Moses. 81A 7 7 81A 7 7 359390 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; 81A 7 8 81A 7 8 359400 And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 81A 7 9 81A 7 9 359410 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindreds, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses: and the porters at every gate. 81A 7 10 81A 7 10 359420 And the children of Israel that were of the captivity held the passover the fourteenth day of the first month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 81A 7 11 81A 7 11 359430 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together: but the Levites were all sanctified together. 81A 7 12 81A 7 12 359440 And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. 81A 7 13 81A 7 13 359450 And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land, and sought the Lord. 81A 7 14 81A 7 14 359460 And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days, making merry before the Lord, 81A 7 15 81A 7 15 359470 For that he had turned the counsel of the king of Assyria toward them, to strengthen their hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel. 81A 8 1 81A 8 1 359480 And after these things, when Artexerxes the king of the Persians reigned came Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Ezerias, the son of Helchiah, the son of Salum, 81A 8 2 81A 8 2 359490 The son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezias, the son of Meremoth, the son of Zaraias, the son of Savias, the son of Boccas, the son of Abisum, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest. 81A 8 3 81A 8 3 359500 This Esdras went up from Babylon, as a scribe, being very ready in the law of Moses, that was given by the God of Israel. 81A 8 4 81A 8 4 359510 And the king did him honour: for he found grace in his sight in all his requests. 81A 8 5 81A 8 5 359520 There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priest of the Levites, of the holy singers, porters, and ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem, 81A 8 6 81A 8 6 359530 In the seventh year of the reign of Artexerxes, in the fifth month, this was the king's seventh year; for they went from Babylon in the first day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem, according to the prosperous journey which the Lord gave them. 81A 8 7 81A 8 7 359540 For Esdras had very great skill, so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgments. 81A 8 8 81A 8 8 359550 Now the copy of the commission, which was written from Artexerxes the king, and came to Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, is this that followeth; 81A 8 9 81A 8 9 359560 King Artexerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting: 81A 8 10 81A 8 10 359570 Having determined to deal graciously, I have given order, that such of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests and Levites being within our realm, as are willing and desirous should go with thee unto Jerusalem. 81A 8 11 81A 8 11 359580 As many therefore as have a mind thereunto, let them depart with thee, as it hath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsellors; 81A 8 12 81A 8 12 359590 That they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem, agreeably to that which is in the law of the Lord; 81A 8 13 81A 8 13 359600 And carry the gifts unto the Lord of Israel to Jerusalem, which I and my friends have vowed, and all the gold and silver that in the country of Babylon can be found, to the Lord in Jerusalem, 81A 8 14 81A 8 14 359610 With that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem: and that silver and gold may be collected for bullocks, rams, and lambs, and things thereunto appertaining; 81A 8 15 81A 8 15 359620 To the end that they may offer sacrifices unto the Lord upon the altar of the Lord their God, which is in Jerusalem. 81A 8 16 81A 8 16 359630 And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do with the silver and gold, that do, according to the will of thy God. 81A 8 17 81A 8 17 359640 And the holy vessels of the Lord, which are given thee for the use of the temple of thy God, which is in Jerusalem, thou shalt set before thy God in Jerusalem. 81A 8 18 81A 8 18 359650 And whatsoever thing else thou shalt remember for the use of the temple of thy God, thou shalt give it out of the king's treasury. 81A 8 19 81A 8 19 359660 And I king Artexerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice, that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for, they should give it him with speed, 81A 8 20 81A 8 20 359670 To the sum of an hundred talents of silver, likewise also of wheat even to an hundred cors, and an hundred pieces of wine, and other things in abundance. 81A 8 21 81A 8 21 359680 Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons. 81A 8 22 81A 8 22 359690 I command you also, that ye require no tax, nor any other imposition, of any of the priests, or Levites, or holy singers, or porters, or ministers of the temple, or of any that have doings in this temple, and that no man have authority to impose any thing upon them. 81A 8 23 81A 8 23 359700 And thou, Esdras, according to the wisdom of God ordain judges and justices, that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice all those that know the law of thy God; and those that know it not thou shalt teach. 81A 8 24 81A 8 24 359710 And whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God, and of the king, shall be punished diligently, whether it be by death, or other punishment, by penalty of money, or by imprisonment. 81A 8 25 81A 8 25 359720 Then said Esdras the scribe, Blessed be the only Lord God of my fathers, who hath put these things into the heart of the king, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem: 81A 8 26 81A 8 26 359730 And hath honoured me in the sight of the king, and his counsellors, and all his friends and nobles. 81A 8 27 81A 8 27 359740 Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me. 81A 8 28 81A 8 28 359750 And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artexerxes: 81A 8 29 81A 8 29 359760 Of the sons of Phinees, Gerson: of the sons of Ithamar, Gamael: of the sons of David, Lettus the son of Sechenias: 81A 8 30 81A 8 30 359770 Of the sons of Pharez, Zacharias; and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men: 81A 8 31 81A 8 31 359780 Of the sons of Pahath Moab, Eliaonias, the son of Zaraias, and with him two hundred men: 81A 8 32 81A 8 32 359790 Of the sons of Zathoe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men: of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men: 81A 8 33 81A 8 33 359800 Of the sons of Elam, Josias son of Gotholias, and with him seventy men: 81A 8 34 81A 8 34 359810 Of the sons of Saphatias, Zaraias son of Michael, and with him threescore and ten men: 81A 8 35 81A 8 35 359820 Of the sons of Joab, Abadias son of Jezelus, and with him two hundred and twelve men: 81A 8 36 81A 8 36 359830 Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth son of Josaphias, and with him an hundred and threescore men: 81A 8 37 81A 8 37 359840 Of the sons of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men: 81A 8 38 81A 8 38 359850 Of the sons of Astath, Johannes son of Acatan, and with him an hundred and ten men: 81A 8 39 81A 8 39 359860 Of the sons of Adonikam the last, and these are the names of them, Eliphalet, Jewel, and Samaias, and with them seventy men: 81A 8 40 81A 8 40 359870 Of the sons of Bago, Uthi the son of Istalcurus, and with him seventy men. 81A 8 41 81A 8 41 359880 And these I gathered together to the river called Theras, where we pitched our tents three days: and then I surveyed them. 81A 8 42 81A 8 42 359890 But when I had found there none of the priests and Levites, 81A 8 43 81A 8 43 359900 Then sent I unto Eleazar, and Iduel, and Masman, 81A 8 44 81A 8 44 359910 And Alnathan, and Mamaias, and Joribas, and Nathan, Eunatan, Zacharias, and Mosollamon, principal men and learned. 81A 8 45 81A 8 45 359920 And I bade them that they should go unto Saddeus the captain, who was in the place of the treasury: 81A 8 46 81A 8 46 359930 And commanded them that they should speak unto Daddeus, and to his brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests' office in the house of the Lord. 81A 8 47 81A 8 47 359940 And by the mighty hand of our Lord they brought unto us skilful men of the sons of Moli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, Asebebia, and his sons, and his brethren, who were eighteen. 81A 8 48 81A 8 48 359950 And Asebia, and Annus, and Osaias his brother, of the sons of Channuneus, and their sons, were twenty men. 81A 8 49 81A 8 49 359960 And of the servants of the temple whom David had ordained, and the principal men for the service of the Levites to wit, the servants of the temple two hundred and twenty, the catalogue of whose names were shewed. 81A 8 50 81A 8 50 359970 And there I vowed a fast unto the young men before our Lord, to desire of him a prosperous journey both for us and them that were with us, for our children, and for the cattle: 81A 8 51 81A 8 51 359980 For I was ashamed to ask the king footmen, and horsemen, and conduct for safeguard against our adversaries. 81A 8 52 81A 8 52 359990 For we had said unto the king, that the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways. 81A 8 53 81A 8 53 360000 And again we besought our Lord as touching these things, and found him favourable unto us. 81A 8 54 81A 8 54 360010 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Esebrias, and Assanias, and ten men of their brethren with them: 81A 8 55 81A 8 55 360020 And I weighed them the gold, and the silver, and the holy vessels of the house of our Lord, which the king, and his council, and the princes, and all Israel, had given. 81A 8 56 81A 8 56 360030 And when I had weighed it, I delivered unto them six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels of an hundred talents, and an hundred talents of gold, 81A 8 57 81A 8 57 360040 And twenty golden vessels, and twelve vessels of brass, even of fine brass, glittering like gold. 81A 8 58 81A 8 58 360050 And I said unto them, Both ye are holy unto the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the gold and the silver is a vow unto the Lord, the Lord of our fathers. 81A 8 59 81A 8 59 360060 Watch ye, and keep them till ye deliver them to the chief of the priests and Levites, and to the principal men of the families of Israel, in Jerusalem, into the chambers of the house of our God. 81A 8 60 81A 8 60 360070 So the priests and the Levites, who had received the silver and the gold and the vessels, brought them unto Jerusalem, into the temple of the Lord. 81A 8 61 81A 8 61 360080 And from the river Theras we departed the twelfth day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem by the mighty hand of our Lord, which was with us: and from the beginning of our journey the Lord delivered us from every enemy, and so we came to Jerusalem. 81A 8 62 81A 8 62 360090 And when we had been there three days, the gold and silver that was weighed was delivered in the house of our Lord on the fourth day unto Marmoth the priest the son of Iri. 81A 8 63 81A 8 63 360100 And with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them were Josabad the son of Jesu and Moeth the son of Sabban, Levites: all was delivered them by number and weight. 81A 8 64 81A 8 64 360110 And all the weight of them was written up the same hour. 81A 8 65 81A 8 65 360120 Moreover they that were come out of the captivity offered sacrifice unto the Lord God of Israel, even twelve bullocks for all Israel, fourscore and sixteen rams, 81A 8 66 81A 8 66 360130 Threescore and twelve lambs, goats for a peace offering, twelve; all of them a sacrifice to the Lord. 81A 8 67 81A 8 67 360140 And they delivered the king's commandments unto the king's stewards' and to the governors of Celosyria and Phenice; and they honoured the people and the temple of God. 81A 8 68 81A 8 68 360150 Now when these things were done, the rulers came unto me, and said, 81A 8 69 81A 8 69 360160 The nation of Israel, the princes, the priests and Levites, have not put away from them the strange people of the land, nor the pollutions of the Gentiles to wit, of the Canaanites, Hittites, Pheresites, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Edomites. 81A 8 70 81A 8 70 360170 For both they and their sons have married with their daughters, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land; and from the beginning of this matter the rulers and the great men have been partakers of this iniquity. 81A 8 71 81A 8 71 360180 And as soon as I had heard these things, I rent my clothes, and the holy garment, and pulled off the hair from off my head and beard, and sat me down sad and very heavy. 81A 8 72 81A 8 72 360190 So all they that were then moved at the word of the Lord God of Israel assembled unto me, whilst I mourned for the iniquity: but I sat still full of heaviness until the evening sacrifice. 81A 8 73 81A 8 73 360200 Then rising up from the fast with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bowing my knees, and stretching forth my hands unto the Lord, 81A 8 74 81A 8 74 360210 I said, O Lord, I am confounded and ashamed before thy face; 81A 8 75 81A 8 75 360220 For our sins are multiplied above our heads, and our ignorances have reached up unto heaven. 81A 8 76 81A 8 76 360230 For ever since the time of our fathers we have been and are in great sin, even unto this day. 81A 8 77 81A 8 77 360240 And for our sins and our fathers' we with our brethren and our kings and our priests were given up unto the kings of the earth, to the sword, and to captivity, and for a prey with shame, unto this day. 81A 8 78 81A 8 78 360250 And now in some measure hath mercy been shewed unto us from thee, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary; 81A 8 79 81A 8 79 360260 And to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude. 81A 8 80 81A 8 80 360270 Yea, when we were in bondage, we were not forsaken of our Lord; but he made us gracious before the kings of Persia, so that they gave us food; 81A 8 81 81A 8 81 360280 Yea, and honoured the temple of our Lord, and raised up the desolate Sion, that they have given us a sure abiding in Jewry and Jerusalem. 81A 8 82 81A 8 82 360290 And now, O Lord, what shall we say, having these things? for we have transgressed thy commandments, which thou gavest by the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying, 81A 8 83 81A 8 83 360300 That the land, which ye enter into to possess as an heritage, is a land polluted with the pollutions of the strangers of the land, and they have filled it with their uncleanness. 81A 8 84 81A 8 84 360310 Therefore now shall ye not join your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons. 81A 8 85 81A 8 85 360320 Moreover ye shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore. 81A 8 86 81A 8 86 360330 And all that is befallen is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins; for thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light, 81A 8 87 81A 8 87 360340 And didst give unto us such a root: but we have turned back again to transgress thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the uncleanness of the nations of the land. 81A 8 88 81A 8 88 360350 Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name? 81A 8 89 81A 8 89 360360 O Lord of Israel, thou art true: for we are left a root this day. 81A 8 90 81A 8 90 360370 Behold, now are we before thee in our iniquities, for we cannot stand any longer by reason of these things before thee. 81A 8 91 81A 8 91 360380 And as Esdras in his prayer made his confession, weeping, and lying flat upon the ground before the temple, there gathered unto him from Jerusalem a very great multitude of men and women and children: for there was great weeping among the multitude. 81A 8 92 81A 8 92 360390 Then Jechonias the son of Jeelus, one of the sons of Israel, called out, and said, O Esdras, we have sinned against the Lord God, we have married strange women of the nations of the land, and now is all Israel aloft. 81A 8 93 81A 8 93 360400 Let us make an oath to the Lord, that we will put away all our wives, which we have taken of the heathen, with their children, 81A 8 94 81A 8 94 360410 Like as thou hast decreed, and as many as do obey the law of the Lord. 81A 8 95 81A 8 95 360420 Arise and put in execution: for to thee doth this matter appertain, and we will be with thee: do valiantly. 81A 8 96 81A 8 96 360430 So Esdras arose, and took an oath of the chief of the priests and Levites of all Israel to do after these things; and so they sware. 81A 9 1 81A 9 1 360440 Then Esdras rising from the court of the temple went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasib, 81A 9 2 81A 9 2 360450 And remained there, and did eat no meat nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude. 81A 9 3 81A 9 3 360460 And there was a proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem: 81A 9 4 81A 9 4 360470 And that whosoever met not there within two or three days according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity. 81A 9 5 81A 9 5 360480 And in three days were all they of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the twentieth day of the ninth month. 81A 9 6 81A 9 6 360490 And all the multitude sat trembling in the broad court of the temple because of the present foul weather. 81A 9 7 81A 9 7 360500 So Esdras arose up, and said unto them, Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives, thereby to increase the sins of Israel. 81A 9 8 81A 9 8 360510 And now by confessing give glory unto the Lord God of our fathers, 81A 9 9 81A 9 9 360520 And do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women. 81A 9 10 81A 9 10 360530 Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice, Like as thou hast spoken, so will we do. 81A 9 11 81A 9 11 360540 But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we cannot stand without, and this is not a work of a day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far: 81A 9 12 81A 9 12 360550 Therefore let the rulers of the multitude stay, and let all them of our habitations that have strange wives come at the time appointed, 81A 9 13 81A 9 13 360560 And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter. 81A 9 14 81A 9 14 360570 Then Jonathan the son of Azael and Ezechias the son of Theocanus accordingly took this matter upon them: and Mosollam and Levis and Sabbatheus helped them. 81A 9 15 81A 9 15 360580 And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things. 81A 9 16 81A 9 16 360590 And Esdras the priest chose unto him the principal men of their families, all by name: and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter. 81A 9 17 81A 9 17 360600 So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month. 81A 9 18 81A 9 18 360610 And of the priests that were come together, and had strange wives, there were found: 81A 9 19 81A 9 19 360620 Of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren; Matthelas and Eleazar, and Joribus and Joadanus. 81A 9 20 81A 9 20 360630 And they gave their hands to put away their wives and to offer rams to make reconcilement for their errors. 81A 9 21 81A 9 21 360640 And of the sons of Emmer; Ananias, and Zabdeus, and Eanes, and Sameius, and Hiereel, and Azarias. 81A 9 22 81A 9 22 360650 And of the sons of Phaisur; Elionas, Massias Israel, and Nathanael, and Ocidelus and Talsas. 81A 9 23 81A 9 23 360660 And of the Levites; Jozabad, and Semis, and Colius, who was called Calitas, and Patheus, and Judas, and Jonas. 81A 9 24 81A 9 24 360670 Of the holy singers; Eleazurus, Bacchurus. 81A 9 25 81A 9 25 360680 Of the porters; Sallumus, and Tolbanes. 81A 9 26 81A 9 26 360690 Of them of Israel, of the sons of Phoros; Hiermas, and Eddias, and Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Baanias. 81A 9 27 81A 9 27 360700 Of the sons of Ela; Matthanias, Zacharias, and Hierielus, and Hieremoth, and Aedias. 81A 9 28 81A 9 28 360710 And of the sons of Zamoth; Eliadas, Elisimus, Othonias, Jarimoth, and Sabatus, and Sardeus. 81A 9 29 81A 9 29 360720 Of the sons of Babai; Johannes, and Ananias and Josabad, and Amatheis. 81A 9 30 81A 9 30 360730 Of the sons of Mani; Olamus, Mamuchus, Jedeus, Jasubus, Jasael, and Hieremoth. 81A 9 31 81A 9 31 360740 And of the sons of Addi; Naathus, and Moosias, Lacunus, and Naidus, and Mathanias, and Sesthel, Balnuus, and Manasseas. 81A 9 32 81A 9 32 360750 And of the sons of Annas; Elionas and Aseas, and Melchias, and Sabbeus, and Simon Chosameus. 81A 9 33 81A 9 33 360760 And of the sons of Asom; Altaneus, and Matthias, and Baanaia, Eliphalet, and Manasses, and Semei. 81A 9 34 81A 9 34 360770 And of the sons of Maani; Jeremias, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, and Pelias, and Anos, Carabasion, and Enasibus, and Mamnitanaimus, Eliasis, Bannus, Eliali, Samis, Selemias, Nathanias: and of the sons of Ozora; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zambis, Josephus. 81A 9 35 81A 9 35 360780 And of the sons of Ethma; Mazitias, Zabadaias, Edes, Juel, Banaias. 81A 9 36 81A 9 36 360790 All these had taken strange wives, and they put them away with their children. 81A 9 37 81A 9 37 360800 And the priests and Levites, and they that were of Israel, dwelt in Jerusalem, and in the country, in the first day of the seventh month: so the children of Israel were in their habitations. 81A 9 38 81A 9 38 360810 And the whole multitude came together with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east: 81A 9 39 81A 9 39 360820 And they spake unto Esdras the priest and reader, that he would bring the law of Moses, that was given of the Lord God of Israel. 81A 9 40 81A 9 40 360830 So Esdras the chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from man to woman, and to all the priests, to hear law in the first day of the seventh month. 81A 9 41 81A 9 41 360840 And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women; and the multitude gave heed unto the law. 81A 9 42 81A 9 42 360850 And Esdras the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made for that purpose. 81A 9 43 81A 9 43 360860 And there stood up by him Mattathias, Sammus, Ananias, Azarias, Urias, Ezecias, Balasamus, upon the right hand: 81A 9 44 81A 9 44 360870 And upon his left hand stood Phaldaius, Misael, Melchias, Lothasubus, and Nabarias. 81A 9 45 81A 9 45 360880 Then took Esdras the book of the law before the multitude: for he sat honourably in the first place in the sight of them all. 81A 9 46 81A 9 46 360890 And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So Esdras blessed the Lord God most High, the God of hosts, Almighty. 81A 9 47 81A 9 47 360900 And all the people answered, Amen; and lifting up their hands they fell to the ground, and worshipped the Lord. 81A 9 48 81A 9 48 360910 Also Jesus, Anus, Sarabias, Adinus, Jacubus, Sabateas, Auteas, Maianeas, and Calitas, Asrias, and Joazabdus, and Ananias, Biatas, the Levites, taught the law of the Lord, making them withal to understand it. 81A 9 49 81A 9 49 360920 Then spake Attharates unto Esdras the chief priest. and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, even to all, saying, 81A 9 50 81A 9 50 360930 This day is holy unto the Lord; (for they all wept when they heard the law:) 81A 9 51 81A 9 51 360940 Go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part to them that have nothing; 81A 9 52 81A 9 52 360950 For this day is holy unto the Lord: and be not sorrowful; for the Lord will bring you to honour. 81A 9 53 81A 9 53 360960 So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to the Lord; be not sorrowful. 81A 9 54 81A 9 54 360970 Then went they their way, every one to eat and drink, and make merry, and to give part to them that had nothing, and to make great cheer; 81A 9 55 81A 9 55 360980 Because they understood the words wherein they were instructed, and for the which they had been assembled. . 82A 7 36 82A 7 0 82A 7 37 82A 7 0 82A 7 38 82A 7 0 82A 7 39 82A 7 0 82A 7 40 82A 7 0 82A 7 41 82A 7 0 82A 7 42 82A 7 0 82A 7 43 82A 7 0 82A 7 44 82A 7 0 82A 7 45 82A 7 0 82A 7 46 82A 7 0 82A 7 47 82A 7 0 82A 7 48 82A 7 0 82A 7 49 82A 7 0 82A 7 50 82A 7 0 82A 7 51 82A 7 0 82A 7 52 82A 7 0 82A 7 53 82A 7 0 82A 7 54 82A 7 0 82A 7 55 82A 7 0 82A 7 56 82A 7 0 82A 7 57 82A 7 0 82A 7 58 82A 7 0 82A 7 59 82A 7 0 82A 7 60 82A 7 0 82A 7 61 82A 7 0 82A 7 62 82A 7 0 82A 7 63 82A 7 0 82A 7 64 82A 7 0 82A 7 65 82A 7 0 82A 7 66 82A 7 0 82A 7 67 82A 7 0 82A 7 68 82A 7 0 82A 7 69 82A 7 0 82A 7 70 82A 7 0 82A 7 71 82A 7 0 82A 7 72 82A 7 0 82A 7 73 82A 7 0 82A 7 74 82A 7 0 82A 7 75 82A 7 0 82A 7 76 82A 7 0 82A 7 77 82A 7 0 82A 7 78 82A 7 0 82A 7 79 82A 7 0 82A 7 80 82A 7 0 82A 7 81 82A 7 0 82A 7 82 82A 7 0 82A 7 83 82A 7 0 82A 7 84 82A 7 0 82A 7 85 82A 7 0 82A 7 86 82A 7 0 82A 7 87 82A 7 0 82A 7 88 82A 7 0 82A 7 89 82A 7 0 82A 7 90 82A 7 0 82A 7 91 82A 7 0 82A 7 92 82A 7 0 82A 7 93 82A 7 0 82A 7 94 82A 7 0 82A 7 95 82A 7 0 82A 7 96 82A 7 0 82A 7 97 82A 7 0 82A 7 98 82A 7 0 82A 7 99 82A 7 0 82A 7 100 82A 7 0 82A 7 101 82A 7 0 82A 7 102 82A 7 0 82A 7 103 82A 7 0 82A 7 104 82A 7 0 82A 7 105 82A 7 0 82A 1 1 82A 1 1 360990 The second book of the prophet Esdras, the son of Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helchias, the son of Sadamias, the sou of Sadoc, the son of Achitob, 82A 1 2 82A 1 2 361000 The son of Achias, the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the son of Amarias, the son of Aziei, the son of Marimoth, the son of And he spake unto the of Borith, the son of Abisei, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, 82A 1 3 82A 1 3 361010 The son of Aaron, of the tribe of Levi; which was captive in the land of the Medes, in the reign of Artexerxes king of the Persians. 82A 1 4 82A 1 4 361020 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 82A 1 5 82A 1 5 361030 Go thy way, and shew my people their sinful deeds, and their children their wickedness which they have done against me; that they may tell their children's children: 82A 1 6 82A 1 6 361040 Because the sins of their fathers are increased in them: for they have forgotten me, and have offered unto strange gods. 82A 1 7 82A 1 7 361050 Am not I even he that brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage? but they have provoked me unto wrath, and despised my counsels. 82A 1 8 82A 1 8 361060 Pull thou off then the hair of thy head, and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto my law, but it is a rebellious people. 82A 1 9 82A 1 9 361070 How long shall I forbear them, into whom I have done so much good? 82A 1 10 82A 1 10 361080 Many kings have I destroyed for their sakes; Pharaoh with his servants and all his power have I smitten down. 82A 1 11 82A 1 11 361090 All the nations have I destroyed before them, and in the east I have scattered the people of two provinces, even of Tyrus and Sidon, and have slain all their enemies. 82A 1 12 82A 1 12 361100 Speak thou therefore unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord, 82A 1 13 82A 1 13 361110 I led you through the sea and in the beginning gave you a large and safe passage; I gave you Moses for a leader, and Aaron for a priest. 82A 1 14 82A 1 14 361120 I gave you light in a pillar of fire, and great wonders have I done among you; yet have ye forgotten me, saith the Lord. 82A 1 15 82A 1 15 361130 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, The quails were as a token to you; I gave you tents for your safeguard: nevertheless ye murmured there, 82A 1 16 82A 1 16 361140 And triumphed not in my name for the destruction of your enemies, but ever to this day do ye yet murmur. 82A 1 17 82A 1 17 361150 Where are the benefits that I have done for you? when ye were hungry and thirsty in the wilderness, did ye not cry unto me, 82A 1 18 82A 1 18 361160 Saying, Why hast thou brought us into this wilderness to kill us? it had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, than to die in this wilderness. 82A 1 19 82A 1 19 361170 Then had I pity upon your mournings, and gave you manna to eat; so ye did eat angels' bread. 82A 1 20 82A 1 20 361180 When ye were thirsty, did I not cleave the rock, and waters flowed out to your fill? for the heat I covered you with the leaves of the trees. 82A 1 21 82A 1 21 361190 I divided among you a fruitful land, I cast out the Canaanites, the Pherezites, and the Philistines, before you: what shall I yet do more for you? saith the Lord. 82A 1 22 82A 1 22 361200 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, When ye were in the wilderness, in the river of the Amorites, being athirst, and blaspheming my name, 82A 1 23 82A 1 23 361210 I gave you not fire for your blasphemies, but cast a tree in the water, and made the river sweet. 82A 1 24 82A 1 24 361220 What shall I do unto thee, O Jacob? thou, Juda, wouldest not obey me: I will turn me to other nations, and unto those will I give my name, that they may keep my statutes. 82A 1 25 82A 1 25 361230 Seeing ye have forsaken me, I will forsake you also; when ye desire me to be gracious unto you, I shall have no mercy upon you. 82A 1 26 82A 1 26 361240 Whensoever ye shall call upon me, I will not hear you: for ye have defiled your hands with blood, and your feet are swift to commit manslaughter. 82A 1 27 82A 1 27 361250 Ye have not as it were forsaken me, but your own selves, saith the Lord. 82A 1 28 82A 1 28 361260 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, Have I not prayed you as a father his sons, as a mother her daughters, and a nurse her young babes, 82A 1 29 82A 1 29 361270 That ye would be my people, and I should be your God; that ye would be my children, and I should be your father? 82A 1 30 82A 1 30 361280 I gathered you together, as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings: but now, what shall I do unto you? I will cast you out from my face. 82A 1 31 82A 1 31 361290 When ye offer unto me, I will turn my face from you: for your solemn feastdays, your new moons, and your circumcisions, have I forsaken. 82A 1 32 82A 1 32 361300 I sent unto you my servants the prophets, whom ye have taken and slain, and torn their bodies in pieces, whose blood I will require of your hands, saith the Lord. 82A 1 33 82A 1 33 361310 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, Your house is desolate, I will cast you out as the wind doth stubble. 82A 1 34 82A 1 34 361320 And your children shall not be fruitful; for they have despised my commandment, and done the thing that is an evil before me. 82A 1 35 82A 1 35 361330 Your houses will I give to a people that shall come; which not having heard of me yet shall believe me; to whom I have shewed no signs, yet they shall do that I have commanded them. 82A 1 36 82A 1 36 361340 They have seen no prophets, yet they shall call their sins to remembrance, and acknowledge them. 82A 1 37 82A 1 37 361350 I take to witness the grace of the people to come, whose little ones rejoice in gladness: and though they have not seen me with bodily eyes, yet in spirit they believe the thing that I say. 82A 1 38 82A 1 38 361360 And now, brother, behold what glory; and see the people that come from the east: 82A 1 39 82A 1 39 361370 Unto whom I will give for leaders, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Abdias, and Jonas, 82A 1 40 82A 1 40 361380 Nahum, and Abacuc, Sophonias, Aggeus, Zachary, and Malachy, which is called also an angel of the Lord. 82A 2 1 82A 2 1 361390 Thus saith the Lord, I brought this people out of bondage, and I gave them my commandments by menservants the prophets; whom they would not hear, but despised my counsels. 82A 2 2 82A 2 2 361400 The mother that bare them saith unto them, Go your way, ye children; for I am a widow and forsaken. 82A 2 3 82A 2 3 361410 I brought you up with gladness; but with sorrow and heaviness have I lost you: for ye have sinned before the Lord your God, and done that thing that is evil before him. 82A 2 4 82A 2 4 361420 But what shall I now do unto you? I am a widow and forsaken: go your way, O my children, and ask mercy of the Lord. 82A 2 5 82A 2 5 361430 As for me, O father, I call upon thee for a witness over the mother of these children, which would not keep my covenant, 82A 2 6 82A 2 6 361440 That thou bring them to confusion, and their mother to a spoil, that there may be no offspring of them. 82A 2 7 82A 2 7 361450 Let them be scattered abroad among the heathen, let their names be put out of the earth: for they have despised my covenant. 82A 2 8 82A 2 8 361460 Woe be unto thee, Assur, thou that hidest the unrighteous in thee! O thou wicked people, remember what I did unto Sodom and Gomorrha; 82A 2 9 82A 2 9 361470 Whose land lieth in clods of pitch and heaps of ashes: even so also will I do unto them that hear me not, saith the Almighty Lord. 82A 2 10 82A 2 10 361480 Thus saith the Lord unto Esdras, Tell my people that I will give them the kingdom of Jerusalem, which I would have given unto Israel. 82A 2 11 82A 2 11 361490 Their glory also will I take unto me, and give these the everlasting tabernacles, which I had prepared for them. 82A 2 12 82A 2 12 361500 They shall have the tree of life for an ointment of sweet savour; they shall neither labour, nor be weary. 82A 2 13 82A 2 13 361510 Go, and ye shall receive: pray for few days unto you, that they may be shortened: the kingdom is already prepared for you: watch. 82A 2 14 82A 2 14 361520 Take heaven and earth to witness; for I have broken the evil in pieces, and created the good: for I live, saith the Lord. 82A 2 15 82A 2 15 361530 Mother, embrace thy children, and bring them up with gladness, make their feet as fast as a pillar: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord. 82A 2 16 82A 2 16 361540 And those that be dead will I raise up again from their places, and bring them out of the graves: for I have known my name in Israel. 82A 2 17 82A 2 17 361550 Fear not, thou mother of the children: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord. 82A 2 18 82A 2 18 361560 For thy help will I send my servants Esau and Jeremy, after whose counsel I have sanctified and prepared for thee twelve trees laden with divers fruits, 82A 2 19 82A 2 19 361570 And as many fountains flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty mountains, whereupon there grow roses and lilies, whereby I will fill thy children with joy. 82A 2 20 82A 2 20 361580 Do right to the widow, judge for the fatherless, give to the poor, defend the orphan, clothe the naked, 82A 2 21 82A 2 21 361590 Heal the broken and the weak, laugh not a lame man to scorn, defend the maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of my clearness. 82A 2 22 82A 2 22 361600 Keep the old and young within thy walls. 82A 2 23 82A 2 23 361610 Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection. 82A 2 24 82A 2 24 361620 Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness still come. 82A 2 25 82A 2 25 361630 Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse; stablish their feet. 82A 2 26 82A 2 26 361640 As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish; for I will require them from among thy number. 82A 2 27 82A 2 27 361650 Be not weary: for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry and have abundance. 82A 2 28 82A 2 28 361660 The heathen shall envy thee, but they shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord. 82A 2 29 82A 2 29 361670 My hands shall cover thee, so that thy children shall not see hell. 82A 2 30 82A 2 30 361680 Be joyful, O thou mother, with thy children; for I will deliver thee, saith the Lord. 82A 2 31 82A 2 31 361690 Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, and shew mercy unto them: for I am merciful, saith the Lord Almighty. 82A 2 32 82A 2 32 361700 Embrace thy children until I come and shew mercy unto them: for my wells run over, and my grace shall not fail. 82A 2 33 82A 2 33 361710 I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb, that I should go unto Israel; but when I came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the commandment of the Lord. 82A 2 34 82A 2 34 361720 And therefore I say unto you, O ye heathen, that hear and understand, look for your Shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest; for he is nigh at hand, that shall come in the end of the world. 82A 2 35 82A 2 35 361730 Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore. 82A 2 36 82A 2 36 361740 Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your glory: I testify my Saviour openly. 82A 2 37 82A 2 37 361750 O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him that hath led you to the heavenly kingdom. 82A 2 38 82A 2 38 361760 Arise up and stand, behold the number of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lord; 82A 2 39 82A 2 39 361770 Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received glorious garments of the Lord. 82A 2 40 82A 2 40 361780 Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. 82A 2 41 82A 2 41 361790 The number of thy children, whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled: beseech the power of the Lord, that thy people, which have been called from the beginning, may be hallowed. 82A 2 42 82A 2 42 361800 I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs. 82A 2 43 82A 2 43 361810 And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted; which I marvelled at greatly. 82A 2 44 82A 2 44 361820 So I asked the angel, and said, Sir, what are these? 82A 2 45 82A 2 45 361830 He answered and said unto me, These be they that have put off the mortal clothing, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the name of God: now are they crowned, and receive palms. 82A 2 46 82A 2 46 361840 Then said I unto the angel, What young person is it that crowneth them, and giveth them palms in their hands? 82A 2 47 82A 2 47 361850 So he answered and said unto me, It is the Son of God, whom they have confessed in the world. Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stiffly for the name of the Lord. 82A 2 48 82A 2 48 361860 Then the angel said unto me, Go thy way, and tell my people what manner of things, and how great wonders of the Lord thy God, thou hast seen. 82A 3 1 82A 3 1 361870 In the thirtieth year after the ruin of the city I was in Babylon, and lay troubled upon my bed, and my thoughts came up over my heart: 82A 3 2 82A 3 2 361880 For I saw the desolation of Sion, and the wealth of them that dwelt at Babylon. 82A 3 3 82A 3 3 361890 And my spirit was sore moved, so that I began to speak words full of fear to the most High, and said, 82A 3 4 82A 3 4 361900 O Lord, who bearest rule, thou spakest at the beginning, when thou didst plant the earth, and that thyself alone, and commandedst the people, 82A 3 5 82A 3 5 361910 And gavest a body unto Adam without soul, which was the workmanship of thine hands, and didst breathe into him the breath of life, and he was made living before thee. 82A 3 6 82A 3 6 361920 And thou leadest him into paradise, which thy right hand had planted, before ever the earth came forward. 82A 3 7 82A 3 7 361930 And unto him thou gavest commandment to love thy way: which he transgressed, and immediately thou appointedst death in him and in his generations, of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds, out of number. 82A 3 8 82A 3 8 361940 And every people walked after their own will, and did wonderful things before thee, and despised thy commandments. 82A 3 9 82A 3 9 361950 And again in process of time thou broughtest the flood upon those that dwelt in the world, and destroyedst them. 82A 3 10 82A 3 10 361960 And it came to pass in every of them, that as death was to Adam, so was the flood to these. 82A 3 11 82A 3 11 361970 Nevertheless one of them thou leftest, namely, Noah with his household, of whom came all righteous men. 82A 3 12 82A 3 12 361980 And it happened, that when they that dwelt upon the earth began to multiply, and had gotten them many children, and were a great people, they began again to be more ungodly than the first. 82A 3 13 82A 3 13 361990 Now when they lived so wickedly before thee, thou didst choose thee a man from among them, whose name was Abraham. 82A 3 14 82A 3 14 362000 Him thou lovedst, and unto him only thou shewedst thy will: 82A 3 15 82A 3 15 362010 And madest an everlasting covenant with him, promising him that thou wouldest never forsake his seed. 82A 3 16 82A 3 16 362020 And unto him thou gavest Isaac, and unto Isaac also thou gavest Jacob and Esau. As for Jacob, thou didst choose him to thee, and put by Esau: and so Jacob became a great multitude. 82A 3 17 82A 3 17 362030 And it came to pass, that when thou leadest his seed out of Egypt, thou broughtest them up to the mount Sinai. 82A 3 18 82A 3 18 362040 And bowing the heavens, thou didst set fast the earth, movedst the whole world, and madest the depths to tremble, and troubledst the men of that age. 82A 3 19 82A 3 19 362050 And thy glory went through four gates, of fire, and of earthquake, and of wind, and of cold; that thou mightest give the law unto the seed of Jacob, and diligence unto the generation of Israel. 82A 3 20 82A 3 20 362060 And yet tookest thou not away from them a wicked heart, that thy law might bring forth fruit in them. 82A 3 21 82A 3 21 362070 For the first Adam bearing a wicked heart transgressed, and was overcome; and so be all they that are born of him. 82A 3 22 82A 3 22 362080 Thus infirmity was made permanent; and the law (also) in the heart of the people with the malignity of the root; so that the good departed away, and the evil abode still. 82A 3 23 82A 3 23 362090 So the times passed away, and the years were brought to an end: then didst thou raise thee up a servant, called David: 82A 3 24 82A 3 24 362100 Whom thou commandedst to build a city unto thy name, and to offer incense and oblations unto thee therein. 82A 3 25 82A 3 25 362110 When this was done many years, then they that inhabited the city forsook thee, 82A 3 26 82A 3 26 362120 And in all things did even as Adam and all his generations had done: for they also had a wicked heart: 82A 3 27 82A 3 27 362130 And so thou gavest thy city over into the hands of thine enemies. 82A 3 28 82A 3 28 362140 Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon, that they should therefore have the dominion over Sion? 82A 3 29 82A 3 29 362150 For when I came thither, and had seen impieties without number, then my soul saw many evildoers in this thirtieth year, so that my heart failed me. 82A 3 30 82A 3 30 362160 For I have seen how thou sufferest them sinning, and hast spared wicked doers: and hast destroyed thy people, and hast preserved thine enemies, and hast not signified it. 82A 3 31 82A 3 31 362170 I do not remember how this way may be left: Are they then of Babylon better than they of Sion? 82A 3 32 82A 3 32 362180 Or is there any other people that knoweth thee beside Israel? or what generation hath so believed thy covenants as Jacob? 82A 3 33 82A 3 33 362190 And yet their reward appeareth not, and their labour hath no fruit: for I have gone here and there through the heathen, and I see that they flow in wealth, and think not upon thy commandments. 82A 3 34 82A 3 34 362200 Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the balance, and their's also that dwell the world; and so shall thy name no where be found but in Israel. 82A 3 35 82A 3 35 362210 Or when was it that they which dwell upon the earth have not sinned in thy sight? or what people have so kept thy commandments? 82A 3 36 82A 3 36 362220 Thou shalt find that Israel by name hath kept thy precepts; but not the heathen. 82A 4 1 82A 4 1 362230 And the angel that was sent unto me, whose name was Uriel, gave me an answer, 82A 4 2 82A 4 2 362240 And said, Thy heart hath gone to far in this world, and thinkest thou to comprehend the way of the most High? 82A 4 3 82A 4 3 362250 Then said I, Yea, my lord. And he answered me, and said, I am sent to shew thee three ways, and to set forth three similitudes before thee: 82A 4 4 82A 4 4 362260 Whereof if thou canst declare me one, I will shew thee also the way that thou desirest to see, and I shall shew thee from whence the wicked heart cometh. 82A 4 5 82A 4 5 362270 And I said, Tell on, my lord. Then said he unto me, Go thy way, weigh me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of the wind, or call me again the day that is past. 82A 4 6 82A 4 6 362280 Then answered I and said, What man is able to do that, that thou shouldest ask such things of me? 82A 4 7 82A 4 7 362290 And he said unto me, If I should ask thee how great dwellings are in the midst of the sea, or how many springs are in the beginning of the deep, or how many springs are above the firmament, or which are the outgoings of paradise: 82A 4 8 82A 4 8 362300 Peradventure thou wouldest say unto me, I never went down into the deep, nor as yet into hell, neither did I ever climb up into heaven. 82A 4 9 82A 4 9 362310 Nevertheless now have I asked thee but only of the fire and wind, and of the day wherethrough thou hast passed, and of things from which thou canst not be separated, and yet canst thou give me no answer of them. 82A 4 10 82A 4 10 362320 He said moreover unto me, Thine own things, and such as are grown up with thee, canst thou not know; 82A 4 11 82A 4 11 362330 How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the Highest, and, the world being now outwardly corrupted to understand the corruption that is evident in my sight? 82A 4 12 82A 4 12 362340 Then said I unto him, It were better that we were not at all, than that we should live still in wickedness, and to suffer, and not to know wherefore. 82A 4 13 82A 4 13 362350 He answered me, and said, I went into a forest into a plain, and the trees took counsel, 82A 4 14 82A 4 14 362360 And said, Come, let us go and make war against the sea that it may depart away before us, and that we may make us more woods. 82A 4 15 82A 4 15 362370 The floods of the sea also in like manner took counsel, and said, Come, let us go up and subdue the woods of the plain, that there also we may make us another country. 82A 4 16 82A 4 16 362380 The thought of the wood was in vain, for the fire came and consumed it. 82A 4 17 82A 4 17 362390 The thought of the floods of the sea came likewise to nought, for the sand stood up and stopped them. 82A 4 18 82A 4 18 362400 If thou wert judge now betwixt these two, whom wouldest thou begin to justify? or whom wouldest thou condemn? 82A 4 19 82A 4 19 362410 I answered and said, Verily it is a foolish thought that they both have devised, for the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea also hath his place to bear his floods. 82A 4 20 82A 4 20 362420 Then answered he me, and said, Thou hast given a right judgment, but why judgest thou not thyself also? 82A 4 21 82A 4 21 362430 For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods: even so they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth: and he that dwelleth above the heavens may only understand the things that are above the height of the heavens. 82A 4 22 82A 4 22 362440 Then answered I and said, I beseech thee, O Lord, let me have understanding: 82A 4 23 82A 4 23 362450 For it was not my mind to be curious of the high things, but of such as pass by us daily, namely, wherefore Israel is given up as a reproach to the heathen, and for what cause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations, and why the law of our forefathers is brought to nought, and the written covenants come to none effect, 82A 4 24 82A 4 24 362460 And we pass away out of the world as grasshoppers, and our life is astonishment and fear, and we are not worthy to obtain mercy. 82A 4 25 82A 4 25 362470 What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called? of these things have I asked. 82A 4 26 82A 4 26 362480 Then answered he me, and said, The more thou searchest, the more thou shalt marvel; for the world hasteth fast to pass away, 82A 4 27 82A 4 27 362490 And cannot comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to come: for this world is full of unrighteousness and infirmities. 82A 4 28 82A 4 28 362500 But as concerning the things whereof thou askest me, I will tell thee; for the evil is sown, but the destruction thereof is not yet come. 82A 4 29 82A 4 29 362510 If therefore that which is sown be not turned upside down, and if the place where the evil is sown pass not away, then cannot it come that is sown with good. 82A 4 30 82A 4 30 362520 For the grain of evil seed hath been sown in the heart of Adam from the beginning, and how much ungodliness hath it brought up unto this time? and how much shall it yet bring forth until the time of threshing come? 82A 4 31 82A 4 31 362530 Ponder now by thyself, how great fruit of wickedness the grain of evil seed hath brought forth. 82A 4 32 82A 4 32 362540 And when the ears shall be cut down, which are without number, how great a floor shall they fill? 82A 4 33 82A 4 33 362550 Then I answered and said, How, and when shall these things come to pass? wherefore are our years few and evil? 82A 4 34 82A 4 34 362560 And he answered me, saying, Do not thou hasten above the most Highest: for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded. 82A 4 35 82A 4 35 362570 Did not the souls also of the righteous ask question of these things in their chambers, saying, How long shall I hope on this fashion? when cometh the fruit of the floor of our reward? 82A 4 36 82A 4 36 362580 And unto these things Uriel the archangel gave them answer, and said, Even when the number of seeds is filled in you: for he hath weighed the world in the balance. 82A 4 37 82A 4 37 362590 By measure hath he measured the times; and by number hath he numbered the times; and he doth not move nor stir them, until the said measure be fulfilled. 82A 4 38 82A 4 38 362600 Then answered I and said, O Lord that bearest rule, even we all are full of impiety. 82A 4 39 82A 4 39 362610 And for our sakes peradventure it is that the floors of the righteous are not filled, because of the sins of them that dwell upon the earth. 82A 4 40 82A 4 40 362620 So he answered me, and said, Go thy way to a woman with child, and ask of her when she hath fulfilled her nine months, if her womb may keep the birth any longer within her. 82A 4 41 82A 4 41 362630 Then said I, No, Lord, that can she not. And he said unto me, In the grave the chambers of souls are like the womb of a woman: 82A 4 42 82A 4 42 362640 For like as a woman that travaileth maketh haste to escape the necessity of the travail: even so do these places haste to deliver those things that are committed unto them. 82A 4 43 82A 4 43 362650 From the beginning, look, what thou desirest to see, it shall be shewed thee. 82A 4 44 82A 4 44 362660 Then answered I and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, and if it be possible, and if I be meet therefore, 82A 4 45 82A 4 45 362670 Shew me then whether there be more to come than is past, or more past than is to come. 82A 4 46 82A 4 46 362680 What is past I know, but what is for to come I know not. 82A 4 47 82A 4 47 362690 And he said unto me, Stand up upon the right side, and I shall expound the similitude unto thee. 82A 4 48 82A 4 48 362700 So I stood, and saw, and, behold, an hot burning oven passed by before me: and it happened that when the flame was gone by I looked, and, behold, the smoke remained still. 82A 4 49 82A 4 49 362710 After this there passed by before me a watery cloud, and sent down much rain with a storm; and when the stormy rain was past, the drops remained still. 82A 4 50 82A 4 50 362720 Then said he unto me, Consider with thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire is greater than the smoke; but the drops and the smoke remain behind: so the quantity which is past did more exceed. 82A 4 51 82A 4 51 362730 Then I prayed, and said, May I live, thinkest thou, until that time? or what shall happen in those days? 82A 4 52 82A 4 52 362740 He answered me, and said, As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them in part: but as touching thy life, I am not sent to shew thee; for I do not know it. 82A 5 1 82A 5 1 362750 Nevertheless as coming the tokens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth shall be taken in a great number, and the way of truth shall be hidden, and the land shall be barren of faith. 82A 5 2 82A 5 2 362760 But iniquity shall be increased above that which now thou seest, or that thou hast heard long ago. 82A 5 3 82A 5 3 362770 And the land, that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted suddenly. 82A 5 4 82A 5 4 362780 But if the most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third trumpet that the sun shall suddenly shine again in the night, and the moon thrice in the day: 82A 5 5 82A 5 5 362790 And blood shall drop out of wood, and the stone shall give his voice, and the people shall be troubled: 82A 5 6 82A 5 6 362800 And even he shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their flight away together: 82A 5 7 82A 5 7 362810 And the Sodomitish sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known: but they shall all hear the voice thereof. 82A 5 8 82A 5 8 362820 There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters: 82A 5 9 82A 5 9 362830 And salt waters shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one another; then shall wit hide itself, and understanding withdraw itself into his secret chamber, 82A 5 10 82A 5 10 362840 And shall be sought of many, and yet not be found: then shall unrighteousness and incontinency be multiplied upon earth. 82A 5 11 82A 5 11 362850 One land also shall ask another, and say, Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone through thee? And it shall say, No. 82A 5 12 82A 5 12 362860 At the same time shall men hope, but nothing obtain: they shall labour, but their ways shall not prosper. 82A 5 13 82A 5 13 362870 To shew thee such tokens I have leave; and if thou wilt pray again, and weep as now, and fast even days, thou shalt hear yet greater things. 82A 5 14 82A 5 14 362880 Then I awaked, and an extreme fearfulness went through all my body, and my mind was troubled, so that it fainted. 82A 5 15 82A 5 15 362890 So the angel that was come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my feet. 82A 5 16 82A 5 16 362900 And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been? and why is thy countenance so heavy? 82A 5 17 82A 5 17 362910 Knowest thou not that Israel is committed unto thee in the land of their captivity? 82A 5 18 82A 5 18 362920 Up then, and eat bread, and forsake us not, as the shepherd that leaveth his flock in the hands of cruel wolves. 82A 5 19 82A 5 19 362930 Then said I unto him, Go thy ways from me, and come not nigh me. And he heard what I said, and went from me. 82A 5 20 82A 5 20 362940 And so I fasted seven days, mourning and weeping, like as Uriel the angel commanded me. 82A 5 21 82A 5 21 362950 And after seven days so it was, that the thoughts of my heart were very grievous unto me again, 82A 5 22 82A 5 22 362960 And my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to talk with the most High again, 82A 5 23 82A 5 23 362970 And said, O Lord that bearest rule, of every wood of the earth, and of all the trees thereof, thou hast chosen thee one only vine: 82A 5 24 82A 5 24 362980 And of all lands of the whole world thou hast chosen thee one pit: and of all the flowers thereof one lily: 82A 5 25 82A 5 25 362990 And of all the depths of the sea thou hast filled thee one river: and of all builded cities thou hast hallowed Sion unto thyself: 82A 5 26 82A 5 26 363000 And of all the fowls that are created thou hast named thee one dove: and of all the cattle that are made thou hast provided thee one sheep: 82A 5 27 82A 5 27 363010 And among all the multitudes of people thou hast gotten thee one people: and unto this people, whom thou lovedst, thou gavest a law that is approved of all. 82A 5 28 82A 5 28 363020 And now, O Lord, why hast thou given this one people over unto many? and upon the one root hast thou prepared others, and why hast thou scattered thy only one people among many? 82A 5 29 82A 5 29 363030 And they which did gainsay thy promises, and believed not thy covenants, have trodden them down. 82A 5 30 82A 5 30 363040 If thou didst so much hate thy people, yet shouldest thou punish them with thine own hands. 82A 5 31 82A 5 31 363050 Now when I had spoken these words, the angel that came to me the night afore was sent unto me, 82A 5 32 82A 5 32 363060 And said unto me, Hear me, and I will instruct thee; hearken to the thing that I say, and I shall tell thee more. 82A 5 33 82A 5 33 363070 And I said, Speak on, my Lord. Then said he unto me, Thou art sore troubled in mind for Israel's sake: lovest thou that people better than he that made them? 82A 5 34 82A 5 34 363080 And I said, No, Lord: but of very grief have I spoken: for my reins pain me every hour, while I labour to comprehend the way of the most High, and to seek out part of his judgment. 82A 5 35 82A 5 35 363090 And he said unto me, Thou canst not. And I said, Wherefore, Lord? whereunto was I born then? or why was not my mother's womb then my grave, that I might not have seen the travail of Jacob, and the wearisome toil of the stock of Israel? 82A 5 36 82A 5 36 363100 And he said unto me, Number me the things that are not yet come, gather me together the dross that are scattered abroad, make me the flowers green again that are withered, 82A 5 37 82A 5 37 363110 Open me the places that are closed, and bring me forth the winds that in them are shut up, shew me the image of a voice: and then I will declare to thee the thing that thou labourest to know. 82A 5 38 82A 5 38 363120 And I said, O Lord that bearest rule, who may know these things, but he that hath not his dwelling with men? 82A 5 39 82A 5 39 363130 As for me, I am unwise: how may I then speak of these things whereof thou askest me? 82A 5 40 82A 5 40 363140 Then said he unto me, Like as thou canst do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so canst thou not find out my judgment, or in the end the love that I have promised unto my people. 82A 5 41 82A 5 41 363150 And I said, Behold, O Lord, yet art thou nigh unto them that be reserved till the end: and what shall they do that have been before me, or we that be now, or they that shall come after us? 82A 5 42 82A 5 42 363160 And he said unto me, I will liken my judgment unto a ring: like as there is no slackness of the last, even so there is no swiftness of the first. 82A 5 43 82A 5 43 363170 So I answered and said, Couldest thou not make those that have been made, and be now, and that are for to come, at once; that thou mightest shew thy judgment the sooner? 82A 5 44 82A 5 44 363180 Then answered he me, and said, The creature may not haste above the maker; neither may the world hold them at once that shall be created therein. 82A 5 45 82A 5 45 363190 And I said, As thou hast said unto thy servant, that thou, which givest life to all, hast given life at once to the creature that thou hast created, and the creature bare it: even so it might now also bear them that now be present at once. 82A 5 46 82A 5 46 363200 And he said unto me, Ask the womb of a woman, and say unto her, If thou bringest forth children, why dost thou it not together, but one after another? pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at once. 82A 5 47 82A 5 47 363210 And I said, She cannot: but must do it by distance of time. 82A 5 48 82A 5 48 363220 Then said he unto me, Even so have I given the womb of the earth to those that be sown in it in their times. 82A 5 49 82A 5 49 363230 For like as a young child may not bring forth the things that belong to the aged, even so have I disposed the world which I created. 82A 5 50 82A 5 50 363240 And I asked, and said, Seeing thou hast now given me the way, I will proceed to speak before thee: for our mother, of whom thou hast told me that she is young, draweth now nigh unto age. 82A 5 51 82A 5 51 363250 He answered me, and said, Ask a woman that beareth children, and she shall tell thee. 82A 5 52 82A 5 52 363260 Say unto her, Wherefore are unto they whom thou hast now brought forth like those that were before, but less of stature? 82A 5 53 82A 5 53 363270 And she shall answer thee, They that be born in the the strength of youth are of one fashion, and they that are born in the time of age, when the womb faileth, are otherwise. 82A 5 54 82A 5 54 363280 Consider thou therefore also, how that ye are less of stature than those that were before you. 82A 5 55 82A 5 55 363290 And so are they that come after you less than ye, as the creatures which now begin to be old, and have passed over the strength of youth. 82A 5 56 82A 5 56 363300 Then said I, Lord, I beseech thee, if I have found favour in thy sight, shew thy servant by whom thou visitest thy creature. 82A 6 1 82A 6 1 363310 And he said unto me, In the beginning, when the earth was made, before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew, 82A 6 2 82A 6 2 363320 Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid, 82A 6 3 82A 6 3 363330 Before the fair flowers were seen, or ever the moveable powers were established, before the innumerable multitude of angels were gathered together, 82A 6 4 82A 6 4 363340 Or ever the heights of the air were lifted up, before the measures of the firmament were named, or ever the chimneys in Sion were hot, 82A 6 5 82A 6 5 363350 And ere the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin were turned, before they were sealed that have gathered faith for a treasure: 82A 6 6 82A 6 6 363360 Then did I consider these things, and they all were made through me alone, and through none other: by me also they shall be ended, and by none other. 82A 6 7 82A 6 7 363370 Then answered I and said, What shall be the parting asunder of the times? or when shall be the end of the first, and the beginning of it that followeth? 82A 6 8 82A 6 8 363380 And he said unto me, From Abraham unto Isaac, when Jacob and Esau were born of him, Jacob's hand held first the heel of Esau. 82A 6 9 82A 6 9 363390 For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth. 82A 6 10 82A 6 10 363400 The hand of man is betwixt the heel and the hand: other question, Esdras, ask thou not. 82A 6 11 82A 6 11 363410 I answered then and said, O Lord that bearest rule, if I have found favour in thy sight, 82A 6 12 82A 6 12 363420 I beseech thee, shew thy servant the end of thy tokens, whereof thou shewedst me part the last night. 82A 6 13 82A 6 13 363430 So he answered and said unto me, Stand up upon thy feet, and hear a mighty sounding voice. 82A 6 14 82A 6 14 363440 And it shall be as it were a great motion; but the place where thou standest shall not be moved. 82A 6 15 82A 6 15 363450 And therefore when it speaketh be not afraid: for the word is of the end, and the foundation of the earth is understood. 82A 6 16 82A 6 16 363460 And why? because the speech of these things trembleth and is moved: for it knoweth that the end of these things must be changed. 82A 6 17 82A 6 17 363470 And it happened, that when I had heard it I stood up upon my feet, and hearkened, and, behold, there was a voice that spake, and the sound of it was like the sound of many waters. 82A 6 18 82A 6 18 363480 And it said, Behold, the days come, that I will begin to draw nigh, and to visit them that dwell upon the earth, 82A 6 19 82A 6 19 363490 And will begin to make inquisition of them, what they be that have hurt unjustly with their unrighteousness, and when the affliction of Sion shall be fulfilled; 82A 6 20 82A 6 20 363500 And when the world, that shall begin to vanish away, shall be finished, then will I shew these tokens: the books shall be opened before the firmament, and they shall see all together: 82A 6 21 82A 6 21 363510 And the children of a year old shall speak with their voices, the women with child shall bring forth untimely children of three or four months old, and they shall live, and be raised up. 82A 6 22 82A 6 22 363520 And suddenly shall the sown places appear unsown, the full storehouses shall suddenly be found empty: 82A 6 23 82A 6 23 363530 And tha trumpet shall give a sound, which when every man heareth, they shall be suddenly afraid. 82A 6 24 82A 6 24 363540 At that time shall friends fight one against another like enemies, and the earth shall stand in fear with those that dwell therein, the springs of the fountains shall stand still, and in three hours they shall not run. 82A 6 25 82A 6 25 363550 Whosoever remaineth from all these that I have told thee shall escape, and see my salvation, and the end of your world. 82A 6 26 82A 6 26 363560 And the men that are received shall see it, who have not tasted death from their birth: and the heart of the inhabitants shall be changed, and turned into another meaning. 82A 6 27 82A 6 27 363570 For evil shall be put out, and deceit shall be quenched. 82A 6 28 82A 6 28 363580 As for faith, it shall flourish, corruption shall be overcome, and the truth, which hath been so long without fruit, shall be declared. 82A 6 29 82A 6 29 363590 And when he talked with me, behold, I looked by little and little upon him before whom I stood. 82A 6 30 82A 6 30 363600 And these words said he unto me; I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come. 82A 6 31 82A 6 31 363610 If thou wilt pray yet more, and fast seven days again, I shall tell thee greater things by day than I have heard. 82A 6 32 82A 6 32 363620 For thy voice is heard before the most High: for the Mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing, he hath seen also thy chastity, which thou hast had ever since thy youth. 82A 6 33 82A 6 33 363630 And therefore hath he sent me to shew thee all these things, and to say unto thee, Be of good comfort and fear not 82A 6 34 82A 6 34 363640 And hasten not with the times that are past, to think vain things, that thou mayest not hasten from the latter times. 82A 6 35 82A 6 35 363650 And it came to pass after this, that I wept again, and fasted seven days in like manner, that I might fulfil the three weeks which he told me. 82A 6 36 82A 6 36 363660 And in the eighth night was my heart vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the most High. 82A 6 37 82A 6 37 363670 For my spirit was greatly set on fire, and my soul was in distress. 82A 6 38 82A 6 38 363680 And I said, O Lord, thou spakest from the beginning of the creation, even the first day, and saidst thus; Let heaven and earth be made; and thy word was a perfect work. 82A 6 39 82A 6 39 363690 And then was the spirit, and darkness and silence were on every side; the sound of man's voice was not yet formed. 82A 6 40 82A 6 40 363700 Then commandedst thou a fair light to come forth of thy treasures, that thy work might appear. 82A 6 41 82A 6 41 363710 Upon the second day thou madest the spirit of the firmament, and commandedst it to part asunder, and to make a division betwixt the waters, that the one part might go up, and the other remain beneath. 82A 6 42 82A 6 42 363720 Upon the third day thou didst command that the waters should be gathered in the seventh part of the earth: six pats hast thou dried up, and kept them, to the intent that of these some being planted of God and tilled might serve thee. 82A 6 43 82A 6 43 363730 For as soon as thy word went forth the work was made. 82A 6 44 82A 6 44 363740 For immediately there was great and innumerable fruit, and many and divers pleasures for the taste, and flowers of unchangeable colour, and odours of wonderful smell: and this was done the third day. 82A 6 45 82A 6 45 363750 Upon the fourth day thou commandedst that the sun should shine, and the moon give her light, and the stars should be in order: 82A 6 46 82A 6 46 363760 And gavest them a charge to do service unto man, that was to be made. 82A 6 47 82A 6 47 363770 Upon the fifth day thou saidst unto the seventh part, where the waters were gathered that it should bring forth living creatures, fowls and fishes: and so it came to pass. 82A 6 48 82A 6 48 363780 For the dumb water and without life brought forth living things at the commandment of God, that all people might praise thy wondrous works. 82A 6 49 82A 6 49 363790 Then didst thou ordain two living creatures, the one thou calledst Enoch, and the other Leviathan; 82A 6 50 82A 6 50 363800 And didst separate the one from the other: for the seventh part, namely, where the water was gathered together, might not hold them both. 82A 6 51 82A 6 51 363810 Unto Enoch thou gavest one part, which was dried up the third day, that he should dwell in the same part, wherein are a thousand hills: 82A 6 52 82A 6 52 363820 But unto Leviathan thou gavest the seventh part, namely, the moist; and hast kept him to be devoured of whom thou wilt, and when. 82A 6 53 82A 6 53 363830 Upon the sixth day thou gavest commandment unto the earth, that before thee it should bring forth beasts, cattle, and creeping things: 82A 6 54 82A 6 54 363840 And after these, Adam also, whom thou madest lord of all thy creatures: of him come we all, and the people also whom thou hast chosen. 82A 6 55 82A 6 55 363850 All this have I spoken before thee, O Lord, because thou madest the world for our sakes 82A 6 56 82A 6 56 363860 As for the other people, which also come of Adam, thou hast said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle: and hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that falleth from a vessel. 82A 6 57 82A 6 57 363870 And now, O Lord, behold, these heathen, which have ever been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over us, and to devour us. 82A 6 58 82A 6 58 363880 But we thy people, whom thou hast called thy firstborn, thy only begotten, and thy fervent lover, are given into their hands. 82A 6 59 82A 6 59 363890 If the world now be made for our sakes, why do we not possess an inheritance with the world? how long shall this endure? 82A 7 1 82A 7 1 363900 And when I had made an end of speaking these words, there was sent unto me the angel which had been sent unto me the nights afore: 82A 7 2 82A 7 2 363910 And he said unto me, Up, Esdras, and hear the words that I am come to tell thee. 82A 7 3 82A 7 3 363920 And I said, Speak on, my God. Then said he unto me, The sea is set in a wide place, that it might be deep and great. 82A 7 4 82A 7 4 363930 But put the case the entrance were narrow, and like a river; 82A 7 5 82A 7 5 363940 Who then could go into the sea to look upon it, and to rule it? if he went not through the narrow, how could he come into the broad? 82A 7 6 82A 7 6 363950 There is also another thing; A city is builded, and set upon a broad field, and is full of all good things: 82A 7 7 82A 7 7 363960 The entrance thereof is narrow, and is set in a dangerous place to fall, like as if there were a fire on the right hand, and on the left a deep water: 82A 7 8 82A 7 8 363970 And one only path between them both, even between the fire and the water, so small that there could but one man go there at once. 82A 7 9 82A 7 9 363980 If this city now were given unto a man for an inheritance, if he never shall pass the danger set before it, how shall he receive this inheritance? 82A 7 10 82A 7 10 363990 And I said, It is so, Lord. Then said he unto me, Even so also is Israel's portion. 82A 7 11 82A 7 11 364000 Because for their sakes I made the world: and when Adam transgressed my statutes, then was decreed that now is done. 82A 7 12 82A 7 12 364010 Then were the entrances of this world made narrow, full of sorrow and travail: they are but few and evil, full of perils,: and very painful. 82A 7 13 82A 7 13 364020 For the entrances of the elder world were wide and sure, and brought immortal fruit. 82A 7 14 82A 7 14 364030 If then they that live labour not to enter these strait and vain things, they can never receive those that are laid up for them. 82A 7 15 82A 7 15 364040 Now therefore why disquietest thou thyself, seeing thou art but a corruptible man? and why art thou moved, whereas thou art but mortal? 82A 7 16 82A 7 16 364050 Why hast thou not considered in thy mind this thing that is to come, rather than that which is present? 82A 7 17 82A 7 17 364060 Then answered I and said, O Lord that bearest rule, thou hast ordained in thy law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perish. 82A 7 18 82A 7 18 364070 Nevertheless the righteous shall suffer strait things, and hope for wide: for they that have done wickedly have suffered the strait things, and yet shall not see the wide. 82A 7 19 82A 7 19 364080 And he said unto me. There is no judge above God, and none that hath understanding above the Highest. 82A 7 20 82A 7 20 364090 For there be many that perish in this life, because they despise the law of God that is set before them. 82A 7 21 82A 7 21 364100 For God hath given strait commandment to such as came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment. 82A 7 22 82A 7 22 364110 Nevertheless they were not obedient unto him; but spake against him, and imagined vain things; 82A 7 23 82A 7 23 364120 And deceived themselves by their wicked deeds; and said of the most High, that he is not; and knew not his ways: 82A 7 24 82A 7 24 364130 But his law have they despised, and denied his covenants; in his statutes have they not been faithful, and have not performed his works. 82A 7 25 82A 7 25 364140 And therefore, Esdras, for the empty are empty things, and for the full are the full things. 82A 7 26 82A 7 26 364150 Behold, the time shall come, that these tokens which I have told thee shall come to pass, and the bride shall appear, and she coming forth shall be seen, that now is withdrawn from the earth. 82A 7 27 82A 7 27 364160 And whosoever is delivered from the foresaid evils shall see my wonders. 82A 7 28 82A 7 28 364170 For my son Jesus shall be revealed with those that be with him, and they that remain shall rejoice within four hundred years. 82A 7 29 82A 7 29 364180 After these years shall my son Christ die, and all men that have life. 82A 7 30 82A 7 30 364190 And the world shall be turned into the old silence seven days, like as in the former judgments: so that no man shall remain. 82A 7 31 82A 7 31 364200 And after seven days the world, that yet awaketh not, shall be raised up, and that shall die that is corrupt 82A 7 32 82A 7 32 364210 And the earth shall restore those that are asleep in her, and so shall the dust those that dwell in silence, and the secret places shall deliver those souls that were committed unto them. 82A 7 33 82A 7 33 364220 And the most High shall appear upon the seat of judgment, and misery shall pass away, and the long suffering shall have an end: 82A 7 34 82A 7 34 364230 But judgment only shall remain, truth shall stand, and faith shall wax strong: 82A 7 35 82A 7 35 364240 And the work shall follow, and the reward shall be shewed, and the good deeds shall be of force, and wicked deeds shall bear no rule. 82A 7 106 82A 7 36 364250 Then said I, Abraham prayed first for the Sodomites, and Moses for the fathers that sinned in the wilderness: 82A 7 107 82A 7 37 364260 And Jesus after him for Israel in the time of Achan: 82A 7 108 82A 7 38 364270 And Samuel and David for the destruction: and Solomon for them that should come to the sanctuary: 82A 7 109 82A 7 39 364280 And Helias for those that received rain; and for the dead, that he might live: 82A 7 110 82A 7 40 364290 And Ezechias for the people in the time of Sennacherib: and many for many. 82A 7 111 82A 7 41 364300 Even so now, seeing corruption is grown up, and wickedness increased, and the righteous have prayed for the ungodly: wherefore shall it not be so now also? 82A 7 112 82A 7 42 364310 He answered me, and said, This present life is not the end where much glory doth abide; therefore have they prayed for the weak. 82A 7 113 82A 7 43 364320 But the day of doom shall be the end of this time, and the beginning of the immortality for to come, wherein corruption is past, 82A 7 114 82A 7 44 364330 Intemperance is at an end, infidelity is cut off, righteousness is grown, and truth is sprung up. 82A 7 115 82A 7 45 364340 Then shall no man be able to save him that is destroyed, nor to oppress him that hath gotten the victory. 82A 7 116 82A 7 46 364350 I answered then and said, This is my first and last saying, that it had been better not to have given the earth unto Adam: or else, when it was given him, to have restrained him from sinning. 82A 7 117 82A 7 47 364360 For what profit is it for men now in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment? 82A 7 118 82A 7 48 364370 O thou Adam, what hast thou done? for though it was thou that sinned, thou art not fallen alone, but we all that come of thee. 82A 7 119 82A 7 49 364380 For what profit is it unto us, if there be promised us an immortal time, whereas we have done the works that bring death? 82A 7 120 82A 7 50 364390 And that there is promised us an everlasting hope, whereas ourselves being most wicked are made vain? 82A 7 121 82A 7 51 364400 And that there are laid up for us dwellings of health and safety, whereas we have lived wickedly? 82A 7 122 82A 7 52 364410 And that the glory of the most High is kept to defend them which have led a wary life, whereas we have walked in the most wicked ways of all? 82A 7 123 82A 7 53 364420 And that there should be shewed a paradise, whose fruit endureth for ever, wherein is security and medicine, since we shall not enter into it? 82A 7 124 82A 7 54 364430 (For we have walked in unpleasant places.) 82A 7 125 82A 7 55 364440 And that the faces of them which have used abstinence shall shine above the stars, whereas our faces shall be blacker than darkness? 82A 7 126 82A 7 56 364450 For while we lived and committed iniquity, we considered not that we should begin to suffer for it after death. 82A 7 127 82A 7 57 364460 Then answered he me, and said, This is the condition of the battle, which man that is born upon the earth shall fight; 82A 7 128 82A 7 58 364470 That, if he be overcome, he shall suffer as thou hast said: but if he get the victory, he shall receive the thing that I say. 82A 7 129 82A 7 59 364480 For this is the life whereof Moses spake unto the people while he lived, saying, Choose thee life, that thou mayest live. 82A 7 130 82A 7 60 364490 Nevertheless they believed not him, nor yet the prophets after him, no nor me which have spoken unto them, 82A 7 131 82A 7 61 364500 That there should not be such heaviness in their destruction, as shall be joy over them that are persuaded to salvation. 82A 7 132 82A 7 62 364510 I answered then, and said, I know, Lord, that the most High is called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them which are not yet come into the world, 82A 7 133 82A 7 63 364520 And upon those also that turn to his law; 82A 7 134 82A 7 64 364530 And that he is patient, and long suffereth those that have sinned, as his creatures; 82A 7 135 82A 7 65 364540 And that he is bountiful, for he is ready to give where it needeth; 82A 7 136 82A 7 66 364550 And that he is of great mercy, for he multiplieth more and more mercies to them that are present, and that are past, and also to them which are to come. 82A 7 137 82A 7 67 364560 For if he shall not multiply his mercies, the world would not continue with them that inherit therein. 82A 7 138 82A 7 68 364570 And he pardoneth; for if he did not so of his goodness, that they which have committed iniquities might be eased of them, the ten thousandth part of men should not remain living. 82A 7 139 82A 7 69 364580 And being judge, if he should not forgive them that are cured with his word, and put out the multitude of contentions, 82A 7 140 82A 7 70 364590 There should be very few left peradventure in an innumerable multitude. 82A 8 1 82A 8 1 364600 And he answered me, saying, The most High hath made this world for many, but the world to come for few. 82A 8 2 82A 8 2 364610 I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras; As when thou askest the earth, it shall say unto thee, that it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold cometh of: even so is the course of this present world. 82A 8 3 82A 8 3 364620 There be many created, but few shall be saved. 82A 8 4 82A 8 4 364630 So answered I and said, Swallow then down, O my soul, understanding, and devour wisdom. 82A 8 5 82A 8 5 364640 For thou hast agreed to give ear, and art willing to prophesy: for thou hast no longer space than only to live. 82A 8 6 82A 8 6 364650 O Lord, if thou suffer not thy servant, that we may pray before thee, and thou give us seed unto our heart, and culture to our understanding, that there may come fruit of it; how shall each man live that is corrupt, who beareth the place of a man? 82A 8 7 82A 8 7 364660 For thou art alone, and we all one workmanship of thine hands, like as thou hast said. 82A 8 8 82A 8 8 364670 For when the body is fashioned now in the mother's womb, and thou givest it members, thy creature is preserved in fire and water, and nine months doth thy workmanship endure thy creature which is created in her. 82A 8 9 82A 8 9 364680 But that which keepeth and is kept shall both be preserved: and when the time cometh, the womb preserved delivereth up the things that grew in it. 82A 8 10 82A 8 10 364690 For thou hast commanded out of the parts of the body, that is to say, out of the breasts, milk to be given, which is the fruit of the breasts, 82A 8 11 82A 8 11 364700 That the thing which is fashioned may be nourished for a time, till thou disposest it to thy mercy. 82A 8 12 82A 8 12 364710 Thou broughtest it up with thy righteousness, and nurturedst it in thy law, and reformedst it with thy judgment. 82A 8 13 82A 8 13 364720 And thou shalt mortify it as thy creature, and quicken it as thy work. 82A 8 14 82A 8 14 364730 If therefore thou shalt destroy him which with so great labour was fashioned, it is an easy thing to be ordained by thy commandment, that the thing which was made might be preserved. 82A 8 15 82A 8 15 364740 Now therefore, Lord, I will speak; touching man in general, thou knowest best; but touching thy people, for whose sake I am sorry; 82A 8 16 82A 8 16 364750 And for thine inheritance, for whose cause I mourn; and for Israel, for whom I am heavy; and for Jacob, for whose sake I am troubled; 82A 8 17 82A 8 17 364760 Therefore will I begin to pray before thee for myself and for them: for I see the falls of us that dwell in the land. 82A 8 18 82A 8 18 364770 But I have heard the swiftness of the judge which is to come. 82A 8 19 82A 8 19 364780 Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up: and I said, 82A 8 20 82A 8 20 364790 O Lord, thou that dwellest in everlastingness which beholdest from above things in the heaven and in the air; 82A 8 21 82A 8 21 364800 Whose throne is inestimable; whose glory may not be comprehended; before whom the hosts of angels stand with trembling, 82A 8 22 82A 8 22 364810 Whose service is conversant in wind and fire; whose word is true, and sayings constant; whose commandment is strong, and ordinance fearful; 82A 8 23 82A 8 23 364820 Whose look drieth up the depths, and indignation maketh the mountains to melt away; which the truth witnesseth: 82A 8 24 82A 8 24 364830 O hear the prayer of thy servant, and give ear to the petition of thy creature. 82A 8 25 82A 8 25 364840 For while I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I will answer. 82A 8 26 82A 8 26 364850 O look not upon the sins of thy people; but on them which serve thee in truth. 82A 8 27 82A 8 27 364860 Regard not the wicked inventions of the heathen, but the desire of those that keep thy testimonies in afflictions. 82A 8 28 82A 8 28 364870 Think not upon those that have walked feignedly before thee: but remember them, which according to thy will have known thy fear. 82A 8 29 82A 8 29 364880 Let it not be thy will to destroy them which have lived like beasts; but to look upon them that have clearly taught thy law. 82A 8 30 82A 8 30 364890 Take thou no indignation at them which are deemed worse than beasts; but love them that always put their trust in thy righteousness and glory. 82A 8 31 82A 8 31 364900 For we and our fathers do languish of such diseases: but because of us sinners thou shalt be called merciful. 82A 8 32 82A 8 32 364910 For if thou hast a desire to have mercy upon us, thou shalt be called merciful, to us namely, that have no works of righteousness. 82A 8 33 82A 8 33 364920 For the just, which have many good works laid up with thee, shall out of their own deeds receive reward. 82A 8 34 82A 8 34 364930 For what is man, that thou shouldest take displeasure at him? or what is a corruptible generation, that thou shouldest be so bitter toward it? 82A 8 35 82A 8 35 364940 For in truth them is no man among them that be born, but he hath dealt wickedly; and among the faithful there is none which hath not done amiss. 82A 8 36 82A 8 36 364950 For in this, O Lord, thy righteousness and thy goodness shall be declared, if thou be merciful unto them which have not the confidence of good works. 82A 8 37 82A 8 37 364960 Then answered he me, and said, Some things hast thou spoken aright, and according unto thy words it shall be. 82A 8 38 82A 8 38 364970 For indeed I will not think on the disposition of them which have sinned before death, before judgment, before destruction: 82A 8 39 82A 8 39 364980 But I will rejoice over the disposition of the righteous, and I will remember also their pilgrimage, and the salvation, and the reward, that they shall have. 82A 8 40 82A 8 40 364990 Like as I have spoken now, so shall it come to pass. 82A 8 41 82A 8 41 365000 For as the husbandman soweth much seed upon the ground, and planteth many trees, and yet the thing that is sown good in his season cometh not up, neither doth all that is planted take root: even so is it of them that are sown in the world; they shall not all be saved. 82A 8 42 82A 8 42 365010 I answered then and said, If I have found grace, let me speak. 82A 8 43 82A 8 43 365020 Like as the husbandman's seed perisheth, if it come not up, and receive not thy rain in due season; or if there come too much rain, and corrupt it: 82A 8 44 82A 8 44 365030 Even so perisheth man also, which is formed with thy hands, and is called thine own image, because thou art like unto him, for whose sake thou hast made all things, and likened him unto the husbandman's seed. 82A 8 45 82A 8 45 365040 Be not wroth with us but spare thy people, and have mercy upon thine own inheritance: for thou art merciful unto thy creature. 82A 8 46 82A 8 46 365050 Then answered he me, and said, Things present are for the present, and things to cometh for such as be to come. 82A 8 47 82A 8 47 365060 For thou comest far short that thou shouldest be able to love my creature more than I: but I have ofttimes drawn nigh unto thee, and unto it, but never to the unrighteous. 82A 8 48 82A 8 48 365070 In this also thou art marvellous before the most High: 82A 8 49 82A 8 49 365080 In that thou hast humbled thyself, as it becometh thee, and hast not judged thyself worthy to be much glorified among the righteous. 82A 8 50 82A 8 50 365090 For many great miseries shall be done to them that in the latter time shall dwell in the world, because they have walked in great pride. 82A 8 51 82A 8 51 365100 But understand thou for thyself, and seek out the glory for such as be like thee. 82A 8 52 82A 8 52 365110 For unto you is paradise opened, the tree of life is planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, a city is builded, and rest is allowed, yea, perfect goodness and wisdom. 82A 8 53 82A 8 53 365120 The root of evil is sealed up from you, weakness and the moth is hid from you, and corruption is fled into hell to be forgotten: 82A 8 54 82A 8 54 365130 Sorrows are passed, and in the end is shewed the treasure of immortality. 82A 8 55 82A 8 55 365140 And therefore ask thou no more questions concerning the multitude of them that perish. 82A 8 56 82A 8 56 365150 For when they had taken liberty, they despised the most High, thought scorn of his law, and forsook his ways. 82A 8 57 82A 8 57 365160 Moreover they have trodden down his righteous, 82A 8 58 82A 8 58 365170 And said in their heart, that there is no God; yea, and that knowing they must die. 82A 8 59 82A 8 59 365180 For as the things aforesaid shalt receive you, so thirst and pain are prepared for them: for it was not his will that men should come to nought: 82A 8 60 82A 8 60 365190 But they which be created have defiled the name of him that made them, and were unthankful unto him which prepared life for them. 82A 8 61 82A 8 61 365200 And therefore is my judgment now at hand. 82A 8 62 82A 8 62 365210 These things have I not shewed unto all men, but unto thee, and a few like thee. Then answered I and said, 82A 8 63 82A 8 63 365220 Behold, O Lord, now hast thou shewed me the multitude of the wonders, which thou wilt begin to do in the last times: but at what time, thou hast not shewed me. 82A 9 1 82A 9 1 365230 He answered me then, and said, Measure thou the time diligently in itself: and when thou seest part of the signs past, which I have told thee before, 82A 9 2 82A 9 2 365240 Then shalt thou understand, that it is the very same time, wherein the Highest will begin to visit the world which he made. 82A 9 3 82A 9 3 365250 Therefore when there shall be seen earthquakes and uproars of the people in the world: 82A 9 4 82A 9 4 365260 Then shalt thou well understand, that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning. 82A 9 5 82A 9 5 365270 For like as all that is made in the world hath a beginning and an end, and the end is manifest: 82A 9 6 82A 9 6 365280 Even so the times also of the Highest have plain beginnings in wonder and powerful works, and endings in effects and signs. 82A 9 7 82A 9 7 365290 And every one that shall be saved, and shall be able to escape by his works, and by faith, whereby ye have believed, 82A 9 8 82A 9 8 365300 Shall be preserved from the said perils, and shall see my salvation in my land, and within my borders: for I have sanctified them for me from the beginning. 82A 9 9 82A 9 9 365310 Then shall they be in pitiful case, which now have abused my ways: and they that have cast them away despitefully shall dwell in torments. 82A 9 10 82A 9 10 365320 For such as in their life have received benefits, and have not known me; 82A 9 11 82A 9 11 365330 And they that have loathed my law, while they had yet liberty, and, when as yet place of repentance was open unto them, understood not, but despised it; 82A 9 12 82A 9 12 365340 The same must know it after death by pain. 82A 9 13 82A 9 13 365350 And therefore be thou not curious how the ungodly shall be punished, and when: but enquire how the righteous shall be saved, whose the world is, and for whom the world is created. 82A 9 14 82A 9 14 365360 Then answered I and said, 82A 9 15 82A 9 15 365370 I have said before, and now do speak, and will speak it also hereafter, that there be many more of them which perish, than of them which shall be saved: 82A 9 16 82A 9 16 365380 Like as a wave is greater than a drop. 82A 9 17 82A 9 17 365390 And he answered me, saying, Like as the field is, so is also the seed; as the flowers be, such are the colours also; such as the workman is, such also is the work; and as the husbandman ls himself, so is his husbandry also: for it was the time of the world. 82A 9 18 82A 9 18 365400 And now when I prepared the world, which was not yet made, even for them to dwell in that now live, no man spake against me. 82A 9 19 82A 9 19 365410 For then every one obeyed: but now the manners of them which are created in this world that is made are corrupted by a perpetual seed, and by a law which is unsearchable rid themselves. 82A 9 20 82A 9 20 365420 So I considered the world, and, behold, there was peril because of the devices that were come into it. 82A 9 21 82A 9 21 365430 And I saw, and spared it greatly, and have kept me a grape of the cluster, and a plant of a great people. 82A 9 22 82A 9 22 365440 Let the multitude perish then, which was born in vain; and let my grape be kept, and my plant; for with great labour have I made it perfect. 82A 9 23 82A 9 23 365450 Nevertheless, if thou wilt cease yet seven days more, (but thou shalt not fast in them, 82A 9 24 82A 9 24 365460 But go into a field of flowers, where no house is builded, and eat only the flowers of the field; taste no flesh, drink no wine, but eat flowers only;) 82A 9 25 82A 9 25 365470 And pray unto the Highest continually, then will I come and talk with thee. 82A 9 26 82A 9 26 365480 So I went my way into the field which is called Ardath, like as he commanded me; and there I sat among the flowers, and did eat of the herbs of the field, and the meat of the same satisfied me. 82A 9 27 82A 9 27 365490 After seven days I sat upon the grass, and my heart was vexed within me, like as before: 82A 9 28 82A 9 28 365500 And I opened my mouth, and began to talk before the most High, and said, 82A 9 29 82A 9 29 365510 O Lord, thou that shewest thyself unto us, thou wast shewed unto our fathers in the wilderness, in a place where no man treadeth, in a barren place, when they came out of Egypt. 82A 9 30 82A 9 30 365520 And thou spakest saying, Hear me, O Israel; and mark my words, thou seed of Jacob. 82A 9 31 82A 9 31 365530 For, behold, I sow my law in you, and it shall bring fruit in you, and ye shall be honoured in it for ever. 82A 9 32 82A 9 32 365540 But our fathers, which received the law, kept it not, and observed not thy ordinances: and though the fruit of thy law did not perish, neither could it, for it was thine; 82A 9 33 82A 9 33 365550 Yet they that received it perished, because they kept not the thing that was sown in them. 82A 9 34 82A 9 34 365560 And, lo, it ls a custom, when the ground hath received seed, or the sea a ship, or any vessel meat or drink, that, that being perished wherein it was sown or cast into, 82A 9 35 82A 9 35 365570 That thing also which was sown, or cast therein, or received, doth perish, and remaineth not with us: but with us it hath not happened so. 82A 9 36 82A 9 36 365580 For we that have received the law perish by sin, and our heart also which received it 82A 9 37 82A 9 37 365590 Notwithstanding the law perisheth not, but remaineth in his force. 82A 9 38 82A 9 38 365600 And when I spake these things in my heart, I looked back with mine eyes, and upon the right side I saw a woman, and, behold, she mourned and wept with a loud voice, and was much grieved in heart, and her clothes were rent, and she had ashes upon her head. 82A 9 39 82A 9 39 365610 Then let I my thoughts go that I was in, and turned me unto her, 82A 9 40 82A 9 40 365620 And said unto her, Wherefore weepest thou? why art thou so grieved in thy mind? 82A 9 41 82A 9 41 365630 And she said unto me, Sir, let me alone, that I may bewail myself, and add unto my sorrow, for I am sore vexed in my mind, and brought very low. 82A 9 42 82A 9 42 365640 And I said unto her, What aileth thee? tell me. 82A 9 43 82A 9 43 365650 She said unto me, I thy servant have been barren, and had no child, though I had an husband thirty years, 82A 9 44 82A 9 44 365660 And those thirty years I did nothing else day and night, and every hour, but make my, prayer to the Highest. 82A 9 45 82A 9 45 365670 After thirty years God heard me thine handmaid, looked upon my misery, considered my trouble, and gave me a son: and I was very glad of him, so was my husband also, and all my neighbours: and we gave great honour unto the Almighty. 82A 9 46 82A 9 46 365680 And I nourished him with great travail. 82A 9 47 82A 9 47 365690 So when he grew up, and came to the time that he should have a wife, I made a feast. 82A 10 1 82A 10 1 365700 And it so came to pass, that when my son was entered into his wedding chamber, he fell down, and died. 82A 10 2 82A 10 2 365710 Then we all overthrew the lights, and all my neighbours rose up to comfort me: so I took my rest unto the second day at night. 82A 10 3 82A 10 3 365720 And it came to pass, when they had all left off to comfort me, to the end I might be quiet; then rose I up by night and fled, and came hither into this field, as thou seest. 82A 10 4 82A 10 4 365730 And I do now purpose not to return into the city, but here to stay, and neither to eat nor drink, but continually to mourn and to fast until I die. 82A 10 5 82A 10 5 365740 Then left I the meditations wherein I was, and spake to her in anger, saying, 82A 10 6 82A 10 6 365750 Thou foolish woman above all other, seest thou not our mourning, and what happeneth unto us? 82A 10 7 82A 10 7 365760 How that Sion our mother is full of all heaviness, and much humbled, mourning very sore? 82A 10 8 82A 10 8 365770 And now, seeing we all mourn and are sad, for we are all in heaviness, art thou grieved for one son? 82A 10 9 82A 10 9 365780 For ask the earth, and she shall tell thee, that it is she which ought to mourn for the fall of so many that grow upon her. 82A 10 10 82A 10 10 365790 For out of her came all at the first, and out of her shall all others come, and, behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and a multitude of them is utterly rooted out. 82A 10 11 82A 10 11 365800 Who then should make more mourning than she, that hath lost so great a multitude; and not thou, which art sorry but for one? 82A 10 12 82A 10 12 365810 But if thou sayest unto me, My lamentation is not like the earth's, because I have lost the fruit of my womb, which I brought forth with pains, and bare with sorrows; 82A 10 13 82A 10 13 365820 But the earth not so: for the multitude present in it according to the course of the earth is gone, as it came: 82A 10 14 82A 10 14 365830 Then say I unto thee, Like as thou hast brought forth with labour; even so the earth also hath given her fruit, namely, man, ever since the beginning unto him that made her. 82A 10 15 82A 10 15 365840 Now therefore keep thy sorrow to thyself, and bear with a good courage that which hath befallen thee. 82A 10 16 82A 10 16 365850 For if thou shalt acknowledge the determination of God to be just, thou shalt both receive thy son in time, and shalt be commended among women. 82A 10 17 82A 10 17 365860 Go thy way then into the city to thine husband. 82A 10 18 82A 10 18 365870 And she said unto me, That will I not do: I will not go into the city, but here will I die. 82A 10 19 82A 10 19 365880 So I proceeded to speak further unto her, and said, 82A 10 20 82A 10 20 365890 Do not so, but be counselled. by me: for how many are the adversities of Sion? be comforted in regard of the sorrow of Jerusalem. 82A 10 21 82A 10 21 365900 For thou seest that our sanctuary is laid waste, our altar broken down, our temple destroyed; 82A 10 22 82A 10 22 365910 Our psaltery is laid on the ground, our song is put to silence, our rejoicing is at an end, the light of our candlestick is put out, the ark of our covenant is spoiled, our holy things are defiled, and the name that is called upon us is almost profaned: our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are gone into captivity, our virgins are defiled, and our wives ravished; our righteous men carried away, our little ones destroyed, our young men are brought in bondage, and our strong men are become weak; 82A 10 23 82A 10 23 365920 And, which is the greatest of all, the seal of Sion hath now lost her honour; for she is delivered into the hands of them that hate us. 82A 10 24 82A 10 24 365930 And therefore shake off thy great heaviness, and put away the multitude of sorrows, that the Mighty may be merciful unto thee again, and the Highest shall give thee rest and ease from thy labour. 82A 10 25 82A 10 25 365940 And it came to pass while I was talking with her, behold, her face upon a sudden shined exceedingly, and her countenance glistered, so that I was afraid of her, and mused what it might be. 82A 10 26 82A 10 26 365950 And, behold, suddenly she made a great cry very fearful: so that the earth shook at the noise of the woman. 82A 10 27 82A 10 27 365960 And I looked, and, behold, the woman appeared unto me no more, but there was a city builded, and a large place shewed itself from the foundations: then was I afraid, and cried with a loud voice, and said, 82A 10 28 82A 10 28 365970 Where is Uriel the angel, who came unto me at the first? for he hath caused me to fall into many trances, and mine end is turned into corruption, and my prayer to rebuke. 82A 10 29 82A 10 29 365980 And as I was speaking these words behold, he came unto me, and looked upon me. 82A 10 30 82A 10 30 365990 And, lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine understanding was taken from me: and he took me by the right hand, and comforted me, and set me upon my feet, and said unto me, 82A 10 31 82A 10 31 366000 What aileth thee? and why art thou so disquieted? and why is thine understanding troubled, and the thoughts of thine heart? 82A 10 32 82A 10 32 366010 And I said, Because thou hast forsaken me, and yet I did according to thy words, and I went into the field, and, lo, I have seen, and yet see, that I am not able to express. 82A 10 33 82A 10 33 366020 And he said unto me, Stand up manfully, and I will advise thee. 82A 10 34 82A 10 34 366030 Then said I, Speak on, my lord, in me; only forsake me not, lest I die frustrate of my hope. 82A 10 35 82A 10 35 366040 For I have seen that I knew not, and hear that I do not know. 82A 10 36 82A 10 36 366050 Or is my sense deceived, or my soul in a dream? 82A 10 37 82A 10 37 366060 Now therefore I beseech thee that thou wilt shew thy servant of this vision. 82A 10 38 82A 10 38 366070 He answered me then, and said, Hear me, and I shall inform thee, and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid: for the Highest will reveal many secret things unto thee. 82A 10 39 82A 10 39 366080 He hath seen that thy way is right: for that thou sorrowest continually for thy people, and makest great lamentation for Sion. 82A 10 40 82A 10 40 366090 This therefore is the meaning of the vision which thou lately sawest: 82A 10 41 82A 10 41 366100 Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her: 82A 10 42 82A 10 42 366110 But now seest thou the likeness of the woman no more, but there appeared unto thee a city builded. 82A 10 43 82A 10 43 366120 And whereas she told thee of the death of her son, this is the solution: 82A 10 44 82A 10 44 366130 This woman, whom thou sawest is Sion: and whereas she said unto thee, even she whom thou seest as a city builded, 82A 10 45 82A 10 45 366140 Whereas, I say, she said unto thee, that she hath been thirty years barren: those are the thirty years wherein there was no offering made in her. 82A 10 46 82A 10 46 366150 But after thirty years Solomon builded the city and offered offerings: and then bare the barren a son. 82A 10 47 82A 10 47 366160 And whereas she told thee that she nourished him with labour: that was the dwelling in Jerusalem. 82A 10 48 82A 10 48 366170 But whereas she said unto thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber happened to have a fail, and died: this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem. 82A 10 49 82A 10 49 366180 And, behold, thou sawest her likeness, and because she mourned for her son, thou begannest to comfort her: and of these things which have chanced, these are to be opened unto thee. 82A 10 50 82A 10 50 366190 For now the most High seeth that thou art grieved unfeignedly, and sufferest from thy whole heart for her, so hath he shewed thee the brightness of her glory, and the comeliness of her beauty: 82A 10 51 82A 10 51 366200 And therefore I bade thee remain in the field where no house was builded: 82A 10 52 82A 10 52 366210 For I knew that the Highest would shew this unto thee. 82A 10 53 82A 10 53 366220 Therefore I commanded thee to go into the field, where no foundation of any building was. 82A 10 54 82A 10 54 366230 For in the place wherein the Highest beginneth to shew his city, there can no man's building be able to stand. 82A 10 55 82A 10 55 366240 And therefore fear not, let not thine heart be affrighted, but go thy way in, and see the beauty and greatness of the building, as much as thine eyes be able to see: 82A 10 56 82A 10 56 366250 And then shalt thou hear as much as thine ears may comprehend. 82A 10 57 82A 10 57 366260 For thou art blessed above many other, and art called with the Highest; and so are but few. 82A 10 58 82A 10 58 366270 But to morrow at night thou shalt remain here; 82A 10 59 82A 10 59 366280 And so shall the Highest shew thee visions of the high things, which the most High will do unto them that dwell upon the earth in the last days. So I slept that night and another, like as he commanded me. 82A 11 1 82A 11 1 366290 Then saw I a dream, and, behold, there came up from the sea an eagle, which had twelve feathered wings, and three heads. 82A 11 2 82A 11 2 366300 And I saw, and, behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered together. 82A 11 3 82A 11 3 366310 And I beheld, and out of her feathers there grew other contrary feathers; and they became little feathers and small. 82A 11 4 82A 11 4 366320 But her heads were at rest: the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rested it with the residue. 82A 11 5 82A 11 5 366330 Moreover I beheld, and, lo, the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and over them that dwelt therein. 82A 11 6 82A 11 6 366340 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth. 82A 11 7 82A 11 7 366350 And I beheld, and, lo, the eagle rose upon her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying, 82A 11 8 82A 11 8 366360 Watch not all at once: sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course: 82A 11 9 82A 11 9 366370 But let the heads be preserved for the last. 82A 11 10 82A 11 10 366380 And I beheld, and, lo, the voice went not out of her heads, but from the midst of her body. 82A 11 11 82A 11 11 366390 And I numbered her contrary feathers, and, behold, there were eight of them. 82A 11 12 82A 11 12 366400 And I looked, and, behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth; 82A 11 13 82A 11 13 366410 And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof appeared no more: so the next following stood up. and reigned, and had a great time; 82A 11 14 82A 11 14 366420 And it happened, that when it reigned, the end of it came also, like as the first, so that it appeared no more. 82A 11 15 82A 11 15 366430 Then came there a voice unto it, and said, 82A 11 16 82A 11 16 366440 Hear thou that hast borne rule over the earth so long: this I say unto thee, before thou beginnest to appear no more, 82A 11 17 82A 11 17 366450 There shall none after thee attain unto thy time, neither unto the half thereof. 82A 11 18 82A 11 18 366460 Then arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and appeared no more also. 82A 11 19 82A 11 19 366470 So went it with all the residue one after another, as that every one reigned, and then appeared no more. 82A 11 20 82A 11 20 366480 Then I beheld, and, lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up upon the right side, that they might rule also; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more: 82A 11 21 82A 11 21 366490 For some of them were set up, but ruled not. 82A 11 22 82A 11 22 366500 After this I looked, and, behold, the twelve feathers appeared no more, nor the two little feathers: 82A 11 23 82A 11 23 366510 And there was no more upon the eagle's body, but three heads that rested, and six little wings. 82A 11 24 82A 11 24 366520 Then saw I also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: for the four continued in their place. 82A 11 25 82A 11 25 366530 And I beheld, and, lo, the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up themselves and to have the rule. 82A 11 26 82A 11 26 366540 And I beheld, and, lo, there was one set up, but shortly it appeared no more. 82A 11 27 82A 11 27 366550 And the second was sooner away than the first. 82A 11 28 82A 11 28 366560 And I beheld, and, lo, the two that remained thought also in themselves to reign: 82A 11 29 82A 11 29 366570 And when they so thought, behold, there awaked one of the heads that were at rest, namely, it that was in the midst; for that was greater than the two other heads. 82A 11 30 82A 11 30 366580 And then I saw that the two other heads were joined with it. 82A 11 31 82A 11 31 366590 And, behold, the head was turned with them that were with it, and did eat up the two feathers under the wing that would have reigned. 82A 11 32 82A 11 32 366600 But this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those that dwelt upon the earth with much oppression; and it had the governance of the world more than all the wings that had been. 82A 11 33 82A 11 33 366610 And after this I beheld, and, lo, the head that was in the midst suddenly appeared no more, like as the wings. 82A 11 34 82A 11 34 366620 But there remained the two heads, which also in like sort ruled upon the earth, and over those that dwelt therein. 82A 11 35 82A 11 35 366630 And I beheld, and, lo, the head upon the right side devoured it that was upon the left side. 82A 11 36 82A 11 36 366640 Then I head a voice, which said unto me, Look before thee, and consider the thing that thou seest. 82A 11 37 82A 11 37 366650 And I beheld, and lo, as it were a roaring lion chased out of the wood: and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the eagle, and said, 82A 11 38 82A 11 38 366660 Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the Highest shall say unto thee, 82A 11 39 82A 11 39 366670 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world, that the end of their times might come through them? 82A 11 40 82A 11 40 366680 And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with deceit. 82A 11 41 82A 11 41 366690 For the earth hast thou not judged with truth. 82A 11 42 82A 11 42 366700 For thou hast afflicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm. 82A 11 43 82A 11 43 366710 Therefore is thy wrongful dealing come up unto the Highest, and thy pride unto the Mighty. 82A 11 44 82A 11 44 366720 The Highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and, behold, they are ended, and his abominations are fulfilled. 82A 11 45 82A 11 45 366730 And therefore appear no more, thou eagle, nor thy horrible wings, nor thy wicked feathers nor thy malicious heads, nor thy hurtful claws, nor all thy vain body: 82A 11 46 82A 11 46 366740 That all the earth may be refreshed, and may return, being delivered from thy violence, and that she may hope for the judgment and mercy of him that made her. 82A 12 1 82A 12 1 366750 And it came to pass, whiles the lion spake these words unto the eagle, I saw, 82A 12 2 82A 12 2 366760 And, behold, the head that remained and the four wings appeared no more, and the two went unto it and set themselves up to reign, and their kingdom was small, and fill of uproar. 82A 12 3 82A 12 3 366770 And I saw, and, behold, they appeared no more, and the whole body of the eagle was burnt so that the earth was in great fear: then awaked I out of the trouble and trance of my mind, and from great fear, and said unto my spirit, 82A 12 4 82A 12 4 366780 Lo, this hast thou done unto me, in that thou searchest out the ways of the Highest. 82A 12 5 82A 12 5 366790 Lo, yet am I weary in my mind, and very weak in my spirit; and little strength is there in me, for the great fear wherewith I was afflicted this night. 82A 12 6 82A 12 6 366800 Therefore will I now beseech the Highest, that he will comfort me unto the end. 82A 12 7 82A 12 7 366810 And I said, Lord that bearest rule, if I have found grace before thy sight, and if I am justified with thee before many others, and if my prayer indeed be come up before thy face; 82A 12 8 82A 12 8 366820 Comfort me then, and shew me thy servant the interpretation and plain difference of this fearful vision, that thou mayest perfectly comfort my soul. 82A 12 9 82A 12 9 366830 For thou hast judged me worthy to shew me the last times. 82A 12 10 82A 12 10 366840 And he said unto me, This is the interpretation of the vision: 82A 12 11 82A 12 11 366850 The eagle, whom thou sawest come up from the sea, is the kingdom which was seen in the vision of thy brother Daniel. 82A 12 12 82A 12 12 366860 But it was not expounded unto him, therefore now I declare it unto thee. 82A 12 13 82A 12 13 366870 Behold, the days will come, that there shall rise up a kingdom upon earth, and it shall be feared above all the kingdoms that were before it. 82A 12 14 82A 12 14 366880 In the same shall twelve kings reign, one after another: 82A 12 15 82A 12 15 366890 Whereof the second shall begin to reign, and shall have more time than any of the twelve. 82A 12 16 82A 12 16 366900 And this do the twelve wings signify, which thou sawest. 82A 12 17 82A 12 17 366910 As for the voice which thou heardest speak, and that thou sawest not to go out from the heads but from the midst of the body thereof, this is the interpretation: 82A 12 18 82A 12 18 366920 That after the time of that kingdom there shall arise great strivings, and it shall stand in peril of failing: nevertheless it shall not then fall, but shall be restored again to his beginning. 82A 12 19 82A 12 19 366930 And whereas thou sawest the eight small under feathers sticking to her wings, this is the interpretation: 82A 12 20 82A 12 20 366940 That in him there shall arise eight kings, whose times shall be but small, and their years swift. 82A 12 21 82A 12 21 366950 And two of them shall perish, the middle time approaching: four shall be kept until their end begin to approach: but two shall be kept unto the end. 82A 12 22 82A 12 22 366960 And whereas thou sawest three heads resting, this is the interpretation: 82A 12 23 82A 12 23 366970 In his last days shall the most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew many things therein, and they shall have the dominion of the earth, 82A 12 24 82A 12 24 366980 And of those that dwell therein, with much oppression, above all those that were before them: therefore are they called the heads of the eagle. 82A 12 25 82A 12 25 366990 For these are they that shall accomplish his wickedness, and that shall finish his last end. 82A 12 26 82A 12 26 367000 And whereas thou sawest that the great head appeared no more, it signifieth that one of them shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain. 82A 12 27 82A 12 27 367010 For the two that remain shall be slain with the sword. 82A 12 28 82A 12 28 367020 For the sword of the one shall devour the other: but at the last shall he fall through the sword himself. 82A 12 29 82A 12 29 367030 And whereas thou sawest two feathers under the wings passing over the head that is on the right side; 82A 12 30 82A 12 30 367040 It signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest hath kept unto their end: this is the small kingdom and full of trouble, as thou sawest. 82A 12 31 82A 12 31 367050 And the lion, whom thou sawest rising up out of the wood, and roaring, and speaking to the eagle, and rebuking her for her unrighteousness with all the words which thou hast heard; 82A 12 32 82A 12 32 367060 This is the anointed, which the Highest hath kept for them and for their wickedness unto the end: he shall reprove them, and shall upbraid them with their cruelty. 82A 12 33 82A 12 33 367070 For he shall set them before him alive in judgment, and shall rebuke them, and correct them. 82A 12 34 82A 12 34 367080 For the rest of my people shall he deliver with mercy, those that have been pressed upon my borders, and he shall make them joyful until the coming of the day of judgment, whereof I have spoken unto thee from the the beginning. 82A 12 35 82A 12 35 367090 This is the dream that thou sawest, and these are the interpretations. 82A 12 36 82A 12 36 367100 Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the Highest. 82A 12 37 82A 12 37 367110 Therefore write all these things that thou hast seen in a book, and hide them: 82A 12 38 82A 12 38 367120 And teach them to the wise of the people, whose hearts thou knowest may comprehend and keep these secrets. 82A 12 39 82A 12 39 367130 But wait thou here thyself yet seven days more, that it may be shewed thee, whatsoever it pleaseth the Highest to declare unto thee. And with that he went his way. 82A 12 40 82A 12 40 367140 And it came to pass, when all the people saw that the seven days were past, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and came unto me, and said, 82A 12 41 82A 12 41 367150 What have we offended thee? and what evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest us, and sittest here in this place? 82A 12 42 82A 12 42 367160 For of all the prophets thou only art left us, as a cluster of the vintage, and as a candle in a dark place, and as a haven or ship preserved from the tempest. 82A 12 43 82A 12 43 367170 Are not the evils which are come to us sufficient? 82A 12 44 82A 12 44 367180 If thou shalt forsake us, how much better had it been for us, if we also had been burned in the midst of Sion? 82A 12 45 82A 12 45 367190 For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with a loud voice. Then answered I them, and said, 82A 12 46 82A 12 46 367200 Be of good comfort, O Israel; and be not heavy, thou house of Jacob: 82A 12 47 82A 12 47 367210 For the Highest hath you in remembrance, and the Mighty hath not forgotten you in temptation. 82A 12 48 82A 12 48 367220 As for me, I have not forsaken you, neither am I departed from you: but am come into this place, to pray for the desolation of Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary. 82A 12 49 82A 12 49 367230 And now go your way home every man, and after these days will I come unto you. 82A 12 50 82A 12 50 367240 So the people went their way into the city, like as I commanded them: 82A 12 51 82A 12 51 367250 But I remained still in the field seven days, as the angel commanded me; and did eat only in those days of the flowers of the field, and had my meat of the herbs 82A 13 1 82A 13 1 367260 And it came to pass after seven days, I dreamed a dream by night: 82A 13 2 82A 13 2 367270 And, lo, there arose a wind from the sea, that it moved all the waves thereof. 82A 13 3 82A 13 3 367280 And I beheld, and, lo, that man waxed strong with the thousands of heaven: and when he turned his countenance to look, all the things trembled that were seen under him. 82A 13 4 82A 13 4 367290 And whensoever the voice went out of his mouth, all they burned that heard his voice, like as the earth faileth when it feeleth the fire. 82A 13 5 82A 13 5 367300 And after this I beheld, and, lo, there was gathered together a multitude of men, out of number, from the four winds of the heaven, to subdue the man that came out of the sea 82A 13 6 82A 13 6 367310 But I beheld, and, lo, he had graved himself a great mountain, and flew up upon it. 82A 13 7 82A 13 7 367320 But I would have seen the region or place whereout the hill was graven, and I could not. 82A 13 8 82A 13 8 367330 And after this I beheld, and, lo, all they which were gathered together to subdue him were sore afraid, and yet durst fight. 82A 13 9 82A 13 9 367340 And, lo, as he saw the violence of the multitude that came, he neither lifted up his hand, nor held sword, nor any instrument of war: 82A 13 10 82A 13 10 367350 But only I saw that he sent out of his mouth as it had been a blast of fire, and out of his lips a flaming breath, and out of his tongue he cast out sparks and tempests. 82A 13 11 82A 13 11 367360 And they were all mixed together; the blast of fire, the flaming breath, and the great tempest; and fell with violence upon the multitude which was prepared to fight, and burned them up every one, so that upon a sudden of an innumerable multitude nothing was to be perceived, but only dust and smell of smoke: when I saw this I was afraid. 82A 13 12 82A 13 12 367370 Afterward saw I the same man come down from the mountain, and call unto him another peaceable Multitude. 82A 13 13 82A 13 13 367380 And there came much people unto him, whereof some were glad, some were sorry, and some of them were bound, and other some brought of them that were offered: then was I sick through great fear, and I awaked, and said, 82A 13 14 82A 13 14 367390 Thou hast shewed thy servant these wonders from the beginning, and hast counted me worthy that thou shouldest receive my prayer: 82A 13 15 82A 13 15 367400 Shew me now yet the interpretation of this dream. 82A 13 16 82A 13 16 367410 For as I conceive in mine understanding, woe unto them that shall be left in those days and much more woe unto them that are not left behind! 82A 13 17 82A 13 17 367420 For they that were not left were in heaviness. 82A 13 18 82A 13 18 367430 Now understand I the things that are laid up in the latter days, which shall happen unto them, and to those that are left behind. 82A 13 19 82A 13 19 367440 Therefore are they come into great perils and many necessities, like as these dreams declare. 82A 13 20 82A 13 20 367450 Yet is it easier for him that is in danger to come into these things, than to pass away as a cloud out of the world, and not to see the things that happen in the last days. And he answered unto me, and said, 82A 13 21 82A 13 21 367460 The interpretation of the vision shall I shew thee, and I will open unto thee the thing that thou hast required. 82A 13 22 82A 13 22 367470 Whereas thou hast spoken of them that are left behind, this is the interpretation: 82A 13 23 82A 13 23 367480 He that shall endure the peril in that time hath kept himself: they that be fallen into danger are such as have works, and faith toward the Almighty. 82A 13 24 82A 13 24 367490 Know this therefore, that they which be left behind are more blessed than they that be dead. 82A 13 25 82A 13 25 367500 This is the meaning of the vision: Whereas thou sawest a man coming up from the midst of the sea: 82A 13 26 82A 13 26 367510 The same is he whom God the Highest hath kept a great season, which by his own self shall deliver his creature: and he shall order them that are left behind. 82A 13 27 82A 13 27 367520 And whereas thou sawest, that out of his mouth there came as a blast of wind, and fire, and storm; 82A 13 28 82A 13 28 367530 And that he held neither sword, nor any instrument of war, but that the rushing in of him destroyed the whole multitude that came to subdue him; this is the interpretation: 82A 13 29 82A 13 29 367540 Behold, the days come, when the most High will begin to deliver them that are upon the earth. 82A 13 30 82A 13 30 367550 And he shall come to the astonishment of them that dwell on the earth. 82A 13 31 82A 13 31 367560 And one shall undertake to fight against another, one city against another, one place against another, one people against another, and one realm against another. 82A 13 32 82A 13 32 367570 And the time shall be when these things shall come to pass, and the signs shall happen which I shewed thee before, and then shall my Son be declared, whom thou sawest as a man ascending. 82A 13 33 82A 13 33 367580 And when all the people hear his voice, every man shall in their own land leave the battle they have one against another. 82A 13 34 82A 13 34 367590 And an innumerable multitude shall be gathered together, as thou sawest them, willing to come, and to overcome him by fighting. 82A 13 35 82A 13 35 367600 But he shall stand upon the top of the mount Sion. 82A 13 36 82A 13 36 367610 And Sion shall come, and shall be shewed to all men, being prepared and builded, like as thou sawest the hill graven without hands. 82A 13 37 82A 13 37 367620 And this my Son shall rebuke the wicked inventions of those nations, which for their wicked life are fallen into the tempest; 82A 13 38 82A 13 38 367630 And shall lay before them their evil thoughts, and the torments wherewith they shall begin to be tormented, which are like unto a flame: and he shall destroy them without labour by the law which is like unto me. 82A 13 39 82A 13 39 367640 And whereas thou sawest that he gathered another peaceable multitude unto him; 82A 13 40 82A 13 40 367650 Those are the ten tribes, which were carried away prisoners out of their own land in the time of Osea the king, whom Salmanasar the king of Assyria led away captive, and he carried them over the waters, and so came they into another land. 82A 13 41 82A 13 41 367660 But they took this counsel among themselves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and go forth into a further country, where never mankind dwelt, 82A 13 42 82A 13 42 367670 That they might there keep their statutes, which they never kept in their own land. 82A 13 43 82A 13 43 367680 And they entered into Euphrates by the narrow places of the river. 82A 13 44 82A 13 44 367690 For the most High then shewed signs for them, and held still the flood, till they were passed over. 82A 13 45 82A 13 45 367700 For through that country there was a great way to go, namely, of a year and a half: and the same region is called Arsareth. 82A 13 46 82A 13 46 367710 Then dwelt they there until the latter time; and now when they shall begin to come, 82A 13 47 82A 13 47 367720 The Highest shall stay the springs of the stream again, that they may go through: therefore sawest thou the multitude with peace. 82A 13 48 82A 13 48 367730 But those that be left behind of thy people are they that are found within my borders. 82A 13 49 82A 13 49 367740 Now when he destroyeth the multitude of the nations that are gathered together, he shall defend his people that remain. 82A 13 50 82A 13 50 367750 And then shall he shew them great wonders. 82A 13 51 82A 13 51 367760 Then said I, O Lord that bearest rule, shew me this: Wherefore have I seen the man coming up from the midst of the sea? 82A 13 52 82A 13 52 367770 And he said unto me, Like as thou canst neither seek out nor know the things that are in the deep of the sea: even so can no man upon earth see my Son, or those that be with him, but in the day time. 82A 13 53 82A 13 53 367780 This is the interpretation of the dream which thou sawest, and whereby thou only art here lightened. 82A 13 54 82A 13 54 367790 For thou hast forsaken thine own way, and applied thy diligence unto my law, and sought it. 82A 13 55 82A 13 55 367800 Thy life hast thou ordered in wisdom, and hast called understanding thy mother. 82A 13 56 82A 13 56 367810 And therefore have I shewed thee the treasures of the Highest: after other three days I will speak other things unto thee, and declare unto thee mighty and wondrous things. 82A 13 57 82A 13 57 367820 Then went I forth into the field, giving praise and thanks greatly unto the most High because of his wonders which he did in time; 82A 13 58 82A 13 58 367830 And because he governeth the same, and such things as fall in their seasons: and there I sat three days. 82A 14 1 82A 14 1 367840 And it came to pass upon the third day, I sat under an oak, and, behold, there came a voice out of a bush over against me, and said, Esdras, Esdras. 82A 14 2 82A 14 2 367850 And I said, Here am I, Lord And I stood up upon my feet. 82A 14 3 82A 14 3 367860 Then said he unto me, In the bush I did manifestly reveal myself unto Moses, and talked with him, when my people served in Egypt: 82A 14 4 82A 14 4 367870 And I sent him and led my people out of Egypt, and brought him up to the mount of where I held him by me a long season, 82A 14 5 82A 14 5 367880 And told him many wondrous things, and shewed him the secrets of the times, and the end; and commanded him, saying, 82A 14 6 82A 14 6 367890 These words shalt thou declare, and these shalt thou hide. 82A 14 7 82A 14 7 367900 And now I say unto thee, 82A 14 8 82A 14 8 367910 That thou lay up in thy heart the signs that I have shewed, and the dreams that thou hast seen, and the interpretations which thou hast heard: 82A 14 9 82A 14 9 367920 For thou shalt be taken away from all, and from henceforth thou shalt remain with my Son, and with such as be like thee, until the times be ended. 82A 14 10 82A 14 10 367930 For the world hath lost his youth, and the times begin to wax old. 82A 14 11 82A 14 11 367940 For the world is divided into twelve parts, and the ten parts of it are gone already, and half of a tenth part: 82A 14 12 82A 14 12 367950 And there remaineth that which is after the half of the tenth part. 82A 14 13 82A 14 13 367960 Now therefore set thine house in order, and reprove thy people, comfort such of them as be in trouble, and now renounce corruption, 82A 14 14 82A 14 14 367970 Let go from thee mortal thoughts, cast away the burdens of man, put off now the weak nature, 82A 14 15 82A 14 15 367980 And set aside the thoughts that are most heavy unto thee, and haste thee to flee from these times. 82A 14 16 82A 14 16 367990 For yet greater evils than those which thou hast seen happen shall be done hereafter. 82A 14 17 82A 14 17 368000 For look how much the world shall be weaker through age, so much the more shall evils increase upon them that dwell therein. 82A 14 18 82A 14 18 368010 For the time is fled far away, and leasing is hard at hand: for now hasteth the vision to come, which thou hast seen. 82A 14 19 82A 14 19 368020 Then answered I before thee, and said, 82A 14 20 82A 14 20 368030 Behold, Lord, I will go, as thou hast commanded me, and reprove the people which are present: but they that shall be born afterward, who shall admonish them? thus the world is set in darkness, and they that dwell therein are without light. 82A 14 21 82A 14 21 368040 For thy law is burnt, therefore no man knoweth the things that are done of thee, or the work that shall begin. 82A 14 22 82A 14 22 368050 But if I have found grace before thee, send the Holy Ghost into me, and I shall write all that hath been done in the world since the beginning, which were written in thy law, that men may find thy path, and that they which will live in the latter days may live. 82A 14 23 82A 14 23 368060 And he answered me, saying, Go thy way, gather the people together, and say unto them, that they seek thee not for forty days. 82A 14 24 82A 14 24 368070 But look thou prepare thee many box trees, and take with thee Sarea, Dabria, Selemia, Ecanus, and Asiel, these five which are ready to write swiftly; 82A 14 25 82A 14 25 368080 And come hither, and I shall light a candle of understanding in thine heart, which shall not be put out, till the things be performed which thou shalt begin to write. 82A 14 26 82A 14 26 368090 And when thou hast done, some things shalt thou publish, and some things shalt thou shew secretly to the wise: to morrow this hour shalt thou begin to write. 82A 14 27 82A 14 27 368100 Then went I forth, as he commanded, and gathered all the people together, and said, 82A 14 28 82A 14 28 368110 Hear these words, O Israel. 82A 14 29 82A 14 29 368120 Our fathers at the beginning were strangers in Egypt, from whence they were delivered: 82A 14 30 82A 14 30 368130 And received the law of life, which they kept not, which ye also have transgressed after them. 82A 14 31 82A 14 31 368140 Then was the land, even the land of Sion, parted among you by lot: but your fathers, and ye yourselves, have done unrighteousness, and have not kept the ways which the Highest commanded you. 82A 14 32 82A 14 32 368150 And forasmuch as he is a righteous judge, he took from you in time the thing that he had given you. 82A 14 33 82A 14 33 368160 And now are ye here, and your brethren among you. 82A 14 34 82A 14 34 368170 Therefore if so be that ye will subdue your own understanding, and reform your hearts, ye shall be kept alive and after death ye shall obtain mercy. 82A 14 35 82A 14 35 368180 For after death shall the judgment come, when we shall live again: and then shall the names of the righteous be manifest, and the works of the ungodly shall be declared. 82A 14 36 82A 14 36 368190 Let no man therefore come unto me now, nor seek after me these forty days. 82A 14 37 82A 14 37 368200 So I took the five men, as he commanded me, and we went into the field, and remained there. 82A 14 38 82A 14 38 368210 And the next day, behold, a voice called me, saying, Esdras, open thy mouth, and drink that I give thee to drink. 82A 14 39 82A 14 39 368220 Then opened I my mouth, and, behold, he reached me a full cup, which was full as it were with water, but the colour of it was like fire. 82A 14 40 82A 14 40 368230 And I took it, and drank: and when I had drunk of it, my heart uttered understanding, and wisdom grew in my breast, for my spirit strengthened my memory: 82A 14 41 82A 14 41 368240 And my mouth was opened, and shut no more. 82A 14 42 82A 14 42 368250 The Highest gave understanding unto the five men, and they wrote the wonderful visions of the night that were told, which they knew not: and they sat forty days, and they wrote in the day, and at night they ate bread. 82A 14 43 82A 14 43 368260 As for me. I spake in the day, and I held not my tongue by night. 82A 14 44 82A 14 44 368270 In forty days they wrote two hundred and four books. 82A 14 45 82A 14 45 368280 And it came to pass, when the forty days were filled, that the Highest spake, saying, The first that thou hast written publish openly, that the worthy and unworthy may read it: 82A 14 46 82A 14 46 368290 But keep the seventy last, that thou mayest deliver them only to such as be wise among the people: 82A 14 47 82A 14 47 368300 For in them is the spring of understanding, the fountain of wisdom, and the stream of knowledge. 82A 14 48 82A 14 48 368310 And I did so. 82A 15 1 82A 15 1 368320 Behold, speak thou in the ears of my people the words of prophecy, which I will put in thy mouth, saith the Lord: 82A 15 2 82A 15 2 368330 And cause them to be written in paper: for they are faithful and true. 82A 15 3 82A 15 3 368340 Fear not the imaginations against thee, let not the incredulity of them trouble thee, that speak against thee. 82A 15 4 82A 15 4 368350 For all the unfaithful shall die in their unfaithfulness. 82A 15 5 82A 15 5 368360 Behold, saith the Lord, I will bring plagues upon the world; the sword, famine, death, and destruction. 82A 15 6 82A 15 6 368370 For wickedness hath exceedingly polluted the whole earth, and their hurtful works are fulfilled. 82A 15 7 82A 15 7 368380 Therefore saith the Lord, 82A 15 8 82A 15 8 368390 I will hold my tongue no more as touching their wickedness, which they profanely commit, neither will I suffer them in those things, in which they wickedly exercise themselves: behold, the innocent and righteous blood crieth unto me, and the souls of the just complain continually. 82A 15 9 82A 15 9 368400 And therefore, saith the Lord, I will surely avenge them, and receive unto me all the innocent blood from among them. 82A 15 10 82A 15 10 368410 Behold, my people is led as a flock to the slaughter: I will not suffer them now to dwell in the land of Egypt: 82A 15 11 82A 15 11 368420 But I will bring them with a mighty hand and a stretched out arm, and smite Egypt with plagues, as before, and will destroy all the land thereof. 82A 15 12 82A 15 12 368430 Egypt shall mourn, and the foundation of it shall be smitten with the plague and punishment that God shall bring upon it. 82A 15 13 82A 15 13 368440 They that till the ground shall mourn: for their seeds shall fail through the blasting and hail, and with a fearful constellation. 82A 15 14 82A 15 14 368450 Woe to the world and them that dwell therein! 82A 15 15 82A 15 15 368460 For the sword and their destruction draweth nigh, and one people shall stand up and fight against another, and swords in their hands. 82A 15 16 82A 15 16 368470 For there shall be sedition among men, and invading one another; they shall not regard their kings nor princes, and the course of their actions shall stand in their power. 82A 15 17 82A 15 17 368480 A man shall desire to go into a city, and shall not be able. 82A 15 18 82A 15 18 368490 For because of their pride the cities shall be troubled, the houses shall be destroyed, and men shall be afraid. 82A 15 19 82A 15 19 368500 A man shall have no pity upon his neighbour, but shall destroy their houses with the sword, and spoil their goods, because of the lack of bread, and for great tribulation. 82A 15 20 82A 15 20 368510 Behold, saith God, I will call together all the kings of the earth to reverence me, which are from the rising of the sun, from the south, from the east, and Libanus; to turn themselves one against another, and repay the things that they have done to them. 82A 15 21 82A 15 21 368520 Like as they do yet this day unto my chosen, so will I do also, and recompense in their bosom. Thus saith the Lord God; 82A 15 22 82A 15 22 368530 My right hand shall not spare the sinners, and my sword shall not cease over them that shed innocent blood upon the earth. 82A 15 23 82A 15 23 368540 The fire is gone forth from his wrath, and hath consumed the foundations of the earth, and the sinners, like the straw that is kindled. 82A 15 24 82A 15 24 368550 Woe to them that sin, and keep not my commandments! saith the Lord. 82A 15 25 82A 15 25 368560 I will not spare them: go your way, ye children, from the power, defile not my sanctuary. 82A 15 26 82A 15 26 368570 For the Lord knoweth all them that sin against him, and therefore delivereth he them unto death and destruction. 82A 15 27 82A 15 27 368580 For now are the plagues come upon the whole earth and ye shall remain in them: for God shall not deliver you, because ye have sinned against him. 82A 15 28 82A 15 28 368590 Behold an horrible vision, and the appearance thereof from the east: 82A 15 29 82A 15 29 368600 Where the nations of the dragons of Arabia shall come out with many chariots, and the multitude of them shall be carried as the wind upon earth, that all they which hear them may fear and tremble. 82A 15 30 82A 15 30 368610 Also the Carmanians raging in wrath shall go forth as the wild boars of the wood, and with great power shall they come, and join battle with them, and shall waste a portion of the land of the Assyrians. 82A 15 31 82A 15 31 368620 And then shall the dragons have the upper hand, remembering their nature; and if they shall turn themselves, conspiring together in great power to persecute them, 82A 15 32 82A 15 32 368630 Then these shall be troubled bled, and keep silence through their power, and shall flee. 82A 15 33 82A 15 33 368640 And from the land of the Assyrians shall the enemy besiege them, and consume some of them, and in their host shall be fear and dread, and strife among their kings. 82A 15 34 82A 15 34 368650 Behold clouds from the east and from the north unto the south, and they are very horrible to look upon, full of wrath and storm. 82A 15 35 82A 15 35 368660 They shall smite one upon another, and they shall smite down a great multitude of stars upon the earth, even their own star; and blood shall be from the sword unto the belly, 82A 15 36 82A 15 36 368670 And dung of men unto the camel's hough. 82A 15 37 82A 15 37 368680 And there shall be great fearfulness and trembling upon earth: and they that see the wrath shall be afraid, and trembling shall come upon them. 82A 15 38 82A 15 38 368690 And then shall there come great storms from the south, and from the north, and another part from the west. 82A 15 39 82A 15 39 368700 And strong winds shall arise from the east, and shall open it; and the cloud which he raised up in wrath, and the star stirred to cause fear toward the east and west wind, shall be destroyed. 82A 15 40 82A 15 40 368710 The great and mighty clouds shall be puffed up full of wrath, and the star, that they may make all the earth afraid, and them that dwell therein; and they shall pour out over every high and eminent place an horrible star, 82A 15 41 82A 15 41 368720 Fire, and hail, and flying swords, and many waters, that all fields may be full, and all rivers, with the abundance of great waters. 82A 15 42 82A 15 42 368730 And they shall break down the cities and walls, mountains and hills, trees of the wood, and grass of the meadows, and their corn. 82A 15 43 82A 15 43 368740 And they shall go stedfastly unto Babylon, and make her afraid. 82A 15 44 82A 15 44 368750 They shall come to her, and besiege her, the star and all wrath shall they pour out upon her: then shall the dust and smoke go up unto the heaven, and all they that be about her shall bewail her. 82A 15 45 82A 15 45 368760 And they that remain under her shall do service unto them that have put her in fear. 82A 15 46 82A 15 46 368770 And thou, Asia, that art partaker of the hope of Babylon, and art the glory of her person: 82A 15 47 82A 15 47 368780 Woe be unto thee, thou wretch, because thou hast made thyself like unto her; and hast decked thy daughters in whoredom, that they might please and glory in thy lovers, which have always desired to commit whoredom with thee. 82A 15 48 82A 15 48 368790 Thou hast followed her that is hated in all her works and inventions: therefore saith God, 82A 15 49 82A 15 49 368800 I will send plagues upon thee; widowhood, poverty, famine, sword, and pestilence, to waste thy houses with destruction and death. 82A 15 50 82A 15 50 368810 And the glory of thy Power shall be dried up as a flower, the heat shall arise that is sent over thee. 82A 15 51 82A 15 51 368820 Thou shalt be weakened as a poor woman with stripes, and as one chastised with wounds, so that the mighty and lovers shall not be able to receive thee. 82A 15 52 82A 15 52 368830 Would I with jealousy have so proceeded against thee, saith the Lord, 82A 15 53 82A 15 53 368840 If thou hadst not always slain my chosen, exalting the stroke of thine hands, and saying over their dead, when thou wast drunken, 82A 15 54 82A 15 54 368850 Set forth the beauty of thy countenance? 82A 15 55 82A 15 55 368860 The reward of thy whoredom shall be in thy bosom, therefore shalt thou receive recompence. 82A 15 56 82A 15 56 368870 Like as thou hast done unto my chosen, saith the Lord, even so shall God do unto thee, and shall deliver thee into mischief 82A 15 57 82A 15 57 368880 Thy children shall die of hunger, and thou shalt fall through the sword: thy cities shall be broken down, and all thine shall perish with the sword in the field. 82A 15 58 82A 15 58 368890 They that be in the mountains shall die of hunger, and eat their own flesh, and drink their own blood, for very hunger of bread, and thirst of water. 82A 15 59 82A 15 59 368900 Thou as unhappy shalt come through the sea, and receive plagues again. 82A 15 60 82A 15 60 368910 And in the passage they shall rush on the idle city, and shall destroy some portion of thy land, and consume part of thy glory, and shall return to Babylon that was destroyed. 82A 15 61 82A 15 61 368920 And thou shalt be cast down by them as stubble, and they shall be unto thee as fire; 82A 15 62 82A 15 62 368930 And shall consume thee, and thy cities, thy land, and thy mountains; all thy woods and thy fruitful trees shall they burn up with fire. 82A 15 63 82A 15 63 368940 Thy children shall they carry away captive, and, look, what thou hast, they shall spoil it, and mar the beauty of thy face. 82A 16 1 82A 16 1 368950 Woe be unto thee, Babylon, and Asia! woe be unto thee, Egypt and Syria! 82A 16 2 82A 16 2 368960 Gird up yourselves with cloths of sack and hair, bewail your children, and be sorry; for your destruction is at hand. 82A 16 3 82A 16 3 368970 A sword is sent upon you, and who may turn it back? 82A 16 4 82A 16 4 368980 A fire is sent among you, and who may quench it? 82A 16 5 82A 16 5 368990 Plagues are sent unto you, and what is he that may drive them away? 82A 16 6 82A 16 6 369000 May any man drive away an hungry lion in the wood? or may any one quench the fire in stubble, when it hath begun to burn? 82A 16 7 82A 16 7 369010 May one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong archer? 82A 16 8 82A 16 8 369020 The mighty Lord sendeth the plagues and who is he that can drive them away? 82A 16 9 82A 16 9 369030 A fire shall go forth from his wrath, and who is he that may quench it? 82A 16 10 82A 16 10 369040 He shall cast lightnings, and who shall not fear? he shall thunder, and who shall not be afraid? 82A 16 11 82A 16 11 369050 The Lord shall threaten, and who shall not be utterly beaten to powder at his presence? 82A 16 12 82A 16 12 369060 The earth quaketh, and the foundations thereof; the sea ariseth up with waves from the deep, and the waves of it are troubled, and the fishes thereof also, before the Lord, and before the glory of his power: 82A 16 13 82A 16 13 369070 For strong is his right hand that bendeth the bow, his arrows that he shooteth are sharp, and shall not miss, when they begin to be shot into the ends of the world. 82A 16 14 82A 16 14 369080 Behold, the plagues are sent, and shall not return again, until they come upon the earth. 82A 16 15 82A 16 15 369090 The fire is kindled, and shall not be put out, till it consume the foundation of the earth. 82A 16 16 82A 16 16 369100 Like as an arrow which is shot of a mighty archer returneth not backward: even so the plagues that shall be sent upon earth shall not return again. 82A 16 17 82A 16 17 369110 Woe is me! woe is me! who will deliver me in those days? 82A 16 18 82A 16 18 369120 The beginning of sorrows and great mournings; the beginning of famine and great death; the beginning of wars, and the powers shall stand in fear; the beginning of evils! what shall I do when these evils shall come? 82A 16 19 82A 16 19 369130 Behold, famine and plague, tribulation and anguish, are sent as scourges for amendment. 82A 16 20 82A 16 20 369140 But for all these things they shall not turn from their wickedness, nor be always mindful of the scourges. 82A 16 21 82A 16 21 369150 Behold, victuals shall be so good cheap upon earth, that they shall think themselves to be in good case, and even then shall evils grow upon earth, sword, famine, and great confusion. 82A 16 22 82A 16 22 369160 For many of them that dwell upon earth shall perish of famine; and the other, that escape the hunger, shall the sword destroy. 82A 16 23 82A 16 23 369170 And the dead shall be cast out as dung, and there shall be no man to comfort them: for the earth shall be wasted, and the cities shall be cast down. 82A 16 24 82A 16 24 369180 There shall be no man left to till the earth, and to sow it 82A 16 25 82A 16 25 369190 The trees shall give fruit, and who shall gather them? 82A 16 26 82A 16 26 369200 The grapes shall ripen, and who shall tread them? for all places shall be desolate of men: 82A 16 27 82A 16 27 369210 So that one man shall desire to see another, and to hear his voice. 82A 16 28 82A 16 28 369220 For of a city there shall be ten left, and two of the field, which shall hide themselves in the thick groves, and in the clefts of the rocks. 82A 16 29 82A 16 29 369230 As in an orchard of Olives upon every tree there are left three or four olives; 82A 16 30 82A 16 30 369240 Or as when a vineyard is gathered, there are left some clusters of them that diligently seek through the vineyard: 82A 16 31 82A 16 31 369250 Even so in those days there shall be three or four left by them that search their houses with the sword. 82A 16 32 82A 16 32 369260 And the earth shall be laid waste, and the fields thereof shall wax old, and her ways and all her paths shall grow full of thorns, because no man shall travel therethrough. 82A 16 33 82A 16 33 369270 The virgins shall mourn, having no bridegrooms; the women shall mourn, having no husbands; their daughters shall mourn, having no helpers. 82A 16 34 82A 16 34 369280 In the wars shall their bridegrooms be destroyed, and their husbands shall perish of famine. 82A 16 35 82A 16 35 369290 Hear now these things and understand them, ye servants of the Lord. 82A 16 36 82A 16 36 369300 Behold, the word of the Lord, receive it: believe not the gods of whom the Lord spake. 82A 16 37 82A 16 37 369310 Behold, the plagues draw nigh, and are not slack. 82A 16 38 82A 16 38 369320 As when a woman with child in the ninth month bringeth forth her son, with two or three hours of her birth great pains compass her womb, which pains, when the child cometh forth, they slack not a moment: 82A 16 39 82A 16 39 369330 Even so shall not the plagues be slack to come upon the earth, and the world shall mourn, and sorrows shall come upon it on every side. 82A 16 40 82A 16 40 369340 O my people, hear my word: make you ready to thy battle, and in those evils be even as pilgrims upon the earth. 82A 16 41 82A 16 41 369350 He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth away: and he that buyeth, as one that will lose: 82A 16 42 82A 16 42 369360 He that occupieth merchandise, as he that hath no profit by it: and he that buildeth, as he that shall not dwell therein: 82A 16 43 82A 16 43 369370 He that soweth, as if he should not reap: so also he that planteth the vineyard, as he that shall not gather the grapes: 82A 16 44 82A 16 44 369380 They that marry, as they that shall get no children; and they that marry not, as the widowers. 82A 16 45 82A 16 45 369390 And therefore they that labour labour in vain: 82A 16 46 82A 16 46 369400 For strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captives, for in captivity and famine shall they get children. 82A 16 47 82A 16 47 369410 And they that occupy their merchandise with robbery, the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons: 82A 16 48 82A 16 48 369420 The more will I be angry with them for their sin, saith the Lord. 82A 16 49 82A 16 49 369430 Like as a whore envieth a right honest and virtuous woman: 82A 16 50 82A 16 50 369440 So shall righteousness hate iniquity, when she decketh herself, and shall accuse her to her face, when he cometh that shall defend him that diligently searcheth out every sin upon earth. 82A 16 51 82A 16 51 369450 And therefore be ye not like thereunto, nor to the works thereof. 82A 16 52 82A 16 52 369460 For yet a little, and iniquity shall be taken away out of the earth, and righteousness shall reign among you. 82A 16 53 82A 16 53 369470 Let not the sinner say that he hath not sinned: for God shall burn coals of fire upon his head, which saith before the Lord God and his glory, I have not sinned. 82A 16 54 82A 16 54 369480 Behold, the Lord knoweth all the works of men, their imaginations, their thoughts, and their hearts: 82A 16 55 82A 16 55 369490 Which spake but the word, Let the earth be made; and it was made: Let the heaven be made; and it was created. 82A 16 56 82A 16 56 369500 In his word were the stars made, and he knoweth the number of them. 82A 16 57 82A 16 57 369510 He searcheth the deep, and the treasures thereof; he hath measured the sea, and what it containeth. 82A 16 58 82A 16 58 369520 He hath shut the sea in the midst of the waters, and with his word hath he hanged the earth upon the waters. 82A 16 59 82A 16 59 369530 He spreadeth out the heavens like a vault; upon the waters hath he founded it. 82A 16 60 82A 16 60 369540 In the desert hath he made springs of water, and pools upon the tops of the mountains, that the floods might pour down from the high rocks to water the earth. 82A 16 61 82A 16 61 369550 He made man, and put his heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and understanding. 82A 16 62 82A 16 62 369560 Yea and the Spirit of Almighty God, which made all things, and searcheth out all hidden things in the secrets of the earth, 82A 16 63 82A 16 63 369570 Surely he knoweth your inventions, and what ye think in your hearts, even them that sin, and would hide their sin. 82A 16 64 82A 16 64 369580 Therefore hath the Lord exactly searched out all your works, and he will put you all to shame. 82A 16 65 82A 16 65 369590 And when your sins are brought forth, ye shall be ashamed before men, and your own sins shall be your accusers in that day. 82A 16 66 82A 16 66 369600 What will ye do? or how will ye hide your sins before God and his angels? 82A 16 67 82A 16 67 369610 Behold, God himself is the judge, fear him: leave off from your sins, and forget your iniquities, to meddle no more with them for ever: so shall God lead you forth, and deliver you from all trouble. 82A 16 68 82A 16 68 369620 For, behold, the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take away certain of you, and feed you, being idle, with things offered unto idols. 82A 16 69 82A 16 69 369630 And they that consent unto them shall be had in derision and in reproach, and trodden under foot. 82A 16 70 82A 16 70 369640 For there shall be in every place, and in the next cities, a great insurrection upon those that fear the Lord. 82A 16 71 82A 16 71 369650 They shall be like mad men, sparing none, but still spoiling and destroying those that fear the Lord. 82A 16 72 82A 16 72 369660 For they shall waste and take away their goods, and cast them out of their houses. 82A 16 73 82A 16 73 369670 Then shall they be known, who are my chosen; and they shall be tried as the gold in the fire. 82A 16 74 82A 16 74 369680 Hear, O ye my beloved, saith the Lord: behold, the days of trouble are at hand, but I will deliver you from the same. 82A 16 75 82A 16 75 369690 Be ye not afraid neither doubt; for God is your guide, 82A 16 76 82A 16 76 369700 And the guide of them who keep my commandments and precepts, saith the Lord God: let not your sins weigh you down, and let not your iniquities lift up themselves. 82A 16 77 82A 16 77 369710 Woe be unto them that are bound with their sins, and covered with their iniquities like as a field is covered over with bushes, and the path thereof covered with thorns, that no man may travel through! 82A 16 78 82A 16 78 369720 It is left undressed, and is cast into the fire to be consumed therewith. . 83A 1 1 83A 1 1 369730 O Lord, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their righteous seed; 83A 1 2 83A 1 2 369740 who hast made heaven and earth, with all the ornament thereof; 83A 1 3 83A 1 3 369750 who hast bound the sea by the word of thy commandment; who hast shut up the deep, and sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name; 83A 1 4 83A 1 4 369760 whom all men fear, and tremble before thy power; 83A 1 5 83A 1 5 369770 for the majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine angry threatening toward sinners is importable: 83A 1 6 83A 1 6 369780 but thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable; 83A 1 7 83A 1 7 369790 for thou art the most high Lord, of great compassion, longsuffering, very merciful, and repentest of the evils of men. Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against thee: and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentance unto sinners, that they may be saved. 83A 1 8 83A 1 8 369800 Thou therefore, O Lord, that art the God of the just, hast not appointed repentance to the just, as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, which have not sinned against thee; 83A 1 8 83A 1 9 369810 but thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner: for I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea. 83A 1 9 83A 1 9 369810 but thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner: for I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea. 83A 1 9 83A 1 10 369820 My transgressions, O Lord, are multiplied: my transgressions are multiplied, and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities. I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I cannot life up mine head, neither have any release: for I have provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee: I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments: I have set up abominations, and have multiplied offences. 83A 1 10 83A 1 10 369820 My transgressions, O Lord, are multiplied: my transgressions are multiplied, and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities. I am bowed down with many iron bands, that I cannot life up mine head, neither have any release: for I have provoked thy wrath, and done evil before thee: I did not thy will, neither kept I thy commandments: I have set up abominations, and have multiplied offences. 83A 1 11 83A 1 11 369830 Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart, beseeching thee of grace. 83A 1 12 83A 1 12 369840 I have sinned, O Lord, I have sinned, and I acknowledge mine iniquities: 83A 1 13 83A 1 13 369850 wherefore, I humbly beseech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive me, and destroy me not with mine iniquites. Be not angry with me for ever, by reserving evil for me; neither condemn me to the lower parts of the earth. 83A 1 13 83A 1 14 369860 For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent; and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness: for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life: for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen. . 83A 1 14 83A 1 14 369860 For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent; and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness: for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life: for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen. . 83A 1 15 83A 1 14 369860 For thou art the God, even the God of them that repent; and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness: for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life: for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen. .