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27004

Happy is the person who trusts in You,
Lord of Hosts!

27005

Should God repay you on your terms
when you have rejected His?
You must choose, not I!
So declare what you know.

27006

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear allegiance by God. He became obstinate and hardened his heart against returning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

27007

Let my vindication come from You,
for You see what is right.

27008

Azariah, the chief priest of the household of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began bringing the offering to the Lord’s temple, we eat and are satisfied and there is plenty left over because the Lord has blessed His people; this abundance is what is left over.”

27009

Asnah’s descendants,
Meunim’s descendants, Nephusim’s descendants,

27010

Yet I am not destroyed by the darkness,
by the thick darkness that covers my face.


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27011

He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali and on their surrounding mountain shrines.

27012

He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom experienced peace under him.

27013

for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah;
for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

27014

David answered Gad, “I’m in anguish. Please, let me fall into the Lord’s hands because His mercies are very great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.”

27015

the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers—12

27016

Then they sent word to Jezebel, “Naboth has been stoned to death.”

27017

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the Lord’s temple.

27018

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

27019

Don’t let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the Lord by saying: Certainly the Lord will deliver us! This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’

27020

Hepher the Mecherathite,
Ahijah the Pelonite,

27021

son of Michael, son of Baaseiah,
son of Malchijah,

27022

Lord, forgive Your people Israel You redeemed, and do not hold the shedding of innocent blood against them.’ Then they will be absolved of responsibility for bloodshed.

27023

These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors.

27024

“Where do you come from?” Micah asked him.

He answered him, “I am a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah, and I’m going to settle wherever I can find a place.”

27025

Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.

27026

But if her husband cancels them on the day he hears about it, nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or her obligation, is binding. Her husband has canceled them, and the Lord will absolve her.

27027

The remaining descendants of Kohath received 10 cities by lot from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and half the tribe of Manasseh.

27028

The inheritance of Simeon’s descendants was within the territory of Judah’s descendants, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So Simeon’s descendants received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.

27029

We will cross over in battle formation before the Lord into the land of Canaan, but we will keep our hereditary possession across the Jordan.”

27030

And one male goat is to be offered as a sin offering to the Lord, in addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering.

27031

Make the hangings of the courtyard on the west side 75 feet long, including their 10 posts and 10 bases.

27032

This is the law for the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the restitution offering, the ordination offering, and the fellowship sacrifice,

27033

I have taken from the Israelites the breast of the presentation offering and the thigh of the contribution from their fellowship sacrifices, and have assigned them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the Israelites.”

27034

He answered, “Shouldn’t I say exactly what the Lord puts in my mouth?”

27035

Make a three-inch frame all around it and make a gold molding for it all around its frame.

27036

You will know that I am Yahweh, My people, when I open your graves and bring you up from them.

27037

Jacob left Beer-sheba. The sons of Israel took their father Jacob in the wagons Pharaoh had sent to carry him, along with their children and their wives.

27038

For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing that they should put me in the dungeon.”

27039

So Joseph imprisoned them together for three days.

27040

Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, “My son Shechem is strongly attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

27041

Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting;
they sit in their strongholds.
Their might is exhausted;
they have become like women.
Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze,
her gate bars are shattered.

27042

This is what the Lord says:
Those who support Egypt will fall,
and its proud strength will collapse.
From Migdol to Syene
they will fall within it by the sword.
This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27043

then tell him, ‘They belong to your servant Jacob. They are a gift sent to my lord Esau. And look, he is behind us.’”

27044

“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Babylon away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like Me? Who will summon Me? Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”

27045

And at the end of the 70 years, the Lord will restore Tyre and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth.

27046

Perhaps Yahweh your God will hear all the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master the king of Assyria sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore offer a prayer for the surviving remnant.’”

27047

For this is what the Lord God says:
“At first My people went down to Egypt to live there,
then Assyria oppressed them without cause.

27048

At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had been most pleasant to me.

27049

It is like the dew of Hermon
falling on the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord has appointed the blessing—
life forevermore.

27051

Deal with them as You did with Midian,
as You did with Sisera
and Jabin at the Kishon River.

27053

Truth will spring up from the earth,
and righteousness will look down from heaven.

27054

He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.

27055

which I hold in reserve for times of trouble,
for the day of warfare and battle?

27056

God ascends among shouts of joy,
the Lord, among the sound of trumpets.

27057

because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its inhabitants, and because you humbled yourself before Me, and you tore your clothes and wept before Me, I Myself have heard’—this is the Lord’s declaration.

27058

The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all of this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

27059

Yet now you are obsessed with the judgment due the wicked;
judgment and justice have seized you.

27060

At the Fountain Gate they climbed the steps of the city of David on the ascent of the wall and went above the house of David to the Water Gate on the east.

27061

This is what you are to do: a third of you, priests and Levites who are coming on duty on the Sabbath, are to be gatekeepers.

27062

Yahweh is now about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a horrible affliction.

27063

Ezri son of Chelub was in charge of those who worked in the fields tilling the soil.

27064

Gershom’s sons: Shebuel was first.

27065

When Hadadezer’s subjects saw that they had been defeated by Israel, they made peace with David and became his subjects. After this, the Arameans were never willing to help the Ammonites again.

27066

He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

27067

When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel and crossed the Jordan. He came up to the Arameans and lined up in battle formation against them. When David lined up to engage them in battle, they fought against him.

27068

These were the heads of the Levite families, chiefs according to their genealogies, and lived in Jerusalem.

27069

‘The one who has sexual intercourse with any animal is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

27070

From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had 13 towns in all among their families.

27071

son of Elkanah, son of Joel,
son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

27072

So Hushai, David’s personal adviser, entered Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.

27073

The rest of the events of Jehoahaz’s reign, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.

27074

When Saul observed that David was very successful, he dreaded him.

27075

Only the gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead—

27076

“No!” the people answered Joshua. “We will worship the Lord.”

27077

You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.

27078

He may make himself unclean for his young unmarried sister in his immediate family.

27079

“This is its interpretation,” Joseph said to him. “The three branches are three days.

27080

The elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”

27081

She didn’t give up her promiscuity that began in Egypt, when men slept with her in her youth, caressed her virgin nipples, and poured out their lust on her.

27082

Again he asked, “Are you really my son Esau?”

And he replied, “I am.”

27083

and the man became rich and kept getting richer until he was very wealthy.

27084

He approached Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate ordered that it be released.

27086

carved with cherubim and palm trees. There was a palm tree between each pair of cherubim. Each cherub had two faces:

27087

Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

27088

Then the nations that remain around you will know that I, Yahweh, have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I, Yahweh, have spoken and I will do it.

27089

“As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

27090

Even though it is planted, will it flourish?
Won’t it completely wither
when the east wind strikes it?
It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.”

27091

because they rejected My ordinances, profaned My Sabbaths, and did not follow My statutes. For their hearts went after their idols.

27092

How the hammer of the whole earth
is cut down and smashed!
What a horror Babylon has become
among the nations!

27093

If grape harvesters came to you,
wouldn’t they leave some gleanings?
Were thieves to come in the night,
they would destroy only what they wanted.

27094

therefore I declared to you long ago.
I announced it to you before it occurred,
so you could not claim, ‘My idol caused them;
my carved image and cast idol control them.’

27095

Indeed, all their tables are covered with vomit;
there is no place without a stench.

27096

At Horeb they made a calf
and worshiped the cast metal image.

27097

May he be like rain that falls on the cut grass,
like spring showers that water the earth.

27098

Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah including the daughters of the king—all those who remained in Mizpah over whom Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.

27099

They angered the Lord at the waters of Meribah,
and Moses suffered because of them;

27100

My mouth will tell about Your righteousness
and Your salvation all day long,
though I cannot sum them up.

27101

All have turned away;
all alike have become corrupt.
There is no one who does good,
not even one.

27102

for in his own eyes he flatters himself too much
to discover and hate his sin.

27103

to satisfy the parched wasteland
and cause the grass to sprout?

27104

With God we will perform valiantly;
He will trample our foes.

27105

I will not accept a bull from your household
or male goats from your pens,

27106

All the temple servants and the descendants of Solomon’s servants 392.

27107

David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.

27108

David didn’t count the men aged 20 or under, for the Lord had said He would make Israel as numerous as the stars of heaven.

27109

the sons of Hashem the Gizonite,
Jonathan son of Shagee the Hararite,

27110

But when they went out to bury her, they did not find anything but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands.

27111

The young men of the provincial leaders marched out first. Then Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, saying, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”

27112

If the Lord your God enlarges your territory as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised to give them—

27113

All the elders and all the people said to him, “Don’t listen or agree.”

27114

Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the territory facing Joppa.

27115

Shaaraim, Adithaim, Gederah, and Gederothaim—14 cities, with their villages;

27116

This was the inheritance of Zebulun’s descendants by their clans, these cities, with their villages.

27117

Joshua captured all these kings and their land in one campaign, because the Lord, the God of Israel, fought for Israel.

27118

Lord, bless his possessions,
and accept the work of his hands.
Smash the loins of his adversaries and enemies,
so that they cannot rise again.

27119

If his father has no brothers, give his inheritance to the nearest relative of his clan, and he will take possession of it. This is to be a statutory ordinance for the Israelites as the Lord commanded Moses.”

27120

They met you along the way and attacked all your stragglers from behind when you were tired and weary. They did not fear God.

27121

And all the women whose hearts were moved spun the goat hair by virtue of their skill.

27122

the Oznite clan from Ozni;
the Erite clan from Eri;

27123

You are to allow the redemption of any land you occupy.

27124

“This is the law concerning animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that swarm on the ground,

27125

and onyx along with other gemstones for mounting on the ephod and breastpiece.

27126

My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the whole face of the earth, and there was no one searching or seeking for them.

27127

The two and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan from Jericho, eastward toward the sunrise.”

27128

But Reuben replied: “Didn’t I tell you not to harm the boy? But you wouldn’t listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

27129

His mother said to him, “Your curse be on me, my son. Just obey me and go get them for me.”

27130

All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled at you.

27131

The sons of Rachel’s slave Bilhah
were Dan and Naphtali.

27132

So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night.

27133

This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:

Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished,
and her high gates consumed by fire.
The peoples will have labored for nothing;
the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.

27134

I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. The next morning I did just as I was commanded.

27135

“I will restore their fortunes, the fortunes of Sodom and her daughters and those of Samaria and her daughters. I will also restore your fortunes among them,

27136

because he didn’t kill me in the womb
so that my mother might have been my grave,
her womb eternally pregnant.

27137

“As for the word you spoke to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you!

27138

Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Don’t be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well for you.

27139

“Have you not noticed what these people have said? They say, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families He had chosen.’ My people are treated with contempt and no longer regarded as a nation among them.

27140

Your nakedness will be uncovered,
and your shame will be exposed.
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.

27141

They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who executed him with the sword and threw his corpse into the burial place of the common people.

27142

Take Me to court; let us argue our case together.
State your case, so that you may be vindicated.

27143

On that day
the splendor of Jacob will fade,
and his healthy body will become emaciated.

27144

locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in ranks;

27146

You have not brought Me your sheep for burnt offerings
or honored Me with your sacrifices.
I have not burdened you with offerings
or wearied you with incense.

27148

But You, Lord, are enthroned forever;
Your fame endures to all generations.

27149

But He would feed Israel with the best wheat.
“I would satisfy you with honey from the rock.”

27150

in your splendor ride triumphantly
in the cause of truth, humility, and justice.
May your right hand show your awe-inspiring acts.

27151

I did not hide Your righteousness in my heart;
I spoke about Your faithfulness and salvation;
I did not conceal Your constant love and truth
from the great assembly.

27152

Show us Your faithful love, Lord,
and give us Your salvation.

27153

The floods have lifted up, Lord,
the floods have lifted up their voice;
the floods lift up their pounding waves.

27154

Men are only a vapor;
exalted men, an illusion.
Weighed in the scales, they go up;
together they are less than a vapor.

27155

It was reported to David about his men, so he sent messengers to meet them, since the men were deeply humiliated. The king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beards grow back; then return.”

27156

and when they return to You with their whole mind and heart
in the land of their enemies who took them captive,
and when they pray to You in the direction of their land
that You gave their ancestors,
the city You have chosen,
and the temple I have built for Your name,

27157

He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

27158

Therefore I say, “Listen to me.
I too will declare what I know.”

27159

So don’t let my blood fall to the ground far from the Lord’s presence, for the king of Israel has come out to search for a flea, like one who pursues a partridge in the mountains.”

27160

As for the men of the division that Amaziah sent back so they would not go with him into battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, struck down 3,000 of their people, and took a great deal of plunder.

27161

the covenant He made with Abraham,
swore to Isaac,

27162

She fell at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.

27163

The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

27164

Then the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be innocent.”

27165

Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land went in and took the carved image overlaid with silver, the ephod, and the household idols, while the priest was standing by the entrance of the gate with the 600 men armed with weapons of war.

27166

The one who burned the cow must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

27167

“No,” they said, “we won’t kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they tied him up with two new ropes and led him away from the rock.

27168

Be sure to return it to him at sunset. Then he will sleep in it and bless you, and this will be counted as righteousness to you before the Lord your God.

27169

Saul declared to him, “May God punish me and do so severely if you do not die, Jonathan!”

27170

They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good he had done for Israel.

27171

“You must offer these to the Lord at your appointed times in addition to your vow and freewill offerings, whether burnt, grain, drink, or fellowship offerings.”

27172

But if one is too poor to pay the assessment, he must present the person before the priest and the priest will set a value for him. The priest will set a value for him according to what the one making the vow can afford.

27173

It must be torn down with its stones, its beams, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.

27174

After you have seen it, you will also be gathered to your people, as Aaron your brother was.

27175

The men of the Merarite clans were registered by their clans and their ancestral houses,

27176

But if the scab spreads further on his skin after he has presented himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must present himself again to the priest.

27177

men from 30 years old to 50 years old, everyone who was qualified for work at the tent of meeting.

27178

A sword is against his horses and chariots
and against all the foreigners among them,
and they will be like women.
A sword is against her treasuries,
and they will be plundered.

27179

He measured the east side with a measuring rod;
it was 875 feet by the measuring rod.

27180

This is what the Lord God says: Because the enemy has said about you, ‘Good! The ancient heights have become our possession,’

27181

No one will be able to retrieve a cornerstone
or a foundation stone from you,
because you will become desolate forever.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

27182

“Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’

27183

I will return Israel to his grazing land,
and he will feed on Carmel and Bashan;
he will be satisfied
in the hill country of Ephraim and of Gilead.

27184

but then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the 10 men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, son of Shaphan, with the sword; he killed the one the king of Babylon had appointed in the land.

27185

Just as I watched over them to uproot and to tear them down, to demolish and to destroy, and to cause disaster, so will I be attentive to build and to plant them,” says the Lord.

27186

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;
He hears their cry for help and saves them.

27187

Perhaps when the house of Judah hears about all the disaster I am planning to bring on them, each one of them will turn from his evil way. Then I will forgive their wrongdoing and their sin.”

27189

because of all the evil the Israelites and Judeans have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests, and their prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.

27190

For this is what the Lord says concerning the house of the king of Judah:

You are like Gilead to Me,
or the summit of Lebanon,
but I will certainly turn you into a wilderness,
uninhabited cities.

27191

My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart,
but you will cry out from an anguished heart,
and you will lament out of a broken spirit.

27192

Singers and dancers alike will say,
“My whole source of joy is in you.”

27193

wind you up into a ball, and sling you into a wide land. There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will be—a disgrace to the house of your lord.

27194

I have sunk in deep mud, and there is no footing;
I have come into deep waters,
and a flood sweeps over me.

27196

Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
let those who love Your salvation
continually say, “God is great!”

27198

Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.

27199

The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab’s brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.

27200

let someone else eat what I have sown,
and let my crops be uprooted.

27201

Fear of me should not terrify you;
the pressure I exert against you will be light.

27202

David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except 400 young men who got on camels and fled.

27203

from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives;

27204

and 10 young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

27205

Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.

27206

While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep,

27207

“What Zelophehad’s daughters say is correct. You are to give them hereditary property among their father’s brothers and transfer their father’s inheritance to them.

27208

Nibshan, the City of Salt, and En-gedi—six cities, with their villages.

27209

Then the tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this outrage that has occurred among you?

27210

Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers from Shechem.

27211

Assemble all your tribal elders and officers before me so that I may speak these words directly to them and call heaven and earth as witnesses against them.

27212

“This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, warp or woof, or any leather article, in order to pronounce it clean or unclean.”

27213

His father recognized it. “It is my son’s robe,” he said. “A vicious animal has devoured him. Joseph has been torn to pieces!”

27214

He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.

27215

the specially woven garments, both the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons to serve as priests,

27216

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them like strangers and spoke harshly to them.

“Where do you come from?” he asked.

“From the land of Canaan to buy food,” they replied.

27217

No one reflects,
no one has the perception or insight to say,
“I burned half of it in the fire,
I also baked bread on its coals,
I roasted meat and ate.
I will make something detestable with the rest of it,
and I will bow down to a block of wood.”

27218

You must remain at the entrance to the tent of meeting day and night for seven days and keep the Lord’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I was commanded.”

27219

He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him. “What kind of dream is this that you have had?” he said. “Are your mother and brothers and I going to come and bow down to the ground before you?”

27220

The materials were sufficient for them to do all the work. There was more than enough.

27221

Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to some other man. Stay with me.”

27222

But it was uprooted in fury,
thrown to the ground,
and the east wind dried up its fruit.
Its strong branches were torn off and dried up;
fire consumed them.

27223

But Judah said to him, “The man specifically warned us: ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’

27224

I will give to you the land
that I gave to Abraham and Isaac.
And I will give the land
to your future descendants.

27225

Who makes a god or casts a metal image
for no profit?

27226

Joy and celebration are taken from the fertile field
and from the land of Moab.
I have stopped the flow of wine from the winepresses;
no one will tread with shouts of joy.
The shouting is not a shout of joy.

27227

therefore I am about to expose Moab’s flank beginning with its frontier cities, the pride of the land: Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim.

27228

so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.

27229

in Nebuchadnezzar’s twenty-third year, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, deported 745 Jews. All together 4,600 people were deported.

27230

He will take Zedekiah to Babylon where he will stay until I attend to him’—this is the Lord’s declaration. ‘You will fight the Chaldeans, but you will not succeed’?”

27231

and they went to the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the Lord. They went as far as Tahpanhes.

27232

Then the word of the Lord came to me a second time:

27233

If Your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.

27234

His buttery words are smooth,
but war is in his heart.
His words are softer than oil,
but they are drawn swords.

27235

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.

27236

When its branches dry out, they will be broken off.
Women will come and make fires with them,
for they are not a people with understanding.
Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them,
and their Creator will not be gracious to them.

27238

Wake up, Lord! Why are You sleeping?
Get up! Don’t reject us forever!

27239

Lord, where are the former acts of Your faithful love
that You swore to David in Your faithfulness?

27240

God, when You went out before Your people,
when You marched through the desert,Selah

27241

My heart grew hot within me;
as I mused, a fire burned.
I spoke with my tongue:

27242

He will receive blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

27243

Those who are blessed by Him will inherit the land,
but those cursed by Him will be destroyed.

27244

With Your hand, Lord, save me from men,
from men of the world
whose portion is in this life:
You fill their bellies with what You have in store;
their sons are satisfied,
and they leave their surplus to their children.

27245

You will make them burn
like a fiery furnace when you appear;
the Lord will engulf them in His wrath,
and fire will devour them.

27246

Manasseh set up a carved image of the idol he had made, in God’s temple, about which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “I will establish My name forever in this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.

27247

Giddel’s descendants, Gahar’s descendants,
Reaiah’s descendants,

27248

The king contributed from his own possessions for the regular morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings of the Sabbaths, of the New Moons, and of the appointed feasts, as written in the law of the Lord.

27249

so he consulted with his officials and his warriors about stopping up the waters of the springs that were outside the city, and they helped him.

27250

And now Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s domination today. Libnah also rebelled at that time against his domination because he had abandoned Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.

27251

Asa died in the forty-first year of his reign and rested with his fathers.

27252

As for the two pillars, the one reservoir, and the water carts that Solomon had made for the Lord’s temple, the weight of the bronze of all these articles was beyond measure.

27253

On the same day, the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard that was in front of the Lord’s temple because that was where he offered the burnt offering, the grain offering, and the fat of the fellowship offerings since the bronze altar before the Lord was too small to accommodate the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings.

27254

Then Saul asked her, “What does he look like?”

“An old man is coming up,” she replied. “He’s wearing a robe.” Then Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed his face to the ground and paid homage.

27255

They were a wall around us, both day and night, the entire time we were herding the sheep.

27256

Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three.

27257

Hebron’s sons: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.

27258

She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; she picked up her son and left.

27259

Now Amasa was writhing in his blood in the middle of the highway, and the man had seen that all the people stopped. So he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him because he realized that all those who encountered Amasa were stopping.

27260

Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice!”

27261

The Philistine leaders brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

27262

The battle spread over the entire region, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.

27263

Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first time he had built an altar to the Lord.

27264

Then the Philistine commanders asked, “What are these Hebrews doing here?”

Achish answered the Philistine commanders, “That is David, servant of King Saul of Israel. He has been with me a considerable period of time. From the day he defected until today, I’ve found no fault with him.”

27265

When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

27266

After them, seven years of famine will take place, and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten. The famine will devastate the land.

27267

If the person is a female, your assessment is 30 shekels.

27268

Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen—13 cities, with their villages;

27269

He said to them, “Listen to this dream I had:

27270

So the Israelites did as the Lord commanded Moses, and they divided the land.

27271

You saw with your own eyes the great trials and those great signs and wonders.

27272

They departed from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah.

27273

She conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my shame.”

27274

However, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left in the land of Judah some of the poor people who owned nothing, and he gave them vineyards and fields at that time.

27275

Fire has gone out from its main branch
and has devoured its fruit,
so that it no longer has a strong branch,
a scepter for ruling.


This is a lament and should be used as a lament.”

27276

For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:

Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor
at the time it is trampled.
In just a little while her harvest time will come.

27277

“This is what the Lord God says: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol. I closed off the underground deep because of it: I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant waters were restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

27278

so you must go and read from the scroll—which you wrote at my dictation—the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people at the temple of the Lord on a day of fasting. You must also read them in the hearing of all the Judeans who are coming from their cities.

27279

Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him then took from Mizpah all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam—men, soldiers, women, children, and court officials whom he brought back from Gibeon.

27280

Listen! Their warriors cry loudly in the streets;
the messengers of peace weep bitterly.

27281

The waters of Nimrim are desolate;
the grass is withered, the foliage is gone,
and the vegetation has vanished.

27282

The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

27283

See how He spreads His lightning around Him
and covers the depths of the sea.

27284

Cross over to Tarshish;
wail, inhabitants of the coastland!

27285

Then Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.

27286

Lord, I am indeed Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds.

27287

Who has appointed His way for Him,
and who has declared, “You have done wrong”?

27288

The priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, for the king said that the burnt offering and sin offering were for all Israel.

27289

Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

27290

Therefore, the wrath of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you see with your own eyes.

27291

As for the rest of the events of Jotham’s reign, along with all his wars and his ways, note that they are written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

27292

They went to the Reubenites, Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh, in the land of Gilead, and told them,

27293

However, a man of God came to him and said, “King, do not let Israel’s army go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—all the Ephraimites.

27294

At the top of the cart was a band nine inches high encircling it; also, at the top of the cart, its braces and its frames were one piece with it.

27295

but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.

27296

Azel had six sons, and these were their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were Azel’s sons.

27297

They confronted me in the day of my distress,
but the Lord was my support.

27298

We will take 10 men out of every 100 from all the tribes of Israel, and 100 out of every 1,000, and 1,000 out of every 10,000 to get provisions for the people when they go to Gibeah in Benjamin to punish them for all the horror they did in Israel.”

27299

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—11 cities, with their villages;

27300

They sent the robe of many colors to their father and said, “We found this. Examine it. Is it your son’s robe or not?”

27301

Zenan, Hadashah, Migdal-gad,

27302

Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against this land, and He brought every curse written in this book on it.

27303

You are to receive the land as an inheritance by lot according to your clans. Increase the inheritance for a large clan and decrease it for a small one. Whatever place the lot indicates for someone will be his. You will receive an inheritance according to your ancestral tribes.

27304

The priest will set its value, whether high or low; the price will be set as the priest makes the assessment for you.

27305

“Tell Eleazar son of Aaron the priest to remove the firepans from the burning debris, because they are holy, and scatter the fire far away.

27306

They did not thirst
when He led them through the deserts;
He made water flow for them from the rock;
He split the rock, and water gushed out.

27307

When the days of mourning were over, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s household, “If I have found favor with you, please tell Pharaoh that

27308

“Son of man, prophesy and say: This is what the Lord God says:

Wail: Woe for the day!

27309

The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, and he passed sentence on him.

27311

You despise My holy things and profane My Sabbaths.

27312

My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me
like a shepherd’s tent.
I have rolled up my life like a weaver;
He cuts me off from the loom.
You make an end of me from day until night.

27314

Jeremiah therefore went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he stayed with him among the people who remained in the land.

27315

For the majestic One, our Lord, will be there,
a place of rivers and broad streams
where ships that are rowed will not go,
and majestic vessels will not pass.

27316

For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.

27317

since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying

27318

But as for me, Lord,
my prayer to You is for a time of favor.
In Your abundant, faithful love, God,
answer me with Your sure salvation.

27319

You crushed Rahab like one who is slain;
You scattered Your enemies with Your powerful arm.

27321

The goldsmiths and merchants made repairs between the upper room of the corner and the Sheep Gate.

27322

If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.

27323

They took an oath to the Lord in a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams’ horns.

27325

Then Josiah donated 30,000 sheep, lambs, and young goats, plus 3,000 bulls from his own possessions, for the Passover sacrifices for all the lay people who were present.

27326

so that He causes us to be devoted to Him, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, statutes, and ordinances, which He commanded our ancestors.

27327

The men treated us well. When we were in the field, we weren’t harassed and nothing of ours was missing the whole time we were living among them.

27328

He is to stay in that city until he stands trial before the assembly and until the death of the high priest serving at that time. Then the one who committed manslaughter may return home to his own city from which he fled.”

27329

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

27330

So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.

27331

The Lord will turn the rain of your land into falling dust; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed.

27332

His brother Helem’s sons: Zophah, Imna, Shelesh, and Amal.

27333

and the king sang a lament for Abner:

Should Abner die as a fool dies?

27334

On the left, their relatives were Merari’s sons:
Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi,
son of Malluch,

27336

You will be cursed in the city
and cursed in the country.

27337

So the men left, went through the land, and described it by towns in a document of seven sections. They returned to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.

27338

Then Jonathan called to him, “Hurry up and don’t stop!” Jonathan’s young man picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

27339

But the Israelites had compassion on their brothers, the Benjaminites, and said, “Today a tribe has been cut off from Israel.

27340

But their meat belongs to you. It belongs to you like the breast of the presentation offering and the right thigh.

27341

Do not make the land unclean where you live and where I reside; for I, Yahweh, reside among the Israelites.”

27342

You will eat the old grain of the previous year and will clear out the old to make room for the new.

27343

I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back. Joseph will put his hands on your eyes.”

27344

for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”

27345

and the sash of finely spun linen of embroidered blue, purple, and scarlet yarn. They did just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27346

the man is afflicted with a skin disease; he is unclean. The priest must pronounce him unclean; the infection is on his head.

27347

The steward brought the men into Joseph’s house, gave them water to wash their feet, and got feed for their donkeys.

27348

You will eat the flesh of mighty men and drink the blood of the earth’s princes: rams, lambs, male goats, and all the fattened bulls of Bashan.

27349

He put the female slaves and their children first, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph last.

27350

The house of Israel will spend seven months burying them in order to cleanse the land.

27351

and I brought them into the temple of the Lord to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, who had a chamber near the officials’ chamber, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.

27352

“Because you said, ‘These two nations and two lands will be mine, and we will possess them’—though the Lord was there

27353

Because you rejoice,
because you sing in triumph—
you who plundered My inheritance—
because you frolic like a young cow treading grain
and neigh like stallions,

27354

“Therefore, this is what the Lord says: You have not obeyed Me by proclaiming freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. I hereby proclaim freedom for you”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“to the sword, to plague, and to famine! I will make you a horror to all the earth’s kingdoms.

27355

or suppressing a person’s lawsuit
the Lord does not approve of these things.

27356

Your gates will always be open;
they will never be shut day or night
so that the wealth of the nations
may be brought into you,
with their kings being led in procession.

27357

In a little more than a year
you overconfident ones will shudder,
for the vintage will fail
and the harvest will not come.

27358

Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.

27359

and by listening to the words of My servants the prophets I have been sending you time and time again, though you did not listen,

27360

One thousand will flee at the threat of one,
at the threat of five you will flee,
until you alone remain
like a solitary pole on a mountaintop
or a banner on a hill.

27361

This is what the Lord of Hosts says: “I am about to send against them sword, famine, and plague and will make them like rotten figs that are inedible because they are so bad.

27362

Then I will make you serve your enemies
in a land you do not know,
for My anger will kindle a fire
that will burn against you.

27366

Long ago I learned from Your decrees
that You have established them forever.

27367

A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.

27368

For troubles without number have surrounded me;
my sins have overtaken me; I am unable to see.
They are more than the hairs of my head,
and my courage leaves me.

27369

Lord, Your testimonies are completely reliable;
holiness is the beauty of Your house
for all the days to come.

27370

the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling basins, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl;

27371

Pashhur’s descendants1,247

27372

We have set up and consecrated all the utensils that King Ahaz rejected during his reign when he became unfaithful. They are in front of the altar of the Lord.”

27373

But if you have something to say, answer me;
speak, for I would like to justify you.

27374

That night, David and Abishai came to the troops, and Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. Abner and the troops were lying around him.

27375

you offspring of Israel His servant,
Jacob’s descendants—His chosen ones.

27376

Zophah’s sons: Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, Imrah,

27378

Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five cities,

27379

Go and check again. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there; they tell me he is extremely cunning.

27380

six of their names on the first stone and the remaining six names on the second stone, in the order of their birth.

27381

They answered, “Come on, let’s go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why wait? Don’t hesitate to go and invade and take possession of the land!

27382

but Abimelech pursued him, and Gaal fled before him. Many wounded died as far as the entrance of the gate.

27383

And here you, a brood of sinners, stand in your fathers’ place adding even more to the Lord’s burning anger against Israel.

27384

That evening, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her.

27385

All 13 cities with their pasturelands were for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.

27386

take one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the Lord;

27387

Elidad son of Chislon from the tribe of Benjamin;

27388

From the Israelites’ half, which Moses separated from the men who fought,

27389

A man found him there, wandering in the field, and asked him, “What are you looking for?”

27390

From the Israelites’ half, take one out of every 50 from the people, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats, all the livestock, and give them to the Levites who perform the duties of the Lord’s tabernacle.”

27391

Then the female slaves and their children approached him and bowed down.

27392

“Is he well?” Jacob asked.

“Yes,” they said, “and here is his daughter Rachel, coming with his sheep.”

27393

This happened so that no trees planted beside water would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and so that no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the underworld, among the people who descend to the Pit.

27394

All the leaders of the north
and all the Sidonians are there.
They went down in shame with the slain,
despite the terror their strength inspired.
They lie down uncircumcised
with those slain by the sword.
They bear their disgrace
with those who descend to the Pit.

27395

At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all Judah’s nobles.

27396

The Chaldeans who are going to fight against this city will come, set this city on fire, and burn it along with the houses where incense has been burned to Baal on their rooftops and where drink offerings have been poured out to other gods to provoke Me to anger.

27397

I will punish you according to what you have done
this is the Lord’s declaration.
I will kindle a fire in its forest
that will consume everything around it.’”

27398

this iniquity of yours will be
like a spreading breach,
a bulge in a high wall
whose collapse will come in an instant—suddenly!

27399

Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the Lord your God on our behalf, on behalf of this entire remnant (for few of us remain out of the many, as you can see with your own eyes),

27400

The scoundrel’s weapons are destructive;
he hatches plots to destroy the needy with lies,
even when the poor says what is right.

27401

I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up marshes.

27402

He reduces princes to nothing
and makes judges of the earth irrational.

27403

The Lord disciplined me severely
but did not give me over to death.

27404

For You delivered me from death,
even my feet from stumbling,
to walk before God in the light of life.

27405

Then Assyria will fall,
but not by human sword;
a sword will devour him,
but not one made by man.
He will flee from the sword;
his young men will be put to forced labor.

27406

I will lift up my hands to Your commands,
which I love,
and will meditate on Your statutes.

27407

He will judge Your people with righteousness
and Your afflicted ones with justice.

27409

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.

27410

I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

27411

Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the fear that is due You.

27413

Am I supposed to take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t know where they are from.”

27414

the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers—12

27415

The commander of the guards took away the firepans and the sprinkling basins—whatever was gold or silver.

27416

Ahaz fathered Jarah;
Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri;
Zimri fathered Moza.

27417

So Ahab counted the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were 232. After them he counted all the Israelite troops: 7,000.

27418

They ministered with song in front of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem, and they performed their task according to the regulations given to them.

27419

He is a tower of salvation for His king;
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.

27420

On the fifteenth day he sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home to their tents rejoicing and with joyful hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.

27421

An inheritance belonging to the Israelites must not transfer from tribe to tribe, because each of the Israelites is to retain the inheritance of his ancestral tribe.

27422

When he had come near her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?”

“I am,” he replied.

“Listen to the words of your servant,” she said to him.

He answered, “I’m listening.”

27423

It curved northward and went to En-shemesh and on to Geliloth, which is opposite the Ascent of Adummim, and continued down to the Stone of Bohan son of Reuben.

27424

But if her husband prohibits her when he hears about it, he will cancel her vow that is binding or the rash commitment she herself made, and the Lord will forgive her.

27425

It is the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its drink offering.

27426

Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord.

27427

Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the young man who was with him and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”

27428

They should use gold; blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; and fine linen.

27429

If the priest’s daughter is married to a man outside a priest’s family, she is not to eat from the holy contributions.

27430

The length of each plank is to be 15 feet, and the width of each plank 27 inches.

27431

30 milk camels with their young, 40 cows, 10 bulls, 20 female donkeys, and 10 male donkeys.

27432

Again he measured off a third of a mile, and it was a river that I could not cross on foot. For the water had risen; it was deep enough to swim in, a river that could not be crossed on foot.

27433

the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.”

27434

He plucked off its topmost shoot,
brought it to the land of merchants,
and set it in a city of traders.

27435

These are the names of Esau’s sons:
Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah,
and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

27436

Jacob set up a marker on her grave; it is the marker at Rachel’s grave to this day.

27437

Then the man brought me by way of the north gate to the front of the temple. I looked, and the glory of the Lord filled His temple. And I fell facedown.

27438

therefore, as I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“I will destine you for bloodshed, and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.

27439

So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your indecent behavior.

27440

But disaster will happen to you;
you will not know how to avert it.
And it will fall on you,
but you will be unable to ward it off.
Devastation will happen to you suddenly
and unexpectedly.

27441

I made their widows more numerous
than the sand of the seas.
I brought a destroyer at noon
against the mother of young men.
I suddenly released on her
agitation and terrors.

27442

Who did He consult with?
Who gave Him understanding
and taught Him the paths of justice?
Who taught Him knowledge
and showed Him the way of understanding?

27443

They shed innocent blood—
the blood of their sons and daughters
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan;
so the land became polluted with blood.

27444

Therefore, son of man, prophesy
and clap your hands together.
Let the sword strike two times, even three.
It is a sword for massacre,
a sword for great massacre—
it surrounds them!

27445

You will know that I am Yahweh, house of Israel, when I have dealt with you because of My name rather than according to your evil ways and corrupt acts.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27447

All the descendants of Israel
will be justified and find glory through the Lord.

27448

I am not angry,
but if it produces thorns and briers for Me,
I will fight against it, trample it,
and burn it to the ground.

27449

Answer me quickly, Lord;
my spirit fails.
Don’t hide Your face from me,
or I will be like those
going down to the Pit.

27451

For I have had enough troubles,
and my life is near Sheol.

27452

May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more.
My soul, praise Yahweh!
Hallelujah!

27453

Despite all this, they kept sinning
and did not believe His wonderful works.

27454

You called out in distress, and I rescued you;
I answered you from the thundercloud.
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.Selah

27455

May there be plenty of grain in the land;
may it wave on the tops of the mountains.
May its crops be like Lebanon.
May people flourish in the cities
like the grass of the field.

27457

Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!”

27459

Deliver me from those who practice sin,
and save me from men of bloodshed.

27461

The king of Egypt deposed him in Jerusalem and fined the land 7,500 pounds of silver and 75 pounds of gold.

27462

His uncle or cousin may redeem him, or any of his close relatives from his clan may redeem him. If he prospers, he may redeem himself.

27463

Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

27464

From the Izharites: Shelomoth;
from Shelomoth’s sons: Jahath.

27465

so David sent 10 young men instructing them, “Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.

27466

They said to me, ‘Make us a god who will go before us because this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt—we don’t know what has happened to him!’

27467

Micah’s sons: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

27468

Also offer one male goat as a sin offering. These are in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

27469

I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.

27470

His offering was one silver dish weighing 3¼ pounds and one silver basin weighing 1¾ pounds, measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

27471

“When a man or a woman has white spots on the skin of the body,

27472

The men registered by their clans numbered 2,750.

27473

After Moses gave an order, they sent a proclamation throughout the camp: “Let no man or woman make anything else as an offering for the sanctuary.” So the people stopped.

27474

I will fill you with people, with the whole house of Israel in its entirety. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.

27475

he returns collateral, makes restitution for what he has stolen, and walks in the statutes of life without practicing iniquity—he will certainly live; he will not die.

27476

Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and inform Pharaoh, telling him: My brothers and my father’s household, who were in the land of Canaan, have come to me.

27477

If you also take this one from me and anything happens to him, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.’

27478

Ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your goods.

So you became full and heavily loaded
in the heart of the sea.

27479

Then Leah conceived again and bore Jacob a sixth son.

27480

Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
will know that I am Yahweh,
for they have been a staff made of reed
to the house of Israel.

27481

At Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah’s sons before his eyes and also slaughtered the Judean commanders.

27482

“‘This will be the sign for you: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what grows from that. But in the third year sow and reap, plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

27483

“Look, every prince of Israel within you has used his strength to shed blood.

27484

Like cattle that go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord gave them rest.
You led Your people this way
to make a glorious name for Yourself.

27485

As they heard all these words, the king and all of his servants did not become terrified or tear their garments.

27486

All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes, and then many nations and great kings will enslave him.

27487

who says to the depths of the sea, “Be dry,”
and I will dry up your rivers;

27488

It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.

27489

Though seeing many things, you do not obey.
Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”

27490

The watchman said,
“Morning has come, and also night.
If you want to ask, ask!
Come back again.”

27491

The highways are deserted;
travel has ceased.
An agreement has been broken,
cities despised,
and human life disregarded.

27492

He will never be shaken.
The righteous man will be remembered forever.

27493

They constantly tested God
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

27495

to declare Your faithful love in the morning
and Your faithfulness at night,

27496

The young woman’s father will say to the elders, ‘I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, but he hates her.

27497

I am afflicted and needy;
hurry to me, God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord, do not delay.

27498

Sing about the glory of His name;
make His praise glorious.

27499

In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper;
build the walls of Jerusalem.

27500

We will also bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as prescribed by the law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who serve in our God’s house.

27501

I will praise You forever for what You have done.
In the presence of Your faithful people,
I will put my hope in Your name, for it is good.

27502

Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, donated 5,000 Passover sacrifices for the Levites, plus 500 bulls.

27503

The daughter of Tyre, the wealthy people,
will seek your favor with gifts.

27504

When they were in their kingdom,
with Your abundant goodness that You gave them,
and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them,
they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.

27505

At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.

27506

and now, you would turn away from the Lord? If you rebel against the Lord today, tomorrow He will be angry with the entire community of Israel.

27507

They spent three days there eating and drinking with David, for their relatives had provided for them.

27508

These were the descendants of the giant in Gath killed by David and his soldiers.

27509

The wheels’ design was similar to that of chariot wheels: their axles, rims, spokes, and hubs were all of cast metal.

27510

you did not eat bread or drink wine or beer—so that you might know that I am Yahweh your God.

27511

and all their surrounding villages as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept a genealogical record for themselves.

27512

He went over to her and said, “Come, let me sleep with you,” for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law.

She said, “What will you give me for sleeping with me?”

27513

Offer the second lamb at twilight, along with the same kind of grain offering and drink offering as in the morning. It is a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

27514

Then the border will go to Ziphron and end at Hazar-enan. This will be your northern border.

27515

in order to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the animals that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.”

27516

Therefore don’t be afraid. I will take care of you and your little ones.” And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

27517

They departed from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth.

27518

“It is just as I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.

27519

I will put tendons on you, make flesh grow on you, and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you so that you come to life. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

27520

the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes, including all their equipment and all the work related to them. You are to assign by name the items that they are responsible to carry.

27521

The priest is to examine him, and if the swelling of the infection on his bald head or forehead is reddish-white, like the appearance of a skin disease on his body,

27522

Yet their testimony did not agree even on this.

27523

dressed in blue, governors and prefects, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on steeds.

27524

He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat,

27525

Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you.

27526

I will turn you into a bare rock, and you will be a place to spread nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, Yahweh, have spoken.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27527

These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son:
Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.
These are the chiefs of Reuel
in the land of Edom.
These are the sons of Esau’s wife Basemath.

27528

Men within you have sexual intercourse with their father’s wife and violate women during their menstrual impurity.

27529

Cry out and wail, son of man,
for it is against My people.
It is against all the princes of Israel!
They are given over to the sword with My people.
Therefore strike your thigh in grief.

27530

We are ashamed
because we have heard insults.
Humiliation covers our faces
because foreigners have entered
the holy places of the Lord’s temple.

27531

So I sent you all My servants the prophets time and time again, saying: Don’t do this detestable thing that I hate.

27532

They will not labor without success
or bear children destined for disaster,
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord
along with their descendants.

27534

She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.

27535

Zedekiah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight just as Jehoiakim had done.

27536

‘The time will certainly come when everything in your palace and all that your fathers have stored up until this day will be carried off to Babylon; nothing will be left,’ says the Lord.

27537

When he speaks graciously, don’t believe him,
for there are seven abominations in his heart.

27539

The prophet Hananiah then took the yoke bar from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

27540

for the ground of my people
growing thorns and briers,
indeed, for every joyous house in the joyful city.

27541

The Rabshakeh said to them, “Tell Hezekiah:

The great king, the king of Assyria, says this: What are you relying on?

27542

The trees of the Lord flourish,
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.

27543

The peoples will be burned to ashes,
like thorns cut down and burned in a fire.

27544

If only My people would listen to Me
and Israel would follow My ways,

27545

The Lord is at Your right hand;
He will crush kings on the day of His anger.

27546

I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.

27547

The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth
and strips the woodlands bare.


In His temple all cry, “Glory!”

27548

so you can lead it back to its border?
Are you familiar with the paths to its home?

27549

They advance as through a gaping breach;
they keep rolling in through the ruins.

27550

When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not glean what is left. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

27551

because they turned aside from following Him
and did not understand any of His ways

27552

He appointed the priests to their responsibilities and encouraged them to serve in the Lord’s temple.

27553

How you have counseled the unwise
and thoroughly explained the path to success!

27554

The descendants of Solomon’s servants included:

Sotai’s descendants, Sophereth’s descendants,
Perida’s descendants,

27555

Samuel answered, “Since the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy, why are you asking me?

27556

the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers—12

27557

The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so his name will not be blotted out from Israel.

27558

Micah’s sons: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.

27559

These were the places assigned to Aaron’s sons from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

27560

So Ephraim and Manasseh, the sons of Joseph, received their inheritance.

27561

He answered David, “Come on, let’s go out to the field.” So both of them went out to the field.

27562

He chose the best part for himself,
because a ruler’s portion was assigned there for him.
He came with the leaders of the people;
he carried out the Lord’s justice
and His ordinances for Israel.

27563

When the officers have finished addressing the army, they will appoint military commanders to lead it.

27564

The land must be divided by lot; they will receive an inheritance according to the names of their ancestral tribes.

27565

You are to take possession of the land and settle in it because I have given you the land to possess.

27566

They departed from Almon-diblathaim and camped in the Abarim range facing Nebo.

27567

Arrange them in two rows, six to a row, on the pure gold table before the Lord.

27568

Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.”

27569

They departed from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon-perez.

27570

Each plank must be connected together with two tenons. Do the same for all the planks of the tabernacle.

27571

Listen,” he went on, “I have heard there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy some for us so that we will live and not die.”

27572

Then he placed the altar of burnt offering at the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered the burnt offering and the grain offering on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.

27573

Put my cup, the silver one, at the top of the youngest one’s bag, along with his grain money.” So he did as Joseph told him.

27574

They did not realize that Joseph understood them, since there was an interpreter between them.

27575

So they sent away their sister Rebekah with the one who had nursed and raised her, and Abraham’s servant and his men.

27576

She conceived and gave birth to a son, and he named him Er.

27577

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah:
Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
These are the chiefs of Esau’s wife Oholibamah
daughter of Anah.

27578

The dry measure and the liquid measure will be uniform, with the liquid measure containing 5½ gallons and the dry measure holding half a bushel. Their measurement will be a tenth of the standard larger capacity measure.

27579

Then you will live in the land that I gave your fathers; you will be My people, and I will be your God.

27580

Those from Beth-togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise.

27581

Those who pour out their bags of gold
and weigh out silver on scales—
they hire a goldsmith and he makes it into a god.
Then they kneel and bow down to it.

27582

You are to give a bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who approach Me in order to serve Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27583

‘They will be brought to Babylon and will remain there until I attend to them again.’ This is the Lord’s declaration. ‘Then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.’”

27585

Slash to the right;
turn to the left—
wherever your blade is directed.

27586

They will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and worshiped and served other gods.’”

27587

Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah:

27588

His breath is like an overflowing torrent
that rises to the neck.
He comes to sift the nations in a sieve of destruction
and to put a bridle on the jaws of the peoples
to lead them astray.

27589

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all the people of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and plead for the Lord’s favor, and did not the Lord relent concerning the disaster He had pronounced against them? We are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”

27590

For your waste and desolate places
and your land marked by ruins—
will now be indeed too small for the inhabitants,
and those who swallowed you up will be far away.

27591

Let whoever is wise pay attention to these things
and consider the Lord’s acts of faithful love.

27592

Ascribe to the Lord, you families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.

27593

Wail, ships of Tarshish,
because your fortress is destroyed!

27595

May Your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen Your precepts.

27596

All the leaders and all the people rejoiced, brought the tax, and put it in the chest until it was full.

27597

The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.

27598

Do not long for the night
when nations will disappear from their places.

27599

He also killed an Egyptian, a huge man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a club, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear.

27600

They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike.

27601

Ulam’s sons were warriors and archers. They had many sons and grandsons—150 of them.
All these were among Benjamin’s sons.

27602

So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these words. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he did before.

27603

So the Lord’s anger burned that day, and He swore an oath:

27604

Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,

27605

And it is not across the sea so that you have to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea, get it for us, and proclaim it to us so that we may follow it?’

27607

But there was another great eagle
with great wings and thick plumage.
And this vine bent its roots toward him!
It stretched out its branches to him
from its planting bed,
so that he might water it.

27608

Paltiel son of Azzan, a leader from the tribe of Issachar;

27609

So he returned to Balak, who was standing there by his burnt offering with all the officials of Moab.

27610

When Jacob came in from the field that evening, Leah went out to meet him and said, “You must come with me, for I have hired you with my son’s mandrakes.” So Jacob slept with her that night.

27611

Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it.”

27612

Then, if anyone hears the sound of the trumpet but ignores the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

27613

“This is the contribution you are to offer: Three quarts from five bushels of wheat and three quarts from five bushels of barley.

27614

But I spared them from destruction and did not bring them to an end in the wilderness.

27615

“This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to bring on this city—and on all its dependent villages—all the disaster that I spoke against it, for they have become obstinate, not obeying My words.’”

27616

The word of the Lord came to me:

27617

Don’t let the archer string his bow;
don’t let him put on his armor.
Don’t spare her young men;
completely destroy her entire army!

27619

Those who flee will stand exhausted in Heshbon’s shadow
because fire has come out from Heshbon
and a flame from within Sihon.
It will devour Moab’s forehead
and the skull of the noisemakers.

27620

Why do You hide Yourself
and forget our affliction and oppression?

27621

He turns rivers into desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,

27622

So I went and hid it by the Euphrates, as the Lord commanded me.

27623

The Lord of Hosts planned it,
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.

27624

There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength in my bones
because of my sin.

27625

I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

27627

Who told about this from the beginning,
so that we might know,
and from times past,
so that we might say: He is right?
No one announced it,
no one told it,
no one heard your words.

27628

They did not destroy the peoples
as the Lord had commanded them

27629

He died at a ripe old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place.

27630

A club is regarded as stubble,
and he laughs at the sound of a javelin.

27631

Don’t you know? You were already born;
you have lived so long!

27632

When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.

27633

Reaiah’s descendants, Rezin’s descendants,
Nekoda’s descendants,

27634

All the leaders and the mighty men, and all of King David’s sons as well, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

27635

I will establish his kingdom forever if he perseveres in keeping My commands and My ordinances as he is today.’

27636

for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah;
for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;

27637

When Joab saw that there was a battle line in front of him and another behind him, he chose some men out of all the elite troops of Israel and lined up in battle formation to engage the Arameans.

27638

I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

27639

So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself detestable to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”

27640

They struck down the remnant of the Amalekites who had escaped, and they still live there today.

27642

the tabernacle—its tent and covering, its clasps and planks, its crossbars, its posts and bases;

27643

David and his men stayed with Achish in Gath. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, Nabal’s widow.

27644

Look, all of you are Israelites. Give your judgment and verdict here and now.”

27646

the Jezerite clan from Jezer;
the Shillemite clan from Shillem.

27647

Cut the ram into pieces. Wash its entrails and shanks, and place them with its head and its pieces on the altar.

27648

Make 50 loops on the one curtain and make 50 loops on the edge of the curtain in the second set, so that the loops line up together.

27649

When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them.

27650

And again he denied it with an oath, “I don’t know the man!”

27651

So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the ones redeemed by the Levites.

27652

They were seated before him in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest. The men looked at each other in astonishment.

27653

and tell them: This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will place his throne on these stones that I have embedded, and he will pitch his pavilion over them.

27654

“Then my cousin Hanamel came to the guard’s courtyard as the Lord had said and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

27655

In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

27656

ס SamekYou have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us;
You have killed without compassion.

27657

for your iniquities and the iniquities
of your fathers together,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned incense on the mountains
and reproached Me on the hills,
I will reward them fully
for their former deeds.”

27658

The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”

27659

For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields, and vineyards will again be bought in this land.’

27660

Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and the people, “The Lord sent me to prophesy all the words that you have heard against this temple and city.

27661

It is written before Me:
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will repay them fully

27662

So I went to the Euphrates and dug up the underwear and got it from the place where I had hidden it, but it was ruined—of no use at all.

27663

Now, Lord our God, save us from his power so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord—You alone.

27664

for destruction from them will come suddenly;
who knows what distress these two can bring?

27665

Their slain will be thrown out,
and the stench of their corpses will rise;
the mountains will flow with their blood.

27666

The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem;
He gathers Israel’s exiled people.

27667

I will reflect on all You have done
and meditate on Your actions.

27668

I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on Your promise.

27669

The Lord is the strength of His people;
He is a stronghold of salvation for His anointed.

27670

You have commanded that Your precepts
be diligently kept.

27671

When the earth and all its inhabitants shake,
I am the One who steadies its pillars.Selah

27672

Should I continue to wait now that they are silent,
now that they stand there and no longer answer?

27673

But the woman said to him, “You surely know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why are you setting a trap for me to get me killed?”

27674

Besai’s descendants, Meunim’s descendants,
Nephishesim’s descendants,

27675

The gatekeepers included:

Shallum’s descendants, Ater’s descendants, Talmon’s descendants, Akkub’s descendants, Hatita’s descendants, Shobai’s descendants 138.

27676

Uzza’s descendants, Paseah’s descendants,
Besai’s descendants,

27677

Then they brought the goats for the sin offering right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them.

27678

May You forgive Your people
who sinned against You
and all their rebellions against You,
and may You give them compassion
in the eyes of their captors,
so that they may be compassionate to them.

27679

Magbish’s people156

27680

That night God did as Gideon requested: only the fleece was dry, and dew was all over the ground.

27681

Although Ahaz plundered the Lord’s temple and the palace of the king and of the rulers and gave the plunder to the king of Assyria, it did not help him.

27682

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

27683

He was 25 years old when he became king and reigned 16 years in Jerusalem.

27684

All Judah was standing before the Lord with their infants, their wives, and their children.

27685

Your hands were not bound,
your feet not placed in bronze shackles.
You fell like one who falls victim to criminals.


And all the people wept over him even more.

27686

The Lord has done exactly what He said through me: The Lord has torn the kingship out of your hand and given it to your neighbor David.

27687

Aaron’s sons were given:

Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

27688

Then say this: ‘Long life to you, and peace to you, to your family, and to all that is yours.

27689

The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings.

27690

So the men of Judah said, “Why have you attacked us?”

They replied, “We have come to arrest Samson and pay him back for what he did to us.”

27691

The Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands around them to the Levites by lot, as the Lord had commanded through Moses.

27692

When they had finished distributing the land into its territories, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among them.

27693

if I had not feared insult from the enemy,
or feared that these foes might misunderstand
and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed;
it wasn’t the Lord who did all this.’”

27694

But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who died because of the Korah incident.

27695

“These are the names of the men who are to distribute the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.

27696

Why do you brag about your valleys,
your flowing valley,
you faithless daughter?
You who trust in your treasures
and boast, “Who can attack me?”

27697

They mounted four rows of gemstones on it. The first row was a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald;

27698

Then make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze.

27699

On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the Gadites, presented an offering.

27700

Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything that the Lord commanded Moses.

27701

All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.

27702

As for the flap that is left over from the tent curtains, the leftover half curtain is to hang down over the back of the tabernacle.

27703

the ark with its poles, the mercy seat, and the veil for the screen;

27704

Send one from among you to get your brother. The rest of you will be imprisoned so that your words can be tested to see if they are true. If they are not, then as surely as Pharaoh lives, you are spies!”

27705

Time and time again I have sent you all My servants the prophets, proclaiming: Turn, each one from his evil way of life, and correct your actions. Stop following other gods to serve them. Live in the land that I gave you and your ancestors. But you would not pay attention or obey Me.

27706

Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

27707

In fact, it is put into the fire as fuel. The fire devours both of its ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?

27708

We have heard of Moab’s pride,
great pride, indeed—
his insolence, arrogance, pride,
and haughty heart.

27709

“All the people of the land must take part in this contribution for the prince in Israel.

27710

How absurd is the one who says to his father,
‘What are you fathering?’
or to his mother,
‘What are you giving birth to?’”

27711

Rather, Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Chaldeans to put us to death or to deport us to Babylon!”

27712

King Zedekiah later sent for him and received him, and in his house privately asked him, “Is there a word from the Lord?”

“There is,” Jeremiah responded, and he continued, “You will be handed over to the king of Babylon.”

27713

I will make this temple like Shiloh. I will make this city an object of cursing for all the nations of the earth.”

27714

Your spoil will be gathered as locusts are gathered;
people will swarm over it like an infestation of locusts.

27715

“And to the house of the king of Judah say this: ‘Hear the word of the Lord!

27716

He removed the defenses of Judah.

On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.

27717

But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,
and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.

27718

For they have fled from swords,
from the drawn sword,
from the bow that is strung,
and from the stress of battle.

27720

I will praise You, Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to You among the nations.

27721

His tent is in Salem,
His dwelling place in Zion.

27722

He told her, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become weak and be like any other man.”

27723

If you have understanding, hear this;
listen to what I have to say.

27724

Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel’s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz.

27725

So King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

27726

He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight as his father had done.

27727

Isaiah asked, “What have they seen in your palace?”

Hezekiah answered, “They have seen everything in my palace. There isn’t anything in my treasuries that I didn’t show them.”

27728

He engraved cherubim, lions, and palm trees on the plates of its braces and on its frames, wherever each had space, with encircling wreaths.

27729

And his family name in Israel will be called ‘The house of the man whose sandal was removed.’

27730

And these tribes will stand on Mount Ebal to deliver the curse: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

27731

Why should the name of our father be taken away from his clan? Since he had no son, give us property among our father’s brothers.”

27732

It is to be holy to you because it is the Jubilee; you may only eat its produce directly from the field.

27733

Moses told them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, every man in battle formation before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

27734

from the sons of Joseph:
Hanniel son of Ephod, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh,

27735

They brought the prisoners, animals, and spoils of war to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the Israelite community at the camp on the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho.

27736

the Jashubite clan from Jashub;
the Shimronite clan from Shimron.

27737

When you sow in the eighth year, you will be eating from the previous harvest. You will be eating this until the ninth year when its harvest comes in.

27738

Then they mounted the onyx stones surrounded with gold filigree settings, engraved with the names of Israel’s sons as a gem cutter engraves a seal.

27739

And Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons God has given me here.”

So Jacob said, “Bring them to me and I will bless them.”

27740

By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
but your heart has become proud
because of your wealth.”

27742

He made loops of blue yarn on the edge of the last curtain in the first set and did the same on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.

27743

The field with its cave passed from the Hittites to Abraham as a burial place.

27744

Laban got up early in the morning, kissed his grandchildren and daughters, and blessed them. Then Laban left to return home.

27745

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah
daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon:
She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Edom.

27746

“Then you will remember your evil ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will loathe yourselves for your iniquities and detestable practices.

27747

“The words of Jonadab, son of Rechab, have been carried out. He commanded his sons not to drink wine, and they have not drunk to this very day because they have obeyed their ancestor’s command. But I have spoken to you time and time again, and you have not obeyed Me!

27748

On the east side it will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; you will measure from the northern border to the eastern sea. This will be the eastern side.

27749

For a nation from the north will come against her;
it will make her land desolate.
No one will be living in it—
both man and beast will escape.

27750

The Lord has brought about our vindication;
come, let’s tell in Zion
what the Lord our God has accomplished.

27751

your mother will be utterly humiliated;
she who bore you will be put to shame.
Look! She will lag behind all the nations—
a dry land, a wilderness, an Arabah.

27752

You end their lives; they sleep.
They are like grass that grows in the morning—

27753

These included:

Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah, its kings and its officials, to make them a desolate ruin, an object of scorn and cursing—as it is today;

27754

May the man be cursed
who brought the news to my father, saying,
“A male child is born to you,”
bringing him great joy.

27755

Fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, ‘It’s a desolation without man or beast; it has been handed over to the Chaldeans!’

27756

The islands see and are afraid,
the whole earth trembles.
They approach and arrive.

27757

Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.

27758

But her profits and wages will be dedicated to the Lord. They will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live in the Lord’s presence, to provide them with ample food and sacred clothing.

27759

May my meditation be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.

27760

A king favors a wise servant,
but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.


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27761

Let them praise Your great
and awe-inspiring name.
He is holy.

27762

‘I will establish your offspring forever
and build up your throne for all generations.’”Selah

27763

Your way went through the sea
and Your path through the great waters,
but Your footprints were unseen.

27764

For our hearts rejoice in Him
because we trust in His holy name.

27765

I hate a crowd of evildoers,
and I do not sit with the wicked.

27766

“If disaster comes on us—sword or judgment, pestilence or famine—we will stand before this temple and before You, for Your name is in this temple. We will cry out to You because of our distress, and You will hear and deliver.”

27767

The two thanksgiving processions stood in the house of God. So did I and half of the officials accompanying me,

27768

His officials also donated willingly for the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, chief officials of God’s temple, gave 2,600 Passover sacrifices and 300 bulls for the priests.

27769

Here we are today,
slaves in the land You gave our ancestors
so that they could enjoy its fruit and its goodness.
Here we are—slaves in it!

27770

Didn’t Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before one altar, and you must burn incense on it”?

27771

Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars.

27772

for Judah, Elihu, one of David’s brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;

27773

Immediately, Saul fell flat on the ground. He was terrified by Samuel’s words and was also weak because he hadn’t had any food all day and all night.

27774

Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

27775

Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, son of Seraiah, son of Asiel,

27776

So he said, “If they have marched out in peace, take them alive, and if they have marched out for battle, take them alive.”

27777

That’s why all of you have conspired against me! Nobody tells me when my own son makes a covenant with Jesse’s son. None of you cares about me or tells me that my son has stirred up my own servant to wait in ambush for me, as is the case today.”

27778

Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez.

27779

So they detoured there and went to the house of the young Levite at the home of Micah and greeted him.

27780

Your western border will be the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea; this will be your western border.

27781

But they gave the fields and villages of the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

27782

Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

27783

So Moses commanded the Israelites at the word of the Lord, “What the tribe of Joseph’s descendants says is right.

27784

If the person is from five to 20 years old, your assessment for a male is 20 shekels and for a female 10 shekels.

27785

They departed from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah.

27786

“Take the Levites in place of every firstborn among the Israelites, and the Levites’ cattle in place of their cattle. The Levites belong to Me; I am Yahweh.

27787

But among them there was not one of those who had been registered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they registered the Israelites in the Wilderness of Sinai.

27788

or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—

27789

as well as the spice and oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

27790

He fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the Israelites, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

27791

They took from Moses’ presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

27792

He saw that his resting place was good
and that the land was pleasant,
so he leaned his shoulder to bear a load
and became a forced laborer.

27793

He gave each of the brothers changes of clothes, but he gave Benjamin 300 pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.

27794

After Joseph buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.

27795

Zebulun’s sons: Sered, Elon, and Jahleel.

27796

Let my lord go ahead of his servant. I will continue on slowly, at a pace suited to the livestock and the children, until I come to my lord at Seir.”

27797

Jacob named the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.

27798

“Next to the territory of Judah, from the east side to the west, will be the portion you donate to the Lord, 8⅓ miles wide, and as long as one of the tribal portions from the east side to the west. The sanctuary will be in the middle of it.

27799

For 40 years I was disgusted with that generation;
I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray;
they do not know My ways.”

27800

Then Esau said, “Let’s move on, and I’ll go ahead of you.”

27801

He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.

27802

None of the sins he committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.

27803

They were haughty and did detestable things before Me, so I removed them when I saw this.

27804

“Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it.

27805

Elam is there
with all her hordes around her grave.
All of them are slain, fallen by the sword—
those who went down to the underworld uncircumcised,
who once spread their terror
in the land of the living.
They bear their disgrace
with those who descend to the Pit.

27806

You have made us disgusting filth
among the peoples.

27807

All who found them devoured them.
Their adversaries said, “We’re not guilty;
instead, they have sinned against the Lord,
their righteous grazing land,
the hope of their ancestors, the Lord.”

27808

I will send the sword, famine, and plague against them until they have perished from the land I gave to them and their ancestors.”

27809

Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to all the assembled people,

27810

Return to the One the Israelites have greatly rebelled against.

27811

My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;
let every living thing
praise His holy name forever and ever.

27812

Restore us, God of Hosts;
look on us with favor, and we will be saved.

27813

For they are named after the Holy City,
and lean on the God of Israel;
His name is Yahweh of Hosts.

27814

You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah

27817

The humble will see it and rejoice.
You who seek God, take heart!

27818

Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my life from their ravages,
my only one from the young lions.

27819

Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent in Sheol.

27820

I wash my hands in innocence
and go around Your altar, Lord,

27821

He leaves a shining wake behind him;
one would think the deep had gray hair!

27822

Some of the family leaders gave 20,000 gold coins and 2,200 silver minas to the treasury for the project.

27823

All of you have seen this for yourselves,
why do you keep up this empty talk?

27824

Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

27825

Neziah’s descendants,
and Hatipha’s descendants.

27826

The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

27827

Many were bringing an offering to the Lord to Jerusalem and valuable gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah, and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after that.

27828

While Athaliah ruled over the land, he was hiding with them in God’s temple six years.

27829

So he said, “Let him rest. Don’t let anyone disturb his bones.” So they left his bones undisturbed with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.

27830

for they will hear of Your great name,
mighty hand, and outstretched arm,
and will come and pray toward this temple—

27831

Shemer’s sons: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.

27832

The rest of the Merarites received:

From the tribe of Zebulun they received Rimmono and its pasturelands and Tabor and its pasturelands.

27833

So he led him, and there were the Amalekites, spread out over the entire area, eating, drinking, and celebrating because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and the land of Judah.

27834

‘The one who secretly kills his neighbor is cursed.’
And all the people will say, ‘Amen!’

27835

Then Jacob said, “Look, it is still broad daylight. It’s not time for the animals to be gathered. Water the flock, then go out and let them graze.”

27836

wearing belts on their waists and flowing turbans on their heads; all of them looked like officers, a depiction of the Babylonians in Chaldea, the land of their birth.

27837

One of Joab’s young men had stood over Amasa saying, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!”

27838

Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all Pharaoh’s servants, the elders of his household, and all the elders of the land of Egypt went with him,

27839

Then Joseph took them from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground.

27840

They said, “Joseph is still alive, and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.

27841

But some of the poorest people of the land Nebuzaradan, the commander of the guards, left to be vinedressers and farmers.

27842

Rachel’s slave Bilhah conceived again and bore Jacob a second son.

27843

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and named him Onan.

27844

the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold—were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),

27845

For the Lord is going to devastate Babylon;
He will silence her mighty voice.
Their waves roar like abundant waters;
the tumult of their voice resounds,

27846

The Lord opened His armory
and brought out His weapons of wrath,
because it is a task of the Lord God of Hosts
in the land of the Chaldeans.

27847

So King Zedekiah gave orders, and Jeremiah was placed in the guard’s courtyard. He was given a loaf of bread each day from the baker’s street until all the bread was gone from the city. So Jeremiah remained in the guard’s courtyard.

27848

Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of the land of Moab, those far and near.

27849

Come down from glory; sit on parched ground,
resident of the daughter of Dibon,
for the destroyer of Moab has come against you;
he has destroyed your fortresses.

27850

Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, Nebushazban the Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer the Rab-mag, and all the captains of the king of Babylon

27851

So Baruch son of Neriah did everything Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. At the Lord’s temple he read the Lord’s words from the scroll.

27852

He will be buried like a donkey,
dragged off and thrown
outside the gates of Jerusalem.

27853

For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.’”

27854

as fire kindles the brushwood,
and fire causes water to boil—
to make Your name known to Your enemies,
so that nations will tremble at Your presence!

27855

Have you not heard?
I designed it long ago;
I planned it in days gone by.
I have now brought it to pass,
and you have crushed fortified cities
into piles of rubble.

27856

Their webs cannot become clothing,
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.

27857

Where are the gods of Hamath and Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim? Have they delivered Samaria from my power?

27858

Your children have fainted;
they lie at the head of every street
like an antelope in a net.
They are full of the Lord’s fury,
the rebuke of your God.

27859

Who was it you dreaded and feared,
so that you lied and didn’t remember Me
or take it to heart?
Have I not kept silent for such a long time
and you do not fear Me?

27860

The sand partridge will make her nest there;
she will lay and hatch her eggs
and will gather her brood under her shadow.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.

27861

lambs will provide your clothing,
and goats, the price of a field;

27862

No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.

27863

so that a future generation—
children yet to be born—might know.
They were to rise and tell their children

27864

My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.

27865

But Phinehas stood up and intervened,
and the plague was stopped.

27867

Then we, Your people, the sheep of Your pasture,
will thank You forever;
we will declare Your praise
to generation after generation.

27868

He worked wonders in the sight of their fathers
in the land of Egypt, the region of Zoan.

27870

Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.

27871

Let the rivers clap their hands;
let the mountains shout together for joy

27872

In colorful garments she is led to the king;
after her, the virgins, her companions, are brought to you.

27873

At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.

27874

So the king sent messengers and gathered all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

27875

The temple servants included:

Ziha’s descendants, Hasupha’s descendants,
Tabbaoth’s descendants,

27876

Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,

27877

A very large assembly of people was gathered in Jerusalem to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month.

27878

They also closed the doors of the portico, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel.

27879

No Passover had been observed like it in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present in Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

27880

So the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the power of King Sennacherib of Assyria and from the power of all others. He gave them rest on every side.

27881

You also have many workers: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and people skilled in every kind of work

27882

Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.

27883

He sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

27884

the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers—12

27885

There were four wheels under the frames, and the wheel axles were part of the water cart; each wheel was 27 inches tall.

27886

I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.

27887

Moza fathered Binea.
His son was Rephaiah, his son Elasah, and his son Azel.

27888

and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. These also lived opposite their relatives in Jerusalem, with their other relatives.

27889

But if you can’t explain it to me, you must give me 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.”

“Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let’s hear it.”

27890

If the man with the discharge spits on anyone who is clean, he is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

27891

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah: “We have 10 shares in the king, so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

27892

Whoever sits on furniture that the man with the discharge was sitting on is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

27893

When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the Philistine’s head still in his hand.

27894

The 600 Danite men were standing by the entrance of the gate, armed with their weapons of war.

27895

In the morning, the Israelites set out and camped near Gibeah.

27896

As a result, 10 tracts fell to Manasseh, besides the land of Gilead and Bashan, which are beyond the Jordan,

27897

Remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.

27898

everything that can withstand fire—you are to pass through fire, and it will be clean. It must still be purified with the purification water. Anything that cannot withstand fire, pass through the water.

27899

You must stand outside while the man you are making the loan to brings the security out to you.

27900

For the Lord had said to them that they would all die in the wilderness. None of them was left except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

27901

They hammered out thin sheets of gold, and he cut threads from them to interweave with the blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and the fine linen in a skillful design.

27902

They departed from Marah and came to Elim. There were 12 springs of water and 70 date palms at Elim, so they camped there.

27903

And the name of Asher’s daughter was Serah.

27904

These were the Gadite clans numbered by their registered men: 40,500.

27905

Join five of the curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves. Then fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.

27906

the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

27907

He asked the men of the place, “Where is the cult prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?”

“There has been no cult prostitute here,” they answered.

27908

And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ then say: Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will become weak. Every spirit will be discouraged, and every knee will turn to water. Yes, it is coming and it will happen.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27909

When Judah and his brothers reached Joseph’s house, he was still there. They fell to the ground before him.

27910

Jacob asked the men at the well, “My brothers! Where are you from?”

“We’re from Haran,” they answered.

27911

though the father has done none of them. Indeed, when the son eats at the mountain shrines and defiles his neighbor’s wife,

27912

You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of strangers.
For I have spoken.
This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27913

Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying: “Why are you prophesying, ‘This is what the Lord says: Look, I am about to hand this city over to Babylon’s king, and he will capture it.

27914

Then you will say within yourself,
‘Who fathered these for me?
I was deprived of my children and unable to conceive,
exiled and wandering—
but who brought them up?
See, I was left by myself—
but these, where did they come from?’”

27915

Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.

27917

As I live—
this is the King’s declaration;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
He will come like Tabor among the mountains
and like Carmel by the sea.

27918

Listen to me, you hardhearted,
far removed from justice:

27919

When the news reaches Egypt,
they will be in anguish over the news about Tyre.

27920

If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!

27921

I will establish his line forever,
his throne as long as heaven lasts.

27922

Do You work wonders for the dead?
Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?Selah

27923

He gave a command to the clouds above
and opened the doors of heaven.

27924

The Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.

27926

For I do not know how to give such titles;
otherwise, my Maker would remove me in an instant.

27927

Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God to distribute the contribution to the Lord and the consecrated things.

27929

So he went to the king, and the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to Ramoth-gilead for war, or should I refrain?”

Micaiah said, “March up and succeed, for they will be handed over to you.”

27930

the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers—12

27931

Ulla’s sons: Arah, Hanniel, and Rizia.

27932

Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham, with their sister Shua.

27933

and Ziza son of Shiphi, son of Allon, son of Jedaiah, son of Shimri, son of Shemaiah—

27934

The king said, “Move aside and stand here.” So he stood to one side.

27935

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you cross the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

27936

Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.

27937

Jahdai’s sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.

27938

So Shimei saddled his donkey and set out to Achish at Gath to search for his slaves. He went and brought them back from Gath.

27939

Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.

27940

Jehud, Bene-berak, Gath-rimmon,

27941

Then they burned all the cities where the Midianites lived, as well as all their encampments,

27942

Ephraim’s territory was to the south and Manasseh’s to the north, with the Sea as its border. They reached Asher on the north and Issachar on the east.

27943

Then the border will go down to the Jordan and end at the Dead Sea. This will be your land defined by its borders on all sides.”

27944

He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

27945

Kemuel son of Shiphtan, a leader from the tribe of Ephraim;

27946

then the priest will calculate for him the amount of the assessment up to the Year of Jubilee, and the person will pay the assessed value on that day as a holy offering to the Lord.

27947

Then he made the veil with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. He made it with a design of cherubim worked into it.

27948

These were the registered men of the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron registered them at the Lord’s command through Moses.

27949

And Jacob did just that. He finished the week of celebration, and Laban gave him his daughter Rachel as his wife.

27950

He made planks for the tabernacle as follows: 20 for the south side,

27951

and two chains of pure gold; you will make them of braided cord work, and attach the cord chains to the settings.

27952

Then Joseph threw his arms around Benjamin and wept, and Benjamin wept on his shoulder.

27953

therefore I am about to give you to the people of the east as a possession. They will set up their encampments and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

27954

The Chaldeans next burned down the king’s palace and the people’s houses and tore down the walls of Jerusalem.

27955

In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

27956

It has frustrated every effort;
its thick rust will not come off.
Into the fire with its rust!

27957

I will take My vengeance on Edom through My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. So they will know My vengeance.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

27958

Come out from among her, My people!
Save your lives, each of you,
from the Lord’s burning anger.

27959

But you have changed your minds and profaned My name. Each has taken back his male and female slaves who had been freed to go wherever they wanted, and you have again subjugated them to be your slaves.

27960

“This is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster I brought against Jerusalem and all Judah’s cities; look, they are a ruin today without an inhabitant in them

27961

The towns have been captured,
and the strongholds seized.
In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors
will be like the heart of a woman with contractions.

27962

They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their Redeemer.

27963

then also My covenant with My servant David may be broken so that he will not have a son reigning on his throne, and the Levitical priests will not be My ministers.

27964

All your lovers have forgotten you;
they no longer look for you,
for I have struck you as an enemy would,
with the discipline of someone cruel,
because of your enormous guilt
and your innumerable sins.

27965

There will be no lion there,
and no vicious beast will go up on it;
they will not be found there.
But the redeemed will walk on it,

27966

So I will hurl you from this land into a land that you and your fathers are not familiar with. There you will worship other gods both day and night, for I will not grant you grace.

27967

For a remnant will go out from Jerusalem and survivors, from Mount Zion. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will accomplish this.’

27968

I have heard the gossip of many;
terror is on every side.
When they conspired against me,
they plotted to take my life.

27969

You will conceive chaff;
you will give birth to stubble.
Your breath is fire that will consume you.

27971

Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?
Who will show sympathy toward you?
Who will turn aside
to ask about your welfare?

27972

He set military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,

27973

I too will answer;
yes, I will tell what I know.

27974

and Harim’s descendants1,017

27975

The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.

27976

So Manasseh caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to stray so that they did worse evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.

27977

The man got up to go, but his father-in-law persuaded him, so he stayed and spent the night there again.

27978

David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had also been kidnapped.

27979

David took Goliath’s head and brought it to Jerusalem, but he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.

27980

But if your heart turns away and you do not listen and you are led astray to bow down to other gods and worship them,

27981

But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest will calculate the price for him in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your assessment will be reduced.

27982

From there they traveled to the hill country of Ephraim and arrived at Micah’s house.

27983

You have not deserted your brothers even once this whole time but have carried out the requirement of the command of the Lord your God.

27984

The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir-shemesh,

27985

But if as far as he can see, the scaly outbreak remains unchanged and black hair has grown in it, then it has healed; he is clean. The priest is to pronounce the person clean.

27986

They also made a medallion, the holy diadem, out of pure gold and wrote on it an inscription like the engraving on a seal:

HOLY TO THE LORD.

27987

On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the Danites, presented an offering.

27988

Their calyxes and branches were of one piece. All of it was a single hammered piece of pure gold.

27989

Take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the burnt offering, as a pleasing aroma before the Lord; it is a fire offering to the Lord.

27990

Joseph collected all the money to be found in the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan in exchange for the grain they were purchasing, and he brought the money to Pharaoh’s palace.

27991

But Leah replied to her, “Isn’t it enough that you have taken my husband? Now you also want to take my son’s mandrakes?”

“Well,” Rachel said, “you can sleep with him tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”

27992

Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.

27993

In fact, all the wealth that God has taken away from our father belongs to us and to our children. So do whatever God has said to you.”

27994

It will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, drawing attention to their sin of turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”

27995

It is not for your sake that I will act”—the declaration of the Lord God—“let this be known to you. Be ashamed and humiliated because of your ways, house of Israel!

27996

When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.

27997

Yet they had sex with her as one does with a prostitute. This is how they had sex with Oholah and Oholibah, those obscene women.

27998

Because of the Lord’s anger, it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that He finally banished them from His presence. Nevertheless, Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

27999

Therefore, their way will be to them
like slippery paths in the gloom.
They will be driven away and fall down there,
for I will bring disaster on them,
the year of their punishment.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

28000

Therefore, hear the plans that the Lord has drawn up against Edom and the strategies He has devised against the people of Teman: The flock’s little lambs will certainly be dragged away, and their grazing land will be made desolate because of them.

28001

And the women said, “When we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out drink offerings to her, was it apart from our husbands’ knowledge that we made sacrificial cakes in her image and poured out drink offerings to her?”

28002

And I will take away the remnant of Judah, those who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to live there for a while; they will meet their end. All of them in the land of Egypt will fall by the sword; they will meet their end by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and by famine. Then they will become an object of cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace.

28003

He will get a beating and dishonor,
and his disgrace will never be removed.