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And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of
Ahab: for he had the daughter of
Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of
Ahab had done. For he
married a daughter of
Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by
cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones
withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was
marvellously helped, till he was strong.
And in Jerusalem he made
skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and
catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped
tremendously so that he became powerful.
After all this, when
Josiah had prepared the temple,
Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and
Josiah went out against him.
After all this, when
Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco king of Egypt
marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and
Josiah went out to
confront him.
And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.
Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in
marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons
forever.’
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of
Elam, answered and said unto
Ezra, We have
trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an
Elamite, said to
Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by
marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
And
Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye have
transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the
trespass of Israel.
Then
Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by
marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.
Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this matter be turned from us.
Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let
everyone in our towns who has
married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”
And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.
and by the first day of the first month they had dealt with all the men who had married foreign women.
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and
Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:
All these had taken strange wives: and some of them had wives by whom they had children.
All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.
For there were many in Judah
sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.
For many in Judah were bound by oath to him, since he was a son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah, and his son Jehohanan had married the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah.
And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
We will not give our daughters in marriage to the people of the land, and we will not take their daughters for our sons.
In those days also saw I Jews that had
married wives of
Ashdod, of
Ammon, and of Moab:
In those days I also saw Jews who had
married women from
Ashdod,
Ammon, and Moab.
And I
contended with them, and
cursed them, and
smote certain of them, and
plucked off their hair, and made them
swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for
yourselves.
I
rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in
marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for
yourselves!
Shall we then
hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to
transgress against our God in
marrying strange wives?
Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of
marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a
pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black,
marble.
Hangings of white and blue linen were fastened with cords of fine white and purple material to silver rings on the
marble pillars. Gold and silver couches were arranged on a mosaic
pavement of
porphyry,
marble, mother-of-
pearl, and other costly stones.
And the next unto him was Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres,
Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, which saw the king’s face, and which sat the first in the kingdom;)
His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,
Tarshish, Meres,
Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.
And he wrote in the king
Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on
horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young
dromedaries:
Mordecai wrote in the name of King
Xerxes and sealed it with the royal
signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses
bred from the royal
mares.
Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:
the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
I have
sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a
mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
If I have
sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your
target, so that I am a burden to You?
Can the
rush grow up without
mire? can the flag grow without water?
Does
papyrus grow where there is no
marsh? Do reeds
flourish without water?
If I sin, then thou
markest me, and thou
wilt not
acquit me from mine iniquity.
If I
sinned, You would take note, and would not
acquit me of my iniquity.
For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest
thyself marvellous upon me.
Should I hold my head high, You would
hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
I was at ease, but he hath broken me
asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and
shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his
mark.
How long will it be
ere ye make an end of words?
mark, and afterwards we will speak.
“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
He is
torn from the shelter of his tent and is
marched off to the king of terrors.
Mark me, and be
astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Look at me and be
appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
Hast thou
marked the old way which wicked men have
trodden?
Will you stay on the ancient path that wicked men have
trod?
In the dark they
dig through houses, which they had
marked for themselves in the
daytime: they know not the light.
In the dark they
dig through houses; by day they shut themselves in, never to experience the light.
They
mar my path, they set forward my
calamity, they have no helper.
They
tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
Mark well, O Job,
hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
Pay attention, Job, and
listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to
shine by the cloud that cometh
betwixt.
He fills His hands with
lightning and commands it to strike its
mark.
God thundereth
marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot
comprehend.
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou
mark when the hinds do
calve?
“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the
doe bear her
fawn?
He lieth under the
shady trees, in the
covert of the reed, and fens.
He lies under the
lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the
marsh.
I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will
shew forth all thy
marvellous works.
I will give
thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.
Shew thy
marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
They saw it, and so they
marvelled; they were troubled, and hasted away.
They saw and were
astounded; they fled in terror.
Walk about
Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof.
Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following.
consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.
They
conspire, they
lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thou, O God, which
didst not go out with our armies?
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
My soul shall be satisfied as with
marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou
didst march through the wilderness;
Selah:
O God, when You went out before Your people, when You
marched through the wasteland,
Selah They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
They have seen Your
procession, O God— the
march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy
wondrous works.
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I
proclaim Your
marvelous deeds.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth
wondrous things.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does
marvelous deeds.
Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without
wedding songs.
O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done
marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath
gotten him the victory.
Sing to the LORD a new song, for He has done wonders; His right hand and holy arm have gained Him the victory.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and
wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?
Have You not rejected us, O God? Will You no longer march out, O God, with our armies?
This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
This is from the LORD, and it is
marvelous in our eyes.
If thou, LORD, shouldest
mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
I will praise thee; for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
I praise You, for I am
fearfully and wonderfully made.
Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
It shall be health to thy
navel, and
marrow to thy bones.
This will bring
healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not
surpass His command, when He
marked out the foundations of the earth.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who
hurries his footsteps misses the
mark.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent
perverting of judgment and justice in a province,
marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
If you see the oppression of the poor and the
denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be
astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s
chariots.
His legs are as pillars of
marble, set upon sockets of fine gold: his countenance is as
Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.
His legs are pillars of
marble set on bases of pure gold. His appearance is like
Lebanon, as
majestic as the cedars.
And it came to pass in the days of
Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
Now in the days that
Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of
Aram marched up to
wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a
mart of nations.
On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the
lees, of fat things full of
marrow, of wines on the
lees well refined.
On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a
banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
I am not
angry. If only thorns and briers
confronted Me, I would
march and
trample them, I would burn them to the ground.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a
marvellous work among this people, even a
marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their
prudent men shall be
hid.
Therefore I will again
confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will
vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and
comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and
weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or
marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a
basket, or
weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon
morter, and as the
potter treadeth clay.
I have raised up one from the north, and he has come— one from the east who calls on My name. He will
march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a
potter who treads the clay.
I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and
drain the
marshes.
The
carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he
marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he
marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he
marks it out with a
stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a
shrine.
As many were
astonied at thee; his
visage was so
marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:
Just as many were
appalled at Him— His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was
marred beyond human likeness—
Sing, O barren, thou that
didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry
aloud, thou that
didst not
travail with child: for more are the children of the
desolate than the children of the
married wife, saith the LORD.
“
Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry
aloud, you who have never
travailed; because more are the children of the
desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the LORD.
Thou shalt no more be termed
Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed
Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-
bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be
married.
No longer will you be called
Forsaken, nor your land named
Desolate; but you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be His
bride.
For as a young man
marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons
marry thee: and as the
bridegroom rejoiceth over the
bride, so shall thy God
rejoice over thee.
For as a young man
marries a young woman, so your sons will
marry you; and as a
bridegroom rejoices over his
bride, so your God will
rejoice over you.
Who is this that cometh from
Edom, with
dyed garments from
Bozrah? this that is glorious in his
apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
For though thou wash thee with
nitre, and take thee much
sope, yet thine iniquity is
marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.
Although you wash with
lye and use an abundance of soap, the
stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man’s, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly
polluted? but thou hast played the
harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to
marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely
defiled? But you have played the
harlot with many lovers— and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.
Turn, O
backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am
married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to
Zion:
“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to
Zion.
Then I went to Euphrates, and
digged, and took the
girdle from the place where I had
hid it: and, behold, the
girdle was
marred, it was profitable for nothing.
So I went to Perath and
dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.
Thus saith the LORD, After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem.
“This is what the LORD says: In the same way I will ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem.
Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.
“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.”
And the vessel that he made of clay was
marred in the hand of the
potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the
potter to make it.
But the vessel that he was shaping from the clay became
flawed in his hand; so he formed it into another vessel, as it seemed best for him to do.
For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?
But which of them has stood in the council of the LORD to see and hear His word? Who has given
heed to His word and obeyed it?
Take ye wives, and
beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.
But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
So when
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
marched into the land, we said: ‘Come, let us go into Jerusalem to escape the armies of the Chaldeans and the Arameans.’ So we have remained in Jerusalem.”
Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to
enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.
In the ninth year of
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
In the ninth year of
Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.
The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
Egypt will hiss like a
fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like
woodsmen cutting down trees.
I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
I have heard a message from the LORD; an
envoy has been sent to the nations: “
Assemble yourselves to
march against her! Rise up for battle!”