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Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine
iniquities by
shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a
lengthening of thy tranquility.
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your
iniquities by showing mercy to the
oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Wherefore king
Darius signed the writing and the decree.
Therefore King
Darius signed the written decree.
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he
kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave
thanks before his God, as he did
aforetime.
Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house,
where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave
thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
As he came near to
where I stood, I was
terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power.
And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.
The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.”
In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years,
whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would
accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the
desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
Then said he, Knowest thou
wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of
Grecia shall come.
“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees,
whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.
I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a
thicket, and the beasts of the field will
devour them.
And I will visit upon her the days of
Baalim,
wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and
forgat me, saith the LORD.
I will
punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and
jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she
forgot,” declares the LORD.
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will
tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall
rescue him.
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will
tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off
where no one can
rescue them.
Israel is
swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel
wherein is no pleasure.
Israel is
swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel.
I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?
I will
ransom them from the power of the grave; I will
redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction:
repentance shall be
hid from mine eyes.
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD,
weep between the
porch and the altar, and let them say,
Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine
heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them:
wherefore should they say among the people,
Where is their God?
Let the priests who minister before the LORD
weep between the
portico and the altar, saying, “
Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your
heritage a reproach, an object of
scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘
Where is their God?’”
Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
Can two walk together without agreeing where to go?
Can a bird fall in a
snare upon the earth,
where no
gin is for him? shall one take up a
snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?
Does a bird land in a
snare where no
bait has been set? Does a
trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?
And also I have
withholden the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece
whereupon it rained not
withered.
“I also
withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but
withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain
withered.
Then the mariners were afraid, and
cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to
lighten it of them. But
Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast
asleep.
The sailors were afraid, and each
cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s
cargo into the sea to
lighten the load. But
Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel,
where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou?
“Tell us now,” they demanded, “who is to
blame for this
calamity that is upon us? What is your occupation, and
where have you come from? What is your country, and who are your people?”
Wherefore they
cried unto the LORD, and said, We
beseech thee, O LORD, we
beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.
So they
cried out to the LORD: “Please, O LORD, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life! Do not charge us with innocent blood! For You, O LORD, have done as You pleased.”
So
Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a
booth, and sat under it in the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.
Then
Jonah left the city and sat down east of it,
where he made himself a shelter and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.
And should not I
spare Nineveh, that great city,
wherein are more than
sixscore thousand persons that cannot
discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
So should I not care about the great city of
Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and
wherein have I
wearied thee?
testify against me.
‘My people, what have I done to you?
Testify against Me how I have
wearied you!
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with
calves of a year old?
With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old
calves?
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me,
Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be
trodden down as the
mire of the streets.
Then my enemy will see and will be covered with shame— she who said to me, “
Where is the LORD your God?” My eyes will see her; at that time she will be
trampled like mud in the streets.
Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions,
where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s
whelp, and none made them afraid?
Where is the lions’
lair or the feeding ground of the young lions,
where the lion and
lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to
frighten them away?
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall
flee from thee, and say,
Nineveh is laid waste: who will
bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they
flee away, and their place is not known
where they are.
Your guards are like the
swarming locust, and your
scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows
where.
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity:
wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal
treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot
tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You
tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked
swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
And his brightness was as the light; he had horns coming out of his hand: and there was the hiding of his power.
When I heard, my
belly trembled; my lips
quivered at the voice:
rottenness entered into my bones, and I
trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will
invade them with his troops.
I heard and
trembled within; my lips
quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I
trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who
invade us.
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of
Ammon,
whereby they have reproached my people, and
magnified themselves against their border.
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the
Ammonites, who have
taunted My people and threatened their borders.
In that day shalt thou not be
ashamed for all thy doings,
wherein thou hast
transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that
rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be
haughty because of my holy mountain.
On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have
transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who
rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be
haughty on My holy mountain.
Behold, at that time I will
undo all that
afflict thee: and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land
where they have been put to shame.
Behold, at that time, I will deal with all who
afflict you. I will save the
lame and gather the scattered; and I will
appoint praise and fame for the disgraced throughout the earth.
Your fathers, where are they? and the prophets, do they live for ever?
Where are your fathers now? And the prophets, do they live
forever?
Then said I,
Whither goest thou? And he said unto me, To measure Jerusalem, to see what is the breadth thereof, and what is the length thereof.
“Where are you going?” I asked. “To measure Jerusalem,” he replied, “and to determine its width and length.”
Then said I to the angel that talked with me,
Whither do these bear the
ephah?
“
Where are they taking the
basket?” I asked the angel who was speaking with me.
And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.
I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.
As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
And this shall be the plague
wherewith the LORD will
smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall
consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall
consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall
consume away in their mouth.
And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have
warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will
rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will
rot in their sockets, and their tongues will
rot in their mouths.
And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague,
wherewith the LORD will
smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.
And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to
celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.
I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say,
Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not
Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not
Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
Whereas Edom saith, We are
impoverished, but we will return and build the
desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath
indignation for ever.
Though
Edom may say, “We have been
devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will
demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is
indignant forever.
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father,
where is mine honour? and if I be a master,
where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that
despise my name. And ye say,
Wherein have we
despised thy name?
“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father,
where is My honor? And if I am a master,
where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who
despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we
despised Your name?’
Ye offer
polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say,
Wherein have we
polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
By presenting
defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we
defiled You?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.
For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear
wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name.
“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he
revered Me and stood in
awe of My name.
Yet ye say,
Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt
treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And
wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take
heed to your spirit, and let none deal
treacherously against the wife of his youth.
Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard
yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth.
Ye have
wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say,
Wherein have we
wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in them; or,
Where is the God of judgment?
You have
wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we
wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “
Where is the God of justice?”
Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?
Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’
Will a man
rob God? Yet ye have
robbed me. But ye say,
Wherein have we
robbed thee? In
tithes and offerings.
Will a man
rob God? Yet you are
robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we
rob You?’ In
tithes and offerings.
Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them
where Christ should be born.
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and
scribes of the people, he asked them
where the Christ was to be born.
When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went
ahead of them until it stood over the place
where the Child was.
And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be salted? it is
thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be
trodden under foot of men.
You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its
savor, how can it be made
salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and
trampled by men.
For
where your
treasure is, there will your heart be also.
For
where your
treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Wherefore, if God so
clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to
morrow is cast into the
oven, shall he not much more
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here
today and
tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more
clothe you, O you of little faith?
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Therefore do not
worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness,
where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.”
And a certain
scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee
whithersoever thou goest.
And one of the
scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You
wherever You go.”
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Why do you
harbor evil in your hearts?
But
whereunto shall I
liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
Then began he to
upbraid the cities
wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they
repented not:
Then Jesus began to
denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not
repent.
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Some fell upon
stony places,
where they had not much earth: and
forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:
Some fell on rocky ground,
where it did not have much soil. It
sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir,
didst not thou
sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you
sow good seed in your field?
Where then did the weeds come from?’
And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and
gnashing of teeth.
And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be
wailing and
gnashing of teeth.
And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their
synagogue,
insomuch that they were
astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their
synagogue, and they were
astonished. “
Where did this man get such wisdom and
miraculous powers?” they asked.
And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith,
wherefore didst thou doubt?
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
The disciples replied, “
Where in this
desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot
offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life
halt or
maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into
everlasting fire.
If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life
crippled or
lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
Wherefore they are no more
twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put
asunder.
So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
And he left them, and went out of the city into
Bethany; and he
lodged there.
Then He left them and went out of the city to
Bethany,
where He spent the night.
Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
Then the king told the servants, ‘
Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness,
where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto
yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
So you
testify against
yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and
scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and
crucify; and some of them shall ye
scourge in your synagogues, and
persecute them from city to city:
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and
crucify, and others you will
flog in your synagogues and
persecute in town after town.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
So if they tell you, ‘There He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
Wherever there is a
carcass, there the vultures will gather.
Then he will cut him to pieces and
assign him a place with the hypocrites,
where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.
Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man,
reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering
where thou hast not strawed:
Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man,
reaping where you have not sown and gathering
where you have not scattered seed.
His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and
slothful servant, thou knewest that I
reap where I
sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed:
‘You wicked,
lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I
reap where I have not sown and gather
where I have not scattered seed.
And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.
And throw that worthless servant into the outer darkness,
where there will be
weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’
Verily I say unto you,
Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a
memorial of her.
Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
Now the first day of the feast of
unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him,
Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the
passover?
On the first day of the Feast of
Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “
Where do You want us to prepare for You to eat the
Passover?”
And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
“Friend,” Jesus replied, “do what you came for.” Then the men
stepped forward, seized Jesus, and arrested Him.
And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to
Caiaphas the high priest,
where the
scribes and the elders were assembled.
Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of
Caiaphas the high priest,
where the
scribes and elders had gathered.