Then King Nebuchadnezzar bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage to Daniel. He gave orders to offer sacrifice and incense to him.

And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.

Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.

But reports will trouble him from the east and north, and he will set out in a tremendous rage to destroy and wipe out many.

From the time that the daily sacrifice is removed and the abomination that causes desolation is set in place, there are 1,290 days.

“At that time,” declares the Lord, “you will call, ‘My husband’; you will never again call me, ‘My master.’

Their heart is slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The Lord will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.

Rush forth with the sickle, for the harvest is ripe! Come, stomp the grapes, for the winepress is full! The vats overflow. Indeed, their evil is great!

“Go to Bethel and rebel! At Gilgal rebel some more! Bring your sacrifices in the morning, your tithes on the third day!

People from two or three cities staggered into one city to get water, but remained thirsty. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!

Someday these sinners will cry to the Lord for help, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, because they have done such wicked deeds.”

Jerusalem, why are you now shouting so loudly? Has your king disappeared? Has your wise leader been destroyed? Is this why pain grips you as if you were a woman in labor?

For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

The just Lord resides within her; he commits no unjust acts. Every morning he reveals his justice. At dawn he appears without fail. Yet the unjust know no shame.

It will happen in one day (a day known to the Lord); not in the day or the night, but in the evening there will be light.

She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud wailing, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they were gone.”

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have not come to abolish these things but to fulfill them.

But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, “Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed from that hour.