at the head of the noisy streets she calls, in the entrances of the gates in the city she utters her words:

She is like a tree of life to those who obtain her, and everyone who grasps hold of her will be blessed.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

The sound of battle comes from the city; the sound comes from the temple! It is the sound of the Lord paying back his enemies.

“Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

Yet she increased her prostitution, remembering the days of her youth when she engaged in prostitution in the land of Egypt.

The young men of On and of Pi-beseth will die by the sword; and the cities will go into captivity.

He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he led me back to the bank of the river.

while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.

But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.

We are from a family of twelve brothers; we are the sons of one father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father at this time in the land of Canaan.’

But Manasseh misled the people of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem so that they sinned more than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed ahead of the Israelites.

So Isaiah replied, “Pay attention, family of David. Do you consider it too insignificant to try the patience of men? Is that why you are also trying the patience of my God?

There were narrow windows and decorative palm trees on either side of the side walls of the porch; this is what the side chambers of the temple and the canopies were like.

The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

Offer to the Lord a song of thanks! Sing praises to our God to the accompaniment of a harp!