He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring.

“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered.

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

Then they will know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and that they are my people, the house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord.

I will no longer hide my face from them, when I pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord.”

In the porch of the gate were two tables on either side on which to slaughter the burnt offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering.

Now they must put away their spiritual prostitution and the pillars of their kings far from me, and then I will live among them forever.

On the day of the new moon he will offer an unblemished young bull, and six lambs and a ram, all without blemish.

Now let the king issue a written interdict so that it cannot be altered, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.

He rescues and delivers and performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!”

“So now, our God, accept the prayer and requests of your servant, and show favor to your devastated sanctuary for your own sake.

But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

Many will be purified, made clean, and refined, but the wicked will go on being wicked. None of the wicked will understand, though the wise will understand.

Their wicked deeds do not allow them to return to their God; because a spirit of idolatry controls their heart, and they do not acknowledge the Lord.

But I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me; except me there is no Savior.

You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.

You will once again have mercy on us; you will conquer our evil deeds; you will hurl our sins into the depths of the sea.

saying, “Where is the one who is born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”

saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the child’s life are dead.”

I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,