The mother who had seven children will grow faint. All the breath will go out of her. Her pride and joy will be taken from her in the prime of their life. It will seem as if the sun had set while it was still day. She will suffer shame and humiliation. I will cause any of them who are still left alive to be killed in war by the onslaughts of their enemies,” says the Lord.

As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –

Yet do not depart quickly or leave in a panic. For the Lord goes before you; the God of Israel is your rear guard.

But he had to pass through Samaria.

And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and did not release the people.

For if you refuse to release them and continue holding them,

You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them.

A continual fire must be kept burning on the altar. It must not be extinguished.

Walk around Zion! Encircle it! Count its towers!

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey him by releasing Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel!”

You are to have a place outside the camp to serve as a latrine.

I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.

Ammon’s king will be deported; he and his officials will be carried off together.” The Lord has spoken!

Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don’t touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the Lord’s holy items!

So turn and leave in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!”

One of them said, “Please come along with your servants.” He replied, “All right, I’ll come.”

“I will grant this people favor with the Egyptians, so that when you depart you will not leave empty-handed.

Come through! Come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! Build it! Build the roadway! Remove the stones! Lift a signal flag for the nations!

I maintain a pure lifestyle, so I can appear before your altar, O Lord,