He appointed the priests to fulfill their duties and encouraged them to carry out their service in the Lord’s temple.

The Lord’s decisions stand forever; his plans abide throughout the ages.

Sons born during one’s youth are like arrows in a warrior’s hand.

I recall the old days; I meditate on all you have done; I reflect on your accomplishments.

At the beginning his words are foolish and at the end his talk is wicked madness,

There will be so few trees left in his forest, a child will be able to count them.

The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.

Fairness will produce peace and result in lasting security.

Then the Lord said, “This means destruction will break out from the north on all who live in the land.

They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

But shortly after the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah.

They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.

You sold Judeans and Jerusalemites to the Greeks, removing them far from their own country.

For surely his concern is not for angels, but he is concerned for Abraham’s descendants.

for the diseased garment, for the house,

the food in his banquet hall, his servants and attendants, their robes, his cupbearers, and his burnt offerings which he presented in the Lord’s temple, she was amazed.

When King Hezekiah’s servants came to Isaiah,

From the Shilonites: Asaiah the firstborn and his sons.

David gave to his son Solomon the blueprints for the temple porch, its buildings, its treasuries, its upper areas, its inner rooms, and the room for atonement.

O God, rescue Israel from all their distress!