But you should go your way until the end. You will rest and then at the end of the days you will arise to receive what you have been allotted.”

I have appointed a time to reap judgment for you also, O Judah!Whenever I want to restore the fortunes of my people,

I will remove the sorcery that you practice, and you will no longer have omen readers living among you.

“My people, how have I wronged you? How have I wearied you? Answer me!

You must have an accurate and correct stone weight and an accurate and correct measuring container, so that your life may be extended in the land the Lord your God is about to give you.

They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse – those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.

Joshua replied to them, “Since you have so many people, go up into the forest and clear out a place to live in the land of the Perizzites and Rephaites, for the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you.”

Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left. Capture one of the soldiers and take his equipment for yourself!” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him.

and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.

I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!

God said to him, “Because you asked for the ability to make wise judicial decisions, and not for long life, or riches, or vengeance on your enemies,

The sun will no longer supply light for you by day, nor will the moon’s brightness shine on you; the Lord will be your permanent source of light – the splendor of your God will shine upon you.

מ (Mem) With what can I equate you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I might comfort you, O Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?

“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor. Shave off some of the hair from your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide up the hair you cut off.

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast?

I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”

“Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him.

Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Leave us and go elsewhere, for you have become much more powerful than we are.”

May God give you the dew of the sky and the richness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.