they did something clever. They collected some provisions and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.

Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. Then I can lean on them.”

They burned incense on all the high places just like the nations whom the Lord had driven away from before them. Their evil practices made the Lord angry.

he serves to this day at the King’s Gate on the east. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the descendants of Levi.

That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the Lord God of their ancestors.

Appear in your majesty and be victorious! Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice! Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts!

Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.

I arose to open for my beloved; my hands dripped with myrrh – my fingers flowed with myrrh on the handles of the lock.

In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw the sovereign master seated on a high, elevated throne. The hem of his robe filled the temple.

(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.

Just watch! The wrath of the Lord will come like a storm. Like a raging storm it will rage down on the heads of those who are wicked.

Yes, a time is coming when watchmen will call out on the mountains of Ephraim, “Come! Let us go to Zion to worship the Lord our God!”’”

I did this because they did not observe my regulations, they rejected my statutes, they desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes were fixed on their fathers’ idols.

Set the empty pot on the coals, until it becomes hot and its copper glows, until its uncleanness melts within it and its rot is consumed.

As I watched, I saw tendons on them, then muscles appeared, and skin covered over them from above, but there was no breath in them.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

All the people of the land will bury them, and it will be a memorial for them on the day I magnify myself, 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.”

For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet long.

I tell you the truth, it will be more bearable for the region of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town!