Now no shrub of the field had yet grown on the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has just come to you,” Israel regained strength and sat up on his bed.

They set on it four rows of stones: a row with a ruby, a topaz, and a beryl – the first row;

As for me, the Lord was also angry with me on your account. He said, “You also will not be able to go there.

The people of Judah and Israel were as innumerable as the sand on the seashore; they had plenty to eat and drink and were happy.

He picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen off him, and went back and stood on the shore of the Jordan.

And you put my feet in the stocks and you watch all my movements; you put marks on the soles of my feet.

The Lord’s words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined.

Yes, you are the one who brought me out from the womb and made me feel secure on my mother’s breasts.

If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”

when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you.

Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly.

(though the father did not do any of them). He eats pagan sacrifices on the mountains, defiles his neighbor’s wife,

Then he brought me to the inner court on the east side. He measured the gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Those who have been delivered will go up on Mount Zion in order to rule over Esau’s mountain. Then the Lord will reign as King!

They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty.”

No one was able to answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to question him any longer.

In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days, and they have nothing to eat.

He sent messengers on ahead of him. As they went along, they entered a Samaritan village to make things ready in advance for him,