Then you are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks<n id="1" /> before the <sc>Lordsc> your God with the voluntary offering<n id="2" /> that you will bring, in proportion to how he<n id="3" /> has blessed you.

The <sc>Lordsc> will decree blessing for you with respect to your barns and in everything you do &#8211; yes, he will bless you in the land he<n id="1" /> is giving you.

Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.<n id="1" />

<p class="poetry">Your hands<n id="1" /> were not bound,p> <p class="poetry">and your feet were not put into irons.p> <p class="poetry">You fell the way one falls before criminals.&#8221;p> <p class="bodytext">All the people<n id="2" /> wept over him again.

When they hear about your great reputation<n id="1" /> and your ability to accomplish mighty deeds,<n id="2" /> they will come and direct their prayers toward this temple.

Then Elisha<n id="1" /> told the king of Israel, &#8220;Aim the bow.&#8221;<n id="2" /> He did so,<n id="3" /> and Elisha placed his hands on the king&#8217;s hands.

But<n id="1" /> extend your hand and strike<n id="2" /> everything he has, and he will no doubt<n id="3" /> curse you<n id="4" /> to your face!&#8221;p>

But extend your hand and strike his bone and his flesh,<n id="1" /> and he will no doubt<n id="2" /> curse you to your face!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry"><sc>Lordsc>, use your power to deliver me from these murderers,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">from the murderers of this world!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">They enjoy prosperity;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">you overwhelm them with the riches they desire.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">They have many children,p> <p class="poetry">and leave their wealth to their offspring.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">It is best to take hold of one warning<n id="1" /> without letting go of the other warning;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">for the one who fears God will follow<n id="3" /> both warnings.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whatever you find to do with your hands,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">do it with all your might,p> <p class="poetry">because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the place where you will eventually go.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed, a man will grab his brotherp> <p class="poetry">right in his father&#8217;s house<n id="1" /> and say,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;You own a coat &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">you be our leader!p> <p class="poetry">This heap of ruins will be under your control.&#8217;<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, you are ready to act,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but they don&#8217;t even notice.p> <p class="poetry">They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">yes, fire will consume your enemies.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but you do not say, &#8216;I give up.&#8217;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You get renewed energy,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">so you don&#8217;t collapse.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="bodytext">This is what the <sc>Lordsc> who rules over all<n id="1" /> said to me:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Those who remain in Israel will bep> <p class="poetry">like the grapes thoroughly gleaned<n id="3" /> from a vine.p> <p class="poetry">So go over them again, as though you were a grape harvesterp> <p class="poetry">passing your hand over the branches one last time.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

If<n id="1" /> our God whom we are serving exists,<n id="2" /> he is able to rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and he will rescue us, O king, from your power as well.

&#8220;Do not harm the boy!&#8221;<n id="1" /> the angel said.<n id="2" /> &#8220;Do not do anything to him, for now I know<n id="3" /> that you fear<n id="4" /> God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me.&#8221;p>

The time<n id="1" /> for Israel to die approached, so he called for his son Joseph and said to him, &#8220;If now I have found favor in your sight, put your hand under my thigh<n id="2" /> and show me kindness and faithfulness.<n id="3" /> Do not bury me in Egypt,

<p class="bodytext">The <sc>Lordsc> spoke to Moses, &#8220;Tell Aaron, &#8216;Extend your hand with your staff<n id="1" /> over the rivers, over the canals, and over the ponds, and bring the frogs up over the land of Egypt.&#8217;&#8221;