25:1And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about. 25:2So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 25:3On the ninth day of the fourth month the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land. 25:4Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden (now the Chaldeans were against the city round about); and the king went by the way of the Arabah. 25:5But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 25:6Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him. 25:7And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him in fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
25:8Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem. 25:9And he burnt the house of Jehovah, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire. 25:10And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about. 25:11And the residue of the people that were left in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the residue of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away captive. 25:12But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
25:13And the pillars of brass that were in the house of Jehovah, and the bases and the brazen sea that were in the house of Jehovah, did the Chaldeans break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon. 25:14And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away. 25:15And the firepans, and the basins, that which was of gold, in gold, and that which was of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away. 25:16The two pillars, the one sea, and the bases, which Solomon had made for the house of Jehovah, the brass of all these vessels was without weight. 25:17The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and a capital of brass was upon it; and the height of the capital was three cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with network.
25:18And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold: 25:19and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war; and five men of them that saw the king's face, who were found in the city; and the scribe, the captain of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the city. 25:20And Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 25:21And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away captive out of his land.
25:22And as for the people that were left in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, governor. 25:23Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men. 25:24And Gedaliah sware to them and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not because of the servants of the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 25:25But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, so that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldeans that were with him at Mizpah. 25:26And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces, arose, and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.
25:27And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison; 25:28and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, 25:29and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin did eat bread before him continually all the days of his life: 25:30and for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him of the king, every day a portion, all the days of his life.
7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 7:2to whom also Abraham divided a tenth part of all (being first, by interpretation, King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is King of peace; 7:3without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like unto the Son of God), abideth a priest continually. 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils. 7:5And they indeed of the sons of Levi that receive the priest's office have commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though these have come out of the loins of Abraham: 7:6but he whose genealogy is not counted from them hath taken tithes of Abraham, and hath blessed him that hath the promises. 7:7But without any dispute the less is blessed of the better. 7:8And here men that die receive tithes; but there one, of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 7:9And, so to say, through Abraham even Levi, who receiveth tithes, hath paid tithes; 7:10for he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchizedek met him. 7:11Now if there was perfection through the Levitical priesthood (for under it hath the people received the law), what further need was there that another priest should arise after the order of Melchizedek, and not be reckoned after the order of Aaron? 7:12For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 7:13For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar. 7:14For it is evident that our Lord hath sprung out of Judah; as to which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priests. 7:15And what we say is yet more abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, 7:16who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life: 7:17for it is witnessed of him,
Thou art a priest for ever
After the order of Melchizedek.
7:18For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness 7:19(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in thereupon of a better hope, through which we draw nigh unto God. 7:20And inasmuch as it is not without the taking of an oath 7:21(for they indeed have been made priests without an oath; but he with an oath by him that saith of him,
The Lord sware and will not repent himself,
Thou art a priest for ever);
7:22by so much also hath Jesus become the surety of a better covenant. 7:23And they indeed have been made priests many in number, because that by death they are hindered from continuing: 7:24but he, because he abideth for ever, hath his priesthood unchangeable. 7:25Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. 7:26For such a high priest became us, holy, guileless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; 7:27who needeth not daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself. 7:28For the law appointeth men high priests, having infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, appointeth a Son, perfected for evermore.
1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 1:2And he said, Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. 1:3Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Damascus, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron: 1:4but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 1:5And I will break the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the valley of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden; and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith Jehovah. 1:6Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Gaza, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole people, to deliver them up to Edom: 1:7but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 1:8And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord Jehovah. 1:9Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Tyre, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole people to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: 1:10but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. 1:11Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever: 1:12but I will send a fire upon Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 1:13Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they may enlarge their border. 1:14But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind; 1:15and their king shall go into captivity, he and his princes together, saith Jehovah.
A Psalm of David.
144:1Blessed be Jehovah my rock,
Who teacheth my hands to war,
And my fingers to fight:
144:2My lovingkindness, and my fortress,
My high tower, and my deliverer;
My shield, and he in whom I take refuge;
Who subdueth my people under me.
144:3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
144:4Man is like to vanity:
His days are as a shadow that passeth away.
144:5Bow thy heavens, O Jehovah, and come down:
Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
144:6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them;
Send out thine arrows, and discomfit them.
144:7Stretch forth thy hand from above;
Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters,
Out of the hand of aliens;
144:8Whose mouth speaketh deceit,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
144:9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God:
Upon a psaltery of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
144:10Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings;
Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
144:11Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hand of aliens,
Whose mouth speaketh deceit,
And whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
144:12When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth,
And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace;
144:13When our garners are full, affording all manner of store,
And our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields;
144:14When our oxen are well laden;
When there is no breaking in, and no going forth,
And no outcry in our streets:
144:15Happy is the people that is in such a case;
Yea, happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.