3:16
And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
“Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven:
the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away. And it shall come to pass,
when ye be multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the LORD,
they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD: neither
shall it come to mind: neither shall they remember it; neither shall they visit it;
neither shall that be done any more. Go, and gather the elders of Israel together
(And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he was commanded),
and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac,
and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you,
and seen that which is done to you in Egypt
And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering
made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of my mouth.”
When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice:
rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself,
that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up
unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not:
and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead
even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto
the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there;
and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. That the waters which came down
from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside
Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed,
and were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length;
and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh.
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son.
And he answered, Here am I.
Moreover the LORD saith, “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk
with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go,
and making a tinkling with their feet.” Unto the woman (Length of days
is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.),
he said, “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow
thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband,
and he shall rule over thee.”
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, “Who art thou, my daughter?”
And she told her all that the man had done to her.
And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim.
Then said Abner unto him, “Go, return.” And he returned.
Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
And he said, “The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem;
and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope
of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up
his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.”
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king,
“O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. All scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness: For some, when they had heard, did provoke:
howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Destruction and misery are in their ways: Nevertheless
when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away.”
John answered, saying unto them all, “God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world, received up into glory. I indeed baptize you with water;
but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy
to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see
and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness
in the presence of you all. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns
and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk
by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.”
And he made chains, as in the oracle, and put them on the heads
of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates,
And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son
and put them on the chains.
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another:
“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds,
as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man; Now the Lord of peace himself
give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”
and the LORD hearkened,
and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him
for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water:
and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit
of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And Simon he surnamed Peter.
[This is something of an experiment, a mash-up of the 3:16 verse of most books in the King James bible, wherever available.]
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