LXX Concordance for αὐτὸ

The LORD God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

“And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood;[fn] I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person's life.

“to give me the cave of Machpelah that belongs to him; it is at the end of his field. Let him give it to me in your presence, for the full price, as burial property.”

He called it Sheba.[fn] Therefore the name of the city is still Beer-sheba[fn] today.

Then Joseph had a dream. When he told it to his brothers, they hated him even more.

Then he had another dream and told it to his brothers. “Look,” he said, “I had another dream, and this time the sun, moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”

When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful,[fn] she hid him for three months.

When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses,[fn] “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.”

“You are to keep it until the fourteenth day of this month; then the whole assembly of the community of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.

“Here is how you must eat it: You must be dressed for travel,[fn] your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. You are to eat it in a hurry; it is the LORD's Passover.

“If an alien resides among you and wants to observe the LORD's Passover, every male in his household must be circumcised, and then he may participate;[fn] he will become like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person may eat it.

So he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became drinkable.

The LORD made a statute and ordinance for them at Marah, and he tested them there.

When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it? ” because they didn't know what it was.

Moses told them, “It is the bread the LORD has given you to eat.

They gathered it every morning. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.

He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.' ”

Moses told Aaron, “Take a container and put two quarts[fn] of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved throughout your generations.”

Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke because the LORD came down on it in fire. Its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain shook violently.

“When a man steals an ox or a sheep and butchers it or sells it, he must repay five cattle for the ox or four sheep for the sheep.

“If you see the donkey of someone who hates you lying helpless under its load, and you want to refrain from helping it, you must help with it.[fn]

The glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day he called to Moses from the cloud.

“Join five of the curtains by themselves, and the other six curtains by themselves. Then fold the sixth curtain double at the front of the tent.

“They are to be paired at the bottom, and joined together[fn] at the top in a single ring. So it should be for both of them; they will serve as the two corners.

“You are to make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen with a design of cherubim worked into it.

“In the tent of meeting outside the curtain that is in front of the testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamp from evening until morning before the LORD. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites throughout their generations.

“Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn on its lower hem and all around it. Put gold bells between them all the way around,

“Fasten it to a cord of blue yarn so it can be placed on the turban; the medallion is to be on the front of the turban.

“Take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.

“Take the breast from the ram of Aaron's ordination and present it as a presentation offering before the LORD; it is to be your portion.

“Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify[fn] the altar when you make atonement for it, and anoint it in order to consecrate it.

“You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.

“Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.

“You are to place the altar in front of the curtain by the ark of the testimony ​— ​in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony ​— ​where I will meet with you.

“Once a year Aaron is to perform the atonement ceremony for the altar. Throughout your generations he is to perform the atonement ceremony for[fn] it once a year, with the blood of the sin offering for atonement on the horns. The altar is especially holy to the LORD.”

“Take the atonement price[fn] from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will serve as a reminder for the Israelites before the LORD to atone for your lives.”

“Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.

“Observe the Sabbath, for it is holy to you. Whoever profanes it must be put to death. If anyone does work on it, that person must be cut off from his people.

He took the calf they had made, burned it up, and ground it to powder. He scattered the powder over the surface of the water and forced the Israelites to drink the water.

He made four pillars of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold; their hooks were of gold. And he cast four silver bases for the pillars.

He constructed for the altar a grate of bronze mesh under its ledge,[fn] halfway up from the bottom.

They made shoulder pieces for attaching it; it was joined together at its two edges.

They attached a cord of blue yarn to it in order to mount it on the turban, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

“If his offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to bring an unblemished male. He will bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting so that he[fn] may be accepted by the LORD.

“Then he is to skin the burnt offering and cut it into pieces.[fn]

“But if his offering for a burnt offering is from the flock, from sheep or goats, he is to present an unblemished male.

“Then the priest is to bring it to the altar, and will twist off its head and burn it on the altar; its blood should be drained at the side of the altar.

“When anyone presents a grain offering as an offering to the LORD, it is to consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,

“If his offering is a fellowship sacrifice, and he is presenting an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he is to present one without blemish before the LORD.

“If he is presenting a lamb for his offering, he is to present it before the LORD.

“He must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it before the tent of meeting. Aaron's sons will splatter[fn] its blood on all sides of the altar.

“The anointed priest will then take some of the bull's blood and bring it into the tent of meeting.

“He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.

“He is to remove all its fat just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the fellowship sacrifice. The priest will burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

“But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two quarts[fn] of fine flour[fn] as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.

“He is to make restitution for his sin regarding any holy thing, adding a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the priest. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf with the ram of the guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.

“or anything else about which he swore falsely. He will make full restitution for it and add a fifth of its value to it. He is to pay it to its owner on the day he acknowledges his guilt.

“The priest is to put on his linen robe and linen undergarments.[fn] He is to remove the ashes of the burnt offering the fire has consumed on the altar, and place them beside the altar.

“The fire on the altar is to be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest will burn wood on the fire. He is to arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat portions from the fellowship offerings on it.

“Anything that touches its flesh will become holy, and if any of its blood spatters on a garment, then you must wash that garment[fn] in a holy place.

He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.

Then Moses slaughtered it,[fn] took the blood, and applied it with his finger to the horns of the altar on all sides, purifying the altar. He poured out the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement can be made on it.[fn]

He also took the breast and presented it before the LORD as a presentation offering; it was Moses's portion of the ordination ram as the LORD had commanded him.

Aaron presented the people's offering. He took the male goat for the people's sin offering, slaughtered it, and made a sin offering with it as he did before.

Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took his own firepan, put fire in it, placed incense on it, and presented unauthorized fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them to do.

“Since its blood was not brought inside the sanctuary, you should have eaten it in the sanctuary area, as I commanded.”

“Any edible food coming into contact with that unclean water will become unclean, and any drinkable liquid in any container will become unclean.

“After it has been washed, the priest is to reexamine the contamination. If the appearance of the contaminated article has not changed, it is unclean. Even though the contamination has not spread, you must burn the fabric. It is a fungus[fn] on the front or back of the fabric.

“This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, warp or weft, or any leather article, in order to pronounce it clean or unclean.”

“He is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them all into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.

“The priest is to take one male lamb and present it as a guilt offering, along with the one-third quart of olive oil, and he will present them as a presentation offering before the LORD.

“He will take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

“Any bed the man with the discharge lies on will be unclean, and any furniture he sits on will be unclean.

“Any saddle the man with the discharge rides on will be unclean.

“Any clothing or leather on which there is an emission of semen is to be washed with water, and it will remain unclean until evening.

“Anything she lies on during her menstruation will become unclean, and anything she sits on will become unclean.

“He is to sprinkle some of the blood on it with his finger seven times to cleanse and set it apart from the Israelites' impurities.

“instead of bringing it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before his tabernacle ​— ​that person will be considered guilty.[fn] He has shed blood and is to be cut off from his people.

“but does not bring it to the entrance to the tent of meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that person is to be cut off from his people.

“For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have appointed it to you to make atonement on the altar for[fn] your lives, since it is the lifeblood that makes atonement.

“Any Israelite or alien residing among them, who hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

“Anyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person is to be cut off from his people.

“If anyone eats a holy offering in error, he is to add a fifth to its value and give the holy offering to the priest.

“He will present the sheaf before the LORD so that you may be accepted; the priest is to present it on the day after the Sabbath.

“He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

“The priest will set its value, whether high or low; the price will be set as the priest makes the assessment for you.

“But if the one who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will be his.

“They are to place over this a covering made of fine leather,[fn] spread a solid blue cloth on top, and insert its poles.

“They are to spread a blue cloth over the gold altar, cover it with a covering made of fine leather, and insert its poles.

“They are to remove the ashes from the bronze altar, spread a purple cloth over it,

“The person is to confess the sin he has committed. He is to pay full compensation, add a fifth of its value to it, and give it to the individual he has wronged.

“then the man is to bring his wife to the priest. He is also to bring an offering for her of two quarts[fn] of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering for remembrance to draw attention to guilt.

“The priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar. Afterward, he will require the woman to drink the water.

“You must observe it at its appointed time on the fourteenth day of this month at twilight; you are to observe it according to all its statutes and ordinances.”

The people walked around and gathered it. They ground it on a pair of grinding stones or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot and shaped it into cakes. It tasted like a pastry cooked with the finest oil.

Each man took his firepan, placed fire in it, put incense on it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting along with Moses and Aaron.

Then Moses told Aaron, “Take your firepan, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the community and make atonement for them, because wrath has come from the LORD; the plague has begun.”

“then you and your household may eat it anywhere. It is your wage in return for your work at the tent of meeting.

The princes dug the well;

the nobles of the people hollowed it out

with a scepter and with their staffs.

They went from the wilderness to Mattanah,

But Balaam responded to the servants of Balak, “If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.

“If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the LORD's command, to do anything good or bad of my own will? I will say whatever the LORD says.

“Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.

“which the Sidonians call Sirion, but the Amorites call Senir,

“But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your city gates, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you. Those who are clean or unclean may eat it, as they would a gazelle or deer,

“Do not eat blood; pour it on the ground like water.

“Be careful to do everything I command you; do not add anything to it or take anything away from it.

“You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and fresh oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place where he chooses to have his name dwell, so that you will always learn to fear the LORD your God.

“At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it within your city gates.

“Each year you and your family are to eat it before the LORD your God in the place the LORD chooses.

“But you must not eat its blood; pour it on the ground like water.

“When you lay siege to a city for a long time, fighting against it in order to capture it, do not destroy its trees by putting an ax to them, because you can get food from them. Do not cut them down. Are trees of the field human, to come under siege by you?

“When brothers live on the same property[fn] and one of them dies without a son, the wife of the dead man may not marry a stranger outside the family. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife, have sexual relations with her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law for her.

“Use uncut stones to build the altar of the LORD your God and offer burnt offerings to the LORD your God on it.

“‘The person who makes a carved idol or cast image, which is detestable to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret is cursed.'

And all the people will reply, ‘Amen! '

“But the message is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, so that you may follow it.

“Take this book of the law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

and raised over him a large pile of rocks that remains still today. Then the LORD turned from his burning anger. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Achor[fn] still today.

they formed a unified alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.

All these kings joined forces; they came and camped together at the Waters of Merom to attack Israel.

So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace.[fn] It is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites today.

That day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, since Joash said, “Let Baal contend with him,” because he tore down his altar.

Gideon made an ephod from all this and put it in Ophrah, his hometown. Then all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and his household.

So Abimelech and all the troops who were with him went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his ax in his hand and cut a branch from the trees. He picked up the branch, put it on his shoulder, and said to the troops who were with him, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”

He scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had scooped the honey from the lion's carcass.

So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took five pounds of silver and gave it to a silversmith. He made it into a carved image and a silver idol, and it was in Micah's house.

So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl's father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and enjoy yourself.”

The cook picked up the thigh and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Notice that the reserved piece is set before you. Eat it because it was saved for you for this solemn event at the time I said, ‘I've invited the people.' ” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

However, Jonathan had not heard his father make the troops swear the oath. He reached out with the end of the staff he was carrying and dipped it into the honeycomb. When he ate the honey,[fn] he had renewed energy.[fn]

“Who can agree to your proposal? The share of the one who goes into battle is to be the same as the share of the one who remains with the supplies. They will share equally.”

“But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I'll go to him, but he will never return to me.”

So three of the warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD.

The king responded, “Give the living baby to the first woman, and don't kill him. She is his mother.”

Next, Solomon overlaid the interior of the temple with pure gold, and he hung[fn] gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary and overlaid it with gold.

Then Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he had on, tore it into twelve pieces,

So the prophet lifted the corpse of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back. The old prophet came into the city to mourn and to bury him.

But she said, “As the LORD your God lives, I don't have anything baked ​— ​only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”

As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed! ”

When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar and ascended it.[fn]

He took the bronze altar that was before the LORD in front of the temple between his altar and the LORD's temple, and put it on the north side of his altar.

“It is to be given to those doing the work ​— ​those who oversee the LORD's temple. They in turn are to give it to the workmen in the LORD's temple to repair the damage.

Then the court secretary Shaphan went to the king and reported,[fn] “Your servants have emptied out the silver that was found in the temple and have given it to those doing the work ​— ​those who oversee the LORD's temple.”

As Josiah turned, he saw the tombs there on the mountain. He sent someone to take the bones out of the tombs, and he burned them on the altar. He defiled it according to the word of the LORD proclaimed by the man of God[fn] who proclaimed these things.

So Saul and his three sons died ​— ​his whole house died together.

So the Three broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the LORD.

but he put[fn] the bronze altar, which Bezalel son of Uri, son of Hur, had made, in front of the LORD's tabernacle. Solomon and the assembly inquired of him[fn] there.

Then the king and Jehoiada gave it to those in charge of the labor on the LORD's temple, who were hiring stonecutters and carpenters to renovate the LORD's temple, also blacksmiths and coppersmiths to repair the LORD's temple.

because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time. Not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves, and the people hadn't been gathered together in Jerusalem.

He built[fn] the altar of the LORD and offered fellowship and thanksgiving sacrifices on it. Then he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.

They gave it to those doing the work ​— ​those who oversaw the LORD's temple. They gave it to the workmen who were working in the LORD's temple, to repair and restore the temple;

Then the court secretary Shaphan told the king, “The priest Hilkiah gave me a book,” and Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.

Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests along with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and his brothers began to build the altar of Israel's God in order to offer burnt offerings on it, as it is written in the law of Moses, the man of God.

But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the other heads of Israel's families answered them, “You may have no part with us in building a house for our God, since we alone will build it for the LORD, the God of Israel, as King Cyrus, the king of Persia has commanded us.”

They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and throw it into confusion.

who were rebuilding the wall. The laborers who carried the loads worked with one hand and held a weapon with the other.

Sanballat and Geshem sent me a message: “Come, let's meet together in the villages of[fn] the Ono Valley.” They were planning to harm me.

if there is iniquity in your hand, remove it,

and don't allow injustice to dwell in your tents —

The kings of the earth take their stand,

and the rulers conspire together

against the LORD and his Anointed One:[fn]

I will both lie down and sleep in peace,

for you alone, LORD, make me live in safety.

If anyone does not repent,

he will sharpen his sword;

he has strung his bow and made it ready.

All who hate me whisper together about me;

they plan to harm me.

both low and high,

rich and poor together.

For one can see that the wise die;

the foolish and stupid also pass away.

Then they leave their wealth to others.

For my enemies talk about me,

and those who spy on me plot together,

then smashing all the carvings

with hatchets and picks.

when peoples and kingdoms are assembled

to serve the LORD.

A person who flatters his neighbor

spreads a net for his feet.

Who knows if the spirits of the children of Adam go upward and the spirits of animals go downward to the earth?

So I commended enjoyment because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and enjoy himself, for this will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

In the last days

the mountain of the LORD's house will be established

at the top of the mountains

and will be raised above the hills.

All nations will stream to it,

The fading flower of his beautiful splendor,

which is on the summit above the rich valley,

will be like a ripe fig before the summer harvest.

Whoever sees it will swallow it

while it is still in his hand.

For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document. If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it,[fn] he will say, “I can't read it, because it is sealed.”

Hezekiah took the letter from the messengers' hands, read it, then went up to the LORD's temple and spread it out before the LORD.

The ironworker labors over the coals,

shapes the idol with hammers,

and works it with his strong arm.

Also he grows hungry and his strength fails;

he doesn't drink water and is faint.

“They lift it to their shoulder and bear it along;

they set it in its place, and there it stands;

it does not budge from its place.

They cry out to it but it doesn't answer;

it saves no one from his trouble.

“I will put it into the hands of your tormentors,

who said to you,

‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.'

You made your back like the ground,

and like a street for those who walk on it.

“Those who dedicate and purify themselves to enter the groves following their leader,[fn] eating meat from pigs, vermin,[fn] and rats, will perish together.”

This is the LORD's declaration.

In those days the house of Judah will join with the house of Israel, and they will come together from the land of the north to the land I have given your ancestors to inherit.' ”

Who can I speak to and give such a warning[fn]

that they will listen?

Look, their ear is uncircumcised,[fn]

so they cannot pay attention.

See, the word of the LORD has become contemptible to them —

they find no pleasure in it.

“Take the underwear that you bought and are wearing,[fn] and go at once to the Euphrates[fn] and hide it in a rocky crevice.”

So I went to the Euphrates and dug up the underwear and got it from the place where I had hidden it, but it was ruined ​— ​of no use at all.

But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter's hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.

But you have eyes and a heart for nothing

except your own dishonest profit,

shedding innocent blood

and committing extortion and oppression.

The LORD's anger will not turn away

until he has completely fulfilled the purposes of his heart.

In time to come you will understand it clearly.

“and gave the purchase agreement to Baruch son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah. I did this in the sight of my cousin[fn] Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the purchase agreement, and all the Judeans sitting in the guard's courtyard.

“‘This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Take these scrolls ​— ​this purchase agreement with the sealed copy and this open copy ​— ​and put them in an earthen storage jar so they will last a long time.

Then all the officials sent word to Baruch through Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, “Bring the scroll that you read in the hearing of the people, and come.” So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll and went to them.

The king sent Jehudi to get the scroll, and he took it from the chamber of Elishama the scribe. Jehudi then read it in the hearing of the king and all the officials who were standing by the king.

The nations have heard of your dishonor,

and your cries fill the earth,

because warrior stumbles against warrior

and together both of them have fallen.

“When you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates River.

“Take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Face it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign for the house of Israel.

“You are to burn a third of it in the city when the days of the siege have ended; you are to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind, for I will draw a sword to chase after them.

“Even when it was whole it could not be made into a useful object. How much less can it ever be made into anything useful when the fire has devoured it and it is charred! ”

“Then he took some of the land's seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it like a willow, a plant[fn] by abundant water.

“Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to blow fire on them and melt them, so I will gather you in my anger and wrath, put you inside, and melt you.

“For the blood she shed[fn] is still within her.

She put it out on the bare rock;

she didn't pour it on the ground

to cover it with dust.

“I will slaughter all its cattle

that are beside many waters.

No human foot will churn them again,

and no cattle hooves will disturb them.

“Son of man, face Mount Seir and prophesy against it.

“When they pass through the land and one of them sees a human bone, he will set up a marker next to it until the buriers have buried it in Hordes of Gog Valley.

Then he said to me, “Son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: These are the statutes for the altar on the day it is constructed, so that burnt offerings may be sacrificed on it and blood may be splattered on it:

“For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it. In this way they will consecrate it[fn]

And the Judeans and the Israelites

will be gathered together.

They will appoint for themselves a single ruler

and go up from[fn] the land.

For the day of Jezreel will be great.

For this thing is from Israel —

a craftsman made it, and it is not God.

The calf of Samaria will be smashed to bits!

Can two walk together

without agreeing to meet?

The one who made the Pleiades and Orion,

who turns darkness[fn] into dawn

and darkens day into night,

who summons the water of the sea

and pours it out over the surface of the earth —

the LORD is his name.

He builds his upper chambers

in the heavens

and lays the foundation of his vault

on the earth.

He summons the water of the sea

and pours it out over the surface of the earth.

The LORD is his name.

Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the LORD's presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the LORD's presence.

I will indeed gather all of you, Jacob;

I will collect the remnant of Israel.

I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,

like a flock in the middle of its pasture.

It will be noisy with people.

In the last days

the mountain of the LORD's house

will be established

at the top of the mountains

and will be raised above the hills.

Peoples will stream to it,

Whatever you[fn] plot against the LORD,

he will bring it to complete destruction;

oppression will not rise up a second time.

What use is a carved idol

after its craftsman carves it?

It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies.

For the one who crafts its shape trusts in it

and makes worthless idols that cannot speak.

“To build a shrine for it in the land of Shinar,” he told me. “When that is ready, the basket will be placed there on its pedestal.”

“When you present a blind animal for sacrifice, is it not wrong? And when you present a lame or sick animal, is it not wrong? Bring it to your governor! Would he be pleased with you or show you favor? ” asks the LORD of Armies.

“But you are profaning it when you say, ‘The Lord's table is defiled, and its product, its food, is contemptible.'

“Each curtain should be forty-two feet[fn] long and six feet[fn] wide; all the curtains are to have the same measurements.

“Each curtain should be forty-five feet[fn] long and six feet wide. All eleven curtains are to have the same measurements.

Each curtain was forty-two feet[fn] long and six feet[fn] wide; all the curtains had the same measurements.

“If any of them falls into any clay pot, everything in it will become unclean; you are to break it.

“But when the priest examines it, if there is no white hair in the spot and it is not beneath the skin but is faded, the priest will quarantine him seven days.

“He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

The people walked around and gathered it. They ground it on a pair of grinding stones or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot and shaped it into cakes. It tasted like a pastry cooked with the finest oil.

But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, I will say whatever my God says.”[fn]

My heart races, my strength leaves me,

and even the light of my eyes has faded.[fn]

What has been is what will be,

and what has been done is what will be done;

there is nothing new under the sun.

I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?[fn]

I saw that all labor and all skillful work is due to one person's jealousy of another. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.[fn]

Here is what I have seen to be good: It is appropriate to eat, drink, and experience good in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of his life God has given him, because that is his reward.

Enjoy life with the wife you love all the days of your fleeting[fn] life, which has been given to you under the sun, all your fleeting days. For that is your portion in life and in your struggle under the sun.

In the morning sow your seed,

and at evening do not let your hand rest,

because you don't know which will succeed,

whether one or the other,

or if both of them will be equally good.

“After this, while I was watching in the night visions, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.