And Hezekiah had very much wealth and honor, and he made storehouses for himself for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, small shields, and all [sorts of] desirable objects;

And he made cities for himself, and livestock of sheep and abundant cattle, for God had given to him very abundant possessions.

And he himself burned his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom. And he practiced sorcery and divination, and he engaged in witchcraft and dealt with mediums and spiritists. And he did much evil in the eyes of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.

And when he was in distress he entreated Yahweh his God and greatly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors

And his prayer, and [how] he responded to him, all his sin and his unfaithful acts, and the places where he built the high places and set up Asherahs and idols before he humbled himself, behold, they are written in the words of the seers.

And he did not humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father humbled himself, but Amon himself multiplied [his] guilt.

But Josiah did not turn his face from him, but he disguised himself to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and he went out to fight in the plain of Megiddo.

And he did evil in the eyes of Yahweh his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet {who spoke for} Yahweh.

"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: Yahweh, the God of the heavens, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth. And he himself has appointed me to build a house for him in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a very great assembly of men, women, and children from Israel gathered to him. And the people wept bitterly.

Anyone who did not come within three days, by decision of the officials and elders, all of his possessions would be devoted to God, and he himself would be excluded from the assembly of exiles.

Then I answered and said to them, "The God of the heavens himself will let us succeed, and we his servants shall arise and build. But for you there is no share, right, or memorial in Jerusalem."

But Haman controlled himself and went to his house, and he sent [for] and brought his friends and Zeresh his wife.

And Haman came, and the king said to him, "What [is] to be done for the man whom the king wishes to honor?" And Haman thought to himself, "Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?"

let them bring {royal clothing} with which the king has clothed himself, and a horse that the king has ridden, and on whose head a royal head-dress has been given.

And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther, "Who [is] he, and where [is] he, who {gave himself the right to do this}?"

{And then} one day the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst to present himself before Yahweh.

{So} he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself, and he sat in the midst of the ashes.

for he himself wounds, but he binds up; he strikes, but his hands heal.

If you [are] pure and upright, indeed, now he will rouse himself for you, and he will restore your righteous abode.

He will lean himself against his house, but it will not stand; he will take hold of it, but it will not endure.

And he himself wastes away like something rotten, like a garment that [the] moth has eaten.

{He cannot trust that he will return} from darkness, and he himself is destined for [the] sword.

Let him not trust in emptiness--he will be deceiving himself-- for worthlessness will be his recompense.

[The] upright are appalled at this, and [the] innocent excites himself over [the] godless.

Can anyone teach knowledge to God, since he himself judges high ones?

Yet he himself filled up their houses [with] good [things], but [the] schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.

Would he contend with me in [the] greatness of [his] strength? No, but he himself would give heed to me.

"He himself [is] swift on [the] water's surface; their portion is cursed in the land. {No one turns toward the path of their vineyards}.

for he himself looks to [the] end of the earth; he sees under all the heaven.

if his loins have not blessed me, or by means of my sheep's fleece he has warmed himself,

So Elihu the son of Barakel the Buzite, from the clan of Ram, {became angry}. {He became angry} at Job because he justified himself rather than God,

If he should set his heart to it, and he should gather his spirit and his breath to himself,

But know that Yahweh has set apart for himself [the] faithful one. Yahweh hears when I call to him.

Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment. The wicked is snared by the work of his hands. Higgaion Selah

[But] you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take [it] into your hand. The helpless abandons [himself] upon you; you have been [the] helper [for the] orphan.

For {he himself spoke} and it came to pass. {He himself commanded} and it stood firm.

For he flatters himself in his eyes, hating to detect his iniquity.

He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject evil.

I have seen [the] wicked acting violently and spreading himself out like a luxuriant native tree.

that this [is] God, our God forever and ever. {He himself} will guide us until death.

And [the] heavens declare his righteousness, because God himself is judge. Selah

For [it is] not an enemy [that] taunts me, or I could bear [it]. [It is not] one who hates me [that] magnifies himself over me, or I could hide myself from him.

But with respect to Zion it shall be said, "{Each one} was born in her," for the Most High himself will establish her.

Yahweh is king; he clothes himself with majesty. Yahweh clothes himself; he girds himself with might. Yes, [the] world is established [so that] it will not be moved.

For Yah has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel as his special possession.

[People] do not despise a thief when he steals to fill himself when he is hungry.

He who commits adultery [with] a woman lacks {sense}, he destroys himself who does it.

But he who misses me injures himself. All those who hate me love death."

He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.

A person of kindness rewards himself, but a cruel [person] harms his own flesh.

He who despises a word will bring destruction on himself, but he who respects a commandment will be rewarded.

He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who hears admonition gains heart.

The highway of the upright, it turns from evil, he who guards himself keeps his way.

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

Even by his acts, a {young man} will make himself known, whether his acts are pure and upright.

Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.

He who oppresses the poor [in order] to enrich himself, [or] gives to the rich, {will come to poverty}.

For their redeemer is strong, he himself will plead their cause against you.

He who plans to do evil for himself, they will call [him] "master of mischief."

While your enemies are falling, do not rejoice; when he trips himself, may your heart not be glad

Argue your argument with your neighbor [himself], the secret of another do not disclose,

{King Solomon} made for himself a sedan chair from the wood of Lebanon.

But Yahweh of hosts is exalted by justice, and the holy God shows himself holy by righteousness.

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look! the virgin [is] with child and she is about to give birth [to] a son, and she shall call his name 'God with us.'

But Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and he will again choose Israel and set them on their land, and the immigrant will join himself to them, and they will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

And the land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt, everyone [to] whom one mentions it will be afraid in himself because of the plan of Yahweh of hosts that he [is] planning against him.

And Yahweh will make himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know Yahweh on that day, and they will worship [with] sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to Yahweh, and they will fulfill [them].

And this happened: When King Hezekiah heard, he tore his garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and entered the temple of Yahweh.

What can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done [it]. I will walk slowly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.

The one who is [too] impoverished [for] a gift chooses wood [that] will not rot; he seeks a skillful artisan for himself to set up an image [that] will not be knocked over.

Cutting down cedars for himself, he {chooses} a holm tree and an oak, and he lets it grow strong for him among [the] trees of [the] forest. He plants a cedar, and [the] rain makes [it] grow.

And it {becomes fuel for a human}, and he takes some of it and grows warm; also, he kindles a fire and bakes bread. Also, he makes a god and bows in worship; he makes himself an image and bows down to it!

[He] feeds [on] ashes; a {deceived mind} misleads him. And he cannot save {himself}, and he cannot say, "Is [this] not an illusion in my right hand?"

I myself have stirred him up in righteousness, and I will make all his paths smooth. He himself shall build my city, and he shall set my exiles free, not for price or a gift," says Yahweh of hosts.

For thus says Yahweh, {who created} the heavens, he [is] God, {who formed} the earth and {who made} it. He himself established it; he did not create it [as] emptiness-- he formed it for inhabiting. "I [am] Yahweh and there is none besides [me].

He was taken by restraint of justice, and who concerned himself with his generation? For he was cut off from the land of [the] living; he [received a] blow because of the transgression of my people.

Seek Yahweh {while he lets himself be found}; call him {while he is} near.

And do not let the {foreigner} [who] joins himself to Yahweh say, "Surely Yahweh will separate me from his people." And do not let the eunuch say, "Look! I [am] a dry tree!"

Is [the] fast I choose like this, a day for humankind to humiliate {himself}? To bow his head like a reed, and {make} his bed [on] sackcloth and ashes; you call this a fast and a day of pleasure to Yahweh?

Then you shall call, and Yahweh himself will answer. You shall cry for help, and he will say, 'Here I [am]!' If you remove from among you [the] yoke, the {finger-pointing} and {evil speech},

And he put on righteousness like breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head, and he put on garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and he wrapped [himself in] zeal as [in a] robe.

Your sun shall no longer go [down], and your moon shall not {wane}, for Yahweh himself will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall come to an end.

I will rejoice greatly in Yahweh; my being shall shout in exultation in my God. For he has clothed me [with] garments of salvation, he has covered me [with the] robe of righteousness, as bridegroom adorns [himself] [with] a head wrap like a priest, and as bride adorns herself [with] her jewelry.

In all their distress, {there was no distress}, and the messenger of his {presence} saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all [the] days of old.

But they {were the ones who} rebelled, and they grieved {his Holy Spirit}, so he {became an enemy to them}; he himself fought against them.

{who made} his magnificent arm move {at} the right hand of Moses, {who divided} [the] waters {before them}, to make an everlasting name for himself,

And there is no one who calls on your name, who pulls himself up to keep hold of you, for you have hidden your face from us, and melted us into the hand of our iniquity.

Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness, and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness, because the former troubles are forgotten, and they are hidden from my eyes.

Both the great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried, and they will not mourn for them, and no one will cut himself with a blade, and no one will shave himself for them.

Can a human make for himself gods? Yet they [are] not gods!"

Or can a person hide himself in secret places and I cannot see him?" {declares} Yahweh. "[Do] I not fill up the heaven and the earth?" {declares} Yahweh.

"Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against Yahweh, and let Moab wallow in his vomit. And he also will become a laughingstock.

And Moab will be destroyed from [being] a people, because against Yahweh he magnified himself.

But I have stripped Esau bare. I have uncovered his hiding places, and he is not able to hide himself. His offspring are devastated, {along with} his brothers, and his neighbors, and {he is no more}.

Yahweh of hosts has sworn by himself, "Surely I will fill you [with] troops like the creeping locusts, and they will sing over you a war cry."

Therefore speak with them, and you must say to them, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Every person from the house of Israel who brings up his idols into his heart and {places before himself} a stumbling block of his guilt and [yet] he comes to the prophet, I Yahweh, I will respond to him through this act with [respect to] the multitude of his idols,

For {each person} from the house of Israel, and from the alien who dwells as an alien in Israel, who separates himself {from following me} and brings up his idols into his heart and {places before himself} a stumbling block of his guilt, and [yet] he comes to the prophet to consult him concerning me, I Yahweh will answer him myself.

"Say now to the rebellious house of Israel, 'Do you not know what these [are]?' Say, 'Look! The king of Babylon will come [to] Jerusalem, and he will take its king and its officials, and he will bring them to himself, [to] Babylon.