Give him this order: "Place him in prison on survival rations only until I come back safely.'"

In response, Asa flew into a rage and locked up the seer in stocks in the palace prison because of what Hanani had told him. Asa also tortured some of the people of Israel at that time.

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he will bless himself and say: "I will have a peaceful life, even though I'm determined to be stubborn.' By doing this he will be sweeping away both watered and parched ground alike.'

Now David had said, "Surely it was for nothing that I protected everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was missing of all that belonged to him. But he has repaid me with evil for good!

Then the king of Israel ordered, "Take Micaiah and place him in the custody of Amon, the city governor. Hand him over to Joash, the king's son.

When he heard this, the king asked him, "How many times do I have to ask you? Tell me nothing but the truth, and do it in the name of the LORD!"

Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.

You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears.

I have eaten ashes as food and mixed my drink with tears

The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.

And although the LORD gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers won't hide themselves anymore, but your own eyes will see your teachers.

Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate of the Temple.

Rejoice and be extremely glad, because your reward in heaven is great! That's how they persecuted the prophets who came before you."

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

Now Herod the tetrarch had been rebuked by John because he had married his brother's wife Herodias and because of all of the other evil things Herod had done.

They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."

arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.

Up to this point they listened to him, but then they began to shout, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He's not fit to go on living!"

Are they the Messiah's servants? I am insane to talk like this, but I am a far better one! I have been involved in far greater efforts, far more imprisonments, countless beatings, and have faced death more than once.

for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

Those living on earth will gloat over them, celebrate, and send gifts to each other, because these two prophets had tormented those living on earth.

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Summary

And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.

Bread of affliction

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This fellow

Now David had said, "Surely it was for nothing that I protected everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was missing of all that belonged to him. But he has repaid me with evil for good!
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."
They began to accuse him, "We found this man corrupting our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that he is the Messiah, a king."
Up to this point they listened to him, but then they began to shout, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He's not fit to go on living!"

Bread of affliction

You fed them tears as their food, and caused them to drink a full measure of tears.
I have eaten ashes as food and mixed my drink with tears
And although the LORD gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers won't hide themselves anymore, but your own eyes will see your teachers.

Until i return

because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he will bless himself and say: "I will have a peaceful life, even though I'm determined to be stubborn.' By doing this he will be sweeping away both watered and parched ground alike.'
Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.
The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.
for you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night.

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