The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil, my desire shall be satisfied upon them. I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse for me this people, for they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom thou bless is blessed, a

If they say, Come with us. Let us lay wait for blood. Let us lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

They help every man his neighbor, and says to his brother, Be of good courage.

And those who dwell upon the earth rejoice over them, and will celebrate, and will give gifts to each other, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.

Commune

Then the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the forest, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the desert?

Woe to you, scholars and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because ye encompass the sea and the land to make one proselyte, and when it happens, ye make him twice more a son of hell than yourselves.

Then the chief priests, and the scholars, and the elders of the people, assembled together to the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

Of laying snares

Our soul has escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords. They have spread a net by the wayside. They have set snares for me. Selah.

Who

He says in his heart, God has forgotten. He hides his face. He will never see it.

Behold, they belch out with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, for [they say], Who hears?

And they say, LORD will not see, nor will the God of Jacob consider.

Then he said to me, Son of man, have thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, each man in his chambers of imagery? For they say, LORD does not see us. LORD has forsaken the land.

General references

For their heart meditates oppression, and their lips talk of mischief.

Then Herod having called the wise men privately, ascertained from them what time the star appeared.