and unto me are gathered every one trembling at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the removal, and I am sitting astonished till the present of the evening.

From the days of our fathers till this day we have been great sinners; and for our sins, we and our kings and our priests have been given up into the hands of the kings of the lands, to the sword and to prison and to loss of goods and to shame of face, as it is this day.

Should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant nor escaping?

And Ezra the priest will rise up and say to them, Ye transgressed, and ye will dwell with strange wives to add upon the guilt of Israel.

Let, we pray thee, our heads of all the assembly stand, and all who are in our cities, who have settled strange wives, do come in at the times appointed, and with them the elders of city and city, and its judges, till the turning back of the fury of the wrath of our God from us, for this thing.'

but if ye return unto me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.

Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king, let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come into Judah;

I got up during the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anybody what my God put in my heart to do for Jerusalem. No animal [was] with me except the animal that I was riding on.

And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

When the Jews who lived near them came, they said to us ten times (repeatedly), “From every place you turn, they will come up against us.”

So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

Now from the time when I was made ruler of the people in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year till the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, for twelve years, I and my servants have never taken the food which was the right of the ruler.

And it cometh to pass, when it hath been heard by Sanballat, and Tobiah, and by Geshem the Arabian, and by the rest of our enemies, that I have builded the wall, and there hath not been left in it a breach, (also, till that time the doors I had not set up in the gates,)

Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.

and I say to them, 'Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened till the heat of the sun, and while they are standing by let them shut the doors, and fasten, and appoint guards of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, each in his guard, and each over-against his house.'

And these were they that went up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel:

The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.

And they dwell -- the priests, and the Levites, and the gatekeepers, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinim, and all Israel -- in their cities, and the seventh month cometh, and the sons of Israel are in their cities.

and he readeth in it before the broad place that is before the water-gate, from the light till the middle of the day, over-against the men, and the women, and those intelligent, and the ears of all the people are unto the book of the law.

And they found written in the law which the LORD had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month:

All the people who had been prisoners and had come back, made tents and were living in them: for from the time of Jeshua, the son of Nun, till that day, the children of Israel had not done so. And there was very great joy.

And he readeth in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last day, and they make a feast seven days, and on the eighth day a restraint, according to the ordinance.

Their descendants entered and possessed the land. You subdued before them the Canaanites who were the inhabitants of the land. You delivered them into their hand, together with their kings and the peoples of the land, to deal with as they pleased.

And now, our God, the great, the strong, the God who is to be feared, who keeps faith and mercy, let not all this trouble seem small to you, which has come on us, and on our kings and our rulers and on our priests and our prophets and our fathers and on all your people from the time of the kings of Assyria till this day.

And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.

And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that the singers should deal faithfully every day as according was.

Zanoah, Adullam, and their villages, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its buildings. And they will dwell from the well of the oath even to the valley of Hinnom.

Sons of Levi, heads of the fathers, are written on the book of the Chronicles even till the days of Johanan son of Eliashib;

And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

Also in those days I saw Jews who caused to dwell women, Ashdodites, Ammonites, Moabites:

And to you shall we hear to do all this great evil to transgress against our God to cause strange women to dwell.

Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's deed will tell all the king's princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath.

Esther did not disclose her people and her family because Modecai had charged her that she must not tell.

And the word will be known to Mordecai, and he will announce to Esther the queen; and Esther will tell to the king in the name of Mordecai.

In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.

Also, a copy of the writing of the edict which had been given in Shusan to destroy them, gave he unto him, to shew unto Esther, and to tell her, - and to lay charge upon her, to go in unto the king - to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him, for her people.

Esther spoke to Hathach and commanded him to tell Mordecai,

And Mordecai will tell to turn back to Esther, Thou wilt not imagine in thy soul to escape in the house of the king more than all the Jews.

And Esther will tell to turn back to Mordecai:

And Zeresh his wife and all of his friends said to him, "Let them make a gallows fifty cubits high, and in the morning tell the king, "Let them hang Mordecai on it; then go with the king to the banquet happily." The advice pleased Haman, so he had the gallows made.

And the king asked, "Who [is] in the courtyard?" Haman had just come to the courtyard of the king's outer palace to tell the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

And giving the clothing and the horse to the hand of a man of the chiefs of the king, the nobles; and clothe the man which the king delighted in his honor, and cause him to ride upon the horse in the broad place of the city, and tall before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighted in his honor.

Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, said: “There is a gallows 75 feet tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.”

The king commanded, “Hang him on it.”

The mounted couriers on the royal horses went out without delay, urged by the king's word. The law was given in the citadel of Susa.

Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

There, the lawless, cease from raging, and there the toil-worn are at rest:

It stood still, but I could not tell the form of it. An image was before my eyes; silence; then I heard a voice,

How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?

They are destroyed from morning till evening; they perish forever without anyone caring.

For toil will not come forth from the dust, and labor will not spring up from the earth;

Doing great things, and there is no searching. Wonderful, till there is no numbering.

So was I caused to possess to me months of vanity, and nights of toil were allotted to me.

If I lay down then I said, 'When do I rise!' And evening hath been measured, And I have been full of tossings till dawn.

How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle?

Till when dost thou speak these things? And a strong wind -- sayings of thy mouth?

Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?

Can papyrus grow tall where [there is] not a marsh? Will reeds flourish without water?

Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.

I, shall be held guilty, - Wherefore then, in vain, should I toil?

I will tell God, 'Do not condemn me. Show me why you contend with me.

Thou renewest thy witnesses before me and increasest thy displeasure against me; successions of evil and a time of toil are with me.

and [that] he would tell you [the] secrets of wisdom, for {insight has many sides}. And know that God {on your behalf} has forgotten {some of} your guilt.

If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

For thou shalt forget toil, then shalt remember as waters they passed away.

"The houses of robbers are in wealth and prosperity; and they that maliciously meddle against God, dwell without care: yea, God giveth all things richly with his hand.

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

Or ask the green plants of the earth and they'll teach you; let the fish in the sea tell you.

Grant me only two things as you deal with me; then I won't hide from you.

Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

O that in Sheol Thou wouldest conceal me, Hide me till the turning of Thine anger, Set for me a limit, and remember me.

If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

Whether his children come to worship or no, he cannot tell: And if they be men of low degree, he knoweth not.

Are God’s consolations not enough for you,
even the words that deal gently with you?

"I will show you, listen to me; and what I have seen, I will tell--

Which, wise men, tell, and deny not that which is from their fathers.

{he will dwell} [in] desolate cities, in houses that they should not inhabit, which are destined for rubble.

Surely mockery is with me; my eyes must dwell on their hostility.

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?

These ten times have ye reproached me: Ye are not ashamed that ye deal hardly with me.

They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

Though he grow as tall as the sky, or though his head touches the clouds,

Returning [the] products of [his] toil, he will not swallow; according to the profit of his trade, {he will not enjoy},

They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways.

For you say, 'Where is the nobleman's house, and where [are] {the tents in which the wicked dwell}?'

Ask any man that goeth by the way, and - if ye will not regard their tokens and deeds - he shall tell you,

Yet shall he be brought to his grave, and dwell among the heap of the dead.

Should such one then as useth violence, wrong and oppression, doing all things of partiality, and having respect of persons, dwell in the land?

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

“A mother will forget him;
The worm feeds sweetly till he is no longer remembered.
And wickedness will be broken like a tree.

They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.