And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;

They have made it waste; it is weeping to me, being wasted; all the land is made waste, because no man takes it to heart.

Have you completely given up Judah? is your soul turned in disgust from Zion? why have you given us blows from which there is no one to make us well? we were looking for peace, but no good came; and for a time of well-being, but there was only a great fear.

Why is my pain unending and my wound without hope of being made well? Sorrow is mine, for you are to me as a stream offering false hope and as waters which are not certain.

My word came to you in the time of your well-being; but you said, I will not give ear. This has been your way from your earliest years, you did not give attention to my voice.

Have you taken note of what these people have said, The two families, which the Lord took for himself, he has given up? This they say, looking down on my people as being, in their eyes, no longer a nation.

Then the rulers said to the king, Let this man be put to death, because he is putting fear into the hearts of the men of war who are still in the town, and into the hearts of the people, by saying such things to them: this man is not working for the well-being of the people, but for their damage.

Now it came to the ears of Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, an unsexed servant in the king's house, that they had put Jeremiah into the water-hole; the king at that time being seated in the doorway of Benjamin:

Such will be the fate of all the men whose minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there; they will come to their end by the sword, by being short of food, and by disease: not one of them will keep his life or get away from the evil which I will send on them.

And now be certain that you will come to your end by the sword and by being short of food and by disease, in the place to which you are pleased to go for a living-place.

And I will take the last of Judah, whose minds are fixed on going into the land of Egypt and stopping there, and they will all come to their end, falling in the land of Egypt by the sword and by being short of food and by disease; death will overtake them, from the least to the greatest, death by the sword and by need of food: they will become an oath and a cause of wonder and a curse and a name of shame.

And in the heart of it were the forms of four living beings. And this was what they were like; they had the form of a man.

And between the living beings it was like burning coals of fire, as if flames were going one after the other between the living beings; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went thunder-flames.

And the living beings went out and came back as quickly as a thunder-flame.

Now while I was looking at the four living beings, I saw one wheel on the earth, by the side of the living beings, for the four of them.

And when the living beings went on, the wheels went by their side; and when the living beings were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up.

Wherever the spirit was to go they went; and the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

When these went on, the others went; and when these came to rest, the others came to rest; and when these were lifted up from the earth, the wheels were lifted up by their side: for the spirit of the living beings was in the wheels.

And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.

And there was the sound of the wings of the living beings touching one another, and the sound of the wheels at their side, the sound of a great rushing.

And the winged ones went up on high: this is the living being which I saw by the river Chebar.

This is the living being which I saw under the God of Israel by the river Chebar; and it was clear to me that they were the winged ones.

For this cause say to the children of Israel, This is what the Lord has said: Are you making yourselves unclean as your fathers did? are you being untrue to me by going after their disgusting works?

So it was beautiful, being so tall and its branches so long, for its root was by great waters.

And the land which was waste will be farmed, in place of being a waste in the eyes of everyone who went by.

And he took the measure of the open square, a hundred cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, being square; and the altar was in front of the house.

And it had pictured forms of winged beings and palm-trees; a palm-tree between two winged ones, and every winged one had two faces;

And these are the measures of the altar in cubits: (the cubit being a cubit and a hand's measure;) its hollow base is a cubit high and a cubit wide, and it has an overhanging edge as wide as a hand-stretch all round it:

For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.

And Darius the Mede took the kingdom, being then about sixty-two years old.

And those who are wise among the people will be the teachers of the mass of the people: but they will come to their downfall by the sword and by the flame, being made prisoners and undergoing loss for a long time.

But still the number of the children of Israel will be like the sand of the sea, which may not be measured or numbered; and in place of its being said to them, You are not my people, it will be said to them, You are the sons of the living God

And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.

The Lord is a God who takes care of his honour and gives punishment for wrong; the Lord gives punishment and is angry; the Lord sends punishment on those who are against him, being angry with his haters.

And Joseph, her husband, being an upright man, and not desiring to make her a public example, had a mind to put her away privately.

You have knowledge that it was said in old times, You may not put to death; and, Whoever puts to death will be in danger of being judged:

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of being judged; and he who says to his brother, Raca, will be in danger from the Sanhedrin; and whoever says, You foolish one, will be in danger of the hell of fire.

If you, then, being evil, are able to give good things to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who make requests to him?

At that time Jesus went through the fields on the Sabbath day; and his disciples, being in need of food, were taking the heads of grain.

You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

And he was in the waste land for forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the beasts; and the angels took care of him.

And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.

And looking round on them he was angry, being sad because of their hard hearts; and he said to the man, Put out your hand. And he put it out, and his hand was made well.

And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder.

For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

And he went into Jerusalem into the Temple; and after looking round about on all things, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,

Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,

And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.

And he got into one of the boats, the property of Simon, and made a request to him to go a little way out from the land. And being seated he gave the people teaching from the boat.

Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his mother, who was a widow: and a great number of people from the town were with her.

And they were laughing at him, being certain that she was dead.

And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

And in hell, being in great pain, lifting up his eyes he saw Abraham, far away, and Lazarus on his breast.

But they were not able to do anything, because the people all kept near him, being greatly interested in his words.

And death has no more power over them, for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being of those who will come back from the dead.

And being in great trouble of soul, the force of his prayer became stronger, and great drops, like blood, came from him, falling to the earth.

But they were full of fear, being of the opinion that they were seeing a spirit.

He was in the world, the world which came into being through him, but the world had no knowledge of him.

Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, being tired after his journey, was resting by the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.

Nicodemus--he who had come to Jesus before, being himself one of them--said to them,

Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

He did not say this of himself, but being the high priest that year he said, as a prophet, that Jesus would be put to death for the nation;

Jesus, being conscious that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he came from God and was going to God,

And he, when he comes, will make the world conscious of sin, and of righteousness, and of being judged:

Of being judged, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.

After this, being conscious that all things had now been done so that the Writings might come true, Jesus said, Give me water.

Jesus said to them, Come and take some food. And all the disciples were in fear of putting the question, Who are you? being conscious that it was the Lord.

But being a prophet, and having in mind the oath which God had given to him, that of the fruit of his body one would take his place as a king,

And so, being lifted up to the right hand of God, and having the Father's word that the Holy Spirit would come, he has sent this thing, which now you see and have knowledge of.

Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow:

And Stephen, while he was being stoned, made prayer to God, saying, Lord Jesus, take my spirit.

Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:

Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.

And having taken him, he put him in prison, with four bands of armed men to keep watch over him; his purpose being to take him out to the people after the Passover.

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.

But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

Then the ruler, when he saw what was done, had faith, being full of wonder at the teaching of the Lord.

Which God has now put into effect for our children, by sending Jesus; as it says in the second Psalm, You are my Son; this day I have given you being.

So they, being sent on their way by the church, went through Phoenicia and Samaria, giving news of the salvation of the Gentiles, to the great joy of all the brothers.

So they, being sent away, came down to Antioch, and having got the people together, they gave them the letter.

And on the Sabbath we went outside the town, by the river, where we had an idea that there would be a place of prayer; and, being seated, we had talk with the women who had come together.

Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

The God who made the earth and everything in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, is not housed in buildings made with hands;

And Paul, after waiting some days, went away from the brothers and went by ship to Syria, Priscilla and Aquila being with him; and he had had his hair cut off in Cenchrea, for he had taken an oath.

And being requested by them to be there for a longer time, he said, No;

And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.

For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together.

And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.