Murderers are there in thee, that shed blood, and eat upon the hills, and in thee they use unhappiness.

Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

Behold, I have smitten my hands upon thy covetousness, that thou hast used, and upon the blood which hath been shed in thee.

Thy rulers in thee are like ravishing wolves, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, for their own covetous lucre.

As for Oholah, she began to go a whoring, when I had taken her to me. She was set on fire upon her lovers the Assyrians,

Thus through her whoredom, she cleaved unto all the young men of Assyria: Yea she was mad upon them, and defiled herself with all their Idols.

Neither ceased she from the fornication, that she used with the Egyptians: for in her youth they lay with her, they bruised the breasts of her maidenhead, and poured their whoredom upon her.

Wherefore, I delivered her into the hands of her lovers, even the Assyrians, whom she so loved.

These discovered her shame, took her sons and daughters, and slew her with the sword: An evil name gat she of all people, and they punished her.

"Her sister Oholibah saw this, and destroyed herself with inordinate love, more than she, and exceeded her sister in whoredom:

she loved the Assyrians, which also lay with her: namely, the princes and great lords, that were clothed with all manner of gorgeous apparel, all lusty horsemen and fair young persons.

But she increased still in whoredom: for when she saw men painted upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans set forth with fresh colors,

immediately, as soon as she saw them, she burnt in love upon them, and sent messengers for them into the land of the Chaldeans.

Now when the Babylonians came to her, they lay with her, and defiled her with their whoredom, and so was she polluted with them. And when her lust was abated from them,

Nevertheless, she used her whoredom ever the longer, the more; and remembered the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt.

She burnt in lust upon them, whose flesh was like the flesh of Asses, and their seed like the seed of horses.

for the blood is yet in it. Upon a plain dry stone hath she poured it, and not upon the ground, that it might be covered with dust.

"Thou son of man, because that Tyre hath spoken upon Jerusalem, 'Aha, now I trow the ports of the people be broken, and she turned unto me, for I have destroyed my belly full.'

She shall no more be a pricking thorn, and a hurting brier unto the house of Israel, nor unto them that lie round about her and hate her: and they shall know that I am the LORD.

And therefore tell them, 'Thus sayeth the LORD: In the blood have ye eaten, your eyes have ye lift up to Idols, and have shed blood: shall ye then have the land in possession?

Wherefore I poured my wrathful displeasure upon them, because of the blood that they had shed in the land, and because of their Idols, wherewith they had defiled themselves.

But after certain years they shall be joined together; and the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the North for to make friendship. But she shall not obtain the power of that arm, neither shall she be able to endure through his might: but she, and such as brought her - yea, and he that begat her, and comforted her for his time - shall be delivered up.

She conceived yet again, and bare a daughter. And he said unto him, "Call her name Loruhamah, that is, 'Not obtaining mercy,' for I will have no pity upon the house of Israel, but forget them, and put them clean out of remembrance.

Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived again, and bare a son.

As for your mother, ye shall chide with her, and reprove her: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband, unless she put away her whoredoms out of my sight, and her adultery from her breasts.

If no, I shall strip her naked, and set her, even as she came into the world. Yea, I shall lay her waste, and make her like a wilderness, and slay her for thirst.

Their mother hath broken her wedlock, and she that bare them, is come to confusion. For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, that give me my water and my bread, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.'

"But I will hedge her way with thorns, and stop it, that she shall not find her footsteps:

and though she run after her lovers, yet shall she not get them: she shall seek them, but not find them. Then shall she say, 'Well, I will go turn again to my first husband, for at that time was I better at ease, than now.'

And she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold: which they bestowed upon Baal.

I will destroy her vineyards and fig trees, though she sayeth, 'Lo, here are my rewards, that my lovers have given me.' I will make it a wood, and the wild beasts shall eat it up.

I will punish her also for the days of Baal, wherein she censed him, decking him with her earrings and chains: when she followed her lovers, and forgat me, sayeth the LORD.

There will I give her, her vineyards again; yea, and the valley of Achor also, to show her hope and comfort. Then shall she sing there as in the time of her youth, and like as in the day when she came out of the land of Egypt.

Then, sayeth the LORD, she shall say unto me, 'O my husband,' and shall call me no more Baal.

For I will take away those names of Baal from her mouth, yea she shall never remember their names any more.

Ephraim, as me think, is planted in wealthiness, like as Tyre, but now must she bring her own children forth to the manslayer.

I will come upon them as a she bear, that is robbed of her whelps, and I will break that stubborn heart of theirs. There will I devour them as a lion: yea the wild beast shall tear them.

Egypt shall go to ruin, and Edom shall be a desert and a wilderness, which oppressed the children of Israel, and which shed innocent blood in their land.

The virgin Israel shall fall, and never rise up again: she shall be cast down upon her own ground, and no man shall help her up.

Thou that dwellest at Shaphir, get thee hence with shame. The proud shall boost no more for very sorrow. And why? Her neighbour shall take from her what she hath.

In the meanwhile he plagueth them for a season, until the time that she which shall bear have born: then shall the remnant of his brethren be converted unto the children of Israel.

There is not a godly man upon earth, there is not one righteous among men. They labour all to shed blood, and every man hunteth his brother to death:

She that is mine enemy shall look upon it, and be confounded, which now sayeth, "Where is thy LORD God?" Mine eyes shall behold her, when she shall be trodden down, as the clay in the streets.

Thus must she be spoiled, emptied and clean stripped out: that their hearts may be melted away, their knees tremble, all their loins be weak, and their faces black as a pot.

yet was she driven away, and brought into captivity: her young children were smitten down at the head of every street, the lots were cast for the most ancient men in her, and all her mighty men were bound in chains.

I will bring the people to such vexation, that they shall go about like blind men; because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood shall be shed as the dust, and their bodies as the mire.

This is the proud and careless city, that said in her heart, "I am, and there is else none." O how is she made so waste, that the beasts lie therein? Whoso goeth by, mocketh her, and pointeth at her with his finger.

which will not hear, nor be reformed. Her trust is not in the LORD, neither will she hold her to her God.

Are not these the words, which the LORD spake by his prophets afore time, when Jerusalem was yet inhabited and wealthy, she and the cities round about her: when there dwelt men, both toward the south and in the plain countries?'"

Behold, the LORD shall take her in, and have her in possession: he shall smite down her power in to the sea, and she shall be consumed with fire.

Men shall go about the whole earth, as upon a field: from Geba to Rimmon, and from the south to Jerusalem. She shall be set up, and inhabited in her place: from Benjamin's port, unto the place of the first port, and unto the corner port: and from the tower of Hananel, unto the king's wine presses.

And yet ye say, 'Wherefore?' Even because that whereas the LORD made a covenant betwixt thee and the wife of thy youth, thou hast despised her: Yet is she thine own companion and married wife.

The birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came to dwell together, she was found with child by the holy ghost.

She shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus: For he shall save his people from their sins."

and knew her not till she had brought forth her first son: and called his name Jesus.

And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them.

While he thus spake unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him saying, "My daughter is even now deceased: but come and lay thy hand on her, and she shall live."

For she said in herself, "If I may touch but even his vesture only I shall be safe."

Then Jesus turned him about, and beheld her, saying, "Daughter, be of good comfort, thy faith hath made thee safe." And she was made whole even that same hour.

The queen of the south shall rise at the day of judgment with this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the world, to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Wherefore he promised with an oath, that he would give her whatsoever she would ask.

And she, being informed of her mother before, said, "Give me here John Baptist's head in a platter."

and his head was brought in a platter, and given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

And he gave her never a word to answer. Then came to him his disciples, and besought him saying, "Send her away, for she followeth us crying."

Then she came and worshipped him, saying, "Master, help me."

She answered and said, "It is truth, nevertheless the whelps eat of the crumbs, which fall from their masters' table."

And he said unto her, "What wilt thou have?" She said unto him, "Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand in thy kingdom."

Now in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? For all had her."

that upon you may come all the righteous blood that was shed upon the earth: from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zachariah the son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar:

When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me.

And in that she casted this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me, withal.

Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her."

This is my blood of the new testament, that shall be shed for many, for the forgiveness of sins.

And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever forsook her by and by: And she ministered unto them.

and besought him greatly saying, "My daughter lieth at point of death, I would thou wouldst come and lay thy hand on her, that she might be safe and live."

and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and felt none amendment at all: But waxed worse and worse.

When she had heard of Jesus: she came into the press behind him, and touched his garment.

For she thought, "If I may but touch his clothing, I shall be whole."

And straight way her fountain of blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the plague.

The woman feared and trembled, for she knew what was done within her. And she came and fell down before him and told him the truth of everything.

And straight the maiden arose, and went on her feet. For she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished at it out of measure.

Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him, but she could not.

And she went forth and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "John Baptist's head."

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, "I will, that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John Baptist."

The woman was a Greek out of Syrophoenicia, and she besought him that he would cast out the devil out of her daughter.

She answered and said unto him, "Even so, Master. Nevertheless, the whelps also eat under the table of the children's crumbs."

And when she was come home to her house she found the devil departed, and her daughter lying on the bed.

And if a woman forsake her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery."

In the resurrection, then, when they shall rise again: whose wife shall she be of them? For seven had her to wife."

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

For they all did cast in of their superfluity: But she of her poverty, did cast in all that she had, even all her living."

When he was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, even as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment, called nard, that was pure and costly, and she brake the box and poured it on his head.

And Jesus said, "Let her be in rest. Why trouble ye her? She hath done a good work on me.

She hath done that she could: she came aforehand to anoint my body to his buryingward.

Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be rehearsed in remembrance of her."

And he said unto them, "This is my blood, of the New Testament, which is shed for many.

And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked on him, and said, "Was not thou also with Jesus of Nazareth?"

And she went, and told them that were with him, as they mourned and wept.

When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying: and cast in her mind what manner of salutation that should be.

And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age. And this is her sixth month, though she be called barren,