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us up, and we shall live in his sight.

2 After two days will he revive eth and knoweth me, that us: in the third day he will raise the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD. EZEK. XLVI:16-18—B. C. 593

3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

MICAH VI:6-8-B. C. 710

6 Wherewith shall I come be

16 Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it shall be their possession by inheritance.

17 But if he give a gift of his fore the LORD, and bow myself then it shall be his to the year of inheritance to one of his servants, before the high God? shall I come before him with burntofferings, the prince: but his inheritance liberty; after, it shall return to with calves of a year old?

shall be his sons' for them.

7 Will the LORD be pleased with 18 Moreover, the prince shall thousands of rams, or with ten not take of the people's inheritance ten thousands of rivers of oil? by oppression, to thrust them out shall I give my firstborn for my of their possession: but he shall transgression, the fruit of my body give his sons inheritance out of for the sin of my soul? his own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from his possession.

8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

JEV. IX:23-24-B. C. 600

23¶ Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

24 But let him that glorieth, glory in this, that he understand

ZECH. VIII:16-17—B. C. 518

16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:

17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith the LORD.

BLIND, FOOLISH AND

WORTHLESS SHEPHERDS

IS. LVI :9-12-B. C. 712

9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour; yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter.

12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, much more abundant.

38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

EZEK. XXXIV:1-10-B. C. 587

1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe and you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed: but ye feed not the flock.

JER. XXV:34-38-B. C. 606
34¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and
cry; and wallow yourselves in the
ashes, ye principal of the flock:
for the days of your slaughter and
of your dispersions are accom-
plished; and ye shall fall like a
pleasant vessel.

35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

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earth, and none did search or seek ZECH. XI:15-17-B. C. 517

after them.

7¶ Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

15 ¶ And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.

16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land, which shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and tear their claws in pieces.

10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at * 17 Woe to the idol shepherd that their hand, and cause them to leaveth the flock! the sword shall cease from feeding the flock; be upon his arm, and upon his neither shall the shepherds feed

themselves any more; for I will right eye: his arm shall be clean deliver my flock from their mouth, dried up, and his right eye shall that they may not be meat for be utterly darkened. them.

*Zech. 11:17-"Woe to the worthless shepherd. . ." R. V.

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