23 As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a knife and throw them into the fire in the fire pot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire pot.

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23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll,(A) the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.(B)

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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

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The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(A) him because he never prophesies anything good(B) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.

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A Cornerstone in Zion

14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you (A)scoffers,
    who rule this people in Jerusalem!
15 Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
    and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the (B)overwhelming whip passes through
    it will not come to us,
for we have made (C)lies our refuge,
    and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;

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14 Therefore hear the word of the Lord,(A) you scoffers(B)
    who rule this people in Jerusalem.
15 You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death,(C)
    with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement.
When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(D)
    it cannot touch us,
for we have made a lie(E) our refuge
    and falsehood[a] our hiding place.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 28:15 Or false gods

18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with (A)cords of falsehood,
    who draw sin as with cart ropes,
19 who say: (B)“Let him be quick,
    let him speed his work
    that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
    and let it come, that we may know it!”

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18 Woe(A) to those who draw sin along with cords(B) of deceit,
    and wickedness(C) as with cart ropes,
19 to those who say, “Let God hurry;
    let him hasten(D) his work
    so we may see it.
The plan of the Holy One(E) of Israel—
    let it approach, let it come into view,
    so we may know it.”(F)

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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.

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30 There is no wisdom,(A) no insight, no plan
    that can succeed against the Lord.(B)

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21 (A)Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but (B)it is the purpose of the Lord (C)that will stand.

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21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.(A)

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13 Whoever (A)despises (B)the word[a] brings destruction on himself,
    but he who reveres the commandment[b] will be (C)rewarded.

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  1. Proverbs 13:13 Or a word
  2. Proverbs 13:13 Or a commandment

13 Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,(A)
    but whoever respects(B) a command is rewarded.(C)

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30 (A)would have none of my counsel
    and (B)despised all my reproof,

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30 Since they would not accept my advice
    and spurned my rebuke,(A)

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27 and say, ‘Thus says the king, (A)“Put this fellow in prison and feed him meager rations of bread and water, (B)until I come in peace.”’”

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27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(A) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”

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19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in (A)the tree of life and in (B)the holy city, which are described in this book.

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19 And if anyone takes words away(A) from this scroll of prophecy,(B) God will take away from that person any share in the tree of life(C) and in the Holy City, which are described in this scroll.

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29 And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, (A)“Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?” 30 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: (B)He shall have none (C)to sit on the throne of David, (D)and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat by day and the frost by night. 31 (E)And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity. I will bring upon them and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the people of Judah all the disaster that I have pronounced against them, but they would not hear.’”

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29 Also tell Jehoiakim king of Judah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You burned that scroll and said, “Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon would certainly come and destroy this land and wipe from it(A) both man and beast?”(B) 30 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim(C) king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David; his body will be thrown out(D) and exposed(E) to the heat by day and the frost by night.(F) 31 I will punish him and his children(G) and his attendants for their wickedness; I will bring on them and those living in Jerusalem and the people of Judah every disaster(H) I pronounced against them, because they have not listened.(I)’”

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17 And I will make justice (A)the line,
    and righteousness (B)the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
    and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
18 Then (C)your covenant with death will be annulled,
    and your agreement with Sheol will not stand;
when the overwhelming scourge passes through,
    you will be beaten down by it.
19 As often as it passes through it will take you;
    (D)for morning by morning it will pass through,
    by day and by night;
and it will be (E)sheer terror to understand the message.
20 For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on,
    and the covering too narrow to wrap oneself in.
21 For the Lord will rise up (F)as on Mount Perazim;
    (G)as in the Valley of (H)Gibeon he will be roused;
to do his deed—strange is his deed!
    and to work his work—alien is his work!
22 Now therefore do not (I)scoff,
    lest your bonds be made strong;
for I have heard (J)a decree of destruction
    from the Lord God of hosts against the whole land.

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17 I will make justice(A) the measuring line
    and righteousness the plumb line;(B)
hail(C) will sweep away your refuge, the lie,
    and water will overflow(D) your hiding place.
18 Your covenant with death will be annulled;
    your agreement with the realm of the dead will not stand.(E)
When the overwhelming scourge sweeps by,(F)
    you will be beaten down(G) by it.
19 As often as it comes it will carry you away;(H)
    morning after morning,(I) by day and by night,
    it will sweep through.”

The understanding of this message
    will bring sheer terror.(J)
20 The bed is too short to stretch out on,
    the blanket too narrow to wrap around you.(K)
21 The Lord will rise up as he did at Mount Perazim,(L)
    he will rouse himself as in the Valley of Gibeon(M)
to do his work,(N) his strange work,
    and perform his task, his alien task.
22 Now stop your mocking,(O)
    or your chains will become heavier;
the Lord, the Lord Almighty, has told me
    of the destruction decreed(P) against the whole land.(Q)

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29 (A)He who is often reproved, yet stiffens his neck,
    will suddenly be (B)broken (C)beyond healing.

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29 Whoever remains stiff-necked(A) after many rebukes
    will suddenly be destroyed(B)—without remedy.(C)

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