17 Also in those days the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and the letters of Tobiah came to them.

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10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then (A)many false prophets will rise up and (B)deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow (C)cold.

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Sorrow for Israel’s Sins

Woe is me!
For I am like those who gather summer fruits,
Like those who (A)glean vintage grapes;
There is no cluster to eat
Of the first-ripe fruit which (B)my soul desires.
The (C)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(D)Every man hunts his brother with a net.

That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (E)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
The best of them is (F)like a brier;
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
Now shall be their perplexity.

(G)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (H)bosom.
For (I)son dishonors father,
Daughter rises against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:2 Or loyal

28 And one of the sons (A)of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was a son-in-law of (B)Sanballat the Horonite; therefore I drove him from me.

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After serious thought, I rebuked the nobles and rulers, and said to them, (A)“Each of you is [a]exacting usury from his brother.” So I [b]called a great assembly against them.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 5:7 charging interest
  2. Nehemiah 5:7 Lit. held

Next to them the Tekoites made repairs; but their nobles did not put their [a]shoulders to (A)the work of their Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 3:5 Lit. necks

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