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Rh :And within My walls a monument and a memorial
 * Better than sons and daughters;
 * I will give them an everlasting memorial,
 * That shall not be cut off.
 * Also the aliens, that join themselves to the, to minister unto Him,
 * And to love the name of the ,
 * To be His servants,
 * Every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it,
 * And holdeth fast by My covenant:
 * Even them will I bring to My holy mountain,
 * And make them joyful in My house of prayer;
 * Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices
 * Shall be acceptable upon Mine altar;
 * For My house shall be called
 * A house of prayer for all peoples.
 * Saith the Lord who gathereth the dispersed of Israel:
 * Yet I will gather others to him, beside those of him that are gathered.


 * All ye beasts of the field, come to devour,
 * Yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
 * His watchmen are all blind,
 * Without knowledge;
 * They are all dumb dogs,
 * They cannot bark;
 * Raving, lying down, loving to slumber.
 * Yea, the dogs are greedy,
 * They know not when they have enough;
 * And these are shepherds
 * That cannot understand;
 * They all turn to their own way,
 * Each one to his gain, one and all.
 * 'Come ye, I will fetch wine,
 * And we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
 * And to-morrow shall be as this day,
 * And much more abundant.'


 * The righteous perisheth,
 * And no man layeth it to heart,
 * And godly men are taken away,
 * None considering
 * That the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
 * He entereth into peace,
 * They rest in their beds,
 * Each one that walketh in his uprightness.


 * But draw near hither,
 * Ye sons of the sorceress,
 * The seed of the adulterer and the harlot.
 * Against whom do ye sport yourselves?
 * Against whom make ye a wide mouth,
 * And draw out the tongue?
 * Are ye not children of transgression,
 * A seed of falsehood,
 * Ye that inflame yourselves among the terebinths,
 * Under every leafy tree;
 * That slay the children in the valleys,
 * Under the clefts of the rocks?
 * Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion;
 * They, they are thy lot;
 * Even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering,
 * Thou hast offered a meal-offering.
 * Should I pacify Myself for these things?
 * Upon a high and lofty mountain
 * Hast thou set thy bed;
 * Thither also wentest thou up
 * To offer sacrifice.
 * And behind the doors and the posts
 * Hast thou set up thy symbol;