So the king sought advice. Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, ‘Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’
Leviticus 13:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘When a man or woman has a condition on the head or chin, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When a man or woman has a disease upon the head or in the beard, American Standard Version (1901) And when a man or woman hath a plague upon the head or upon the beard, Common English Bible Whenever a man or woman has an infection, whether on the head or in the beard, Catholic Public Domain Version If leprosy will have sprung up in the head or the beard of a man or woman, the priest shall look upon them, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If the leprosy break out in the head or the beard of a man or woman, the Priest shall see them, |
So the king sought advice. Then he made two golden calves, and he said to the people, ‘Going to Jerusalem is too difficult for you. Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.’
every prayer or petition that any person or that all your people Israel may have – they each know their own affliction , – as they spread out their hands towards this temple,
every prayer or petition that any person or that all your people Israel may have – they each know their own affliction and suffering – as they spread out their hands towards this temple,
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
The head is the elder, the honoured one; the tail is the prophet, the one teaching lies.
‘Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.
But if the spot has remained where it was and has not spread on the skin but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn. The priest is to pronounce him clean, for it is only the scar from the burn.
the priest is to examine the condition. If it appears to be deeper than the skin, and the hair in it is yellow and sparse, the priest must pronounce the person unclean. It is a scaly outbreak, a serious skin disease of the head or chin.
Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord among us? No disaster will overtake us.’
But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness, how deep is that darkness!