Your heartwill meditateon terror:"Whereis he who counts?Whereis he who weighs?Whereis he who countsthe towers?"
Abrahamlistenedto Ephron;and Abrahamweighedout for Ephronthe silverwhichhe had namedin the hearingof the sonsof Heth,fourhundredshekelsof silver,commercialstandard.
Pul,kingof Assyria,cameagainstthe land,and MenahemgavePula thousandtalentsof silverso that his handmight be with him to strengthenthe kingdomunder his rule.
Then Hezekiahkingof Judahsentto the kingof Assyriaat Lachish,saying,"I have donewrong.Withdrawfrom me; whateveryou imposeon me I will bear."So the kingof Assyriarequiredof Hezekiahkingof Judahthreehundredtalentsof silverand thirtytalentsof gold.
Do not listento Hezekiah,for thussaysthe kingof Assyria,"Makeyour peacewith me and comeout to me, and eateachof his vineand eachof his figtreeand drinkeachof the watersof his own cistern,
As for me, I saidin my alarm,"I am cutofffrom beforeYour eyes";NeverthelessYou heardthe voiceof my supplicationsWhen I criedto You.
You whohave shownme manytroublesand distressesWill reviveme again,And will bringme up againfrom the depthsof the earth.
At eveningtime,behold,[there is] terror!Beforemorningthey are nomore.Such[will be] the portionof those who plunderus And the lotof those who pillageus.
"In righteousnessyou will be established;You will be farfrom oppression,for you will not fear;And from terror,for it will not comenearyou.
Whereis the wise man?Whereis the scribe?Whereis the debaterof thisage?Has not Godmade foolishthe wisdomof the world?
persecutions,[and] sufferings,suchas happenedto me at Antioch,at Iconium[and] at Lystra;whatpersecutionsI endured,and out of them allthe Lordrescuedme!
Moreover Davidwas greatlydistressedbecausethe peoplespokeof stoninghim, for allthe peoplewere embittered,eachonebecauseof his sonsand his daughters.But Davidstrengthenedhimself in the LORDhis God.
