and so as to teachthe sonsof Israelallthe statuteswhichthe LORDhas spokento them throughMoses."
"For manydaysIsraelwas withoutthe true Godand withouta teachingpriestand withoutlaw.
They taughtin Judah,[having] the bookof the lawof the LORDwith them; and they wentthroughoutallthe citiesof Judahand taughtamong the people.
Then Hezekiahspokeencouraginglyto allthe Leviteswho showedgoodinsight[in the things] of the LORD.So they atefor the appointedsevendays,sacrificingpeaceofferingsand givingthanksto the LORDGodof their fathers.
Then Ezrathe priestbroughtthe lawbeforethe assemblyof men,womenand allwho [could] listenwith understanding,on the firstdayof the seventhmonth.
They readfrom the book,from the lawof God,translatingto givethe senseso that they understoodthe reading.
Then they said,"Comeand let us deviseplansagainstJeremiah.Surelythe lawis not going to be lostto the priest,norcounselto the sage,northe [divine] wordto the prophet!Comeon and let us strikeat him with [our] tongue,and let us givenoheedto anyof his words."
"The priestsdid not say,'Whereis the LORD?'And those who handlethe lawdid not knowMe; The rulersalso transgressedagainst Me, And the prophetsprophesiedby BaalAnd walkedafterthings that did not profit.
"For the lipsof a priestshould preserveknowledge,and men should seekinstructionfrom his mouth;for he is the messengerof the LORDof hosts.
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
"For I did not shrinkfrom declaringto you the wholepurposeof God.
"You shall doaccordingto the termsof the verdictwhichthey declareto you from that placewhichthe LORDchooses;and you shall be carefulto observeaccording to allthat they teachyou.
"Accordingto the termsof the lawwhichthey teachyou, and accordingto the verdictwhichthey tellyou, you shall do;you shall not turnasidefrom the wordwhichthey declareto you, to the rightor the left.
"Be carefulagainst an infectionof leprosy,that you diligentlyobserveand doaccording to allthat the Leviticalprieststeachyou; as I have commandedthem, so you shall be carefulto do.
"They shall teachYour ordinancesto Jacob,And Your lawto Israel.They shall putincensebeforeYou, And wholeburntofferingson Your altar.
For you knowwhatcommandmentswe gaveyou by [the authority of] the LordJesus.
