"He shall remainuncleanallthe daysduring whichhe has the infection;he is unclean.He shall livealone;his dwellingshall be outsidethe camp.
"May it fallon the headof Joaband on allhis father'shouse;and may there not failfrom the houseof Joabone who has a discharge,or who is a leper,or who takesholdof a distaff,or who fallsby the sword,or who lacksbread."
The LORDstruckthe king,so that he was a leperto the dayof his death.And he livedin a separatehouse,while Jothamthe king'ssonwas overthe household,judgingthe peopleof the land.
Now there were fourleprousmenat the entranceof the gate;and they saidto oneanother,"Whydo we sithereuntilwe die?
KingUzziahwas a leperto the dayof his death;and he livedin a separatehouse,beinga leper,for he was cutofffrom the houseof the LORD.And Jothamhis son[was] overthe king'shousejudgingthe peopleof the land.
There is a kindwho is purein his own eyes,Yet is not washedfrom his filthiness.
Howlonelysitsthe cityThat was fullof people!She has becomelike a widowWhowas [once] greatamong the nations!She who was a princessamong the provincesHas becomea forcedlaborer!
Jerusalemsinnedgreatly,Thereforeshe has becomean uncleanthing.Allwho honoredher despiseher Becausethey have seenher nakedness;Evenshe herselfgroansand turnsaway.
"Depart!Unclean!"they criedof themselves. "Depart,depart,do not touch!"Sothey fledand wandered;[Men] among the nationssaid,"They shall not continueto dwell[with us]."
"Whena garmenthasa markof leprosyin it, whether it is a woolgarmentora linengarment,
and the priestshall goout to the outsideof the camp.Thus the priestshall look,and ifthe infectionof leprosyhas been healedin the leper,
"Ifthere is anypersonwhowill not humblehimself on thissameday,he shall be cutofffrom his people.
As He entereda village,tenleprousmenwhostoodat a distancemetHim;
[I have decided] to deliversuch a oneto Satanfor the destructionof his flesh,sothat his spiritmay be savedin the dayof the LordJesus.
Ifanyonedoes not obeyour instructionin thisletter,take special noteof that personand do not associatewith him, sothat he will be put to shame.
Nowwe commandyou, brethren,in the nameof our LordJesusChrist,that you keep awayfrom everybrotherwho leadsan unrulylifeand not accordingto the traditionwhichyou receivedfrom us.
and constant frictionbetween menof depravedmindand deprivedof the truth,who supposethat godlinessis a means of gain.
and nothingunclean,and noone who practicesabominationand lying,shall evercomeinto it, but onlythosewhose names are writtenin the Lamb'sbookof life.
Outsideare the dogsand the sorcerersand the immoral personsand the murderersand the idolaters,and everyonewho lovesand practiceslying.
