"Then you will knowthat I have sentthiscommandmentto you, that My covenantmay continuewith Levi,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
Micaiahsaid,"Behold,you shall seeon that daywhenyou enteran innerroomto hideyourself."
Rememberthem, O my God,becausethey have defiledthe priesthoodand the covenantof the priesthoodand the Levites.
O LORD,Your handis liftedup [yet] they do not seeit. They see[Your] zealfor the peopleand are putto shame;Indeed,firewill devourYour enemies.
Thereforethrough thisJacob'siniquitywill be forgiven;And thiswill be the fullpriceof the pardoningof his sin:When he makesallthe altarstoneslike pulverizedchalkstones;[When] Asherimand incensealtarswill not stand.
"The prophetwhoprophesiesof peace,when the wordof the prophetcomesto pass,then that prophetwill be known[as] one whomthe LORDhas trulysent."
"So when it comesto pass--as surelyit will-- then they will knowthat a prophethas beenin their midst."
"I will magnifyMyself, sanctifyMyself, and makeMyself knownin the sightof manynations;and they will knowthat I am the LORD."'
when you broughtin foreigners,uncircumcisedin heartand uncircumcisedin flesh,to be in My sanctuaryto profaneit, [even] My house,when you offeredMy food,the fatand the blood;for they madeMy covenantvoid--[this] in additionto allyour abominations.
"Behold,I am going to sendMy messenger,and he will clearthe waybeforeMe. And the Lord,whomyou seek,will suddenlycometo His temple;and the messengerof the covenant,in whomyou delight,behold,He is coming,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
"But bringwith you alsoyour brothers,the tribeof Levi,the tribeof your father,that they may be joinedwith you and serveyou, while you and your sonswith you are beforethe tentof the testimony.
"To the sonsof Levi,behold,I have givenallthe tithein Israelfor an inheritance,in returnfor their servicewhichthey perform,the serviceof the tentof meeting.
"Thereforesay,Behold,I givehim My covenantof peace;
Again the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
"Now, behold,I have takenthe Levitesfrom amongthe sonsof Israelinsteadof everyfirstborn,the firstissueof the wombamongthe sonsof Israel.So the Levitesshall be Mine.
"Takethe Levitesinsteadof allthe firstbornamong the sonsof Israeland the cattleof the Levites.And the Levitesshall be Mine; I am the LORD.
"His winnowing forkis in His hand,and He will thoroughly clearHis threshing floor;and He will gatherHis wheatinto the barn,but He will burnup the chaffwith unquenchablefire."
Eventhe dustof your citywhich clingsto our feetwe wipe off[in protest] against you; yetbe sureof this,that the kingdomof Godhas come near.'
"Everybranchin Me that does not bearfruit,He takes away;and every[branch] that bearsfruit,He prunesit sothat it may bearmorefruit.
