Even after this, Jeroboam did not turn back from his evil way, but once again, he appointed priests for the high places from among all ranks of the people. Whoever wanted to be a priest, he consecrated him for the high places.
Proverbs 27:22 - Tree of Life Version Even if you pound the fool along with the grain in a mortar with a pestle, his foolishness would never leave him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even though like grain you should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. American Standard Version (1901) Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Common English Bible Even if you grind fools in a mortar, even grinding them along with the grain, their folly won’t be driven from them. Catholic Public Domain Version Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as when a pestle striketh upon sodden barley, his folly would not be taken from him. |
Even after this, Jeroboam did not turn back from his evil way, but once again, he appointed priests for the high places from among all ranks of the people. Whoever wanted to be a priest, he consecrated him for the high places.
Then Pharaoh rose up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians, and there was loud wailing in Egypt. For there was not a house where someone was not dead.
When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his servants had a change of heart toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we let Israel go from serving us?”
The enemy said, “I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My lust shall gorge on them! I will draw my sword— my hand will destroy them.”
The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools is foolishness.
“They hit me! But I was not hurt. They beat me up! But I did not feel it. When will I wake up? I will look for another drink.”
Where will you be struck again, as you stray away more and more? The whole head is sick, the whole heart faint.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin? Or the leopard his spots? So, could you do good, that are accustomed to doing evil?
Adonai, do Your eyes not look for faithfulness? You struck them, but they did not grieve. You disciplined them, but they refused correction. They made their faces harder than stone. They refused to return.
When Saul was told, he sent other agents and they too prophesied. Then Saul sent a third group of messengers, and they too prophesied.