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That was how King Joash repaid Jehoiada for his loyalty—by killing his son. Zechariah's last words as he died were, "May the Lord see what they are doing and avenge my death!"

"That is why the Lord 's anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes.

Do not be like your ancestors and relatives who abandoned the Lord , the God of their ancestors, and became an object of derision, as you yourselves can see.

However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to ask about the remarkable events that had taken place in the land, God withdrew from Hezekiah in order to test him and to see what was really in his heart.

So I will not send the promised disaster until after you have died and been buried in peace. You yourself will not see the disaster I am going to bring on this city and its people.'" So they took her message back to the king.

"Since we are your loyal subjects and do not want to see the king dishonored in this way, we have sent the king this information.

listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have sinned!

Let the king appoint agents in each province to bring these beautiful young women into the royal harem at the fortress of Susa. Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the harem, will see that they are all given beauty treatments.

They spoke to him day after day, but still he refused to comply with the order. So they spoke to Haman about this to see if he would tolerate Mordecai's conduct, since Mordecai had told them he was a Jew.

The king said, "The money and the people are both yours to do with as you see fit."

"Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die."

Then he added, "But this is all worth nothing as long as I see Mordecai the Jew just sitting there at the palace gate."

Let the robes and the horse be handed over to one of the king's most noble officials. And let him see that the man whom the king wishes to honor is dressed in the king's robes and led through the city square on the king's horse. Have the official shout as they go, ‘This is what the king does for someone he wishes to honor!'"

For how can I endure to see my people and my family slaughtered and destroyed?"

Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.

Curse that day for failing to shut my mother's womb, for letting me be born to see all this trouble.

Why wasn't I buried like a stillborn child, like a baby who never lives to see the light?

The spirit stopped, but I couldn't see its shape. There was a form before my eyes. In the silence I heard a voice say,

You see me now, but not for long. You will look for me, but I will be gone.

"Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him. When he moves by, I do not see him go.