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And then, if anyone prophesies again, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of Yahweh!" And his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through when he prophesies.

And then on that day, each of the prophets will be ashamed because of his vision when he was prophesying, and they will not put on a cloak of hair in order to deceive,

And you will flee by the valley of my mountains, because the valley of the mountains will reach to Azal, and you will flee like you fled from the earthquake in the days of King Uzziah of Judah. And Yahweh my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

If you will not listen, and if you will not take it to heart to give glory to my name," says Yahweh of hosts, "then I will send the curse on you, and I will curse your blessings; moreover I have already cursed them because you are not taking it to heart.

And this you do as well: you cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and with groaning, because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.

But you ask, "For what reason?" Because Yahweh stands as a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have been unfaithful, even though she is your marriage partner and your wife by covenant.

"And all the nations will call you blessed, because you will be a land in which one takes joy," says Yahweh of hosts.

And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name ‘Jesus,' because he will save his people from their sins."

"A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because they exist no longer."

From that time on, Jesus began to preach and to say, "Repent, because the kingdom of heaven is near."

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are the ones who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are the ones who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful, because they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers, because they will be called sons of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

But I say to you, do not swear at all, either by heaven, because it is the throne of God,