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And the fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded: but these
are like unto them neither in shew nor power.
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Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing, they are able neither
to judge causes, nor to do good unto men.
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Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not,
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For they can neither curse nor bless kings:
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Neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen, nor shine as the sun, nor give
light as the moon.
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The beasts are better than they: for they can get under a cover and help themselves.
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It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not.
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For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and
laid over with silver and gold.
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And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn
in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon; as also to a dead body, that is east into the dark.
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And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon then1: and they
themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country.
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Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols: for he shall be far from reproach.
The Prayer of
Azariah
PRAYER OF AZARIAH
Chapter 1
And they walked in the midst of the fire, praising God, and blessing the Lord.
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Then PrAzarias stood up, and prayed on this manner; and opening his mouth in the midst of
the fire said,
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Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers: thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified
for evermore:
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For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: yea, true are all thy works,
thy ways are right, and all thy judgments truth.
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In all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fathers, even
Jerusalem, thou hast executed true judgment: for according to truth and judgment didst thou bring
all these things upon us because of our sins.
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For we have sinned and committed iniquity, departing from thee.
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