Unit 24

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13 occurrences in 12 verses -

Jacob 2:5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 32

Jacob 2:5

But behold, hearken ye unto me, and know

that by the help of the all-powerful Creator of heaven and earth

I can tell you concerning your thoughts,

how that ye are beginning to labor in sin,

which sin appeareth very abominable unto me,

yea, and abominable unto God.

Jacob 2:6

Yea, it grieveth my soul and causeth me to shrink with shame

before the presence of my Maker,

that I must testify unto you concerning the wickedness of your hearts.

Jacob 2:7

And also it grieveth me that I must use so much boldness of speech

concerning you, before your wives and your children,

many of whose feelings are exceedingly tender and chaste and delicate before God,

which thing is pleasing unto God;

Jacob 2:8

And it supposeth me that they have come up hither

to hear the pleasing word of God,

yea, the word which healeth the wounded soul.

Jacob 2:11

Wherefore, I must tell you the truth

according to the plainness of the word of God.

For behold, as I inquired of the Lord,

thus came the word unto me, saying:

Jacob, get thou up into the temple on the morrow,

and declare the word which I shall give thee unto this people.

Jacob 2:23

But the word of God burdens me because of your grosser crimes.

For behold, thus saith the Lord:

This people begin to wax in iniquity;

they understand not the scriptures,

for they seek to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms,

because of the things which were written concerning David, and Solomon his son.

Jacob 2:24

Behold, David and Solomon truly had many wives and concubines,

which thing was abominable before me, saith the Lord.

Jacob 2:25

Wherefore, thus saith the Lord,

I have led this people forth out of the land of Jerusalem,

by the power of mine arm,

that I might raise up unto me a righteous branch

from the fruit of the loins of Joseph.

Jacob 2:27

Wherefore, my brethren, hear me, and hearken to the word of the Lord:

For there shall not any man among you have save it be one wife;

and concubines he shall have none;

Jacob 2:28

For I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women.

And whoredoms are an abomination before me; thus saith the Lord of Hosts.

Jacob 2:30

For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me,

I will command my people;

otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.

Jacob 2:32

And I will not suffer, saith the Lord of Hosts,

that the cries of the fair daughters of this people,

which I have led out of the land of Jerusalem,

shall come up unto me against the men of my people, saith the Lord of Hosts.