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Ecclesiastes Chapter 9

1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of

3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and

6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which

7 O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion

8 O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our

9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we

11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing,

12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and

13 As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon

14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it

15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out

16 O LORD, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let

17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his

18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and

19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not,

20 And whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and

22 And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am

23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth,

24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy

25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the

26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but

27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in