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For they treated him evilly, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's that he might root out and afflict and destroy, and that he might build up also and plant.
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It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shown him upon the chariot of the cherubims.
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For He made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.
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And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place; for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope.
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How shall we magnify Zerubbabel? Even he was as a signet on the right hand--
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so was Jeshua the son of Jozadak--who in their time built the house, and set up a holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory.
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And among the elect was Nehemiah, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again.
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But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch, for he was taken from the earth.
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Neither was there a man born like unto Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded by the Lord.
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Shem and Seth were in great honor among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.