2 Esdras 16:53-72
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53 Let not the sinner say that he hath not sinned: for God shall burn coals of fire upon his head, which saith before the Lord God and his glory, I have not sinned.
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54 Behold, the Lord knoweth all the works of men, their imaginations, their thoughts, and their hearts:
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55 Which spake but the word, Let the earth be made; and it was made: Let the heaven be made; and it was created.
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56 In his word were the stars made, and he knoweth the number of them.
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57 He searcheth the deep, and the treasures thereof; he hath measured the sea, and what it containeth.
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58 He hath shut the sea in the midst of the waters, and with his word hath he hanged the earth upon the waters.
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59 He spreadeth out the heavens like a vault; upon the waters hath he founded it.
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60 In the desert hath he made springs of water, and pools upon the tops of the mountains, that the floods might pour down from the high rocks to water the earth.
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61 He made man, and put his heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and understanding.
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62 Yea and the Spirit of Almighty God, which made all things, and searcheth out all hidden things in the secrets of the earth,
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63 Surely he knoweth your inventions, and what ye think in your hearts, even them that sin, and would hide their sin.
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64 Therefore hath the Lord exactly searched out all your works, and he will put you all to shame.
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65 And when your sins are brought forth, ye shall be ashamed before men, and your own sins shall be your accusers in that day.
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66 What will ye do? or how will ye hide your sins before God and his angels?
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67 Behold, God himself is the judge, fear him: leave off from your sins, and forget your iniquities, to meddle no more with them for ever: so shall God lead you forth, and deliver you from all trouble.
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68 For, behold, the burning wrath of a great multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take away certain of you, and feed you, being idle, with things offered unto idols.
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69 And they that consent unto them shall be had in derision and in reproach, and trodden under foot.
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70 For there shall be in every place, and in the next cities, a great insurrection upon those that fear the Lord.
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71 They shall be like mad men, sparing none, but still spoiling and destroying those that fear the Lord.
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72 For they shall waste and take away their goods, and cast them out of their houses.