After Jacob came from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the Canaanite city of Shechem and camped in front of the city.

Saul and his attendant went through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the region of Shalishah, but they didn't find them. They went through the region of Shaalim-- nothing. Then they went through the Benjaminite region but still didn't find them.

You who reside by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, your life thread is cut.

Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of plentiful waters.

and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice sounded like the roar of mighty waters, and the earth shone with His glory.

His feet like fine bronze fired in a furnace, and His voice like the sound of cascading waters.

I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of cascading waters and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was also like harpists playing on their harps.

Then I heard something like the voice of a vast multitude, like the sound of cascading waters, and like the rumbling of loud thunder, saying: Hallelujah-- because our Lord God, the Almighty, has begun to reign!

Then [people from] Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were flocking to him,

and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

John came baptizing in the wilderness and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were flocking to him, and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.

He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?