Today's Bibliomancy for Nick Cave

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from King James Bible:

of the children of Simeon according to their families.

JOS 19:9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

JOS 19:10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families: and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid:

JOS 19:11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that is before Jokneam;

JOS 19:12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the

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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

HAB 2:10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off many people, and hast sinned against thy soul.

HAB 2:11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.

HAB 2:12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by iniquity!

HAB 2:13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts that the people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary themselves for very vanity?

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The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from King James Bible:

SA1 9:8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

SA1 9:9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

SA1 9:10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

SA1 9:11 And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

SA1 9:12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before

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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible:

shall abhor me.

JOB 9:32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.

JOB 9:33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

JOB 9:34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

JOB 9:35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.

JOB 10:1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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