Today's Bibliomancy for Stephen Colbert

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:

excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

JOB 37:5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

JOB 37:6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

JOB 37:7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

JOB 37:8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

JOB 37:9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.

JOB 37:10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth of 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:

evil spirits went out of them.

ACT 19:13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

ACT 19:14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

ACT 19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

ACT 19:16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

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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:

six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

CH2 9:14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

CH2 9:15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.

CH2 9:16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

CH2 9:17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.

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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:

ISA 10:2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

ISA 10:3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

ISA 10:4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

ISA 10:5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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