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October 18 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Isaiah 3-4
Chapter 3
God Will Remove the Leaders
1 For behold, the Lord (F1)GOD of armies (C1)is going to remove from Jerusalem and Judah
Both supply and support, the entire supply of bread
And the entire supply of water;
2 (C1)The mighty man and the warrior,
The judge and the prophet,
The diviner and the elder,
3 The captain of fifty and the esteemed person,
The counselor and the expert artisan,
And the skillful enchanter.
4 And I will make mere (C1)boys their leaders,
And (F1)mischievous children will rule over them,
5 And the people will be (C1)oppressed,
Each one by another, and each one by his (C2)neighbor;
The youth will assault the elder,
And the contemptible person will assault the one honored.
6 When a man (C1)lays hold of his brother in his father's house, saying,
"You have a cloak, you shall be our ruler!
And these ruins will be under your (F1)authority,"
7 He will (F1)protest on that day, saying,
"I will not be your (F2)(C1)healer,
For in my house there is neither bread nor cloak;
You should not appoint me ruler of the people."
8 For (C1)Jerusalem has stumbled and Judah has fallen,
Because their (F1)(C2)speech and their actions are against the LORD,
To (C3)rebel against (F2)His glorious presence.
9 (F1)The expression of their faces testifies against them,
And they (F2)display their sin like (C1)Sodom;
They do not even conceal it.
Woe to (F3)them!
For they have (C2)done evil to themselves.
10 Say to the (C1)righteous that it will go well for them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him,
For (F1)(C1)what he deserves will be done to him.
12 My people! Their oppressors (C1)treat them violently,
And women rule over them.
My people! (C2)Those who guide you lead you astray
And confuse the direction of your paths.
God Will Judge
13 (C1)The LORD arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14 The LORD (C1)enters into judgment with the elders and leaders of His people,
"It is you who have (F1)(C2)devoured the vineyard;
The (C3)goods stolen from the poor are in your houses.
15 "What do you mean by (C1)crushing My people
And (F1)oppressing the face of the poor?"
Declares the Lord (F2)GOD of armies.
Judah's Women Denounced
16 Moreover, the LORD said, "Because the (C1)daughters of Zion are haughty
And walk with (F1)heads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And jingle the anklets on their feet,
17 The Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,
And the LORD will make their foreheads bare."
24 Now it will come about that instead of (C1)balsam oil there will be a stench;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of (C2)well-set hair, a (C3)plucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a (C4)robe of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men will (C1)fall by the sword
And your (F1)mighty ones in battle.
26 And her (F1)(C1)gates will lament and mourn,
And she will (C2)sit deserted on the ground.
Chapter 4
A Remnant Prepared
1 For seven women will take hold of (C1)one man on that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; (C2)take away our disgrace!"
2 On that day the (C1)Branch of the LORD will be beautiful and glorious, and the (C2)fruit of the earth will be the pride and the beauty of the (C3)survivors of Israel.3 And it will come about that the one who is (C1)left in Zion and remains behind in Jerusalem will be called (C2)holy—everyone who is (C3)recorded for life in Jerusalem.4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the (C1)daughters of Zion and (F1)purged the (C2)bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the (C3)spirit of judgment and the (C4)spirit of (F2)burning,5 then the LORD will create over the entire area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies (C1)a cloud by day, and smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the (C2)glory will be a canopy.6 And there will be a (C1)shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and (F1)protection from the storm and the rain.
Psalms 109:1-19
Chapter 109
Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.
1 (C1)God of my praise,
(C2)Do not be silent!
2 For they have opened a (F1)wicked and (C1)deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken (F2)against me with a (C2)lying tongue.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me (C1)without cause.
4 In return (C1)for my love they act as my accusers;
But (C2)I am in prayer.
5 So they have (F1)(C1)repaid me evil for good,
And (C2)hatred for my love.
6 Appoint a wicked person over him,
And may an (F1)(C1)accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, may he (C1)come out guilty,
And may his (C2)prayer become sin.
8 May (C1)his days be few;
May (C2)another take his office.
9 May his (C1)children be fatherless,
And his (C2)wife a widow.
10 May his (C1)children wander about and beg;
And may they (C2)seek sustenance (F1)far from their ruined homes.
11 May (C1)the creditor (F1)seize everything that he has,
And may (C2)strangers plunder the product of his labor.
12 May there be none to (F1)(C1)extend kindness to him,
Nor (C2)any to be gracious to his fatherless children.
13 May his (C1)descendants be (F1)eliminated;
May their (C2)name be wiped out in a following generation.
14 May (C1)the guilt of his fathers be remembered (F1)before the LORD,
And do not let the sin of his mother be (C2)wiped out.
15 May (C1)they be before the LORD continually,
So that He may (C2)eliminate their memory from the earth;
16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the (C1)afflicted and needy person,
And the (C2)despondent in heart, to (C3)put them to death.
17 He also loved cursing, so (C1)it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
18 But he (C1)clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it (C2)entered (F1)his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 May it be to him as (C1)a garment with which he covers himself,
And as a belt which he constantly (C2)wears around himself.<
Revelation 18
Chapter 18
Babylon Is Fallen
1 After these things I saw another (C1)angel (C2)coming down from heaven, having great authority, and the earth was (C3)illuminated from his glory.2 And he cried out with a mighty voice, saying, "(F1)(C1)Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She (C2)has become a dwelling place of demons and a (F2)prison of every (C3)unclean spirit, and a (F2)prison of every unclean and hateful bird.3 "For all the nations have fallen because of the (C1)wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and (C2)the kings of the earth have committed acts of sexual immorality with her, and the (C3)merchants of the earth have become rich from the (F1)excessive wealth of her (F2)(C4)luxury."
4 I heard another voice from heaven, saying, "(C1)Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive any of her plagues;5 for her sins have (F1)(C1)piled up as high as heaven, and God has (C2)remembered her offenses.6 "(C1)Pay her back even as she has paid, and (F1)give back to her double according to her deeds; in the (C2)cup which she has mixed, mix twice as much for her.7 "(C1)To the extent that she glorified herself and (C2)lived luxuriously, to the same extent give her torment and mourning; for she says in her heart, '(C3)I sit as a queen and I am not a widow, and will never see mourning.'8 "For this reason (C1)in one day her plagues will come, (F1)plague and mourning and famine, and she will be (C2)burned up with fire; for the Lord God who judges her (C3)is strong.
Grief over Babylon
9 "And (C1)the kings of the earth, who committed acts of sexual immorality and (C2)lived luxuriously with her, will (C3)weep and mourn over her when they (C4)see the smoke of her burning,10 (C1)standing at a distance because of the fear of her torment, saying, '(C2)Woe, woe, (C3)the great city, Babylon, the strong city! For in (C4)one hour your judgment has come.'
11 "And the (C1)merchants of the earth (C2)weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more—12 cargo of (C1)gold, silver, precious (F1)stones, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; every kind of citron wood, every article of ivory, and every article made from very valuable wood, (F2)bronze, iron, and marble;13 cinnamon, (F1)spice, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle, sheep, and cargo of horses, carriages, (F2)slaves, and (C1)human lives.14 "The fruit (F1)you long for has left you, and all things that were luxurious and splendid have passed away from you and people will no longer find them.15 "The (C1)merchants of (C2)these things, who became rich from her, will (C3)stand at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning,16 saying, '(C1)Woe, woe, (C2)the great city, she who (C3)was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and (F1)adorned with gold, precious (F2)stones, and pearls;17 for in (C1)one hour such great wealth has been laid (C2)waste!' And (C3)every shipmaster and every (F1)passenger and sailor, and all who (F2)make their living by the sea, (C1)stood at a distance,18 and were (C1)crying out as they (C2)saw the smoke of her burning, saying, '(C3)What city is like (C4)the great city?'19 "And they threw (C1)dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, '(C2)Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea (C3)became rich from her prosperity, for in (C2)one hour she has been laid (C4)waste!'20 "(C1)Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you (F1)saints and (C2)apostles and prophets, because (C3)God has (F2)pronounced judgment for you against her."
21 Then (F1)a (C1)strong angel (C2)picked up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon, (C3)the great city, be thrown down with violence, and (C4)will never be found again.22 "And (C1)the sound of harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again; and no craftsman of any craft will ever be found in you again; and the (C2)sound of a mill will never be heard in you again;23 and the light of a lamp will never shine in you again; and the (C1)voice of the groom and bride will never be heard in you again; for your (C2)merchants were the powerful people of the earth, because all the nations were deceived (C3)by your witchcraft.24 "And in her was found the (C1)blood of prophets and of (F1)saints, and of (C2)all who have been slaughtered on the earth."
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