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October 27 - Old & New Testament
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Jeremiah 47,48
Prophecy against Philistia
1 The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the (C1)Philistines, before Pharaoh (F1)conquered (C2)Gaza.2 This is what the LORD says: "Behold, waters are going to rise from (C1)the north
And become an overflowing torrent,
And (C2)overflow the land and everything that is in it,
The city and those who live in it;
And the people will (C3)cry out,
And every inhabitant of the land will wail.
3 "Because of the noise of the (F1)(C1)galloping hoofs of his (F2)stallions,
The roar of his chariots, and the rumbling of his wheels,
The fathers have not turned back for their children,
Because of the debility of their hands,
4 Because of the day that is coming
To (C1)destroy all the Philistines,
To eliminate from (C2)Tyre and Sidon
Every surviving ally;
For the LORD is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant of the coastland of (C3)Caphtor.
5 "(C1)Baldness has come upon Gaza;
(C2)Ashkelon has been destroyed.
Remnant of their valley,
How long will you (C3)gash yourself?
6 "Ah, (C1)sword of the LORD,
How long will you not be quiet?
Withdraw into your sheath;
Rest and stay still.
7 "How can (F1)it be quiet,
When the LORD has (C1)given it an order?
Against Ashkelon and against the sea shore—
There He has (C2)summoned it."
Prophecy against Moab
1 Concerning (C1)Moab. This is what the LORD of armies, the God of Israel says: "Woe to (C2)Nebo, for it has been destroyed;
(C3)Kiriathaim has been put to shame, it has been captured;
The high stronghold has been put to shame and (F1)shattered.
2 "There is no longer praise for Moab;
In (C1)Heshbon they have devised disaster against her:
'Come and let's cut her off from being a nation!'
You too, (F1)Madmen, will be silenced;
The sword will follow you.
3 "The sound of an outcry from (C1)Horonaim,
'Devastation and great destruction!'
4 "Moab is broken,
Her little ones have sounded out a cry of distress.
5 "For they will go up by the ascent of (C1)Luhith
With continual weeping;
For at the descent of Horonaim
They have heard the (F1)anguished cry of destruction.
6 "(C1)Flee, save yourselves,
So that you may be like a juniper in the wilderness.
7 "For because of your (C1)trust in your own achievements and treasures,
You yourself will also be captured;
And (C2)Chemosh will go off into exile
Together with his priests and his leaders.
8 "A destroyer will come to every city,
So that no city will escape;
The valley also will be ruined
And the (C1)plateau will be destroyed,
As the LORD has said.
9 "Give (F1)(C1)wings to Moab,
For she will (F2)flee away;
And her cities will become a (C2)desolation,
Without inhabitants in them.
10 "(C1)Cursed is the one who does the LORD'S work (C2)negligently,
And cursed is the one who restrains his (C3)sword from blood.
11 "Moab has been (C1)at ease since his youth;
He has also been (C2)peaceful, like wine on (F1)its dregs,
And he has not been (C3)poured from vessel to vessel,
Nor has he gone into exile.
Therefore (F2)he retains his flavor,
And his aroma has not changed.
14 "How can you say, 'We are (C1)warriors,
And men competent for battle'?
15 "Moab has been destroyed and (F1)men have gone up to (F2)his cities;
His choicest (F3)(C1)young men have also gone down to the slaughter,"
Declares the (C2)King, whose name is the LORD of armies.
16 "The disaster of Moab will (C1)soon come,
And his catastrophe has hurried quickly.
17 "Mourn for him, all you who live around him,
And all of you who know his name;
Say, 'How the mighty (F1)(C1)scepter has been broken,
A staff of splendor!'
18 "(C1)Come down from your glory
And sit on the parched ground,
O (C2)daughter living in (C3)Dibon,
For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you,
He has ruined your strongholds.
19 "Stand by the road and keep watch,
You inhabitant of (C1)Aroer;
(C2)Ask him who flees and her who escapes
And say, 'What has happened?'
20 "Moab has been put to shame, for it has been (F1)shattered.
Wail and cry out;
Declare by the (C1)Arnon
That Moab has been destroyed.
21 "Judgment has also come upon the plain, upon Holon, (C1)Jahzah, and against (C2)Mephaath,22 against Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim,23 against Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and (C1)Beth-meon,24 against (C1)Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.25 "The (C1)horn of Moab has been cut off, and his (C2)arm broken," declares the LORD.26 "(C1)Make him drunk, for he has (F1)become (C2)arrogant toward the LORD; so Moab will (F2)vomit, and he also will become a laughingstock.27 "Now was Israel not a (C1)laughingstock to you? Or was he (F1)(C2)caught among thieves? For whenever you speak about him you (C3)shake your head in scorn.
28 "Leave the cities and live among the (C1)rocky cliffs,
You inhabitants of Moab,
And be like a (C2)dove that nests
Beyond the mouth of the chasm.
29 "(C1)We have heard of the pride of Moab—he is very proud—
Of his haughtiness, his (C2)pride, his arrogance, and (F1)his self-exaltation.
30 "I know his (C1)fury," declares the LORD,
"But it is futile;
His idle boasts have accomplished nothing.
31 "Therefore I will (C1)wail for Moab,
For all of Moab I will cry out;
(F1)I will moan for the men of (C2)Kir-heres.
32 "More than the (C1)weeping for (C2)Jazer
I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah!
Your tendrils stretched across the sea,
They reached to the sea of Jazer;
Upon your summer fruits and your grape harvest
The destroyer has fallen.
33 "So (C1)joy and rejoicing are removed
From the fruitful field, and from the land of Moab.
And I have (C2)eliminated the wine from the wine presses;
No one will tread them with shouting,
The shouting will not be shouts of joy.
36 "Therefore My (C1)heart makes a sound like flutes for Moab; My heart also makes a sound like flutes for the men of Kir-heres. Therefore they have (C2)lost the abundance it produced.37 "For (C1)every head is shaved bald, and every beard cut short; there are gashes on all the hands, and (C2)sackcloth around the waists.38 "On all the (C1)housetops of Moab and in its public squares (F1)there is mourning everywhere; for I have broken Moab like an undesirable (C2)vessel," declares the LORD.39 "How (F1)shattered it is! How they have wailed! How Moab has turned his back—he is ashamed! So Moab will become a laughingstock and an (C1)object of terror to all around him."
40 For this is what the LORD says:
"Behold, one will (C1)fly swiftly like an eagle
And (C2)spread out his wings against Moab.
41 "Kerioth has been captured
And the strongholds have been seized,
So the (C1)hearts of the warriors of Moab on that day
Will be like the heart of a (C2)woman in labor.
42 "Moab will be (C1)destroyed from being a people
Because he has (F1)become (C2)arrogant toward the LORD.
43 "(C1)Terror, pit, and snare are coming upon you,
Inhabitant of Moab," declares the LORD.
44 "The one who (C1)flees from the terror
Will fall into the pit,
And the one who climbs up out of the pit
Will be caught in the snare;
For I will bring upon her, upon Moab,
The year of their (C2)punishment," declares the LORD.
45 "In the shadow of Heshbon
The fugitives stand without strength;
For a fire has spread out from Heshbon
And a (C1)flame from the midst of (C2)Sihon,
And it has devoured the (C3)forehead of Moab
And the scalps of the (F1)loud revelers.
46 "(C1)Woe to you, Moab!
The people of (C2)Chemosh have perished;
For your sons have been taken away captive,
And your daughters into captivity.
47 "Yet I will (C1)restore the fortunes of Moab
In the (F1)latter days," declares the LORD.
Hebrews 2
Chapter 2
Pay Attention
1 For this reason we must pay much closer attention to (F1)what we have heard, so that (C1)we do not drift away from it.2 For if the word (C1)spoken through (C2)angels proved (F1)unalterable, and (C3)every violation and act of disobedience received a just (F2)(C4)punishment,3 (C1)how will we escape if we neglect so great a (C2)salvation? (F1)After it was at first (C3)spoken through the Lord, it was (C4)confirmed to us by those who heard,4 God also testifying with them, both by (C1)signs and wonders, and by (C2)various (F1)miracles and by (F2)(C3)gifts of the Holy Spirit (C4)according to His own will.
Earth Subject to Man
5 For He did not subject to angels (F1)(C1)the world to come, about which we are speaking.6 But someone has testified (C1)somewhere, saying, "(C2)WHAT IS MAN, THAT YOU THINK OF HIM?
OR A SON OF MAN, THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM?
7 "(C1)YOU HAVE MADE HIM (F1)FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN ANGELS;
YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR(F2);
8 (C1)YOU HAVE PUT EVERYTHING IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET."
For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now (C2)we do not yet see all things subjected to him.
Jesus Briefly Humbled
9 But we do see Him who was (C1)made (F1)for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, (C2)because of His suffering death (C3)crowned with glory and honor, so that (C4)by the grace of God He might (C5)taste death (C6)for everyone.10 For (C1)it was fitting for Him, (C2)for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to (C3)perfect the (F1)(C4)originator of their salvation through sufferings.11 For both He who (C1)sanctifies and those who (C2)are (F1)sanctified are all (C3)from one Father; for this reason He is not ashamed to call them (C4)brothers and sisters,12 saying, "(C1)I WILL PROCLAIM YOUR NAME TO MY BROTHERS,
IN THE MIDST OF THE ASSEMBLY I WILL SING YOUR PRAISE."
"(C1)I WILL PUT MY TRUST IN HIM."
And again,
"(C2)BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN ME."
14 Therefore, since the children share in (F1)(C1)flesh and blood, (C2)He Himself likewise also partook of the same, so that (C3)through death He might destroy (C4)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,15 and free those who through (C1)fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives.16 For clearly He does not (F1)give help to angels, but He gives help to the (F2)descendants of Abraham.17 Therefore, in all things He (F1)had (C1)to be made like His brothers so that He might (C2)become a merciful and faithful (C3)high priest in (C4)things pertaining to God, to (C5)make (F2)propitiation for the sins of the people.18 For since He Himself was (F1)(C1)tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are (F1)tempted.
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