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Jeremiah 47-48
Chapter 47
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."
Chapter 48
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.
Psalms 142
Chapter 142
Prayer for Help in Trouble.
1 I (C1)cry out with my voice to the LORD;
With my voice I (C2)implore the LORD for compassion.
2 I pour out my complaint before Him;
I declare my (C2)trouble before Him.
3 When (C1)my spirit felt weak within me,
You knew my path.
In the way where I walk
They have (C2)hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see;
For there is (C1)no one who regards me favorably;
(F1)There is no (C2)escape for me;
(C3)No one cares for my soul.
5 I cried out to You, LORD;
I said, "You are (C1)my refuge,
My (C2)portion in the (C3)land of the living.
6 "(C1)Give Your attention to my cry,
For I have been (C2)brought very low;
Rescue me from my persecutors,
For they are too (C3)strong for me.
7 "(C1)Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will (C2)look after me."
Galatians 1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1 Paul, (C1)an apostle ((C2)not sent from men nor through human agency, but (C3)through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who (C4)raised Him from the dead),
2 and all (C1)the brothers who are with me,
3 (C1)Grace to you and peace from (F1)God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,4 who (C1)gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from (C2)this present evil (F1)age, according to the will of (C3)our God and Father,5 (C1)to whom be the glory forevermore. Amen.
Distortion of the Gospel
6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting (C1)Him who called you (F1)by the grace of Christ, for a (C2)different gospel,7 which is not just another account; but there are some who are (C1)disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.8 But even if we, or (C1)an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be (F1)(C2)accursed!9 As we (C1)have said before, even now I say again: (C2)if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be (F1)(C3)accursed!
10 For am I now (C1)seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a (C2)bond-servant of Christ.
Paul Defends His Ministry
11 For (C1)I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is (C2)not (F1)of human invention.12 For (C1)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a (C2)revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of (C1)my former way of life in Judaism, how I (C2)used to persecute (C3)the church of God beyond measure and (C4)tried to destroy it;14 and I (C1)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my (F1)countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my (C2)ancestral traditions.15 But when (F1)He who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and (C1)called me through His grace was pleased16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might (C1)preach Him among the Gentiles, (C2)I did not immediately consult with (F1)(C3)flesh and blood,17 (C1)nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to (C2)Damascus.
18 Then (C1)three years later I went up (C2)to Jerusalem to (F1)become acquainted with (F2)(C3)Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days.19 But I did not see another one of the apostles except (F1)(C1)James, the Lord's brother.20 (Now in what I am writing to you, (F1)I assure you (C1)before God that I am not lying.)21 Then (C1)I went into the regions of (C2)Syria and (C3)Cilicia.22 I was still unknown by (F1)sight to (C1)the churches of Judea which are (C2)in Christ;23 but they only kept hearing, "The man who once persecuted us is now preaching (C1)the faith which he once (C2)tried to destroy."24 And they (C1)were glorifying God (F1)because of me.
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