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Isaiah 20-22
Chapter 20
Prophecy about Egypt and Ethiopia
1 In the year that the (F1)(C1)commander came to (C2)Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and he fought against Ashdod and captured it,2 at that time the LORD spoke through (C1)Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go and loosen the (C2)sackcloth from your hips and take your (C3)sandals off your feet." And he did so, going (C4)naked and barefoot.3 Then the LORD said, "Even as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a (C1)sign and symbol against Egypt and (F1)(C2)Cush,4 so the (C1)king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, (C2)young and old, naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to the (F1)shame of Egypt.5 "Then they will be (C1)terrified and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their (C2)pride.6 "So the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, 'Behold, such is our hope, where we fled (C1)for help to be saved from the king of Assyria; and (C2)how are we ourselves to escape?'"
Chapter 21
God Commands That Babylon Be Taken
1 The (C1)pronouncement concerning the (F1)(C2)wilderness of the sea: As (C3)windstorms in the (F2)Negev come in turns,
It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
2 A (C1)harsh vision has been shown to me;
The (C2)treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys.
Go up, (C3)Elam, lay siege, Media;
I have put an end to all (F1)the groaning she has caused.
3 For this reason my (C1)loins are full of anguish;
Pains have seized me like the pains of a (C2)woman in labor.
I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.
4 My (F1)mind reels, (F2)horror overwhelms me;
The twilight I longed for has been (C1)turned into trembling for me.
5 They (C1)set the table, they (F1)spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
"Rise up, captains, oil the shields!"
"Go, station the lookout, have him (C1)report what he sees.
7 "When he sees (F1)a (C1)column of chariots, horsemen in pairs,
A train of donkeys, a train of camels,
He is to pay close attention, very close attention."
"(C1)Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower,
And I am stationed every night at my guard post.
9 "Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs."
And one said, "(C1)Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
And all the (C2)images of her gods (F1)are shattered on the ground."
10 My (C1)downtrodden people, and my (F1)afflicted of the threshing floor!
What I have heard from the LORD of armies,
The God of Israel, I make known to you.
Pronouncements about Edom and Arabia
11 The pronouncement concerning (F1)(C1)Edom: One keeps calling to me from (C2)Seir,
"Watchman, (F2)how far gone is the night?
Watchman, (F2)how far gone is the night?"
12 The watchman says,
"Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again."
13 The pronouncement about (C1)Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you (F1)must spend the night,
You caravans of (C2)Dedanites.
14 Bring water (F1)for the thirsty,
You inhabitants of the land of (C1)Tema;
Meet the fugitive with bread.
15 For they have (C1)fled from the swords,
From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow,
And from the press of battle.
16 For this is what the Lord said to me: "In a (C1)year, as (F1)a hired worker would count it, all the splendor of (C2)Kedar will come to an end;17 and the (C1)remainder of the number of bowmen, the warriors of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel (C2)has spoken."
Chapter 22
The Valley of Vision
1 The pronouncement concerning the (C1)valley of vision: What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the (C2)housetops?
2 You who were full of noise,
You tumultuous town, you (C1)jubilant city;
Your dead were (C2)not killed with the sword,
Nor (F1)did they die in battle.
3 (C1)All your rulers have fled together,
And have been captured (F1)without the bow;
All of you who were found were taken captive together,
(F2)Though they had fled far away.
4 Therefore I say, "Look away from me,
Let me (C1)weep bitterly,
Do not (F1)try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people."
5 (C1)For the Lord (F1)GOD of armies has a (C2)day of panic, (C3)subjugation, and confusion
(C4)In the valley of vision,
A breaking down of walls
And a crying (F2)to the mountain.
6 (C1)Elam picked up the quiver,
With the chariots, (F1)infantry, and horsemen;
And (C2)Kir uncovered the shield.
7 Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots,
And the horsemen took positions at the gate.
8 And He removed the (F1)defense of Judah.
On that day you (F2)depended on the weapons of the (C1)house of the forest,
9 And you saw that the breaches
In the wall of the city of David were many;
And you (C1)collected the waters of the lower pool.
10 Then you counted the houses of Jerusalem
And tore down houses to fortify the wall.
11 And you made a reservoir (C1)between the two walls
For the waters of the (C2)old pool.
But you did not (F1)depend on Him who made it,
Nor did you (F2)take into consideration Him who planned it long ago.
12 Therefore on that day the Lord (F1)GOD of armies called you to (C1)weeping, to wailing,
To (C2)shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.
13 Instead, there is (C1)joy and jubilation,
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
"(C2)Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die."
14 But the LORD of armies revealed Himself (F1)to me:
"Certainly this (C1)wrongdoing (C2)will not be (F2)forgiven you
(C3)Until you die," says the Lord (F3)GOD of armies.
15 This is what the Lord (F1)GOD of armies says: "Come, go to this steward,
To (C1)Shebna who is in charge of the royal household,
16 'What right do you have here,
And whom do you have here,
That you have (C1)cut out a tomb for yourself here,
You who cut out a tomb on the height,
You who carve a resting place for (F1)yourself in the rock?
17 'Behold, the LORD is about to hurl you violently, you strong man.
And He is about to grasp you firmly
18 And wrap you up tightly like a ball,
To be (C1)driven into a vast country;
There you will die,
And there your splendid chariots will be,
You shame of your master's house!'
19 "I will (C1)depose you from your office,
And (F1)I will pull you down from your position.
20 "Then it will come about on that day,
That I will summon My servant (C1)Eliakim the son of Hilkiah,
21 And I will clothe him with your tunic
And tie your sash securely around him.
I will hand your (F1)authority over to him,
And he will become a (C1)father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
22 "Then I will put (C1)the key of the (C2)house of David on his shoulder;
When he opens, no one will shut,
When he shuts, no one will (C3)open.
23 "I will drive him like a (C1)peg in a firm place,
And he will become a (C2)throne of glory to his father's house.
Psalms 115
Chapter 115
Heathen Idols Contrasted with the LORD.
1 (C1)Not to us, LORD, not to us,
But (C2)to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy, because of Your (F1)truth.
2 (C1)Why should the nations say,
"(C2)Where, then, is their God?"
3 But our (C1)God is in the heavens;
He (C2)does whatever He pleases.
4 Their (C1)idols are silver and gold,
The (C2)work of human hands.
5 They have mouths, but they (C1)cannot speak;
They have eyes, but they cannot see;
6 They have ears, but they cannot hear;
They have noses, but they cannot smell;
7 (F1)They have hands, but they cannot feel;
(F2)They have feet, but they cannot walk;
They cannot make a sound with their throat.
8 (C1)Those who make them (F1)will become like them,
Everyone who trusts in them.
9 (C1)Israel, (C2)trust in the LORD;
He is their (C3)help and their shield.
10 House of (C1)Aaron, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.
11 You who (F1)(C1)fear the LORD, trust in the LORD;
He is their help and their shield.
12 The LORD (C1)has been mindful of us; He will bless us.
He will bless the house of Israel;
He will bless the house of Aaron.
13 He will (C1)bless those who (F1)fear the LORD,
(C2)The small together with the great.
14 May the LORD (C1)increase you,
You and your children.
15 May you be blessed of the LORD,
(C1)Maker of heaven and earth.
16 The heavens are (C1)the heavens of the LORD,
But (C2)the earth He has given to the sons of mankind.
17 The (C1)dead do not praise (F1)the LORD,
Nor do any who go down into (C2)silence;
18 But as for us, we will (C1)bless (F1)the LORD
From this time and forever.
(F2)Praise (F1)the LORD!
1 Thessalonians 4
Chapter 4
Sanctification and Love
1 (C1)Finally then, (C2)brothers and sisters, we request and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us as to how you ought to (F1)(C3)walk and (C4)please God (just as you actually do (F1)walk), that you (C5)excel even more.2 For you know what instructions we gave you (F1)by the authority of the Lord Jesus.3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you (C1)abstain from sexual immorality;4 that (C1)each of you know how to (F1)possess his own (F2)(C2)vessel in sanctification and (C3)honor,5 not in (F1)(C1)lustful passion, like the Gentiles who (C2)do not know God;6 and that no one violate the rights and (C1)take advantage of his brother or sister (C2)in the matter, because (C3)the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also (C4)told you previously and solemnly warned you.7 For (C1)God has not called us for (F1)(C2)impurity, but in sanctification.8 Therefore, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but the God who (C1)gives His Holy Spirit to you.
9 Now as to the (C1)love of the brothers and sisters, you (C2)have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are (C3)taught by God to love one another;10 for indeed (C1)you practice it toward all the brothers and sisters who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers and sisters, to (C2)excel even more,11 and to make it your ambition (C1)to lead a quiet life and (C2)attend to your own business and (C3)work with your hands, just as we instructed you,12 so that you will (F1)(C1)behave properly toward (C2)outsiders and (F2)(C3)not be in any need.
Those Who Died in Christ
13 But (C1)we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who (F1)(C2)are asleep, so that you will not grieve as indeed (C3)the rest of mankind do, who have (C4)no hope.14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead, (C1)so also God will bring with Him (C2)those who have fallen asleep (F1)through Jesus.15 For we say this to you (C1)by the word of the Lord, that (C2)we who are alive (F1)and remain until (C3)the coming of the Lord will not precede (C4)those who have fallen asleep.16 For the Lord (C1)Himself (C2)will descend from heaven with a (F1)(C3)shout, with the voice of (C4)the archangel and with the (C5)trumpet of God, and (C6)the dead in Christ will rise first.17 Then (C1)we who are alive, who remain, will be (C2)caught up together with them (C3)in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always (C4)be with the Lord.18 Therefore, (F1)comfort one another with these words.
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