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October 26 - Bible-in-a-Year
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Isaiah 23-24
Chapter 23
An Oracle against Tyre
1 An oracle(a) against Tyre:(b)
Wail, ships of Tarshish,(c)
for your haven has been destroyed.
Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.[a](d)
2 Mourn, inhabitants of the coastland,
you merchants of Sidon;(e)
your agents have crossed the sea[b]
3 on many waters.
Tyre's revenue was the grain from Shihor—
the harvest of the Nile.
She was the merchant among the nations.(f)
4 Be ashamed Sidon, the stronghold of the sea,
for the sea has spoken:
"I have not been in labor or given birth.
I have not raised young men
or brought up young women."
5 When the news reaches Egypt,
they will be in anguish over the news about Tyre.(g)
6 Cross over to Tarshish;
wail, inhabitants of the coastland!
7 Is this your jubilant city,
whose origin was in ancient times,
whose feet have taken her
to settle far away?
8 Who planned this against Tyre,
the bestower of crowns,
whose traders are princes,
whose merchants are the honored ones of the earth?
9 The
Lord
of Hosts planned it,
to desecrate all its glorious beauty,
to disgrace all the honored ones of the earth.
10 Overflow[c] your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish;
there is no longer anything to restrain you.[d]
11 He stretched out His hand over the sea;(h)
He made kingdoms tremble.
The
Lord
has commanded
that the Canaanite fortresses be destroyed.
12 He said,
"You will not rejoice anymore,
ravished young woman, daughter of Sidon.
Get up and cross over to Cyprus(i)—
even there you will have no rest!"
13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans—
a people who no longer exist.
Assyria destined it for desert creatures.
They set up their siege towers
and stripped its palaces.
They made it a ruin.
14 Wail, ships of Tarshish,
because your fortress is destroyed!
15 On that day Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years—the life span of one king. At the end of 70 years, what the song says about the prostitute will happen to Tyre:
16 Pick up your lyre,
stroll through the city,
prostitute forgotten by men.
Play skillfully,
sing many a song,
and you will be thought of again.
17 And at the end of the 70 years,(j) the Lord will restore Tyre(k) and she will go back into business, prostituting herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 But her profits and wages will be dedicated to the Lord . They will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live in the Lord 's presence, to provide them with ample food and sacred clothing.
Chapter 24
The Earth Judged
1 Look, the
Lord
is stripping the earth bare
and making it desolate.
He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants:
2 people and priest alike,
servant and master,
female servant and mistress,
buyer and seller,
lender and borrower,
creditor and debtor.
3 The earth will be stripped completely bare
and will be totally plundered,
for the
Lord
has spoken this message.(a)
4 The earth mourns and withers;
the world wastes away and withers;
the exalted people of the earth waste away.
5 The earth is polluted by its inhabitants,(b)
for they have transgressed teachings,
overstepped decrees,
and broken the everlasting covenant.(c)
6 Therefore a curse has consumed the earth,(d)
and its inhabitants have become guilty;
the earth's inhabitants have been burned,
and only a few survive.
7 The new wine mourns;(e)
the vine withers.
All the carousers now groan.
8 The joyful tambourines(f) have ceased.
The noise of the jubilant has stopped.
The joyful lyre has ceased.
9 They no longer sing and drink wine;
beer is bitter to those who drink it.
10 The city of chaos is shattered;(g)
every house is closed to entry.(h)
11 In the streets they cry[a] for wine.
All joy grows dark;
earth's rejoicing goes into exile.
12 Only desolation remains in the city;
its gate has collapsed in ruins.
13 For this is how it will be on earth
among the nations:
like a harvested olive tree,
like a gleaning after a grape harvest.(i)
14 They raise their voices, they sing out;
they proclaim in the west
the majesty of the
Lord
.
15 Therefore, in the east honor the
Lord
!
In the islands of the west
honor the name of Yahweh,
the God of Israel.
16 From the ends of the earth we hear songs:
The Splendor of the Righteous One.(j)
But I said, "I waste away! I waste away![b]
Woe is me."
The treacherous act treacherously;
the treacherous deal very treacherously.(k)
17 Panic, pit, and trap await you(l)
who dwell on the earth.(m)
18 Whoever flees at the sound of panic
will fall into a pit,
and whoever escapes from the pit
will be caught in a trap.
For the windows are opened from heaven,(n)
and the foundations of the earth are shaken.(o)
19 The earth is completely devastated;
the earth is split open;
the earth is violently shaken.
20 The earth staggers like a drunkard(p)
and sways like a hut.
Earth's rebellion weighs it down,
and it falls, never to rise again.
21 On that day(q) the
Lord
will punish
the host of heaven above
and kings of the earth below.
22 They will be gathered together
like prisoners in a pit.(r)
They will be confined to a dungeon;(s)
after many days they will be punished.
23 The moon will be put to shame
and the sun disgraced,
because the
Lord
of Hosts will reign as king
on Mount Zion in Jerusalem,
and He will display His glory
in the presence of His elders.(t)
Psalms 116
Chapter 116
Psalm 116
Thanks to God for Deliverance
1 I love the
Lord
because He has heard
my appeal for mercy.(a)
2 Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.(b)
3 The ropes of death were wrapped around me,
and the torments of Sheol overcame me;
I encountered trouble and sorrow.(c)
4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh:
"Yahweh, save me!"(d)
5 The
Lord
is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate.(e)
6 The
Lord
guards the inexperienced;
I was helpless, and He saved me.(f)
7 Return to your rest, my soul,
for the
Lord
has been good to you.(g)
8 For You,
Lord
, rescued me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling.(h)
9 I will walk before the
Lord
in the land of the living.(i)
10 I believed, even when I said,
"I am severely afflicted."(j)
11 In my alarm I said,
"Everyone is a liar."(k)
12 How can I repay the
Lord
for all the good He has done for me?(l)
13 I will take the cup of salvation
and call on the name of Yahweh.(m)
14 I will fulfill my vows to the
Lord
in the presence of all His people.(n)
15 The death of His faithful ones
is valuable in the
Lord
's sight.(o)
16
Lord
, I am indeed Your servant;
I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.
You have loosened my bonds.(p)
17 I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of Yahweh.(q)
18 I will fulfill my vows to the
Lord
in the presence of all His people,(r)
19 in the courts of the
Lord
's house—
within you, Jerusalem.(s)
Hallelujah!
1 Thessalonians 5
Chapter 5
The Day of the Lord
1 About the times and the seasons:(a) Brothers, you do not need anything to be written to you. 2 For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord(b) will come just like a thief(c) in the night. 3 When they say, "Peace and security," then sudden destruction(d) comes on them, like labor pains come on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.(e) 5 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or the darkness.(f) 6 So then, we must not sleep, like the rest, but we must stay awake and be serious. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, we must be serious(g) and put the armor(h) of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet(i) of the hope of salvation. 9 For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord(j) Jesus Christ,(k) 10 who died for us,(l) so that whether we are awake or asleep,(m) we will live together with Him.(n) 11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.
Exhortations and Blessings
12 Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition(o) to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to regard them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace(p) among yourselves. 14 And we exhort you, brothers:(q) warn those who are irresponsible,[a] comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient(r) with everyone. 15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil(s) to anyone,(t) but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.(u)
16 Rejoice(v) always!
17 Pray constantly.
18 Give thanks in everything,
for this is God's will(w) for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Don't stifle the Spirit.
20 Don't despise prophecies,
21 but test all things.(x)
Hold on to what is good.
22 Stay away(y) from every kind of evil.
23 Now may the God of peace(z) Himself sanctify you completely. And may your spirit,(aa) soul, and body be kept sound and blameless for the coming(ab) of our Lord(ac) Jesus Christ.(ad) 24 He who calls(ae) you(af) is faithful, who also will do it. 25 Brothers, pray for us also. 26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss. 27 I charge you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brothers.(ag) 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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