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Isaiah 34-35
Chapter 34
The Judgment of the Nations
1 You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention!(a)
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it,
the world and all that comes from it.(b)
2 The
Lord
is angry with all the nations—
furious with all their armies.(c)
He will set them apart for destruction,(d)
giving them over to slaughter.
3 Their slain will be thrown out,
and the stench of their corpses will rise;(e)
the mountains will flow[a] with their blood.(f)
4 All[b] the heavenly bodies(g) will dissolve.
The skies will roll up like a scroll,(h)
and their stars will all wither
as leaves wither on the vine,
and foliage on the fig tree.(i)
The Judgment of Edom
5 When My sword has drunk its fill[c](j) in the heavens,
it will then come down on Edom(k)
and on the people I have set apart for destruction.
6 The
Lord
's sword is covered with blood.
It drips with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.(l)
For the
Lord
has a sacrifice in Bozrah,(m)
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
7 The wild oxen will be struck[d] down with them,
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with[e] blood,
and their soil will be saturated with fat.
8 For the
Lord
has a day of vengeance,(n)
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.
9 Edom's streams will be turned into pitch,
her soil into sulfur;(o)
her land will become burning pitch.
10 It will never go out—day or night.
Its smoke will go up forever.(p)
It will be desolate, from generation to generation;
no one will pass through it forever and ever.(q)
11 The desert owl[f] and the screech owl[g] will possess it,
and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.(r)
The
Lord
will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line over her
for her destruction and chaos.(s)
12 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.
13 Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns;
her fortified cities, with thistles and briers.(t)
She will become a dwelling for jackals,
an abode[h] for ostriches.(u)
14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the screech owl will stay there
and will find a resting place for herself.
15 The sand partridge[i] will make her nest there;
she will lay and hatch her eggs
and will gather her brood under her shadow.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.(v)
16 Search and read the scroll of the
Lord
:(w)
Not one of them will be missing,
none will be lacking its mate,
because He has ordered it by my[j] mouth,
and He will gather them by His Spirit.
17 He has ordained a lot for them;
His hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it forever;(x)
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
Chapter 35
The Ransomed Return to Zion
1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.[a][b](a)
2 It will blossom abundantly
and will also rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.(b)
They will see the glory of the
Lord
,(c)
the splendor of our God.(d)
3 Strengthen the weak hands,
steady the shaking knees!(e)
4 Say to the cowardly:
"Be strong; do not fear!
Here is your God; vengeance is coming.(f)
God's retribution is coming; He will save you."(g)
5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.(h)
6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,(i)
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,(j)
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;(k)
7 the parched ground will become a pool of water,
and the thirsty land springs of water.(l)
In the haunt of jackals,(m) in their lairs,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
8 A road will be there and a way;(n)
it will be called the Holy Way.(o)
The unclean will not travel on it,(p)
but it will be for the one who walks the path.(q)
Even the fool will not go astray.
9 There will be no lion there,
and no vicious beast will go up on it;
they will not be found there.
But the redeemed will walk on it,
10 and the redeemed of the
Lord
will return(r)
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.(s)
Psalms 119:65-96
Chapter 119
ט Tet
65
Lord
, You have treated Your servant well,
just as You promised.
66 Teach me good judgment and discernment,(ca)
for I rely on Your commands.
67 Before I was afflicted I went astray,(cb)
but now I keep Your word.
68 You are good,(cc) and You do what is good;(cd)
teach me Your statutes.
69 The arrogant have smeared me with lies,(ce)
but I obey Your precepts with all my heart.(cf)
70 Their hearts are hard and insensitive,(cg)
but I delight in Your instruction.(ch)
71 It was good for me to be afflicted(ci)
so that I could learn Your statutes.
72 Instruction from Your lips(cj) is better for me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
י Yod
73 Your hands made me and formed me;(ck)
give me understanding
so that I can learn Your commands.(cl)
74 Those who fear You will see me and rejoice,(cm)
for I put my hope in Your word.(cn)
75 I know,
Lord
, that Your judgments are just
and that You have afflicted me fairly.(co)
76 May Your faithful love comfort me
as You promised Your servant.
77 May Your compassion come to me(cp)
so that I may live,
for Your instruction is my delight.(cq)
78 Let the arrogant be put to shame(cr)
for slandering me with lies;
I will meditate on Your precepts.
79 Let those who fear You,
those who know Your decrees, turn to me.
80 May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes(cs)
so that I will not be put to shame.
כ Kaf
81 I long for Your salvation;(ct)
I put my hope in Your word.(cu)
82 My eyes grow weary
looking for what You have promised;(cv)
I ask, "When will You comfort me?"
83 Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,
I do not forget Your statutes.
84 How many days must Your servant wait?
When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?(cw)
85 The arrogant have dug pits for me;(cx)
they violate Your instruction.
86 All Your commands are true;
people persecute me with lies—help me!(cy)
87 They almost ended my life on earth,
but I did not abandon Your precepts.
88 Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love,
and I will obey the decree You have spoken.
ל Lamed
89
Lord
, Your word is forever;(cz)
it is firmly fixed in heaven.
90 Your faithfulness is for all generations;(da)
You established the earth, and it stands firm.(db)
91 They stand today in accordance with Your judgments,(dc)
for all things are Your servants.(dd)
92 If Your instruction had not been my delight,
I would have died in my affliction.(de)
93 I will never forget Your precepts,
for You have given me life through them.(df)
94 I am Yours; save me,(dg)
for I have sought Your precepts.(dh)
95 The wicked hope to destroy me,(di)
but I contemplate Your decrees.
96 I have seen a limit to all perfection,
but Your command is without limit.
1 Timothy 2
Chapter 2
Instructions on Prayer
1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, 2 for kings and all those who are in authority,(a) so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness(b) and dignity.(c) 3 This is good, and it pleases God our Savior,(d) 4 who wants everyone(e) to be saved(f) and to come to the knowledge of the truth.(g)
5 For there is one God(h)
and one mediator(i) between God and humanity,
Christ Jesus, Himself human,(j)
6 who gave Himself—a ransom for all,(k)
a testimony at the proper time.
7 For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle(l) (I am telling the truth;[a] I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles(m) in faith and truth.
Instructions to Men and Women
8 Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.(n) 9 Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing,(o) with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold,(p) pearls, or expensive apparel, 10 but with good works,(q) as is proper for women who affirm that they worship God. 11 A woman should learn in silence with full submission.(r) 12 I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead, she is to be silent. 13 For Adam was created first, then Eve.(s) 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and transgressed.(t) 15 But she will be saved through childbearing, if she continues[b] in faith, love, and holiness,(u) with good judgment.
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