THEINC-HIM DAILY BIBLE MEDITATION: September 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018

THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation - September 29 - Full Text - Yom Tov Sukkot - Shabbat Shalom!

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

THEINC-HIM Daily Bible Meditation

SEPTEMBER 29

PSALMS: 29, 59, 89, 119, 149

PROVERBS: 29

OLD TESTAMENT: ZEPHANIAH 1:1 - 3:30

NEW TESTAMENT: REVELATIONS 10:1 - 11

PSALMS: 29

A psalm of David.

¹Ascribe to the LORD, O mighty ones,

ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

²Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name;

worship the LORD in the splendor of his ^A holiness.

³The voice of the LORD is over the waters;

the God of glory thunders,

the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.

⁴The voice of the LORD is powerful;

the voice of the LORD is majestic.

⁵The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars;

the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

⁶He makes Lebanon skip like a calf,

Sirion ^B like a young wild ox.

⁷The voice of the LORD strikes

with flashes of lightning.

⁸The voice of the LORD shakes the desert;

the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the LORD twists the oaks ^C

and strips the forests bare.

And in his temple all cry, "Glory!"

¹⁰The LORD sits ^D enthroned over the flood;

the LORD is enthroned as King forever.

¹¹The LORD gives strength to his people;

the LORD blesses his people with peace. ^¹

PSALMS: 59

For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam. ^A When Saul had sent men to watch David's house in order to kill him.

¹Deliver me from my enemies, O God;

protect me from those who rise up against me.

²Deliver me from evildoers

and save me from bloodthirsty men.

³See how they lie in wait for me!

Fierce men conspire against me

for no offense or sin of mine, O LORD.

⁴I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me.

Arise to help me; look on my plight!

⁵O LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel,

rouse yourself to punish all the nations;

show no mercy to wicked traitors.

Selah

⁶They return at evening,

snarling like dogs,

and prowl about the city.

⁷See what they spew from their mouths--

they spew out swords from their lips,

and they say, "Who can hear us?"

⁸But you, O LORD, laugh at them;

you scoff at all those nations.

⁹O my Strength, I watch for you;

you, O God, are my fortress, ¹⁰my loving God. ^²

God will go before me

and will let me gloat over those who slander me.

¹¹But do not kill them, O Lord our shield, ^B

or my people will forget.

In your might make them wander about,

and bring them down.

¹²For the sins of their mouths,

for the words of their lips,

let them be caught in their pride.

For the curses and lies they utter,

¹³consume them in wrath,

consume them till they are no more.

Then it will be known to the ends of the earth

that God rules over Jacob. Selah

¹⁴They return at evening,

snarling like dogs,

and prowl about the city.

¹⁵They wander about for food

and howl if not satisfied.

¹⁶But I will sing of your strength,

in the morning I will sing of your love;

for you are my fortress,

my refuge in times of trouble.

¹⁷O my Strength, I sing praise to you;

you, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. ^³

PSALMS: 89

A maskil ^A of Ethan the Ezrahite.

¹I will sing of the LORD's great love forever;

with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations.

²I will declare that your love stands firm forever,

that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

³You said, "I have made a covenant with my chosen one,

I have sworn to David my servant,

⁴`I will establish your line forever

and make your throne firm through all generations.'"

Selah

⁵The heavens praise your wonders, O LORD,

your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.

⁶For who in the skies above can compare with the LORD?

Who is like the LORD among the heavenly beings?

⁷In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared;

he is more awesome than all who surround him.

⁸O LORD God Almighty, who is like you?

You are mighty, O LORD, and your faithfulness surrounds you.

⁹You rule over the surging sea;

when its waves mount up, you still them.

¹⁰You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;

with your strong arm you scattered your enemies.

¹¹The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth;

you founded the world and all that is in it.

¹²You created the north and the south;

Tabor and Hermon sing for joy at your name.

¹³Your arm is endued with power;

your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. ^⁴

¹⁴Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;

love and faithfulness go before you.

¹⁵Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you,

who walk in the light of your presence, O LORD.

¹⁶They rejoice in your name all day long;

they exult in your righteousness.

¹⁷For you are their glory and strength,

and by your favor you exalt our horn. ^B

¹⁸Indeed, our shield ^C belongs to the LORD,

our king to the Holy One of Israel.

¹⁹Once you spoke in a vision,

to your faithful people you said:

"I have bestowed strength on a warrior;

I have exalted a young man from among the people.

²⁰I have found David my servant;

with my sacred oil I have anointed him.

²¹My hand will sustain him;

surely my arm will strengthen him.

²²No enemy will subject him to tribute;

no wicked man will oppress him.

²³I will crush his foes before him

and strike down his adversaries.

²⁴My faithful love will be with him,

and through my name his horn ^D will be exalted.

²⁵I will set his hand over the sea,

his right hand over the rivers.

²⁶He will call out to me, `You are my Father,

my God, the Rock my Savior.'

²⁷I will also appoint him my firstborn,

the most exalted of the kings of the earth.

²⁸I will maintain my love to him forever,

and my covenant with him will never fail.

²⁹I will establish his line forever, ^⁵

his throne as long as the heavens endure.

³⁰"If his sons forsake my law

and do not follow my statutes,

³¹if they violate my decrees

and fail to keep my commands,

³²I will punish their sin with the rod,

their iniquity with flogging;

³³but I will not take my love from him,

nor will I ever betray my faithfulness.

³⁴I will not violate my covenant

or alter what my lips have uttered.

³⁵Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness--

and I will not lie to David--

³⁶that his line will continue forever

and his throne endure before me like the sun;

³⁷it will be established forever like the moon,

the faithful witness in the sky."

Selah

³⁸But you have rejected, you have spurned,

you have been very angry with your anointed one.

³⁹You have renounced the covenant with your servant

and have defiled his crown in the dust.

⁴⁰You have broken through all his walls

and reduced his strongholds to ruins.

⁴¹All who pass by have plundered him;

he has become the scorn of his neighbors.

⁴²You have exalted the right hand of his foes;

you have made all his enemies rejoice.

⁴³You have turned back the edge of his sword

and have not supported him in battle. ^⁶

⁴⁴You have put an end to his splendor

and cast his throne to the ground.

⁴⁵You have cut short the days of his youth;

you have covered him with a mantle of shame.

Selah

⁴⁶How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever?

How long will your wrath burn like fire?

⁴⁷Remember how fleeting is my life.

For what futility you have created all men!

⁴⁸What man can live and not see death,

or save himself from the power of the grave ^E?

Selah

⁴⁹O Lord, where is your former great love,

which in your faithfulness you swore to David?

⁵⁰Remember, Lord, how your servant has ^F been mocked,

how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

⁵¹the taunts with which your enemies have mocked, O LORD,

with which they have mocked every step of your anointed one.

⁵²Praise be to the LORD forever!

Amen and Amen. ^⁷

PSALMS: 119

Aleph

¹Blessed ^A are they whose ways are blameless,

who walk according to the law of the LORD.

²Blessed are they who keep his statutes

and seek him with all their heart.

³They do nothing wrong;

they walk in his ways.

⁴You have laid down precepts

that are to be fully obeyed.

⁵Oh, that my ways were steadfast

in obeying your decrees!

⁶Then I would not be put to shame

when I consider all your commands.

⁷I will praise you with an upright heart

as I learn your righteous laws.

⁸I will obey your decrees;

do not utterly forsake me.

Beth

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?

By living according to your word.

¹⁰I seek you with all my heart;

do not let me stray from your commands.

¹¹I have hidden your word in my heart

that I might not sin against you.

¹²Praise be to you, O LORD;

teach me your decrees.

¹³With my lips I recount

all the laws that come from your mouth.

¹⁴I rejoice in following your statutes ^⁸

as one rejoices in great riches.

¹⁵I meditate on your precepts

and consider your ways.

¹⁶I delight in your decrees;

I will not neglect your word.

Gimel

¹⁷Do good to your servant, and I will live;

I will obey your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes that I may see

wonderful things in your law.

¹⁹I am a stranger on earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

²⁰My soul is consumed with longing

for your laws at all times.

²¹You rebuke the arrogant, who are cursed

and who stray from your commands.

²²Remove from me scorn and contempt,

for I keep your statutes.

²³Though rulers sit together and slander me,

your servant will meditate on your decrees.

²⁴Your statutes are my delight;

they are my counselors.

Daleth

²⁵I am laid low in the dust;

preserve my life according to your word.

²⁶I recounted my ways and you answered me;

teach me your decrees.

²⁷Let me understand the teaching of your precepts;

then I will meditate on your wonders.

²⁸My soul is weary with sorrow; ^⁹

strengthen me according to your word.

²⁹Keep me from deceitful ways;

be gracious to me through your law.

³⁰I have chosen the way of truth;

I have set my heart on your laws.

³¹I hold fast to your statutes, O LORD;

do not let me be put to shame.

³²I run in the path of your commands,

for you have set my heart free.

³³Teach me, O LORD, to follow your decrees;

then I will keep them to the end.

³⁴Give me understanding, and I will keep your law

and obey it with all my heart.

³⁵Direct me in the path of your commands,

for there I find delight.

³⁶Turn my heart toward your statutes

and not toward selfish gain.

³⁷Turn my eyes away from worthless things;

preserve my life according to your word. ^B

³⁸Fulfill your promise to your servant,

so that you may be feared.

³⁹Take away the disgrace I dread,

for your laws are good.

⁴⁰How I long for your precepts!

Preserve my life in your righteousness.

Waw ^¹⁰

⁴¹May your unfailing love come to me, O LORD,

your salvation according to your promise;

⁴²then I will answer the one who taunts me,

for I trust in your word.

⁴³Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth,

for I have put my hope in your laws.

⁴⁴I will always obey your law,

for ever and ever.

⁴⁵I will walk about in freedom,

for I have sought out your precepts.

⁴⁶I will speak of your statutes before kings

and will not be put to shame,

⁴⁷for I delight in your commands

because I love them.

⁴⁸I lift up my hands to ^C your commands, which I love,

and I meditate on your decrees.

Zayin

⁴⁹Remember your word to your servant,

for you have given me hope.

⁵⁰My comfort in my suffering is this:

Your promise preserves my life.

⁵¹The arrogant mock me without restraint,

but I do not turn from your law.

⁵²I remember your ancient laws, O LORD,

and I find comfort in them.

⁵³Indignation grips me because of the wicked,

who have forsaken your law.

⁵⁴Your decrees are the theme of my song

wherever I lodge. ^¹¹

⁵⁵In the night I remember your name, O LORD,

and I will keep your law.

⁵⁶This has been my practice:

I obey your precepts.

Heth

⁵⁷You are my portion, O LORD;

I have promised to obey your words.

⁵⁸I have sought your face with all my heart;

be gracious to me according to your promise.

⁵⁹I have considered my ways

and have turned my steps to your statutes.

⁶⁰I will hasten and not delay

to obey your commands.

⁶¹Though the wicked bind me with ropes,

I will not forget your law.

⁶²At midnight I rise to give you thanks

for your righteous laws.

⁶³I am a friend to all who fear you,

to all who follow your precepts.

⁶⁴The earth is filled with your love, O LORD;

teach me your decrees.

Teth

⁶⁵Do good to your servant

according to your word, O LORD.

⁶⁶Teach me knowledge and good judgment,

for I believe in your commands.

⁶⁷Before I was afflicted I went astray,

but now I obey your word.

⁶⁸You are good, and what you do is good;

teach me your decrees.

⁶⁹Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, ^¹²

I keep your precepts with all my heart.

⁷⁰Their hearts are callous and unfeeling,

but I delight in your law.

⁷¹It was good for me to be afflicted

so that I might learn your decrees.

⁷²The law from your mouth is more precious to me

than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.

Yodh

⁷³Your hands made me and formed me;

give me understanding to learn your commands.

⁷⁴May those who fear you rejoice when they see me,

for I have put my hope in your word.

⁷⁵I know, O LORD, that your laws are righteous,

and in faithfulness you have afflicted me.

⁷⁶May your unfailing love be my comfort,

according to your promise to your servant.

⁷⁷Let your compassion come to me that I may live,

for your law is my delight.

⁷⁸May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause;

but I will meditate on your precepts.

⁷⁹May those who fear you turn to me,

those who understand your statutes.

⁸⁰May my heart be blameless toward your decrees,

that I may not be put to shame.

Kaph

⁸¹My soul faints with longing for your salvation,

but I have put my hope in your word.

⁸²My eyes fail, looking for your promise;

I say, "When will you comfort me?" ^¹³

⁸³Though I am like a wineskin in the smoke,

I do not forget your decrees.

⁸⁴How long must your servant wait?

When will you punish my persecutors?

⁸⁵The arrogant dig pitfalls for me,

contrary to your law.

⁸⁶All your commands are trustworthy;

help me, for men persecute me without cause.

⁸⁷They almost wiped me from the earth,

but I have not forsaken your precepts.

⁸⁸Preserve my life according to your love,

and I will obey the statutes of your mouth.

Lamedh

⁸⁹Your word, O LORD, is eternal;

it stands firm in the heavens.

⁹⁰Your faithfulness continues through all generations;

you established the earth, and it endures.

⁹¹Your laws endure to this day,

for all things serve you.

⁹²If your law had not been my delight,

I would have perished in my affliction.

⁹³I will never forget your precepts,

for by them you have preserved my life.

⁹⁴Save me, for I am yours;

I have sought out your precepts.

⁹⁵The wicked are waiting to destroy me,

but I will ponder your statutes.

⁹⁶To all perfection I see a limit;

but your commands are boundless. ^¹⁴

Mem

⁹⁷Oh, how I love your law!

I meditate on it all day long.

⁹⁸Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,

for they are ever with me.

⁹⁹I have more insight than all my teachers,

for I meditate on your statutes.

¹⁰⁰I have more understanding than the elders,

for I obey your precepts.

¹⁰¹I have kept my feet from every evil path

so that I might obey your word.

¹⁰²I have not departed from your laws,

for you yourself have taught me.

¹⁰³How sweet are your words to my taste,

sweeter than honey to my mouth!

¹⁰⁴I gain understanding from your precepts;

therefore I hate every wrong path.

Nun

¹⁰⁵Your word is a lamp to my feet

and a light for my path.

¹⁰⁶I have taken an oath and confirmed it,

that I will follow your righteous laws.

¹⁰⁷I have suffered much;

preserve my life, O LORD, according to your word.

¹⁰⁸Accept, O LORD, the willing praise of my mouth,

and teach me your laws.

¹⁰⁹Though I constantly take my life in my hands,

I will not forget your law.

¹¹⁰The wicked have set a snare for me,

but I have not strayed from your precepts. ^¹⁵

¹¹¹Your statutes are my heritage forever;

they are the joy of my heart.

¹¹²My heart is set on keeping your decrees

to the very end.

Samekh

¹¹³I hate double-minded men,

but I love your law.

¹¹⁴You are my refuge and my shield;

I have put my hope in your word.

¹¹⁵Away from me, you evildoers,

that I may keep the commands of my God!

¹¹⁶Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live;

do not let my hopes be dashed.

¹¹⁷Uphold me, and I will be delivered;

I will always have regard for your decrees.

¹¹⁸You reject all who stray from your decrees,

for their deceitfulness is in vain.

¹¹⁹All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross;

therefore I love your statutes.

¹²⁰My flesh trembles in fear of you;

I stand in awe of your laws.

Ayin

¹²¹I have done what is righteous and just;

do not leave me to my oppressors.

¹²²Ensure your servant's well-being;

let not the arrogant oppress me.

¹²³My eyes fail, looking for your salvation,

looking for your righteous promise.

¹²⁴Deal with your servant according to your love

and teach me your decrees. ^¹⁶

¹²⁵I am your servant; give me discernment

that I may understand your statutes.

¹²⁶It is time for you to act, O LORD;

your law is being broken.

¹²⁷Because I love your commands

more than gold, more than pure gold,

¹²⁸and because I consider all your precepts right,

I hate every wrong path.

¹²⁹Your statutes are wonderful;

therefore I obey them.

¹³⁰The unfolding of your words gives light;

it gives understanding to the simple.

¹³¹I open my mouth and pant,

longing for your commands.

¹³²Turn to me and have mercy on me,

as you always do to those who love your name.

¹³³Direct my footsteps according to your word;

let no sin rule over me.

¹³⁴Redeem me from the oppression of men,

that I may obey your precepts.

¹³⁵Make your face shine upon your servant

and teach me your decrees.

¹³⁶Streams of tears flow from my eyes,

for your law is not obeyed.

Tsadhe

¹³⁷Righteous are you, O LORD,

and your laws are right.

¹³⁸The statutes you have laid down are righteous;

they are fully trustworthy. ^¹⁷

¹³⁹My zeal wears me out,

for my enemies ignore your words.

¹⁴⁰Your promises have been thoroughly tested,

and your servant loves them.

¹⁴¹Though I am lowly and despised,

I do not forget your precepts.

¹⁴²Your righteousness is everlasting

and your law is true.

¹⁴³Trouble and distress have come upon me,

but your commands are my delight.

¹⁴⁴Your statutes are forever right;

give me understanding that I may live.

Qoph

¹⁴⁵I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD,

and I will obey your decrees.

¹⁴⁶I call out to you; save me

and I will keep your statutes.

¹⁴⁷I rise before dawn and cry for help;

I have put my hope in your word.

¹⁴⁸My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,

that I may meditate on your promises.

¹⁴⁹Hear my voice in accordance with your love;

preserve my life, O LORD, according to your laws.

¹⁵⁰Those who devise wicked schemes are near,

but they are far from your law.

¹⁵¹Yet you are near, O LORD,

and all your commands are true.

¹⁵²Long ago I learned from your statutes

that you established them to last forever. ^¹⁸

Resh

¹⁵³Look upon my suffering and deliver me,

for I have not forgotten your law.

¹⁵⁴Defend my cause and redeem me;

preserve my life according to your promise.

¹⁵⁵Salvation is far from the wicked,

for they do not seek out your decrees.

¹⁵⁶Your compassion is great, O LORD;

preserve my life according to your laws.

¹⁵⁷Many are the foes who persecute me,

but I have not turned from your statutes.

¹⁵⁸I look on the faithless with loathing,

for they do not obey your word.

¹⁵⁹See how I love your precepts;

preserve my life, O LORD, according to your love.

¹⁶⁰All your words are true;

all your righteous laws are eternal.

Sin and Shin

¹⁶¹Rulers persecute me without cause,

but my heart trembles at your word.

¹⁶²I rejoice in your promise

like one who finds great spoil.

¹⁶³I hate and abhor falsehood

but I love your law.

¹⁶⁴Seven times a day I praise you

for your righteous laws.

¹⁶⁵Great peace have they who love your law,

and nothing can make them stumble.

¹⁶⁶I wait for your salvation, O LORD,

and I follow your commands.

¹⁶⁷I obey your statutes, ^¹⁹

for I love them greatly.

¹⁶⁸I obey your precepts and your statutes,

for all my ways are known to you.

Taw

¹⁶⁹May my cry come before you, O LORD;

give me understanding according to your word.

¹⁷⁰May my supplication come before you;

deliver me according to your promise.

¹⁷¹May my lips overflow with praise,

for you teach me your decrees.

¹⁷²May my tongue sing of your word,

for all your commands are righteous.

¹⁷³May your hand be ready to help me,

for I have chosen your precepts.

¹⁷⁴I long for your salvation, O LORD,

and your law is my delight.

¹⁷⁵Let me live that I may praise you,

and may your laws sustain me.

¹⁷⁶I have strayed like a lost sheep.

Seek your servant,

for I have not forgotten your commands. ^²⁰

PSALMS: 149

¹Praise the LORD. ^A

Sing to the LORD a new song,

his praise in the assembly of the saints.

²Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;

let the people of Zion be glad in their King.

³Let them praise his name with dancing

and make music to him with tambourine and harp.

⁴For the LORD takes delight in his people;

he crowns the humble with salvation.

⁵Let the saints rejoice in this honor

and sing for joy on their beds.

⁶May the praise of God be in their mouths

and a double-edged sword in their hands,

⁷to inflict vengeance on the nations

and punishment on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with fetters,

their nobles with shackles of iron,

⁹to carry out the sentence written against them.

This is the glory of all his saints.

Praise the LORD. ^²¹

PROVERBS: 29

29 ¹ A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes

will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.

²When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;

when the wicked rule, the people groan.

³A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,

but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

⁴By justice a king gives a country stability,

but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.

⁵Whoever flatters his neighbor

is spreading a net for his feet.

⁶An evil man is snared by his own sin,

but a righteous one can sing and be glad.

⁷The righteous care about justice for the poor,

but the wicked have no such concern.

⁸Mockers stir up a city,

but wise men turn away anger.

⁹If a wise man goes to court with a fool,

the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.

¹⁰Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity

and seek to kill the upright. ^²²

¹¹A fool gives full vent to his anger,

but a wise man keeps himself under control.

¹²If a ruler listens to lies,

all his officials become wicked.

¹³The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:

The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.

¹⁴If a king judges the poor with fairness,

his throne will always be secure.

¹⁵The rod of correction imparts wisdom,

but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.

¹⁶When the wicked thrive, so does sin,

but the righteous will see their downfall.

¹⁷Discipline your son, and he will give you peace;

he will bring delight to your soul.

¹⁸Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;

but blessed is he who keeps the law.

¹⁹A servant cannot be corrected by mere words;

though he understands, he will not respond.

²⁰Do you see a man who speaks in haste?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

²¹If a man pampers his servant from youth,

he will bring grief ^A in the end. ^²³

²²An angry man stirs up dissension,

and a hot-tempered one commits many sins.

²³A man's pride brings him low,

but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.

²⁴The accomplice of a thief is his own enemy;

he is put under oath and dare not testify.

²⁵Fear of man will prove to be a snare,

but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

²⁶Many seek an audience with a ruler,

but it is from the LORD that man gets justice.

²⁷The righteous detest the dishonest;

the wicked detest the upright. ^²⁴

OLD TESTAMENT: ZEPHANIAH 1:1 - 3:30

1 ¹The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Sushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:

²"I will sweep away everything

from the face of the earth,"

declares the LORD.

³"I will sweep away both men and animals;

I will sweep away the birds of the air

and the fish of the sea.

The wicked will have only heaps of rubble ^A

when I cut off man from the face of the earth,"

declares the LORD.

⁴"I will stretch out my hand against Judah

and against all who live in Jerusalem.

I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal,

the names of the pagan and the idolatrous priests--

⁵those who bow down on the roofs

to worship the starry host,

those who bow down and swear by the LORD

and who also swear by Molech, ^B

⁶those who turn back from following the LORD

and neither seek the LORD nor inquire of him.

⁷Be silent before the Sovereign LORD,

for the day of the LORD is near.

The LORD has prepared a sacrifice;

he has consecrated those he has invited. ^²⁵

⁸On the day of the LORD's sacrifice

I will punish the princes

and the king's sons

and all those clad

in foreign clothes.

⁹On that day I will punish

all who avoid stepping on the threshold, ^C

who fill the temple of their gods

with violence and deceit.

¹⁰"On that day," declares the LORD,

"a cry will go up from the Fish Gate,

wailing from the New Quarter,

and a loud crash from the hills.

¹¹Wail, you who live in the market district ^D;

all your merchants will be wiped out,

all who trade with ^E silver will be ruined.

¹²At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps

and punish those who are complacent,

who are like wine left on its dregs,

who think, `The LORD will do nothing,

either good or bad.'

¹³Their wealth will be plundered,

their houses demolished. ^²⁶

They will build houses

but not live in them;

they will plant vineyards

but not drink the wine.

¹⁴"The great day of the LORD is near--

near and coming quickly.

Listen! The cry on the day of the LORD will be bitter,

the shouting of the warrior there.

¹⁵That day will be a day of wrath,

a day of distress and anguish,

a day of trouble and ruin,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and blackness,

¹⁶a day of trumpet and battle cry

against the fortified cities

and against the corner towers.

¹⁷I will bring distress on the people

and they will walk like blind men,

because they have sinned against the LORD.

Their blood will be poured out like dust

and their entrails like filth.

¹⁸Neither their silver nor their gold

will be able to save them

on the day of the LORD's wrath.

In the fire of his jealousy

the whole world will be consumed, ^²⁷

for he will make a sudden end

of all who live in the earth."

2 ¹ Gather together, gather together,

O shameful nation,

²before the appointed time arrives

and that day sweeps on like chaff,

before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you,

before the day of the LORD's wrath comes upon you.

³Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land,

you who do what he commands.

Seek righteousness, seek humility;

perhaps you will be sheltered

on the day of the LORD's anger.

⁴Gaza will be abandoned

and Ashkelon left in ruins.

At midday Ashdod will be emptied

and Ekron uprooted.

⁵Woe to you who live by the sea,

O Kerethite people;

the word of the LORD is against you,

O Canaan, land of the Philistines. ^²⁸

"I will destroy you,

and none will be left."

⁶The land by the sea, where the Kerethites ^A dwell,

will be a place for shepherds and sheep pens.

⁷It will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah;

there they will find pasture.

In the evening they will lie down

in the houses of Ashkelon.

The LORD their God will care for them;

he will restore their fortunes. ^B

⁸"I have heard the insults of Moab

and the taunts of the Ammonites,

who insulted my people

and made threats against their land.

⁹Therefore, as surely as I live,"

declares the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel,

"surely Moab will become like Sodom,

the Ammonites like Gomorrah--

a place of weeds and salt pits,

a wasteland forever.

The remnant of my people will plunder them;

the survivors of my nation will inherit their land." ^²⁹

¹⁰This is what they will get in return for their pride,

for insulting and mocking the people of the LORD Almighty.

¹¹The LORD will be awesome to them

when he destroys all the gods of the land.

The nations on every shore will worship him,

every one in its own land.

¹²"You too, O Cushites, ^C

will be slain by my sword."

¹³He will stretch out his hand against the north

and destroy Assyria,

leaving Nineveh utterly desolate

and dry as the desert.

¹⁴Flocks and herds will lie down there,

creatures of every kind.

The desert owl and the screech owl

will roost on her columns.

Their calls will echo through the windows,

rubble will be in the doorways,

the beams of cedar will be exposed.

¹⁵This is the carefree city

that lived in safety.

She said to herself,

"I am, and there is none besides me."

What a ruin she has become, ^³⁰

a lair for wild beasts!

All who pass by her scoff

and shake their fists.

3 ¹ Woe to the city of oppressors,

rebellious and defiled!

²She obeys no one,

she accepts no correction.

She does not trust in the LORD,

she does not draw near to her God.

³Her officials are roaring lions,

her rulers are evening wolves,

who leave nothing for the morning.

⁴Her prophets are arrogant;

they are treacherous men.

Her priests profane the sanctuary

and do violence to the law.

⁵The LORD within her is righteous;

he does no wrong.

Morning by morning he dispenses his justice,

and every new day he does not fail,

yet the unrighteous know no shame.

⁶"I have cut off nations;

their strongholds are demolished. ^³¹

I have left their streets deserted,

with no one passing through.

Their cities are destroyed;

no one will be left--no one at all.

⁷I said to the city,

`Surely you will fear me

and accept correction!'

Then her dwelling would not be cut off,

nor all my punishments come upon her.

But they were still eager

to act corruptly in all they did.

⁸Therefore wait for me," declares the LORD,

"for the day I will stand up to testify. ^A

I have decided to assemble the nations,

to gather the kingdoms

and to pour out my wrath on them--

all my fierce anger.

The whole world will be consumed

by the fire of my jealous anger.

⁹"Then will I purify the lips of the peoples,

that all of them may call on the name of the LORD

and serve him shoulder to shoulder.

¹⁰From beyond the rivers of Cush ^B

my worshipers, my scattered people,

will bring me offerings. ^³²

¹¹On that day you will not be put to shame

for all the wrongs you have done to me,

because I will remove from this city

those who rejoice in their pride.

Never again will you be haughty

on my holy hill.

¹²But I will leave within you

the meek and humble,

who trust in the name of the LORD.

¹³The remnant of Israel will do no wrong;

they will speak no lies,

nor will deceit be found in their mouths.

They will eat and lie down

and no one will make them afraid."

¹⁴Sing, O Daughter of Zion;

shout aloud, O Israel!

Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,

O Daughter of Jerusalem!

¹⁵The LORD has taken away your punishment,

he has turned back your enemy.

The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you;

never again will you fear any harm.

¹⁶On that day they will say to Jerusalem, ^³³

"Do not fear, O Zion;

do not let your hands hang limp.

¹⁷The LORD your God is with you,

he is mighty to save.

He will take great delight in you,

he will quiet you with his love,

he will rejoice over you with singing."

¹⁸"The sorrows for the appointed feasts

I will remove from you;

they are a burden and a reproach to you. ^C

¹⁹At that time I will deal

with all who oppressed you;

I will rescue the lame

and gather those who have been scattered.

I will give them praise and honor

in every land where they were put to shame.

²⁰At that time I will gather you;

at that time I will bring you home.

I will give you honor and praise

among all the peoples of the earth

when I restore your fortunes ^D

before your very eyes,"

says the LORD. ^³⁴

NEW TESTAMENT: REVELATIONS 10:1 - 11

10 ¹Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars. ²He was holding a little scroll, which lay open in his hand. He planted his right foot on the sea and his left foot on the land, ³and he gave a loud shout like the roar of a lion. When he shouted, the voices of the seven thunders spoke. ⁴And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven say, "Seal up what the seven thunders have said and do not write it down."

⁵Then the angel I had seen standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven. ⁶And he swore by him who lives for ever and ever, who created the heavens and all that is in them, the earth and all that is in it, and the sea and all that is in it, and said, "There will be no more delay! ⁷But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be accomplished, just as he announced to his servants the prophets."

⁸Then the voice that I had heard from heaven spoke to me once more: "Go, take the scroll that lies open in the hand of the angel who is standing on the sea and on the land."

⁹So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, "Take it and eat it. It will turn your stomach sour, but in your mouth it will be as sweet as honey." ¹⁰I took the little scroll from the angel's hand and ate it. It tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth, but when I had eaten it, my stomach turned sour. ¹¹Then I was told, "You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, languages and kings." ^³⁵

John 3:16-21 16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, F that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.G 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." H

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John 3:16-21