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Exodus 16-18; Psalms 25; Proverbs 5:1–6; Matthew 15:21–39 Exodus 16-18 16 Manna and Quail 1 Now they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they departed from the land …
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Genesis 41, 42 1 Then it came to pass, at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh had a dream; and behold, he stood by the river. 2 Suddenly there came up out of the river seven cows, fine-looking and fat; and they fed in the meadow. 3 Then behold, seven other cows came …
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Genesis 36, 37 1 Now this is the genealogy of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives from the daughters of the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite; 3 and Basemath, Ishmael’s daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 Now Adah bore …
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Genesis 27:1 - 28:22 Isaac Blesses Jacob 1 Now it came to pass, when Isaac was old and his eyes were so dim he could not see, that he called Esau his older son and said to him, “My son.” And he answered him, “Here I am.” 2 Then he said, “Behold now, I am …
Continue reading "Day 9: Genesis 27, 28; Psalms 10, 11; Proverbs 2:6–9; Matthew 7"
Genesis 11:10 - 15:21 The Genealogy of Shem 10 Now this is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood. 11 After he begot Arphaxad, Shem lived five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters; and he died. 12 Now Arphaxad lived one hundred and …
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Genesis 8:1 - 11:9 The Flood Ceases 1 Then God remembered Noah, and whatever was with him in the ark: all the wild animals, all the cattle, all the birds, and all the creeping things. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. 2 The fountains of the deep …
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Daniel 11:29-Bel 42 29 “At the appointed time he shall return and come into the south again; but this last coming will not be like the first. 30 For the Kitians shall go out and come against him, and he will be humbled. Then he will return and be enraged against the holy covenant. He …
Continue reading "Day 365 – Daniel 11:29-Bel 42; Psalms 150, 151; Proverbs 31:26–30; Revelation 22"
Daniel 9:1-11:28 1 In the first year of Darius the son of Xerxes, of the seed of the Medes, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans— 2 in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood in the books the number of years when the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet …
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Daniel 7, 8 1 In the first year of Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, Daniel saw a dream and visions in his head upon his bed. Then he wrote down the dream: 2 I, Daniel, looked on in my vision in the night, and behold, the four winds of heaven blew violently upon the great …
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Daniel 4:19-6:29 19 Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, became mute about one hour, and his thoughts disturbed him greatly. After this, the king spoke and said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream and its interpretation trouble you.” So Belteshazzar said, “My lord, may the dream concern those who hate you, and its interpretation be …
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Daniel 3:67-4:18 67 “Bless the Lord, you winter cold and summer heat,And sing a hymn to Him,And exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages.68 Bless the Lord, you dews and snows,And sing a hymn to Him,And exalt Him beyond measure unto the ages.69 Bless the Lord, you frost and cold,And sing a hymn to Him,And …
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Daniel 3:25–66 25 Then Azariah stood and prayed thus and opened his mouth in the midst of the fire and said:26 “Blessed are You and praiseworthy, O Lord, the God of our fathers,And praised and glorified is Your name unto the ages.27 For You are righteous in all You did for us,And all Your works …
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Daniel 2:1-3:24 1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, he had a dream. His spirit was deeply troubled, and his sleep departed from him. 2 So the king gave orders to summon the enchanters, the magicians, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. Thus they came and stood before …
Daniel Susanna-Daniel 1:21 1 There was a man living in Babylon, and his name was Jehoiakim. 2 He took a wife whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Hilkiah, a very beautiful woman and one who feared the Lord. 3 Her parents were righteous and taught their daughter according to the Law of Moses. 4 …
Ezekiel 47, 48 1 Then he brought me back to the outer door of the house, and there was water, flowing from under the open air of the chamber toward the east; and the water was flowing from under the right side court, from the south to the altar. 2 Then he brought me out …
Continue reading "Day 357 – Ezekiel 47, 48; Psalm 143; Proverbs 30:22–25; Revelation 14"
Ezekiel 44-46 1 Then He brought me back to the outer gate of the sanctuary that faces toward the east, but it was shut. 2 So the Lord said to me, “This gate shall be shut. It shall not be opened, and no man shall pass through it, because the Lord God of Israel will …
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Ezekiel 42, 43 1 Then he brought me out into the outer court, to the east, in front of the gate which faces north; and he brought me, and behold, there were five halls adjoining the open space and five halls adjoining the boundary facing north, 2 up to a hundred cubits long toward the …
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Ezekiel 40:24-41:26 24 Then he brought me toward the south, and behold, a gate was facing south; and he measured its gate chambers, gateposts, and archways according to these same measurements. 25 There were windows in it and in its archways all around like those windows. Its length was fifty cubits and its width twenty-five …
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Ezekiel 38:1-40:23 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, set your face against Gog and the land of Magog, the ruler of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, 3 and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord and Master: “Behold, I am against you, O …
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Ezekiel 36, 37 1 “As for you, son of man, prophesy over the mountains of Israel, and say to the mountains of Israel, ‘Hear the word of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord and Master: “Because the enemy said against you, ‘Good, well done! The ancient deserts have become ours as a possession;’ ” …
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Ezekiel 33-35 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and you will say to them, ‘On whatever land I bring the sword, take one man from among the people of the land and make him their watchman. 3 When he …
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Ezekiel 30-32 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Woe, woe be the day! 3 For the day of the Lord is near. It shall be the end of the nations. 4 The sword will come upon the Egyptians, and …
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Ezekiel 27-29 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre, 3 and you shall say to Tyre, situated at the entrance of the sea and market of the peoples on many coastlands, ‘Thus says the Lord to Tyre: “You say, ‘I clothed …
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Ezekiel 24-26 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying, 2 “Son of man, record for yourself daily, from this day, the day on which the king of Babylon laid siege against Jerusalem. 3 Speak a parable …
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Ezekiel 22, 23 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “As for you, son of man, will you judge the city of blood? Show her all her lawlessness. 3 You will say, ‘Thus says the Lord and Master: “O city that sheds blood in her midst—her time has come—and that …
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Ezekiel 20, 21 1 Again it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that men from the elders of the house of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and they sat before me. 2 Then the word of the Lord came to me, …
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Ezekiel 17-19 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel. 3 You shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “A great eagle—with large wings, spreading them out very far, and full of talons, and with the design …
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Ezekiel 15, 16 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, of all the wood of the branches in the forest, what would be made from the wood of the vine? 3 Would they take wood from it to make something for profit? Would they take a peg …
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Ezekiel 12-14 1 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, you dwell in the midst of wrongdoers who have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear; for they are a house of provocation. 3 As for you, son of man, …
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Ezekiel 8-11 1 Again it came to pass in the sixth year, in the fifth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house with the elders of Judah sitting before me, that the hand of the Lord came upon me. 2 Then I looked, and behold, there was the …
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Ezekiel 4-7 1 “As for you, son of man, take a brick for yourself and lay it before you. You shall put it before your face and outline the city of Jerusalem on it. 2 On this outline you shall draw a wall, build a rampart round about it, put a barricade against it, place …
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Ezekiel 1-3 1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was in the midst of the captivity by the River Chebar, the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. 2 On the fifth day of the month, in …
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Lamentations 5 1 “O Lord, remember what happened to us;Look upon us with favorAnd see our disgrace.2 Our inheritance has been turned over to foreigners,And our homes to strangers.3 We have become orphans and have no father;Our mothers are as widows.4 “We pay for the water we drink,And our wood comes at a price.5 We …
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Lamentations 4 1 “How will gold lose its brightnessAnd fine silver become tarnished?The stones of the sanctuary are scatteredAt the head of every street.2 “The honored sons of Zion,Valuable as gold,How are they now regarded as clay pots,The works of a potter’s hands?3 “Even the serpents uncover their breastsTo nurse their young;But the daughters of …
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Lamentations 3 1 “I am the man who sees povertyBy the rod of His anger upon me.2 He took me and led me awayInto darkness, and not into light.3 Surely He has turned His hand against meThroughout the day.4 “He has aged my flesh and my skinAnd has broken my bones.5 He has besieged meAnd …
Continue reading "Day 337 – Lamentations 3; Psalm 118:161–176; Proverbs 27:6–10; 1 John 1:1-2:1"
Lamentations 2 1 “How did the Lord darkenThe daughter of Zion in His wrath?He cast down the glory of IsraelFrom heaven to earth,And did not remember His footstoolIn the day of His wrath.2 “The Lord has swallowed up and not sparedAll the beauty of Jacob.In His anger, He brought down the strongholdsOf the daughter of …
Continue reading "Day 336 – Lamentations 2; Psalm 118:145–160; Proverbs 27:1–5; 2 Peter 3"
Lamentations 1 1 Now it came to pass that after Israel was taken captive and Jerusalem became desolate, Jeremiah sat weeping; and he lamented this song of grief over Jerusalem and said:“How does the city now sit alone,She who was full of people?She has become like a widow,She who was multiplied among the nations,She who …
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Epistle of Jeremiah The copy of an epistle Jeremiah sent to those being led away as captives to Babylon by the king of the Babylonians, to proclaim a message to them, as it was commanded him by God.1 Because of the sins you committed in the sight of God, you will be led away to …
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Baruch 3-5 1 ‘O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, a soul in straits and a spirit of weariness cries out to You. 2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy, for we have sinned against You. 3 You endure forever, but we are perishing forever. 4 O Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, hear the …
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Baruch 1, 2 1 Now these are the words of the book written by Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, the son of Zedekiah, the son of Hasadiah, the son of Hilkiah, while in Babylon, 2 in the fifth year, on the seventh day of the month, at the time the Chaldeans …
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Jeremiah 49-52 1 All the leaders of the army, Johanan and Azariah the son of Mahseiah, and all the people, from the least to the greatest, 2 came to Jeremiah the prophet and said to him, “Let our supplication now come before your face, and pray to the Lord your God concerning those who remain, …
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Jeremiah 45-48 1 Shephatiah the son of Mattan, Gedaliah the son of Pashhur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah heard the words Jeremiah spoke to the people, saying, 2 “Thus says the Lord: ‘He who dwells in this city shall die by the sword and famine, but he who goes out to the Chaldeans shall …
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Jeremiah 42-44 1 The word came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim king of Judah, saying, 2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites; and you shall bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the courts, and give them wine to drink.” 3 So I brought out …
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Jeremiah 39-41 1 The word came from the Lord to Jeremiah in the tenth year of King Zedekiah of Judah. This was the eighteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. 2 The forces of the king of Babylon’s army made a fortification against Jerusalem, and Jeremiah was kept in the court of the prison …
Continue reading "Day 328 – Jeremiah 39-41; Psalm 118:17–32; Proverbs 25:22–26; James 5"
Jeremiah 36-38 1 These are the words of the letter Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the elders of the captivity, and to the priests and false prophets. 2 (He sent it to Babylon for the captivity and for all the people, after the departure from Jerusalem of Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, …
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Jeremiah 32-35 1 What Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations.2 Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Take a cup of the unmixed wine from My hand, and you shall cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it. 3 They will drink, vomit, and be insane because of the presence of …
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Jeremiah 29-31 1 Against the Philistines:2 Thus says the Lord: “Behold, waters come up from the north and shall be a flooding torrent, which will flood the land, the entire city, and those dwelling in it. The men will cry out, and all those inhabiting the land will wail loudly, 3 because of the sound …
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Jeremiah 27, 28 1 The word of the Lord He spoke against Babylon.2 “Declare among the Gentiles and cause it to be heard. Do not conceal what is spoken. Say, ‘Babylon is conquered; Bel the fearless one has been put to shame; Merodach the luxurious one is handed over.’ 3 For a nation comes against …
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Jeremiah 23-26 1 “Woe to the shepherds who scatter and destroy the sheep of My pasture!” 2 Therefore thus says the Lord against those who tend My people: “You have scattered My sheep and driven them out. You did not care for them. Behold, I shall punish you according to your evil practices. 3 I …
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Jeremiah 20-22 1 Now Pashhur the son of Immer, the priest who was also appointed governor in the house of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these words. 2 He struck him and cast him into the stockade by the gate of the house set apart near the house of the Lord. 3 Later Pashhur brought …
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Jeremiah 17-19 1 “Cursed is the man who puts his hope in man, and who will strengthen the flesh of his arm in him, and withdraws in his heart from the Lord. 2 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert. He shall not see when good things come, but shall dwell in …
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Jeremiah 14-16 1 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah concerning the drought, saying, 2 “Judah mourns, and her gates are empty. They are darkened in the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up. 3 Her nobles sent their young ones for water, but they found no water in the wells. So they …
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Jeremiah 10-13 1 O house of Israel, hear the word of the Lord, for He has spoken to you. 2 Thus says the Lord: “Do not learn the ways of the Gentiles, and do not be afraid because of signs from the sky, for they themselves reverence these. 3 For the customs of the peoples …
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Jeremiah 7-9 1 Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah. 2 Thus says the Lord God of Israel: “Amend your ways and your practices, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 3 Do not entrust yourselves to lying words, for they will not profit you when you say, ‘It …
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Jeremiah 4-6 1 “If Israel returns to Me,” says the Lord, “he shall return. If he puts away abominations from his mouth, and fears My presence, 2 and swears that the Lord lives with truth, judgment, and righteousness, then the Gentiles shall bless in Him, and in Him they shall praise God in Jerusalem.” 3 …
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Jeremiah 1-3 1 The word of God came to Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah of the priests, who lived in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. 2 The word of God came to him in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3 The …
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Isaiah 63-66 1 Who is this who comes from Edom with red garments from Bozrah, so beautiful in His apparel, with force of strength? “I speak of righteousness and saving judgment.” 2 Why are Your garments red and Your apparel as one who treads in a winepress? 3 “I am full of the treading of …
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Isaiah 58-62 1 “Cry aloud with strength, and spare not; lift up your voice like a trumpet, and declare to My people their sins, and to the house of Jacob their lawlessness. 2 They seek Me day by day, and desire to know My ways. As a people who did righteousness, and did not forsake …
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Isaiah 52-57 1 Awake, awake, O Zion; put on your strength, O Zion, and put on your glory, O Jerusalem, the holy city. The uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer continue to pass through you. 2 Shake off the dust and rise up. Sit down, O Jerusalem; put off the band from your neck, …
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Isaiah 48-51 1 “Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel and have come forth from Judah, who swear by the name of the Lord God of Israel, mentioning it, but not with truth nor with righteousness, 2 and who are devoted to the name of the holy city, …
Continue reading "Day 312 – Isaiah 48-51; Psalm 105:32–48; Proverbs 23:13–18; Hebrews 4"
Isaiah 44-47 1 Yet hear now, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I chose. 2 Thus says the Lord God who made you, and formed you from the womb: “You will yet be helped; fear not, Jacob My servant, and Israel, My beloved, whom I chose. 3 For I will give water to the …
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Isaiah 41-43 1 “Be renewed before Me, O coastlands, for the rulers will gain their strength. Let them come near and speak together, then let them declare judgment. 2 Who raised up righteousness from the east, and called it to his feet, that it should go forth? He will establish it before the Gentiles and …
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Isaiah 37-40 1 Thus it came to pass, when King Hezekiah heard this, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 Then he sent Eliakim the steward, Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of …
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Isaiah 31-36 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but who do not trust in the Holy One of Israel, nor seek God! 2 So He wisely brings evils upon them, …
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Isaiah 27-30 1 In that day, God will bring His holy, great, and strong sword upon the fleeing dragon serpent, the perverse dragon serpent that flees; and He shall destroy the dragon. 2 In that day, there shall be a beautiful vineyard, and a desire to begin a hymn against a city: 3 “I am …
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Isaiah 22-26 1 The word concerning the valley of Zion:What has happened to you, now that you have all gone up to worthless houses? 2 The city is full of loud crying. Your slain men are not slain with the sword, nor are your dead those who died in war. 3 All your rulers have …
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Isaiah 15-21 1 The word against the land of Moab:In the night the land of Moab shall be destroyed, for the wall of the land of Moab shall be destroyed in the night. 2 Lament for yourselves, for even Dibon, where your altar is, shall be destroyed. Go there to weep over Nebo in the …
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Isaiah 10-14 1 “Woe to those who write evil things, for when they write such things, 2 they turn aside judgment from the poor, and rob judgment from the needy of My people, that the widow may be their prey and the orphan a spoil. 3 What will they do in the day of visitation? …
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Isaiah 5-9 1 “Now I will sing to My Beloved a song of My Beloved regarding My vineyard: There was a vineyard for My Beloved, a place in power and richness. 2 He placed a wall around it and fortified it. He planted it with the choicest vine. He built a tower in its midst …
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Isaiah 1-4 1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw against Judah and Jerusalem in the kingdom of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.2 Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth. For the Lord has spoken: “I have begotten and brought up sons, but they rejected Me. 3 The …
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Malachi 1-3 1 The burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by the hand of His messenger Malachi. Take it to heart!2 “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ Was not Esau the brother of Jacob?” says the Lord. “Yet Jacob I have …
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Zechariah 10-14 9 “And I will sow them among the peoples, and those far off will remember Me. They will rear their children, and they will return. 10 And I shall bring them back from the land of Egypt and gather them in from the Assyrians. I shall bring them into the land of Gilead …
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Zechariah 6-9 9 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 10 “Take the things of the captivity from the rulers, from its useful men and from those having come to understand it, and on that day you shall enter into the house of Josiah, son of Zephaniah, who has come out of …
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Zechariah 1-5 1 In the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah, son of Berechiah, son of Addo the prophet, saying, 2 “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers, 3 and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Almighty: …
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Haggai 1, 2 1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying, “Speak to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, from the tribe of Judah, and Joshua son of Jehozadak the high …
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Zephaniah 1-3 1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah.2 “Let all things be totally consumed from the face of the earth,” says the Lord. 3 …
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Habakkuk 1-3 1 The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.The Prophet Complains of Injustice2 How long, O Lord, shall I cry out to You, and You will not hear me? Being wronged I cry out to You; You will not save. 3 Why have You shown me hardship and suffering, to look upon misery and …
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Nahum 1-3 1 The burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.2 God is jealous, and the Lord is an avenger; the Lord is avenging with fury; the Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries and drives out His enemies. 3 The Lord is patient and His power is great, but the …
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Jonah 1-4 1 Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 “Arise and go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach in it; for the cry of her wickedness has come up to me.” 3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the …
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Obadiah 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus says the Lord God to Edom: “I heard a report from the Lord, and He sent out a message to the nations, saying, ‘Arise, and let us rise up against her for battle.’ 2 Behold, I have made you least among the nations; you are greatly dishonored. 3 …
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1 The word of the Lord came to Joel the son of Pethuel.Invasion of the Locusts and the Caterpillars2 Hear this, you elders, and give ear, all of you inhabiting the land. Have such things happened in your days or in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children about this, and your children …
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Micah 5-7 1 “And you, O Bethlehem, House of Ephrathah, though you are fewest in number among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the One to be ruler of Israel. His goings forth were from the beginning, even from everlasting.” 2 Therefore He shall give them up until …
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Micah 1-4 1 The word of the Lord came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, and Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, concerning what he saw as it relates to Samaria and Jerusalem. Judgment against Israel and Judah 2 Hear these words, O people! Give heed, O earth, and all that is …
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Amos 5:4-9:15 16 Therefore the Lord God Almighty says, “There shall be wailing in all the streets, and it shall be said in all the highways, ‘Woe! Woe!’ The farmer shall be called to mourning and lamentation, as will those skilled in wailing and complaining. 17 There shall be lamentation in all your streets because …
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Amos 1:1-5:3 1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he said, “The Lord proclaims out of Zion, …
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Hosea 12:8-14:10 8 “As for Canaan, There is a balance of wrongdoing in his hand, For he has loved to oppress. 9 As for Ephraim, he said, ‘Nevertheless, I am rich; I have found relief for myself.’ But none of his labors shall be found in him, Because of the wrongdoings by which he sinned. …
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Hosea 10:1-12:7 1 Israel is a luxuriant vine; Her fruit is abundant. According to the multitude of her fruits She has multiplied her altars; According to the wealth of his land He has set up pillars. 2 They have divided their hearts; Now shall they be utterly destroyed. He shall raze their altars to the …
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Hosea 8, 9 1 “He shall come into their midst like the land, Like an eagle against the house of the Lord, Because they broke My covenant And acted impiously against My law. 2 They shall cry out to Me, saying, ‘O God, we know You.’ 3 For Israel has turned away from good things; …
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Hosea 6, 7 1 “‘Let us go and return to the Lord our God; For He has grasped and will heal us; He will smite and plug the wound with lint. 2 After two days He will heal us. In the third day we shall rise And live before Him. 3 Let us know, let …
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Hosea 3-5 1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go yet again and love a woman that loves evil things, an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, for they look after strange gods and love raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver, a homer …
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Hosea 1, 2 1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel. Hosea’s Family 2 The beginning of the word of the Lord to Hosea. The …
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Wisdom of Sirach 51 1 I will give thanks to You, O Lord and King,And I will praise You as my God and Savior.I give thanks to Your name.2 For You have been my protector and helper,And You redeemed my body from destructionAnd from the snare of a slanderous tongue,From the lips of those who …
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Wisdom of Sirach 50 1 There was Simon, the high priest and son of Onias,Who repaired the house during his life And strengthened the temple in his days.2 He also laid the foundation of the double high wall,The fortified wall surrounding the temple.3 In his days the cistern for the waters was dug,A reservoir like a …
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Wisdom of Sirach 48, 49 1 Then Elijah the prophet rose up like fire,And his word burned like a lamp.2 He brought a famine upon them,And in his zeal he reduced them in number.3 By the word of the Lord he shut up heaven, And also three times he brought down fire.4 So by your wonders …
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Wisdom of Sirach 46, 47 1 Mighty in battle was Joshua the son of NunAnd successor to Moses in prophecies.He became, in accordance with his name,A great savior of God’s chosen ones,To punish the enemies who rose up against themThat he might give Israel its inheritance.2 How glorious he was when he lifted up his …
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Wisdom of Sirach 44:19-45:26 19 Abraham was a great father of many nations,And no one is found like him in glory.20 He kept the law of the Most High,Who made a covenant with him.He established a covenant in his flesh,And he was found faithful in testing.21 Therefore He affirmed by an oathThat nations would be …
Wisdom of Sirach 43:1-44:18 1 The exultation of the heavenly heightsIs the firmament of purity,The form of heaven with the vision of glory.2 The sun, when it appears, making proclamation as it goes forth,Is a wonderful instrument, a work of the Most High.3 At noon it dries up the land,And who can endure its burning …
Wisdom of Sirach 41, 42 1 O death, how bitter is the memory of youTo a man at peace with his possessions,To a man without distractions and prosperous in everything,And still strong enough to enjoy his food.2 O death, your judgment is goodTo the man in need and failing in strengthIn his extreme old age, …
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Wisdom of Sirach 39:12-40:30 12 I have yet more to tell, and I will describe it in detail;For I am filled like a full moon.13 So hear me, O holy sons, And bud forth like a roseSpringing up by a running stream.14 Like frankincense, emit a sweet fragrance,And blossom forth like a lily.Send forth a fragranceAnd …
Wisdom of Sirach 38:1-39:11 1 Honor the physician with the honor due him,And also according to your need of him,For the Lord created him.2 Healing comes from the Most High,And he will receive a gift from the king.3 The physician’s skill will lift up his head,And he shall be admired in the presence of the …
Wisdom of Sirach 36, 37 1 Have mercy on us, O Lord, the God of all, and look upon us,And put Your fear on all the nations.2 Raise Your hand against foreign nationsAnd let them see Your power.3 As in us You have been sanctified before them,So in them may You be made great before …
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Wisdom of Sirach 34, 35 1 Vain hopes and lying belong to a man without understanding, And dreams give wing to senseless men. 2 Like him who grasps after shadows and chases the wind, So is he who pays attention to dreams. 3 The vision of dreams is this against that, The likeness of a …
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Wisdom of Sirach 32, 33 1 Did they appoint you as leader of the banquet? Do not exalt yourself. Among them be as one of them. Take care of them and only then be seated. 2 Then having fulfilled all your duties, take your place, That you may make merry for their sake, And receive …
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Wisdom of Sirach 30, 31 1 The man who loves his son will chastise him often, So he may rejoice in him in his later years. 2 He who disciplines his son will profit by him And boast of him among acquaintances. 3 The man who teaches his son will make his enemy jealous And …
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Wisdom of Sirach 28, 29 1 He who seeks revenge will find it from the Lord, And He will surely punish his sins. Showing Mercy 2 Forgive a wrong done you by your neighbor; Then your sins will be pardoned when you pray. 3 Can a man preserve wrath against his neighbor And still seek …
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Wisdom of Sirach 26, 27 1 Happy is the husband of a good wife; The number of his days will be doubled. 2 A courageous wife makes her husband glad, And his years will be full of peace. 3 A good wife is a good portion, And she will be given in the portion Of …
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Wisdom of Sirach 24:19-25:25 19 “Come to me, you who desire me, And take your fill of my fruits. 20 For the remembrance of me is sweeter than honey, And my inheritance is sweeter than the honeycomb. 21 Those who eat me will hunger for more, And those who drink me will thirst for more. …
Wisdom of Sirach 23:1-24:18 1 O Lord, Father and Master of my life, Do not leave me to their counsel, Nor let me fall because of them. 2 Who will set whips over my thoughts And the discipline of wisdom over my heart, So they may not spare me in my errors, Nor neglect me …
Wisdom of Sirach 21, 22 1 My son, have you sinned? No longer add to them, but pray about your former sins. 2 Flee from sin as you would from the presence of a snake, For if you approach it, it will bite you; Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, destroying the souls of men. …
Wisdom of Sirach 19, 20 1 A working man who is a drunk will not become wealthy, And he who despises small things will fail little by little. 2 Wine and women will draw away intelligent men, And he who joins himself to prostitutes shall become very reckless. 3 Decay and worms will inherit him, …
Wisdom of Sirach 17, 18 1 The Lord created man from the earth And returned him to it again. 2 He gave them a certain number of days and an appointed time, And He gave them authority over it. 3 He clothed them in strength like His own And made them in His image. 4 …
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Wisdom of Sirach 15, 16 1 He who fears the Lord will do this, And he who holds fast to the law will obtain wisdom. 2 She will come to meet him like a mother And accept him like the wife of one’s youth. 3 She will feed him the bread of understanding And give …
Wisdom of Sirach 13, 14 1 Whoever touches pitch will be stained, And whoever associates with an arrogant man will become like him. 2 Do not lift a weight too heavy for you, Nor associate with a man stronger and richer than you. What does a clay pot have in common with a copper kettle? …
Wisdom of Sirach 11, 12 1 The wisdom of a humble man will exalt his head, And he will take his seat among the great. Outward Appearances 2 Do not praise a man for his good looks, And do not detest one because of his appearance. 3 The bee is small among winged creatures, But …
Wisdom of Sirach 9, 10 1 Do not be jealous of the wife of your bosom And so teach her an evil lesson about yourself. 2 Do not give your soul to a woman To let her trample on your strength. 3 Do not meet with a woman who is a courtesan, Lest you fall …
Wisdom of Sirach 7, 8 1 Do no evil things, And evil will never overtake you. 2 Stay away from wrongdoing, And it will turn away from you. 3 My son, do not sow on the furrows of wrongdoing, And you will not reap the same things sevenfold. 4 Do not seek authority from a …
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Wisdom of Sirach 5, 6 1 Do not set your heart on your possessions, And do not say, “I am independent.” 2 Do not follow yourself and your strength So as to walk in the desires of your heart; 3 And do not say, “Who will be lord over me?” For the Lord will surely …
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Wisdom of Sirach 3, 4 1 Give heed to me, O children, for I am your father, And do what I tell you, that you may be saved. 2 For the Lord honored the father over the children And strengthened the judgment of the mother over her sons. 3 He who honors his father atones …
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Wisdom of Sirach 1, 2 1 All wisdom comes from the Lord And is with Him forever. 2 Who can count the sand of the seas, The drops of rain, and the days of eternity? 3 Who can search out the height of heaven, The breadth of the earth, the abyss, and wisdom? 4 Wisdom …
Wisdom of Solomon 18:5-19:22 5 When they resolved to kill the babes of Your holy ones And one child was exposed and rescued, You took away as a rebuke a multitude of their children; And You destroyed them together in the violent water. 6 That night was made known beforehand to our fathers So they …
Wisdom of Solomon 16:15-18:4 15 To escape from Your hand is impossible, 16 For the ungodly who refuse to know You Were flogged by the strength of Your arm. They were pursued by rains, hail, and thunderstorms And consumed by fire. 17 For the fire, very contrary to expectation, Was more effective in the water, …
Wisdom of Solomon 15:1-16:14 1 But You, our God, are kind, true, patient,And govern all things in mercy.2 For even if we sin, we belong to You and know Your might;But we will not sin,Because we know that we are counted as belonging to You.3 For to know You is complete righteousness,And to know Your …
Wisdom of Solomon 14 1 Again, someone getting ready for a voyageAnd about to sail through wild wavesCries out loud to a piece of woodMore fragile than the ship that carries him.2 For it was desire for gain that contrived that boat,And wisdom was the craftsman who built it;3 But Your providence, O Father, governs …
Wisdom of Solomon 12:12-13:19 12 For who will say, “What have You done?”Or who will oppose Your judgment?Who will bring a charge against YouFor destroying the nations You made?Or who will stand before YouTo plead as an advocate for unrighteous men?13 For neither is there any god except You,Whose care is for all things,So You …
Wisdom of Solomon 11:1-12:11 1 Wisdom prospered their works by the hand of a holy prophet.2 They traveled through an uninhabited desertAnd pitched their tents in impassable places.3 They held their ground in warsAnd defended themselves against their enemies.4 They thirsted and called upon You,And water was given them from a flinty rock,And a quenching …
Wisdom of Solomon 9, 10 1 “O God of our fathers and the Lord of mercy,Who made all things by Your word2 And in Your wisdom built a man,That by You He might be the master of what is created,3 And manage the world in holiness and righteousness,And pass judgment with uprightness of soul:4 Give …
Wisdom of Solomon 7, 8 1 Now I also am a mortal, the same as all men,And earthborn, a descendant of the first-formed man;For in the womb of a mother I was engraved as flesh. 2 In a period of ten months, I was constructed with bloodFrom the seed of a man and the pleasure of …
Wisdom of Solomon 5, 6 1 Then the righteous man will stand with confidenceIn the presence of those who afflict him;And those who reject his labors,2 When they see him, will be shaken with dreadful fear;And they shall be amazed at his unexpected salvation.3 They will speak among themselves with regret,And in anguish of spirit …
Wisdom of Solomon 3, 4 1 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,And no torture will ever touch them.2 In the eyes of the undiscerning they seemed to have died,And their departure was considered to be misfortune,3 And their passage from us to be their destruction;But they are at peace.4 …
Wisdom of Solomon 1, 2 1 Love righteousness, you who judge on the earth.Think about the Lord in goodnessAnd seek Him with sincerity of heart;2 Because He is found by those who do not tempt Him,And He is manifest to those who do not disbelieve Him.3 For dishonest reasoning separates people from God,And when His …
Song of Songs 7, 8 1 Return, return, O Shulamite;Return, return, and we will look at you.The GroomWhat will you see in the Shulamite,She who comes as the troops of armies?2 Why are your feet beautiful in your sandals,O daughter of Nadab?The curves of your thighs are like small necklaces,The work of a skilled craftsman.3 …
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Song of Songs 5, 6 The Groom1 I came into my garden, O my sister, my bride;I harvested my myrrh with my spices;I ate my bread with my honeyAnd drank my wine with my milk.O friends, eat and drink,And O brothers, drink abundantly.The Bride2 I sleep, but my heart keeps watch;The voice of my beloved—he …
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