Tuesday, March 12, 2030

^1:19And if ye be willing, and hearken to me, ye shall eat the good of the land: ²⁰but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this. ²¹How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers. ²²Your silver is worthless, thy wine merchants mix the wine with water. ²³Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

²⁴Therefore thus saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Woe to the mighty men of Israel; for my wrath shall not cease against mine adversaries, and I will execute judgment on mine enemies. ²⁵And I will bring my hand upon thee, and purge thee completely, and I will destroy the rebellious, and will take away from thee all transgressors. ²⁶And I will establish thy judges as before, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful mother-city Sion. ²⁷For her captives shall be saved with judgment, and with mercy.

²⁸And the transgressors and the sinners shall be crushed together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be utterly consumed. ²⁹For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted. ³⁰For they shall be as a turpentine tree that has cast its leaves, and as a garden that has no water. ³¹And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burnt up together, and there shall be none to quench them.

^2:1The word which came to Esaias the son of Amos concerning Judea, and concerning Jerusalem. ²For in the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be glorious, and the house of God shall be on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall come to it. ³And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.

^1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years. ¹⁵And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so. ¹⁶And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also. ¹⁷And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, ¹⁸and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

¹⁹And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. ²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so. ²¹And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good. ²²And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth. ²³And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

^1:20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly. ²¹And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says, ²²So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs. ²³Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed; ²⁵but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs; ²⁶therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you: ²⁷yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you. ²⁸For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord: ³⁰neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs. ³¹Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness. ³²For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly. ³³But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.

^1:19And if ye be willing, and hearken to me, ye shall eat the good of the land: ²⁰but if ye be not willing, nor hearken to me, a sword shall devour you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this. ²¹How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers. ²²Your silver is worthless, thy wine merchants mix the wine with water. ²³Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

²⁴Therefore thus saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, Woe to the mighty men of Israel; for my wrath shall not cease against mine adversaries, and I will execute judgment on mine enemies. ²⁵And I will bring my hand upon thee, and purge thee completely, and I will destroy the rebellious, and will take away from thee all transgressors. ²⁶And I will establish thy judges as before, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful mother-city Sion. ²⁷For her captives shall be saved with judgment, and with mercy.

²⁸And the transgressors and the sinners shall be crushed together, and they that forsake the Lord shall be utterly consumed. ²⁹For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted. ³⁰For they shall be as a turpentine tree that has cast its leaves, and as a garden that has no water. ³¹And their strength shall be as a thread of tow, and their works as sparks, and the transgressors and the sinners shall be burnt up together, and there shall be none to quench them.

^2:1The word which came to Esaias the son of Amos concerning Judea, and concerning Jerusalem. ²For in the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be glorious, and the house of God shall be on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall come to it. ³And many nations shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will tell us his way, and we will walk in it: for out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.

^1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, to divide between day and night, and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years. ¹⁵And let them be for light in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, and it was so. ¹⁶And God made the two great lights, the greater light for regulating the day and the lesser light for regulating the night, the stars also. ¹⁷And God placed them in the firmament of the heaven, so as to shine upon the earth, ¹⁸and to regulate day and night, and to divide between the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.

¹⁹And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day. ²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth reptiles having life, and winged creatures flying above the earth in the firmament of heaven, and it was so. ²¹And God made great whales, and every living reptile, which the waters brought forth according to their kinds, and every creature that flies with wings according to its kind, and God saw that they were good. ²²And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the creatures that fly be multiplied on the earth. ²³And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day.

^1:20Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly. ²¹And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says, ²²So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs. ²³Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.

²⁴Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed; ²⁵but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs; ²⁶therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against you when ruin comes upon you: ²⁷yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and your overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you. ²⁸For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find me.

²⁹For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord: ³⁰neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs. ³¹Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness. ³²For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly. ³³But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.

^10:31The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish. ³²The lips of just men drop grace: but the mouth of the ungodly is perverse. ^11:1False balances are an abomination before the Lord: but a just weight is acceptable unto him. ²Wherever pride enters, there will be also disgrace: but the mouth of the lowly meditates wisdom. ³When a just man dies he leaves regret: but the destruction of the ungodly is speedy, and causes joy. ⁵Righteousness traces out blameless paths: but ungodliness encounters unjust dealing.

⁶The righteousness of upright men delivers them: but transgressors are caught in their own destruction. ⁷At the death of a just man his hope does not perish: but the boast of the ungodly perishes. ⁸A righteous man escapes from a snare, and the ungodly man is delivered up in his place. ⁹In the mouth of ungodly men is a snare to citizens: but the understanding of righteous men is prosperous. ¹⁰In the prosperity of righteous men a city prospers: ¹¹but by the mouths of ungodly men it is overthrown. ¹²A man void of understanding sneers at his fellow citizens: but a sensible man is quiet.

^4:7But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest. ⁸For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. ⁹But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. ¹⁰He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated. ¹¹Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. ¹²For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind.

¹³He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: ¹⁴for his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked. ¹⁵This the people saw, and understood not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.

^10:1“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. ²But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”

⁶Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them. ⁷Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door. ⁸All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. ⁹I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.

^13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you. ¹⁸Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. ¹⁹I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner. ²⁰Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, ²¹make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

^10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. ¹⁰The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. ¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

¹³The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep. ¹⁴I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own; ¹⁵even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.