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23 To Damascus He says: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard evil tidings. They are faint-hearted and cannot rest, as if on a fearful sea.
24 “Damascus is discouraged, turns herself to flight, and fear has seized her. Anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in labor.
25 “How is the glorious city not forsaken, the city of My joy?
26 “Therefore, her young men shall fall in her streets. And all her men of war shall be cut off on that day,” says the LORD of Hosts.
27 “And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, which shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.”
28 Of Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor—which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, shall strike—thus says the LORD: “Arise! Go up to Kedar and destroy the men of the East.
29 “They shall take away their tents and their flocks. Yea, they shall take away their curtains and all their vessels and their camels for themselves. And they shall cry to them, ‘Fear is on every side!’
30 “Flee! Go far away! Dwell in the depths, O, you inhabitants of Hazor!” says the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, has taken counsel against you, and has devised a purpose against you.
31 “Arise! Get up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the LORD, “which has neither gates nor bars, but dwells alone.
32 “And their camels shall be a plunder, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil. And I will scatter them to all winds, and to the utmost corners. And I will bring their destruction from all sides,” says the LORD.
33 “And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, desolation forever. No man shall dwell there, nor shall the sons of men remain in it.”
34 The Words of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the Prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, saying,
35 “Thus says the LORD of Hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their strength.
36 ‘And upon Elam I will bring the four winds from the four quarters of Heaven and will scatter them towards all these winds. And there shall be no nation to where the fugitives of Elam shall not come.
37 ‘For I will cause Elam to be afraid before their enemies, and before those who seek their lives, and will bring upon them a plague, the indignation of My wrath,’ says the LORD, ‘And I will send the sword after them until I have consumed them.
38 ‘And I will set My throne in Elam. And I will destroy the king and the princes from there,’ says the LORD, ‘but in the latter days, I will bring back the captivity of Elam,’ says the LORD.”
50 The Word that the LORD spoke concerning Babel, and concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by the ministry of Jeremiah the Prophet:
2 “Declare among the nations, and proclaim it, and set up a standard! Proclaim it, do not conceal it! Say, ‘Babel is taken! Bel is put to shame! Merodach is broken down! Her idols are humiliated, and their images have burst in pieces!’
3 “For out of the North there comes up a nation against her which shall make her land waste. And no one shall dwell in her. They shall flee and depart, both man and beast.
4 “In those days and at that time,” says the LORD, “the children of Israel shall come—they and the children of Judah going together and weeping—as they go and seek the LORD their God.
5 “They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces looking there, saying, ‘Come and let us cling to the LORD in a perpetual Covenant that shall not be forgotten.’
6 “My people have been like lost sheep. Their shepherds have caused them to go astray and have turned them away to the mountains. They have gone from mountain to hill, forgetting their resting place.
7 “All that found them have devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We have not offended,’ because they have sinned against the LORD, the Habitation of Justice, the LORD, the Hope of Their Fathers.
8 “Flee from the midst of Babel, and depart out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the male goats before the flock.
9 “For lo, I will raise, and cause to come up against Babel, a multitude of mighty nations from the North country. And they shall set themselves in formation against her, by which she shall be taken. Their arrows shall be like an expert strong man’s. For not one shall return empty.
10 “And Chaldea shall be a spoil. All who plunder her shall be satisfied,” says the LORD.
11 “Because you were glad and rejoiced in destroying My heritage. Because you have grown fat as the calves in the grass, and neighed like strong horses,
12 “your mother shall be very ashamed. And she who bore you shall be made least. Behold, the uttermost of the nations shall be a desert, a dry land, and a wilderness.
13 “Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited but shall be wholly desolate. Everyone who goes by Babel shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
14 “Put yourselves in formation against Babel all around. All you who bend the bow, shoot at her. Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD.
15 “Cry against her all around! She has given her hand. Her foundations have fallen. Her walls are destroyed. For it is the vengeance of the LORD. Take vengeance upon her! As she has done, do to her!
16 “Destroy the sower from Babel, and he who handles the scythe in the time of harvest. Because of the sword of the oppressor, everyone shall turn to his people. And everyone shall flee to his own land.
17 “Israel is like scattered sheep. The lions have dispersed them. First, the king of Assyria devoured him. And last, this Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, broke his bones.”
18 Therefore, thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will visit the king of Babel and his land, as I have visited the king of Assyria.
19 “And I will bring Israel back to his habitation. He shall feed in Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon Mount Ephraim and Gilead.
20 “In those days and at that time,” says the LORD, “the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for and there shall be none — and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found — for I will be merciful to those whom I reserve.
21 “Go up against the land of the rebels, against it and against the inhabitants of Pekod. Destroy and lay it waste after them,” says the LORD, “and do according to all that I have Commanded you.
22 “A cry of battle is in the land, and of great destruction!
23 “How the hammer of the whole world has been destroyed and broken! How desolate Babel has become among the nations!
24 “I have ensnared you, and you are captured, O Babel. And you were not aware. You are found, and also caught, because you have striven against the LORD.
25 “The LORD has opened His treasure, and has brought forth the weapons of His wrath. For this is the work of the LORD God of Hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.
26 “Come against her from the utmost border. Open her storehouses, tread on her as on sheaves, and destroy her utterly. Let nothing of her be left.
27 “Destroy all her young bulls. Let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! For their day has come, the time of their reckoning!”
28 The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babel to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of His Temple:
29 “Call up the archers against Babel! All you who bend the bow, besiege it all around! Let no one escape! Repay her according to her work! According to all that she has done, do to her! For she has been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel!”
30 “Therefore, her young men shall fall in the streets. And all her men of war shall be destroyed on that day,” says the LORD.
31 “Behold, I come to you, O proud,” says the LORD God of Hosts, “For your day has come, the time that I will visit you.
32 “And the proud shall stumble and fall; and no one shall raise him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities; and it shall devour all around him.”
33 Thus says the LORD of Hosts: “The children of Israel, and the children of Judah, were oppressed together. And all who took them captives held them and would not let them go.
34 “Their strong Redeemer, Whose Name is the LORD of Hosts, He shall maintain their cause, so that He may give rest to the land and disquiet the inhabitants of Babel.
35 “A sword upon the Chaldeans,” says the LORD, “and upon the inhabitants of Babel, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men!
36 “A sword upon the soothsayers; and they shall become fools! A sword upon her strong men; and they shall be afraid!
37 “A sword upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the multitude that is in the midst of her; and they shall be like women! A sword upon her treasures; and they shall be plundered!
38 “A drought upon her waters; and they shall be dried up! For it is the land of graven images; and they boast of their idols.
39 “Therefore, the Ziims shall dwell with the Iims; and the ostriches shall dwell there. For it shall no longer be inhabited; nor shall it be inhabited from generation to generation.
40 “As God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah with its nearby places,” says the LORD, “so shall no man dwell there; nor shall the son of man remain there.
41 “Behold, a people shall come from the North, and a great nation. And many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the Earth.
42 “They shall hold the bow and the buckler. They are cruel and unmerciful. Their voice shall roar like the sea. And they shall ride upon horses, be put in formation, like men to battle, against you, O daughter of Babel.
43 “The king of Babel has heard the report of them; and his hands grew feeble. Sorrow came upon him, sorrow as of a woman in labor.
44 “Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan to the strong habitation. For I will make them rest; and I will make them hurry away from her. And who is chosen whom I may appoint against her? For who is like Me; and who will summon Me; and who is the shepherd who will stand before Me?”
45 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that He has advised against Babel, and His purpose that he has planned against the land of the Chaldeans. Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out. Surely, He shall make their habitation desolate with them.
46 At the noise of the winning of Babel, the Earth is moved; and the cry is heard among the nations!
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s Elect and the acknowledging of the Truth which is according to godliness;
2 in the hope of eternal life - which God, Who cannot lie, has promised since before the world began.
3 But He has revealed His Word in due time through preaching, which is committed to me according to the Commandment of God our Savior,
4 To Titus, my natural son according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 For this reason I left you in Crete, so that you would continue to organize the things which remain, and would ordain elders in every city, as I directed you
6 (if any are blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children who are not accused of wastefulness or disobedient).
7 For an overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not willful, not angry, not given to wine, not a brawler, not greedy;
8 but one who loves strangers and goodness, is wise, righteous, holy, temperate,
9 holding fast the faithful Word according to doctrine, so that he may also be able to encourage with sound doctrine and convince those who speak against it.
10 For there are many disobedient and empty talkers, and deceivers of minds (mainly those of the circumcision)
11 whose mouths must be stopped; who subvert whole houses, teaching things they ought not for the sake of dishonest gain.
12 One of them (one of their own Prophets) said, “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 This witness is true! Therefore, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith
14 and not holding onto Jewish fables and commandments of men which turn away from the Truth.
15 To the pure, are all things pure. But, to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. But even their minds and consciences are defiled.
16 They profess that they know God, but by works they deny Him and are abominable and disobedient and worthless as to every good work.
97 The LORD reigns. Let the Earth rejoice! Let the multitude of the isles be glad.
2 Clouds and darkness surround Him. Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of His throne.
3 A fire shall go before Him and burn up His enemies all around.
4 His lightnings gave light to the world. The Earth saw it and was afraid.
5 The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the LORD of the whole Earth.
6 The heavens declare His righteousness, and all the people see His Glory.
7 All those who serve graven images, who glory in idols, are confounded. Worship Him all you gods.
8 Zion heard of it and was glad; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of Your judgments, O LORD.
9 For You, LORD, are Most High above all the Earth. You are much exalted above all gods.
10 You who love the LORD, hate evil. He preserves the souls of His saints. He will deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.
12 Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous; and give thanks for His holy remembrance. A Psalm
98 Sing to the LORD a new song; for He has done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm have gotten Him the victory.
2 The LORD declared His salvation. He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered His mercy and His truth toward the House of Israel. All the ends of the Earth have seen the salvation of our God.
4 Sing loud to the LORD, all the Earth! Cry out and rejoice; and sing praises!
5 Sing praise to the LORD upon the harp, upon the harp with a singing voice.
6 With shofars and sound of trumpets sing loud before the LORD the King.
7 Let the sea roar and all that therein is, the world and those who dwell therein.
8 Let the floods clap their hands! Let the mountains rejoice together
9 before the LORD! For He has come to judge the Earth. With righteousness shall He judge the world, and the people with equity.
13 The slothful says, “A lion is in the road. A lion is in the streets.”
14 As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful man upon his bed.
15 The slothful hides his hand in the dish, and it grieves him to put it to his mouth again.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven who can render a reason.
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