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24 Moreover, Jeremiah said to all the people, and to all the women, “Hear the Word of the LORD, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt!
25 “Thus speaks the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying, ‘You and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, “We will perform our vows that we have vowed to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings to her.” You will perform your vows and do the things that you have vowed.’
26 “Therefore, hear the Word of the LORD, all Judah who dwell in the land of Egypt: ‘Behold, I have sworn by My great Name,’ says the LORD, ‘that My Name shall no longer be called upon by the mouth of any man of Judah, in all the land of Egypt, saying, “The LORD God lives.”
27 ‘Behold, I will watch over them for misery, and not for prosperity. And all men of Judah who are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword, and by the famine, until they are utterly destroyed.
28 ‘Still, a small number who escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt, into the land of Judah. And all the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall know Whose Words shall stand, Mine or theirs.
29 ‘And this shall be a sign to you,’ says the LORD, ‘when I visit you in this place, so that you may know that My Words shall surely stand against you for misery.’
30 “Thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will give Pharaoh Hophra, king of Egypt, into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek his life, as I gave Zedekiah, king of Judah, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, his enemy, who also sought his life.’”
45 The Word that Jeremiah the Prophet spoke to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when he had written these Words from the mouth of Jeremiah in a Book, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
2 “Thus says the LORD God of Israel to you, O Baruch:
3 ‘You said, “Woe is me now! For the LORD has laid sorrow to my sorrow. I fainted in my mourning, and I can find no rest.”’
4 “Thus shall you say to him, ‘The LORD says this: “Behold, that which I have built, I will destroy. And that which I have planted, will I pluck up, even this whole land.
5 “And do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For behold, I will bring a plague upon all flesh,” says the LORD, “but I will give you your life as a prize in all places where you go.”’”
46 The Words of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the Prophet against the Gentiles,
2 against Egypt, and against the army of Pharaoh Necho, king of Egypt, (which was by the river Perath in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah),
3 “Make ready buckler and shield and go forth to battle!
4 “Make ready the horses, and let the horsemen get up. And stand up with helmets, furbish the spears, and put on the armor!
5 “Why have I seen them afraid and driven back? For their mighty men are stricken and have fled away and do not look back, fear all around,” says the LORD.
6 “The swift shall not flee away, nor the strong man escape. They shall stumble and fall toward the north, by the river Perath.
7 “Who is this who comes up as the Nile, whose waters are moved like the rivers?
8 “Egypt rises up like the Nile. And its waters are moved like the rivers. And it says, ‘I will go up, and will cover the Earth! I will destroy the city and those who dwell in it!’
9 “Come up, you horses. And rage, you chariots. And let the valiant men come forth: the Ethiopians, and the Libyans who bear the shield, and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
10 “For this is the day of the LORD God of Hosts, a day of vengeance, so that He may avenge Himself of His enemies. For the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiated and made drunk with their blood. For the LORD God of Hosts has a sacrifice in the north country, by the river Perath.
11 “Go up to Gilead and fetch balm. O Virgin, the daughter of Egypt, in vain you shall use many medicines. You shall not have health.
12 “The nations have heard of your shame, and your cry has filled the land. For the strong have stumbled against the strong. They have both fallen together.”
13 The Word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the Prophet of how Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, would come and strike the land of Egypt:
14 “Proclaim in Egypt, and declare in Migdol, and proclaim in Noph, and in Tahpanhes, and say, ‘Stand still and prepare yourselves! For the sword shall devour all around you!’
15 “Why are your valiant men beaten down? They could not stand because the LORD thrust them away.
16 “He made many fall. And one fell upon another, and they said, ‘Arise, let us turn back from the sword of the violent, to our own people and to the land of our birth.’
17 “They cried there, ‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise! He has passed the appointed time!’
18 “As I live,” says the King Whose Name is the LORD of Hosts, “surely as Tabor in the mountains, and as Carmel in the sea, it shall come.
19 “O you daughter dwelling in Egypt, make yourself gear to go into captivity! For Noph shall be waste and desolate, without an inhabitant.
20 “Egypt is like a fair calf, but destruction comes. Out of the North it comes.
21 “Also, her hired men, in the midst of her like fat calves, they are also turned back and have fled away together. They could not stand, because the day of their destruction had come upon them, the time of their reckoning.
22 “Its voice shall go forth like a serpent. For they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as woodcutters.
23 “They shall cut down her forest,” says the LORD, “for they cannot be counted, because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
24 “The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded. She shall be delivered into the hands of the people of the North.”
25 Thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will visit your common people of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods and their kings, even Pharaoh, and all those who trust in him.
26 “And I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, and into the hands of his servants. And afterward, she shall dwell as in the old time,” says the LORD.
27 “But do not fear, O my servant Jacob. And do not be afraid, O Israel. For behold, I will deliver you from afar, and your seed from the land of their captivity. And Jacob shall return and be in rest and prosperity. And no one shall make him afraid.
28 “Do not fear, O Jacob, My servant,” says the LORD, “for I am with you. And I will utterly destroy all the nations to which I have driven you. Yet I will not utterly destroy you, but correct you by judgment, and not utterly cut you off.”
47 The Words of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the Prophet against the Philistines, before Pharaoh struck Gaza.
2 Thus says the LORD: “Behold, waters rise up out of the North, and shall be as a swelling torrent, and shall overflow the land and all that is in it, and the cities, with those who dwell in them. Then the men shall cry and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl
3 “at the noise and stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the noise of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels. The fathers shall not look back to their children, being limp-wristed
4 “because of the day that comes to destroy all the Philistines, to destroy Tyre and Sidon, and all the rest who take part. For the LORD will destroy the Philistines, the remnant of the isle of Caphtor.
5 “Baldness has come upon Gaza. Ashkelon is cut up with the rest of their valleys. How long will you cut yourself?
6 “O, you sword of the LORD! How long will it be before you cease! Turn back into your scabbard! Rest and be still.
7 “How can it cease, seeing the LORD has given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea bank? There He has appointed it.”
22 Also, flee from the lusts of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace (with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart).
23 And put away foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they beget strife.
24 The servant of the Lord must not strive, but must be gentle toward all, able to teach, forbearing;
25 disciplining those who oppose with humility, in case God might give them repentance at any time so that they may acknowledge the Truth
26 and repent out of that snare of the devil (of whom they have been taken prisoner), to do His will.
3 Also know this: that perilous times shall come in the last days.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 hard-hearted, trucebreakers, slanderers, out of control, brutal, no lovers of good,
4 traitors, rash, haughty, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,
5 appearing to be godly but denying its power. And from such turn away!
6 For of this sort are those who creep into houses and captivate simple women laden with sins; led by diverse lusts,
7 always learning and never coming to a knowledge of the Truth.
8 And as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these resist the Truth; men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9 But they shall no longer prevail. For their madness shall be evident to all, as theirs also was.
10 But you have closely followed my teaching, manner of living, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
11 persecutions and afflictions which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra – what persecutions I suffered! But the Lord delivered me from them all.
12 Indeed, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But the evil men and deceivers shall grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But you continue in the things which you have learned (and which are committed to you), knowing from Whom you have learned them,
15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 For the whole Scripture is given by inspiration from God; and is profitable for teaching, convicting, correcting, and instructing in righteousness.
17 So that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
94 O LORD God, the Avenger! O God, the Avenger, show Yourself clearly!
2 Exalt Yourself, O Judge of the World, and render a reward to the proud.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
4 They babble on and speak fiercely. All the workers of iniquity boast of themselves.
5 They strike down Your people, O LORD, and trouble Your heritage.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger and murder the fatherless.
7 Yet they say, “The LORD shall not see; nor will the God of Jacob regard it.”
8 Understand, you unwise among the people and you fools. When will you be wise?
9 He Who planted the ear, shall He not hear? Or, He Who formed the eye, shall He not see?
10 Or, He Who chastises the nations, shall He not correct? He Who teaches man knowledge, shall He not know?
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
12 Blessed is the man whom You chastise, O LORD, and teach in Your Law,
13 so that You may give him rest from the days of evil while the pit is dug for the wicked.
14 Surely, the LORD will neither fail His people nor forsake His inheritance.
15 For judgment shall return to justice; and all the upright in heart shall follow after it.
16 Who will rise up with me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
17 If the LORD had not helped me, my soul would have almost dwelt in silence.
18 When I say, “My foot slides.” Your mercy, O LORD, upholds me.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts, in my heart, Your comforts have rejoiced my soul.
20 Does the throne of iniquity, which forges wrong for a law, have fellowship with You?
21 They gather together against the soul of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.
22 But the LORD is my refuge; and my God is the Rock of my hope.
23 And He will recompense their wickedness and destroy them in their own malice. The LORD our God shall destroy them.
6 He who sends a message by the hand of a fool, is as he who cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.
7 As the legs of the lame are weak, so is a proverb in a fool’s mouth.
8 As the binding up of a stone in a sling is he who gives glory to a fool.
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