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48 Concerning Moab, thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: “Woe to Nebo, for it is wasted! Kirjathaim is shamed and captured! Misgab is shamed and afraid!
2 “Moab shall no longer boast. In Heshbon, they have devised evil against it. Come, and let us destroy it, so that it is no longer a nation! Also, you shall be destroyed, O madmen, and the sword shall pursue you!
3 “There shall be a voice of crying from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction.
4 “Moab is destroyed. Her little ones have caused their cry to be heard.
5 “For at the going up of Luhith, the mourner shall go up with weeping. For in the going down of Horonaim, the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
6 “Flee and save your lives! And be like the heath in the wilderness.
7 “For because you hast trusted in your works and in your treasures, you shall also be taken. And Chemosh shall go forth into captivity together with his priests and his princes.
8 “And the destroyer shall come upon all cities, and no city shall escape. The valley shall also perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.
9 “Give wings to Moab, so that he may flee and get away. For his cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell in them.
10 “Cursed is the one who does the work of the LORD deceitfully. And cursed is the one who restrains his sword from blood.
11 “Moab has been at rest from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been poured from vessel to vessel. Nor has he gone into captivity. Therefore, his taste remained in him, and his scent has not changed.
12 “Therefore, behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will send to him those who shall carry him away, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
13 “And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the House of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
14 “How can you think ‘We are mighty and strong men of war?’
15 “Moab is destroyed, and his cities burnt up. And his chosen young men have gone down to slaughter,” says the King Whose Name is The LORD of Hosts.
16 “The destruction of Moab is ready to come, and his plague hastens quickly.
17 “All you who are around him, mourn for him. All you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff has broken, the beautiful rod!
18 “You, daughter who inhabits Dibon, come down from glory and sit in thirst. For the destroyer of Moab shall come upon you. He shall destroy your strongholds.
19 “You who dwell in Aroer, stand by the way and behold. Ask him who flees and who escapes, saying, ‘What has been done?’
20 “Moab is shamed, for it is destroyed. Howl and cry! Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is made waste,
21 “and judgment has come upon the plain country, upon Holon and upon Jahzah, and upon Mephaath,
22 “and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon the House of Diblathaim,
23 “and upon Kirjathaim, and upon Beth Gamul, and upon Beth Meon,
24 “and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 “The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says the LORD.
26 “Make him drunk. Because he magnified himself against the LORD, Moab shall wallow in his vomit. And he shall also be in derision.
27 “For did you not deride Israel, as though he had been found among thieves? For when you speak of him, you are moved.
28 “O you who dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rocks! And be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.
29 “We have heard the pride of Moab (He is exceedingly prideful), his stoutness and his arrogancy, his pride and the haughtiness of his heart.
30 “I know his wrath,” says the LORD, “but it shall not be so. For his bluster is not right.
31 “Therefore, I will howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab, shall mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 “O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for you as I wept for Jazer! Your plants have gone over the sea. They have come to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen upon your summer fruits, and upon your vintage.
33 “And joy and gladness have been taken from the plentiful field, and from the land of Moab. And I have caused wine to fail from the winepress. No one shall tread with shouting. Their shouting shall not be joyous.
34 “From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh and to Jahaz they have made their noise, from Zoar to Horonaim (as a heifer of three years old), for the waters of Nimrim shall also be wasted.
35 “Moreover, I will cause to cease in Moab,” says the LORD, “him who offers in the high places, and him who burns incense to his gods.
36 “Therefore, My Heart shall sound for Moab like a flute. And My Heart shall sound like a flute for the men of Kir Heres, because the riches that he has gotten have perished.
37 “For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped. Upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth.
38 “Mourning shall be upon all the housetops of Moab, and in all its streets. For I have broken Moab like a vessel in which is no pleasure,” says the LORD.
39 “They shall howl, saying, ‘How is he destroyed? How has Moab turned the back with shame?’ So shall Moab be a derision and a fear to all those around him.”
40 For thus says the LORD: “Behold, one shall flee as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.
41 “The cities are taken, and the strongholds are won, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that time shall be as the heart of a woman in labor.
42 “And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he has set himself up against the LORD.
43 “Fear, and pit, and snare upon you, O inhabitant of Moab,” says the LORD.
44 “He who escapes from the fear shall fall in the pit. And he who gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare. For I will bring upon it, upon Moab, the year of their visitation,” says the LORD.
45 “Those who fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon, because of the force. For the fire came out of Heshbon, and a flame from Sihon, and devoured the corner of Moab, and the top of the seditious children.
46 “Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh perish! For your sons are taken captives and your daughters led into captivity!
47 “Yet I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
49 To the children of Ammon, thus says the LORD: “Has Israel no sons? Or has he no heir? Why has their king inherited Gad, and his people dwelt in its cities?
2 “Therefore, behold, the days come,” says the LORD, “that I will cause a noise of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites. And it shall be a desolate heap. And her daughters shall be burnt with fire. Then Israel shall take possession of those who possessed him,” says the LORD.
3 “Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is wasted! Cry, you daughters of Rabbah! Gird yourselves with sackcloth! Mourn and run to and fro by the hedges! For their king shall go into captivity, as will his priests and his princes.
4 “Why do you glory in the valleys? Your valley flows away, O rebellious daughter. She trusted in her treasures, saying, ‘Who shall come to me?’
5 “Behold, I will bring a fear upon you,” says the LORD God of Hosts, “from all those who are around you. And you shall be scattered, every man before and behind. And no one shall gather him who flees.
6 “And afterward, I will bring back the captivity of the children of Ammon.”
7 Thus says the LORD of Hosts to Edom: “Is wisdom no longer in Teman? Has counsel perished from their children? Has their wisdom vanished?
8 “Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, you inhabitants of Dedan! For I have brought the destruction of Esau upon him, the time of his visitation.
9 “If the grape gatherers come to you, would they not leave gleaning grapes? If thieves come by night, they will destroy until they have enough.
10 “For I have laid Esau bare. I have uncovered his secrets, and he shall not be able to hide himself. His seed is wasted, and his brethren, and his neighbors. He is no more.
11 “Leave your fatherless children. I will preserve them alive. And let your widows trust in Me.”
12 For thus says the LORD: “Behold, those whose sentence it was to not drink from the cup, have assuredly drunk. And are you the one who shall escape free? You shall not go free, but you shall surely drink from it.
13 “For I have sworn by Myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah shall be waste, a reproach, a desolation, and a curse. And all its cities shall be perpetual desolations.”
14 I have heard a report from the LORD. And an ambassador has been sent to the heathen. “Gather together and come against her! And rise up to the battle!
15 “For lo, I will make you but small among the heathen, and despised among men.
16 “Your fear, and the pride of your heart, have deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock and hold the height of the hill. Though you would make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there,” says the LORD.
17 “Also, Edom shall be desolate. Everyone who goes by him shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all his plagues,
18 “as in the overthrow of Sodom and of Gomorrah and the places nearby,” says the LORD. No man shall dwell there, nor shall the sons of men remain in it.
19 “Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan to the strong dwelling place. For I will make him hurry away from her. And who is the chosen man 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?”
20 Therefore, hear the counsel of the LORD that He has devised against Edom, and His purpose that He has conceived against the inhabitants of Teman. Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out. He shall make their habitations desolate with them.
21 The Earth is moved at the noise of their fall. The cry of their voice is heard in the Red Sea.
22 Behold, He shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread His wings over Bozrah. And on that day the hearts of the strong men of Edom shall be as the heart of a woman in labor.
4 Therefore, I charge you before God and before the Lord Jesus Christ, Who shall judge the living and dead at His appearing and in His Kingdom:
2 Preach the Word! Be ready, in season and out of season. Convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and teaching.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine. But having itching ears, they shall gather a heap of teachers according to their own lusts
4 and shall turn their ears from the truth and shall be given to fables.
5 But you, be sober in all things. Suffer adversity. Do the work of an evangelist. Carry out your ministry fully.
6 For I am already being offered. And the time of my departing is at hand.
7 I have fought the good fight and have finished my course. I have kept the faith.
8 Hereafter, the crown of righteousness - which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, shall give me on that Day - is laid up for me. And not only to me but also to all those who love His appearing.
9 Hurry to come to me at once!
10 For Demas has forsaken me, and has embraced this present world, and has departed to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia; Titus to Dalmatia.
11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you. For he is useful to me for ministry.
12 And I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
13 When you come, bring the cloak with you which I left with Carpus at Troas, and the books (especially the parchments).
14 Alexander, the coppersmith, has done me much evil. May the Lord reward him according to his works.
15 You beware of him also. For he greatly opposes our preaching.
16 At my first defense, no one stood by me. But, all deserted me. May it not be counted against them.
17 But the Lord assisted me and strengthened me; so that by me the preaching might be fully believed, and that all the Gentiles should hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for His Heavenly Kingdom. To Him be praise for ever and ever! Amen.
19 Greet Prisca and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
20 Erastus stayed at Corinth. I left Trophimus at Miletus, sick.
21 Hurry to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brothers.
22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with your Spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
(The second Epistle written from Rome to Timothy, the first Bishop elected of the Church of Ephesus, when Paul was presented the second time before the Emperor Nero)
95 Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us sing aloud to the Rock of our Salvation!
2 Let us come before His Face with praise. Let us sing loud to Him with Psalms.
3 For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods,
4 in Whose hand are the deep places of the Earth, and the heights of the mountains are His.
5 The sea belongs to Him, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land.
6 Come, let us worship and bow down, and kneel before the LORD our Maker.
7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His Hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,
8 “Do not harden your heart as in Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness,
9 “when your fathers tempted Me (tested Me) though they had seen My work.
10 “Forty years I have contended with this generation, and said they are a people that err in heart, for they have not known My ways.
11 “Therefore, I swore in My wrath, saying, ‘Surely, they shall not enter into My rest.’”
96 Sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD all the Earth!
2 Sing to the LORD! Praise His Name! Declare His salvation from day to day.
3 Declare His Glory among all nations, His wonders among all people.
4 For the LORD is great and greatly to be praised. He is to be feared above all gods.
5 For all the gods of the people are idols. But the LORD made the heavens.
6 Strength and glory are before Him. Power and beauty are in His Sanctuary.
7 Give to the LORD, you families of the people! Give to the LORD glory and power!
8 Give to the LORD the glory of His Name. Bring an offering and enter into His courts.
9 Worship the LORD in the glorious Sanctuary. Tremble before Him, all the Earth.
10 Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” Surely, the world shall be stable and not move; and He shall judge the people in righteousness.
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the Earth be glad! Let the sea roar, and all that therein is.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it! Let all the trees of the wood then rejoice
13 before the LORD. For He comes. For He comes to judge the Earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the people in His truth.
9 As a thorn goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
10 The Great God, Who formed all things, both gives the fool his hire and passes over the transgressors.
11 As a dog turns again to his own vomit, so a fool turns to his folly.
12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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