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37 The Hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the field, which was full of bones.
2 And He led me all around them. And behold, there were very many in the open field. And lo, they were very dry.
3 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.”
4 Again, He said to me, “Prophesy upon these bones and say to them, ‘O you dry bones! Hear the Word of the LORD!
5 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you; and you shall live.
6 “And I will lay sinews upon you, and make flesh grow upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, so that you may live. And you shall know that I am the LORD.”’”
7 So I prophesied as I was Commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a shaking. And the bones came together, bone to bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh grew upon them, and covered them above the skin. But there was no breath in them.
9 Then He said to me: “Prophesy to the wind. Prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these killed, so that they may live!”’”
10 So I prophesied as He had Commanded me. And the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.
11 Then He said to me: “Son of man, these bones are the whole House of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried, and our hope is gone. We are completely cut off.’
12 “Therefore, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, My people. I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your sepulchers and bring you into the land of Israel.
13 “And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up out of your sepulchers,
14 “and shall put My Spirit in you; and you shall live; and I shall place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.’”
15 The Word of the LORD came again to me, saying:
16 “Moreover, you son of man, take a piece of wood for yourself and write upon it, ‘To Judah, and to the children of Israel, his companions…’ Then take another piece of wood and write upon it, ‘To Joseph, the tree of Ephraim, and to all the House of Israel his companions…’
17 “And you shall join them, one to another, into one tree. And they shall be as one in your hand.
18 “And when the children of your people shall speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not show us what you mean by these?’
19 “you shall answer them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the tree of Joseph (which is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel (his fellows) and will put them together with the tree of Judah and make them one tree. And they shall be one in My Hand.
20 “And the wood upon which you write shall be in your hand, in their sight.
21 “And say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, wherever they have gone, and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land.
22 “And I will make them one people in the land, upon the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king to them all. And they shall no longer be two peoples or be divided into two kingdoms anymore.
23 “Nor shall they be polluted anymore with their idols, or with their abominations, or with any of their transgressions. But I will save them from all their dwelling places in which they have sinned and will cleanse them. So shall they be My people; and I will be their God.
24 “And David, My servant, shall be king over them; and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall also walk in My Judgments and observe My Statutes and do them.
25 “And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob, My servant, where your fathers have dwelt. And they shall dwell there, they and their sons and their sons’ sons, forever. And My servant, David, shall be their prince forever.
26 “Moreover, I will make a Covenant of Peace with them. It shall be an everlasting Covenant with them. And I will place them, and multiply them, and will set My Sanctuary among them forevermore.
27 “My Tabernacle shall also be with them. Yea, I will be their God; and they shall be My people.
28 “Thus the heathen shall know that I, the LORD, sanctifies Israel, when My Sanctuary shall be among them forevermore.”’”
38 And the Word of the LORD came to me, saying:
2 “Son of men, set your face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
3 “and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I come against you, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal!
4 “And I will destroy you and put hooks in your jaws. And I will bring you forth and all your army, horses and horsemen, all clothed with all sorts of armor, a great multitude with bucklers and shields, all handling swords,
5 “those of Paras, of Cush, and Put with them, all those who bear shield and helmet:
6 “Gomer and all his bands, the house of Togarmah of the North quarters and all his bands, and many people with you.
7 “Prepare yourself and make yourself ready—you and all your multitude who are assembled to you—and be their safeguard.
8 “After many days, you shall be visited. In the latter years, you shall come into the land that has been destroyed with the sword and has been gathered from many people, upon the mountains of Israel which have long lain waste. Yet they have been brought out from the people; and they shall dwell all safely.
9 “You shall ascend and come up like a storm and shall be like a cloud to cover the land, you and all your bands and many people with you.”
10 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “At the same time, things shall come into your mind; and you shall think evil thoughts.
11 “And you shall say, ‘I will go up to the land that has no walled towers. I will go to those who are at rest and dwell in safety—who all dwell without walls and have neither bars nor gates—
12 “to plunder the prey and to take a spoil, to turn your hand upon the desolate places that are inhabited and upon the people who are gathered out of the nations which have gotten cattle and goods and dwell in the midst of the land.
13 “Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish, with all its lions, shall say to you, ‘Have you come to plunder the prey? Have you gathered your multitude to take a spoil, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to spoil a great prey?’”’
14 “Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “On that day, when My people of Israel dwell safely, shall you not know it
15 “and come from your place out of the northern parts—you and many people with you, all riding upon horses—a great multitude and a mighty army.
16 “And you shall come up against My people of Israel. As a cloud to cover the land you shall be in the latter days. And I will bring you upon My land, so that the heathen may know Me when I shall be sanctified in you, O Gog, before their eyes.”
17 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “Are you not him of whom I have spoken in old time, by the hand of My servants, the Prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days and years that I would bring you upon them?
18 “Also, at the same time, when Gog shall come against the land of Israel,” says the Lord GOD, “My wrath shall arise in My anger.
19 “For in My indignation, in the fire of My wrath, have I spoken it. Surely at that time there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel,
20 “so that the fishes of the sea and the birds of the sky and the beasts of the field and all that moves and creeps upon the Earth, and all the men who are upon the Earth, shall tremble at My presence. And the mountains shall be overthrown; and the steep places shall fall; and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 “For I will call for a sword against him throughout all My mountains,” says the Lord GOD, “Every man’s sword shall be against his brother.
22 “And I will execute judgment against him with pestilence and with blood. And I will cause to rain upon him and upon his bands and upon the great people who are with him, a sore rain and hailstones, fire and brimstone.
23 “Thus will I be magnified and sanctified and known in the eyes of many nations. And they shall know that I am the LORD.”’
19 Therefore my dear brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
20 For the wrath of man does not accomplish the righteousness of God.
21 Therefore, put aside all filthiness and abundance of wickedness. In humility, receive the Word implanted in you which is able to save your souls.
22 And be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For if any hear the Word, and does not do it, he is like a man who beholds his natural face in a mirror.
24 For after he has looked at himself, he goes his way and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues therein (not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work), he shall be blessed in his deed.
26 If anyone among you seems religious but does not refrain his tongue and deceives his own heart, their religion is vain.
27 Religion, pure and undefiled before God (even the Father) is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their adversity, and to keep oneself undefiled by the world.
2 My brothers, do not hold the faith of our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with favoritism.
2 For if a man with a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly. And then, also, a poor man in rags comes in—
3 and you have respect for the one wearing the fine clothing, saying to him, “Sit here in a good place”, yet you say to the poor, “Stand over there”, or “Sit here under my footstool” —
4 are you not partial among yourselves, becoming judges of evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
6 But you have despised the poor. Do not the rich oppress you by tyranny? And do they not draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do they not blaspheme the worthy Name after which you are named?
8 But if you fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”, you do well.
9 But if you show favoritism, you commit sin and are rebuked by the Law as transgressors.
10 For whoever shall keep the whole Law, and yet fails in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For He Who said, “You shall not commit adultery”, also said, “You shall not kill”. Now, though you do no adultery, if you kill you are still a transgressor of the Law.
12 So speak and so do as those who shall be judged by the Law of liberty.
13 For there shall be merciless condemnation for the one who does not show mercy. And mercy rejoices against condemnation.
14 What profit is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but has no works? Can faith save him?
15 For if a brother or a sister is naked and without daily food,
16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace. Warm yourselves and fill your bellies”, what help is it if you don’t give them those things which the body needs?
17 Even so, faith - if it has no works - is dead by itself.
117 All nations, praise the LORD! Praise Him, all people!
2 For His lovingkindness is great toward us; and the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
28 The wicked flee when none pursues. But the righteous are bold as a lion.
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