Ezekiel 30:1-9

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A Lament Over Egypt

30 The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail^(A) and say,
    “Alas for that day!”
³For the day is near,^(B)
    the day of the Lord^(C) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.
⁴A sword will come against Egypt,^(D)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.^[a]^(E)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.^(F)

⁵Cush and Libya,^(G) Lydia and all Arabia,^(H) Kub and the people^(I) of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.^(J)

⁶“‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘The allies of Egypt will fall
    and her proud strength will fail.
From Migdol to Aswan^(K)
    they will fall by the sword within her,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
⁷“‘They will be desolate
    among desolate lands,
and their cities will lie
    among ruined cities.^(L)
⁸Then they will know that I am the Lord,
    when I set fire^(M) to Egypt
    and all her helpers are crushed.^(N)

⁹“‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush^(O) out of her complacency. Anguish^(P) will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.^(Q)

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Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9

John 7:1-9

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Jesus Goes to the Festival of Tabernacles

7 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want^[a] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders^(A) there were looking for a way to kill him.^(B) ²But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles^(C) was near, ³Jesus’ brothers^(D) said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. ⁴No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” ⁵For even his own brothers did not believe in him.^(E)

⁶Therefore Jesus told them, “My time^(F) is not yet here; for you any time will do. ⁷The world cannot hate you, but it hates me^(G) because I testify that its works are evil.^(H) ⁸You go to the festival. I am not^[b] going up to this festival, because my time^(I) has not yet fully come.” ⁹After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.