Jeremiah 45-46
New American Standard Bible 1995
Message to Baruch
45 This is the message which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to (A)Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had (B)written down these words in a book [a]at Jeremiah’s dictation, in the (C)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying: 2 “Thus says the Lord the God of Israel to you, O Baruch: 3 ‘You said, “Ah, woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain; I am (D)weary with my groaning and have found no rest.”’ 4 Thus you are to say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Behold, (E)what I have built I am about to tear down, and what I have planted I am about to uproot, that is, the whole land.” 5 But you, are you (F)seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to (G)bring disaster on all flesh,’ declares the Lord, ‘but I will (H)give your life to you as booty in all the places where you may go.’”
Defeat of Pharaoh Foretold
46 That which came as the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet (I)concerning the nations.
2 To (J)Egypt, concerning the army of (K)Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the Euphrates River at (L)Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the (M)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 “(N)Line up the shield and [b]buckler,
And draw near for the battle!
4 “Harness the horses,
And [c]mount the steeds,
And take your stand with helmets on!
(O)Polish the spears,
Put on the (P)scale-armor!
5 “Why have I seen it?
They are terrified,
They are (Q)drawing back,
And their (R)mighty men are defeated
And have taken refuge in flight,
Without facing back;
[d](S)Terror is on every side!”
Declares the Lord.
6 Let not the (T)swift man flee,
Nor the mighty man escape;
In the north beside the river Euphrates
They have (U)stumbled and fallen.
7 Who is this that (V)rises like the Nile,
Like the rivers whose waters surge about?
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,
Even like the rivers whose waters surge about;
And He has said, “I will (W)rise and cover that land;
I will surely (X)destroy the city and its inhabitants.”
9 Go up, you horses, and [e](Y)drive madly, you chariots,
That the mighty men may [f]march forward:
Ethiopia and [g](Z)Put, that handle the shield,
And the [h](AA)Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
10 For (AB)that day belongs to the Lord [i]God of hosts,
A day of (AC)vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes;
And the (AD)sword will devour and be satiated
And [j]drink its fill of their blood;
For there will be a (AE)slaughter for the Lord [k]God of hosts,
In the land of the north by the river Euphrates.
11 Go (AF)up to Gilead and obtain balm,
(AG)O virgin daughter of Egypt!
In vain have you multiplied [l]remedies;
There is (AH)no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of your (AI)shame,
And the earth is full of your (AJ)cry of distress;
For one (AK)warrior has stumbled over [m]another,
And both of them have fallen down together.
13 This is the [n]message which the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the (AL)coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to (AM)smite the land of Egypt:
14 “Declare in Egypt and proclaim in (AN)Migdol,
Proclaim also in Memphis and (AO)Tahpanhes;
Say, ‘Take your stand and get yourself ready,
For the (AP)sword has devoured those around you.’
15 “Why have your (AQ)mighty ones become prostrate?
They do not stand because the Lord has (AR)thrust them down.
16 “They have repeatedly (AS)stumbled;
Indeed, they have fallen one against another.
Then they said, ‘Get up! And (AT)let us go back
To our own people and our native land
Away from the [o](AU)sword of the oppressor.’
17 “[p]They cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but (AV)a big noise;
He has let the appointed time pass by!’
18 “As I live,” declares the (AW)King
Whose name is the Lord of hosts,
“Surely one shall come who looms up like (AX)Tabor among the mountains,
Or like (AY)Carmel by the sea.
19 “Make your baggage ready for (AZ)exile,
O (BA)daughter dwelling in Egypt,
For (BB)Memphis will become a desolation;
It will even be burned down and [q]bereft of inhabitants.
20 “Egypt is a pretty (BC)heifer,
But a [r]horsefly is coming (BD)from the north—it is coming!
21 “Also her (BE)mercenaries in her midst
Are like [s]fattened (BF)calves,
For even they too have turned back and have fled away together;
They did not stand their ground.
For the day of their calamity has come upon them,
The time of their (BG)punishment.
22 “Its sound moves along like a serpent;
For they move on [t]like an army
And come to her as woodcutters with axes.
23 “They have cut down her (BH)forest,” declares the Lord;
“Surely it will no more be found,
Even though [u]they are now more numerous than (BI)locusts
And are without number.
24 “The daughter of Egypt has been put to shame,
Given over to the [v]power of the (BJ)people of the north.”
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says, “Behold, I am going to punish Amon of (BK)Thebes, and (BL)Pharaoh, and Egypt along with her (BM)gods and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who (BN)trust in him. 26 I shall give them over to the [w]power of those who are (BO)seeking their lives, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of his [x]officers. (BP)Afterwards, however, it will be inhabited as in the days of old,” declares the Lord.
27 “But as for you, O Jacob My servant, (BQ)do not fear,
Nor be dismayed, O Israel!
For, see, I am going to (BR)save you from afar,
And your descendants from the land of their captivity;
And Jacob will return and be (BS)undisturbed
And secure, with no one making him tremble.
28 “O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” declares the Lord,
“For (BT)I am with you.
For I will make a full end of all the nations
Where I have driven you,
Yet I will (BU)not make a full end of you;
But I will (BV)correct you properly
And by no means leave you unpunished.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 45:1 Lit from the mouth of Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 46:3 I.e. small shield
- Jeremiah 46:4 Or go up, you horsemen
- Jeremiah 46:5 Heb Magor-missabib; i.e. Terror is on every side
- Jeremiah 46:9 Lit act like madmen
- Jeremiah 46:9 Lit go forth
- Jeremiah 46:9 I.e. Libya (or Somaliland)
- Jeremiah 46:9 Heb Ludim
- Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Jeremiah 46:10 Lit be saturated with
- Jeremiah 46:10 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Jeremiah 46:11 Lit healings
- Jeremiah 46:12 Lit warrior
- Jeremiah 46:13 Lit word
- Jeremiah 46:16 Lit oppressing sword
- Jeremiah 46:17 Some ancient versions read Call the name of Pharaoh a big noise
- Jeremiah 46:19 Lit without
- Jeremiah 46:20 Or possibly mosquito
- Jeremiah 46:21 Lit of the stall
- Jeremiah 46:22 Or in force
- Jeremiah 46:23 I.e. trees of the forest, the Egyptians
- Jeremiah 46:24 Lit hand
- Jeremiah 46:26 Lit hand
- Jeremiah 46:26 Lit servants
Psalm 119:161-168
New American Standard Bible 1995
Shin.
161 (A)Princes persecute me without cause,
But my heart (B)stands in awe of Your words.
162 I (C)rejoice at Your [a]word,
As one who (D)finds great spoil.
163 I (E)hate and despise falsehood,
But I (F)love Your law.
164 Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your (G)righteous ordinances.
165 Those who love Your law have (H)great peace,
And [b](I)nothing causes them to stumble.
166 I (J)hope for Your salvation, O Lord,
And do Your commandments.
167 My (K)soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I (L)love them exceedingly.
168 I (M)keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my (N)ways are before You.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:162 Or promise
- Psalm 119:165 Lit they have no stumbling block
Ephesians 6
New American Standard Bible 1995
Family Relationships
6 (A)Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 (B)Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.
4 (C)Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but (D)bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
5 (E)Slaves, be obedient to those who are your [a]masters according to the flesh, with (F)fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, (G)as to Christ; 6 (H)not [b]by way of eyeservice, as (I)men-pleasers, but as (J)slaves of Christ, (K)doing the will of God from the [c]heart. 7 With good will [d]render service, (L)as to the Lord, and not to men, 8 (M)knowing that (N)whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, (O)whether slave or free.
9 And masters, do the same things to them, and (P)give up threatening, knowing that (Q)both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is (R)no partiality with Him.
The Armor of God
10 Finally, (S)be strong in the Lord and in (T)the strength of His might. 11 (U)Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the (V)schemes of the devil. 12 For our (W)struggle is not against [e](X)flesh and blood, but (Y)against the rulers, against the powers, against the (Z)world forces of this (AA)darkness, against the (AB)spiritual forces of wickedness in (AC)the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up (AD)the full armor of God, so that you will be able to (AE)resist in (AF)the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand firm therefore, (AG)having girded your loins with truth, and having (AH)put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having (AI)shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 [f]in addition to all, taking up the (AJ)shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the (AK)flaming arrows of (AL)the evil one. 17 And take (AM)the helmet of salvation, and the (AN)sword of the Spirit, which is (AO)the word of God.
18 [g]With all (AP)prayer and petition [h](AQ)pray at all times (AR)in the Spirit, and with this in view, [i](AS)be on the alert with all (AT)perseverance and (AU)petition for all the saints, 19 and (AV)pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me (AW)in the opening of my mouth, to make known with (AX)boldness (AY)the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an (AZ)ambassador (BA)in [j]chains; that [k]in proclaiming it I may speak (BB)boldly, (BC)as I ought to speak.
21 (BD)But that you also may know about my circumstances, [l]how I am doing, (BE)Tychicus, (BF)the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. 22 [m](BG)I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know [n]about us, and that he may (BH)comfort your hearts.
23 (BI)Peace be to the brethren, and (BJ)love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ [o]with incorruptible love.
Footnotes
- Ephesians 6:5 I.e. earthly masters, with fear
- Ephesians 6:6 Lit according to
- Ephesians 6:6 Lit soul
- Ephesians 6:7 Lit rendering
- Ephesians 6:12 Lit blood and flesh
- Ephesians 6:16 Lit in all
- Ephesians 6:18 Lit Through
- Ephesians 6:18 Lit praying
- Ephesians 6:18 Lit being
- Ephesians 6:20 Lit a chain
- Ephesians 6:20 Two early mss read I may speak it boldly
- Ephesians 6:21 Lit what
- Ephesians 6:22 Lit Whom I have sent to you
- Ephesians 6:22 Lit the things about us
- Ephesians 6:24 Lit in incorruption
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