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Psalm 2:4-12
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Psalm 2:4-12
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4 He who [a]sits in the heavens (A)laughs,
The Lord (B)scoffs at them.
5 Then He will speak to them in His (C)anger
And (D)terrify them in His fury, saying,
6 “But as for Me, I have installed (E)My King
Upon Zion, (F)My holy mountain.”
7 “I will announce the [b]decree of the Lord:
He said to Me, ‘You are (G)My Son,
Today I have fathered You.
8 Ask it of Me, and (H)I will certainly give (I)the [c]nations as Your inheritance,
And the (J)ends of the earth as Your possession.
9 You shall [d](K)break them with a [e]rod of iron,
You shall (L)shatter them like [f]earthenware.’”
10 Now then, you kings, (M)use insight;
Let yourselves be instructed, you [g]judges of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with [h](N)reverence
And rejoice with (O)trembling.
12 [i]Kiss (P)the Son, that He not be angry and you perish on the way,
For (Q)His wrath may be kindled quickly.
How blessed are all who (R)take refuge in Him!
Footnotes
- Psalm 2:4 Or is enthroned
- Psalm 2:7 Or decree: The Lord said to Me
- Psalm 2:8 Or Gentiles
- Psalm 2:9 Another reading is rule
- Psalm 2:9 Or scepter; or staff
- Psalm 2:9 Lit potter’s ware
- Psalm 2:10 Or leaders
- Psalm 2:11 Or fear
- Psalm 2:12 I.e., probably kiss the feet of the Son
Psalm 2:4-12
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Psalm 2:4-12
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4 The One enthroned(A) in heaven laughs;(B)
the Lord scoffs at them.
5 He rebukes them in his anger(C)
and terrifies them in his wrath,(D) saying,
6 “I have installed my king(E)
on Zion,(F) my holy mountain.(G)”
7 I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;(H)
today I have become your father.(I)
8 Ask me,
and I will make the nations(J) your inheritance,(K)
the ends of the earth(L) your possession.
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[a];(M)
you will dash them to pieces(N) like pottery.(O)”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;(P)
be warned, you rulers(Q) of the earth.
11 Serve the Lord with fear(R)
and celebrate his rule(S) with trembling.(T)
12 Kiss his son,(U) or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath(V) can flare up in a moment.
Blessed(W) are all who take refuge(X) in him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 2:9 Or will rule them with an iron scepter (see Septuagint and Syriac)
Isaiah 2:1-4
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Isaiah 2:1-4
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God’s Universal Reign
2 The word which (A)Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Now it will come about that
(B)In the last days
The (C)mountain of the house of the Lord
Will be established [a]as the chief of the mountains,
And will be raised above the hills;
And (D)all the nations will stream to it.
3 And many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob;
So that He may teach us [b]about His ways,
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For [c]the law will go out (E)from Zion
And the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 And He will judge between the nations,
And will mediate for many peoples;
And (F)they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning knives.
(G)Nation will not lift up a sword against nation,
And never again will they learn war.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:2 Lit on
- Isaiah 2:3 Or some of
- Isaiah 2:3 Or instruction
Isaiah 2:1-4
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Isaiah 2:1-4
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The Mountain of the Lord(A)
2 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:(B)
2 In the last days(C)
the mountain(D) of the Lord’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;(E)
it will be exalted(F) above the hills,
and all nations will stream to it.(G)
3 Many peoples(H) will come and say,
“Come, let us go(I) up to the mountain(J) of the Lord,
to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(K) will go out from Zion,
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(L)
4 He will judge(M) between the nations
and will settle disputes(N) for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.(O)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,(P)
nor will they train for war anymore.
Isaiah 9:6-7
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Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 For a (A)Child will be born to us, a (B)Son will be given to us;
And the (C)government will [a]rest (D)on His shoulders;
And His name will be called (E)Wonderful Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
Eternal (G)Father, Prince of (H)Peace.
7 There will be (I)no end to the increase of His government or of peace
On the (J)throne of David and over [b]his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with (K)justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:6 Lit be
- Isaiah 9:7 I.e., David’s
Isaiah 9:6-7
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Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 For to us a child is born,(A)
to us a son is given,(B)
and the government(C) will be on his shoulders.(D)
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor,(E) Mighty God,(F)
Everlasting(G) Father,(H) Prince of Peace.(I)
7 Of the greatness of his government(J) and peace(K)
there will be no end.(L)
He will reign(M) on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice(N) and righteousness(O)
from that time on and forever.(P)
The zeal(Q) of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11
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Isaiah 11
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Righteous Reign of the Branch
11 Then a (A)shoot will spring from the (B)stem of Jesse,
And a (C)Branch from (D)his roots will bear fruit.
2 The (E)Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,
The spirit of (F)wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and (G)strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
3 And He will delight in the fear of the Lord,
And He will not judge by what His eyes (H)see,
Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;
4 But with (I)righteousness He will judge the (J)poor,
And decide with fairness for the (K)humble of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the (L)rod of His mouth,
And with the (M)breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.
5 Also (N)righteousness will be the belt around His hips,
And (O)faithfulness the belt around His waist.
6 And the (P)wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion [a]and the fattened steer will be together;
And a little boy will lead them.
7 Also the cow and the bear will graze,
Their young will lie down together,
And the (Q)lion will eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra,
And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.
9 They will (R)not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the (S)earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.
10 Then on that day
The (T)nations will resort to the (U)root of Jesse,
Who will stand as a (V)signal flag for the peoples;
And His (W)resting place will be [b]glorious.
The Restored Remnant
11 Then it will happen on that day that the Lord
Will again recover with His hand the second time
The (X)remnant of His people who will remain,
From (Y)Assyria, (Z)Egypt, Pathros, Cush, (AA)Elam, Shinar, Hamath,
And from the [c](AB)islands of the sea.
12 And He will lift up a (AC)flag for the nations
And (AD)assemble the banished ones of Israel,
And will gather the dispersed of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.
13 Then the (AE)jealousy of Ephraim will depart,
And those who harass Judah will be eliminated;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
And Judah will not harass Ephraim.
14 They will (AF)swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines on the (AG)west;
Together they will (AH)plunder the [d]people of the east;
[e]They will possess (AI)Edom and (AJ)Moab,
And the sons of Ammon will be [f]subject to them.
15 And the Lord will [g](AK)utterly destroy
The tongue of the [h]Sea of Egypt;
And He will (AL)wave His hand over the (AM)Euphrates River
With His scorching wind;
And He will strike it into seven streams
And make people walk over in dry sandals.
16 And there will be a (AN)highway from Assyria
For the (AO)remnant of His people who will be left,
Just as there was for Israel
On (AP)the day that they came up out of the land of Egypt.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 11:6 Some ancient versions will feed together
- Isaiah 11:10 Lit glory
- Isaiah 11:11 Or coastlands
- Isaiah 11:14 Lit sons
- Isaiah 11:14 Lit Edom and Moab will be the outstretching of their hand
- Isaiah 11:14 Lit their obedience
- Isaiah 11:15 Another reading is dry up the tongue
- Isaiah 11:15 Perhaps the Red Sea
Isaiah 11
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Isaiah 11
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The Branch From Jesse
11 A shoot(A) will come up from the stump(B) of Jesse;(C)
from his roots a Branch(D) will bear fruit.(E)
2 The Spirit(F) of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom(G) and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,(H)
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—
3 and he will delight in the fear(I) of the Lord.
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(J)
or decide by what he hears with his ears;(K)
4 but with righteousness(L) he will judge the needy,(M)
with justice(N) he will give decisions for the poor(O) of the earth.
He will strike(P) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(Q)
with the breath(R) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(S)
5 Righteousness will be his belt(T)
and faithfulness(U) the sash around his waist.(V)
6 The wolf will live with the lamb,(W)
the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling[a] together;
and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox.(X)
8 The infant(Y) will play near the cobra’s den,
and the young child will put its hand into the viper’s(Z) nest.
9 They will neither harm nor destroy(AA)
on all my holy mountain,(AB)
for the earth(AC) will be filled with the knowledge(AD) of the Lord
as the waters cover the sea.
10 In that day(AE) the Root of Jesse(AF) will stand as a banner(AG) for the peoples; the nations(AH) will rally to him,(AI) and his resting place(AJ) will be glorious.(AK) 11 In that day(AL) the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving remnant(AM) of his people from Assyria,(AN) from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt,(AO) from Cush,[b](AP) from Elam,(AQ) from Babylonia,[c] from Hamath(AR) and from the islands(AS) of the Mediterranean.(AT)
12 He will raise a banner(AU) for the nations
and gather(AV) the exiles of Israel;(AW)
he will assemble the scattered people(AX) of Judah
from the four quarters of the earth.(AY)
13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
and Judah’s enemies[d] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.(AZ)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(BA) to the west;
together they will plunder the people to the east.(BB)
They will subdue Edom(BC) and Moab,(BD)
and the Ammonites(BE) will be subject to them.(BF)
15 The Lord will dry up(BG)
the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(BH) he will sweep his hand(BI)
over the Euphrates River.(BJ)
He will break it up into seven streams
so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(BK)
16 There will be a highway(BL) for the remnant(BM) of his people
that is left from Assyria,(BN)
as there was for Israel
when they came up from Egypt.(BO)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 11:6 Hebrew; Septuagint lion will feed
- Isaiah 11:11 That is, the upper Nile region
- Isaiah 11:11 Hebrew Shinar
- Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility
Zechariah 14:9-21
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Zechariah 14:9-21
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God Will Be King over All
9 And the Lord will be (A)King over all the earth; on that day the Lord will be the only (B)one, and His name the only one.
10 All the land will change into a plain from (C)Geba to (D)Rimmon south of Jerusalem; but [a]Jerusalem will (E)rise and (F)remain on its site from (G)Benjamin’s Gate as far as the place of the First Gate to the (H)Corner Gate, and from the (I)Tower of Hananel to the king’s wine presses. 11 People will live in it, and there will (J)no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will (K)live in security.
12 Now this will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the peoples who have gone to war against Jerusalem; their flesh will (L)rot while they stand on their feet, and their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongue will rot in their mouth. 13 And it will come about on that day that a great panic from the Lord will [b]fall on them; and they will (M)seize one another’s hand, and the hand of one will [c]be raised against the hand of another. 14 (N)Judah also will fight at Jerusalem; and the (O)wealth of all the surrounding nations will be gathered, gold, silver, and garments in great abundance. 15 And just like this (P)plague, there will be a plague on the horse, the mule, the camel, the donkey, and all the cattle that will be in those camps.
16 Then it will come about that any who are left of all the nations that came against Jerusalem will (Q)go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of armies, and to celebrate the (R)Feast of Booths. 17 And it will be that whichever of the families of the earth does not go up to Jerusalem to worship the (S)King, the Lord of armies, there will be (T)no rain on them. 18 And if the family of Egypt does not go up or enter, then no rain will fall on them; it will be the (U)plague with which the Lord strikes the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths. 19 This will be the [d]punishment of Egypt, and the [e]punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Booths.
20 On that day there will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “(V)Holy to the Lord.” And the (W)cooking pots in the Lord’s house will be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and in Judah will be (X)holy to the Lord of armies; and all who sacrifice will come and take of them and boil in them. And there will no longer be a [f](Y)Canaanite in the house of the Lord of armies on that day.
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- Zechariah 14:10 Lit it
- Zechariah 14:13 Lit be among
- Zechariah 14:13 Lit rise
- Zechariah 14:19 Lit sin
- Zechariah 14:19 Lit sin
- Zechariah 14:21 Or merchant
Zechariah 14:9-21
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Zechariah 14:9-21
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9 The Lord will be king(A) over the whole earth.(B) On that day there will be one Lord, and his name the only name.(C)
10 The whole land, from Geba(D) to Rimmon,(E) south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up(F) high from the Benjamin Gate(G) to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate,(H) and from the Tower of Hananel(I) to the royal winepresses, and will remain in its place.(J) 11 It will be inhabited;(K) never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.(L)
12 This is the plague with which the Lord will strike(M) all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.(N) 13 On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.(O) They will seize each other by the hand and attack one another.(P) 14 Judah(Q) too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected(R)—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague(S) will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
16 Then the survivors(T) from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship(U) the King,(V) the Lord Almighty, and to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(W) 17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship(X) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.(Y) 18 If the Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The Lord[a] will bring on them the plague(Z) he inflicts on the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(AA) 19 This will be the punishment of Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles.(AB)
20 On that day holy to the Lord(AC) will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the cooking pots(AD) in the Lord’s house will be like the sacred bowls(AE) in front of the altar. 21 Every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy(AF) to the Lord Almighty, and all who come to sacrifice will take some of the pots and cook in them. And on that day(AG) there will no longer be a Canaanite[b](AH) in the house(AI) of the Lord Almighty.(AJ)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 14:18 Or part, then the Lord
- Zechariah 14:21 Or merchant
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