Psalm 119:73-80

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י Yodh

⁷³Your hands made me^(A) and formed me;
    give me understanding to learn your commands.
⁷⁴May those who fear you rejoice^(B) when they see me,
    for I have put my hope in your word.^(C)
⁷⁵I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous,^(D)
    and that in faithfulness^(E) you have afflicted me.
⁷⁶May your unfailing love^(F) be my comfort,
    according to your promise^(G) to your servant.
⁷⁷Let your compassion^(H) come to me that I may live,
    for your law is my delight.^(I)
⁷⁸May the arrogant^(J) be put to shame for wronging me without cause;^(K)
    but I will meditate on your precepts.
⁷⁹May those who fear you turn to me,
    those who understand your statutes.^(L)
⁸⁰May I wholeheartedly follow^(M) your decrees,^(N)
    that I may not be put to shame.^(O)

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Jeremiah 6:10-19

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¹⁰To whom can I speak and give warning?
    Who will listen^(A) to me?
Their ears are closed^[a]^(B)
    so they cannot hear.^(C)
The word^(D) of the Lord is offensive to them;
    they find no pleasure in it.
¹¹But I am full of the wrath^(E) of the Lord,
    and I cannot hold it in.^(F)

“Pour it out on the children in the street
    and on the young men^(G) gathered together;
both husband and wife will be caught in it,
    and the old, those weighed down with years.^(H)
¹²Their houses will be turned over to others,^(I)
    together with their fields and their wives,^(J)
when I stretch out my hand^(K)
    against those who live in the land,”
declares the Lord.
¹³“From the least to the greatest,
    all^(L) are greedy for gain;^(M)
prophets and priests alike,
    all practice deceit.^(N)
¹⁴They dress the wound of my people
    as though it were not serious.
‘Peace, peace,’ they say,
    when there is no peace.^(O)
¹⁵Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
    No, they have no shame at all;
    they do not even know how to blush.^(P)
So they will fall among the fallen;
    they will be brought down when I punish^(Q) them,”
says the Lord.

¹⁶This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;
    ask for the ancient paths,^(R)
ask where the good way^(S) is, and walk in it,
    and you will find rest^(T) for your souls.
    But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
¹⁷I appointed watchmen^(U) over you and said,
    ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’^(V)
    But you said, ‘We will not listen.’^(W)
¹⁸Therefore hear, you nations;
    you who are witnesses,
    observe what will happen to them.
¹⁹Hear, you earth:^(X)
    I am bringing disaster^(Y) on this people,
    the fruit of their schemes,^(Z)
because they have not listened to my words^(AA)
    and have rejected my law.^(AB)

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 6:10 Hebrew uncircumcised

Acts 19:21-27

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²¹After all this had happened, Paul decided^[a] to go to Jerusalem,^(A) passing through Macedonia^(B) and Achaia.^(C) “After I have been there,” he said, “I must visit Rome also.”^(D) ²²He sent two of his helpers,^(E) Timothy^(F) and Erastus,^(G) to Macedonia, while he stayed in the province of Asia^(H) a little longer.

The Riot in Ephesus

²³About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.^(I) ²⁴A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. ²⁵He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business.^(J) ²⁶And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus^(K) and in practically the whole province of Asia.^(L) He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all.^(M) ²⁷There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”