Hebrews 9:1-10

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The Earthly Holy Place

9 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and ^(A)an earthly place of holiness. ²For ^(B)a tent^[a] was prepared, the first section, in which were ^(C)the lampstand and ^(D)the table and ^(E)the bread of the Presence.^[b] It is called the Holy Place. ³Behind ^(F)the second curtain was a second section^[c] called the Most Holy Place, ⁴having the golden ^(G)altar of incense and ^(H)the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was ^(I)a golden urn holding the manna, and ^(J)Aaron's staff that budded, and ^(K)the tablets of the covenant. ⁵Above it were ^(L)the cherubim of glory overshadowing ^(M)the mercy seat. Of these things we cannot now speak in detail.

⁶These preparations having thus been made, ^(N)the priests go regularly into the first section, performing their ritual duties, ⁷but into the second only ^(O)the high priest goes, and he but ^(P)once a year, and not without taking blood, ^(Q)which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people. ⁸By this the Holy Spirit indicates that ^(R)the way into the holy places is not yet opened as long as the first section is still standing ⁹(which is symbolic for the present age).^[d] According to this arrangement, gifts and sacrifices are offered ^(S)that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshiper, ¹⁰but deal only with ^(T)food and drink and ^(U)various washings, regulations for the body imposed until the time of reformation.

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Hebrews 9:2 Or tabernacle; also verses 11, 21
Hebrews 9:2 Greek the presentation of the loaves
Hebrews 9:3 Greek tent; also verses 6, 8
Hebrews 9:9 Or which is symbolic for the age then present

Ezekiel 18-19

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The Soul Who Sins Shall Die

18 The word of the Lord came to me: ²“What do you^[a] mean ^(A)by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ^(B)‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge’? ³^(C)As I live, declares the Lord God, ^(D)this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. ⁴Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: ^(E)the soul who sins shall die.

⁵“If a man is righteous and does ^(F)what is just and right— ⁶if he ^(G)does not eat upon the mountains or ^(H)lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, ^(I)does not defile his neighbor's wife ^(J)or approach ^(K)a woman in her time of menstrual impurity, ⁷^(L)does not oppress anyone, but ^(M)restores to the debtor his pledge, ^(N)commits no robbery, ^(O)gives his bread to the hungry ^(P)and covers the naked with a garment, ⁸^(Q)does not lend at interest ^(R)or take any profit,^[b] withholds his hand from injustice, ^(S)executes true justice between man and man, ⁹^(T)walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully—he is righteous; ^(U)he shall surely live, declares the Lord God.

¹⁰“If he fathers a son who is violent, ^(V)a shedder of blood, who does any of these things ¹¹(though he himself did none of these things), ^(W)who even eats upon the mountains, ^(X)defiles his neighbor's wife, ¹²oppresses the poor and needy, ^(Y)commits robbery, ^(Z)does not restore the pledge, ^(AA)lifts up his eyes to the idols, ^(AB)commits abomination, ¹³^(AC)lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; ^(AD)his blood shall be upon himself.

¹⁴“Now suppose this man fathers a son who sees all the sins that his father has done; he sees, and does not do likewise: ¹⁵he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife, ¹⁶does not oppress anyone, ^(AE)exacts no pledge, ^(AF)commits no robbery, ^(AG)but gives his bread to the hungry ^(AH)and covers the naked with a garment, ¹⁷withholds his hand from iniquity,^[c] takes no interest or profit, obeys my rules, ^(AI)and walks in my statutes; he shall not die for his father's iniquity; ^(AJ)he shall surely live. ¹⁸As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, ^(AK)behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

¹⁹“Yet you say, ^(AL)‘Why should not the son suffer for the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done ^(AM)what is just and right, and has been careful to observe all my statutes, ^(AN)he shall surely live. ²⁰^(AO)The soul who sins shall die. ^(AP)The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. ^(AQ)The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, ^(AR)and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

²¹^(AS)“But if a wicked person turns away from all his sins that he has committed and keeps all my statutes and does ^(AT)what is just and right, ^(AU)he shall surely live; he shall not die. ²²^(AV)None of the transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him; for the righteousness that he has done he shall live. ²³^(AW)Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live? ²⁴^(AX)But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? ^(AY)None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for ^(AZ)the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.

²⁵^(BA)“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is my way not just? Is it not your ways that are not just? ²⁶^(BB)When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die. ²⁷Again, ^(BC)when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life. ²⁸Because he considered and turned away from all the transgressions that he had committed, he shall surely live; he shall not die. ²⁹Yet the house of Israel says, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ O house of Israel, are my ways not just? Is it not your ways that are not just?

³⁰“Therefore ^(BD)I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, declares the Lord God. ^(BE)Repent and turn from all your transgressions, ^(BF)lest iniquity be your ruin.^[d] ³¹^(BG)Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and ^(BH)make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! ^(BI)Why will you die, O house of Israel? ³²^(BJ)For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord God; ^(BK)so turn, and live.”

A Lament for the Princes of Israel

19 And you, ^(BL)take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, ²and say:

What was your mother? ^(BM)A lioness!
    Among lions she crouched;
in the midst of young lions
    she reared her cubs.
³And she brought up one of her cubs;
    ^(BN)he became a young lion,
^(BO)and he learned to catch prey;
    he devoured men.
⁴The nations heard about him;
    ^(BP)he was caught in their pit,
^(BQ)and they brought him with hooks
    to the land of Egypt.
⁵When she saw that she waited in vain,
    that her hope was lost,
^(BR)she took another of her cubs
    and made him a young lion.
⁶He prowled among the lions;
    he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
    he devoured men,
⁷and seized^[e] their widows.
    He laid waste their cities,
and the land was appalled and all who were in it
    at the sound of his roaring.
⁸^(BS)Then the nations set against him
    from provinces on every side;
^(BT)they spread their net over him;
    ^(BU)he was taken in their pit.
⁹With hooks ^(BV)they put him in a cage^[f]
    and ^(BW)brought him to the king of Babylon;
    they brought him into custody,
that his voice should no more be heard
    on ^(BX)the mountains of Israel.

¹⁰Your mother was ^(BY)like a vine in a vineyard^[g]
    planted by the water,
^(BZ)fruitful and full of branches
    ^(CA)by reason of abundant water.
¹¹Its strong stems became
    rulers' scepters;
it towered aloft
    among the thick boughs;^[h]
it was seen in its height
    with the mass of its branches.
¹²But the vine was plucked up in fury,
    cast down to the ground;
^(CB)the east wind dried up its fruit;
    they were stripped off and withered.
As for its strong stem,
    fire consumed it.
¹³^(CC)Now it is planted in the wilderness,
    in a dry and thirsty land.
¹⁴^(CD)And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots,
    has consumed its fruit,
^(CE)so that there remains in it no strong stem,
    no scepter for ruling.

This is ^(CF)a lamentation and has become a lamentation.

Footnotes

Ezekiel 18:2 The Hebrew for you is plural
Ezekiel 18:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor; also verses 13, 17 (compare Leviticus 25:36)
Ezekiel 18:17 Septuagint; Hebrew from the poor
Ezekiel 18:30 Or lest iniquity be your stumbling block
Ezekiel 19:7 Hebrew knew
Ezekiel 19:9 Or in a wooden collar
Ezekiel 19:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts in your blood
Ezekiel 19:11 Or the clouds

Psalm 106:32-48

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³²They ^(A)angered him at the waters of Meribah,
and it went ill with Moses on their account,
³³for they ^(B)made his spirit bitter,^[a]
and he ^(C)spoke rashly with his lips.

³⁴They did not ^(D)destroy the peoples,
    ^(E)as the Lord commanded them,
³⁵but they ^(F)mixed with the nations
    and learned to do as they did.
³⁶They served their idols,
    which became ^(G)a snare to them.
³⁷They ^(H)sacrificed their sons
    and their daughters to ^(I)the demons;
³⁸they poured out innocent blood,
    the blood of their sons and daughters,
whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was ^(J)polluted with blood.
³⁹Thus they ^(K)became unclean by their acts,
    and ^(L)played the whore in their deeds.

⁴⁰Then ^(M)the anger of the Lord was kindled against ^(N)his people,
    and he abhorred his ^(O)heritage;
⁴¹he ^(P)gave them into the hand of the nations,
    so that those who hated them ruled over them.
⁴²Their enemies ^(Q)oppressed them,
    and they were brought into subjection under their power.
⁴³^(R)Many times he delivered them,
    but they were rebellious in their ^(S)purposes
    and were ^(T)brought low through their iniquity.

⁴⁴Nevertheless, he looked upon their distress,
    when he ^(U)heard their cry.
⁴⁵For their sake he ^(V)remembered his covenant,
    and ^(W)relented according to ^(X)the abundance of his steadfast love.
⁴⁶He caused them to be ^(Y)pitied
    by all those who held them captive.

⁴⁷^(Z)Save us, O Lord our God,
and ^(AA)gather us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name
and glory in your praise.

⁴⁸^(AB)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!
^(AC)And let all the people say, “Amen!”
^(AD)Praise the Lord!

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Psalm 106:33 Or they rebelled against God's Spirit

Proverbs 27:10

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¹⁰Do not forsake your friend and ^(A)your father's friend,
and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(B)Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.

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Proverbs 27:10 in all English translations