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Isaiah 12-14
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Isaiah 12-14
New International Version
Songs of Praise
12 In that day(A) you will say:
“I will praise(B) you, Lord.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away(C)
and you have comforted(D) me.
2 Surely God is my salvation;(E)
I will trust(F) and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself,(G) is my strength(H) and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.(I)”
3 With joy you will draw water(J)
from the wells(K) of salvation.
4 In that day(L) you will say:
“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;(M)
make known among the nations(N) what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted.(O)
5 Sing(P) to the Lord, for he has done glorious things;(Q)
let this be known to all the world.
6 Shout aloud and sing for joy,(R) people of Zion,
for great(S) is the Holy One of Israel(T) among you.(U)”
A Prophecy Against Babylon
13 A prophecy(V) against Babylon(W) that Isaiah son of Amoz(X) saw:(Y)
2 Raise a banner(Z) on a bare hilltop,
shout to them;
beckon to them
to enter the gates(AA) of the nobles.
3 I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
I have summoned my warriors(AB) to carry out my wrath(AC)—
those who rejoice(AD) in my triumph.
4 Listen, a noise on the mountains,
like that of a great multitude!(AE)
Listen, an uproar(AF) among the kingdoms,
like nations massing together!
The Lord Almighty(AG) is mustering(AH)
an army for war.
5 They come from faraway lands,
from the ends of the heavens(AI)—
the Lord and the weapons(AJ) of his wrath(AK)—
to destroy(AL) the whole country.
6 Wail,(AM) for the day(AN) of the Lord is near;
it will come like destruction(AO) from the Almighty.[b](AP)
7 Because of this, all hands will go limp,(AQ)
every heart will melt with fear.(AR)
8 Terror(AS) will seize them,
pain and anguish will grip(AT) them;
they will writhe like a woman in labor.(AU)
They will look aghast at each other,
their faces aflame.(AV)
9 See, the day(AW) of the Lord is coming
—a cruel(AX) day, with wrath(AY) and fierce anger(AZ)—
to make the land desolate
and destroy the sinners within it.
10 The stars of heaven and their constellations
will not show their light.(BA)
The rising sun(BB) will be darkened(BC)
and the moon will not give its light.(BD)
11 I will punish(BE) the world for its evil,
the wicked(BF) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(BG)
and will humble(BH) the pride of the ruthless.(BI)
12 I will make people(BJ) scarcer than pure gold,
more rare than the gold of Ophir.(BK)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;(BL)
and the earth will shake(BM) from its place
at the wrath(BN) of the Lord Almighty,
in the day of his burning anger.(BO)
14 Like a hunted(BP) gazelle,
like sheep without a shepherd,(BQ)
they will all return to their own people,
they will flee(BR) to their native land.(BS)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
all who are caught will fall(BT) by the sword.(BU)
16 Their infants(BV) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
their houses will be looted and their wives violated.(BW)
17 See, I will stir up(BX) against them the Medes,(BY)
who do not care for silver
and have no delight in gold.(BZ)
18 Their bows(CA) will strike down the young men;(CB)
they will have no mercy(CC) on infants,
nor will they look with compassion on children.(CD)
19 Babylon,(CE) the jewel of kingdoms,(CF)
the pride and glory(CG) of the Babylonians,[c]
will be overthrown(CH) by God
like Sodom and Gomorrah.(CI)
20 She will never be inhabited(CJ)
or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(CK) will pitch their tents,
there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
21 But desert creatures(CL) will lie there,
jackals(CM) will fill her houses;
there the owls(CN) will dwell,
and there the wild goats(CO) will leap about.
22 Hyenas(CP) will inhabit her strongholds,(CQ)
jackals(CR) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(CS)
and her days will not be prolonged.(CT)
14 The Lord will have compassion(CU) on Jacob;
once again he will choose(CV) Israel
and will settle them in their own land.(CW)
Foreigners(CX) will join them
and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
2 Nations will take them
and bring(CY) them to their own place.
And Israel will take possession of the nations(CZ)
and make them male and female servants in the Lord’s land.
They will make captives(DA) of their captors
and rule over their oppressors.(DB)
3 On the day the Lord gives you relief(DC) from your suffering and turmoil(DD) and from the harsh labor forced on you,(DE) 4 you will take up this taunt(DF) against the king of Babylon:(DG)
How the oppressor(DH) has come to an end!
How his fury[d] has ended!
5 The Lord has broken the rod(DI) of the wicked,(DJ)
the scepter(DK) of the rulers,
6 which in anger struck down peoples(DL)
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued(DM) nations
with relentless aggression.(DN)
7 All the lands are at rest and at peace;(DO)
they break into singing.(DP)
8 Even the junipers(DQ) and the cedars of Lebanon
gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no one comes to cut us down.”(DR)
9 The realm of the dead(DS) below is all astir
to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(DT) to greet you—
all those who were leaders(DU) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
all those who were kings over the nations.(DV)
10 They will all respond,
they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
you have become like us.”(DW)
11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,(DX)
along with the noise of your harps;(DY)
maggots are spread out beneath you
and worms(DZ) cover you.(EA)
12 How you have fallen(EB) from heaven,
morning star,(EC) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
you who once laid low the nations!(ED)
13 You said in your heart,
“I will ascend(EE) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne(EF)
above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,(EG)
on the utmost heights(EH) of Mount Zaphon.[e]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(EI)
I will make myself like the Most High.”(EJ)
15 But you are brought down(EK) to the realm of the dead,(EL)
to the depths(EM) of the pit.(EN)
16 Those who see you stare at you,
they ponder your fate:(EO)
“Is this the man who shook(EP) the earth
and made kingdoms tremble,
17 the man who made the world a wilderness,(EQ)
who overthrew(ER) its cities
and would not let his captives go home?”(ES)
18 All the kings of the nations lie in state,
each in his own tomb.(ET)
19 But you are cast out(EU) of your tomb
like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,(EV)
with those pierced by the sword,(EW)
those who descend to the stones of the pit.(EX)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
20 you will not join them in burial,(EY)
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
Let the offspring(EZ) of the wicked(FA)
never be mentioned(FB) again.
21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children(FC)
for the sins of their ancestors;(FD)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
22 “I will rise up(FE) against them,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(FF) and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,(FG)”
declares the Lord.
23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(FH)
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(FI)”
declares the Lord Almighty.(FJ)
24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(FK)
“Surely, as I have planned,(FL) so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(FM)
25 I will crush the Assyrian(FN) in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke(FO) will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders.(FP)”
26 This is the plan(FQ) determined for the whole world;
this is the hand(FR) stretched out over all nations.
27 For the Lord Almighty has purposed,(FS) and who can thwart him?
His hand(FT) is stretched out, and who can turn it back?(FU)
A Prophecy Against the Philistines
28 This prophecy(FV) came in the year(FW) King Ahaz(FX) died:
29 Do not rejoice, all you Philistines,(FY)
that the rod that struck you is broken;
from the root of that snake will spring up a viper,(FZ)
its fruit will be a darting, venomous serpent.(GA)
30 The poorest of the poor will find pasture,
and the needy(GB) will lie down in safety.(GC)
But your root I will destroy by famine;(GD)
it will slay(GE) your survivors.(GF)
31 Wail,(GG) you gate!(GH) Howl, you city!
Melt away, all you Philistines!(GI)
A cloud of smoke comes from the north,(GJ)
and there is not a straggler in its ranks.(GK)
32 What answer shall be given
to the envoys(GL) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,(GM)
and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.(GN)”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 12:2 Or song
- Isaiah 13:6 Hebrew Shaddai
- Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans
- Isaiah 14:4 Dead Sea Scrolls, Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.
- Isaiah 14:13 Or of the north; Zaphon was the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites.
Isaiah 12-14
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Isaiah 12-14
King James Version
12 And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
5 Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
13 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the Lord of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.
5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
6 Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
14 For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.
2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.
3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.
6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.
7 The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.
9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?
11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
17 That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
18 All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet.
20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.
21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
22 For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.
23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
24 The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.
27 For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?
28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.
29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.
31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.
2 Corinthians 13
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2 Corinthians 13
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Final Warnings
13 This will be my third visit to you.(A) “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”[a](B) 2 I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent:(C) On my return I will not spare(D) those who sinned earlier(E) or any of the others, 3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me.(F) He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. 4 For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness,(G) yet he lives by God’s power.(H) Likewise, we are weak(I) in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him(J) in our dealing with you.
5 Examine yourselves(K) to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves.(L) Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you(M)—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6 And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. 7 Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. 8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. 9 We are glad whenever we are weak(N) but you are strong;(O) and our prayer is that you may be fully restored.(P) 10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(Q) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(R)
Final Greetings
11 Finally, brothers and sisters,(S) rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace.(T) And the God of love(U) and peace(V) will be with you.
12 Greet one another with a holy kiss.(W) 13 All God’s people here send their greetings.(X)
14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,(Y) and the love of God,(Z) and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit(AA) be with you all.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 13:1 Deut. 19:15
2 Corinthians 13
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2 Corinthians 13
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13 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
12 Greet one another with an holy kiss.
13 All the saints salute you.
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
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Psalm 57
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Psalm 57
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Psalm 57[a](A)
For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b] When he had fled from Saul into the cave.(B)
1 Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me,
for in you I take refuge.(C)
I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings(D)
until the disaster has passed.(E)
2 I cry out to God Most High,
to God, who vindicates me.(F)
3 He sends from heaven and saves me,(G)
rebuking those who hotly pursue me—[c](H)
God sends forth his love and his faithfulness.(I)
4 I am in the midst of lions;(J)
I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts—
men whose teeth are spears and arrows,
whose tongues are sharp swords.(K)
5 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
let your glory be over all the earth.(L)
6 They spread a net for my feet(M)—
I was bowed down(N) in distress.
They dug a pit(O) in my path—
but they have fallen into it themselves.(P)
7 My heart, O God, is steadfast,
my heart is steadfast;(Q)
I will sing and make music.
8 Awake, my soul!
Awake, harp and lyre!(R)
I will awaken the dawn.
9 I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the skies.(S)
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 In Hebrew texts 57:1-11 is numbered 57:2-12.
- Psalm 57:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
- Psalm 57:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 6.
Psalm 57
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Psalm 57
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57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
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Proverbs 23:9-11
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Proverbs 23:9-11
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Proverbs 23:9-11
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Proverbs 23:9-11
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9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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