Isaiah 4-5
English Standard Version
4 (A)And seven women (B)shall take hold of (C)one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; (D)take away our reproach.”
The Branch of the Lord Glorified
2 In that day (E)the branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious, and (F)the fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of Israel. 3 (G)And he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called (H)holy, everyone who has (I)been recorded for life in Jerusalem, 4 when (J)the Lord shall have washed away the filth of (K)the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by (L)a spirit of burning.[a] 5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies (M)a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be (N)a canopy. 6 (O)There will be a (P)booth for shade by day from the heat, and (Q)for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed
5 Let me sing for my beloved
my love song concerning his vineyard:
My beloved had (R)a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
2 He dug it and cleared it of stones,
and planted it with (S)choice vines;
he built a watchtower in the midst of it,
and hewed out a wine vat in it;
and (T)he looked for it to yield grapes,
but it yielded wild grapes.
3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
judge between me and my vineyard.
4 (U)What more was there to do for my vineyard,
that I have not done in it?
(V)When I looked for it to yield grapes,
why did it yield wild grapes?
5 And now I will tell you
what I will do to my vineyard.
I will remove (W)its hedge,
and it shall be devoured;[b]
(X)I will break down its wall,
and it shall be trampled down.
6 I will make it a waste;
it shall not be pruned or hoed,
and (Y)briers and thorns shall grow up;
(Z)I will also command the clouds
that they rain no rain upon it.
7 (AA)For the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the house of Israel,
and the men of Judah
are his pleasant planting;
and he looked for justice,
but behold, bloodshed;[c]
for righteousness,
but behold, an outcry![d]
Woe to the Wicked
8 Woe to those who (AB)join house to house,
who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
and you are made to dwell alone
in the midst of the land.
9 The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:
(AC)“Surely many houses shall be desolate,
large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.
10 (AD)For ten acres[e] of vineyard shall yield but one bath,
and a (AE)homer of seed shall yield but an ephah.”[f]
11 Woe to those who (AF)rise early in the morning,
that they may run after strong drink,
who tarry late into the evening
as wine inflames them!
12 (AG)They have lyre and harp,
tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts,
(AH)but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord,
or see the work of his hands.
13 Therefore my people go into exile
(AI)for lack of knowledge;[g]
their (AJ)honored men go hungry,[h]
and their multitude is parched with thirst.
14 Therefore Sheol has (AK)enlarged its appetite
and opened (AL)its mouth beyond measure,
and the nobility of Jerusalem[i] and her multitude will go down,
her revelers and he who (AM)exults in her.
15 (AN)Man is humbled, and each one is brought low,
and the eyes of the haughty[j] are brought low.
16 (AO)But the Lord of hosts is exalted[k] in justice,
and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.
17 Then shall the lambs graze (AP)as in their pasture,
and (AQ)nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.
18 Woe to those who draw iniquity with (AR)cords of falsehood,
who draw sin as with cart ropes,
19 who say: (AS)“Let him be quick,
let him speed his work
that we may see it;
let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near,
and let it come, that we may know it!”
20 Woe to (AT)those who call evil good
and good evil,
(AU)who put darkness for light
and light for darkness,
who put bitter for sweet
and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are (AV)wise in their own eyes,
and shrewd in their own sight!
22 Woe to those who are (AW)heroes at drinking wine,
and valiant men in mixing strong drink,
23 who (AX)acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!
24 Therefore, (AY)as the tongue of fire devours the stubble,
and as dry grass sinks down in the flame,
so (AZ)their root will be (BA)as rottenness,
and their blossom go up like dust;
for they have (BB)rejected the law of the Lord of hosts,
and have (BC)despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
25 Therefore (BD)the anger of the Lord was kindled against his people,
and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them,
and (BE)the mountains quaked;
and their corpses were (BF)as refuse
in the midst of the streets.
(BG)For all this his anger has not turned away,
and his hand is stretched out still.
26 He will (BH)raise a signal for nations far away,
and (BI)whistle for them (BJ)from the ends of the earth;
and behold, quickly, speedily they come!
27 (BK)None is weary, none stumbles,
none slumbers or sleeps,
not a waistband is loose,
not a sandal strap broken;
28 (BL)their arrows are sharp,
all their bows bent,
their horses' hoofs seem like flint,
and their wheels (BM)like the whirlwind.
29 Their roaring is like a lion,
like young lions they roar;
they growl and (BN)seize their prey;
they carry it off, and none can rescue.
30 They will growl over it on that day,
like the growling of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
behold, (BO)darkness and distress;
and the light is darkened by its clouds.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 4:4 Or purging
- Isaiah 5:5 Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for justice and bloodshed sound alike
- Isaiah 5:7 The Hebrew words for righteous and outcry sound alike
- Isaiah 5:10 Hebrew ten yoke, the area ten yoke of oxen can plow in a day
- Isaiah 5:10 A bath was about 6 gallons or 22 liters; a homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters; an ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
- Isaiah 5:13 Or without their knowledge
- Isaiah 5:13 Or die of hunger
- Isaiah 5:14 Hebrew her nobility
- Isaiah 5:15 Hebrew high
- Isaiah 5:16 Hebrew high
Romans 16
English Standard Version
Personal Greetings
16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant[a] of the church at (A)Cenchreae, 2 that you (B)may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
3 Greet (C)Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. 5 Greet also (D)the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was (E)the first convert[b] to Christ in Asia. 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia,[c] my kinsmen and my (F)fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles,[d] and they were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 10 Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those (G)who belong to the family of Aristobulus. 11 Greet my kinsman Herodion. Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus. 12 Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa. Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord. 13 Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well. 14 Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers[e] who are with them. 15 Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. 16 (H)Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you.
Final Instructions and Greetings
17 I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles (I)contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; (J)avoid them. 18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but (K)their own appetites,[f] and (L)by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 19 For (M)your obedience is known to all, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you (N)to be wise as to what is good and innocent as to what is evil. 20 (O)The God of peace (P)will soon crush Satan under your feet. (Q)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21 (R)Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you; so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen.
22 I Tertius, (S)who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord.
23 (T)Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus, greet you.[g]
Doxology
25 (U)Now to him who is able to strengthen you (V)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (W)according to the revelation of the mystery (X)that was kept secret for (Y)long ages 26 but (Z)has now been disclosed and through the prophetic writings has been made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God, (AA)to bring about the obedience of faith— 27 to (AB)the only wise God (AC)be glory forevermore through Jesus Christ! Amen.
Footnotes
- Romans 16:1 Or deaconess
- Romans 16:5 Greek firstfruit
- Romans 16:7 Or Junias
- Romans 16:7 Or messengers
- Romans 16:14 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 17
- Romans 16:18 Greek their own belly
- Romans 16:23 Some manuscripts insert verse 24: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen
Psalm 102:10-16
English Standard Version
10 because of your indignation and anger;
for you have (A)taken me up and (B)thrown me down.
11 My days are like (C)an evening shadow;
I (D)wither away like grass.
12 But you, O Lord, are (E)enthroned forever;
you (F)are remembered throughout all generations.
13 You will (G)arise and have (H)pity on Zion;
it is the time to favor her;
(I)the appointed time has come.
14 For your servants hold her (J)stones dear
and have pity on her dust.
15 Nations will (K)fear the name of the Lord,
and all (L)the kings of the earth will fear your glory.
16 For the Lord (M)builds up Zion;
he (N)appears in his glory;
Proverbs 21:14-15
English Standard Version
14 (A)A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,[a] strong wrath.
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
(B)but terror to evildoers.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:14 Hebrew a bribe in the bosom
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