Isaiah 54:11-17

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¹¹“Afflicted^(A) city, lashed by storms^(B) and not comforted,^(C)
    I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise,^[a]^(D)
    your foundations^(E) with lapis lazuli.^(F)
¹²I will make your battlements of rubies,
    your gates^(G) of sparkling jewels,
    and all your walls of precious stones.
¹³All your children will be taught by the Lord,^(H)
    and great will be their peace.^(I)
¹⁴In righteousness^(J) you will be established:^(K)
Tyranny^(L) will be far from you;
    you will have nothing to fear.^(M)
Terror^(N) will be far removed;
    it will not come near you.
¹⁵If anyone does attack you, it will not be my doing;
    whoever attacks you will surrender^(O) to you.

¹⁶“See, it is I who created the blacksmith^(P)
    who fans the coals into flame
    and forges a weapon^(Q) fit for its work.
And it is I who have created the destroyer^(R) to wreak havoc;
¹⁷    no weapon forged against you will prevail,^(S)
    and you will refute^(T) every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants^(U) of the Lord,
    and this is their vindication^(V) from me,”
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 54:11 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

Hosea 6:1-6

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Israel Unrepentant

6 “Come, let us return^(A) to the Lord.
He has torn us to pieces^(B)
    but he will heal us;^(C)
he has injured us
    but he will bind up our wounds.^(D)
²After two days he will revive us;^(E)
    on the third day^(F) he will restore^(G) us,
    that we may live in his presence.
³Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,^(H)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.^(I)”

⁴“What can I do with you, Ephraim?^(J)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.^(K)
⁵Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,
    I killed you with the words of my mouth^(L)—
    then my judgments go forth like the sun.^[a]^(M)
⁶For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,^(N)
    and acknowledgment^(O) of God rather than burnt offerings.^(P)

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Footnotes

Hosea 6:5 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

Luke 10:17-24

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¹⁷The seventy-two^(A) returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”^(B)

¹⁸He replied, “I saw Satan^(C) fall like lightning from heaven.^(D) ¹⁹I have given you authority to trample on snakes^(E) and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. ²⁰However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”^(F)

²¹At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.^(G) Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

²²“All things have been committed to me by my Father.^(H) No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”^(I)

²³Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. ²⁴For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”^(J)

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