“Go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord:

“I remember you,
The kindness of your (A)youth,
The love of your betrothal,
(B)When you [a]went after Me in the wilderness,
In a land not sown.

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  1. Jeremiah 2:2 followed

“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem:

“This is what the Lord says:

“‘I remember the devotion of your youth,(A)
    how as a bride you loved me
and followed me through the wilderness,(B)
    through a land not sown.

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An Everlasting Covenant

60 “Nevertheless I will (A)remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish (B)an everlasting covenant with you.

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60 Yet I will remember the covenant(A) I made with you in the days of your youth,(B) and I will establish an everlasting covenant(C) with you.

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“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; (A)so I spread [a]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I (B)swore an oath to you and entered into a (C)covenant with you, and (D)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:8 Or the corner of My garment

“‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment(A) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant(B) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.(C)

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Then the Lord said to me, “Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: ‘Hear the words of this covenant (A)and do them.

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The Lord said to me, “Proclaim(A) all these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the terms of this covenant and follow(B) them.

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(A)“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house, and proclaim there this word, and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter in at these gates to worship the Lord!’ ”

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“Stand(A) at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message:

“‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord.

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God’s Mercy Remembered

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
For He said, “Surely they are My people,
Children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
(A)In all their affliction He was [a]afflicted,
(B)And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
(C)In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And (D)He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.
10 But they (E)rebelled and (F)grieved His Holy Spirit;
(G)So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.

11 Then he (H)remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who (I)brought them up out of the sea
With the [b]shepherd of His flock?
(J)Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
(K)With His glorious arm,
(L)Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 (M)Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”

14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
(N)To make Yourself a glorious name.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted
  2. Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds

Praise and Prayer

I will tell of the kindnesses(A) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things(B)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion(C) and many kindnesses.
He said, “Surely they are my people,(D)
    children who will be true to me”;
    and so he became their Savior.(E)
In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(F) of his presence(G) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(H) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(I) them
    all the days of old.(J)
10 Yet they rebelled(K)
    and grieved his Holy Spirit.(L)
So he turned and became their enemy(M)
    and he himself fought(N) against them.

11 Then his people recalled[b] the days of old,
    the days of Moses and his people—
where is he who brought them through the sea,(O)
    with the shepherd of his flock?(P)
Where is he who set
    his Holy Spirit(Q) among them,
12 who sent his glorious arm(R) of power
    to be at Moses’ right hand,
who divided the waters(S) before them,
    to gain for himself everlasting renown,(T)
13 who led(U) them through the depths?(V)
Like a horse in open country,
    they did not stumble;(W)
14 like cattle that go down to the plain,
    they were given rest(X) by the Spirit of the Lord.
This is how you guided your people
    to make for yourself a glorious name.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them
  2. Isaiah 63:11 Or But may he recall

Neither did they say, ‘Where is the Lord,
Who (A)brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
Who led us through (B)the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and pits,
Through a land of drought and the shadow of death,
Through a land that no one crossed
And where no one dwelt?’

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They did not ask, ‘Where is the Lord,
    who brought us up out of Egypt(A)
and led us through the barren wilderness,
    through a land of deserts(B) and ravines,(C)
a land of drought and utter darkness,
    a land where no one travels(D) and no one lives?’

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12 Moreover You (A)led them by day with a cloudy pillar,
And by night with a pillar of fire,
To give them light on the road
Which they should travel.

13 “You(B) came down also on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven,
And gave them (C)just ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.
14 You made known to them Your (D)holy Sabbath,
And commanded them precepts, statutes and laws,
By the hand of Moses Your servant.
15 You (E)gave them bread from heaven for their hunger,
And (F)brought them water out of the rock for their thirst,
And told them to (G)go in to possess the land
Which You had [a]sworn to give them.

16 “But(H) they and our fathers acted [b]proudly,
(I)Hardened[c] their necks,
And did not heed Your commandments.
17 They refused to obey,
And (J)they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And [d]in their rebellion
They appointed (K)a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
(L)Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

18 “Even (M)when they made a molded calf for themselves,
And said, ‘This is your god
That brought you up out of Egypt,’
And worked great provocations,
19 Yet in Your (N)manifold mercies
You did not forsake them in the wilderness.
The (O)pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day,
To lead them on the road;
Nor the pillar of fire by night,
To show them light,
And the way they should go.
20 You also gave Your (P)good Spirit to instruct them,
And did not withhold Your (Q)manna from their mouth,
And gave them (R)water for their thirst.
21 (S)Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness;
They lacked nothing;
Their (T)clothes did not wear out
And their feet did not swell.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:15 Lit. raised Your hand to
  2. Nehemiah 9:16 presumptuously
  3. Nehemiah 9:16 Stiffened their necks, became stubborn
  4. Nehemiah 9:17 So with MT, Vg.; LXX in Egypt

12 By day(A) you led(B) them with a pillar of cloud,(C) and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take.

13 “You came down on Mount Sinai;(D) you spoke(E) to them from heaven.(F) You gave them regulations and laws that are just(G) and right, and decrees and commands that are good.(H) 14 You made known to them your holy Sabbath(I) and gave them commands, decrees and laws through your servant Moses. 15 In their hunger you gave them bread from heaven(J) and in their thirst you brought them water from the rock;(K) you told them to go in and take possession of the land you had sworn with uplifted hand(L) to give them.(M)

16 “But they, our ancestors, became arrogant and stiff-necked,(N) and they did not obey your commands.(O) 17 They refused to listen and failed to remember(P) the miracles(Q) you performed among them. They became stiff-necked(R) and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery.(S) But you are a forgiving God,(T) gracious and compassionate,(U) slow to anger(V) and abounding in love.(W) Therefore you did not desert them,(X) 18 even when they cast for themselves an image of a calf(Y) and said, ‘This is your god, who brought you up out of Egypt,’ or when they committed awful blasphemies.(Z)

19 “Because of your great compassion you did not abandon(AA) them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud(AB) did not fail to guide them on their path, nor the pillar of fire by night to shine on the way they were to take. 20 You gave your good Spirit(AC) to instruct(AD) them. You did not withhold your manna(AE) from their mouths, and you gave them water(AF) for their thirst. 21 For forty years(AG) you sustained them in the wilderness; they lacked nothing,(AH) their clothes did not wear out nor did their feet become swollen.(AI)

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“For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your [a]trudging through this great wilderness. (A)These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.” ’

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  1. Deuteronomy 2:7 Lit. goings

The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched(A) over your journey through this vast wilderness.(B) These forty years(C) the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.(D)

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15 I will give her her vineyards from there,
And (A)the Valley of Achor as a door of hope;
She shall sing there,
As in (B)the days of her youth,
(C)As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.

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15 There I will give her back her vineyards,
    and will make the Valley of Achor[a](A) a door of hope.
There she will respond[b](B) as in the days of her youth,(C)
    as in the day she came up out of Egypt.(D)

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  1. Hosea 2:15 Achor means trouble.
  2. Hosea 2:15 Or sing

And you shall remember that the Lord your God (A)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and (B)test you, (C)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

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Remember how the Lord your God led(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

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So Moses came and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the [a]judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and said, (A)“All the words which the Lord has said we will do.” And Moses (B)wrote all the words of the Lord. And he rose early in the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and twelve (C)pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel. Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered (D)burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the Lord. And Moses (E)took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. Then he (F)took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, “All that the Lord has said we will do, and be obedient.” And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said, “This is (G)the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you according to all these words.”

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  1. Exodus 24:3 ordinances

When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws,(A) they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do.”(B) Moses then wrote(C) down everything the Lord had said.

He got up early the next morning and built an altar(D) at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars(E) representing the twelve tribes of Israel. Then he sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings(F) and sacrificed young bulls as fellowship offerings(G) to the Lord. Moses(H) took half of the blood(I) and put it in bowls, and the other half he splashed(J) against the altar. Then he took the Book of the Covenant(K) and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”(L)

Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people(M) and said, “This is the blood of the covenant(N) that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.”

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31 Thus Israel saw the great [a]work which the Lord had done in Egypt; so the people feared the Lord, and (A)believed the Lord and His servant Moses.

The Song of Moses(B)

15 Then (C)Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to the Lord, and spoke, saying:

“I will (D)sing to the Lord,
For He has triumphed gloriously!
The horse and its rider
He has thrown into the sea!
The Lord is my strength and (E)song,
And He has become my salvation;
He is my God, and (F)I will praise Him;
My (G)father’s God, and I (H)will exalt Him.
The Lord is a man of (I)war;
The Lord is His (J)name.
(K)Pharaoh’s chariots and his army He has cast into the sea;
(L)His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
The depths have covered them;
(M)They sank to the bottom like a stone.

“Your (N)right hand, O Lord, has become glorious in power;
Your right hand, O Lord, has dashed the enemy in pieces.
And in the greatness of Your (O)excellence
You have overthrown those who rose against You;
You sent forth (P)Your wrath;
It (Q)consumed them (R)like stubble.
And (S)with the blast of Your nostrils
The waters were gathered together;
(T)The floods stood upright like a heap;
The depths [b]congealed in the heart of the sea.
(U)The enemy said, ‘I will pursue,
I will overtake,
I will (V)divide the spoil;
My desire shall be satisfied on them.
I will draw my sword,
My hand shall destroy them.’
10 You blew with Your wind,
The sea covered them;
They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

11 “Who(W) is like You, O Lord, among the [c]gods?
Who is like You, (X)glorious in holiness,
Fearful in (Y)praises, (Z)doing wonders?
12 You stretched out Your right hand;
The earth swallowed them.
13 You in Your mercy have (AA)led forth
The people whom You have redeemed;
You have guided them in Your strength
To (AB)Your holy habitation.

14 “The (AC)people will hear and be afraid;
(AD)Sorrow[d] will take hold of the inhabitants of Philistia.
15 (AE)Then (AF)the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed;
(AG)The mighty men of Moab,
Trembling will take hold of them;
(AH)All the inhabitants of Canaan will (AI)melt away.
16 (AJ)Fear and dread will fall on them;
By the greatness of Your arm
They will be (AK)as still as a stone,
Till Your people pass over, O Lord,
Till the people pass over
(AL)Whom You have purchased.
17 You will bring them in and (AM)plant them
In the (AN)mountain of Your inheritance,
In the place, O Lord, which You have made
For Your own dwelling,
The (AO)sanctuary, O Lord, which Your hands have established.

18 “The(AP) Lord shall reign forever and ever.”

19 For the (AQ)horses of Pharaoh went with his chariots and his horsemen into the sea, and (AR)the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them. But the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

The Song of Miriam(AS)

20 Then Miriam (AT)the prophetess, (AU)the sister of Aaron, (AV)took the timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her (AW)with timbrels and with dances.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 14:31 Lit. hand with which the Lord worked
  2. Exodus 15:8 became firm
  3. Exodus 15:11 mighty ones
  4. Exodus 15:14 Anguish

31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand(A) of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared(B) the Lord and put their trust(C) in him and in Moses his servant.

The Song of Moses and Miriam

15 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song(D) to the Lord:

“I will sing(E) to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(F)
    he has hurled into the sea.(G)

“The Lord is my strength(H) and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.(I)
He is my God,(J) and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt(K) him.
The Lord is a warrior;(L)
    the Lord is his name.(M)
Pharaoh’s chariots and his army(N)
    he has hurled into the sea.
The best of Pharaoh’s officers
    are drowned in the Red Sea.[b]
The deep waters(O) have covered them;
    they sank to the depths like a stone.(P)
Your right hand,(Q) Lord,
    was majestic in power.
Your right hand,(R) Lord,
    shattered(S) the enemy.

“In the greatness of your majesty(T)
    you threw down those who opposed you.
You unleashed your burning anger;(U)
    it consumed(V) them like stubble.
By the blast of your nostrils(W)
    the waters piled up.(X)
The surging waters stood up like a wall;(Y)
    the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea.(Z)
The enemy boasted,
    ‘I will pursue,(AA) I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;(AB)
    I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
    and my hand will destroy them.’
10 But you blew with your breath,(AC)
    and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
    in the mighty waters.(AD)
11 Who among the gods
    is like you,(AE) Lord?
Who is like you—
    majestic in holiness,(AF)
awesome in glory,(AG)
    working wonders?(AH)

12 “You stretch out(AI) your right hand,
    and the earth swallows your enemies.(AJ)
13 In your unfailing love you will lead(AK)
    the people you have redeemed.(AL)
In your strength you will guide them
    to your holy dwelling.(AM)
14 The nations will hear and tremble;(AN)
    anguish(AO) will grip the people of Philistia.(AP)
15 The chiefs(AQ) of Edom(AR) will be terrified,
    the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling,(AS)
the people[c] of Canaan will melt(AT) away;
16     terror(AU) and dread will fall on them.
By the power of your arm
    they will be as still as a stone(AV)
until your people pass by, Lord,
    until the people you bought[d](AW) pass by.(AX)
17 You will bring(AY) them in and plant(AZ) them
    on the mountain(BA) of your inheritance—
the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling,(BB)
    the sanctuary,(BC) Lord, your hands established.

18 “The Lord reigns
    for ever and ever.”(BD)

19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen[e] went into the sea,(BE) the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.(BF) 20 Then Miriam(BG) the prophet,(BH) Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels(BI) and dancing.(BJ)

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:2 Or song
  2. Exodus 15:4 Or the Sea of Reeds; also in verse 22
  3. Exodus 15:15 Or rulers
  4. Exodus 15:16 Or created
  5. Exodus 15:19 Or charioteers