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Jeremiah 22:24-23:22
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Jeremiah 22:24-23:22
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24 (A)“As I live, declares the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were (B)the signet ring on my right hand, yet I would tear you off 25 and (C)give you (D)into the hand of those who seek your life, into the hand of those of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of the Chaldeans. 26 (E)I will hurl you and (F)the mother who bore you into another country, where you were not born, and there you shall die. 27 But to the land to which they will long to return, there they shall not return.”
28 Is this man (G)Coniah a despised, broken pot,
a (H)vessel no one cares for?
Why are he and his children hurled and cast
into a (I)land that they do not know?
29 (J)O land, land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 Thus says the Lord:
“Write this man down as (K)childless,
a man who shall not succeed in his days,
(L)for none of his offspring shall succeed
(M)in sitting on the throne of David
and ruling again in Judah.”
The Righteous Branch
23 (N)“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning (O)the shepherds who care for my people: “You have scattered my flock and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. (P)Behold, I will attend to you for your evil deeds, declares the Lord. 3 (Q)Then I will gather the remnant of my flock (R)out of all the countries where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, (S)and they shall be fruitful and multiply. 4 (T)I will set shepherds over them who will care for them, and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall any be missing, declares the Lord.
5 (U)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (V)Branch, and (W)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved, and (X)Israel will (Y)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (Z)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’
7 (AA)“Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when they shall no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ 8 but ‘As the Lord lives who brought up and led the offspring of the house of Israel out of the north country and out of all the countries where he[a] had driven them.’ Then they shall dwell in their own land.”
Lying Prophets
9 Concerning the prophets:
(AB)My heart is broken within me;
(AC)all my bones shake;
I am like a drunken man,
like a man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
and because of his holy words.
10 (AD)For the land is full of adulterers;
(AE)because of the curse (AF)the land mourns,
and (AG)the pastures of the wilderness are dried up.
(AH)Their course is evil,
and their might is not right.
11 (AI)“Both prophet and priest are ungodly;
even (AJ)in my house I have found their evil,
declares the Lord.
12 (AK)Therefore their way shall be to them
like slippery paths (AL)in the darkness,
into which they shall be driven and fall,
for I will bring disaster upon them
(AM)in the year of their punishment,
declares the Lord.
13 In the prophets of (AN)Samaria
(AO)I saw an unsavory thing:
(AP)they prophesied by Baal
(AQ)and led my people Israel astray.
14 But in the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen a horrible thing:
(AR)they commit adultery and walk in lies;
(AS)they strengthen the hands of evildoers,
so that no one turns from his evil;
(AT)all of them have become like Sodom to me,
(AU)and its inhabitants like Gomorrah.”
15 Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets:
(AV)“Behold, I will feed them with bitter food
(AW)and give them (AX)poisoned water to drink,
for from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness has gone out into all the land.”
16 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, (AY)filling you with vain hopes. (AZ)They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord. 17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, (BA)‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who (BB)stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, (BC)‘No disaster shall come upon you.’”
18 For (BD)who among them has stood in the council of the Lord
to see and to hear his word,
or who has paid attention to his word and listened?
19 (BE)Behold, the storm of the Lord!
Wrath has gone forth,
(BF)a whirling tempest;
it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
20 (BG)The anger of the Lord will not turn back
until he has executed and (BH)accomplished
the intents of his heart.
(BI)In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
21 (BJ)“I did not send the prophets,
yet they ran;
I did not speak to them,
yet they prophesied.
22 (BK)But if they had stood in my council,
then they would have proclaimed my words to my people,
(BL)and they would have turned them from their evil way,
and (BM)from the evil of their deeds.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:8 Septuagint; Hebrew I
Jeremiah 22:24-23:22
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Jeremiah 22:24-23:22
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24 “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin[a](A) son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring(B) on my right hand, I would still pull you off. 25 I will deliver(C) you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.[b] 26 I will hurl(D) you and the mother(E) who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die. 27 You will never come back to the land you long to return(F) to.”
28 Is this man Jehoiachin(G) a despised, broken pot,(H)
an object no one wants?
Why will he and his children be hurled(I) out,
cast into a land(J) they do not know?
29 O land,(K) land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,(L)
a man who will not prosper(M) in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring(N) will prosper,
none will sit on the throne(O) of David
or rule anymore in Judah.”
The Righteous Branch
23 “Woe to the shepherds(P) who are destroying and scattering(Q) the sheep of my pasture!”(R) declares the Lord. 2 Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds(S) who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock(T) and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil(U) you have done,” declares the Lord. 3 “I myself will gather the remnant(V) of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture,(W) where they will be fruitful and increase in number. 4 I will place shepherds(X) over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid(Y) or terrified, nor will any be missing,(Z)” declares the Lord.
5 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“when I will raise up for David[c] a righteous Branch,(AA)
a King(AB) who will reign(AC) wisely
and do what is just and right(AD) in the land.
6 In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.(AE)
This is the name(AF) by which he will be called:
The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(AG)
7 “So then, the days are coming,”(AH) declares the Lord, “when people will no longer say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the Israelites up out of Egypt,’(AI) 8 but they will say, ‘As surely as the Lord lives, who brought the descendants of Israel up out of the land of the north and out of all the countries where he had banished them.’ Then they will live in their own land.”(AJ)
Lying Prophets
9 Concerning the prophets:
My heart(AK) is broken within me;
all my bones tremble.(AL)
I am like a drunken man,
like a strong man overcome by wine,
because of the Lord
and his holy words.(AM)
10 The land is full of adulterers;(AN)
because of the curse[d](AO) the land lies parched
and the pastures(AP) in the wilderness are withered.(AQ)
The prophets follow an evil course
and use their power unjustly.
11 “Both prophet and priest are godless;(AR)
even in my temple(AS) I find their wickedness,”
declares the Lord.
12 “Therefore their path will become slippery;(AT)
they will be banished to darkness
and there they will fall.
I will bring disaster on them
in the year they are punished,(AU)”
declares the Lord.
13 “Among the prophets of Samaria
I saw this repulsive thing:
They prophesied by Baal(AV)
and led my people Israel astray.(AW)
14 And among the prophets of Jerusalem
I have seen something horrible:(AX)
They commit adultery and live a lie.(AY)
They strengthen the hands of evildoers,(AZ)
so that not one of them turns from their wickedness.(BA)
They are all like Sodom(BB) to me;
the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”(BC)
15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says concerning the prophets:
“I will make them eat bitter food
and drink poisoned water,(BD)
because from the prophets of Jerusalem
ungodliness(BE) has spread throughout the land.”
16 This is what the Lord Almighty says:
“Do not listen(BF) to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions(BG) from their own minds,
not from the mouth(BH) of the Lord.
17 They keep saying(BI) to those who despise me,
‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’(BJ)
And to all who follow the stubbornness(BK) of their hearts
they say, ‘No harm(BL) will come to you.’
18 But which of them has stood in the council(BM) of the Lord
to see or to hear his word?
Who has listened and heard his word?
19 See, the storm(BN) of the Lord
will burst out in wrath,
a whirlwind(BO) swirling down
on the heads of the wicked.
20 The anger(BP) of the Lord will not turn back(BQ)
until he fully accomplishes
the purposes of his heart.
In days to come
you will understand it clearly.
21 I did not send(BR) these prophets,
yet they have run with their message;
I did not speak to them,
yet they have prophesied.
22 But if they had stood in my council,(BS)
they would have proclaimed(BT) my words to my people
and would have turned(BU) them from their evil ways
and from their evil deeds.(BV)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
- Jeremiah 22:25 Or Chaldeans
- Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line
- Jeremiah 23:10 Or because of these things
1 Timothy 5:17-25
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1 Timothy 5:17-25
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17 Let the elders (A)who rule well be considered worthy of (B)double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching. 18 For the Scripture says, (C)“You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and, (D)“The laborer deserves his wages.” 19 Do not admit a charge against an elder except (E)on the evidence of two or three witnesses. 20 As for those who persist in sin, (F)rebuke them in the presence of all, (G)so that the rest may stand in fear. 21 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels (H)I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, (I)doing nothing from partiality. 22 (J)Do not be hasty in the (K)laying on of hands, nor (L)take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. 23 (No longer drink only water, but (M)use a little wine (N)for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.) 24 The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. 25 So also good works are conspicuous, and (O)even those that are not cannot remain hidden.
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1 Timothy 5:17-25
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1 Timothy 5:17-25
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17 The elders(A) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,(B) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18 For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”[a](C) and “The worker deserves his wages.”[b](D) 19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder(E) unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.(F) 20 But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove(G) before everyone, so that the others may take warning.(H) 21 I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus(I) and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.
22 Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,(J) and do not share in the sins of others.(K) Keep yourself pure.(L)
23 Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine(M) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
24 The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Deut. 25:4
- 1 Timothy 5:18 Luke 10:7
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