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Jeremiah 51:24-53
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Jeremiah 51:24-53
English Standard Version
24 (A)“I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea before your very eyes for all the evil that they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.
25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain,
declares the Lord,
which destroys the whole earth;
I will stretch out my hand against you,
and roll you down from the crags,
(B)and make you a burnt mountain.
26 No (C)stone shall be taken from you for a corner
and no stone for a foundation,
but you shall be (D)a perpetual waste,
declares the Lord.
27 (E)“Set up a standard on the earth;
(F)blow the trumpet among the nations;
(G)prepare (H)the nations for war against her;
summon against her (I)the kingdoms,
(J)Ararat, Minni, and (K)Ashkenaz;
appoint a (L)marshal against her;
(M)bring up horses like bristling locusts.
28 (N)Prepare (O)the nations for war against her,
the kings of (P)the Medes, (Q)with their governors (R)and deputies,
and every (S)land under their dominion.
29 (T)The land trembles and writhes in pain,
(U)for the Lord's purposes against Babylon stand,
to make the land of Babylon a desolation,
without inhabitant.
30 The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting;
they remain in their strongholds;
their strength has failed;
(V)they have become women;
(W)her dwellings are on fire;
(X)her bars are broken.
31 One (Y)runner runs to meet another,
and one messenger to meet another,
to tell the king of Babylon
that his city is taken on every side;
32 the fords have been (Z)seized,
the marshes are burned with fire,
and the soldiers are in panic.
33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
(AA)The daughter of Babylon is like (AB)a threshing floor
at the time when it is trodden;
yet a little while
and (AC)the time of her harvest will come.”
34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon (AD)has devoured me;
he has crushed me;
he has made me an empty vessel;
(AE)he has swallowed me like (AF)a monster;
he has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
he has rinsed me out.[a]
35 The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon,”
let the inhabitant of Zion say.
“My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
let Jerusalem say.
36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (AG)I will plead your cause
and take vengeance for you.
(AH)I will dry up her sea
and (AI)make her fountain dry,
37 and Babylon shall become (AJ)a heap of ruins,
(AK)the haunt of jackals,
(AL)a horror (AM)and a hissing,
without inhabitant.
38 (AN)“They shall roar together (AO)like lions;
they shall growl like lions' cubs.
39 (AP)While they are inflamed (AQ)I will prepare them a feast
and (AR)make them drunk, that they may become merry,
(AS)then sleep a perpetual sleep
and not wake, declares the Lord.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and male goats.
41 “How (AT)Babylon[b] is taken,
(AU)the praise of the whole earth (AV)seized!
How Babylon has become
a horror among the nations!
42 (AW)The sea has come up on Babylon;
she is covered with its tumultuous waves.
43 Her cities have become a horror,
(AX)a land of drought and a desert,
(AY)a land in which no one dwells,
and through which no son of man passes.
44 And I will punish (AZ)Bel in Babylon,
and (BA)take out of his mouth (BB)what he has swallowed.
(BC)The nations shall no longer flow to him;
(BD)the wall of Babylon has fallen.
45 “Go out of the midst of her, (BE)my people!
Let every one save his life
from (BF)the fierce anger of the Lord!
46 Let not your heart faint, and be not fearful
(BG)at the report heard in the land,
(BH)when a report comes in one year
and afterward a report in another year,
and violence is in the land,
(BI)and ruler is against ruler.
47 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming
when (BJ)I will punish the images of Babylon;
(BK)her whole land shall be put to shame,
and all her slain shall fall in the midst of her.
48 (BL)Then the heavens and the earth,
and all that is in them,
shall sing for joy over Babylon,
(BM)for the destroyers shall come against them out of the north,
declares the Lord.
49 Babylon must fall for the slain of Israel,
(BN)just as for Babylon have fallen the slain of all the earth.
50 (BO)“You who have escaped from the sword,
go, do not stand still!
Remember the Lord from far away,
and let Jerusalem come into your mind:
51 (BP)‘We are put to shame, for we have heard reproach;
(BQ)dishonor has covered our face,
(BR)for foreigners have come
into the holy places of the Lord's house.’
52 “Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,
when (BS)I will execute judgment upon her images,
(BT)and through all her land
the wounded shall groan.
53 Though Babylon should (BU)mount up to heaven,
and though she should (BV)fortify her strong height,
yet destroyers would come from me against her,
declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:34 Or he has expelled me
- Jeremiah 51:41 Hebrew Sheshach, a code name for Babylon
Jeremiah 51:24-53
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Jeremiah 51:24-53
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24 “Before your eyes I will repay(A) Babylon(B) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.
25 “I am against(C) you, you destroying mountain,
you who destroy the whole earth,”(D)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(E) against you,
roll you off the cliffs,
and make you a burned-out mountain.(F)
26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
nor any stone for a foundation,
for you will be desolate(G) forever,”
declares the Lord.
27 “Lift up a banner(H) in the land!
Blow the trumpet among the nations!
Prepare the nations for battle against her;
summon against her these kingdoms:(I)
Ararat,(J) Minni and Ashkenaz.(K)
Appoint a commander against her;
send up horses like a swarm of locusts.(L)
28 Prepare the nations for battle against her—
the kings of the Medes,(M)
their governors and all their officials,
and all the countries they rule.(N)
29 The land trembles(O) and writhes,
for the Lord’s purposes(P) against Babylon stand—
to lay waste(Q) the land of Babylon
so that no one will live there.(R)
30 Babylon’s warriors(S) have stopped fighting;
they remain in their strongholds.
Their strength is exhausted;
they have become weaklings.(T)
Her dwellings are set on fire;(U)
the bars(V) of her gates are broken.
31 One courier(W) follows another
and messenger follows messenger
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his entire city is captured,(X)
32 the river crossings seized,
the marshes set on fire,(Y)
and the soldiers terrified.(Z)”
33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:
“Daughter Babylon(AA) is like a threshing floor(AB)
at the time it is trampled;
the time to harvest(AC) her will soon come.(AD)”
34 “Nebuchadnezzar(AE) king of Babylon has devoured(AF) us,(AG)
he has thrown us into confusion,
he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
and then has spewed(AH) us out.
35 May the violence(AI) done to our flesh[b] be on Babylon,”
say the inhabitants of Zion.
“May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia,”
says Jerusalem.(AJ)
36 Therefore this is what the Lord says:
“See, I will defend your cause(AK)
and avenge(AL) you;
I will dry up(AM) her sea
and make her springs dry.
37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins,
a haunt(AN) of jackals,
an object of horror and scorn,(AO)
a place where no one lives.(AP)
38 Her people all roar like young lions,(AQ)
they growl like lion cubs.
39 But while they are aroused,
I will set out a feast for them
and make them drunk,(AR)
so that they shout with laughter—
then sleep forever(AS) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(AT)
40 “I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats.(AU)
41 “How Sheshak[c](AV) will be captured,(AW)
the boast of the whole earth seized!
How desolate(AX) Babylon will be
among the nations!
42 The sea will rise over Babylon;
its roaring waves(AY) will cover her.
43 Her towns will be desolate,
a dry and desert(AZ) land,
a land where no one lives,
through which no one travels.(BA)
44 I will punish Bel(BB) in Babylon
and make him spew out(BC) what he has swallowed.
The nations will no longer stream to him.
And the wall(BD) of Babylon will fall.
45 “Come out(BE) of her, my people!
Run(BF) for your lives!
Run from the fierce anger(BG) of the Lord.
46 Do not lose heart(BH) or be afraid(BI)
when rumors(BJ) are heard in the land;
one rumor comes this year, another the next,
rumors of violence in the land
and of ruler against ruler.
47 For the time will surely come
when I will punish the idols(BK) of Babylon;
her whole land will be disgraced(BL)
and her slain will all lie fallen within her.(BM)
48 Then heaven and earth and all that is in them
will shout(BN) for joy over Babylon,
for out of the north(BO)
destroyers(BP) will attack her,”
declares the Lord.
49 “Babylon must fall because of Israel’s slain,
just as the slain in all the earth
have fallen because of Babylon.(BQ)
50 You who have escaped the sword,
leave(BR) and do not linger!
Remember(BS) the Lord in a distant land,(BT)
and call to mind Jerusalem.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35
- Jeremiah 51:35 Or done to us and to our children
- Jeremiah 51:41 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.
Psalm 119:169-176
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Psalm 119:169-176
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Taw
169 Let my (A)cry come before you, O Lord;
(B)give me understanding (C)according to your word!
170 Let my plea come before you;
(D)deliver me according to your word.
171 My lips will (E)pour forth praise,
for you (F)teach me your statutes.
172 My tongue will sing of your word,
for (G)all your commandments are right.
173 Let your hand be ready to help me,
for I have (H)chosen your precepts.
174 I (I)long for your salvation, O Lord,
and your law is my (J)delight.
175 Let my soul live and praise you,
and let your rules help me.
176 I have (K)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not (L)forget your commandments.
Psalm 119:169-176
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Psalm 119:169-176
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ת Taw
169 May my cry come(A) before you, Lord;
give me understanding(B) according to your word.(C)
170 May my supplication come(D) before you;
deliver me(E) according to your promise.(F)
171 May my lips overflow with praise,(G)
for you teach me(H) your decrees.
172 May my tongue sing(I) of your word,
for all your commands are righteous.(J)
173 May your hand be ready to help(K) me,
for I have chosen(L) your precepts.
174 I long for your salvation,(M) Lord,
and your law gives me delight.(N)
175 Let me live(O) that I may praise you,
and may your laws sustain me.
176 I have strayed like a lost sheep.(P)
Seek your servant,
for I have not forgotten(Q) your commands.
Hebrews 7:11-28
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Hebrews 7:11-28
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Jesus Compared to Melchizedek
11 (A)Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12 For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13 For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord was descended (B)from Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
15 This becomes even more evident when another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, 16 who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is witnessed of him,
(C)“You are a priest forever,
after the order of Melchizedek.”
18 For on the one hand, a former commandment is set aside (D)because of its weakness and uselessness 19 (for (E)the law made nothing perfect); but on the other hand, (F)a better hope is introduced, through which (G)we draw near to God.
20 And it was not without an oath. For those who formerly became priests were made such without an oath, 21 but this one was made a priest with an oath by the one who said to him:
(H)“The Lord has sworn
and will not change his mind,
‘You are a priest forever.’”
22 This makes Jesus the guarantor of (I)a better covenant.
23 The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24 but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues (J)forever. 25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost[a] (K)those who draw near to God (L)through him, since he always lives (M)to make intercession for them.
26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, (N)holy, innocent, unstained, (O)separated from sinners, and (P)exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, (Q)first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this (R)once for all when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints men (S)in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made (T)perfect forever.
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- Hebrews 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times
Hebrews 7:11-28
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Hebrews 7:11-28
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Jesus Like Melchizedek
11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood—and indeed the law given to the people(A) established that priesthood—why was there still need for another priest to come,(B) one in the order of Melchizedek,(C) not in the order of Aaron? 12 For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed also. 13 He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe,(D) and no one from that tribe has ever served at the altar.(E) 14 For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,(F) and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests. 15 And what we have said is even more clear if another priest like Melchizedek appears, 16 one who has become a priest not on the basis of a regulation as to his ancestry but on the basis of the power of an indestructible life. 17 For it is declared:
18 The former regulation is set aside because it was weak and useless(H) 19 (for the law made nothing perfect),(I) and a better hope(J) is introduced, by which we draw near to God.(K)
20 And it was not without an oath! Others became priests without any oath, 21 but he became a priest with an oath when God said to him:
22 Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantor of a better covenant.(N)
23 Now there have been many of those priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office; 24 but because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood.(O) 25 Therefore he is able to save(P) completely[c] those who come to God(Q) through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.(R)
26 Such a high priest(S) truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners,(T) exalted above the heavens.(U) 27 Unlike the other high priests, he does not need to offer sacrifices(V) day after day, first for his own sins,(W) and then for the sins of the people. He sacrificed for their sins once for all(X) when he offered himself.(Y) 28 For the law appoints as high priests men in all their weakness;(Z) but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son,(AA) who has been made perfect(AB) forever.
Footnotes
- Hebrews 7:17 Psalm 110:4
- Hebrews 7:21 Psalm 110:4
- Hebrews 7:25 Or forever
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