Jeremiah 2:4-13
New American Standard Bible
4 Hear the word of the Lord, house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel. 5 This is what the Lord says:
“(A)What injustice did your fathers find in Me,
That they went far from Me,
And walked after (B)emptiness and became empty?
6 They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord
Who (C)brought us up out of the land of Egypt,
Who (D)led us through the wilderness,
Through a land of deserts and of pits,
Through a land of drought and of [a]deep darkness,
Through a land that no one crossed
And where no person lived?’
7 I brought you into the (E)fruitful land
To eat its fruit and its good things.
But you came and (F)defiled My land,
And you made My inheritance an abomination.
8 The (G)priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
And those who handle the Law (H)did not know Me;
The [b]rulers also revolted against Me,
And the (I)prophets prophesied by Baal
And walked after (J)things that were of no benefit.
9 “Therefore I will still (K)contend with you,” declares the Lord,
“And I will contend with your sons’ sons.
10 For (L)cross to the coastlands of [c]Kittim and see,
And send to (M)Kedar and observe closely,
And see if there has been anything like this!
11 Has a nation changed gods,
When (N)they were not gods?
But My people have (O)exchanged their glory
For that which is of no benefit.
12 Be appalled at this, (P)you heavens,
And shudder, be very desolate,” declares the Lord.
13 “For My people have committed two evils:
They have abandoned Me,
The (Q)fountain of living waters,
To carve out for themselves (R)cisterns,
Broken cisterns
That do not hold water.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 2:6 Or the shadow of death
- Jeremiah 2:8 Lit shepherds
- Jeremiah 2:10 I.e., Cyprus and other islands
Luke 14:1
New American Standard Bible
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
14 It happened that when He went into the house of one of the [a]leaders of the Pharisees on the Sabbath to eat bread, (A)they were watching Him [b]closely.
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Luke 14:7-14
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Parable of the Guests
7 Now He began telling a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how (A)they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, 8 “Whenever you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, (B)do not [a]take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, 9 and the one who invited you [b]both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then (C)in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place. 10 But whenever you are invited, go and [c]take the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, (D)move up higher’; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are [d]dining at the table with you. 11 (E)For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Now He also went on to say to the one who had invited Him, “Whenever you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor wealthy neighbors, otherwise they may also invite you to a meal in return, and that will be your [e]repayment. 13 But whenever you give a [f]banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind; 14 and you will be blessed, since they [g]do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at (F)the resurrection of the righteous.”
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- Luke 14:8 Lit recline at
- Luke 14:9 Lit and him
- Luke 14:10 Lit recline at
- Luke 14:10 Lit reclining
- Luke 14:12 Or reward
- Luke 14:13 Or reception
- Luke 14:14 Or are unable to
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