Jeremiah 30

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Restoration for Israel and Judah

30 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: ²“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ^(A)Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you. ³^(B)For behold, days are coming, declares the Lord, ^(C)when I will restore ^(D)the fortunes of my people, ^(E)Israel and Judah, says the Lord, ^(F)and I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall take possession of it.”

⁴These are the words that the Lord spoke concerning ^(G)Israel and Judah:

⁵“Thus says the Lord:
We have heard a cry of panic,
    of terror, and no peace.
⁶Ask now, and see,
    can a man bear a child?
^(H)Why then do I see every man
    with his hands on his stomach ^(I)like a woman in labor?
    ^(J)Why has every face turned pale?
⁷Alas! ^(K)That day is so great
    ^(L)there is none like it;
it is a time of distress for Jacob;
    yet he shall be saved out of it.

⁸“And it shall come to pass in that day, declares the Lord of hosts, that I will ^(M)break his ^(N)yoke from off your neck, and I will ^(O)burst your bonds, ^(P)and foreigners shall no more make a servant of him.^[a] ⁹But they shall serve the Lord their God and ^(Q)David their king, whom I will raise up for them.

¹⁰^(R)“Then fear not, ^(S)O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord,
    nor be dismayed, O Israel;
for behold, ^(T)I will save you from far away,
    ^(U)and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
^(V)Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
    and none shall make him afraid.
¹¹^(W)For I am with you to save you,
declares the Lord;
^(X)I will make a full end of all the nations
    among whom I scattered you,
    but of you I will not make a full end.
^(Y)I will ^(Z)discipline you in just measure,
    and I will by no means leave you unpunished.

¹²“For thus says the Lord:
^(AA)Your hurt is incurable,
    ^(AB)and your wound is grievous.
¹³There is none to uphold your cause,
    no medicine for your wound,
    ^(AC)no healing for you.
¹⁴^(AD)All your lovers have forgotten you;
    they care nothing for you;
for I have dealt you the blow of ^(AE)an enemy,
    the punishment ^(AF)of a merciless foe,
because your guilt is great,
    ^(AG)because your sins are flagrant.
¹⁵^(AH)Why do you cry out over your hurt?
    ^(AI)Your pain is incurable.
Because your guilt is great,
    ^(AJ)because your sins are flagrant,
    I have done these things to you.
¹⁶^(AK)Therefore all who devour you shall be devoured,
    and ^(AL)all your foes, every one of them, shall go into captivity;
^(AM)those who plunder you shall be plundered,
    ^(AN)and all who prey on you I will make a prey.
¹⁷^(AO)For I will restore ^(AP)health to you,
    and ^(AQ)your wounds I will heal,
declares the Lord,
because ^(AR)they have called you an outcast:
    ^(AS)‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’

¹⁸“Thus says the Lord:
Behold, ^(AT)I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob
    and have compassion on his dwellings;
the city shall be rebuilt on ^(AU)its mound,
    and the palace shall stand where it used to be.
¹⁹^(AV)Out of them shall come songs of thanksgiving,
    and the voices of those who celebrate.
^(AW)I will multiply them, and they shall not be few;
    I will make them honored, and they shall not be small.
²⁰^(AX)Their children shall be as they were of old,
    and their congregation shall be established before me,
    and I will punish all who oppress them.
²¹^(AY)Their prince shall be one of themselves;
    ^(AZ)their ruler shall come out from their midst;
^(BA)I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
    ^(BB)for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.
²²^(BC)And you shall be my people,
    and I will be your God.”

²³^(BD)Behold ^(BE)the storm of the Lord!
    Wrath has gone forth,
a whirling tempest;
    it will burst upon the head of the wicked.
²⁴^(BF)The fierce anger of the Lord will not turn back
    until he has executed and accomplished
    the intentions of his mind.
^(BG)In the latter days you will understand this.

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Jeremiah 30:8 Or serve him

Revelation 15

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The Seven Angels with Seven Plagues

15 Then ^(A)I saw another sign in heaven, great and amazing, ^(B)seven angels with seven plagues, which are the last, for with them the wrath of God is finished.

²And I saw ^(C)what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those ^(D)who had conquered the beast and its image and ^(E)the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass ^(F)with harps of God in their hands. ³And they sing ^(G)the song of Moses, ^(H)the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

^(I)“Great and amazing are your deeds,
    O Lord God the Almighty!
^(J)Just and true are your ways,
    O King of the nations!^[a]
⁴^(K)Who will not fear, O Lord,
    and glorify your name?
For you alone are ^(L)holy.
    ^(M)All nations will come
    and worship you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

⁵After this I looked, and ^(N)the sanctuary of ^(O)the tent^[b] of witness in heaven was opened, ⁶and out of the sanctuary came ^(P)the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright ^(Q)linen, ^(R)with golden sashes around their chests. ⁷And one of ^(S)the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven ^(T)golden bowls full of the wrath of God ^(U)who lives forever and ever, ⁸and ^(V)the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and ^(W)no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

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Revelation 15:3 Some manuscripts the ages
Revelation 15:5 Or tabernacle

Matthew 26:57-75

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Jesus Before Caiaphas and the Council

⁵⁷^(A)Then ^(B)those who had seized Jesus led him to ^(C)Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had gathered. ⁵⁸And ^(D)Peter was following him at a distance, as far as ^(E)the courtyard of the high priest, and going inside he sat with ^(F)the guards to see the end. ⁵⁹Now the chief priests and the whole council^[a] ^(G)were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, ⁶⁰but they found none, ^(H)though many false witnesses came forward. At last ^(I)two came forward ⁶¹and said, “This man said, ^(J)‘I am able to ^(K)destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” ⁶²And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?”^[b] ⁶³^(L)But Jesus remained silent. ^(M)And the high priest said to him, ^(N)“I adjure you by ^(O)the living God, ^(P)tell us if you are ^(Q)the Christ, ^(R)the Son of God.” ⁶⁴Jesus said to him, ^(S)“You have said so. But I tell you, from now on ^(T)you will see the Son of Man ^(U)seated at the right hand of Power and ^(V)coming on the clouds of heaven.” ⁶⁵Then the high priest ^(W)tore his robes and said, ^(X)“He has uttered blasphemy. What further witnesses do we need? You have now heard his blasphemy. ⁶⁶What is your judgment?” They answered, ^(Y)“He deserves death.” ⁶⁷Then ^(Z)they spit in his face ^(AA)and ^(AB)struck him. And some slapped him, ⁶⁸saying, “Prophesy to us, you ^(AC)Christ! Who is it that struck you?”

Peter Denies Jesus

⁶⁹^(AD)Now Peter was sitting outside ^(AE)in the courtyard. And a servant girl came up to him and said, “You also were with Jesus the Galilean.” ⁷⁰But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you mean.” ⁷¹And when he went out to the entrance, another servant girl saw him, and she said to the bystanders, “This man was with Jesus ^(AF)of Nazareth.” ⁷²And again he denied it with an oath: “I do not know the man.” ⁷³After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Certainly you too are one of them, for ^(AG)your accent betrays you.” ⁷⁴Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed. ⁷⁵And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, ^(AH)“Before the rooster crows, you will ^(AI)deny me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.