Jeremiah 45-46
English Standard Version
Message to Baruch
45 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to (A)Baruch the son of Neriah, (B)when he wrote these words in a book at the dictation of Jeremiah, (C)in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch: 3 You said, (D)‘Woe is me! For the Lord has added sorrow to my pain. (E)I am weary with my groaning, (F)and I find no rest.’ 4 Thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord: (G)Behold, what I have built I am breaking down, and what I have planted I am plucking up—that is, the whole land. 5 And (H)do you seek great things for yourself? Seek them not, for behold, (I)I am bringing disaster upon all flesh, declares the Lord. But I will give you (J)your life as a prize of war in all places to which you may go.”
Judgment on Egypt
46 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet (K)concerning the nations.
2 About Egypt. (L)Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at Carchemish and which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in (M)the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 (N)“Prepare buckler and shield,
and advance for battle!
4 (O)Harness the horses;
mount, O horsemen!
Take your stations with your helmets,
(P)polish your spears,
put on your armor!
5 Why have I seen it?
They are dismayed
and have turned backward.
Their (Q)warriors are beaten down
and have fled in haste;
(R)they look not back—
(S)terror on every side!
declares the Lord.
6 “The swift cannot flee away,
nor the warrior escape;
(T)in the north by the river Euphrates
(U)they have stumbled and fallen.
7 “Who is this, (V)rising like the Nile,
like rivers (W)whose waters surge?
8 Egypt rises like the Nile,
like rivers (X)whose waters surge.
He said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth,
I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.’
9 (Y)Advance, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
Let the warriors go out:
men of Cush and (Z)Put who handle the shield,
(AA)men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.
10 (AB)That day is the day of the Lord God of hosts,
(AC)a day of vengeance,
(AD)to avenge himself on his foes.
(AE)The sword shall devour and be sated
and drink its fill of their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts holds (AF)a sacrifice
(AG)in the north country (AH)by the river Euphrates.
11 (AI)Go up to Gilead, and take (AJ)balm,
O virgin daughter of Egypt!
In vain you have used many medicines;
(AK)there is no healing for you.
12 The nations have heard of your shame,
and the earth is full of your cry;
(AL)for warrior has stumbled against warrior;
they have both fallen together.”
13 The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of (AM)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:
14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in (AN)Migdol;
proclaim in (AO)Memphis and (AP)Tahpanhes;
say, (AQ)‘Stand ready and be prepared,
for (AR)the sword shall devour around you.’
15 Why are your mighty ones face down?
They do not stand[a]
because the Lord thrust them down.
16 He made many stumble, (AS)and they fell,
and they said one to another,
‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people
and to the land of our birth,
(AT)because of the sword of the oppressor.’
17 Call the name of (AU)Pharaoh, king of Egypt,
‘Noisy one who lets the hour go by.’
18 (AV)“As I live, declares the King,
(AW)whose name is the Lord of hosts,
like (AX)Tabor among the mountains
and like (AY)Carmel by the sea, shall one come.
19 (AZ)Prepare yourselves baggage for exile,
O (BA)inhabitants of Egypt!
For (BB)Memphis shall become a waste,
a ruin, (BC)without inhabitant.
20 “A beautiful (BD)heifer is Egypt,
but a biting fly (BE)from the north has come upon her.
21 Even her hired soldiers in her midst
are like (BF)fattened calves;
yes, they have turned and fled together;
they did not stand,
for the day of their calamity has come upon them,
(BG)the time of their punishment.
22 “She makes (BH)a sound like a serpent gliding away;
for her enemies march in force
and come against her with axes
(BI)like those who fell trees.
23 (BJ)They shall cut down her forest,
declares the Lord,
though it is impenetrable,
because (BK)they are more numerous than locusts;
they are without number.
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame;
she shall be delivered into the hand of (BL)a people from the north.”
25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: “Behold, I am bringing punishment upon (BM)Amon of (BN)Thebes, and Pharaoh and Egypt (BO)and her gods and her kings, upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. 26 (BP)I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their life, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. (BQ)Afterward Egypt shall be inhabited (BR)as in the days of old, declares the Lord.
27 (BS)“But fear not, O Jacob my servant,
nor be dismayed, O Israel,
for behold, I will save you from far away,
and your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob shall return and have quiet and ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
28 (BT)Fear not, O Jacob my servant,
declares the Lord,
for I am with you.
I will make a full end of all the nations
to which I have driven you,
but of you I will not make a full end.
(BU)I will discipline you in just measure,
and I will by no means leave you unpunished.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 46:15 Hebrew He does not stand
Colossians 3:18-4
English Standard Version
Rules for Christian Households
18 (A)Wives, submit to your husbands, as (B)is fitting in the Lord. 19 Husbands, love your wives, and (C)do not be harsh with them. 20 Children, obey your parents (D)in everything, for this pleases the Lord. 21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged. 22 Bondservants, obey (E)in everything those who are your earthly masters,[a] not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord. 23 (F)Whatever you do, work heartily, (G)as for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing that from the Lord (H)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. (I)You are serving the Lord Christ. 25 For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.
4 Masters, treat your bondservants[b] justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
Further Instructions
2 (J)Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it (K)with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may (L)open to us a door for the word, (M)to declare the mystery of Christ, (N)on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
5 (O)Walk in wisdom toward (P)outsiders, making the best use of the time. 6 Let your speech always (Q)be gracious, (R)seasoned with salt, (S)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Final Greetings
7 Tychicus will tell you (T)all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant[c] in the Lord. 8 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts, 9 and with him (U)Onesimus, our faithful and (V)beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you of everything that has taken place here.
10 (W)Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark (X)the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions—(Y)if he comes to you, welcome him), 11 and Jesus who is called (Z)Justus. (AA)These are the only men of the circumcision among my fellow workers for the kingdom of God, and (AB)they have been a comfort to me. 12 (AC)Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always (AD)struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand (AE)mature and fully assured in all the will of God. 13 For I bear him witness that he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis. 14 (AF)Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does (AG)Demas. 15 Give my greetings to the brothers[d] at Laodicea, and to Nympha and (AH)the church in her house. 16 And when (AI)this letter has been read among you, have it also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea. 17 And say to (AJ)Archippus, “See that you fulfill (AK)the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”
18 I, Paul, (AL)write this greeting with my own hand. (AM)Remember (AN)my chains. (AO)Grace be with you.
Footnotes
- Colossians 3:22 Or your masters according to the flesh
- Colossians 4:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; likewise for servant in verse 12
- Colossians 4:7 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word sundoulos, see Preface
- Colossians 4:15 Or brothers and sisters
Psalm 119:17-24
English Standard Version
Gimel
17 (A)Deal bountifully with your servant,
(B)that I may live and keep your word.
18 Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
19 I am (C)a sojourner on the earth;
(D)hide not your commandments from me!
20 My soul is consumed with (E)longing
for your rules[a] at all times.
21 You rebuke (F)the insolent, (G)accursed ones,
who (H)wander from your commandments.
22 Take away from me (I)scorn and contempt,
(J)for I have kept your testimonies.
23 Even though (K)princes sit plotting against me,
your servant will (L)meditate on your statutes.
24 Your testimonies are my (M)delight;
they are my (N)counselors.
Proverbs 25:23-24
English Standard Version
23 The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
24 (A)It is better to live in a corner of the housetop
than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
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