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Micah 6:9
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Micah 6:9
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Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
9 Fear the Lord if you are wise!
His voice calls to everyone in Jerusalem:
“The armies of destruction are coming;
the Lord is sending them.[a]
Footnotes
- 6:9 Hebrew “Listen to the rod. / Who appointed it?”
Micah 6:9
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Micah 6:9
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Israel’s Guilt and Punishment
Footnotes
- Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Revelation 3:19
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Revelation 3:19
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19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.
Revelation 3:19
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Revelation 3:19
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Zephaniah 3:2
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Zephaniah 3:2
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2 No one can tell it anything;
it refuses all correction.
It does not trust in the Lord
or draw near to its God.
Zephaniah 3:2
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Zephaniah 3:2
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Isaiah 30:27
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Isaiah 30:27
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27 Look! The Lord is coming from far away,
burning with anger,
surrounded by thick, rising smoke.
His lips are filled with fury;
his words consume like fire.
Isaiah 30:27
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Isaiah 30:27
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Isaiah 10:5-6
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Isaiah 10:5-6
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Judgment against Assyria
5 “What sorrow awaits Assyria, the rod of my anger.
I use it as a club to express my anger.
6 I am sending Assyria against a godless nation,
against a people with whom I am angry.
Assyria will plunder them,
trampling them like dirt beneath its feet.
Isaiah 10:5-6
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Isaiah 10:5-6
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God’s Judgment on Assyria
Haggai 1:5-7
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Haggai 1:5-7
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5 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! 6 You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!
7 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!
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Haggai 1:5-7
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Haggai 1:5-7
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5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little.(B) You eat, but never have enough.(C) You drink, but never have your fill.(D) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(E) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(F) to your ways.
Micah 3:12
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Micah 3:12
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12 Because of you, Mount Zion will be plowed like an open field;
Jerusalem will be reduced to ruins!
A thicket will grow on the heights
where the Temple now stands.
Micah 3:12
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Micah 3:12
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Jonah 3:4-10
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Jonah 3:4-10
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4 On the day Jonah entered the city, he shouted to the crowds: “Forty days from now Nineveh will be destroyed!” 5 The people of Nineveh believed God’s message, and from the greatest to the least, they declared a fast and put on burlap to show their sorrow.
6 When the king of Nineveh heard what Jonah was saying, he stepped down from his throne and took off his royal robes. He dressed himself in burlap and sat on a heap of ashes. 7 Then the king and his nobles sent this decree throughout the city:
“No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. 8 People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. 9 Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”
10 When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.
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Jonah 3:4-10
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Jonah 3:4-10
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4 Jonah began by going a day’s journey into the city, proclaiming,(A) “Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown.” 5 The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.(B)
6 When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.(C) 7 This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:
“By the decree of the king and his nobles:
Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink.(D) 8 But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth. Let everyone call(E) urgently on God. Let them give up(F) their evil ways(G) and their violence.(H) 9 Who knows?(I) God may yet relent(J) and with compassion turn(K) from his fierce anger(L) so that we will not perish.”
10 When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented(M) and did not bring on them the destruction(N) he had threatened.(O)
Amos 6:1
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Amos 6:1
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6 What sorrow awaits you who lounge in luxury in Jerusalem,[a]
and you who feel secure in Samaria!
You are famous and popular in Israel,
and people go to you for help.
Footnotes
- 6:1 Hebrew in Zion.
Amos 4:6-12
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Amos 4:6-12
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6 “I brought hunger to every city
and famine to every town.
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
7 “I kept the rain from falling
when your crops needed it the most.
I sent rain on one town
but withheld it from another.
Rain fell on one field,
while another field withered away.
8 People staggered from town to town looking for water,
but there was never enough.
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
9 “I struck your farms and vineyards with blight and mildew.
Locusts devoured all your fig and olive trees.
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
10 “I sent plagues on you
like the plagues I sent on Egypt long ago.
I killed your young men in war
and led all your horses away.[a]
The stench of death filled the air!
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
11 “I destroyed some of your cities,
as I destroyed[b] Sodom and Gomorrah.
Those of you who survived
were like charred sticks pulled from a fire.
But still you would not return to me,”
says the Lord.
12 “Therefore, I will bring upon you all the disasters I have announced.
Prepare to meet your God in judgment, you people of Israel!”
Amos 4:6-12
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Amos 4:6-12
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6 “I gave you empty stomachs in every city
and lack of bread in every town,
yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(A)
7 “I also withheld(B) rain from you
when the harvest was still three months away.
I sent rain on one town,
but withheld it from another.(C)
One field had rain;
another had none and dried up.
8 People staggered from town to town for water(D)
but did not get enough(E) to drink,
yet you have not returned(F) to me,”
declares the Lord.(G)
9 “Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards,
destroying them with blight and mildew.(H)
Locusts(I) devoured your fig and olive trees,(J)
yet you have not returned(K) to me,”
declares the Lord.
10 “I sent plagues(L) among you
as I did to Egypt.(M)
I killed your young men(N) with the sword,
along with your captured horses.
I filled your nostrils with the stench(O) of your camps,
yet you have not returned to me,”(P)
declares the Lord.(Q)
11 “I overthrew some of you
as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.(R)
You were like a burning stick(S) snatched from the fire,
yet you have not returned to me,”
declares the Lord.(T)
12 “Therefore this is what I will do to you, Israel,
and because I will do this to you, Israel,
prepare to meet your God.”
Amos 3:8-15
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Amos 3:8-15
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8 The lion has roared—
so who isn’t frightened?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
so who can refuse to proclaim his message?
9 Announce this to the leaders of Philistia[a]
and to the great ones of Egypt:
“Take your seats now on the hills around Samaria,
and witness the chaos and oppression in Israel.”
10 “My people have forgotten how to do right,”
says the Lord.
“Their fortresses are filled with wealth
taken by theft and violence.
11 Therefore,” says the Sovereign Lord,
“an enemy is coming!
He will surround them and shatter their defenses.
Then he will plunder all their fortresses.”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“A shepherd who tries to rescue a sheep from a lion’s mouth
will recover only two legs or a piece of an ear.
So it will be for the Israelites in Samaria lying on luxurious beds,
and for the people of Damascus reclining on couches.[b]
13 “Now listen to this, and announce it throughout all Israel,[c]” says the Lord, the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
14 “On the very day I punish Israel for its sins,
I will destroy the pagan altars at Bethel.
The horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 And I will destroy the beautiful homes of the wealthy—
their winter mansions and their summer houses, too—
all their palaces filled with ivory,”
says the Lord.
Amos 3:8-15
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Amos 3:8-15
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8 The lion(A) has roared(B)—
who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
who can but prophesy?(C)
9 Proclaim to the fortresses of Ashdod(D)
and to the fortresses of Egypt:
“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria;(E)
see the great unrest within her
and the oppression among her people.”
10 “They do not know how to do right,(F)” declares the Lord,
“who store up in their fortresses(G)
what they have plundered(H) and looted.”
11 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“An enemy will overrun your land,
pull down your strongholds
and plunder your fortresses.(I)”
12 This is what the Lord says:
“As a shepherd rescues from the lion’s(J) mouth
only two leg bones or a piece of an ear,
so will the Israelites living in Samaria be rescued,
with only the head of a bed
and a piece of fabric[a] from a couch.[b](K)”
13 “Hear this and testify(L) against the descendants of Jacob,” declares the Lord, the Lord God Almighty.
14 “On the day I punish(M) Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;(N)
the horns(O) of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.
15 I will tear down the winter house(P)
along with the summer house;(Q)
the houses adorned with ivory(R) will be destroyed
and the mansions(S) will be demolished,(T)”
declares the Lord.(U)
Amos 2:5
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Amos 2:5
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5 So I will send down fire on Judah,
and all the fortresses of Jerusalem will be destroyed.”
Amos 2:5
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Amos 2:5
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Joel 2:11-18
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Joel 2:11-18
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11 The Lord is at the head of the column.
He leads them with a shout.
This is his mighty army,
and they follow his orders.
The day of the Lord is an awesome, terrible thing.
Who can possibly survive?
A Call to Repentance
12 That is why the Lord says,
“Turn to me now, while there is time.
Give me your hearts.
Come with fasting, weeping, and mourning.
13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,
slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
He is eager to relent and not punish.
14 Who knows? Perhaps he will give you a reprieve,
sending you a blessing instead of this curse.
Perhaps you will be able to offer grain and wine
to the Lord your God as before.
15 Blow the ram’s horn in Jerusalem!
Announce a time of fasting;
call the people together
for a solemn meeting.
16 Gather all the people—
the elders, the children, and even the babies.
Call the bridegroom from his quarters
and the bride from her private room.
17 Let the priests, who minister in the Lord’s presence,
stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar.
Let them pray, “Spare your people, Lord!
Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery.
Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say,
‘Has the God of Israel left them?’”
The Lord’s Promise of Restoration
18 Then the Lord will pity his people
and jealously guard the honor of his land.
Joel 2:11-18
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Joel 2:11-18
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11 The Lord(A) thunders(B)
at the head of his army;(C)
his forces are beyond number,
and mighty is the army that obeys his command.
The day of the Lord is great;(D)
it is dreadful.
Who can endure it?(E)
Rend Your Heart
12 “Even now,” declares the Lord,
“return(F) to me with all your heart,(G)
with fasting and weeping and mourning.”
13 Rend your heart(H)
and not your garments.(I)
Return(J) to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and compassionate,(K)
slow to anger and abounding in love,(L)
and he relents from sending calamity.(M)
14 Who knows? He may turn(N) and relent(O)
and leave behind a blessing(P)—
grain offerings and drink offerings(Q)
for the Lord your God.
15 Blow the trumpet(R) in Zion,(S)
declare a holy fast,(T)
call a sacred assembly.(U)
16 Gather the people,
consecrate(V) the assembly;
bring together the elders,(W)
gather the children,
those nursing at the breast.
Let the bridegroom(X) leave his room
and the bride her chamber.
17 Let the priests, who minister(Y) before the Lord,
weep(Z) between the portico and the altar.(AA)
Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord.
Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn,(AB)
a byword(AC) among the nations.
Why should they say among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?(AD)’”
The Lord’s Answer
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