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32 For waywardness kills the simple,
    and the complacency of fools destroys them;(A)

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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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25 See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!(A)

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25 See to it that you do not refuse(A) him who speaks.(B) If they did not escape when they refused him who warned(C) them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?(D)

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36 but those who miss me injure themselves;
    all who hate me love death.”(A)

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36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(A)
    all who hate me love death.”(B)

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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life but must endure God’s wrath.(A)

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36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(A) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

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19 Your wickedness will punish you,
    and your faithlessness will convict you.
Know and see that it is evil and bitter
    for you to forsake the Lord your God;
    the fear of me is not in you,
            says the Lord God of hosts.(A)

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19 Your wickedness will punish you;
    your backsliding(A) will rebuke(B) you.
Consider then and realize
    how evil and bitter(C) it is for you
when you forsake(D) the Lord your God
    and have no awe(E) of me,”
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

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If you do not have that discipline in which all children share, then you are illegitimate and not his children.(A)

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If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline(A)—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.

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The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,(A) 21 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(B) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](C) 24 He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’(D) 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus in like manner evil things, but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.22 Gk to Abraham’s bosom
  2. 16.23 Gk in his bosom

The Rich Man and Lazarus

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A) 20 At his gate was laid a beggar(B) named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(C) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham,(D) have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’(E)

25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things,(F) but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.(G)

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16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(A) 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(B) 21 So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”(C)

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16 And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. 17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’

18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’

20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)

21 “This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”(D)

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11 Moab has been at ease from his youth,
    settled like wine[a] on its dregs;
he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel,
    nor has he gone into exile;
therefore his flavor has remained,
    and his aroma is unspoiled.(A)

12 Therefore, the time is surely coming, says the Lord, when I shall send to him decanters to decant him and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces.

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Footnotes

  1. 48.11 Heb lacks like wine

11 “Moab has been at rest(A) from youth,
    like wine left on its dregs,(B)
not poured from one jar to another—
    she has not gone into exile.
So she tastes as she did,
    and her aroma is unchanged.
12 But days are coming,”
    declares the Lord,
“when I will send men who pour from pitchers,
    and they will pour her out;
they will empty her pitchers
    and smash her jars.

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The dullard cannot know;
    the stupid cannot understand this:
though the wicked sprout like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
they are doomed to destruction forever,(A)

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Senseless people(A) do not know,
    fools do not understand,
that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.(B)

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22 Let their table be a trap for them,
    a snare for their allies.(A)

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22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

15 Jacob ate his fill;[a]
    Jeshurun grew fat and kicked.
    You grew fat, bloated, and gorged!
He abandoned God who made him
    and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.(A)
16 They made him jealous with strange gods;
    with abhorrent things they provoked him.(B)
17 They sacrificed to demons, not God,
    to deities they had never known,
to new ones recently arrived,
    whom your ancestors had not feared.(C)
18 You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you;[b]
    you forgot the God who gave you birth.(D)

19 The Lord saw it and was jealous;[c]
    he spurned[d] his sons and daughters.(E)
20 He said, ‘I will hide my face from them;
    I will see what their end will be,
for they are a perverse generation,
    children in whom there is no faithfulness.(F)
21 They made me jealous with what is no god,
    provoked me with their idols.
So I will make them jealous with what is no people,
    provoke them with a foolish nation.(G)
22 For a fire is kindled by my anger
    and burns to the depths of Sheol;
it devours the earth and its increase
    and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.(H)
23 I will heap disasters upon them,
    spend my arrows against them:(I)
24 wasting hunger,
    burning consumption,
    bitter pestilence.
The teeth of beasts I will send against them,
    with venom of things crawling in the dust.(J)
25 In the street the sword shall bereave,
    and in the chambers terror
for young man and woman alike,
    nursing child and old gray head.(K)
26 I said, “I will make an end of them[e]
    and blot out the memory of them from humankind,”(L)
27 but I feared provocation by the enemy,
    for their adversaries might misunderstand
and say, “Our hand is triumphant;
    it was not the Lord who did all this.” ’(M)

28 They are a nation void of sense;
    there is no understanding in them.
29 If they were wise, they would understand this;
    they would discern what their end would be.(N)
30 How could one have routed a thousand
    and two put a myriad to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
    the Lord had given them up?(O)
31 Indeed, their rock is not like our Rock;
    our enemies are fools.[f](P)
32 Their vine comes from the vinestock of Sodom,
    from the vineyards of Gomorrah;
their grapes are grapes of poison;
    their clusters are bitter;
33 their wine is the poison of serpents,
    the cruel venom of asps.(Q)

34 Is not this laid up in store with me,
    sealed up in my treasuries,(R)
35 for the day of vengeance[g] and recompense,
    for the time when their foot shall slip?
Because the day of their calamity is at hand;
    their doom comes swiftly.(S)

36 Indeed, the Lord will vindicate his people,
    have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone,
    neither bond nor free remaining.(T)
37 Then he will say, ‘Where are their gods,
    the rock in which they took refuge,(U)
38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their libations?
Let them rise up and help you;
    let them be your protection!

39 See now that I, even I, am he;
    there is no god besides me.
I kill, and I make alive;
    I wound, and I heal;
    and no one can deliver from my hand.(V)
40 For I lift up my hand to heaven
    and swear, As I live forever,
41 when I whet my flashing sword
    and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
    and will repay those who hate me.(W)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
    from the long-haired enemy.’(X)

43 Praise, O heavens,[h] his people;
    worship him, all you gods![i]
For he will avenge the blood of his children[j]
    and take vengeance on his adversaries;
he will repay those who hate him[k]
    and cleanse the land for his people.”[l](Y)

44 Moses came and recited all the words of this song in the hearing of the people, he and Joshua[m] son of Nun.

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Footnotes

  1. 32.15 Q mss Sam Gk: MT lacks Jacob ate his fill
  2. 32.18 Or that fathered you
  3. 32.19 Q mss Gk: MT lacks was jealous
  4. 32.19 Cn: Heb he spurned because of provocation
  5. 32.26 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
  6. 32.31 Gk: Heb judges
  7. 32.35 Sam Gk: MT vengeance is mine
  8. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT nations
  9. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT lacks this line
  10. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT his servants
  11. 32.43 Q ms Gk: MT lacks this line
  12. 32.43 Q ms Sam Gk Vg: MT his land his people
  13. 32.44 Sam Gk Syr Vg: MT Hoshea

15 Jeshurun[a](A) grew fat(B) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned(C) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock(D) their Savior.
16 They made him jealous(E) with their foreign gods
    and angered(F) him with their detestable idols.
17 They sacrificed(G) to false gods,(H) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(I)
    gods that recently appeared,(J)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot(K) the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them(L)
    because he was angered by his sons and daughters.(M)
20 “I will hide my face(N) from them,” he said,
    “and see what their end will be;
for they are a perverse generation,(O)
    children who are unfaithful.(P)
21 They made me jealous(Q) by what is no god
    and angered me with their worthless idols.(R)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
    I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.(S)
22 For a fire will be kindled by my wrath,(T)
    one that burns down to the realm of the dead below.(U)
It will devour(V) the earth and its harvests(W)
    and set afire the foundations of the mountains.(X)

23 “I will heap calamities(Y) on them
    and spend my arrows(Z) against them.
24 I will send wasting famine(AA) against them,
    consuming pestilence(AB) and deadly plague;(AC)
I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts,(AD)
    the venom of vipers(AE) that glide in the dust.(AF)
25 In the street the sword will make them childless;
    in their homes terror(AG) will reign.(AH)
The young men and young women will perish,
    the infants and those with gray hair.(AI)
26 I said I would scatter(AJ) them
    and erase their name from human memory,(AK)
27 but I dreaded the taunt of the enemy,
    lest the adversary misunderstand(AL)
and say, ‘Our hand has triumphed;
    the Lord has not done all this.’”(AM)

28 They are a nation without sense,
    there is no discernment(AN) in them.
29 If only they were wise and would understand this(AO)
    and discern what their end will be!(AP)
30 How could one man chase a thousand,
    or two put ten thousand to flight,(AQ)
unless their Rock had sold them,(AR)
    unless the Lord had given them up?(AS)
31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(AT)
    as even our enemies concede.(AU)
32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom(AV)
    and from the fields of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are filled with poison,(AW)
    and their clusters with bitterness.(AX)
33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
    the deadly poison of cobras.(AY)

34 “Have I not kept this in reserve
    and sealed it in my vaults?(AZ)
35 It is mine to avenge;(BA) I will repay.(BB)
    In due time their foot will slip;(BC)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.(BD)

36 The Lord will vindicate his people(BE)
    and relent(BF) concerning his servants(BG)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(BH) or free.[b]
37 He will say: “Now where are their gods,
    the rock they took refuge in,(BI)
38 the gods who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offerings?(BJ)
Let them rise up to help you!
    Let them give you shelter!

39 “See now that I myself am he!(BK)
    There is no god besides me.(BL)
I put to death(BM) and I bring to life,(BN)
    I have wounded and I will heal,(BO)
    and no one can deliver out of my hand.(BP)
40 I lift my hand(BQ) to heaven and solemnly swear:
    As surely as I live forever,(BR)
41 when I sharpen my flashing sword(BS)
    and my hand grasps it in judgment,
I will take vengeance(BT) on my adversaries
    and repay those who hate me.(BU)
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(BV)
    while my sword devours flesh:(BW)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

43 Rejoice,(BX) you nations, with his people,[c][d]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(BY)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(BZ)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(CA)

44 Moses came with Joshua[e](CB) son of Nun and spoke all the words of this song in the hearing of the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.
  2. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader
  3. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  4. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
  5. Deuteronomy 32:44 Hebrew Hoshea, a variant of Joshua

You have lived on the earth in luxury and in pleasure; you have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.(A)

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You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(A) in the day of slaughter.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting