Revelation 5

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The Scroll with Seven Seals

5 I saw ^[a]in the right hand of Him who ^(A)sat on the throne a ^[b]^(B)scroll written inside and on the back, ^(C)sealed up with seven seals. ²And I saw a ^(D)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, “Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?” ³And no one ^(E)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁴Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it. ⁵And one of the elders *said to me, “Stop weeping; behold, the ^(F)Lion that is ^(G)from the tribe of Judah, the ^(H)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”

⁶And I saw ^[c]between the throne (with the four living creatures) and ^(I)the elders a ^(J)Lamb standing, as if ^(K)slaughtered, having seven ^(L)horns and ^(M)seven eyes, which are ^[d]^(N)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. ⁷And He came and took ^(O)the scroll out of the right hand of Him who ^(P)sat on the throne. ⁸When He had taken the scroll, the ^(Q)four living creatures and the ^(R)twenty-four elders ^(S)fell down before the ^(T)Lamb, each one holding a ^(U)harp and ^(V)golden bowls full of incense, which are the ^(W)prayers of the ^[e]saints. ⁹And they *sang a ^(X)new song, saying,

“^(Y)Worthy are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were ^(Z)slaughtered, and You ^(AA)purchased people for God with Your blood from ^(AB)every tribe, language, people, and nation.

¹⁰You have made them into a ^(AC)kingdom and ^(AD)priests to our God, and they will ^(AE)reign upon the earth.”

Angels Exalt the Lamb

¹¹Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels ^(AF)around the throne and the ^(AG)living creatures and the ^(AH)elders; and the number of them was ^[f]^(AI)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands, ¹²saying with a loud voice,

“^(AJ)Worthy is the ^(AK)Lamb that was ^(AL)slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, might, honor, glory, and blessing.”

¹³And I heard ^(AM)every created thing which is in heaven, or on the earth, or under the earth, or on the sea, and all the things in them, saying,

“To Him who ^(AN)sits on the throne and to the ^(AO)Lamb ^(AP)be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion forever and ever.”

¹⁴And the ^(AQ)four living creatures were saying, “^(AR)Amen.” And the ^(AS)elders ^(AT)fell down and worshiped.

Notas al pie

Revelation 5:1 Lit upon
Revelation 5:1 Or book, and so throughout the ch
Revelation 5:6 Lit in the middle of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the middle of the elders
Revelation 5:6 Possibly a symbolic reference to the Holy Spirit in His fullness, or to seven key angels
Revelation 5:8 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
Revelation 5:11 Gr for 10,000s of 10,000s

Psalm 145

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The Lord Exalted for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

145 I will ^(A)exalt You, ^(B)my God, the King,
And I will ^(C)bless Your name forever and ever.
²Every day I will bless You,
And I will ^(D)praise Your name forever and ever.
³^(E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised;
And His ^(F)greatness is unsearchable.
⁴One ^(G)generation will praise Your works to another,
And will declare Your mighty acts.
⁵On the ^(H)glorious ^[a]splendor of Your majesty
And ^(I)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
⁶People will speak of the ^[b]power of Your ^(J)awesome acts,
And I will ^(K)tell of Your greatness.
⁷They will burst forth ^[c]in speaking of Your ^(L)abundant goodness,
And will ^(M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^(N)gracious and compassionate;
Slow to anger and great in mercy.
⁹The Lord is ^(O)good to all,
And His ^(P)mercies are over all His works.
¹⁰^(Q)All Your works will give thanks to You, Lord,
And Your ^(R)godly ones will bless You.
¹¹They will speak of the ^(S)glory of Your kingdom,
And talk of Your might,
¹²To ^(T)make known to the sons of mankind ^[d]Your mighty acts,
And the ^(U)glory of the majesty of ^[e]Your kingdom.
¹³Your kingdom is ^[f]an ^(V)everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
^[g]The Lord is faithful in His words,
And holy in all His works.

¹⁴The Lord ^(W)supports all who fall,
And ^(X)raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵The eyes of all ^[h]look to You,
And You ^(Y)give them their food in due time.
¹⁶You ^(Z)open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is ^(AA)righteous in all His ways,
And kind in all His works.
¹⁸The Lord is ^(AB)near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him ^(AC)in truth.
¹⁹He will ^(AD)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He will also ^(AE)hear their cry for help and save them.
²⁰The Lord ^(AF)watches over all who love Him,
But He will destroy all the ^(AG)wicked.
²¹My ^(AH)mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And ^(AI)all flesh will ^(AJ)bless His holy name forever and ever.

Notas al pie

Psalm 145:5 Or majesty of Your splendor
Psalm 145:6 Or strength
Psalm 145:7 Lit the mention of
Psalm 145:12 Lit His
Psalm 145:12 Lit His
Psalm 145:13 Lit a kingdom of all ages
Psalm 145:13 The Lord...His works in LXX (cf. DSS); not found in MT
Psalm 145:15 Lit wait; or hope for

Joel 2-3

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The Terrible Visitation

2 ^(A)Blow a trumpet in Zion,
And sound an alarm on My holy mountain!
Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,
For the ^(B)day of the Lord is coming;
Indeed, it is near,
²A day of ^(C)darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a ^(D)great and mighty people;
There has ^(E)never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.
³A ^(F)fire consumes before them,
And behind them a flame devours.
The land is ^(G)like the Garden of Eden before them,
But a ^(H)desolate wilderness behind them,
And nothing at all escapes them.
⁴Their ^(I)appearance is like the appearance of horses;
And like war horses, so they run.
⁵^[a]With a ^(J)noise as of chariots
They leap about on the tops of the mountains,
Like the ^[b]crackling of a ^(K)flame of fire consuming the stubble,
Like a mighty people drawn up for battle.
⁶Before them the people are in ^(L)anguish;
All ^(M)faces ^[c]turn pale.
⁷They run like warriors,
They climb the wall like soldiers;
And each of them ^(N)marches ^[d]in line,
Nor do they lose their way.
⁸They do not crowd each other,
Every warrior of them marches in his path;
When they ^[e]burst through the ^[f]defenses,
They do not break ranks.
⁹They storm the city,
They run on the wall;
They climb into the ^(O)houses,
They ^(P)enter through the windows like a thief.
¹⁰Before them the earth ^(Q)quakes,
The heavens tremble,
The ^(R)sun and the moon become dark,
And the stars lose their brightness.
¹¹The Lord ^(S)utters His voice before ^(T)His army;
His camp is indeed very great,
For ^(U)mighty is one who carries out His word.
The ^(V)day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome,
And ^(W)who can endure it?
¹²“Yet even now,” declares the Lord,
“^(X)Return to Me with all your heart,
And with ^(Y)fasting, weeping, and mourning;
¹³And ^(Z)tear your heart and not merely ^(AA)your garments.”
Now return to the Lord your God,
For He is ^(AB)gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in mercy
And ^(AC)relenting of catastrophe.
¹⁴Who knows, ^(AD)He might turn and relent,
And leave a ^(AE)blessing behind Him,
Resulting in ^(AF)a grain offering and a drink offering
For the Lord your God.
¹⁵^(AG)Blow a trumpet in Zion,
^(AH)Consecrate a fast, proclaim a solemn assembly,
¹⁶Gather the people, ^(AI)sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Have the ^(AJ)groom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
¹⁷Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers,
Weep ^(AK)between the porch and the altar,
And let them say, “^[g]^(AL)Spare Your people, Lord,
And do not make Your inheritance a ^(AM)disgrace,
With the nations jeering at them.
Why should those among the peoples say,
‘^(AN)Where is their God?’”

Deliverance Promised

¹⁸Then the Lord ^[h]will be ^(AO)zealous for His land,
And ^[i]will have ^(AP)compassion for His people.
¹⁹The Lord ^[j]will answer and say to His people,
“Behold, I am going to ^(AQ)send you grain, new wine, and oil,
And you will be satisfied in full with ^[k]them;
And I will ^(AR)never again make you a disgrace among the nations.
²⁰But I will remove the ^(AS)northern army far from you,
And I will drive it into a dry and desolate land,
Its advance guard into the ^(AT)eastern sea,
And its rear guard into the ^(AU)western sea.
And its ^(AV)stench will ascend and its odor of decay will come up,
Because it has done great things.”

²¹^(AW)Do not fear, land; shout for joy and rejoice,
For the Lord has done ^(AX)great things.
²²Do not fear, animals of the field,
For the ^(AY)pastures of the wilderness have turned green,
For the tree has produced its fruit,
The fig tree and the vine have yielded ^[l]in full.
²³So shout for joy, you ^(AZ)sons of Zion,
And ^(BA)rejoice in the Lord your God;
For He has ^(BB)given you ^[m]the early rain for your vindication.
And He has brought down for you the rain,
The ^[n]early and ^[o]^(BC)latter rain ^[p]as before.
²⁴The threshing floors will be full of grain,
And the vats will ^(BD)overflow with the new wine and oil.
²⁵“Then I will compensate you for the years
That the ^[q]swarming ^(BE)locust has eaten,
The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
My great army which I sent among you.
²⁶You will have plenty to ^(BF)eat and be satisfied,
And you will ^(BG)praise the name of the Lord your God,
Who has ^(BH)dealt wondrously with you;
Then My people will ^(BI)never be put to shame.
²⁷So you will ^(BJ)know that I am in the midst of Israel,
And that I am the Lord your God
And there is ^(BK)no other;
And My people will never be ^(BL)put to shame.

The Promise of the Spirit

²⁸“^[r]^(BM)It will come about after this
That I will ^(BN)pour out My Spirit on all ^[s]^(BO)mankind;
And your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
Your old men will have dreams,
Your young men will see visions.
²⁹And even on the ^(BP)male and female servants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.

The Day of the Lord

³⁰I will ^[t]^(BQ)display wonders in the sky and on the earth,
Blood, fire, and columns of smoke.
³¹The ^(BR)sun will be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the ^(BS)great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
³²And it will come about that ^(BT)everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
Will ^[u]be saved;
For ^(BU)on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem
There will be those who ^(BV)escape,
Just as the Lord has said,
Even among the ^(BW)survivors whom the Lord calls.

The Nations Will Be Judged

3 “^[v]For behold, ^(BX)in those days and at that time,
When I ^(BY)restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
²I will ^(BZ)gather all the nations
And bring them down to the ^(CA)Valley of ^[w]Jehoshaphat.
Then I will ^(CB)enter into judgment with them there
On behalf of My people and My inheritance, Israel,
Whom they have ^(CC)scattered among the nations;
And they have ^(CD)divided up My land.
³They have also ^(CE)cast lots for My people,
^[x]^(CF)Traded a boy for a prostitute,
And sold a girl for wine so that they may drink.

⁴Moreover, what are you to Me, ^(CG)Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of ^(CH)Philistia? Are you repaying Me with retribution? But if you are showing Me retribution, swiftly and speedily I will ^(CI)return your retribution on your head! ⁵Since you have ^(CJ)taken My silver and My gold, brought My precious ^[y]treasures to your temples, ⁶and sold the ^(CK)sons of Judah and Jerusalem to the ^[z]Greeks in order to remove them far from their territory, ⁷behold, I am going to ^(CL)stir them up from the place where you have sold them, and return your retribution on your head. ⁸I will also ^(CM)sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah, and they will sell them to the ^(CN)Sabeans, to a distant nation,” for the Lord has spoken.

⁹^(CO)Proclaim this among the nations:
^(CP)Prepare for holy war; ^(CQ)stir up the warriors!
Have all the soldiers come forward, have them come up!
¹⁰^(CR)Beat your plowshares into swords,
And your pruning hooks into spears;
^(CS)Let the weak man say, “I am a warrior.”
¹¹^[aa]^(CT)Hurry and come, all you surrounding nations,
And gather yourselves there.
Bring down, Lord, Your ^(CU)warriors.
¹²Let the nations be awakened
And come up to the ^(CV)Valley of ^[ab]Jehoshaphat,
For there I will sit to ^(CW)judge
All the surrounding nations.
¹³^(CX)Put in the sickle, for the ^(CY)harvest is ripe.
Come, ^(CZ)tread the grapes, for the ^(DA)wine press is full;
The vats overflow, for their ^(DB)wickedness is great.
¹⁴^(DC)Multitudes, multitudes in the ^(DD)valley of ^[ac]decision!
For the ^(DE)day of the Lord is near in the valley of ^[ad]decision.
¹⁵The ^(DF)sun and moon have become dark,
And the stars have lost their brightness.
¹⁶The Lord ^(DG)roars from Zion
And ^(DH)utters His voice from Jerusalem,
And the ^(DI)heavens and the earth quake.
But the Lord is a ^(DJ)refuge for His people,
And a ^(DK)stronghold for the sons of Israel.
¹⁷Then you will ^(DL)know that I am the Lord your God,
Dwelling on Zion, My ^(DM)holy mountain.
So Jerusalem will be ^(DN)holy,
And ^(DO)strangers will no longer pass through it.

Judah Will Be Blessed

¹⁸And on that day
The ^(DP)mountains will drip with ^[ae]sweet wine,
And the hills will ^(DQ)flow with milk,
And all the ^(DR)brooks of Judah will flow with water;
And a ^(DS)spring will go out from the house of the Lord
And water the Valley of ^[af]Shittim.
¹⁹Egypt will become a wasteland,
And Edom will become a desolate wilderness,
Because of the ^(DT)violence ^[ag]done to the sons of Judah,
In whose land they have shed innocent blood.
²⁰But Judah will be ^(DU)inhabited forever,
And Jerusalem for all generations.
²¹And I will ^(DV)avenge their blood which I have not avenged,
For the Lord dwells in Zion.

Notas al pie

Joel 2:5 Lit Like the noise of chariots
Joel 2:5 Lit sound
Joel 2:6 Or become flushed
Joel 2:7 Lit in his ways
Joel 2:8 Lit fall
Joel 2:8 Lit weapon, prob. javelin
Joel 2:17 Or Look compassionately on
Joel 2:18 Or was zealous
Joel 2:18 Or had compassion
Joel 2:19 Or answered and said
Joel 2:19 Lit it
Joel 2:22 Lit their wealth
Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn; or possibly the teacher for righteousness
Joel 2:23 I.e., autumn
Joel 2:23 I.e., spring
Joel 2:23 As in ancient versions; MT in the first
Joel 2:25 Or migratory
Joel 2:28 Ch 3:1 in Heb
Joel 2:28 Lit flesh
Joel 2:30 Lit give
Joel 2:32 Or flee to safety
Joel 3:1 Ch 4:1 in Heb
Joel 3:2 I.e., YHWH judges
Joel 3:3 Lit Given
Joel 3:5 Lit goodly things
Joel 3:6 Lit sons of Javan
Joel 3:11 Or Come help
Joel 3:12 I.e., YHWH judges
Joel 3:14 I.e., God’s verdict
Joel 3:14 I.e., God’s verdict
Joel 3:18 Lit freshly pressed-out grape juice
Joel 3:18 Or acacias
Joel 3:19 Lit of the sons

Amos 1

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Judgment on Neighbor Nations

1 The words of Amos, who was among the ^(A)sheepherders from ^(B)Tekoa, which he saw in visions concerning Israel in the days of ^(C)Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of ^(D)Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the ^(E)earthquake.

²And he said,
“The ^(F)Lord roars from Zion,
And from Jerusalem He utters His voice;
And the shepherds’ ^(G)pasture grounds mourn,
And the ^[a]^(H)summit of Carmel dries up.”

³This is what the Lord says:
“For ^(I)three offenses of ^(J)Damascus, and for four,
I will not ^[b]revoke its punishment,
Because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.
⁴So I will send fire upon the house of Hazael,
And it will consume the citadels of ^(K)Ben-hadad.
⁵I will also ^(L)break the gate bar of Damascus,
And eliminate every inhabitant from the ^[c]Valley of Aven,
As well as him who holds the scepter, from Beth-eden;
So the people of Aram will be exiled to ^(M)Kir,”
Says the Lord.

⁶This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^(N)Gaza, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they led into exile an entire population
To ^(O)turn them over to Edom.
⁷So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza
And it will consume her citadels.
⁸I will also eliminate every inhabitant from ^(P)Ashdod,
As well as him who holds the scepter, from ^(Q)Ashkelon;
And I will direct My ^[d]power against Ekron,
And the remnant of the ^(R)Philistines will perish,”
Says the Lord ^[e]God.

⁹This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^(S)Tyre, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they turned an entire population over to Edom
And did not remember the covenant of ^[f]^(T)brotherhood.
¹⁰So I will ^(U)send fire on the wall of Tyre,
And it will consume her citadels.”

¹¹This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of ^(V)Edom, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he ^(W)pursued his brother with the sword
And stifled his compassion;
His anger also ^(X)tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.
¹²So I will send fire upon ^(Y)Teman
And it will consume the citadels of Bozrah.”

¹³This is what the Lord says:
“For three offenses of the sons of ^(Z)Ammon, and for four,
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they ^(AA)ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead
In order to ^(AB)enlarge their borders.
¹⁴So I will kindle a fire on the wall of ^(AC)Rabbah,
And it will consume her citadels
Amid ^[g]^(AD)war cries on the day of battle,
And amid a ^(AE)storm on the day of tempest.
¹⁵Their ^(AF)king will go into exile,
He and his princes together,” says the Lord.