Zechariah 12

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The Lord Will Give Salvation

12 ^(A)The oracle of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: Thus declares the Lord, ^(B)who stretched out the heavens and ^(C)founded the earth and ^(D)formed the spirit of man within him: ²“Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem ^(E)a cup of staggering to ^(F)all the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalem ^(G)will also be against Judah. ³^(H)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. ^(I)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And ^(J)all the nations of the earth will gather against it. ⁴^(K)On that day, declares the Lord, ^(L)I will strike every horse ^(M)with panic, and its rider ^(N)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples ^(O)with blindness. ⁵Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’

⁶^(P)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah ^(Q)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And ^(R)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while ^(S)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.

⁷“And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. ⁸^(T)On that day ^(U)the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that ^(V)the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, ^(W)like the angel of the Lord, going before them. ⁹^(X)And on that day ^(Y)I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

Him Whom They Have Pierced

¹⁰“And ^(Z)I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and ^(AA)pleas for mercy, so that, ^(AB)when they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, ^(AC)they shall mourn for him, ^(AD)as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn. ¹¹^(AE)On that day ^(AF)the mourning in Jerusalem will be as great ^(AG)as the mourning for Hadad-rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. ¹²The land shall mourn, ^(AH)each family^[a] by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of ^(AI)Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; ¹³the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of ^(AJ)the Shimeites by itself, and their wives by themselves; ¹⁴and all the families that are left, each by itself, and their wives by themselves.

Footnotes

Zechariah 12:12 Or clan; throughout verses 12–14

Proverbs 28

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28 ^(A)The wicked flee when no one pursues,
    but ^(B)the righteous are bold as a lion.
²When a land transgresses, ^(C)it has many rulers,
    but with a man of understanding and knowledge,
    its stability will long continue.
³^(D)A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.
⁴Those who forsake the law ^(E)praise the wicked,
    but those who keep the law ^(F)strive against them.
⁵Evil men ^(G)do not understand justice,
    but those who seek the Lord ^(H)understand it completely.
⁶^(I)Better is a poor man who ^(J)walks in his integrity
    than a rich man who is ^(K)crooked in his ways.
⁷The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
    but ^(L)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
⁸Whoever multiplies his wealth ^(M)by interest and profit^[a]
    ^(N)gathers it for him who is ^(O)generous to the poor.
⁹If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his ^(P)prayer is an abomination.
¹⁰Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way
    ^(Q)will fall into his own pit,
    but the blameless ^(R)will have a goodly inheritance.
¹¹A rich man is wise in his ^(S)own eyes,
    but a poor man who has understanding ^(T)will find him out.
¹²When ^(U)the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
    but when ^(V)the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
¹³Whoever ^(W)conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
    but he who ^(X)confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
¹⁴Blessed is the one who ^(Y)fears the Lord^[b] always,
    but whoever ^(Z)hardens his heart will fall into calamity.
¹⁵Like ^(AA)a roaring lion or ^(AB)a charging bear
    is ^(AC)a wicked ruler over a poor people.
¹⁶A ruler who ^(AD)lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
    but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
¹⁷If one is burdened with ^(AE)the blood of another,
    he will be a fugitive until death;^[c]
    let no one help him.
¹⁸^(AF)Whoever ^(AG)walks in integrity will be delivered,
    but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
¹⁹^(AH)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
    but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
²⁰A faithful man will abound with blessings,
    but whoever hastens to be rich ^(AI)will not go unpunished.
²¹To show ^(AJ)partiality is not good,
    but for ^(AK)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
²²A ^(AL)stingy man^[d] ^(AM)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that ^(AN)poverty will come upon him.
²³Whoever ^(AO)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than ^(AP)he who flatters with his tongue.
²⁴Whoever robs his father or his mother
    and says, “That is no transgression,”
    is ^(AQ)a companion to a man who destroys.
²⁵A greedy man ^(AR)stirs up strife,
    but the one who trusts in the Lord will ^(AS)be enriched.
²⁶Whoever ^(AT)trusts in his own mind is a fool,
    but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
²⁷Whoever ^(AU)gives to the poor will not want,
    but he who ^(AV)hides his eyes will get many a curse.
²⁸When ^(AW)the wicked rise, ^(AX)people hide themselves,
    but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Footnotes

Proverbs 28:8 That is, profit that comes from charging interest to the poor
Proverbs 28:14 Hebrew lacks the Lord
Proverbs 28:17 Hebrew until the pit
Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

Revelation 21-22

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The New Heaven and the New Earth

21 Then I saw ^(A)a new heaven and a new earth, for ^(B)the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. ²And I saw ^(C)the holy city, ^(D)new Jerusalem, ^(E)coming down out of heaven from God, ^(F)prepared ^(G)as a bride adorned for her husband. ³And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, ^(H)the dwelling place^[a] of God is with man. He will ^(I)dwell with them, and they will be his people,^[b] and God himself will be with them as their God.^[c] ⁴^(J)He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and ^(K)death shall be no more, ^(L)neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

⁵And ^(M)he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I ^(N)am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for ^(O)these words are trustworthy and true.” ⁶And he said to me, ^(P)“It is done! ^(Q)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. ^(R)To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. ⁷^(S)The one who conquers will have this heritage, and ^(T)I will be his God and ^(U)he will be my son. ⁸^(V)But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, ^(W)their portion will be in ^(X)the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is ^(Y)the second death.”

The New Jerusalem

⁹Then came ^(Z)one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of ^(AA)the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you ^(AB)the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” ¹⁰And ^(AC)he carried me away in the Spirit to ^(AD)a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, ¹¹^(AE)having the glory of God, ^(AF)its radiance ^(AG)like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. ¹²It had a great, high wall, ^(AH)with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed— ¹³on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. ¹⁴And the wall of the city had twelve ^(AI)foundations, and ^(AJ)on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

¹⁵And the one who spoke with me ^(AK)had a measuring rod of gold to measure the city and its gates and walls. ¹⁶The city lies foursquare, its length the same as its width. And he measured the city with his rod, 12,000 stadia.^[d] Its length and width and height are equal. ¹⁷He also measured its wall, 144 cubits^[e] by ^(AL)human measurement, which is also ^(AM)an angel's measurement. ¹⁸The wall was built of ^(AN)jasper, while the city was pure gold, like ^(AO)clear glass. ¹⁹^(AP)The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, ²⁰the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. ²¹And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and ^(AQ)the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.

²²And ^(AR)I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. ²³And the city ^(AS)has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for ^(AT)the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb. ²⁴By its light ^(AU)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth ^(AV)will bring their glory into it, ²⁵and ^(AW)its gates will never be shut by day—and ^(AX)there will be no night there. ²⁶They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. ²⁷But ^(AY)nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's ^(AZ)book of life.

The River of Life

22 Then the angel^[f] showed me ^(BA)the river of ^(BB)the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb ²through the middle of ^(BC)the street of the city; ^(BD)also, on either side of the river, ^(BE)the tree of life^[g] with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were ^(BF)for the healing of the nations. ³^(BG)No longer will there be anything accursed, but ^(BH)the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and ^(BI)his servants will worship him. ⁴^(BJ)They will see his face, and ^(BK)his name will be on their foreheads. ⁵And ^(BL)night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp ^(BM)or sun, for ^(BN)the Lord God will be their light, and ^(BO)they will reign forever and ever.

Jesus Is Coming

⁶And he said to me, ^(BP)“These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of ^(BQ)the spirits of the prophets, ^(BR)has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

⁷“And behold, ^(BS)I am coming soon. ^(BT)Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

⁸I, ^(BU)John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I heard and saw them, ^(BV)I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me, ⁹^(BW)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers the prophets, and with those ^(BX)who keep the words of this book. Worship God.”

¹⁰And he said to me, ^(BY)“Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. ¹¹^(BZ)Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

¹²“Behold, ^(CA)I am coming soon, ^(CB)bringing my recompense with me, ^(CC)to repay each one for what he has done. ¹³^(CD)I am the Alpha and the Omega, ^(CE)the first and the last, ^(CF)the beginning and the end.”

¹⁴Blessed are those who ^(CG)wash their robes,^[h] so that they may have the right to ^(CH)the tree of life and that ^(CI)they may enter the city by the gates. ¹⁵^(CJ)Outside are ^(CK)the dogs ^(CL)and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

¹⁶^(CM)“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things ^(CN)for the churches. I am ^(CO)the root and ^(CP)the descendant of David, ^(CQ)the bright morning star.”

¹⁷The Spirit and ^(CR)the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And ^(CS)let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the ^(CT)water of life without price.

¹⁸I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: ^(CU)if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book, ¹⁹and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his share in ^(CV)the tree of life and in ^(CW)the holy city, which are described in this book.

²⁰He who testifies to these things says, “Surely ^(CX)I am coming soon.” Amen. ^(CY)Come, Lord Jesus!

²¹The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all.^[i] Amen.

Footnotes

Revelation 21:3 Or tabernacle
Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts peoples
Revelation 21:3 Some manuscripts omit as their God
Revelation 21:16 About 1,380 miles; a stadion was about 607 feet or 185 meters
Revelation 21:17 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
Revelation 22:1 Greek he
Revelation 22:2 Or the Lamb. In the midst of the street of the city, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life
Revelation 22:14 Some manuscripts do his commandments
Revelation 22:21 Some manuscripts all the saints