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Zephaniah 1
New American Standard Bible 1995

Day of Judgment on Judah

1 The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of (A)Josiah son of (B)Amon, king of Judah:

2 “I will completely (C)remove all things
From the face of the [a]earth,” declares the Lord.
3 “I will remove (D)man and beast;
I will remove the (E)birds of the sky
And the fish of the sea,
And the [b](F)ruins along with the wicked;
And I will cut off man from the face of the [c]earth,” declares the Lord.
4 “So I will (G)stretch out My hand against Judah
And against all the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
And I will (H)cut off the remnant of Baal from this place,
And the names of the (I)idolatrous priests along with the priests.
5 “And those who bow down on the (J)housetops to the host of heaven,
And those who bow down and (K)swear to the Lord and yet swear by [d](L)Milcom,
6 And those who have (M)turned back from following the Lord,
And those who have (N)not sought the Lord or inquired of Him.”

7 [e](O)Be silent before the Lord [f]God!
For the (P)day of the Lord is near,
For the Lord has prepared a (Q)sacrifice,
He has (R)consecrated His guests.
8 “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
That I will (S)punish the princes, the king’s sons
And all who clothe themselves with (T)foreign garments.
9 “And I will punish on that day all who leap on the temple threshold,
Who fill the house of their [g]lord with (U)violence and deceit.
10 “On that day,” declares the Lord,
“There will be the sound of a cry from the (V)Fish Gate,
A wail from the [h](W)Second Quarter,
And a loud crash from the (X)hills.
11 “Wail, O inhabitants of the [i]Mortar,
For all the [j]people of (Y)Canaan will be silenced;
All who weigh out (Z)silver will be cut off.
12 “It will come about at that time
That I will (AA)search Jerusalem with lamps,
And I will punish the men
Who are [k](AB)stagnant in spirit,
Who say in their hearts,
‘The Lord will (AC)not do good or evil!’
13 “Moreover, their wealth will become (AD)plunder
And their houses desolate;
Yes, (AE)they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

14 Near is the (AF)great (AG)day of the Lord,
Near and coming very quickly;
Listen, the day of the Lord!
[l]In it the warrior (AH)cries out bitterly.
15 A day of wrath is that day,
A day of (AI)trouble and distress,
A day of destruction and desolation,
A day of (AJ)darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
16 A day of (AK)trumpet and battle cry
Against the (AL)fortified cities
And the high corner towers.
17 I will bring (AM)distress on men
So that they will walk (AN)like the blind,
Because they have sinned against the Lord;
And their (AO)blood will be poured out like dust
And their (AP)flesh like dung.
18 Neither their (AQ)silver nor their gold
Will be able to deliver them
On the day of the Lord’s wrath;
And (AR)all the earth will be devoured
In the fire of His jealousy,
For He will (AS)make a complete end,
Indeed a terrifying one,
Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 1:2 Lit ground
  2. Zephaniah 1:3 Or stumbling blocks
  3. Zephaniah 1:3 Lit ground
  4. Zephaniah 1:5 Or their king; M.T. Malcam, probably a variant spelling of Milcom
  5. Zephaniah 1:7 Lit Hush
  6. Zephaniah 1:7 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  7. Zephaniah 1:9 Or Lord
  8. Zephaniah 1:10 I.e. a district of Jerusalem
  9. Zephaniah 1:11 I.e. a district of Jerusalem
  10. Zephaniah 1:11 Or merchant people will
  11. Zephaniah 1:12 Lit thickening on their lees
  12. Zephaniah 1:14 Lit There
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Psalm 74
New American Standard Bible 1995

An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.

A [a]Maskil of Asaph.

74 O God, why have You (A)rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger (B)smoke against the (C)sheep of Your [b]pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You have (D)purchased of old,
Which You have (E)redeemed to be the (F)tribe of Your inheritance;
And this Mount (G)Zion, where You have dwelt.
3 [c]Turn Your footsteps toward the (H)perpetual ruins;
The enemy (I)has damaged everything within the sanctuary.
4 Your adversaries have (J)roared in the midst of Your meeting place;
They have set up their (K)own [d]standards (L)for signs.
5 It seems as if one had lifted up
His [e](M)axe in a [f]forest of trees.
6 And now [g]all its (N)carved work
They smash with hatchet and [h]hammers.
7 They have [i](O)burned Your sanctuary [j]to the ground;
They have (P)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They (Q)said in their heart, “Let us [k]completely [l]subdue them.”
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our (R)signs;
There is (S)no longer any prophet,
Nor is there any among us who knows (T)how long.
10 How long, O God, will the adversary (U)revile,
And the enemy (V)spurn Your name forever?
11 Why (W)do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
From within Your bosom, (X)destroy them!

12 Yet God is (Y)my king from of old,
Who works deeds of deliverance in the midst of the earth.
13 [m]You (Z)divided the sea by Your strength;
[n]You (AA)broke the heads of the (AB)sea monsters [o]in the waters.
14 [p]You crushed the heads of [q](AC)Leviathan;
[r]You gave him as food for the [s]creatures (AD)of the wilderness.
15 [t]You (AE)broke open springs and torrents;
[u]You (AF)dried up ever-flowing streams.
16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
[v]You have (AG)prepared the [w]light and the sun.
17 [x]You have (AH)established all the boundaries of the earth;
[y]You have [z]made (AI)summer and winter.

18 Remember this, [aa]O Lord, that the enemy has (AJ)reviled,
And a (AK)foolish people has spurned Your name.
19 Do not deliver the soul of Your (AL)turtledove to the wild beast;
(AM)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
20 Consider the (AN)covenant;
For the (AO)dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
21 Let not the (AP)oppressed return dishonored;
Let the (AQ)afflicted and needy praise Your name.

22 Arise, O God, and (AR)plead Your own cause;
Remember [ab]how the (AS)foolish man reproaches You all day long.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your (AT)adversaries,
The (AU)uproar of those who rise against You which ascends continually.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 74:1 Possibly, Contemplative, or Didactic, or Skillful Psalm
  2. Psalm 74:1 Or pasturing
  3. Psalm 74:3 Lit Lift up
  4. Psalm 74:4 Lit signs
  5. Psalm 74:5 Lit axes
  6. Psalm 74:5 Lit thicket
  7. Psalm 74:6 Lit altogether
  8. Psalm 74:6 Or axes
  9. Psalm 74:7 Lit set on fire
  10. Psalm 74:7 Or To the ground they...
  11. Psalm 74:8 Lit altogether
  12. Psalm 74:8 Or oppress
  13. Psalm 74:13 Or You Yourself
  14. Psalm 74:13 Or You Yourself
  15. Psalm 74:13 Lit on
  16. Psalm 74:14 Or You Yourself
  17. Psalm 74:14 Or sea monster
  18. Psalm 74:14 Or You Yourself
  19. Psalm 74:14 Lit people
  20. Psalm 74:15 Or You Yourself
  21. Psalm 74:15 Or You Yourself
  22. Psalm 74:16 Or You Yourself
  23. Psalm 74:16 Or luminary
  24. Psalm 74:17 Or You Yourself
  25. Psalm 74:17 Or You Yourself
  26. Psalm 74:17 Or formed
  27. Psalm 74:18 Or that the enemy has reviled the Lord
  28. Psalm 74:22 Lit Your reproach from the foolish man
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Psalm 75
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2 Corinthians 8
New American Standard Bible 1995

Great Generosity

8 Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been (A)given in the churches of (B)Macedonia, 2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the (C)wealth of their liberality. 3 For I testify that (D)according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord, 4 begging us with much urging for the (E)favor [a]of participation in the [b](F)support of the [c]saints, 5 and this, not as we had [d]expected, but they first (G)gave themselves to the Lord and to us by (H)the will of God. 6 So we (I)urged (J)Titus that as he had previously (K)made a beginning, so he would also complete in you (L)this gracious work as well.

7 But just as you (M)abound (N)in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the [e]love we inspired in you, see that you (O)abound in this gracious work also. 8 I (P)am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also. 9 For you know (Q)the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (R)though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 10 I (S)give my opinion in this matter, for this is to your advantage, who were the first to begin (T)a year ago not only to do this, but also to desire to do it. 11 But now finish [f]doing it also, so that just as there was the (U)readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability. 12 For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable (V)according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have. 13 For this is not for the ease of others and for your affliction, but by way of equality— 14 at this present time your abundance being a supply for (W)their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for (X)your need, that there may be equality; 15 as it is written, “(Y)He who gathered much did not have too much, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

16 But (Z)thanks be to God who (AA)puts the same earnestness on your behalf in the heart of (AB)Titus. 17 For he not only accepted our (AC)appeal, but being himself very earnest, he has gone to you of his own accord. 18 We have sent along with him (AD)the brother whose fame in the things of the (AE)gospel has spread through (AF)all the churches; 19 (AG)and not only this, but he has also been (AH)appointed by the churches to travel with us in (AI)this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our (AJ)readiness, 20 [g]taking precaution so that no one will discredit us in our administration of this generous gift; 21 for we (AK)have regard for what is honorable, not only in (AL)the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 22 We have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now even more diligent because of his great confidence in you. 23 As for (AM)Titus, he is my (AN)partner and fellow worker [h]among you; as for our (AO)brethren, they are [i](AP)messengers of the churches, (AQ)a glory to Christ. 24 Therefore [j]openly before the churches, [k]show them the proof of your love and of our (AR)reason for boasting about you.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit and
  2. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Lit service to the saints
  3. 2 Corinthians 8:4 Or holy ones
  4. 2 Corinthians 8:5 Lit hoped
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:7 Lit love from us in you; one early ms reads your love for us
  6. 2 Corinthians 8:11 Lit the doing
  7. 2 Corinthians 8:20 Lit avoiding this
  8. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit for you
  9. 2 Corinthians 8:23 Lit apostles
  10. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Lit in the face of the churches
  11. 2 Corinthians 8:24 Or show the proof...for boasting to them about you
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