Old/New Testament
Alliance with Egypt Condemned
30 “Woe to the (A)rebellious children,” declares Yahweh,
“Who (B)execute counsel, but not Mine,
And [a](C)make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin,
2 Who (D)go down to Egypt—
But did not (E)ask [b]Me—
(F)To find strength in the strong defense of Pharaoh
And to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
3 Therefore the strong defense of Pharaoh will be (G)your shame
And the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your dishonor.
4 For (H)their princes are at Zoan
And their messengers reach Hanes.
5 Everyone will be (I)ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them,
Who are (J)not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”
6 The [c]oracle concerning the (K)beasts of the (L)Negev.
Through a land of (M)distress and anguish,
From [d]where come lioness and lion, viper and (N)flying fiery serpent,
They (O)carry their wealth on the [e]backs of young donkeys
And their treasures on (P)camels’ humps,
To a people who cannot profit them;
7 Even Egypt, whose (Q)help is vain and empty.
Therefore, I have called [f]her
“[g](R)Rahab who has ceased.”
8 Now go, (S)write it on a tablet before them
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may be in the time to come
[h]As a witness forever.
9 For this is a (T)rebellious people, (U)false sons,
Sons who are not willing to (V)listen
To the law of Yahweh,
10 Who say to the (W)seers, “You must not see,”
And to those who have visions, “You must not (X)behold visions for us of what is right,
(Y)Speak to us [i]pleasant words,
Behold visions of illusions.
11 Get out of the way, (Z)turn aside from the path,
[j](AA)Cease speaking before us about the Holy One of Israel.”
12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel,
“(AB)Since you have rejected this word
And have put your trust in (AC)oppression and deviousness and have relied on them,
13 Therefore this (AD)iniquity will be to you
Like a (AE)breach about to fall,
A bulge in a high wall,
Whose breaking comes (AF)suddenly in an instant,
14 Whose breaking is like the breaking of a (AG)potter’s jar,
[k]So ruthlessly shattered
That a potsherd will not be found among its pieces
To [l]take fire from a hearth
Or to scoop water from a cistern.”
15 For thus Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, has said,
“In [m]repentance and (AH)rest you will be saved,
In (AI)quietness and trust is your might.”
But you were not willing,
16 And you said, “No, for we will flee on (AJ)horses,”
Therefore you shall flee!
“And we will ride on swift horses,”
Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift.
17 (AK)One thousand will flee at the threat of one man;
You will flee at the threat of five,
Until you are left as a [n]flag on a mountain top
And as a [o]standard on a hill.
Yahweh Is Gracious and Just
18 Therefore Yahweh (AL)waits with longing to be gracious to you,
And therefore He is on (AM)high to have compassion on you.
For Yahweh is a (AN)God of justice;
How blessed are all those who (AO)wait for Him.
19 [p]O people in Zion, (AP)inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will (AQ)weep no longer. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will (AR)answer you. 20 The Lord has given you (AS)bread of distress and water of oppression; He, your Teacher will no longer (AT)hide Himself, but your eyes will see your Teacher. 21 And your ears will hear a word behind you, “[q]This is the (AU)way, walk in it,” whenever you (AV)turn to the right or to the left. 22 And you will defile your graven (AW)images overlaid with your silver, and your molten (AX)images plated with your gold. You will scatter them as an impure thing and say to [r]them, “(AY)Be gone!”
23 Then He will (AZ)give you rain for [s]the seed which you will sow in the ground, and bread from the produce of the ground, and it will be [t]rich and fat; on that day (BA)your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture. 24 Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder, which [u]has been (BB)winnowed with shovel and fork. 25 And it will be that on every lofty mountain and on (BC)every lifted up hill there will be [v]streams running with water on the day of the great (BD)slaughter, when the towers fall. 26 (BE)And the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, on the day (BF)Yahweh binds up the (BG)fracture of His people and (BH)heals the bruise [w]He has inflicted.
27 Behold, (BI)the name of Yahweh comes from afar;
(BJ)Burning is His anger and heavy is His [x]smoke;
His lips are filled with (BK)indignation
And His tongue is like a (BL)consuming fire;
28 His (BM)breath is like an overflowing torrent,
Which (BN)reaches to the neck,
To (BO)shake the nations back and forth in a [y]sieve of worthlessness,
And to put in the jaws of the peoples (BP)the bridle which staggers one to ruin.
29 You will have [z]songs as in the night when you set yourself apart as holy for the festival,
And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,
To go to the mountain of Yahweh, to the Rock of Israel.
30 And Yahweh will cause [aa]His splendid voice to be heard,
And the [ab]descending of His arm to be seen in raging anger,
And in the flame of a consuming fire
In cloudburst, downpour, and hailstones.
31 For (BQ)at the voice of Yahweh (BR)Assyria will be dismayed,
When He strikes with the (BS)rod.
32 And every [ac]blow of the [ad](BT)appointed staff,
Which Yahweh will cause to rest upon him,
Will be with the music of (BU)tambourines and lyres;
And in battles, (BV)waving weapons He will fight them.
33 For [ae](BW)Topheth has long been ready,
Indeed, it has been prepared for the king.
He has made it deep and large,
[af]A pyre of fire with plenty of wood;
The (BX)breath of Yahweh, like a torrent of (BY)brimstone, sets it afire.
Woe to Those Who Go down to Egypt
31 Woe to those who go down to (BZ)Egypt for help
And (CA)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very mighty,
But they do not have (CB)regard for the (CC)Holy One of Israel, nor seek Yahweh!
2 Yet He also is (CD)wise and will (CE)bring about an evil demise
And does (CF)not turn His words aside,
But will arise against the house of (CG)evildoers
And against the help of the (CH)workers of iniquity.
3 Now the Egyptians are (CI)men and not God,
And their (CJ)horses are flesh and not spirit;
So Yahweh will (CK)stretch out His hand,
And (CL)he who helps will stumble,
And he who is helped will fall,
And all of them will come to an end together.
4 For thus says Yahweh to me,
“As the (CM)lion or the young lion growls over its prey,
Against which a multitude of shepherds is called out,
And it will not be dismayed at their voice nor afflicted at their noise,
So will Yahweh of hosts come down to wage (CN)war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
5 Like [ag]flying (CO)birds so Yahweh of hosts will defend Jerusalem.
He will (CP)defend and deliver it;
He will pass over and provide a way of escape.
6 (CQ)Return to Him against whom [ah]you have (CR)deeply rebelled, O sons of Israel. 7 For in that day every man will (CS)reject his silver idols and his gold idols, which your (CT)hands have made for you as (CU)a sin.
8 And the (CV)Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man,
And a (CW)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will [ai](CX)flee from the sword,
And his choice men will become (CY)forced laborers.
9 “His (CZ)rock will pass away because of terror,
And his princes will be dismayed at the (DA)standard,”
Declares Yahweh, whose (DB)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Rejoice in the Lord Always
4 Therefore my brothers, loved and (A)longed for, my joy and crown, in this way (B)stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to (C)think the same way in the Lord. 3 Indeed, I ask you also, genuine companion, help these women who have contended together alongside of me in the gospel, with also Clement and the rest of my (D)fellow workers, whose (E)names are in the book of life.
4 (F)Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! 5 Let your considerate spirit be known to all men. (G)The Lord is [a]near. 6 (H)Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by (I)prayer and petition with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And (J)the peace of God, which surpasses all [b]comprehension, will (K)guard your hearts and your (L)minds in (M)Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brothers, (N)whatever is true, whatever is dignified, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [c]lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, consider these things. 9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen (O)in me, practice these things, and (P)the God of peace will be with you.
God Will Fill Your Needs
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at last (Q)you have revived thinking about me; indeed, you were thinking about me before, but you lacked opportunity. 11 Not that I speak [d]from want, for I learned to be [e](R)content in whatever circumstances I am. 12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in abundance; in any and all things I have learned the secret of being filled and going (S)hungry, both of having abundance and (T)suffering need. 13 I can do all things [f]through Him who (U)strengthens me. 14 Nevertheless, you have done well to (V)fellowship with me in my affliction.
15 And you yourselves also know, Philippians, that at the [g](W)first preaching of the gospel, after I left (X)Macedonia, no church (Y)fellowshipped with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone. 16 For even in (Z)Thessalonica you sent a gift more than once for my needs. 17 (AA)Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the fruit which increases to your account. 18 But I have received everything in full and have an abundance; I have been filled, having received from (AB)Epaphroditus [h]what you have sent, [i](AC)a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19 And (AD)my God will fulfill [j]all your needs according to His (AE)riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20 Now to (AF)our God and Father (AG)be the glory [k]forever and ever. Amen.
21 Greet every [l]saint in Christ Jesus. (AH)The brothers who are with me greet you. 22 (AI)All the [m](AJ)saints greet you, especially those of Caesar’s household.
23 (AK)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ (AL)be with your spirit.
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