Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
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33 Teach me, Lord, the meaning[a] of your statutes,
and I will always keep them.[b](A)
34 Help me understand your instruction,(B)
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.(C)
35 Help me stay on the path of your commands,(D)
for I take pleasure in it.(E)
36 Turn my heart to your decrees(F)
and not to dishonest profit.(G)
37 Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;(H)
give me life in your ways.[c](I)
38 Confirm what you said to your servant,(J)
for it produces reverence for you.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread;(K)
indeed, your judgments are good.
40 How I long for your precepts!(L)
Give me life through your righteousness.
The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife: A Sign
15 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 16 “Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes(A) away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow.(B) 17 Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead.(C) Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”[a](D)
18 I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. The next morning I did just as I was commanded. 19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”
20 So I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me: 21 Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.(E) 22 Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners. 23 Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not lament or weep(F) but will waste away(G) because of your iniquities and will groan to one another. 24 Now Ezekiel will be a sign for you.(H) You will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord God.’
25 “As for you, son of man, know that on that day I will take from them their stronghold—their pride and joy, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their hearts—as well as their sons and daughters. 26 On that day a fugitive will come to you and report the news.(I) 27 On that day your mouth will be opened to talk with him; you will speak and no longer be mute.(J) So you will be a sign for them, and they will know that I am the Lord.”
15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful[a] are the feet of those who bring good news.[b](A) 16 But not all obeyed the gospel.(B) For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our message?[c](C) 17 So faith comes from what is heard,(D) and what is heard comes through the message about Christ.[d](E) 18 But I ask, “Did they not hear?” Yes, they did:
19 But I ask, “Did Israel not understand?” First, Moses said,
I will make you jealous
of those who are not a nation;(G)
I will make you angry by a nation
that lacks understanding.[f](H)
20 And Isaiah says boldly,
I was found
by those who were not looking for me;
I revealed myself
to those who were not asking for me.[g](I)
21 But to Israel he says, All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and defiant people.[h](J)
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