Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
8 Let me hear what the God, Yahweh, will speak;
For He will (A)speak peace to His people, [a]to His holy ones;
But let them not (B)turn back to [b]folly.
9 Surely (C)His salvation is near to those who [c]fear Him,
That (D)glory may dwell in our land.
10 (E)Lovingkindness and [d]truth have met together;
(F)Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 [e]Truth (G)springs up from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, (H)Yahweh will give what is good,
And our (I)land will yield its produce.
13 (J)Righteousness will go before Him
And will establish the way of His steps.
6 Thus says Yahweh,
“For three transgressions of (A)Israel and for four
I will not turn back its punishment
Because they (B)sell the righteous for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
7 These who [a]pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the (C)poor
Also (D)turn aside the way of the humble;
And a (E)man and his father go to the same [b]young woman
In order to profane My holy name.
8 On garments (F)taken as pledges they stretch out beside (G)every altar,
And in the house of their God they (H)drink the wine of those who have been fined.
9 “Yet it was I who destroyed the (I)Amorite before them,
[c]Though his (J)height was like the height of cedars,
And he was strong as the oaks;
I even destroyed his (K)fruit above and his root below.
10 And it was I who (L)brought you up from the land of Egypt,
And I led you in the wilderness (M)forty years
[d]That you might take possession of the land of the (N)Amorite.
11 Then I (O)raised up some of your sons to be prophets
And some of your choice men to be (P)Nazirites.
Is this not so, O sons of Israel?” declares Yahweh.
12 “But you made the Nazirites drink wine,
And you commanded the prophets saying, ‘You (Q)shall not prophesy!’
13 Behold, I am [e](R)weighted down beneath you
As a wagon [f]is weighted down when filled with sheaves.
14 (S)So [g]flight will perish from the swift,
And the strong will not instill his power with courage,
Nor will the (T)mighty man make his [h]life escape.
15 He who (U)grasps the bow will not stand his ground,
The swift of foot will not escape,
Nor will he who rides the (V)horse make his [i]life escape.
16 Even the [j]most courageous of heart among the mighty men will (W)flee naked in that day,” declares Yahweh.
Alive with Christ
2 For I want you to understand how great a (A)struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at (B)Laodicea, and for all those who have not seen my face in the flesh, 2 so that their (C)hearts may be encouraged, having been (D)held together in love, even unto all (E)the wealth of the full assurance of understanding, unto the (F)full knowledge of (G)God’s mystery, that is, Christ Himself, 3 in whom are hidden all (H)the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. 4 (I)I say this so that no one will delude you with (J)persuasive argument. 5 For even though I am (K)absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing [a]to see your (L)good order and the (M)stability of your faith in Christ.
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