Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
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33 (A)Instruct me, O Yahweh, in the way of Your statutes,
That I may observe it to the end.
34 (B)Cause me to understand, that I may (C)observe Your law
And keep it (D)with all my heart.
35 Cause me to walk in the (E)path of Your commandments,
For I (F)delight in it.
36 (G)Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies
And not to (H)dishonest gain.
37 Cause my (I)eyes to turn away from looking at worthlessness,
And (J)revive me in Your ways.
38 (K)Cause Your [a]word to be established for Your slave,
[b]As that which produces fear for You.
39 (L)Cause my reproach which I dread to pass away,
For Your judgments are good.
40 Behold, I (M)long for Your precepts;
Revive me in Your righteousness.
Ezekiel’s Wife Dies as a Sign
15 And the word of Yahweh came to me saying, 16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the (A)desire of your eyes with a (B)blow; but you shall not (C)mourn, and you shall not weep, and your (D)tears shall not come. 17 Groan silently; make (E)no mourning for the dead. Bind on your headdress and put your shoes on your feet and do not cover your mustache and (F)do not eat the bread of men.” 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. 19 The people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?” 20 Then I said to them, “The word of Yahweh came to me saying, 21 ‘Say to the house of Israel, “Thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the (G)desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul; and your (H)sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22 And you will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and you will not eat the bread of men. 23 And your headdresses will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet. You (I)will not mourn, and you will not weep, but (J)you will rot away in your iniquities, and you will groan [a]to one another. 24 Thus Ezekiel will be a (K)wondrous sign to you; according to all that he has done you will do; when it comes, then you will know that I am Lord Yahweh.’”
25 ‘Now as for you, son of man, will it not be on the day when I take from them their (L)strong defense, the joy of their beauty, the desire of their eyes, and what lifts up their soul, their sons and their daughters, 26 that on that day he who (M)escapes will come to you with a report for your ears? 27 On that day your (N)mouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and be mute no longer. Thus you will be a wondrous sign to them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’”
15 And how will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “(A)How beautiful are the feet of those who (B)proclaim good news of good things!”
16 However, they (C)did not all heed the [a]good news, for Isaiah says, “(D)Lord, who has believed our report?” 17 So faith comes from (E)hearing, and hearing by (F)the word [b]of Christ.
18 But I say, have they never heard? On the contrary, they have;
19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says,
“(H)I will (I)make you jealous by that which is not a nation,
By a nation without understanding will I anger you.”
20 And Isaiah is very bold and says,
“(J)I was found by those who did not seek Me,
I became manifest to those who did not ask for Me.”
21 But as for Israel He says, “(K)All day long I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”
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