Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
O Yahweh, Do Not Delay
For the choir director. Of David. To bring to remembrance.
6 “But I gave you also (A)cleanness of teeth in all your cities
And lack of bread in all your places,
Yet you have (B)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
7 “And I also (C)withheld the rain from you
While there were still three months until harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city,
And on (D)another city I would not send rain;
One portion would be rained on,
While the portion not rained on would dry up.
8 So two or three cities would wander around to another city to drink (E)water,
But would (F)not be satisfied;
Yet you have (G)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
9 “I (H)struck you with scorching wind and mildew;
And the (I)gnawing locust was devouring
Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees;
Yet you have (J)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
10 “I sent a (K)pestilence among you after the manner of Egypt;
I (L)killed your choice men by the sword along with your (M)captured horses,
And I made the (N)stench of your camp rise up even in your nostrils;
Yet you have (O)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
11 “I overthrew you as (P)God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
And you were like a (Q)firebrand [a]delivered from a blaze;
Yet you have (R)not returned to Me,” declares Yahweh.
12 “Therefore thus I will do to you, O Israel;
Because I will do this to you,
Prepare to (S)meet your God, O Israel.”
13 For behold, He who (T)forms mountains and (U)creates the wind
And (V)declares to man what are His thoughts,
He who (W)makes dawn into gloom
And (X)treads on the high places of the earth,
(Y)Yahweh God of hosts is His name.
Signs of Christ’s Return
24 (A)And coming (B)out from the temple, Jesus was going along, and His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him. 2 And He answered and said to them, “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, (C)not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”
3 Now as He was sitting on (D)the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of (E)Your coming and of the [a]end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, “(F)See to it that no one deceives you. 5 For (G)many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the [b]Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you are going to hear of (H)wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. 7 For (I)nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be (J)famines and earthquakes. 8 (K)But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pains.
9 “(L)Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and (M)you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 And at that time many will [c](N)fall away and will [d]betray one another and hate one another. 11 Many (O)false prophets will arise and will deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness is multiplied, [e]most people’s love will grow cold. 13 (P)But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. 14 And this (Q)gospel of the kingdom (R)shall be proclaimed in the whole [f](S)world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
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