Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
66 Rejoice in God, all the Earth!
2 Sing forth the Glory of His Name! Make His praise glorious!
3 Say to God, “How terrible are You in Your works! Through the greatness of Your power shall Your enemies be in subjection to You.
4 “All the world shall worship You and sing to You. Sing of Your Name!” Selah.
5 Come and behold the works of God. He is terrible in His doings toward the sons of men.
6 He has turned the sea into dry land. They passed through the river on foot. We rejoiced in Him there.
7 He rules the world with His power. His eyes behold the nations. The rebellious shall not exalt themselves. Selah.
8 Praise our God, you people, and make the voice of His praise heard.
9 He holds our souls in life and does not let our feet slip.
10 For You, O God, have tested us. You have refined us as silver is refined.
11 You have brought us into the net. You put pressure upon our loins.
12 You have caused men to ride over our heads. We went into fire and into water; but You brought us out into abundance.
28 And that same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, Hananiah, the son of Azur the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the House of the LORD, in the presence of the priests, and of all the people, and said,
2 “Thus speaks the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babel.
3 ‘Within two years’ time, I will bring into this place all the vessels of the LORD’s House which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, took away from this place and carried into Babel.
4 ‘And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah, the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all those who were carried away captive from Judah, and went into Babel,’ says the LORD. ‘For I will break the yoke of the king of Babel.’”
5 Then the Prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah — in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people who stood in the House of the LORD —
6 the Prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! The LORD so do! The LORD confirm your words which you have prophesied, to restore the vessels of the LORD’s House, and all that was carried captive from Babel, into this place.
7 “But hear now this Word that I will speak in your ears, and in the ears of all the people.
8 “The Prophets who have been before me, and before you, in time past, prophesied against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war and of plagues and of pestilence.
9 “The Prophet who prophesies of peace, when the Word of the Prophet shall come to pass, it shall be known of that Prophet that the LORD has truly sent him.”
10 Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the Prophet Jeremiah’s neck and broke it.
11 And Hananiah spoke in the presence of all the people, saying, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Even so, I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel, from the neck of all nations within the span of two years.’” And the Prophet Jeremiah went his way.
12 Then the Word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the Prophet, (after Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of the Prophet Jeremiah) saying:
13 “Go and tell Hananiah, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD: “You have broken the yokes of wood, but I have made yokes of iron from them.”
14 ‘For thus says the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel: “I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, so that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babel. For they shall serve him. And I have also given him the beasts of the field.”’”
15 Then the Prophet Jeremiah said to the prophet Hananiah, “Hear now, Hananiah! The LORD has not sent you! But you make this people trust in a lie!
16 “Therefore, thus says the LORD: ‘Behold, I will cast you from the Earth. This year, you shall die, because you have spoken rebelliously against the LORD.’”
17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year, in the seventh month.
12 Now it happened that when He was in a certain city, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. And when he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged Him, saying, “Lord, if You will, You can make me clean.”
13 So he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, “I will. Be clean.” And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14 And He commanded him that he should tell no one. “But go and show yourself to the priest. And offer as Moses has commanded for your cleansing, for a witness to them.”
15 But His fame spread even more. And great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their infirmities by Him.
16 But He kept Himself apart in the wilderness and prayed.
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