Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
40 Therefore the Lord was angry(A) with his people
and abhorred his inheritance.(B)
41 He gave them into the hands(C) of the nations,
and their foes ruled over them.
42 Their enemies oppressed(D) them
and subjected them to their power.
43 Many times he delivered them,(E)
but they were bent on rebellion(F)
and they wasted away in their sin.
44 Yet he took note of their distress
when he heard their cry;(G)
45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(H)
and out of his great love(I) he relented.(J)
46 He caused all who held them captive
to show them mercy.(K)
47 Save us,(L) Lord our God,
and gather us(M) from the nations,
that we may give thanks(N) to your holy name(O)
and glory in your praise.
48 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Let all the people say, “Amen!”(P)
Praise the Lord.
Coming Destruction
17 Gather up your belongings(A) to leave the land,
you who live under siege.
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“At this time I will hurl(B) out
those who live in this land;
I will bring distress(C) on them
so that they may be captured.”
19 Woe to me because of my injury!
My wound(D) is incurable!
Yet I said to myself,
“This is my sickness, and I must endure(E) it.”
20 My tent(F) is destroyed;
all its ropes are snapped.
My children are gone from me and are no more;(G)
no one is left now to pitch my tent
or to set up my shelter.
21 The shepherds(H) are senseless(I)
and do not inquire of the Lord;(J)
so they do not prosper(K)
and all their flock is scattered.(L)
22 Listen! The report is coming—
a great commotion from the land of the north!(M)
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,(N)
a haunt of jackals.(O)
Jeremiah’s Prayer
23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.(P)
24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
not in your anger,(Q)
or you will reduce me to nothing.(R)
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations(S)
that do not acknowledge you,
on the peoples who do not call on your name.(T)
For they have devoured(U) Jacob;
they have devoured him completely
and destroyed his homeland.(V)
Warning Against the Teachers of the Law
45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.(A) 47 They devour widows’ houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will be punished most severely.”
The Widow’s Offering(B)
21 As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury.(C) 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 “Truly I tell you,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”(D)
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