Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
2 Indeed, God is my salvation;
I will trust Him and not be afraid,
for Yah, the Lord,
is my strength and my song.
He has become my salvation.”(A)
3 You will joyfully draw water(B)
from the springs of salvation,
4 and on that day you will say:
“Give thanks to Yahweh; proclaim His name!
Celebrate His works among the peoples.(C)
Declare that His name is exalted.
5 Sing to Yahweh, for He has done glorious things.(D)
Let this be known throughout the earth.
6 Cry out and sing, citizen of Zion,
for the Holy One of Israel(E) is among you
in His greatness.”
8 Look, the eyes of the Lord God
are on the sinful kingdom,(A)
and I will destroy it
from the face of the earth.(B)
However, I will not totally destroy
the house of Jacob(C)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
9 for I am about to give the command,
and I will shake the house of Israel(D)
among all the nations,
as one shakes a sieve,
but not a pebble will fall to the ground.
10 All the sinners among My people(E)
who say: “Disaster will never overtake[a]
or confront us,”(F)
will die by the sword.
Announcement of Restoration
11 In that day
I will restore the fallen booth(G) of David:(H)
I will repair its gaps,
restore its ruins,(I)
and rebuild it as in the days of old,(J)
12 so that they may possess
the remnant of Edom(K)
and all the nations
that are called by My name[b](L)—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
He will do this.
13 Hear this! The days are coming—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
when the plowman will overtake the reaper(M)
and the one who treads grapes,
the sower of seed.
The mountains will drip with sweet wine,
and all the hills will flow with it.(N)
14 I will restore the fortunes of My people Israel.[c](O)
They will rebuild and occupy ruined cities,(P)
plant vineyards and drink their wine,
make gardens and eat their produce.(Q)
15 I will plant them on their land,
and they will never again be uprooted
from the land I have given them.(R)
Yahweh your God has spoken.
The Birth and Naming of John
57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son. 58 Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her His great mercy,[a](A) and they rejoiced with her.
59 When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day,(B) they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father. 60 But his mother responded, “No! He will be called John.”(C)
61 Then they said to her, “None of your relatives has that name.” 62 So they motioned to his father(D) to find out what he wanted him to be called. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote:
HIS NAME IS JOHN.
And they were all amazed. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened(E) and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea. 66 All who heard about him(F) took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.
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