Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
8 You removed a (A)vine from Egypt;
You (B)drove out the [a]nations and (C)planted it.
9 You (D)cleared the ground before it,
And it (E)took deep root and filled the land.
10 The mountains were covered with its shadow,
And [b]the cedars of God with its (F)boughs.
11 It was sending out its branches (G)to the sea
And its shoots to the River.
12 Why have You (H)broken down its [c]hedges,
So that all who pass that way pick its fruit?
13 A boar from the forest (I)eats it away
And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.
14 O God of hosts, (J)turn again now, we beseech You;
(K)Look down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine,
15 Even the [d](L)shoot which Your right hand has planted,
And on the [e]son whom You have [f]strengthened for Yourself.
16 It is (M)burned with fire, it is cut down;
They perish at the (N)rebuke of Your countenance.
17 Let (O)Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,
Upon the son of man whom You (P)made strong for Yourself.
18 Then we shall not (Q)turn back from You;
(R)Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
19 O Lord God of hosts, (S)restore us;
Cause Your face to shine upon us, [g]and we will be saved.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, (A)crescent ornaments, 19 dangling earrings, bracelets, veils, 20 (B)headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets, 21 [a]finger rings, (C)nose rings, 22 festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses, 23 hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils.
24 Now it will come about that instead of [b]sweet (D)perfume there will be putrefaction;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of (E)well-set hair, a (F)plucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a (G)donning of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men will (H)fall by the sword
And your [c]mighty ones in battle.
26 And her [d](I)gates will lament and mourn,
And deserted she will (J)sit on the ground.
A Remnant Prepared
4 For seven women will take hold of (K)one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; (L)take away our reproach!”
2 In that day the (M)Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the (N)fruit of the earth will be the pride and the adornment of the (O)survivors of Israel. 3 It will come about that he who is (P)left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem will be called (Q)holy—everyone who is (R)recorded for life in Jerusalem. 4 When the Lord has washed away the filth of the (S)daughters of Zion and [e]purged the (T)bloodshed of Jerusalem from her midst, by the (U)spirit of judgment and the (V)spirit of burning, 5 then the Lord will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies (W)a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the (X)glory will be a canopy. 6 There will be a (Y)shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and refuge and [f]protection from the storm and the rain.
Perilous Times
15 “Therefore when you see the (A)abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in (B)the holy place ((C)let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains. 17 [a]Whoever is on (D)the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house. 18 [b]Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak. 19 But (E)woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath. 21 For then there will be a (F)great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will. 22 Unless those days had been cut short, no [c]life would have been saved; but for (G)the sake of the [d]elect those days will be cut short. 23 (H)Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the [e]Christ,’ or ‘[f]There He is,’ do not believe him. 24 For false Christs and (I)false prophets will arise and will [g]show great [h](J)signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even (K)the [i]elect. 25 Behold, I have told you in advance. 26 So if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Behold, He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe them. 27 (L)For just as the lightning comes from the east and flashes even to the west, so will the (M)coming of the (N)Son of Man be.
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