Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
40 Therefore the (A)anger of the Lord was kindled against His people
And He (B)abhorred His [a](C)inheritance.
41 Then (D)He gave them into the hand of the [b]nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
42 Their enemies also (E)oppressed them,
And they were subdued under their [c]power.
43 Many times He would (F)deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their (G)counsel,
And so (H)sank down in their iniquity.
17 (A)Pick up your bundle from the ground,
You who dwell under siege!
18 For thus says the Lord,
“Behold, I am (B)slinging out the inhabitants of the land
At this time,
And will cause them distress,
That they may [a]be found.”
19 (C)Woe is me, because of my [b]injury!
My (D)wound is incurable.
But I said, “Truly this is a sickness,
And I (E)must bear it.”
20 My (F)tent is destroyed,
And all my ropes are broken;
My (G)sons have gone from me and are no more.
There is (H)no one to stretch out my tent again
Or to set up my curtains.
21 For the shepherds have become stupid
And (I)have not sought the Lord;
Therefore they have not prospered,
And (J)all their flock is scattered.
22 The sound of a (K)report! Behold, it comes—
A great commotion (L)out of the land of the north—
To (M)make the cities of Judah
A desolation, a haunt of jackals.
23 I know, O Lord, that (N)a man’s way is not in himself,
(O)Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
24 (P)Correct me, O Lord, but with justice;
Not with Your anger, or You will [c]bring me to nothing.
25 (Q)Pour out Your wrath on the nations that (R)do not know You
And on the families that (S)do not call Your name;
For they have devoured Jacob;
They have (T)devoured him and consumed him
And have laid waste his [d]habitation.
45 (A)And while all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, (B)who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the market places, and chief seats in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets, 47 who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
The Widow’s Gift
21 (C)And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 And He saw a poor widow putting [a]in (D)two [b]small copper coins. 3 And He said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; 4 for they all out of their [c]surplus put into the [d]offering; but she out of her poverty put in all [e]that she had (E)to live on.”
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