Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)
Zayin
49 Remember the word to Your servant,
[a]In which You have made me hope.
50 This is my (A)comfort in my misery,
That Your word has [b]revived me.
51 The arrogant (B)utterly deride me,
Yet I do not (C)turn aside from Your Law.
52 I have (D)remembered Your judgments from [c]of old, Lord,
And comfort myself.
53 Burning (E)indignation has seized me because of the wicked,
Who (F)abandon Your Law.
54 Your statutes are my songs
In the house of my (G)pilgrimage.
55 Lord, I (H)remember Your name (I)in the night,
And keep Your Law.
56 This has become mine,
[d]That I (J)comply with Your precepts.
36 “Now therefore the Lord God of Israel says the following concerning this city of which you say, ‘It has been (A)handed over to the king of Babylon by sword, by famine, and by plague’: 37 Behold, I am going to (B)gather them out of all the lands to which I have driven them in My anger, in My wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them back to this place and (C)have them live in safety. 38 They shall be (D)My people, and I will be their God; 39 and I will (E)give them one heart and one way, so that they will fear Me always, for their own (F)good and for the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an (G)everlasting covenant with them that I will (H)not turn away from them, to do them good; and I will (I)put the fear of Me in their hearts, so that they will not turn away from Me. 41 I will (J)rejoice over them to do them good and will [a]faithfully (K)plant them in this land with (L)all My heart and all My soul. 42 For this is what the Lord says: ‘(M)Just as I brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to (N)bring on them all the good that I am promising them. 43 And (O)fields will be purchased in this land of which you say, “(P)It is a desolation, without man or animal; it has been handed over to the Chaldeans.” 44 People will buy fields for money, [b](Q)sign and seal [c]deeds, and call in witnesses in the (R)land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the [d]Negev; for I will (S)restore their fortunes,’ declares the Lord.”
Misuse of Riches
5 (A)Come now, (B)you rich people, (C)weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 (D)Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have corroded, and their corrosion will [a]serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is (E)in the last days that you have stored up your treasure! 4 Behold, (F)the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and (G)the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of (H)the Lord [b]of armies. 5 You have [c](I)lived for pleasure on the earth and lived luxuriously; you have [d]fattened your hearts in (J)a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and [e](K)put to death (L)the righteous person; he offers you no resistance.
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