1 “Listen in silence before me, you lands beyond the sea.Bring your strongest arguments.Come now and speak.The court is ready for your case. 2 “Who has stirred up this king from the east,rightly calling him to God’s service?Who gives this man victory over many nationsand permits...
1 “Comfort, comfort my people,”says your God.2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem.Tell her that her sad days are goneand her sins are pardoned.Yes, the Lord has punished her twice overfor all her sins.” 3 Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting,“Clear the way through the wildernessfor the...
1 “Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming,” says the Lord of...
1 Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down!How the mountains would quake in your presence!2 As fire causes wood to burnand water to boil,your coming would make the nations tremble.Then your enemies would learn the reason for your fame!3 When you...
20 “See, I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you. 21 Pay close attention to him, and obey his instructions. Do not rebel against him, for he is my representative, and...
1 On that same day, as the Book of Moses was being read to the people, the passage was found that said no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be permitted to enter the assembly of God. 2 For they had not provided the Israelites with...
Jeremiah 31:31 “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah. 32 This covenant will not be like the one I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand and...
16 Then this further message came to me from the Lord: 17 “Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by the evil way they lived. To me their conduct was as unclean as a woman’s...
1 On the holy mountainstands the city founded by the Lord.2 He loves the city of Jerusalemmore than any other city in Israel.3 O city of God,what glorious things are said of you! Interlude 4 I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me—also...
1 While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women, and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him. 2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel,...
1 When these things had been done, the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many of the people of Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land. They have taken up...
27 For the dedication of the new wall of Jerusalem, the Levites throughout the land were asked to come to Jerusalem to assist in the ceremonies. They were to take part in the joyous occasion with their songs of thanksgiving and with the music of...
1 Praise the Lord! How good to sing praises to our God!How delightful and how fitting!2 The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalemand bringing the exiles back to Israel.3 He heals the brokenheartedand bandages their wounds.4 He counts the starsand calls them all by name.5 How great is...
1 Praise the Lord! Let all that I am praise the Lord.2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live.I will sing praises to my God with my dying breath. 3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;there is no help for you there.4 When...
1 I will exalt you, my God and King,and praise your name forever and ever.2 I will praise you every day;yes, I will praise you forever.3 Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!No one can measure his greatness. 4 Let each generation tell...
14 Don’t team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness? 15 What harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a believer be a partner with an unbeliever? 16...
1 “If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.2 “If a person is illegitimate by birth, neither he nor his descendants for ten generations may be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.3 “No Ammonite...
9:38 The people responded, “In view of all this, we are making a solemn promise and putting it in writing. On this sealed document are the names of our leaders and Levites and priests.” 10:1 The document was ratified and sealed with the following names: The governor: Nehemiah...
1 So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech. 2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,...
1 The Lord also said to Moses, 2 “Give the following instructions to the entire community of Israel. You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. 3 “Each of you must show great respect for your mother and father, and you must...
1 After the ordination ceremony, on the eighth day, Moses called together Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. 2 He said to Aaron, “Take a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without defects, and...
1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother was Zibiah from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight throughout the lifetime of Jehoiada the priest. 3 Jehoiada chose two wives...
1 These are the terms of the covenant the Lord commanded Moses to make with the Israelites while they were in the land of Moab, in addition to the covenant he had made with them at Mount Sinai.2 Moses summoned all the Israelites and said to them, “You have...
1 On October 31 the people assembled again, and this time they fasted and dressed in burlap and sprinkled dust on their heads. 2 Those of Israelite descent separated themselves from all foreigners as they confessed their own sins and the sins of their ancestors....
1 We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning, whom we have heard and seen. We saw him with our own eyes and touched him with our own hands. He is the Word of life. 2 This one who is life itself...