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ISAIAH 23

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An Oracle Concerning Tyre and Sidon
  23:1 The oracle concerning Tyre.
Wail, O ships of Tarshish,
for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor!
From the land of Cyprus
it is revealed to them.
2
Be still, O inhabitants of the coast;
the merchants of Sidon, who cross the sea, have filled you.
3
And on many waters
your revenue was the grain of Shihor,
the harvest of the Nile;
you were the merchant of the nations.
4
Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken,
the stronghold of the sea, saying:
“I have neither labored nor given birth,
I have neither reared young men
nor brought up young women.”
5
When the report comes to Egypt,
they will be in anguish over the report about Tyre.
6
Cross over to Tarshish;
wail, O inhabitants of the coast!
7
Is this your exultant city
whose origin is from days of old,
whose feet carried her
to settle far away?
8
Who has purposed this
against Tyre, the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants were princes,
whose traders were the honored of the earth?
9
The Lord of hosts has purposed it,
to defile the pompous pride of all glory,
to dishonor all the honored of the earth.
10
Cross over your land like the Nile,
O daughter of Tarshish;
there is no restraint anymore.
11
He has stretched out his hand over the sea;
he has shaken the kingdoms;
the Lord has given command concerning Canaan
to destroy its strongholds.
12
And he said:
“You will no more exult,
O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon;
arise, cross over to Cyprus,
even there you will have no rest.”

    
13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people that was not; Assyria destined it for wild beasts. They erected their siege towers, they stripped her palaces bare, they made her a ruin.
14
Wail, O ships of Tarshish,
for your stronghold is laid waste.
15 In that day Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of one king. At the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute:
16
“Take a harp;
go about the city,
O forgotten prostitute!
Make sweet melody;
sing many songs,
that you may be remembered.”
17 At the end of seventy years, the Lord will visit Tyre, and she will return to her wages and will prostitute herself with all the kingdoms of the world on the face of the earth. 18 Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord.



ISAIAH 24

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Judgment on the Whole Earth
24:1
Behold, the Lord will empty the earth and make it desolate,
and he will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants.
2
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the slave, so with his master;
as with the maid, so with her mistress;
as with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
as with the creditor, so with the debtor.
3
The earth shall be utterly empty and utterly plundered;
for the Lord has spoken this word.

4
The earth mourns and withers;
the world languishes and withers;
the highest people of the earth languish.
5
The earth lies defiled
under its inhabitants;
for they have transgressed the laws,
violated the statutes,
broken the everlasting covenant.
6
Therefore a curse devours the earth,
and its inhabitants suffer for their guilt;
therefore the inhabitants of the earth are scorched,
and few men are left.
7
The wine mourns,
the vine languishes,
all the merry-hearted sigh.
8
The mirth of the tambourines is stilled,
the noise of the jubilant has ceased,
the mirth of the lyre is stilled.
9
No more do they drink wine with singing;
strong drink is bitter to those who drink it.
10
The wasted city is broken down;
every house is shut up so that none can enter.
11
There is an outcry in the streets for lack of wine;
all joy has grown dark;
the gladness of the earth is banished.
12
Desolation is left in the city;
the gates are battered into ruins.
13
For thus it shall be in the midst of the earth
among the nations,
as when an olive tree is beaten,
as at the gleaning when the grape harvest is done.

14
They lift up their voices, they sing for joy;
over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.
15
Therefore in the east give glory to the Lord;
in the coastlands of the sea, give glory to the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
16
From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise,
of glory to the Righteous One.
But I say, “I waste away,
I waste away. Woe is me!
For the traitors have betrayed,
with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.”

17
Terror and the pit and the snare
are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
18
He who flees at the sound of the terror
shall fall into the pit,
and he who climbs out of the pit
shall be caught in the snare.
For the windows of heaven are opened,
and the foundations of the earth tremble.
19
The earth is utterly broken,
the earth is split apart,
the earth is violently shaken.
20
The earth staggers like a drunken man;
it sways like a hut;
its transgression lies heavy upon it,
and it falls, and will not rise again.

21
On that day the Lord will punish
the host of heaven, in heaven,
and the kings of the earth, on the earth.
22
They will be gathered together
as prisoners in a pit;
they will be shut up in a prison,
and after many days they will be punished.
23
Then the moon will be confounded
and the sun ashamed,
for the Lord of hosts reigns
on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.



PROVERBS 13

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13:1
A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
2
From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good,
but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
3
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
5
The righteous hates falsehood,
but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
6
Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless,
but sin overthrows the wicked.
7
One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8
The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,
but a poor man hears no threat.
9
The light of the righteous rejoices,
but the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
10
By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
11
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle,
but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
13
Whoever despises the word brings destruction on himself,
but he who reveres the commandment will be rewarded.
14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
15
Good sense wins favor,
but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.
16
Every prudent man acts with knowledge,
but a fool flaunts his folly.
17
A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a faithful envoy brings healing.
18
Poverty and disgrace come to him who ignores instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is honored.
19
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul,
but to turn away from evil is an abomination to fools.
20
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
21
Disaster pursues sinners,
but the righteous are rewarded with good.
22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
23
The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food,
but it is swept away through injustice.
24
Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
25
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
but the belly of the wicked suffers want.



PSALM 107

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Let the Redeemed of the Lord Say So
107:1
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!
2
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,
whom he has redeemed from trouble
3
and gathered in from the lands,
from the east and from the west,
from the north and from the south.

4
Some wandered in desert wastes,
finding no way to a city to dwell in;
5
hungry and thirsty,
their soul fainted within them.
6
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
7
He led them by a straight way
till they reached a city to dwell in.
8
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
9
For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death,
prisoners in affliction and in irons,
11
for they had rebelled against the words of God,
and spurned the counsel of the Most High.
12
So he bowed their hearts down with hard labor;
they fell down, with none to help.
13
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
14
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and burst their bonds apart.
15
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
16
For he shatters the doors of bronze
and cuts in two the bars of iron.

17
Some were fools through their sinful ways,
and because of their iniquities suffered affliction;
18
they loathed any kind of food,
and they drew near to the gates of death.
19
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
20
He sent out his word and healed them,
and delivered them from their destruction.
21
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
22
And let them offer sacrifices of thanksgiving,
and tell of his deeds in songs of joy!

23
Some went down to the sea in ships,
doing business on the great waters;
24
they saw the deeds of the Lord,
his wondrous works in the deep.
25
For he commanded and raised the stormy wind,
which lifted up the waves of the sea.
26
They mounted up to heaven; they went down to the depths;
their courage melted away in their evil plight;
27
they reeled and staggered like drunken men
and were at their wits’ end.
28
Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
and he delivered them from their distress.
29
He made the storm be still,
and the waves of the sea were hushed.
30
Then they were glad that the waters were quiet,
and he brought them to their desired haven.
31
Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
for his wondrous works to the children of man!
32
Let them extol him in the congregation of the people,
and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33
He turns rivers into a desert,
springs of water into thirsty ground,
34
a fruitful land into a salty waste,
because of the evil of its inhabitants.
35
He turns a desert into pools of water,
a parched land into springs of water.
36
And there he lets the hungry dwell,
and they establish a city to live in;
37
they sow fields and plant vineyards
and get a fruitful yield.
38
By his blessing they multiply greatly,
and he does not let their livestock diminish.

39
When they are diminished and brought low
through oppression, evil, and sorrow,
40
he pours contempt on princes
and makes them wander in trackless wastes;
41
but he raises up the needy out of affliction
and makes their families like flocks.
42
The upright see it and are glad,
and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

43
Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the Lord.



PSALM 108

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With God We Shall Do Valiantly
A Song. A Psalm of David.
108:1
My heart is steadfast, O God!
I will sing and make melody with all my being!
2
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn!
3
I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to you among the nations.
4
For your steadfast love is great above the heavens;
your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

5
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens!
Let your glory be over all the earth!
6
That your beloved ones may be delivered,
give salvation by your right hand and answer me!

7
God has promised in his holiness:
“With exultation I will divide up Shechem
and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
8
Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim is my helmet,
Judah my scepter.
9
Moab is my washbasin;
upon Edom I cast my shoe;
over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

10
Who will bring me to the fortified city?
Who will lead me to Edom?
11
Have you not rejected us, O God?
You do not go out, O God, with our armies.
12
Oh grant us help against the foe,
for vain is the salvation of man!
13
With God we shall do valiantly;
it is he who will tread down our foes.

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