JEREMIAH 34
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Zedekiah to Die in Babylon 34:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army and all the kingdoms of the earth under his dominion and all the peoples were fighting against Jerusalem and all of its cities: 2 “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 3 You shall not escape from his hand but shall surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You shall see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face. And you shall go to Babylon.’ 4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah king of Judah! Thus says the Lord concerning you: ‘You shall not die by the sword. 5 You shall die in peace. And as spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who were before you, so people shall burn spices for you and lament for you, saying, Alas, lord!’ For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord.”JEREMIAH 35
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The Obedience of the Rechabites 35:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: 2 “Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak with them and bring them to the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers; then offer them wine to drink.” 3 So I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, son of Habazziniah and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rechabites. 4 I brought them to the house of the Lord into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was near the chamber of the officials, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, keeper of the threshold. 5 Then I set before the Rechabites pitchers full of wine, and cups, and I said to them, “Drink wine.” 6 But they answered, “We will drink no wine, for Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, ‘You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever. 7 You shall not build a house; you shall not sow seed; you shall not plant or have a vineyard; but you shall live in tents all your days, that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.’ 8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he commanded us, to drink no wine all our days, ourselves, our wives, our sons, or our daughters, 9 and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed, 10 but we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done all that Jonadab our father commanded us. 11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against the land, we said, ‘Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans and the army of the Syrians.’ So we are living in Jerusalem.”PROVERBS 21
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21:1 The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;he turns it wherever he will. 2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justiceis more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. 4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,the lamp of the wicked, are sin. 5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongueis a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away,because they refuse to do what is just. 8 The way of the guilty is crooked,but the conduct of the pure is upright. 9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetopthan in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The soul of the wicked desires evil;his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes. 11 When a scoffer is punished, the simple becomes wise;when a wise man is instructed, he gains knowledge. 12 The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked;he throws the wicked down to ruin. 13 Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poorwill himself call out and not be answered. 14 A gift in secret averts anger,and a concealed bribe, strong wrath. 15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteousbut terror to evildoers. 16 One who wanders from the way of good sensewill rest in the assembly of the dead. 17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;he who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,and the traitor for the upright. 19 It is better to live in a desert landthan with a quarrelsome and fretful woman. 20 Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling,but a foolish man devours it. 21 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindnesswill find life, righteousness, and honor. 22 A wise man scales the city of the mightyand brings down the stronghold in which they trust. 23 Whoever keeps his mouth and his tonguekeeps himself out of trouble. 24 “Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty manwho acts with arrogant pride. 25 The desire of the sluggard kills him,for his hands refuse to labor. 26 All day long he craves and craves,but the righteous gives and does not hold back. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;how much more when he brings it with evil intent. 28 A false witness will perish,but the word of a man who hears will endure. 29 A wicked man puts on a bold face,but the upright gives thought to his ways. 30 No wisdom, no understanding, no counselcan avail against the Lord. 31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle,but the victory belongs to the Lord.1 JOHN 2
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Christ Our Advocate 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. 3 And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked. The New Commandment7 Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8 At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. 9 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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