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ISAIAH 20

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A Sign Against Egypt and Cush
  20:1 In the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by Sargon the king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and fought against it and captured it— 2 at that time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and loose the sackcloth from your waist and take off your sandals from your feet,” and he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
    
3 Then the Lord said, “As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush, 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptian captives and the Cushite exiles, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot, with buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt. 5 Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast. 6 And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’”



PSALM 61

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Lead Me to the Rock
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Of David.
61:1
Hear my cry, O God,
listen to my prayer;
2
from the end of the earth I call to you
when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I,
3
for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.

4
Let me dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah
5
For you, O God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

6
Prolong the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!
7
May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

8
So will I ever sing praises to your name,
as I perform my vows day after day.



PROVERBS 27

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27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.
2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth;
a stranger, and not your own lips.
3
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty,
but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
4
Wrath is cruel, anger is overwhelming,
but who can stand before jealousy?
5
Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
6
Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
7
One who is full loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
8
Like a bird that strays from its nest
is a man who strays from his home.
9
Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
10
Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend,
and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is near
than a brother who is far away.
11
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad,
that I may answer him who reproaches me.
12
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
13
Take a man’s garment when he has put up security for a stranger,
and hold it in pledge when he puts up security for an adulteress.
14
Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice,
rising early in the morning,
will be counted as cursing.
15
A continual dripping on a rainy day
and a quarrelsome wife are alike;
16
to restrain her is to restrain the wind
or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
17
Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
18
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who guards his master will be honored.
19
As in water face reflects face,
so the heart of man reflects the man.
20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied,
and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
and a man is tested by his praise.
22
Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
along with crushed grain,
yet his folly will not depart from him.

23
Know well the condition of your flocks,
and give attention to your herds,
24
for riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25
When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26
the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27
There will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.

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