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    "What food did Daniel and his companions request to eat instead of the king's food?"
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18  At  the  end 
 of  the  time  that  the  king  had  said  to pre sent 
 them,  the  chief eu nuch pre sent ed  them  to 
Neb u chad nez zar. 19  The  king interviewed  them, 
 and  among  all  of  them,  no  one  was  found  equal 
 to Dan iel, Han a ni ah, Mish a el,  and Az a ri ah. So  they be gan  to at tend  the  king. 20  In ev ery 
mat ter  of wis dom  and un der stand ing  that  the 
 king con sult ed  them  about,  he  found  them 
 ten  times h bet ter  than  all  the ma gi cians  and 
me di ums  in  his en tire king dom. 21 Dan iel re-
mained  there un til  the  first  year  of  King Cy rus. NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S DREAM
2 
 In  the sec ond  year  of  his  reign, Neb u chad-
nez zar  had  dreams  that trou bled  him,  and 
 sleep de sert ed  him. 2  So  the  king  gave or ders  to 
sum mon  the ma gi cians, me di ums, sor cer ers, 
 and Chal de ans i  to  tell  the  king  his  dreams. When  they  came  and  stood be fore  the  king, 
3  he  said  to  them, “ I  have  had  a  dream  and  am 
anx ious  to un der stand  it.”
4  The Chal de ans  spoke  to  the  king (Ar a ma ic j 
be gins  here): “ May  the  king  live for ev er. Tell 
 your ser vants  the  dream,  and  we  will  give  the 
in ter pre ta tion.”
5  The  king re plied  to  the Chal de ans, “ My 
 word  is fi nal:  If  you  don’t  tell  me  the  dream 
 and  its in ter pre ta tion,  you  will  be  torn  limb 
 from  limb, k  and  your hous es  will  be  made  a 
garbage  dump. 6  But  if  you  make  the  dream 
 and  its in ter pre ta tion  known  to  me,  you’ll 
re ceive  gifts,  a re ward,  and  great hon or  from 
 me. So  make  the  dream  and  its in ter pre ta tion 
 known  to  me.”
a1:1 Or Nebuchadrezzar   b1:2 Lit Shinar   c1:2 Or gods   d1:3 Or his eunuchs   e1:5 Lit to stand before the king   f1:10 Lit 
would make my head guilty   g1:15 Lit fatter of flesh   h1:20 Lit hands   i2:2 In this chap. Chaldeans are influential Babylonian 
wise men.


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    "Who were the four individuals found to be equal to none other in wisdom and understanding by Nebuchadnezzar?",
    "What consequence did the king threaten if the Chaldeans failed to tell him his dream and its interpretation?",
    "In what year did Daniel remain until the first year of King Cyrus?"
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7  They an swered  a sec ond  time, “ May  the 
 king  tell  the  dream  to  his ser vants,  and  we 
 will  make  known  the in ter pre ta tion.”
8  The  king re plied, “ I  know  for cer tain  you 
 are try ing  to  gain  some  time, be cause  you 
 see  that  my  word  is fi nal. 9  If  you  don’t  tell  me 
 the  dream,  there  is  one de cree  for  you. You 
 have con spired  to  tell  me some thing  false  or 
fraudulent un til  the sit u a tion chang es. So  tell 
 me  the  dream  and  I  will  know  you  can  give 
 me  its in ter pre ta tion.”
10  The Chal de ans an swered  the  king, “ No 
 one  on  earth  can  make  known  what  the  king 
re quests. Con se quent ly ,  no  king, how ev er  great 
 and pow er ful,  has  ever  asked any thing  like 
 this  of  any ma gi cian, me di um,  or Chal de an. 11  What  the  king  is ask ing  is  so diff  i cult  that 
 no  one  can  make  it  known  to  him ex cept  the 
 gods,  whose dwell ing  is  not  with mor tals.” 
12 Be cause  of  this,  the  king be came vi o lent ly 
an gry  and  gave or ders  to de stroy  all  the  wise 
 men  of Bab ylon. 13  The de cree  was is sued  that 
 the  wise  men  were  to  be ex e cut ed,  and  they 
 searched  for Dan iel  and  his  friends,  to ex e-
cute  them. 14  Then Dan iel re spond ed  with  tact  and dis-
cre tion  to Ar i och,  the cap tain  of  the  king’s 
 guard, a  who  had  gone  out  to ex e cute  the  wise 
 men  of Bab ylon. 15  He  asked Ar i och,  the  king’s 
off  i cer, “ Why  is  the de cree  from  the  king  so 
 harsh? ” b  Then Ar i och ex plained  the sit u a tion 
 to Dan iel. 16  So Dan iel  went  and  asked  the  king 
 to  give  him  some  time,  so  that  he  could  give 
 the  king  the in ter pre ta tion. 17  Then Dan iel  went  to  his  house  and  told 
 his  friends Han a ni ah, Mish a el,  and Az a ri ah 
 about  the mat ter, 18 urg ing  them  to  ask  the 
 God  of  the heav ens  for mer cy con cern ing  this 
mys tery ,  so Dan iel  and  his  friends  would  not 
 be de stroyed  with  the  rest  of Bab ylon’s  wise 
 men. 19  The mys tery  was  then re vealed  to Dan-
iel  in  a vi sion  at  night,  and Dan iel  praised  the 
 God  of  the heav ens 20  and de clared:
  May the name of God
  be praised forever and ever,
  for wisdom and power belong to him. 21 He changes the times and seasons;
  he removes kings 
and establishes kings.


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He gives wisdom to the wise
  and knowledge to those
  who have understanding. 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things;
  he knows what is in the darkness,
  and light dwells with him. 23 I offer thanks and praise to you,
  God of my fathers,
  because you have given me
  wisdom and power.


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And now you have let me know
  what we asked of you,
  for you have let us know
  the king’s mystery . c
24 There fore Dan iel  went  to Ar i och,  whom 
 the  king  had as signed  to de stroy  the  wise  men 
 of Bab ylon. He  came  and  said  to  him, “ Don’t 
de stroy  the  wise  men  of Bab ylon! Bring  me 
be fore  the  king,  and  I  will  give  him  the in ter-
pre ta tion.”
25  Then Ar i och quick ly  brought Dan iel be-
fore  the  king  and  said  to  him, “ I  have  found 
 a  man  among  the Ju de an ex iles  who  can  let 
 the  king  know  the in ter pre ta tion.”
26  The  king  said  in re ply  to Dan iel,  whose 
 name  was Bel te shaz zar, “ Are  you  able  to  tell 
 me  the  dream  I  had  and  its in ter pre ta tion? ”
27 Dan iel an swered  the  king: “ No  wise  man, 
me di um, ma gi cian,  or di vin er  is  able  to  make 
 known  to  the  king  the mys tery  he  asked  about. 28  But  there  is  a  God  in heav en  who re veals 
mys ter ies,  and  he  has  let  King Neb u chad nez-
zar  know  what  will hap pen  in  the  last  days. Your  dream  and  the vi sions  that  came  into 
 your  mind  as  you  lay  in  bed  were  these: 29  Your 
Maj es ty ,  while  you  were  in  your  bed,  thoughts 
 came  to  your  mind  about  what  will hap pen  in 
 the fu ture. d  The re veal er  of mys ter ies  has  let 
 you  know  what  will hap pen. 30  As  for  me,  this 
mys tery  has  been re vealed  to  me,  not be cause 
 I  have  more wis dom  than any one liv ing,  but  in 
or der  that  the in ter pre ta tion  might  be  made 
 known  to  the  king,  and  that  you  may un der-
stand  the  thoughts  of  your  mind. THE DREAM’S INTERPRETATION
31 “ Your Maj es ty ,  as  you  were watch ing, sud-
den ly  a colossal stat ue ap peared.


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That stat ue, 
 tall  and daz zling,  was stand ing  in  front  of 
 you,  and  its ap pear ance  was ter ri fy ing.


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32  The 
 head  of  the stat ue  was  pure  gold,  its  chest 
 and  arms  were sil ver,  its stom ach  and  thighs 
 were  bronze, 33  its  legs  were  iron,  and  its  feet 
 were part ly  iron  and part ly fired  clay . 34  As 
 you  were watch ing,  a  stone  broke  off with out 
 a  hand touch ing  it, e  struck  the stat ue  on  its 
a2:14 Or executioners   b2:15 Or urgent   c2:23 Lit matter   d2:29 Lit happen after this, also in v .


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 feet  of  iron  and fired  clay ,  and  crushed  them. 35  Then  the  iron,  the fired  clay ,  the  bronze,  the 
sil ver,  and  the  gold  were shat tered  and be came 
 like  chaff  from  the sum mer thresh ing  floors. The  wind car ried  them  away ,  and  not  a  trace 
 of  them  could  be  found.


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But  the  stone  that 
 struck  the stat ue be came  a  great moun tain 
 and  filled  the  whole  earth. 36 “ This  was  the  dream;  now  we  will  tell  the 
 king  its in ter pre ta tion.


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37  Your Maj es ty ,  you 
 are  king  of  kings. The  God  of  the heav ens  has 
giv en  you sov er eign ty , pow er,  strength,  and 
glo ry . 38 Wher ev er peo ple  live  —   or  wild an-
i mals,  or  birds  of  the  sky  —   he  has hand ed 
 them  over  to  you  and  made  you rul er  over 
 them  all. You  are  the  head  of  gold. 39 “ Af ter  you,  there  will  arise an oth er king-
dom, in fe ri or  to  yours,  and  then an oth er,  a 
 third king dom,  of  bronze,  which  will  rule  the 
 whole  earth. 40  A  fourth king dom  will  be  as 
 strong  as  iron;  for  iron crush es  and shat ters 
ev ery thing,  and  like  iron  that smash es,  it  will 
 crush  and  smash  all  the oth ers. a 41  You  saw  the 
 feet  and  toes, part ly  of  a pot ter’s fired  clay  and 
part ly  of  iron  —   it  will  be  a di vid ed king dom, 
 though  some  of  the  strength  of  iron  will  be 
 in  it. You  saw  the  iron  mixed  with  clay , 42  and 
 that  the  toes  of  the  feet  were part ly  iron  and 
part ly fired  clay  —   part  of  the king dom  will  be 
 strong,  and  part  will  be brit tle. 43  You  saw  the 
 iron  mixed  with  clay  —   the peo ples  will  mix 
 with  one an oth er b  but  will  not  hold to geth er, 
 just  as  iron  does  not  mix  with fired  clay . 44 “ In  the  days  of  those  kings,  the  God  of 
 the heav ens  will  set  up  a king dom  that  will 
nev er  be de stroyed,  and  this king dom  will 
 not  be  left  to an oth er peo ple. It  will  crush  all 
 these king doms  and  bring  them  to  an  end,  but 
 will it self en dure for ev er. 45  You  saw  a  stone 
 break  off  from  the moun tain with out  a  hand 
touch ing  it, c  and  it  crushed  the  iron,  bronze, 
fired  clay , sil ver,  and  gold.


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The  great  God  has 
 told  the  king  what  will hap pen  in  the fu ture. The  dream  is cer tain,  and  its in ter pre ta tion 
re li able.”
NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S RESPONSE
46  Then  King Neb u chad nez zar  fell face down, 
wor shiped Dan iel,  and  gave or ders  to pre sent 
 an off  er ing  and in cense  to  him. 47  The  king  said 
 to Dan iel, “ Your  God  is in deed  God  of  gods, 
 Lord  of  kings,  and  a re veal er  of mys ter ies, 
 since  you  were  able  to re veal  this mys tery .” 
48  Then  the  king pro mot ed Dan iel  and  gave 
 him  many gen er ous  gifts. He  made  him rul er 
 over  the en tire prov ince  of Bab ylon  and  chief 
gov er nor  over  all  the  wise  men  of Bab ylon. 49  At Dan iel’s re quest,  the  king ap point ed Sha-
drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go  to man age  the 
prov ince  of Bab ylon. But Dan iel re mained  at 
 the  king’s  court. NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S GOLD STATUE
3 
 King Neb u chad nez zar  made  a  gold stat ue, 
nine ty  feet  high  and  nine  feet  wide. d  He 
 set  it  up  on  the  plain  of  Dura  in  the prov ince 
 of Bab ylon.


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2  King Neb u chad nez zar  sent  word 
 to as sem ble  the sa traps, pre fects, gov er nors, 
ad vis ers, trea sur ers, judg es, mag is trates,  and 
 all  the rul ers  of  the prov inces  to at tend  the 
ded i ca tion  of  the stat ue  King Neb u chad nez zar 
 had  set  up. 3  So  the sa traps, pre fects, gov er nors, 
ad vis ers, trea sur ers, judg es, mag is trates,  and 
 all  the rul ers  of  the prov inces as sem bled  for 
 the ded i ca tion  of  the stat ue  the  king  had  set 
 up. Then  they  stood be fore  the stat ue Neb u-
chad nez zar  had  set  up. 4  A her ald loud ly pro claimed, “Peo ple  of ev-
ery na tion  and lan guage,  you  are com mand ed: 
5  When  you  hear  the  sound  of  the  horn,  flute, 
zith er, e  lyre, f  harp,  drum, g  and ev ery  kind  of 
mu sic,  you  are  to  fall face down  and wor ship 
 the  gold stat ue  that  King Neb u chad nez zar  has 
 set  up. 6  But who ev er  does  not  fall  down  and 
wor ship  will im me di ate ly  be  thrown  into  a 
fur nace  of blaz ing  fire.”
7 There fore,  when  all  the peo ple  heard  the 
 sound  of  the  horn,  flute, zith er,  lyre,  harp,  and 
ev ery  kind  of mu sic, peo ple  of ev ery na tion  and 
lan guage  fell  down  and wor shiped  the  gold 
stat ue  that  King Neb u chad nez zar  had  set  up. THE FURNACE OF BLAZING FIRE
8  Some Chal de ans  took  this oc ca sion  to  come 
for ward  and ma li cious ly ac cuse h  the  Jews. 9  They  said  to  King Neb u chad nez zar, “ May  the 
 king  live for ev er. 10  You  as  king  have is sued  a 
de cree  that ev ery one  who  hears  the  sound  of 
 the  horn,  flute, zith er,  lyre,  harp,  drum,  and ev-
ery  kind  of mu sic  must  fall  down  and wor ship 
 the  gold stat ue. 11 Who ev er  does  not  fall  down 
 and wor ship  will  be  thrown  into  a fur nace  of 
blaz ing  fire.


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12  There  are  some  Jews  you  have 
ap point ed  to man age  the prov ince  of Bab ylon: 
a2:40 Lit all these   b2:43 Lit another in the seed of men   c2:45 Lit mountain, not by hands   d3:1 Lit statue, its height sixty 
cubits, its width six cubits   e3:5 Or lyre   f3:5 Or sambuke   g3:5 Or pipe   h3:8 Lit and eat the pieces of
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Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go. These 
 men  have ig nored  you,  the  king;  they  do  not 
 serve  your  gods  or wor ship  the  gold stat ue 
 you  have  set  up.”
13  Then  in  a fu ri ous  rage Neb u chad nez zar 
 gave or ders  to  bring  in Sha drach, Me shach, 
 and Abed ne go. So  these  men  were  brought be-
fore  the  king. 14 Neb u chad nez zar  asked  them, 
“Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go,  is  it  true 
 that  you  don’t  serve  my  gods  or wor ship  the 
 gold stat ue  I  have  set  up? 15  Now  if  you’re  ready , 
 when  you  hear  the  sound  of  the  horn,  flute, 
zith er,  lyre,  harp,  drum,  and ev ery  kind  of mu-
sic,  fall  down  and wor ship  the stat ue  I  made. But  if  you  don’t wor ship  it,  you  will im me di-
ate ly  be  thrown  into  a fur nace  of blaz ing  fire  
—   and  who  is  the  god  who  can res cue  you 
 from  my pow er? ”
16 Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go re-
plied  to  the  king, “Neb u chad nez zar,  we  don’t 
 need  to  give  you  an an swer  to  this ques tion. 17  If  the  God  we  serve ex ists,  then  he  can res-
cue  us  from  the fur nace  of blaz ing  fire,  and 
 he  can a res cue  us  from  the pow er  of  you,  the 
 king. 18  But  even  if  he  does  not res cue  us, b  we 
 want  you  as  king  to  know  that  we  will  not 
 serve  your  gods  or wor ship  the  gold stat ue 
 you  set  up.”
19  Then Neb u chad nez zar  was  filled  with  rage, 
 and  the ex pres sion  on  his  face  changed to ward 
Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go. He  gave 
or ders  to  heat  the fur nace sev en  times  more 
 than  was cus tom ary , 20  and  he com mand ed 
 some  of  the  best sol diers  in  his  army  to  tie 
 up Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go  and 
 throw  them  into  the fur nace  of blaz ing  fire. 21  So  these  men,  in  their trou sers,  robes,  head 
cov er ings, c  and oth er  clothes,  were  tied  up  and 
 thrown  into  the fur nace  of blaz ing  fire. 22  Since 
 the  king’s com mand  was  so ur gent d  and  the 
fur nace ex treme ly  hot,  the rag ing  flames e 
 killed  those  men  who car ried Sha drach, Me-
shach,  and Abed ne go  up. 23  And  these  three 
 men, Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go  fell, 
 bound,  into  the fur nace  of blaz ing  fire. DELIVERED FROM THE FIRE
24  Then  King Neb u chad nez zar  jumped  up  in 
 alarm. He  said  to  his ad vis ers, “ Didn’t  we  throw 
 three  men,  bound,  into  the  fire? ”
“ Yes,  of  course,  Your Maj es ty ,”  they re plied 
 to  the  king.


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25  He ex claimed, “ Look! I  see  four  men,  not 
 tied, walk ing  around  in  the  fire un harmed; 
 and  the  fourth  looks  like  a  son  of  the  gods.” f
26 Neb u chad nez zar  then ap proached  the 
 door  of  the fur nace  of blaz ing  fire  and  called: 
“Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go,  you ser-
vants  of  the  Most  High  God  —   come  out! ” 
 So Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go  came 
 out  of  the  fire. 27  When  the sa traps, pre fects, 
gov er nors,  and  the  king’s ad vis ers gath ered 
 around,  they  saw  that  the  fire  had  no eff  ect 
 on g  the bod ies  of  these  men:  not  a  hair  of  their 
 heads  was  singed,  their  robes  were unaffect-
ed,  and  there  was  no  smell  of  fire  on  them. 28 Neb u chad nez zar ex claimed, “ Praise  to  the 
 God  of Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go!


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He  sent  his an gel h  and res cued  his ser vants 
 who trust ed  in  him. They vi o lat ed  the  king’s 
com mand  and  risked  their  lives rath er  than 
 serve  or wor ship  any  god ex cept  their  own 
 God. 29 There fore  I is sue  a de cree  that any one 
 of  any peo ple, na tion,  or lan guage  who  says 
any thing off  en sive  against  the  God  of Sha-
drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go  will  be  torn 
 limb  from  limb  and  his  house  made  a garbage 
 dump. For  there  is  no oth er  god  who  is  able 
 to de liv er  like  this.” 30  Then  the  king re ward-
ed Sha drach, Me shach,  and Abed ne go  in  the 
prov ince  of Bab ylon. NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S PROCLAMATION
4 
King Nebuchadnezzar,
To those of every people, nation, and lan -
guage, who live on the whole earth:
May your prosperity increase. 2 I am 
pleased to tell you about the miracles and 
wonders the Most High God has done for 
me.


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His kingdom is an eternal kingdom,
  and his dominion is from generation 
to generation. THE DREAM
4  I, Neb u chad nez zar,  was  at  ease  in  my  house 
 and flour ish ing  in  my pal ace.


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5  I  had  a  dream, 
 and  it fright ened  me;  while  in  my  bed,  the 
im ages  and vi sions  in  my  mind  alarmed  me. a3:17 Or If the God whom we serve is willing to save us from the furnace of blazing fire, then he will   b3:18 Lit But if not   
c3:21 The identity of these articles of clothing is uncertain. d3:22 Or harsh   e3:22 Lit the flame of the fire   f3:25 Or of a divine 
being   g3:27 Lit fire had not overcome   h3:28 Or messenger
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6  So  I is sued  a de cree  to  bring  all  the  wise  men 
 of Bab ylon  to  me  in or der  that  they  might 
 make  the dream’s in ter pre ta tion  known  to  me. 7  When  the ma gi cians, me di ums, Chal de ans, 
 and di vin ers  came  in,  I  told  them  the  dream, 
 but  they  could  not  make  its in ter pre ta tion 
 known  to  me. 8 Fi nal ly Dan iel,  named Bel te shaz zar af ter 
 the  name  of  my  god  —   and  a spir it  of  the  holy 
 gods  is  in  him  —   came be fore  me. I  told  him  the 
 dream: 9 “Bel te shaz zar,  head  of  the ma gi cians, 
be cause  I  know  that  you  have  the spir it  of  the 
 holy  gods  and  that  no mys tery puzzles  you, 
ex plain  to  me  the vi sions  of  my  dream  that  I 
 saw ,  and  its in ter pre ta tion. 10  In  the vi sions 
 of  my  mind  as  I  was ly ing  in  bed,  I  saw  this:
  There was a tree in the middle 
of the earth,
  and it was very tall. 11 The tree grew large and strong;
  its top reached to the sky ,
  and it was visible to the ends 
of the a earth.


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12 Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit 
was abundant,
  and on it was food for all. Wild animals found shelter under it,
  the birds of the sky lived in its branches,
  and every creature was fed from it. 13 “ As  I  was ly ing  in  my  bed,  I  also  saw  in  the 
vi sions  of  my  mind  a watch er,  a  holy  one, b com-
ing  down  from heav en. 14  He  called  out loud ly:
  Cut down the tree and chop off 
its branches;
  strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit.


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Let the animals flee from under it,
  and the birds from its branches. 15 But leave the stump with its roots 
in the ground
  and with a band of iron and bronze 
around it
  in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with dew 
from the sky
  and share the plants of the earth
  with the animals. 16 Let his mind be changed from that 
of a human,
  and let him be given the mind 
of an animal
  for seven periods of time. c,d
 17 This word is by decree of the watchers,
  and the decision is by command 
from the holy ones.


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He gives them to anyone he wants
  and sets the lowliest of people over them. 18  This  is  the  dream  that  I,  King Neb u chad-
nez zar,  had. Now , Bel te shaz zar,  tell  me  the 
in ter pre ta tion, be cause  none  of  the  wise  men 
 of  my king dom  can  make  the in ter pre ta tion 
 known  to  me. But  you  can, be cause  you  have 
 a spir it  of  the  holy  gods.”
THE DREAM INTERPRETED
19  Then Dan iel,  whose  name  is Bel te shaz zar, 
 was  stunned  for  a mo ment,  and  his  thoughts 
 alarmed  him. The  king  said, “Bel te shaz zar,  don’t 
 let  the  dream  or  its in ter pre ta tion  alarm  you.”
Bel te shaz zar an swered, “ My  lord,  may  the 
 dream ap ply  to  those  who  hate  you,  and  its 
in ter pre ta tion  to  your en e mies! 20  The  tree  you 
 saw ,  which  grew  large  and  strong,  whose  top 
 reached  to  the  sky  and  was vis i ble  to  the  whole 
 earth, 21  and  whose  leaves  were beau ti ful  and 
 its  fruit abun dant  —   and  on  it  was  food  for 
 all, un der  it  the  wild an i mals  lived,  and  in  its 
branch es  the  birds  of  the  sky  lived — 22  that 
 tree  is  you,  Your Maj es ty . For  you  have be come 
 great  and  strong:  your great ness  has  grown 
 and  even reach es  the  sky ,  and  your do min ion 
ex tends  to  the  ends  of  the  earth. 23 “ The  king  saw  a watch er,  a  holy  one, com ing 
 down  from heav en  and say ing, ‘ Cut  down  the 
 tree  and de stroy  it,  but  leave  the  stump  with 
 its  roots  in  the  ground  and  with  a  band  of  iron 
 and  bronze  around  it  in  the ten der  grass  of  the 
 field. Let  him  be  drenched  with  dew  from  the 
 sky  and  share  food  with  the  wild an i mals  for 
sev en pe ri ods  of  time.’ 24  This  is  the in ter pre-
ta tion,  Your Maj es ty ,  and  this  is  the de cree  of 
 the  Most  High  that  has  been is sued  against 
 my  lord  the  king: 25  You  will  be driv en  away 
 from peo ple  to  live  with  the  wild an i mals. You 
 will  feed  on  grass  like cat tle  and  be  drenched 
 with  dew  from  the  sky  for sev en pe ri ods  of 
 time, un til  you ac knowl edge  that  the  Most 
 High  is rul er  over hu man king doms,  and  he 
 gives  them  to any one  he  wants. 26  As  for  the 
com mand  to  leave  the  tree’s  stump  with  its 
 roots,  your king dom  will  be re stored e  to  you  as 
a4:11 Lit of all the   b4:13 = an angel   c4:16 Lit animal as seven times pass over him   d4:16 Perhaps seven years   e4:26 Lit 
enduring
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 soon  as  you ac knowl edge  that Heav en a  rules. 27 There fore,  may  my ad vice  seem  good  to  you 
 my  king.


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Sep a rate your self  from  your  sins  by 
do ing  what  is  right,  and  from  your in jus tices 
 by show ing mer cy  to  the  needy . Per haps  there 
 will  be  an ex ten sion  of  your pros per i ty .”
THE SENTENCE EXECUTED
28  All  this hap pened  to  King Neb u chad nez zar. 29  At  the  end  of  twelve  months,  as  he  was walk-
ing  on  the  roof  of  the roy al pal ace  in Bab ylon, 
30  the  king ex claimed, “ Is  this  not Bab ylon  the 
 Great  that  I  have  built  to  be  a roy al res i dence 
 by  my  vast pow er  and  for  my ma jes tic glo ry? ”
31  While  the  words  were  still  in  the  king’s 
 mouth,  a  voice  came  from heav en: “ King Neb-
u chad nez zar,  to  you  it  is de clared  that  the 
king dom  has de part ed  from  you. 32  You  will 
 be driv en  away  from peo ple  to  live  with  the 
 wild an i mals,  and  you  will  feed  on  grass  like 
cat tle  for sev en pe ri ods  of  time, un til  you ac-
knowl edge  that  the  Most  High  is rul er  over 
hu man king doms,  and  he  gives  them  to any-
one  he  wants.”
33  At  that mo ment  the mes sage  against Neb-
u chad nez zar  was ful filled. He  was driv en  away 
 from peo ple. He  ate  grass  like cat tle,  and  his 
 body  was  drenched  with  dew  from  the  sky , 
un til  his  hair  grew  like ea gles’ feath ers  and 
 his  nails  like  birds’  claws. NEBUCHADNEZZAR’S PRAISE
34  But  at  the  end  of  those  days,  I, Neb u chad-
nez zar,  looked  up  to heav en,  and  my san i ty re-
turned  to  me. Then  I  praised  the  Most  High  and 
hon ored  and glo ri fied  him  who  lives for ev er:
  For his dominion is 
an everlasting dominion,
  and his kingdom is from generation 
to generation. 35 All the inhabitants of the earth 
are counted as nothing,
  and he does what he wants 
with the army of heaven
  and the inhabitants of the earth.


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There is no one who can block his hand
  or say to him, “What have you done? ”
36  At  that  time  my san i ty re turned  to  me,  and 
 my maj es ty  and splen dor re turned  to  me  for 
 the glo ry  of  my king dom. My ad vis ers  and  my 
no bles  sought  me  out,  I  was re es tab lished  over 
 my king dom,  and  even  more great ness  came 
 to  me. 37  Now  I, Neb u chad nez zar,  praise, ex alt, 
 and glo ri fy  the  King  of  the heav ens, be cause 
 all  his  works  are  true  and  his  ways  are  just. He  is  able  to hum ble  those  who  walk  in  pride. BELSHAZZAR’S FEAST
5 
 King Bel shaz zar  held  a  great  feast  for  a 
thou sand  of  his no bles  and  drank  wine  in 
 their pres ence. 2 Un der  the in flu ence  of b  the 
 wine, Bel shaz zar  gave or ders  to  bring  in  the 
 gold  and sil ver ves sels  that  his pre de ces sor c 
Neb u chad nez zar  had tak en  from  the tem ple 
 in Je ru sa lem,  so  that  the  king  and  his no bles, 
 wives,  and con cu bines  could  drink  from  them. 3  So  they  brought  in  the  gold d ves sels  that  had 
 been tak en  from  the tem ple,  the  house  of  God 
 in Je ru sa lem,  and  the  king  and  his no bles, 
 wives,  and con cu bines  drank  from  them. 4  They 
 drank  the  wine  and  praised  their  gods  made  of 
 gold  and sil ver,  bronze,  iron,  wood,  and  stone. THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
5  At  that mo ment  the fin gers  of  a  man’s  hand 
ap peared  and be gan writ ing  on  the plas ter  of 
 the  king’s pal ace  wall  next  to  the lamp stand. As  the  king  watched  the  hand e  that  was writ-
ing, 6  his  face  turned  pale, f  and  his  thoughts  so 
ter ri fied  him  that  he  soiled him self g  and  his 
 knees  knocked to geth er. 7  The  king shout ed 
 to  bring  in  the me di ums, Chal de ans,  and di-
vin ers. He  said  to  these  wise  men  of Bab ylon, 
“Who ev er  reads  this in scrip tion  and  gives  me 
 its in ter pre ta tion  will  be  clothed  in pur ple, 
 have  a  gold  chain  around  his  neck,  and  have 
 the  third high est po si tion  in  the king dom.” 
8  So  all  the  king’s  wise  men  came  in,  but  none 
 could  read  the in scrip tion  or  make  its in ter pre-
ta tion  known  to  him. 9  Then  King Bel shaz zar 
be came  even  more ter ri fied,  his  face  turned 
 pale, h  and  his no bles  were be wil dered.


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10 Be cause  of  the out cry  of  the  king  and  his 
no bles,  the  queen i  came  to  the ban quet  hall. “ May  the  king  live for ev er,”  she  said.


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“ Don’t 
 let  your  thoughts ter ri fy  you  or  your  face  be 
 pale. j 11  There  is  a  man  in  your king dom  who 
 has  a spir it  of  the  holy  gods  in  him. In  the 
 days  of  your pre de ces sor  he  was  found  to 
 have in sight, in tel li gence,  and wis dom  like 
 the wis dom  of  the  gods.


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Your pre de ces sor, 
 King Neb u chad nez zar, ap point ed  him  chief 
 of  the ma gi cians, me di ums, Chal de ans,  and 
di vin ers. Your  own pre de ces sor,  the  king, 12  did 
a4:26 = God   b5:2 Or When he tasted   c5:2 Or father, or grandfather   d5:3 Theod, Vg add and silver   e5:5 Lit part of the 
hand   f5:5-6 Lit writing, 6the king’s brightness changed   g5:6 Lit that the knots of his loins were loosed   h5:9 Lit his 
brightness changed on him   i5:10 Perhaps the queen mother   j5:10 Lit your brightness change
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 this be cause Dan iel,  the  one  the  king  named 
Bel te shaz zar,  was  found  to  have  an ex tra or di-
nary spir it, knowl edge  and in tel li gence,  and 
 the abil i ty  to in ter pret  dreams, ex plain rid-
dles,  and  solve prob lems. There fore, sum mon 
Dan iel,  and  he  will  give  the in ter pre ta tion.”
DANIEL BEFORE THE KING
13  Then Dan iel  was  brought be fore  the  king. The  king  said  to  him, “ Are  you Dan iel,  one  of 
 the Ju de an ex iles  that  my pre de ces sor  the 
 king  brought  from Ju dah? 14  I’ve  heard  that 
 you  have  a spir it  of  the  gods  in  you,  and  that 
in sight, in tel li gence,  and ex tra or di nary wis-
dom  are  found  in  you. 15  Now  the  wise  men 
 and me di ums  were  brought be fore  me  to  read 
 this in scrip tion  and  make  its in ter pre ta tion 
 known  to  me,  but  they  could  not  give  its in ter-
pre ta tion. 16 How ev er,  I  have  heard  about  you 
 that  you  can  give in ter pre ta tions  and  solve 
prob lems. There fore,  if  you  can  read  this in-
scrip tion  and  give  me  its in ter pre ta tion,  you 
 will  be  clothed  in pur ple,  have  a  gold  chain 
 around  your  neck,  and  have  the  third high est 
po si tion  in  the king dom.”
17  Then Dan iel an swered  the  king, “ You  may 
 keep  your  gifts  and  give  your re wards  to some-
one  else; how ev er,  I  will  read  the in scrip tion  for 
 the  king  and  make  the in ter pre ta tion  known 
 to  him. 18  Your Maj es ty ,  the  Most  High  God  gave 
sov er eign ty , great ness, glo ry ,  and maj es ty  to 
 your pre de ces sor Neb u chad nez zar.


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19 Be cause 
 of  the great ness  he  gave  him,  all peo ples, na-
tions,  and lan guages  were ter ri fied  and fear ful 
 of  him. He  killed any one  he want ed  and  kept 
 alive any one  he want ed;  he ex alt ed any one 
 he want ed  and hum bled any one  he want ed. 20  But  when  his  heart  was ex alt ed  and  his spir it 
be came ar ro gant,  he  was de posed  from  his 
roy al  throne  and  his glo ry  was tak en  from 
 him. 21  He  was driv en  away  from peo ple,  his 
 mind  was  like  an an i mal’s,  he  lived  with  the 
 wild don keys,  he  was  fed  grass  like cat tle,  and 
 his  body  was  drenched  with  dew  from  the  sky 
un til  he ac knowl edged  that  the  Most  High 
 God  is rul er  over hu man king doms  and  sets 
any one  he  wants  over  them. 22 “ But  you  his suc ces sor, Bel shaz zar,  have  not 
hum bled  your  heart,  even  though  you  knew 
 all  this.


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23 In stead,  you  have ex alt ed your self 
 against  the  Lord  of  the heav ens. The ves sels 
 from  his  house  were  brought  to  you,  and  as 
 you  and  your no bles,  wives,  and con cu bines 
 drank  wine  from  them,  you  praised  the  gods 
 made  of sil ver  and  gold,  bronze,  iron,  wood,  and 
 stone,  which  do  not  see  or  hear  or un der stand. But  you  have  not glo ri fied  the  God  who  holds 
 your life-breath  in  his  hand  and  who con trols 
 the  whole  course  of  your  life.


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a 24 There fore,  he 
 sent  the  hand,  and  this writ ing  was in scribed. THE INSCRIPTION’S INTERPRETATION
25 “ This  is  the writ ing  that  was in scribed:  M ene, 
 M ene,  T ekel,  and  Parsin. 26  This  is  the in ter-
pre ta tion  of  the mes sage:
‘Mene’ b means that God has numbered  c 
the days of your kingdom and brought it 
to an end. 27 ‘Tekel’ d means that you have been 
weighed e on the balance and found 
deficient. 28 ‘Peres’ f,g means that your kingdom has 
been divided and given to the Medes and 
Persians.”
 h
29  Then Bel shaz zar  gave  an or der,  and  they 
 clothed Dan iel  in pur ple,  placed  a  gold  chain 
 around  his  neck,  and is sued  a proc la ma tion 
con cern ing  him  that  he  should  be  the  third 
rul er  in  the king dom. 30  That  very  night Bel shaz zar  the  king  of  the 
Chal de ans  was  killed, 31  and Da ri us  the  Mede 
re ceived  the king dom  at  the  age  of sixty-two. THE PLOT AGAINST DANIEL
6 
Da ri us de cid ed i  to ap point  120 sa traps 
 over  the king dom, sta tioned through out 
 the  realm, 2  and  over  them  three ad min is tra tors, 
in clud ing Dan iel. These sa traps  would  be ac-
count able  to  them  so  that  the  king  would  not  be 
defrauded. 3 Dan iel j dis tin guished him self  above 
 the ad min is tra tors  and sa traps be cause  he  had 
 an ex tra or di nary spir it,  so  the  king  planned  to 
 set  him  over  the  whole  realm. 4  The ad min is tra-
tors  and sa traps, there fore,  kept try ing  to  find  a 
 charge  against Dan iel re gard ing  the king dom. But  they  could  find  no  charge  or cor rup tion, 
 for  he  was trust wor thy ,  and  no negligence  or 
cor rup tion  was  found  in  him. 5  Then  these  men 
 said, “ We  will nev er  find  any  charge  against 
 this Dan iel un less  we  find some thing  against 
 him con cern ing  the  law  of  his  God.”
a5:23 Lit and all your ways belong to him   b5:26 Or a mina   c5:26 The Aramaic word for numbered sounds like mene. d5:27 Or a shekel   e5:27 The Aramaic word for weighed sounds like tekel.


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h5:28 The Aramaic word for divided and Persians sounds like peres. i6:1 Lit It was 
pleasing before Darius   j6:3 Lit Now this Daniel
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6  So  the ad min is tra tors  and sa traps  went to-
geth er  to  the  king  and  said  to  him, “ May  King 
Da ri us  live for ev er. 7  All  the ad min is tra tors  of 
 the king dom,  the pre fects, sa traps, ad vis ers, 
 and gov er nors  have  agreed  that  the  king  should 
es tab lish  an or di nance  and en force  an  edict 
 that  for thir ty  days, any one  who pe ti tions  any 
 god  or  man ex cept  you,  the  king,  will  be  thrown 
 into  the li ons’  den. 8 There fore,  Your Maj es ty , 
es tab lish  the  edict  and  sign  the doc u ment  so 
 that,  as  a  law  of  the  Medes  and Per sians,  it  is 
ir rev o ca ble  and can not  be  changed.” 9  So  King 
Da ri us  signed  the writ ten  edict. DANIEL IN THE LIONS’ DEN
10  When Dan iel  learned  that  the doc u ment 
 had  been  signed,  he  went  into  his  house.


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The 
win dows  in  its up stairs  room  opened to ward 
Je ru sa lem,  and  three  times  a  day  he  got  down 
 on  his  knees,  prayed,  and  gave  thanks  to  his 
 God,  just  as  he  had  done be fore.


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11  Then  these 
 men  went  as  a  group  and  found Dan iel peti-
tioning  and imploring  his  God. 12  So  they ap-
proached  the  king  and  asked  about  his  edict: 
“ Didn’t  you  sign  an  edict  that  for thir ty  days 
 any per son  who pe ti tions  any  god  or  man 
ex cept  you,  the  king,  will  be  thrown  into  the 
li ons’  den? ”
 The  king an swered, “ As  a  law  of  the  Medes 
 and Per sians,  the or der  stands a  and  is ir rev-
o ca ble.”
13  Then  they re plied  to  the  king, “Dan iel,  one 
 of  the Ju de an ex iles,  has ig nored  you,  the  king, 
 and  the  edict  you  signed,  for  he  prays  three 
 times  a  day .” 14  As  soon  as  the  king  heard  this, 
 he  was  very dis pleased;  he  set  his  mind  on 
res cu ing Dan iel  and  made ev ery eff  ort un til 
sun down  to de liv er  him. 15  Then  these  men  went to geth er  to  the  king 
 and  said  to  him, “ You  know ,  Your Maj es ty ,  that 
 it  is  a  law  of  the  Medes  and Per sians  that  no 
 edict  or or di nance  the  king es tab lish es  can 
 be  changed.”
16  So  the  king  gave  the or der,  and  they 
 brought Dan iel  and  threw  him  into  the li ons’ 
 den. The  king  said  to Dan iel, “ May  your  God, 
 whom  you con tin u al ly  serve, res cue  you!


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” 17  A 
 stone  was  brought  and  placed  over  the  mouth 
 of  the  den. The  king  sealed  it  with  his  own sig-
net  ring  and  with  the sig net  rings  of  his no bles, 
 so  that noth ing  in re gard  to Dan iel  could  be 
 changed. 18  Then  the  king  went  to  his pal ace 
 and  spent  the  night fast ing. No diversions b 
 were  brought  to  him,  and  he  could  not  sleep. DANIEL RELEASED
19  At  the  first  light  of  dawn  the  king  got  up  and 
hur ried  to  the li ons’  den. 20  When  he  reached 
 the  den,  he  cried  out  in an guish  to Dan iel. “Dan iel, ser vant  of  the liv ing  God,”  the  king 
 said, c “ has  your  God,  whom  you con tin u al ly 
 serve,  been  able  to res cue  you  from  the li ons? ”
21  Then Dan iel  spoke  with  the  king: “ May 
 the  king  live for ev er. 22  My  God  sent  his an gel 
 and  shut  the li ons’  mouths;  and  they  haven’t 
 harmed  me,  for  I  was  found in no cent be fore 
 him. And  also be fore  you,  Your Maj es ty ,  I  have 
 not  done  harm.”
23  The  king  was over joyed  and  gave or ders 
 to  take Dan iel  out  of  the  den. When Dan iel  was 
 brought  up  from  the  den,  he  was  found  to  be 
un harmed,  for  he trust ed  in  his  God. 24  The 
 king  then  gave  the com mand,  and  those  men 
 who  had ma li cious ly ac cused Dan iel d  were 
 brought  and  thrown  into  the li ons’  den  —   they , 
 their chil dren,  and  their  wives.


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They  had  not 
 reached  the bot tom  of  the  den be fore  the li ons 
over pow ered  them  and  crushed  all  their  bones. DARIUS HONORS GOD
25  Then  King Da ri us  wrote  to  those  of ev ery 
peo ple, na tion,  and lan guage  who  live  on  the 
 whole  earth: “ May  your pros per i ty  abound. 26  I is sue  a de cree  that  in  all  my roy al do min-
ion, peo ple  must trem ble  in  fear be fore  the 
 God  of Dan iel:
  For he is the living God,
  and he endures forever;
  his kingdom will never be destroyed,
  and his dominion has no end. 27 He rescues and delivers;
  he performs signs and wonders
  in the heavens and on the earth,
  for he has rescued Daniel
  from the power of the lions.”
28  So Dan iel pros pered dur ing  the  reign  of 
Da ri us  and e  the  reign  of Cy rus  the Per sian. DANIEL’S VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS
7 
 In  the  first  year  of  King Bel shaz zar  of Bab-
ylon, Dan iel  had  a  dream  with vi sions  in 
 his  mind  as  he  was ly ing  in  his  bed. He  wrote 
 down  the  dream,  and  here  is  the summary f  of 
a6:12 Lit the word is certain   b6:18 Aramaic obscure   c6:20 Lit said to Daniel   d6:24 Lit had eaten his pieces   e6:28 Or 
Darius, even   f7:1 Lit beginning
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 his ac count. 2 Dan iel  said, “ In  my vi sion  at  night 
 I  was watch ing,  and sud den ly  the  four  winds 
 of heav en  stirred  up  the  great  sea. 3  Four  huge 
 beasts  came  up  from  the  sea,  each diff  er ent 
 from  the oth er. 4 “ The  first  was  like  a  lion  but  had ea gle’s 
 wings. I con tin ued watch ing un til  its  wings 
 were  torn  off. It  was lift ed  up  from  the  ground, 
 set  on  its  feet  like  a  man,  and giv en  a hu man 
 mind. 5 “Sud den ly , an oth er  beast ap peared,  a sec-
ond  one,  that  looked  like  a  bear. It  was  raised 
 up  on  one  side,  with  three  ribs  in  its  mouth 
be tween  its  teeth. It  was  told, ‘ Get  up! Gorge 
your self  on  flesh.’
6 “ Af ter  this,  while  I  was watch ing, sud den ly 
an oth er  beast ap peared. It  was  like  a leop ard 
 with  four  wings  of  a  bird  on  its  back. It  had 
 four  heads,  and  it  was giv en do min ion. 7 “ Af ter  this,  while  I  was watch ing  in  the  night 
vi sions, sud den ly  a  fourth  beast ap peared, 
fright en ing  and dread ful,  and incredibly 
 strong,  with  large  iron  teeth. It de voured  and 
 crushed,  and  it tram pled  with  its  feet what ev er 
 was  left.


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It  was diff  er ent  from  all  the  beasts 
be fore  it,  and  it  had  ten  horns. 8 “ While  I  was considering  the  horns, sud den-
ly an oth er  horn,  a lit tle  one,  came  up  among 
 them,  and  three  of  the  first  horns  were up-
root ed be fore  it.


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And sud den ly  in  this  horn 
 there  were  eyes  like  the  eyes  of  a hu man  and 
 a  mouth  that  was speak ing ar ro gant ly . THE ANCIENT OF DAYS AND THE SON OF MAN
9 “ As  I  kept watch ing,
  thrones were set in place,
  and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was white like snow ,
  and the hair of his head 
like whitest wool.


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His throne was flaming fire;
  its wheels were blazing fire. 10 A river of fire was flowing,
  coming out from his presence. Thousands upon thousands served him;
  ten thousand times ten thousand 
stood before him. The court was convened,
  and the books were opened. 11 “ I  watched,  then, be cause  of  the  sound  of 
 the ar ro gant  words  the  horn  was speak ing. As  I con tin ued watch ing,  the  beast  was  killed 
 and  its  body de stroyed  and giv en  over  to  the 
burn ing  fire. 12  As  for  the  rest  of  the  beasts, 
 their do min ion  was re moved,  but  an ex ten-
sion  of  life  was grant ed  to  them  for  a cer tain 
pe ri od  of  time. 13  I con tin ued watch ing  in  the 
 night vi sions,
  and suddenly one like a son of man
  was coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days
  and was escorted before him.


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14 He was given dominion,
  and glory , and a kingdom;
  so that those of every people,
  nation, and language
  should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion
  that will not pass away ,
  and his kingdom is one
  that will not be destroyed. INTERPRETATION OF THE VISION
15 “ As  for  me, Dan iel,  my spir it  was deep ly dis-
tressed with in  me, a  and  the vi sions  in  my  mind 
ter ri fied  me.


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16  I ap proached  one  of  those  who 
 were stand ing  by  and  asked  him  to clarify 
 all  this.


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So  he  let  me  know  the in ter pre ta tion 
 of  these  things: 17 ‘ These  huge  beasts,  four  in 
num ber,  are  four  kings  who  will  rise  from  the 
 earth. 18  But  the  holy  ones  of  the  Most  High  will 
re ceive  the king dom  and pos sess  it for ev er, 
 yes, for ev er  and  ever.’
19 “ Then  I want ed  to  be  clear  about  the 
 fourth  beast,  the  one diff  er ent  from  all  the 
oth ers, ex treme ly ter ri fy ing,  with  iron  teeth 
 and  bronze  claws, de vour ing, crush ing,  and 
tram pling  with  its  feet what ev er  was  left. 20  I 
 also want ed  to  know  about  the  ten  horns  on 
 its  head  and  about  the oth er  horn  that  came 
 up, be fore  which  three  fell  —   the  horn  that 
 had  eyes,  and  a  mouth  that  spoke ar ro gant ly , 
 and  that  looked big ger  than  the oth ers. 21  As  I 
 was watch ing,  this  horn  waged  war  against 
 the  holy  ones  and  was prevailing  over  them 
22 un til  the An cient  of  Days ar rived  and  a judg-
ment  was giv en  in fa vor  of  the  holy  ones  of 
 the  Most  High,  for  the  time  had  come,  and  the 
 holy  ones  took pos ses sion  of  the king dom. 23 “ This  is  what  he  said: ‘ The  fourth  beast  will 
 be  a  fourth king dom  on  the  earth, diff  er ent 
 from  all  the oth er king doms. It  will de vour 
 the  whole  earth, tram ple  it  down,  and  crush 
 it. 24  The  ten  horns  are  ten  kings  who  will  rise 
 from  this king dom. An oth er  king, diff  er ent 
a7:15 Lit was distressed in the middle of its sheath
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 from  the pre vi ous  ones,  will  rise af ter  them 
 and sub due  three  kings. 25  He  will  speak  words 
 against  the  Most  High  and op press a  the  holy 
 ones  of  the  Most  High. He  will in tend  to  change 
re li gious fes ti vals b  and  laws,  and  the  holy  ones 
 will  be hand ed  over  to  him  for  a  time,  times, 
 and  half  a  time. c 26  But  the  court  will convene, 
 and  his do min ion  will  be tak en  away ,  to  be 
com plete ly de stroyed for ev er. 27  The king dom, 
do min ion,  and great ness  of  the king doms un-
der  all  of heav en  will  be giv en  to  the peo ple, 
 the  holy  ones  of  the  Most  High.


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His king dom 
 will  be  an ever last ing king dom,  and  all rul ers 
 will  serve  and  obey  him.’
28 “ This  is  the  end  of  the ac count. As  for  me, 
Dan iel,  my  thoughts ter ri fied  me great ly ,  and 
 my  face  turned  pale, d  but  I  kept  the mat ter 
 to my self.”
THE VISION OF A RAM AND A GOAT
8 
 In  the  third  year  of  King Bel shaz zar’s  reign, 
 a vi sion ap peared  to  me, Dan iel, af ter  the 
 one  that  had ap peared  to  me ear li er. 2  I  saw  the 
vi sion,  and  as  I  watched,  I  was  in  the for tress 
 city  of  Susa,  in  the prov ince  of  Elam. I  saw  in 
 the vi sion  that  I  was be side  the  Ulai Ca nal. 3  I  looked  up, e  and  there  was  a  ram stand ing 
be side  the ca nal. He  had  two  horns. The  two 
 horns  were  long,  but  one  was lon ger  than  the 
oth er,  and  the lon ger  one  came  up  last. 4  I  saw 
 the  ram charg ing  to  the  west,  the  north,  and 
 the  south.


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He 
 did what ev er  he want ed  and be came  great. 5  As  I  was ob serv ing,  a  male  goat ap peared, 
com ing  from  the  west  across  the sur face  of 
 the en tire  earth with out touch ing  the  ground. The  goat  had  a con spic u ous  horn f be tween 
 his  eyes. 6  He  came to ward  the two-horned 
 ram  I  had  seen stand ing be side  the ca nal  and 
 rushed  at  him  with sav age  fury . 7  I  saw  him ap-
proach ing  the  ram,  and in fu ri at ed  with  him, 
 he  struck  the  ram, break ing  his  two  horns, 
 and  the  ram  was  not  strong  enough  to  stand 
 against  him. The  goat  threw  him  to  the  ground 
 and tram pled  him,  and  there  was  no  one  to 
res cue  the  ram  from  his pow er. 8  Then  the  male 
 goat act ed  even  more ar ro gant ly ,  but  when  he 
be came pow er ful,  the  large  horn  was bro ken. Four con spic u ous  horns  came  up  in  its  place, 
point ing to ward  the  four  winds  of heav en. THE LITTLE HORN
9  From  one  of  them  a lit tle  horn emerged  and 
 grew extensively to ward  the  south  and  the  east 
 and to ward  the beau ti ful  land. g 10  It  grew  as 
 high  as  the heav en ly  army ,  made  some  of  the 
 army  and  some  of  the  stars h  fall  to  the  earth, 
 and tram pled  them.


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11  It act ed ar ro gant ly  even 
 against  the  Prince  of  the heav en ly  army;  it re-
voked  his reg u lar sac ri fice  and over threw  the 
 place  of  his sanc tu ary . 12  In  the re bel lion,  the 
 army  was giv en  up, to geth er  with  the reg u lar 
sac ri fice. The  horn  threw  truth  to  the  ground 
 and  was suc cess ful  in  what  it  did. 13  Then  I  heard  a  holy  one speak ing,  and 
an oth er  holy  one  said  to  the speak er, “ How 
 long  will  the  events  of  this vi sion  last  —   the 
reg u lar sac ri fice,  the re bel lion  that  makes 
des o late,  and  the giv ing  over  of  the sanc tu ary 
 and  of  the  army  to  be tram pled? ”
14  He  said  to  me, i “ For 2,300 eve nings  and 
morn ings;  then  the sanc tu ary  will  be re stored.”
INTERPRETATION OF THE VISION
15  While  I, Dan iel,  was watch ing  the vi sion  and 
try ing  to un der stand  it,  there  stood be fore  me 
some one  who ap peared  to  be  a  man. 16  I  heard 
 a hu man  voice call ing  from  the mid dle  of  the 
 Ulai: “Ga bri el, ex plain  the vi sion  to  this  man.”
17  So  he ap proached  where  I  was stand ing; 
 when  he  came  near,  I  was ter ri fied  and  fell 
face down. “ Son  of  man,”  he  said  to  me, “un-
der stand  that  the vi sion refers  to  the  time  of 
 the  end.” 18  While  he  was speak ing  to  me,  I  fell 
 into  a  deep  sleep,  with  my  face  to  the  ground. Then  he  touched  me,  made  me  stand  up, 19  and 
 said, “ I  am  here  to  tell  you  what  will hap pen  at 
 the con clu sion  of  the  time  of  wrath, be cause  it 
refers  to  the ap point ed  time  of  the  end. 20  The 
two-horned  ram  that  you  saw rep re sents  the 
 kings  of Me dia  and Per sia. 21  The shag gy  goat 
rep re sents  the  king  of  Greece,  and  the  large 
 horn be tween  his  eyes rep re sents  the  first 
 king. j 22  The  four  horns  that  took  the  place 
 of  the bro ken  horn rep re sent  four king doms.


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23 Near the end of their kingdoms,
  when the rebels have reached
  the full measure of their sin,  k
  a ruthless  l king, skilled in intrigue,  m
  will come to the throne. a7:25 Lit wear out   b7:25 Lit change times   c7:25 Or for three and a half years   d7:28 Lit my brightness changed on me   
e8:3 Lit I lifted my eyes and looked   f8:5 Lit a horn of a vision   g8:9 = Israel   h8:10 Or some of the army, that is, some of the 
stars   i8:14 LXX, Theod, Syr , Vg read him   j8:21 = Alexander the Great   k8:23 Lit have become complete   l8:23 Lit strong of 
face   m8:23 Lit king, and understanding riddles
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 24 His power will be great,
  but it will not be his own. He will cause outrageous destruction
  and succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the powerful
  along with the holy people. 25 He will cause deceit to prosper
  through his cunning 
and by his influence,
  and in his own mind he will 
exalt himself. He will destroy many in a time of peace;
  he will even stand against the Prince 
of princes. Yet he will be broken  —  not by 
human hands.


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26 The vision of the evenings 
and the mornings
  that has been told is true. Now you are to seal up the vision
  because it refers to many days 
in the future.”
27  I, Dan iel,  was over come  and  lay  sick  for 
 days. Then  I  got  up  and  went  about  the  king’s 
busi ness.


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I  was great ly dis turbed  by  the vi sion 
 and  could  not un der stand  it. DANIEL ’S PRAYER
9 
 In  the  first  year  of Da ri us,  the  son  of Ahas-
u e rus,  a  Mede  by  birth,  who  was  made  king 
 over  the Chal de an king dom  —   2  in  the  first 
 year  of  his  reign,  I, Dan iel, un der stood  from 
 the  books ac cord ing  to  the  word  of  the  L ord 
 to  the proph et Jer e mi ah  that  the num ber  of 
 years  for  the des o la tion  of Je ru sa lem  would 
 be sev en ty . 3  So  I  turned  my at ten tion  to  the 
 Lord  God  to  seek  him  by  prayer  and pe ti tions, 
 with fast ing, sack cloth,  and ash es.


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4  I  prayed  to  the  L ord  my  God  and con fessed:
Ah, Lord  —  the great and awe-inspiring 
God who keeps his gracious covenant 
with those who love him and keep his 
commands — 5 we have sinned, done 
wrong, acted wickedly , rebelled, and 
turned away from your commands and 
ordinances. 6 We have not listened to 
your servants the prophets, who spoke in 
your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, 
and all the people of the land. 7 Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but 
this day public shame belongs to us: the 
men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, 
and all Israel  —  those who are near and 
those who are far, in all the countries 
where you have banished them because 
of the disloyalty they have shown toward 
you. 8 Lord, public shame belongs to us, 
our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, 
because we have sinned against you. 9 Compassion and forgiveness belong 
to the Lord our God, though we have 
rebelled against him 
10 and have not 
obeyed the Lord our God by following his 
instructions that he set before us through 
his servants the prophets. 11 All Israel has broken your law and 
turned away , refusing to obey you. The 
promised curse  a written in the law of 
Moses, the servant of God, has been 
poured out on us because we have 
sinned against him. 12 He has carried out 
his words that he spoke against us and 
against our rulers  b by bringing on us 
a disaster that is so great that nothing 
like what has been done to Jerusalem 
has ever been done under all of heaven. 13 Just as it is written in the law of Moses, 
all this disaster has come on us, yet we 
have not sought the favor of the Lord  
our God by turning from our iniquities 
and paying attention to your truth. 14 So 
the Lord kept the disaster in mind and 
brought it on us, for the Lord our God is 
righteous in all he has done. But we have 
not obeyed him. 15 Now , Lord our God, who brought your 
people out of the land of Egypt with a 
strong hand and made your name re
-
nowned as it is this day , we have sinned,  
we have acted wickedly . 16 Lord, in keep-
ing with all your righteous acts, may your 
anger and wrath turn away from your 
city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; for 
because of our sins and the iniquities of 
our fathers, Jerusalem and your people 
have become an object of ridicule to all 
those around us. 17 Therefore, our God, hear the prayer and 
the petitions of your servant.


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Make your 
face shine on your desolate sanctuary 
for the Lord’s sake. 18 Listen closely , c my 
a9:11 Lit The curse and the oath   b9:12 Lit against rulers who ruled us   c9:18 Lit Stretch out your ear
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God, and hear. Open your eyes and see 
our desolations and the city that bears 
your name. For we are not presenting our 
petitions before you based on our righ -
teous acts, but based on your abundant 
compassion. 19 Lord, hear!


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My God, for your 
own sake, do not delay , because your city 
and your people bear your name. THE SEVENTY WEEKS OF YEARS
20  While  I  was speak ing, pray ing, con fess ing 
 my  sin  and  the  sin  of  my peo ple Is ra el,  and 
pre sent ing  my pe ti tion be fore  the  L ord  my 
 God con cern ing  the  holy moun tain  of  my 
 God — 21  while  I  was pray ing, Ga bri el,  the 
 man  I  had  seen  in  the  first vi sion,  reached 
 me  in  my ex treme weariness,  about  the  time 
 of  the eve ning off  er ing. 22  He  gave  me  this ex-
pla na tion: “Dan iel,  I’ve  come  now  to  give  you 
un der stand ing. 23  At  the be gin ning  of  your 
pe ti tions  an an swer  went  out,  and  I  have  come 
 to  give  it,  for  you  are trea sured  by  God. a  So con-
sid er  the mes sage  and un der stand  the vi sion:
 24 Seventy weeks are decreed
  about your people 
and your holy city —
  to bring the rebellion to an end,
  to put a stop to sin,
  to atone for iniquity ,
  to bring in everlasting righteousness,
  to seal up vision and prophecy ,
  and to anoint the most holy place. 25 Know and understand this:
  From the issuing of the decree
  to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
  until an Anointed One, the ruler,  b
  will be seven weeks 
and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with a plaza 
and a moat,
  but in difficult times. 26 After those sixty-two weeks
  the Anointed One will be cut off
  and will have nothing. The people of the coming ruler
  will destroy the city and the sanctuary . c
  The  d end will come with a flood,
  and until the end there will be  e war;
  desolations are decreed. 27 He will make a firm covenant  f
  with many for one week,
  but in the middle of the week
  he will put a stop to sacrifice 
and offering. And the abomination of desolation
  will be on a wing of the temple  g,h
  until the decreed destruction
  is poured out on the desolator.”
VISION OF A GLORIOUS ONE
10 
 In  the  third  year  of  King Cy rus  of Per-
sia,  a mes sage  was re vealed  to Dan iel, 
 who  was  named Bel te shaz zar. The mes sage 
 was  true  and  was  about  a  great con flict.


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He 
un der stood  the mes sage  and  had un der stand-
ing  of  the vi sion. 2  In  those  days  I, Dan iel,  was mourn ing  for 
 three  full  weeks. 3  I  didn’t  eat  any  rich  food, 
 no  meat  or  wine en tered  my  mouth,  and  I 
 didn’t  put  any  oil  on  my  body un til  the  three 
 weeks  were  over. 4  On  the twenty-fourth  day 
 of  the  first  month, i  as  I  was stand ing  on  the 
 bank  of  the  great riv er,  the Ti gris, 5  I  looked  up, 
 and  there  was  a  man  dressed  in lin en,  with 
 a  belt  of  gold  from  Uphaz j  around  his  waist. 6  His  body  was  like ber yl, k  his  face  like  the 
bril liance  of light ning,  his  eyes  like flam ing 
torch es,  his  arms  and  feet  like  the  gleam  of 
pol ished  bronze,  and  the  sound  of  his  words 
 like  the  sound  of  a mul ti tude. 7  Only  I, Dan iel,  saw  the vi sion. The  men  who 
 were  with  me  did  not  see  it,  but  a  great ter ror 
 fell  on  them,  and  they  ran  and  hid. 8  I  was  left 
 alone, look ing  at  this  great vi sion. No  strength 
 was  left  in  me;  my  face  grew death ly  pale, l 
 and  I  was pow er less. 9  I  heard  the  words  he 
 said,  and  when  I  heard  them  I  fell  into  a  deep 
 sleep, m  with  my  face  to  the  ground. ANGELIC CONFLICT
10 Sud den ly ,  a  hand  touched  me  and  set  me 
shak ing  on  my  hands  and  knees. 11  He  said 
 to  me, “Dan iel,  you  are  a  man trea sured  by 
 God. n Un der stand  the  words  that  I’m say ing 
 to  you. Stand  on  your  feet,  for  I  have  now  been 
 sent  to  you.” Af ter  he  said  this  to  me,  I  stood 
trem bling. a9:23 by God added for clarity   b9:25 Or until an anointed one, a prince   c9:26 MT ; Theod, some mss read The city and the 
sanctuary will be destroyed when the ruler comes. d9:26 Lit Its, or His   e9:26 Or end of a   f9:27 Or will enforce a covenant   
g9:27 LXX; MT reads of abominations   h9:27 Or And the desolator will be on the wing of abominations, or  And the desolator 
will come on the wings of monsters (or of horror); Hb obscure   i10:4 = Nisan (March–April)   j10:5 Some Hb mss read Ophir   
k10:6 The identity of this stone is uncertain. l10:8 Lit my splendor was turned on me to ruin   m10:9 Lit a sleep on my face   
n10:11 by God added for clarity, also in v .


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12 “ Don’t  be  afraid, Dan iel,”  he  said  to  me, “ for 
 from  the  first  day  that  you pur posed  to un der-
stand  and  to hum ble your self be fore  your  God, 
 your  prayers  were  heard. I  have  come be cause 
 of  your  prayers.


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13  But  the  prince  of  the king dom 
 of Per sia op posed  me  for twenty-one  days. Then 
Mi cha el,  one  of  the  chief princ es,  came  to  help 
 me af ter  I  had  been  left  there  with  the  kings  of 
Per sia. 14  Now  I  have  come  to  help  you un der-
stand  what  will hap pen  to  your peo ple  in  the 
 last  days,  for  the vi sion refers  to  those  days.”
15  While  he  was say ing  these  words  to  me, 
 I  turned  my  face to ward  the  ground  and  was 
speech less. 16 Sud den ly  one  with hu man like-
ness  touched  my  lips.


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I  opened  my  mouth  and 
 said  to  the  one stand ing  in  front  of  me, “ My 
 lord, be cause  of  the vi sion, an guish over-
whelms  me  and  I  am pow er less. 17  How  can 
some one  like  me,  your ser vant, a  speak  with 
some one  like  you,  my  lord? Now  I  have  no 
 strength,  and  there  is  no  breath  in  me.”
18  Then  the  one  with  a hu man ap pear ance 
 touched  me  again  and strength ened  me. 19  He 
 said, “ Don’t  be  afraid,  you  who  are b trea sured 
 by  God. Peace  to  you;  be  very  strong!


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”
 As  he  spoke  to  me,  I  was strength ened  and 
 said, “ Let  my  lord  speak,  for  you  have strength-
ened  me.”
20  He  said, “ Do  you  know  why  I’ve  come  to 
 you? I  must re turn  at  once  to  fight  against  the 
 prince  of Per sia,  and  when  I  leave,  the  prince 
 of  Greece  will  come. 21 How ev er,  I  will  tell  you 
 what  is re cord ed  in  the  book  of  truth. ( No  one 
 has  the cour age  to sup port  me  against  those
11 
princ es ex cept Mi cha el,  your  prince.


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1  In 
 the  first  year  of Da ri us  the  Mede,  I  stood 
 up  to strength en  and pro tect  him.) 2  Now  I  will 
 tell  you  the  truth. PROPHECIES ABOUT PERSIA AND GREECE
“ Three  more  kings  will  arise  in Per sia,  and  the 
 fourth  will  be  far rich er  than  the oth ers. By  the 
pow er  he  gains  through  his rich es,  he  will  stir 
 up ev ery one  against  the king dom  of  Greece. 3  Then  a war rior  king  will  arise;  he  will  rule 
 a  vast  realm  and  do what ev er  he  wants. 4  But 
 as  soon  as  he  is es tab lished,  his king dom  will 
 be bro ken  up  and di vid ed  to  the  four  winds  of 
heav en,  but  not  to  his de scen dants;  it  will  not 
 be  the  same king dom  that  he  ruled, be cause 
 his king dom  will  be up root ed  and  will  go  to 
oth ers be sides  them. KINGS OF THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH
5 “ The  king  of  the  South  will  grow pow er ful, 
 but  one  of  his com mand ers  will  grow  more 
pow er ful  and  will  rule  a king dom great er 
 than  his. 6 Af ter  some  years  they  will  form 
 an al li ance,  and  the daugh ter  of  the  king  of 
 the  South  will  go  to  the  king  of  the  North  to 
 seal  the agree ment.


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She  will  not re tain pow er, 
 and  his  strength  will  not en dure. She  will  be 
giv en  up, to geth er  with  her entourage,  her 
fa ther, c  and  the  one  who sup port ed  her dur-
ing  those  times. 7  In  the  place  of  the  king  of 
 the  South,  one  from  her fam i ly d  will  rise  up, 
 come  against  the  army ,  and en ter  the for tress 
 of  the  king  of  the  North.


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He  will  take ac tion 
 against  them  and tri umph. 8  He  will  take  even 
 their  gods cap tive  to  Egypt,  with  their met al 
im ages  and  their pre cious ar ti cles  of sil ver 
 and  gold. For  some  years  he  will  stay  away 
 from  the  king  of  the  North, 9  who  will en ter 
 the king dom  of  the  king  of  the  South  and  then 
re turn  to  his  own  land. 10 “ His  sons  will mobilize  for  war  and as-
sem ble  a  large num ber  of  armed forc es. They 
 will ad vance, sweep ing  through  like  a  flood, e 
 and  will  again  wage  war  as  far  as  his for tress. 11 In fu ri at ed,  the  king  of  the  South  will  march 
 out  to  fight  with  the  king  of  the  North,  who 
 will  raise  a  large  army ,  but  they  will  be hand ed 
 over  to  his en e my . 12  When  the  army  is car ried 
 off,  he  will be come ar ro gant  and  cause  tens  of 
thou sands  to  fall,  but  he  will  not tri umph. 13  The 
 king  of  the  North  will  again  raise  a mul ti tude 
larg er  than  the  first. Af ter  some  years f  he  will 
ad vance  with  a  great  army  and  many sup plies. 14 “ In  those  times  many  will  rise  up  against 
 the  king  of  the  South. Vi o lent  ones  among  your 
 own peo ple  will assert them selves  to ful fill  a 
vi sion,  but  they  will  fail. 15  Then  the  king  of  the 
 North  will  come,  build  up  a  siege  ramp,  and 
cap ture  a well-fortified  city . The forc es  of  the 
 South  will  not  stand;  even  their se lect  troops 
 will  not  be  able  to re sist. 16  The  king  of  the  North 
 who  comes  against  him  will  do what ev er  he 
 wants,  and  no  one  can op pose  him. He  will 
es tab lish him self  in  the beau ti ful  land g  with 
to tal de struc tion  in  his  hand. 17  He  will resolve 
 to  come  with  the  force  of  his  whole king dom 
 and  will  reach  an agree ment  with  him. h  He  will 
 give  him  a daugh ter  in mar riage i  to de stroy 
 it, j  but  she  will  not  stand  with  him  or sup port 
 him. 18  Then  he  will  turn  his at ten tion  to  the 
a10:17 Lit Can I, a servant of my lord   b10:19 Lit afraid, man   c11:6 Some Hb mss, Theod read the child ; Syr , Vg read her 
children   d11:7 Lit from the shoot of her roots   e11:10 Lit advance and overflow and pass through   f11:13 Lit At the end of 
the times   g11:16 = Israel   h11:17 = the king of the South   i11:17 Lit him the daughter of women   j11:17 Perhaps the kingdom
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 coasts  and is lands a  and cap ture  many . But  a 
com mand er  will  put  an  end  to  his taunting; 
in stead,  he  will  turn  his  taunts  against  him. 19  He  will  turn  his at ten tion  back  to  the for-
tress es  of  his  own  land,  but  he  will stum ble, 
 fall,  and  be  no  more. 20 “ In  his  place  one  will  arise  who  will  send 
 out  a  tax col lec tor  for  the glo ry  of  the king-
dom;  but with in  a  few  days  he  will  be bro ken, 
 though  not  in an ger b  or  in bat tle. 21 “ In  his  place  a de spised per son  will  arise; 
roy al hon ors  will  not  be giv en  to  him,  but  he 
 will  come dur ing  a  time  of  peace c  and  seize 
 the king dom  by in trigue. 22  A  flood  of forc es 
 will  be  swept  away be fore  him;  they  will  be 
bro ken,  as  well  as  the cov enant  prince. 23 Af-
ter  an al li ance  is  made  with  him,  he  will  act 
de ceit ful ly .


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He  will  rise  to pow er  with  a  small 
na tion. d 24 Dur ing  a  time  of  peace, e  he  will  come 
 into  the rich est  parts  of  the prov ince  and  do 
 what  his fa thers  and pre de ces sors nev er  did. He  will lavish plun der,  loot,  and  wealth  on 
 his fol low ers,  and  he  will  make  plans  against 
for ti fied cit ies,  but  only  for  a  time. 25 “ With  a  large  army  he  will  stir  up  his pow er 
 and  his cour age  against  the  king  of  the  South. The  king  of  the  South  will pre pare  for bat tle 
 with  an ex treme ly  large  and pow er ful  army , 
 but  he  will  not suc ceed, be cause  plots  will  be 
 made  against  him. 26  Those  who  eat  his pro vi-
sions  will de stroy  him;  his  army  will  be  swept 
 away ,  and  many  will  fall  slain. 27  The  two  kings, 
 whose  hearts  are  bent  on  evil,  will  speak  lies 
 at  the  same ta ble  but  to  no  avail,  for  still  the 
 end  will  come  at  the ap point ed  time. 28  The 
 king  of  the  North  will re turn  to  his  land  with 
 great  wealth,  but  his  heart  will  be  set  against 
 the  holy cov enant; f  he  will  take ac tion,  then 
re turn  to  his  own  land. 29 “ At  the ap point ed  time  he  will  come  again 
 to  the  South,  but  this  time g  will  not  be  like 
 the  first. 30  Ships  of Kit tim h  will  come  against 
 him,  and be ing intimidated,  he  will with draw . Then  he  will  rage  against  the  holy cov enant 
 and  take ac tion.


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On  his re turn,  he  will fa vor 
 those  who aban don  the  holy cov enant. 31  His 
forc es  will  rise  up  and des e crate  the tem ple 
for tress. They  will abol ish  the reg u lar sac ri-
fice  and  set  up  the abom i na tion  of des o la tion. 32  With flat tery  he  will cor rupt  those  who  act 
wick ed ly to ward  the cov enant,  but  the peo ple 
 who  know  their  God  will  be  strong  and  take 
ac tion.


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33  Those  who  have in sight  among  the 
peo ple  will  give un der stand ing  to  many ,  yet 
 they  will  fall  by  the  sword  and  flame,  and  be 
cap tured  and plun dered  for  a  time. 34  When 
 they  fall,  they  will  be  helped  by  some,  but  many 
oth ers  will  join  them insincerely . 35  Some  of 
 those  who  have in sight  will  fall  so  that  they 
 may  be re fined, pu ri fied,  and  cleansed un til 
 the  time  of  the  end,  for  it  will  still  come  at  the 
ap point ed  time. 36 “ Then  the  king  will  do what ev er  he  wants. He  will ex alt  and mag ni fy him self  above ev ery 
 god,  and  he  will  say out ra geous  things  against 
 the  God  of  gods. He  will  be suc cess ful un til  the 
 time  of  wrath  is com plet ed, be cause  what  has 
 been de creed  will  be ac com plished. 37  He  will 
 not  show re gard  for  the  gods i  of  his fa thers, 
 the  god de sired  by wom en,  or  for  any oth er 
 god, be cause  he  will mag ni fy him self  above 
 all. 38 In stead,  he  will hon or  a  god  of for tress es  
—   a  god  his fa thers  did  not  know  —   with  gold, 
sil ver, pre cious  stones,  and rich es. 39  He  will 
 deal  with  the stron gest for tress es  with  the  help 
 of  a for eign  god. He  will great ly hon or  those 
 who ac knowl edge  him, j mak ing  them rul ers 
 over  many  and dis trib ut ing  land  as  a re ward. 40 “ At  the  time  of  the  end,  the  king  of  the  South 
 will en gage  him  in bat tle,  but  the  king  of  the 
 North  will  storm  against  him  with char i ots, 
horse men,  and  many  ships. He  will in vade 
coun tries  and  sweep  through  them  like  a  flood.


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41  He  will  also in vade  the beau ti ful  land,  and 
 many  will  fall. But  these  will es cape  from  his 
pow er:  Edom,  Moab,  and  the prom i nent peo-
ple k  of  the Am mon ites. 42  He  will ex tend  his 
pow er  against  the coun tries,  and  not  even  the 
 land  of  Egypt  will es cape. 43  He  will  get con trol 
 over  the hid den trea sures  of  gold  and sil ver 
 and  over  all  the rich es  of  Egypt. The Lib y ans 
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l 44  But 
re ports  from  the  east  and  the  north  will ter-
ri fy  him,  and  he  will  go  out  with  great  fury 
 to an ni hi late  and com plete ly de stroy  many .


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45  He  will  pitch  his roy al  tents be tween  the 
 sea  and m  the beau ti ful  holy moun tain,  but 
 he  will  meet  his  end  with  no  one  to  help  him. 12 
At that time
Michael, the great prince
  who stands watch over your people, 
will rise up. There will be a time of distress
  such as never has occurred
a11:18 of the Mediterranean   b11:20 Or not openly   c11:21 Or come without warning   d11:23 Or a few people   e11:24 Or 
Without warning   f11:28 Or the Jewish people and religion   g11:29 Lit but the last   h11:30 = the Romans   i11:37 Or God   
j11:39 Or those he acknowledges   k11:41 Lit the first   l11:43 Lit Cushites at his steps   m11:45 Or the seas at
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  since nations came into being 
until that time. But at that time all your people
  who are found written in the book 
will escape. 2 Many who sleep in the dust
  of the earth will awake,
  some to eternal life,
  and some to disgrace 
and eternal contempt. 3 Those who have insight will shine
  like the bright expanse of the heavens,
  and those who lead many 
to righteousness,
  like the stars forever and ever. 4 “ But  you, Dan iel,  keep  these  words se cret 
 and  seal  the  book un til  the  time  of  the  end. Many  will  roam  about,  and knowl edge  will 
in crease.” a
5  Then  I, Dan iel,  looked,  and  two oth ers  were 
stand ing  there,  one  on  this  bank  of  the riv er 
 and  one  on  the oth er. 6  One  of  them  said  to  the 
 man  dressed  in lin en,  who  was  above  the wa ter 
 of  the riv er, “ How  long un til  the  end  of  these 
won drous  things? ” 7  Then  I  heard  the  man 
 dressed  in lin en,  who  was  above  the wa ter 
 of  the riv er. He  raised  both  his  hands b to ward 
heav en  and  swore  by  him  who  lives eter nal ly 
 that  it  would  be  for  a  time,  times,  and  half  a 
 time. When  the pow er  of  the  holy peo ple  is 
shat tered,  all  these  things  will  be com plet ed.


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So  I  asked, 
“ My  lord,  what  will  be  the out come  of  these 
 things? ”
9  He  said, “ Go  on  your  way , Dan iel,  for  the 
 words  are se cret  and  sealed un til  the  time  of 
 the  end.


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10  Many  will  be pu ri fied,  cleansed, 
 and re fined,  but  the wick ed  will  act wick ed ly; 
 none  of  the wick ed  will un der stand,  but  those 
 who  have in sight  will un der stand. 11  From  the 
 time  the dai ly sac ri fice  is abol ished  and  the 
abom i na tion  of des o la tion  is  set  up,  there  will 
 be 1,290  days. 12 Hap py  is  the  one  who  waits 
 for  and reach es 1,335  days. 13  But  as  for  you, 
 go  on  your  way  to  the  end; c  you  will  rest,  and 
 then  you  will  stand  to re ceive  your al lot ted 
in her i tance  at  the  end  of  the  days.”
a12:4 LXX reads and the earth will be filled with unrighteousness   b12:7 Lit raised his right and his left   c12:13 LXX omits to 
the end
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hosea
1 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  that  came  to Ho sea 
 son  of Be e ri dur ing  the  reigns  of Uz zi ah, 
Jo tham,  Ahaz,  and Hez e ki ah,  kings  of Ju dah, 
 and  of Jer o bo am  son  of Je ho ash,  king  of Is ra el. HOSEA’S MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN
2  When  the  L ord  first  spoke  to Ho sea,  he  said 
 this  to  him:
  Go and marry a woman of promiscuity ,
  and have children of promiscuity ,
  for the land is committing 
blatant acts of promiscuity
  by abandoning the Lord. 3  So  he  went  and mar ried Go mer daugh ter 
 of Dib la im,  and  she con ceived  and  bore  him 
 a  son.


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4  Then  the  L ord  said  to  him:
  Name him Jezreel,  a for in a little while
  I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel
  on the house of Jehu
  and put an end to the kingdom 
of the house of Israel. 5 On that day I will break the bow of Israel
  in the V alley of Jezreel. 6  She con ceived  again  and  gave  birth  to  a 
daugh ter,  and  the  L ord  said  to  him:
  Name her Lo-ruhamah,  b
  for I will no longer have compassion
  on the house of Israel. I will certainly take them away .


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7 But I will have compassion 
on the house of Judah,
  and I will deliver them by 
the Lord their God. I will not deliver them by bow , sword, 
or war,
  or by horses and cavalry . 8 Af ter Go mer  had  weaned Lo-ruhamah, 
 she con ceived  and  gave  birth  to  a  son. 9  Then 
 the  L ord  said:
  Name him Lo-ammi,  c
  for you are not my people,
  and I will not be your God. d
 10 Yet the number of the Israelites
  will be like the sand of the sea,
  which cannot be measured or counted. And in the place where they were told:
  You are not my people,
  they will be called: 
Sons of the living God. 11 And the Judeans and the Israelites
  will be gathered together. They will appoint for themselves 
a single ruler
  and go up from  e the land. For the day of Jezreel will be great.


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2 
Call f your brothers: My People
and your sisters: Compassion. ISRAEL’S ADULTERY REBUKED
 2 Rebuke your mother; rebuke her. For she is not my wife and I am not 
her husband.


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Let her remove the promiscuous look 
from her face
  and her adultery 
from between her breasts. 3 Otherwise, I will strip her naked
  and expose her as she was on the day 
of her birth. I will make her like a desert
  and like a parched land,
  and I will let her die of thirst. 4 I will have no compassion 
on her children
  because they are the children 
of promiscuity . 5 Yes, their mother is promiscuous;
  she conceived them 
and acted shamefully . For she thought, “I will follow 
my lovers,
  the men who give me my food 
and water,
  my wool and flax, my oil and drink.”
 6 Therefore, this is what I will do:
  I will block her  g way with thorns;
  I will enclose her with a wall,
  so that she cannot find her paths. 7 She will pursue her lovers 
but not catch them;
  she will look for them but not find them. a1:4 = God Sows   b1:6 = No Compassion   c1:9 = Not My People   d1:9 Lit not be yours   e1:11 Or and flourish in ; Hb obscure   
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  Then she will think,
  “I will go back to my former husband,
  for then it was better for me than now .”
 8 She does not recognize
  that it is I who gave her the grain,
  the new wine, and the fresh oil. I lavished silver and gold on her,
  which they used for Baal. 9 Therefore, I will take back my grain 
in its time
  and my new wine in its season;
  I will take away my wool and linen,
  which were to cover her nakedness. 10 Now I will expose her shame
  in the sight of her lovers,
  and no one will rescue her 
from my power. 11 I will put an end to all  
her celebrations:
  her feasts, New Moons, and Sabbaths —
  all her festivals. 12 I will devastate her vines and fig trees. She thinks that these are her wages
  that her lovers have given her. I will turn them into a thicket,
  and the wild animals will eat them. 13 And I will punish her for the days 
of the Baals,
  to which she burned incense. She put on her rings and her jewelry
  and followed her lovers,
  but she forgot me.


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This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. ISRAEL’S ADULTERY FORGIVEN
 14 Therefore, I am going to persuade her,
  lead her to the wilderness,
  and speak tenderly to her. a
 15 There I will give her vineyards 
back to her
  and make the V alley of Achor b
  into a gateway of hope. There she will respond as she did
  in the days of her youth,
  as in the day she came out of the land 
of Egypt. 16 In that day —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  you will call me, “My husband,”
  and no longer call me, “My Baal.”  c
 17 For I will remove the names 
of the Baals
  from her mouth;
  they will no longer be remembered 
by their names. 18 On that day I will make a covenant 
for them
  with the wild animals, the birds 
of the sky ,
  and the creatures that crawl 
on the ground. I will shatter bow , sword,
  and weapons of war in the land  d
  and will enable the people 
to rest securely . 19 I will take you to be my wife forever. I will take you to be my wife 
in righteousness,
  justice, love, and compassion. 20 I will take you to be my wife 
in faithfulness,
  and you will know the Lord. 21 On that day I will respond —
  this is the Lord’s declaration.


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I will respond to the sky ,
  and it will respond to the earth. 22 The earth will respond to the grain,
  the new wine, and the fresh oil,
  and they will respond to Jezreel. 23 I will sow her e in the land for myself,
  and I will have compassion
  on Lo-ruhamah;
  I will say to Lo-ammi:
  You are my people,
  and he will say , “You are my God.”
WAITING FOR RESTORATION
3 
 Then  the  L ord  said  to  me, “ Go  again;  show 
 love  to  a wom an  who  is  loved  by an oth er 
 man  and  is  an adul ter ess,  just  as  the  L ord  loves 
 the Is ra el ites  though  they  turn  to oth er  gods 
 and  love rai sin  cakes.”
2  So  I  bought  her  for fif teen shek els  of sil ver 
 and  five bush els  of bar ley . f,g 3  I  said  to  her, “ You 
 are  to  live  with  me  many  days.


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You  must  not 
 be pro mis cu ous  or be long  to  any  man,  and  I 
 will  act  the  same  way to ward  you.”
4  For  the Is ra el ites  must  live  many  days with-
out  king  or  prince, with out sac ri fice  or sa cred 
pil lar,  and with out  ephod  or house hold  idols. 5 Af ter ward,  the peo ple  of Is ra el  will re turn 
 and  seek  the  L ord  their  God  and Da vid  their 
 king.


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They  will  come  with  awe  to  the  L ord 
 and  to  his good ness  in  the  last  days. a2:14 Lit speak to her heart   b2:15 = T rouble   c2:16 Or My Master   d2:18 Or war on the earth   e2:23 = Israel   f3:2 LXX reads 
barley and a measure of wine   g3:2 Lit silver, a homer of barley, and a lethek of barley
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GOD’S CASE AGAINST ISRAEL
4 
Hear the word of the Lord, 
people of Israel,
  for the Lord has a case
  against the inhabitants of the land:
  There is no truth, no faithful love,
  and no knowledge of God in the land! 2 Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
  and adultery are rampant;
  one act of bloodshed follows another. 3 For this reason the land mourns,
  and everyone who lives 
in it languishes,
  along with the wild animals 
and the birds of the sky;
  even the fish of the sea disappear. 4 But let no one dispute;  
let no one argue,
  for my case is against you priests. a,b
 5 You will stumble by day;
  the prophet will also stumble with you 
by night. And I will destroy your mother.


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6 My people are destroyed for lack 
of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge,
  I will reject you from serving 
as my priest. Since you have forgotten the law 
of your God,
  I will also forget your sons. 7 The more they multiplied,
  the more they sinned against me.


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I  c will change their  d honor 
into disgrace. 8 They feed on the sin  e of my people;
  they have an appetite for their iniquity . 9 The same judgment will happen
  to both people and priests. I will punish them for their ways
  and repay them for their deeds. 10 They will eat but not be satisfied;
  they will be promiscuous 
but not multiply . For they have abandoned 
their devotion to the Lord. 11 Promiscuity , wine, and new wine
  take away one’s understanding. 12 My people consult their wooden idols,
  and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of promiscuity 
leads them astray;
  they act promiscuously
  in disobedience to  f their God. 13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops,
  and they burn offerings on the hills,
  and under oaks, poplars, 
and terebinths,
  because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters 
act promiscuously
  and your daughters-in-law 
commit adultery . 14 I will not punish your daughters
  when they act promiscuously
  or your daughters-in-law
  when they commit adultery ,
  for the men themselves go off 
with prostitutes
  and make sacrifices 
with cult prostitutes. People without discernment 
are doomed.


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WARNINGS FOR ISRAEL AND JUDAH
 15 Israel, if you act promiscuously ,
  don’t let Judah become guilty! Do not go to Gilgal
  or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,  g
  and do not swear an oath: 
As the Lord lives! 16 For Israel is as obstinate 
as a stubborn cow . Can the Lord now shepherd them
  like a lamb in an open meadow? 17 Ephraim is attached to idols;
  leave him alone! 18 When their drinking is over,
  they turn to promiscuity . Israel’s leaders  h fervently 
love disgrace. b
 19 A wind with its wings will 
carry them off,  i
  and they will be ashamed 
of their sacrifices. 5 
Hear this, priests!


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Listen, royal house! For the judgment applies to you
  because you have been a snare at Mizpah
  and a net spread out on Tabor. a4:4 T ext emended; MT reads argue, and your people are like those contending with a priest   b4:4,18 Hb obscure   c4:7 Alt Hb 
tradition, Syr , Tg read They   d4:7 Alt Hb tradition reads my   e4:8 Or sin offerings   f4:12 Lit promiscuously from under    
g4:15 = House of Wickedness   h4:18 Lit Her shields ; Ps 47:9; 89:18   i4:19 Lit wind will bind it in its wings
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 2 Rebels are deeply involved in slaughter;
  I will be a punishment for all of them. a
 3 I know Ephraim,
  and Israel is not hidden from me. For now , Ephraim,
  you have acted promiscuously;
  Israel is defiled. 4 Their actions do not allow them
  to return to their God,
  for a spirit of promiscuity 
is among them,
  and they do not know the Lord. 5 Israel’s arrogance testifies 
against them. b
  Both Israel and Ephraim stumble
  because of their iniquity;
  even Judah will stumble with them. 6 They go with their flocks and herds
  to seek the Lord
  but do not find him;
  he has withdrawn from them.


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7 They betrayed the Lord;
  indeed, they gave birth 
to illegitimate children. Now the New Moon will devour them
  along with their fields. 8 Blow the horn in Gibeah,
  the trumpet in Ramah;
  raise the war cry in Beth-aven:
  Look behind you,  c Benjamin! 9 Ephraim will become a desolation
  on the day of punishment;
  I announce what is certain
  among the tribes of Israel. 10 The princes of Judah are like those
  who move boundary markers;
  I will pour out my fury on them 
like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed, 
crushed in judgment,
  for he is determined to follow 
what is worthless. d
 12 So I am like rot to Ephraim
  and like decay to the house of Judah. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness
  and Judah his wound,
  Ephraim went to Assyria
  and sent a delegation to the great king. e
  But he cannot cure you or heal 
your wound. 14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim
  and like a young lion to the house 
of Judah. Yes, I will tear them to pieces 
and depart.


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I will carry them off,
  and no one can rescue them. 15 I will depart and return to my place
  until they recognize their guilt 
and seek my face;
  they will search for me in their distress. A CALL TO REPENTANCE
6 
Come, let us return to the Lord. For he has torn us,
  and he will heal us;
  he has wounded us,
  and he will bind up our wounds. 2 He will revive us after two days,
  and on the third day he will raise us up
  so we can live in his presence. 3 Let us strive to know the Lord.


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His appearance is as sure as the dawn. He will come to us like the rain,
  like the spring showers that water 
the land. THE LORD’S FIRST LAMENT
 4 What am I going to do 
with you, Ephraim? What am I going to do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist
  and like the early dew that vanishes. 5 This is why I have used the prophets
  to cut them down;  f
  I have killed them with the words 
from my mouth.


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My judgment strikes like lightning. g
 6 For I desire faithful love 
and not sacrifice,
  the knowledge of God rather than 
burnt offerings. 7 But they , like Adam, h have violated 
the covenant;
  there they have betrayed me. 8 Gilead is a city of evildoers,
  tracked with bloody footprints. 9 Like raiders who wait in ambush 
for someone,
  a band of priests murders on the road 
to Shechem.


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They commit atrocities. a5:2 Hb obscure   b5:5 Lit against his face   c5:8 Or We will follow you   d5:11 Or follow a command ; Hb obscure   e5:13 Or to 
King Yareb   f6:5 Or have cut down the prophets   g6:5 LXX, Syr , Tg; MT reads Your judgments go out as light   h6:7 Or they, 
as at Adam, or they, like men,
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 10 I have seen something horrible 
in the house of Israel:
  Ephraim’s promiscuity is there; 
Israel is defiled. 11 A harvest is also appointed 
for you, Judah. When I  a return my people from captivity ,
7 
1 when I heal Israel,
the iniquity of Ephraim and the crimes 
of Samaria
  will be exposed. For they practice fraud;
  a thief breaks in;
  a raiding party pillages outside.


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2 But they never consider 
that I remember all their evil. Now their actions are all around them;
  they are right in front of my face. ISRAEL ’S CORRUPTION
 3 They please the king with their evil,
  the princes with their lies. 4 All of them commit adultery;
  they are like an oven heated by a baker
  who stops stirring the fire
  from the kneading of the dough 
until it is leavened. 5 On the day of our king,
  the princes are sick with the heat 
of wine —
  there is a conspiracy with traitors. b
 6 For they  —  their hearts like an oven —
  draw him into their oven. Their anger smolders all night;
  in the morning it blazes 
like a flaming fire. 7 All of them are as hot as an oven,
  and they consume their rulers.


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All their kings fall;
  not one of them calls on me. c
 8 Ephraim has allowed himself 
to get mixed up with the nations. Ephraim is unturned bread 
baked on a griddle. 9 Foreigners consume his strength,
  but he does not notice.


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Even his hair is streaked with gray ,
  but he does not notice. 10 Israel’s arrogance testifies 
against them,  d
  yet they do not return to the Lord  
their God,
  and for all this, they do not seek him. 11 So Ephraim has become like a silly , 
senseless dove;
  they call to Egypt, and they go 
to Assyria. 12 As they are going, I will spread my net 
over them;
  I will bring them down like birds 
of the sky .


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I will discipline them in accordance
  with the news that reaches  e 
their assembly . THE LORD’S SECOND LAMENT
 13 Woe to them, for they fled from me;
  destruction to them, for they rebelled 
against me! Though I want to redeem them,
  they speak lies against me. 14 They do not cry to me 
from their hearts;
  rather, they wail on their beds. They slash themselves  f for grain 
and new wine;
  they turn away from me. 15 I trained and strengthened their arms,
  but they plot evil against me. 16 They turn, but not to what is above;  g
  they are like a faulty bow . Their leaders will fall by the sword
  because of their insolent tongue. They will be ridiculed for this 
in the land of Egypt. ISRAEL’S FALSE HOPES
8 
Put the horn to your mouth! One like an eagle comes
  against the house of the Lord,
  because they transgress my covenant
  and rebel against my law . 2 Israel cries out to me,
  “My God, we know you! ”
 3 Israel has rejected what is good;
  an enemy will pursue him. 4 They have installed kings,
  but not through me.


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They have appointed leaders,
  but without my approval. a6:11 Or you. Judah, when I   b7:5 Lit wine  —  he stretches out his hand to scorners ; Hb obscure   c7:3-7 These vv . may refer to 
a king’s assassination; Hb obscure.


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d7:10 Lit against his face   e7:12 Lit news to   f7:14 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read 
They stay   g7:16 Some emend to turn to what is useless
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  They make their silver and gold
  into idols for themselves
  for their own destruction. a
 5 Your calf-idol b is rejected, Samaria. My anger burns against them.


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How long will they be incapable 
of innocence? 6 For this thing is from Israel —
  a craftsman made it, and it is not God. The calf of Samaria will be smashed 
to bits! 7 Indeed, they sow the wind
  and reap the whirlwind. There is no standing grain;
  what sprouts fails to yield flour. Even if they did,
  foreigners would swallow it up.


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8 Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations
  like discarded pottery . 9 For they have gone up to Assyria
  like a wild donkey going off  
on its own. Ephraim has paid for love. 10 Even though they hire lovers 
among the nations,
  I will now round them up,
  and they will begin to decrease 
in number
  under the burden of the king 
and leaders. 11 When Ephraim multiplied his altars 
for sin,
  they became his altars for sinning. 12 Though I were to write out for him
  ten thousand points of my instruction,
  they would be c regarded 
as something strange. 13 Though they offer sacrificial gifts  d
  and eat the flesh,
  the Lord does not accept them. Now he will remember their guilt
  and punish their sins;
  they will return to Egypt. 14 Israel has forgotten his Maker 
and built palaces;
  Judah has also multiplied 
fortified cities. I will send fire on their cities,
  and it will consume their citadels. THE COMING EXILE
9 
Israel, do not rejoice jubilantly 
as the nations do,
  for you have acted promiscuously , 
leaving your God. You love the wages of a prostitute
  on every grain-threshing floor. 2 Threshing floor and wine vat will not 
sustain them,
  and the new wine will fail them.


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3 They will not stay in the land of the Lord. Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt,
  and they will eat unclean food in Assyria. 4 They will not pour out
  their wine offerings to the Lord,
  and their sacrifices will not please him. Their food will be like the bread 
of mourners;
  all who eat it become defiled. For their bread will be 
for their appetites alone;
  it will not enter the house of the Lord. 5 What will you do on a festival day ,
  on the day of the Lord’s feast? 6 For even if they flee from devastation,
  Egypt will gather them, and Memphis 
will bury them. Thistles will take possession 
of their precious silver;
  thorns will invade their tents. 7 The days of punishment have come;
  the days of retribution have come.


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Let Israel recognize it! The prophet is a fool,
  and the inspired man is insane,
  because of the magnitude
  of your iniquity and hostility . 8 Ephraim’s watchman is with my God. Yet the prophet encounters a bird trap
  on all his pathways. Hostility is in the house of his God! 9 They have deeply corrupted themselves
  as in the days of Gibeah.


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He will remember their iniquity;
  he will punish their sins. EPHRAIM BEREAVED OF OFFSPRING
 10 I discovered Israel
  like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers
a8:4 Lit themselves that it might be cut off   b8:5 Lit calf   c8:12 Or Though I wrote out . .


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. instruction, they are   d8:13 Hb 
obscure
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  like the first fruit of the fig tree 
in its first season. But they went to Baal-peor,
  consecrated themselves to Shame,  a
  and became abhorrent,
  like the thing they loved. 11 Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird:
  no birth, no pregnancy , no conception. 12 Even if they raise children,
  I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart 
from them! 13 I have seen Ephraim like Tyre,
  planted in a meadow ,
  so Ephraim will bring out his children
  to the executioner. 14 Give them, Lord —
  What should you give?


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Give them a womb that miscarries
  and breasts that are dry! 15 All their evil appears at Gilgal,
  for there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my house
  because of their evil, wicked actions. I will no longer love them;
  all their leaders are rebellious. 16 Ephraim is struck down;
  their roots are withered;
  they cannot bear fruit. Even if they bear children,
  I will kill the precious offspring 
of their wombs. 17 My God will reject them
  because they have not listened to him;
  they will become wanderers 
among the nations. THE VINE AND THE CALF
10 
Israel is a lush  b vine;
it yields fruit for itself.


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The better his land produced,
  the better they made the sacred pillars. 2 Their hearts are devious;  c
  now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars
  and demolish their sacred pillars. 3 In fact, they are now saying,
  “We have no king! For we do not fear the Lord.


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What can a king do for us? ”
 4 They speak mere words,
  taking false oaths 
while making covenants.


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So lawsuits break out
  like poisonous weeds in the furrows 
of a field. 5 The residents of Samaria 
will have anxiety
  over the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its idolatrous priests rejoiced 
over it;
  the people will mourn over it,
  over its glory . It will certainly go into exile. 6 The calf itself will be taken to Assyria
  as an offering to the great king. d
  Ephraim will experience shame;
  Israel will be ashamed of its counsel. 7 Samaria’s king will disappear  e
  like foam  f on the surface of the water. 8 The high places of Aven, 
the sin of Israel,
  will be destroyed;
  thorns and thistles will grow 
over their altars. They will say to the mountains, 
“Cover us! ”
  and to the hills, “Fall on us! ”
ISRAEL’S DEFEAT BECAUSE OF SIN
 9 Israel, you have sinned
  since the days of Gibeah;
  they have taken their stand there. Will not war against the unjust
  overtake them in Gibeah?


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10 I will discipline them at my discretion;
  nations will be gathered against them
  to put them in bondage  g
  for their double iniquity . 11 Ephraim is a well-trained calf
  that loves to thresh,
  but I will place a yoke on  h her fine neck. I will harness Ephraim;
  Judah will plow;
  Jacob will do the final plowing. 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves
  and reap faithful love;
  break up your unplowed ground. It is time to seek the Lord
a9:10 = Baal   b10:1 Or ravaged   c10:2 Or divided   d10:6 Or to King Yareb   e10:7 Or will be cut off   f10:7 Or a stick    
g10:10 LXX, Syr , Vg read against them when they are disciplined   h10:11 Lit will pass over
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  until he comes 
and sends righteousness
  on you like the rain. 13 You have plowed wickedness 
and reaped injustice;
  you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted 
in your own way a
  and in your large number of soldiers,
 14 the roar of battle will rise 
against your people,
  and all your fortifications 
will be demolished
  in a day of war,
  like Shalman’s destruction 
of Beth-arbel. Mothers will be dashed to pieces
  along with their children. 15 So it will be done to you, Bethel,
  because of your extreme evil. At dawn the king of Israel will be 
totally destroyed. THE LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL
11 
When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son. 2 Israel called to the Egyptians
  even as Israel was leaving them.


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b
  They kept sacrificing to the Baals
  and burning offerings to idols. 3 It was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
  taking them  c by the hand, d
  but they never knew  
that I healed them. 4 I led them with human cords,
  with ropes of love.


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To them I was like one
  who eases the yoke from their jaws;
  I bent down to give them food. 5 Israel will not return to the land 
of Egypt
  and Assyria will be his king,
  because they refused to repent. 6 A sword will whirl through his cities;
  it will destroy and devour the bars 
of his gates, e
  because of their schemes. 7 My people are bent on turning 
from me.


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Though they call to him on high,
  he will not exalt them at all. 8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? I have had a change of heart;
  my compassion is stirred! 9 I will not vent the full fury of my anger;
  I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man,
  the Holy One among you;
  I will not come in rage. f
 10 They will follow the Lord;
  he will roar like a lion. When he roars,
  his children will come trembling 
from the west. 11 They will be roused like birds 
from Egypt
  and like doves from the land  
of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes.


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This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 12 Ephraim surrounds me with lies,
  the house of Israel, with deceit. Judah still wanders with God
  and is faithful to the holy ones. g
GOD’S CASE AGAINST JACOB’S HEIRS
12 
Ephraim chases  h the wind
and pursues the east wind. He continually multiplies lies 
and violence.


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He makes a covenant with Assyria,
  and olive oil is carried to Egypt. 2 The Lord also has a dispute with Judah. He is about to punish Jacob 
according to his conduct;
  he will repay him based on his actions. 3 In the womb he grasped 
his brother’s heel,
  and as an adult he wrestled with God. 4 Jacob struggled with the angel 
and prevailed;
  he wept and sought his favor. He found him at Bethel,
  and there he spoke with him. i
 5 The Lord is the God of Armies;
  the Lord is his name. 6 But you must return to your God.


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Maintain love and justice,
  and always put your hope in God. a10:13 LXX reads your chariots   b11:2 Lit They called to them; thus they went from before them   c11:3 LXX, Syr , Vg; MT reads 
him   d11:3 Lit them on his arms   e11:6 Or devour his empty talkers, or  devour his limbs ; Hb obscure   f11:9 Or come into any 
city ; Hb obscure   g11:12 Hb obscure   h12:1 Or grazes on, or tends   i12:4 LXX, Syr; MT reads us
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 7 A merchant loves to extort
  with dishonest scales in his hands. 8 But Ephraim thinks,
  “How rich I have become;
  I made it all myself. In all my earnings,
  no one can find any iniquity in me
  that I can be punished for! ” a
JUDGMENT ON APOSTATE ISRAEL
 9 I have been the Lord your God
  ever since  b the land of Egypt. I will make you live in tents again,
  as in the festival days. 10 I will speak through the prophets
  and grant many visions;
  I will give parables 
through the prophets. 11 Since Gilead is full of evil,
  they will certainly come to nothing. They sacrifice bulls in Gilgal;
  even their altars will be like piles of 
rocks
  on the furrows of a field. FURTHER INDICTMENT OF JACOB’S HEIRS
 12 Jacob fled to the territory of Aram. Israel worked to earn a wife;
  he tended flocks for a wife. 13 The Lord brought Israel from Egypt 
by a prophet,
  and Israel was tended by a prophet. 14 Ephraim has provoked bitter anger,
  so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt 
on him
  and repay him for his contempt. 13 
When Ephraim spoke, 
there was trembling;
  he was exalted in Israel. But he incurred guilt through Baal 
and died. 2 Now they continue to sin
  and make themselves a cast image,
  idols skillfully made from their silver,
  all of them the work of craftsmen. People say about them,
  “Let the men who sacrifice  c kiss 
the calves.”
 3 Therefore, they will be 
like the morning mist,
  like the early dew that vanishes,
  like chaff blown  
from a threshing floor,
  or like smoke from a window . DEATH AND RESURRECTION
 4 I have been the Lord your God
  ever since  d the land of Egypt;
  you know no God but me,
  and no Savior exists besides me. 5 I knew e you in the wilderness,
  in the land of drought.


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6 When they had pasture,
  they became satisfied;
  they were satisfied,
  and their hearts became proud. Therefore they forgot me. 7 So I will be like a lion to them;
  I will lurk like a leopard on the path. 8 I will attack them
  like a bear robbed of her cubs
  and tear open the rib cage 
over their hearts. I will devour them there  
like a lioness,
  like a wild beast that would rip 
them open. 9 I will destroy you, Israel;
  you have no help but me. f
 10 Where now is your king,  g
  that he may save you in all your cities,
  and the  h rulers i you demanded, saying,
  “Give me a king and leaders”? 11 I give you a king in my anger
  and take away a king in my wrath. 12 Ephraim’s guilt is preserved;
  his sin is stored up. 13 Labor pains come on him. He is not a wise son;
  when the time comes,
  he will not be born. j
 14 I will ransom them from the power 
of Sheol. I will redeem  k them from death. Death, where are your barbs?


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Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes. a12:8 Lit iniquity which is sin   b12:9 LXX reads God who brought you out of   c13:2 Or “Those who make human sacrifices   
d13:4 DSS, LXX read God who brought you out of   e13:5 LXX, Syr read fed   f13:9 LXX reads At your destruction, Israel, who 
will help you? g13:10 LXX, Syr , Vg; MT reads I will be your king   h13:10 Lit your   i13:10 Or judges   j13:13 Lit he will not 
present himself at the opening of the womb for sons   k13:14 Or Should I ransom . .


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THE COMING JUDGMENT
 15 Although he flourishes 
among his brothers,  a
  an east wind will come,
  a wind from the Lord rising up 
from the desert. His water source will fail,
  and his spring will run dry . The wind  b will plunder the treasury
  of every precious item. 16 Samaria will bear her guilt
  because she has rebelled 
against her God. They will fall by the sword;
  their children will be dashed to pieces,
  and their pregnant women ripped open. A PLEA TO REPENT
14 
Israel, return to the Lord your God,
for you have stumbled 
in your iniquity . 2 Take words of repentance with you
  and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our iniquity
  and accept what is good,
  so that we may repay you
  with praise  c from our d lips. 3 Assyria will not save us,
  we will not ride on horses,
  and we will no longer proclaim, 
‘Our gods!


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’
  to the work of our hands. For the fatherless receives compassion 
in you.”
A PROMISE OF RESTORATION
 4 I will heal their apostasy;
  I will freely love them,
  for my anger will have turned 
from him. 5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
  he will blossom like the lily
  and take root like 
the cedars of Lebanon.


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6 His new branches will spread,
  and his splendor will be 
like the olive tree,
  his fragrance, like 
the forest of Lebanon. 7 The people will return and live 
beneath his shade. They will grow grain
  and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine 
of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim, why should I  e have 
anything more
  to do with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing pine tree;
  your fruit comes from me. 9 Let whoever is wise understand 
these things,
  and whoever is insightful 
recognize them.


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For the ways of the Lord are right,
  and the righteous walk in them,
  but the rebellious stumble in them. a13:15 Or among reeds   b13:15 Probably the Assyrian king   c14:2 LXX reads with the fruit   d14:2 Lit repay the bulls of our   
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Joel
1 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  that  came  to  Joel  son 
 of Pe thu el:
A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
 2 Hear this, you elders;
  listen, all you inhabitants of the land. Has anything like this ever happened 
in your days
  or in the days of your ancestors?


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3 Tell your children about it,
  and let your children tell their children,
  and their children the next generation. 4 What the devouring locust has left,
  the swarming locust has eaten;
  what the swarming locust has left,
  the young locust has eaten;
  and what the young locust has left,
  the destroying locust has eaten. 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep;
  wail, all you wine drinkers,
  because of the sweet wine,
  for it has been taken from your mouth. 6 For a nation has invaded my land,
  powerful and without number;
  its teeth are the teeth of a lion,
  and it has the fangs of a lioness. 7 It has devastated my grapevine
  and splintered my fig tree.


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It has stripped off its bark 
and thrown it away;
  its branches have turned white. 8 Grieve like a young woman dressed 
in sackcloth,
  mourning for the husband of her youth. 9 Grain and drink offerings have been 
cut off
  from the house of the Lord;
  the priests, who are ministers 
of the Lord, mourn. 10 The fields are destroyed;
  the land grieves;
  indeed, the grain is destroyed;
  the new wine is dried up;
  and the fresh oil fails. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers,
  wail, you vinedressers,  a
  over the wheat and the barley ,
  because the harvest of the field 
has perished. 12 The grapevine is dried up,
  and the fig tree is withered;
  the pomegranate, the date palm, 
and the apple —
  all the trees of the orchard  —  
have withered. Indeed, human joy has dried up. 13 Dress in sackcloth and lament, 
you priests;
  wail, you ministers of the altar. Come and spend the night in sackcloth,
  you ministers of my God,
  because grain and drink offerings
  are withheld from the house 
of your God. 14 Announce a sacred fast;
  proclaim an assembly! Gather the elders
  and all the residents of the land
  at the house of the Lord your God,
  and cry out to the Lord. THE DAY OF THE LORD
 15 Woe because of that day! For the day of the Lord is near
  and will come as devastation 
from the Almighty . 16 Hasn’t the food been cut off
  before our eyes,
  joy and gladness
  from the house of our God? 17 The seeds lie shriveled in their casings. b
  The storehouses are in ruin,
  and the granaries are broken down,
  because the grain has withered away . 18 How the animals groan!


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Even the flocks of sheep and goats 
suffer punishment. 19 I call to you, Lord,
  for fire has consumed
  the pastures of the wilderness,
  and flames have devoured
  all the trees of the orchard. a1:11 Or The farmers are dismayed, the vinedressers wail   b1:17 Or clods ; Hb obscure
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 20 Even the wild animals cry out to  a you,
  for the river beds are dried up,
  and fire has consumed
  the pastures of the wilderness. 2 
Blow the horn in Zion;
sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the residents of the land tremble,
  for the day of the Lord is coming;
  in fact, it is near —
 2 a day of darkness and gloom,
  a day of clouds and total darkness,
  like the dawn spreading 
over the mountains;
  a great and strong people appears,
  such as never existed in ages past
  and never will again
  in all the generations to come. 3 A fire devours in front of them,
  and behind them a flame blazes.


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The land in front of them
  is like the garden of Eden,
  but behind them,
  it is like a desert wasteland;
  there is no escape from them. 4 Their appearance is like that of horses,
  and they gallop like war horses.


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5 They bound on the tops 
of the mountains. Their sound is like the sound 
of chariots,
  like the sound of fiery flames 
consuming stubble,
  like a mighty army deployed for war. 6 Nations writhe in horror before them;
  all faces turn pale. 7 They attack as warriors attack;
  they scale walls as men of war do. Each goes on his own path,
  and they do not change their course.


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8 They do not push each other;
  each proceeds on his own path. They dodge the arrows, never stopping. 9 They storm the city;
  they run on the wall;
  they climb into the houses;
  they enter through the windows 
like thieves. 10 The earth quakes before them;
  the sky shakes. The sun and moon grow dark,
  and the stars cease their shining. 11 The Lord makes his voice heard
  in the presence of his army . His camp is very large;
  those who carry out his command 
are powerful. Indeed, the day of the Lord is terrible 
and dreadful —
  who can endure it? GOD’S CALL FOR REPENTANCE
 12 Even now —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  turn to me with all your heart,
  with fasting, weeping, and mourning. 13 Tear your hearts,
  not just your clothes,
  and return to the Lord your God. For he is gracious and compassionate,
  slow to anger, 
abounding in faithful love,
  and he relents from sending disaster. 14 Who knows?


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He may turn and relent
  and leave a blessing behind him,
  so you can offer grain and wine
  to the Lord your God. 15 Blow the horn in Zion! Announce a sacred fast;
  proclaim an assembly . 16 Gather the people;
  sanctify the congregation;
  assemble the aged;  b
  gather the infants,
  even babies nursing at the breast. Let the groom leave his bedroom,
  and the bride her honeymoon chamber.


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17 Let the priests, the Lord’s ministers,
  weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say:
  “Have pity on your people, Lord,
  and do not make your inheritance 
a disgrace,
  an object of scorn among the nations. Why should it be said 
among the peoples,
  ‘Where is their God? ’ ”
GOD’S RESPONSE TO HIS PEOPLE
18  Then  the  L ord be came jeal ous  for  his  land 
 and  spared  his peo ple. 19  The  L ord an swered 
 his peo ple:
a1:20 Or animals pant for ; Hb obscure   b2:16 Or elders
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  Look, I am about to send you
  grain, new wine, and fresh oil. You will be satiated with them,
  and I will no longer make you
  a disgrace among the nations. 20 I will drive the northerner far from you
  and banish him to a dry 
and desolate land,
  his front ranks into the Dead Sea,
  and his rear guard 
into the Mediterranean Sea. His stench will rise;
  yes, his rotten smell will rise,
  for he has done astonishing things. 21 Don’t be afraid, land;
  rejoice and be glad,
  for the Lord has done 
astonishing things. 22 Don’t be afraid, wild animals,
  for the wilderness pastures 
have turned green,
  the trees bear their fruit,
  and the fig tree and grapevine yield 
their riches. 23 Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad
  in the Lord your God,
  because he gives you the autumn rain
  for your vindication. a
  He sends showers for you,
  both autumn and spring rain as before.


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24 The threshing floors will be full 
of grain,
  and the vats will overflow
  with new wine and fresh oil. 25 I will repay you for the years
  that the swarming locust ate,
  the young locust, the destroying locust,
  and the devouring locust —
  my great army that I sent against you. 26 You will have plenty to eat 
and be satisfied.


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You will praise the name of the 
Lord your God,
  who has dealt wondrously with you. My people will never again be put 
to shame. 27 You will know that I am present 
in Israel
  and that I am the Lord your God,
  and there is no other. My people will never again be put 
to shame. GOD’S PROMISE OF HIS SPIRIT
 28 After this
  I will pour out my Spirit on all humanity;
  then your sons and your daughters 
will prophesy ,
  your old men will have dreams,
  and your young men will see visions. 29 I will even pour out my Spirit
  on the male and female slaves 
in those days. 30 I will display wonders
  in the heavens and on the earth:
  blood, fire, and columns of smoke. 31 The sun will be turned to darkness
  and the moon to blood
  before the great and terrible day 
of the Lord comes. 32 Then everyone who calls
  on the name of the Lord will be saved,
  for there will be an escape
  for those on Mount Zion 
and in Jerusalem,
  as the Lord promised,
  among the survivors the Lord calls. JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS
3 
Yes, in those days and at that time,
when I restore the fortunes of Judah 
and Jerusalem,
 2 I will gather all the nations
  and take them to the V alley 
of Jehoshaphat. b
  I will enter into judgment 
with them there
  because of my people, 
my inheritance Israel. The nations have scattered 
the Israelites
  in foreign countries
  and divided up my land. 3 They cast lots for my people;
  they bartered a boy for a prostitute
  and sold a girl for wine to drink. 4  And  also:  Tyre, Si don,  and  all  the ter ri to ries 
 of Phi lis tia  —   what  are  you  to  me?


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I  will quick ly  bring ret ri bu tion  on  your 
 heads. 5  For  you  took  my sil ver  and  gold  and 
car ried  my fin est trea sures  to  your tem ples. a2:23 Or righteousness   b3:2 = The Lord Will Judge
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6  You  sold  the peo ple  of Ju dah  and Je ru sa lem 
 to  the  Greeks  to re move  them  far  from  their 
 own ter ri to ry . 7  Look,  I  am  about  to  rouse  them 
 up  from  the  place  where  you  sold  them;  I  will 
 bring ret ri bu tion  on  your  heads.


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8  I  will  sell 
 your  sons  and daugh ters  to  the peo ple  of Ju-
dah,  and  they  will  sell  them  to  the Sa be ans, a 
 to  a dis tant na tion,  for  the  L ord  has spo ken. 9 Proclaim this among the nations:
  Prepare for holy war;
  rouse the warriors;
  let all the men of war advance 
and attack!


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10 Beat your plows into swords
  and your pruning knives into spears. Let even the weakling say , “I am 
a warrior.”
 11 Come quickly , b all 
you surrounding nations;
  gather yourselves. Bring down your warriors there, Lord. 12 Let the nations be roused
  and come to the V alley of Jehoshaphat,
  for there I will sit down
  to judge all the surrounding nations. 13 Swing the sickle
  because the harvest is ripe. Come and trample the grapes
  because the winepress is full;
  the wine vats overflow
  because the wickedness of the nations 
is extreme. 14 Multitudes, multitudes
  in the valley of decision!


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For the day of the Lord is near
  in the valley of decision. 15 The sun and moon will grow dark,
  and the stars will cease their shining. 16 The Lord will roar from Zion
  and make his voice heard 
from Jerusalem;
  heaven and earth will shake. But the Lord will be a refuge 
for his people,
  a stronghold for the Israelites. ISRAEL BLESSED
 17 Then you will know
  that I am the Lord your God,
  who dwells in Zion, my holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy ,
  and foreigners will never 
overrun it again. 18 In that day
  the mountains will drip 
with sweet wine,
  and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of Judah will flow 
with water,
  and a spring will issue 
from the Lord’s house,
  watering the V alley of Acacias. c
 19 Egypt will become desolate,
  and Edom a desert wasteland,
  because of the violence done 
to the people of Judah
  in whose land they shed 
innocent blood. 20 But Judah will be inhabited forever,
  and Jerusalem from generation 
to generation. 21 I will pardon their bloodguilt,  d
  which I have not pardoned,
  for the Lord dwells in Zion. a3:8 Probably the south Arabian kingdom of Sheba (modern Y emen)   b3:11 LXX, Syr , Tg read Gather yourselves and come ; Hb 
obscure   c3:18 Or Shittim   d3:21 LXX, Syr read I will avenge their blood
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amos
1 
 The  words  of  Amos,  who  was  one  of  the 
 sheep breed ers a  from Te koa  —   what  he 
 saw re gard ing Is ra el  in  the  days  of  King Uz zi ah 
 of Ju dah  and Jer o bo am  son  of Je ho ash,  king 
 of Is ra el,  two  years be fore  the earth quake. 2  He  said:
  The Lord roars from Zion
  and makes his voice heard 
from Jerusalem;
  the pastures of the shepherds mourn,  b
  and the summit of Carmel withers. JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL ’S NEIGHBORS
3  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent 
from punishing Damascus
  for three crimes, even four,
  because they threshed Gilead 
with iron sledges. 4 Therefore, I will send fire 
against Hazael’s palace,
  and it will consume 
Ben-hadad’s citadels. 5 I will break down the gates  c 
of Damascus. I will cut off the ruler 
from the V alley of Aven,
  and the one who wields the scepter 
from Beth-eden. The people of Aram will be exiled to Kir.


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The Lord has spoken. 6  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent from punishing Gaza
  for three crimes, even four,
  because they exiled 
a whole community ,
  handing them over to Edom. 7 Therefore, I will send fire 
against the walls of Gaza,
  and it will consume its citadels. 8 I will cut off the ruler from Ashdod,
  and the one who wields the scepter 
from Ashkelon. I will also turn my hand against Ekron,
  and the remainder of the Philistines 
will perish.


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The Lord God has spoken. 9  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent from punishing Tyre
  for three crimes, even four,
  because they handed over
  a whole community of exiles to Edom
  and broke  d a treaty of brotherhood. 10 Therefore, I will send fire 
against the walls of Tyre,
  and it will consume its citadels. 11  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent from punishing Edom
  for three crimes, even four,
  because he pursued his brother 
with the sword. He stifled his compassion,
  his anger tore at him continually ,
  and he harbored his rage incessantly . 12 Therefore, I will send fire against Teman,
  and it will consume the citadels 
of Bozrah. 13  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent from punishing 
the Ammonites
  for three crimes, even four,
  because they ripped open
  the pregnant women of Gilead
  in order to enlarge their territory . 14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls 
of Rabbah,
  and it will consume its citadels.


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There will be shouting on the day 
of battle
  and a violent wind on the day 
of the storm. 15 Their king and his princes
  will go into exile together.


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The Lord has spoken. 2 
 The  L ord  says:
 I will not relent from punishing Moab
  for three crimes, even four,
  because he burned the bones
  of the king of Edom to lime. 2 Therefore, I will send fire against Moab,
  and it will consume the citadels 
of Kerioth. a1:1 Or the shepherds   b1:2 Or dry up   c1:5 Lit gate bars   d1:9 Lit and did not remember
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  Moab will die with a tumult,
  with shouting and the sound 
of the ram’s horn. 3 I will cut off the judge from the land
  and kill all its officials with him. The Lord has spoken. JUDGMENT ON JUDAH
4  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent from punishing Judah
  for three crimes, even four,
  because they have rejected 
the instruction of the Lord
  and have not kept his statutes. The lies that their ancestors followed
  have led them astray . 5 Therefore, I will send fire against Judah,
  and it will consume the citadels 
of Jerusalem. JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL
6  The  L ord  says:
  I will not relent from punishing Israel
  for three crimes, even four,
  because they sell a righteous person 
for silver
  and a needy person for a pair 
of sandals. 7 They trample the heads of the poor
  on the dust of the ground
  and obstruct the path of the needy .


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A man and his father 
have sexual relations
  with the same girl,
  profaning my holy name. 8 They stretch out beside every altar
  on garments taken as collateral,
  and in the house of their God
  they drink wine obtained 
through fines. 9 Yet I destroyed the Amorite 
as Israel advanced;
  his height was like the cedars,
  and he was as sturdy as the oaks;
  I destroyed his fruit above 
and his roots beneath. 10 And I brought you from the land 
of Egypt
  and led you forty years 
in the wilderness
  in order to possess the land 
of the Amorite. 11 I raised up some of your sons 
as prophets
  and some of your young men 
as Nazirites. Is this not the case, Israelites?


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This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 12 But you made the Nazirites drink wine
  and commanded the prophets,
  “Do not prophesy .”
 13 Look, I am about to crush  a you 
in your place
  as a wagon crushes when full of grain. 14 Escape will fail the swift,
  the strong one will not 
maintain his strength,
  and the warrior will not save his life.


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15 The archer will not stand his ground,
  the one who is swift of foot
  will not save himself,
  and the one riding a horse will not save 
his life. 16 Even the most courageous 
of the warriors
  will flee naked on that day —
 this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. GOD’S REASONS FOR PUNISHING ISRAEL
3 
Lis ten  to  this mes sage  that  the  L ord  has 
spo ken  against  you, Is ra el ites,  against 
 the en tire  clan  that  I  brought  from  the  land 
 of  Egypt:
 2 I have known only you
  out of all the clans of the earth;
  therefore, I will punish you for all 
your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together
  without agreeing to meet?


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4 Does a lion roar in the forest
  when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair
  unless it has captured something? 5 Does a bird land in a trap on the ground
  if there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring from the ground
  when it has caught nothing? 6 If a ram’s horn is blown in a city ,
  aren’t people afraid? If a disaster occurs in a city ,
  hasn’t the Lord done it? 7 Indeed, the Lord God does nothing
  without revealing his counsel
  to his servants the prophets. 8 A lion has roared;
a2:13 Or hinder ; Hb obscure
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  who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken;
  who will not prophesy? 9 Proclaim on the citadels in Ashdod
  and on the citadels in the land of Egypt:
  Assemble on the mountains of Samaria,
  and see the great turmoil in the city
  and the acts of oppression within it. 10 The people are incapable 
of doing right —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  those who store up violence 
and destruction
  in their citadels. 11 There fore,  the  Lord  G od  says:
  An enemy will surround the land;
  he will destroy your strongholds
  and plunder your citadels. 12  The  L ord  says:
  As the shepherd snatches two legs
  or a piece of an ear
  from the lion’s mouth,
  so the Israelites who live in Samaria
  will be rescued
  with only the corner of a bed
  or the  a cushion b of a couch. c
 13 Listen and testify against the house 
of Jacob —
  this is the declaration  
of the Lord God,
  the God of Armies. 14 I will punish the altars of Bethel
  on the day I punish Israel for its crimes;
  the horns of the altar will be cut off
  and fall to the ground. 15 I will demolish the winter house
  and the summer house;
  the houses inlaid with ivory 
will be destroyed,
  and the great houses will come 
to an end. This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. SOCIAL AND SPIRITUAL CORRUPTION
4 
Listen to this message, you cows 
of Bashan
  who are on the hill of Samaria,
  women who oppress the poor
  and crush the needy ,
  who say to their husbands,
  “Bring us something to drink.”
2  The  Lord  G od  has  sworn  by  his ho li ness:
  Look, the days are coming  d
  when you will be taken away 
with hooks,
  every last one of you with fishhooks. 3 You will go through breaches 
in the wall,
  each woman straight ahead,
  and you will be driven along 
toward Harmon.


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4 Come to Bethel and rebel;
  rebel even more at Gilgal! Bring your sacrifices every morning,
  your tenths every three days. 5 Offer leavened bread as 
a thank offering,
  and loudly proclaim 
your freewill offerings,
  for that is what you Israelites 
love to do! This  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. GOD’S DISCIPLINE AND ISRAEL’S APOSTASY
 6 I gave you absolutely nothing to eat  e
  in all your cities,
  a shortage of food in all 
your communities,
  yet you did not return to me. This is the Lord’s declaration.


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7 I also withheld the rain from you
  while there were still three months 
until harvest. I sent rain on one city
  but no rain on another. One field received rain
  while a field with no rain withered. 8 Two or three cities staggered
  to another city to drink water
  but were not satisfied,
  yet you did not return to me.


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This is the Lord’s declaration. 9 I struck you with blight and mildew;
  the locust devoured
  your many gardens and vineyards,
  your fig trees and olive trees,
a3:12 Or Israelites will be rescued, those who sit in Samaria on a corner of a bed or a   b3:12 Hb obscure   c3:12 LXX, Aq, Sym, 
Theod, Syr , Tg, Vg read or in Damascus   d4:2 Lit coming on you   e4:6 Lit you cleanness of teeth
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This is the Lord’s declaration. 10 I sent plagues like those of Egypt;
  I killed your young men 
with the sword,
  along with your captured horses. I caused the stench of your camp
  to fill your nostrils,
  yet you did not return to me. This is the Lord’s declaration. 11 I overthrew some of you
  as I  a overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah,
  and you were like a burning stick
  snatched from a fire,
  yet you did not return to me —
  This is the Lord’s declaration. 12 Therefore, Israel, that is what I will do 
to you,
  and since I will do that to you,
  Israel, prepare to meet your God! 13 He is here:
  the one who forms the mountains,
  creates the wind,
  and reveals his thoughts to man,
  the one who makes the dawn 
out of darkness
  and strides on the heights of the earth. The Lord, the God of Armies, 
is his name. L AMENTATION FOR ISRAEL
5 
Lis ten  to  this mes sage  that  I  am sing ing 
 for  you,  a la ment,  house  of Is ra el:
 2 She has fallen;
  Virgin Israel will never rise again. She lies abandoned on her land
  with no one to raise her up.


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3  For  the  Lord  G od  says:
  The city that marches out 
a thousand strong
  will have only a hundred left,
  and the one that marches out 
a hundred strong
  will have only ten left in the house 
of Israel. SEEK GOD AND LIVE
4  For  the  L ord  says  to  the  house  of Is ra el:
  Seek me and live! 5 Do not seek Bethel
  or go to Gilgal
  or journey to Beer -sheba,
  for Gilgal will certainly go into exile,
  and Bethel will come to nothing. 6 Seek the Lord and live,
  or he will spread like fire
  throughout the house of Joseph;
  it will consume everything
  with no one at Bethel to extinguish it. 7 Those who turn justice into wormwood
  also throw righteousness 
to the ground. 8 The one who made the Pleiades 
and Orion,
  who turns darkness  b into dawn
  and darkens day into night,
  who summons the water of the sea
  and pours it out over the surface 
of the earth —
  the Lord is his name. 9 He brings destruction  c on the strong, d
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10 They hate the one who convicts 
the guilty
  at the city gate,
  and they despise the one who speaks 
with integrity . 11 Therefore, because you trample on 
the poor
  and exact a grain tax from him,
  you will never live in the houses 
of cut stone
  you have built;
  you will never drink the wine
  from the lush vineyards
  you have planted. 12 For I know your crimes are many
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They oppress the righteous, take a bribe,
  and deprive the poor of justice 
at the city gates. 13 Therefore, those who have insight 
will keep silent  e
  at such a time,
  for the days are evil. 14 Pursue good and not evil
  so that you may live,
  and the Lord, the God of Armies,
  will be with you
  as you have claimed. a4:11 Lit God   b5:8 Or turns the shadow of death   c5:9 Hb obscure   d5:9 Or stronghold   e5:13 Or who are prudent will perish
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 15 Hate evil and love good;
  establish justice in the city gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Armies, 
will be gracious
  to the remnant of Joseph. 16 There fore  the  L ord,  the  God  of Ar mies, 
 the  Lord,  says:
  There will be wailing in all 
the public squares;
  they will cry out in anguish  a in all 
the streets. The farmer will be called on to mourn,
  and professional mourners  b to wail. 17 There will be wailing in all 
the vineyards,
  for I will pass among you. The Lord has spoken. THE DAY OF THE LORD
 18 Woe to you who long for the day 
of the Lord! What will the day of the Lord  
be for you? It will be darkness and not light. 19 It will be like a man who flees 
from a lion
  only to have a bear confront him. He goes home and rests his hand 
against the wall
  only to have a snake bite him. 20 Won’t the day of the Lord
  be darkness rather than light,
  even gloom without any brightness 
in it? 21 I hate, I despise, your feasts! I can’t stand the stench
  of your solemn assemblies. 22 Even if you offer me
  your burnt offerings 
and grain offerings,
  I will not accept them;
  I will have no regard
  for your fellowship offerings 
of fattened cattle. 23 Take away from me the noise 
of your songs!


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I will not listen to the music 
of your harps. 24 But let justice flow like water,
  and righteousness, 
like an unfailing stream. 25 “ House  of Is ra el,  was  it sac ri fic es  and  grain 
off  er ings  that  you pre sent ed  to  me dur ing  the 
for ty  years  in  the wil der ness? 26  But  you  have 
tak en  up c Sakkuth  your  king  and Kaiwan  your 
 star  god, d im ages  you  have  made  for your-
selves. 27  So  I  will  send  you  into ex ile be yond 
Da mas cus.”  The  L ord,  the  God  of Ar mies,  is 
 his  name. He  has spo ken. WOE TO THE COMPLACENT
6 
Woe to those who are at ease in Zion
and to those who feel secure on the hill 
of Samaria —
  the notable people in this first 
of the nations,
  those the house of Israel comes to. 2 Cross over to Calneh and see;
  go from there to great Hamath;
  then go down to Gath of the Philistines.


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Is their territory larger than yours? 3 You dismiss any thought of the evil day
  and bring in a reign of violence. 4 They lie on beds inlaid with ivory ,
  sprawled out on their couches,
  and dine on lambs from the flock
  and calves from the stall. 5 They improvise songs  e to the sound 
of the harp
  and invent  f their own 
musical instruments like David. 6 They drink wine by the bowlful
  and anoint themselves 
with the finest oils
  but do not grieve over the ruin 
of Joseph. 7 Therefore, they will now go into exile
  as the first of the captives,
  and the feasting of those who sprawl out
  will come to an end. ISRAEL’S PRIDE JUDGED
8  The  Lord  G od  has  sworn  by him self  —   this  is 
 the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord,  the  God  of Ar mies:
  I loathe Jacob’s pride
  and hate his citadels,
  so I will hand over the city 
and everything in it. 9  And  if  there  are  ten  men  left  in  one  house, 
 they  will  die.


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Alas! ”   b5:16 Lit and those skilled in lamentation   c5:26 Or you will lift up   d5:26 LXX reads taken 
up the tent of Molech and the star of your god Rephan ; Ac 7:43   e6:5 Hb obscure   f6:5 Or compose on   g6:10 Lit His uncle   
h6:10 A burner of incense, a memorial fire, or a body; Hb obscure
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 will re move  his  corpse a  from  the  house. He 
 will  call  to some one  in  the in ner re cess es  of 
 the  house, “ Any  more  with  you? ”
 That per son  will re ply , “ None.”
 Then  he  will  say , “Si lence, be cause  the  L ord’ s 
 name  must  not  be in voked.”
11  For  the  L ord com mands:
  The large house will be smashed 
to pieces,
  and the small house to rubble. 12 Do horses gallop on the cliffs?


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Does anyone plow there with oxen? b
  Yet you have turned justice into poison
  and the fruit of righteousness 
into wormwood —
 13 you who rejoice over Lo-debar
  and say , “Didn’t we capture Karnaim
  for ourselves by our own strength? ”
 14 But look, I am raising up a nation
  against you, house of Israel —
  this is the declaration of the Lord,
  the God of Armies —
  and they will oppress you
  from the entrance of Hamath  c
  to the Brook of the Arabah. d
FIRST VISION: LOCUSTS
7 
 The  Lord  G od  showed  me  this:  He  was form-
ing  a  swarm  of lo custs  at  the  time  the  spring 
 crop  first be gan  to  sprout  —  af ter  the cut ting 
 of  the  king’s  hay . 2  When  the lo custs fin ished 
eat ing  the veg e ta tion  of  the  land,  I  said, “ Lord 
 G od,  please for give! How  will Ja cob sur vive 
 since  he  is  so  small?


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“ It  will 
 not hap pen,”  he  said. SECOND VISION: FIRE
4  The  Lord  G od  showed  me  this:  The  Lord  G od 
 was call ing  for  a judg ment  by  fire. It con sumed 
 the  great  deep  and de voured  the  land.


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5  Then 
 I  said, “ Lord  G od,  please  stop! How  will Ja cob 
sur vive  since  he  is  so  small? ”
6  The  L ord re lent ed con cern ing  this.


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“ This 
 will  not hap pen ei ther,”  said  the  Lord  G od. THIRD VISION: A PLUMB LINE
7  He  showed  me  this:  The  Lord  was stand ing 
 there  by  a vertical  wall  with  a  plumb  line  in 
 his  hand. 8  The  L ord  asked  me, “ What  do  you 
 see,  Amos? ”
 I re plied, “ A  plumb  line.”
 Then  the  Lord  said, “ I  am set ting  a  plumb 
 line  among  my peo ple Is ra el;  I  will  no lon ger 
 spare  them:
 9 Isaac’s high places will be deserted,
  and Israel’s sanctuaries  
will be in ruins;
  I will rise up 
against the house of Jeroboam
  with a sword.”
AMAZIAH’S OPPOSITION
10 Am a zi ah  the  priest  of Beth el  sent  word  to 
 King Jer o bo am  of Is ra el, say ing, “ Amos  has 
con spired  against  you  right  here  in  the  house 
 of Is ra el. The  land can not en dure  all  his  words, 
11  for  Amos  has  said  this: ‘Jer o bo am  will  die 
 by  the  sword,  and Is ra el  will cer tain ly  go  into 
ex ile  from  its home land.’ ”
12  Then Am a zi ah  said  to  Amos, “ Go  away , 
 you  seer! Flee  to  the  land  of Ju dah. Earn  your 
liv ing e  and  give  your proph e cies  there, 13  but 
 don’t  ever proph e sy  at Beth el  again,  for  it  is 
 the  king’s sanc tu ary  and  a roy al tem ple.”
14  So  Amos an swered Am a zi ah, “ I  was f  not 
 a proph et  or  the  son  of  a proph et; g rath er,  I 
 was f  a herdsman,  and  I  took  care  of syc a more 
 figs. 15  But  the  L ord  took  me  from fol low ing 
 the  flock  and  said  to  me, ‘ Go, proph e sy  to  my 
peo ple Is ra el.’ ”
16  Now  hear  the  word  of  the  L ord. You  say:
  Do not prophesy against Israel;
  do not preach against the house 
of Isaac. 17 There fore,  this  is  what  the  L ord  says:
  Your wife will be a prostitute in the city ,
  your sons and daughters will fall 
by the sword,
  and your land will be divided up
  with a measuring line. You yourself will die on pagan  h soil,
  and Israel will certainly go into exile
  from its homeland. FOURTH VISION: A BASKET OF SUMMER FRUIT
8 
 The  Lord  G od  showed  me  this:  a bas ket 
 of sum mer  fruit. 2  He  asked  me, “ What  do 
 you  see,  Amos? ”
 I re plied, “ A bas ket  of sum mer  fruit.” i
 The  L ord  said  to  me, “ The  end  has  come  for 
 my peo ple Is ra el;  I  will  no lon ger  spare  them. a6:10 Lit remove bones   b6:12 Some emend to plow the sea   c6:14 Or from Lebo-hamath   d6:14 Probably the Valley of Zared 
at the southeast end of the Dead Sea   e7:12 Lit Eat bread   f7:14 Or am   g7:14 = a prophet’s disciple or a member of a prophetic 
guild   h7:17 Lit unclean   i8:2 In Hb the word for summer fruit sounds like the word for end. AMOS 6-8 816
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3  In  that  day  the tem ple a  songs  will be come 
wail ing”  —   this  is  the  Lord  G od’ s dec la ra tion. “ Many  dead bod ies,  thrown ev ery where!


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Si-
lence! ”
 4 Hear this, you who trample 
on the needy
  and do away with the poor of the land,
 5 asking, “When will the New Moon 
be over
  so we may sell grain,
  and the Sabbath,
  so we may market wheat? We can reduce the measure
  while increasing the price  b
  and cheat with dishonest scales.


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6 We can buy the poor with silver
  and the needy for a pair of sandals
  and even sell the chaff! ”
7  The  L ord  has  sworn  by  the  Pride  of Ja cob: c
  I will never forget all their deeds. 8 Because of this, won’t the land quake
  and all who dwell in it mourn? All of it will rise like the Nile;
  it will surge and then subside
  like the Nile in Egypt. 9 And in that day —
  this is the declaration  
of the Lord God —
  I will make the sun go down at noon;
  I will darken the land in the daytime. 10 I will turn your feasts into mourning
  and all your songs into lamentation;
  I will cause everyone d to wear sackcloth
  and every head to be shaved. I will make that grief
  like mourning for an only son
  and its outcome like a bitter day . 11 Look, the days are coming —
  this is the declaration  
of the Lord God —
  when I will send a famine 
through the land:
  not a famine of bread or a thirst 
for water,
  but of hearing the words of the Lord. 12 People will stagger from sea to sea
  and roam from north to east
  seeking the word of the Lord,
  but they will not find it. 13 In that day the beautiful young women,
  the young men also, will faint 
from thirst. 14 Those who swear by the guilt 
of Samaria
  and say , “ As your god lives, Dan,”
  or, “ As the way e,f of Beer-sheba lives” —
  they will fall, never to rise again. FIFTH VISION: THE LORD BESIDE THE ALTAR
9 
 I  saw  the  Lord stand ing be side  the al tar, 
 and  he  said:
  Strike the capitals of the pillars
  so that the thresholds shake;
  knock them down on the heads of all 
the people. Then I will kill the rest of them 
with the sword.


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None of those who flee will get away;
  none of the fugitives will escape. 2 If they dig down to Sheol,
  from there my hand will take them;
  if they climb up to heaven,
  from there I will bring them down. 3 If they hide
  on the top of Carmel,
  from there I will track them down
  and seize them;
  if they conceal themselves
  from my sight on the sea floor,
  from there I will command
  the sea serpent to bite them. 4 And if they are driven
  by their enemies into captivity ,
  from there I will command
  the sword to kill them. I will keep my eye on them
  for harm and not for good. 5 The Lord, the God of Armies —
  he touches the earth;
  it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn;
  all of it rises like the Nile
  and subsides like the Nile of Egypt. 6 He builds his upper chambers
  in the heavens
  and lays the foundation of his vault
  on the earth. He summons the water of the sea
  and pours it out over the surface 
of the earth.


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The Lord is his name. a8:3 Or palace   b8:5 Lit reduce the ephah and make the shekel great   c8:7 = the Lord or the promised land   d8:10 Lit every 
waist   e8:14 LXX reads god   f8:14 Or power
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF JUDGMENT
 7 Israelites, are you not like the Cushites 
to me? This is the Lord’s declaration.


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Didn’t I bring Israel from the land 
of Egypt,
  the Philistines from Caphtor,  a
  and the Arameans from Kir? 8 Look, the eyes of the Lord God
  are on the sinful kingdom,
  and I will obliterate it
  from the face of the earth. However, I will not totally destroy
  the house of Jacob —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
 9 for I am about to give the command,
  and I will shake the house of Israel
  among all the nations,
  as one shakes a sieve,
  but not a pebble will fall to the ground. 10 All the sinners among my people
  who say: “Disaster will never overtake  b
  or confront us,”
  will die by the sword. ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESTORATION
 11 In that day
  I will restore the fallen shelter of David:
  I will repair its gaps,
  restore its ruins,
  and rebuild it as in the days of old,
 12 so that they may possess
  the remnant of Edom
  and all the nations
  that bear my name — c
  this is the declaration of the Lord; 
he will do this. 13 Look, the days are coming —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  when the plowman will overtake 
the reaper
  and the one who treads grapes,
  the sower of seed. The mountains will drip 
with sweet wine,
  and all the hills will flow with it. 14 I will restore the fortunes 
of my people Israel. d
  They will rebuild and occupy 
ruined cities,
  plant vineyards and drink their wine,
  make gardens and eat their produce. 15 I will plant them on their land,
  and they will never again  
be uprooted
  from the land I have given them.


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The Lord your God has spoken. a9:7 Probably Crete   b9:10 Or “You will not let disaster come near   c9:12 LXX reads so that the remnant of man and all the 
nations . .


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. may seek me ; Ac 15:17   d9:14 Or restore my people Israel from captivity
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obadiah
T 
he vi sion  of Oba di ah. EDOM’S CERTAIN JUDGMENT
 This  is  what  the  Lord  G od  has  said  about  Edom:
  We have heard a message 
from the Lord;
  an envoy has been sent 
among the nations:
  “Rise up, and let us go to war 
against her.” a
 2 Look, I will make you insignificant
  among the nations;
  you will be deeply despised. 3 Your arrogant heart has deceived you,
  you who live in clefts of the rock  b,c
  in your home on the heights,
  who say to yourself,
  “Who can bring me down 
to the ground?


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”
 4 Though you seem to soar  d  
like an eagle
  and make your nest among the stars,
  even from there I will bring you down. This is the Lord’s declaration.


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5 If thieves came to you,
  if marauders by night —
  how ravaged you would be! —
  wouldn’t they steal only 
what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you,
  wouldn’t they leave some grapes? 6 How Esau will be pillaged,
  his hidden treasures searched out! 7 Everyone who has a treaty with you
  will drive you to the border;
  everyone at peace with you
  will deceive and conquer you. Those who eat your bread
  will set  e a trap for you.


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He will be unaware of it. 8 In that day —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  will I not eliminate the wise ones 
of Edom
  and those who understand
  from the hill country of Esau? 9 Teman, f your warriors  
will be terrified
  so that everyone 
from the hill country of Esau
  will be destroyed by slaughter. EDOM’S SINS AGAINST JUDAH
 10 You will be covered with shame
  and destroyed forever
  because of violence done 
to your brother Jacob. 11 On the day you stood aloof,
  on the day strangers captured 
his wealth, g
  while foreigners entered his city gate
  and cast lots for Jerusalem,
  you were just like one of them. 12 Do not h gloat over your brother
  in the day of his calamity;
  do not rejoice over the people  
of Judah
  in the day of their destruction;
  do not boastfully mock  i
  in the day of distress. 13 Do not enter my people’s city gate
  in the day of their disaster. Yes, you  —  do not gloat 
over their misery
  in the day of their disaster,
  and do not appropriate 
their possessions
  in the day of their disaster. 14 Do not stand at the crossroads  j
  to cut off their fugitives,
  and do not hand over their survivors
  in the day of distress. JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS
 15 For the day of the Lord is near,
  against all the nations.


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As you have done, it will be done 
to you;
  what you deserve will return 
on your own head. 16 As you have drunk 
on my holy mountain,
a1 = Edom   b3 Or in Sela ; probably = Petra   c3 Probably Petra   d4 Or to build high   e7 Some LXX mss, Sym, Tg, Vg; MT reads 
They will set your bread as   f9 = a region or city in Edom   g11 Or forces   h12-14 Or You should not throughout vv . 12-14    
i12 Lit not make your mouth big   j14 Hb obscure
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They will drink and gulp down
  and be as though they had never been. 17 But there will be a deliverance 
on Mount Zion,
  and it will be holy;
  the house of Jacob will dispossess
  those who dispossessed them. a
 18 Then the house of Jacob will be 
a blazing fire,
  and the house of Joseph, 
a burning flame,
  but the house of Esau will be stubble;
  Jacob  b will set them on fire 
and consume Edom. c
  Therefore no survivor will remain
  of the house of Esau,
  for the Lord has spoken. FUTURE BLESSING FOR ISRAEL
 19 People from the Negev will possess
  the hill country of Esau;
  those from the Judean foothills 
will possess
  the land of the Philistines. They  d will possess
  the territories of Ephraim and Samaria,
  while Benjamin will possess Gilead. 20 The exiles of the Israelites who are 
in Halah e
  and who are among the Canaanites 
as far as Zarephath
  as well as the exiles of Jerusalem 
who are in Sepharad
  will possess the cities of the Negev . 21 Saviors f will ascend Mount Zion
  to rule over the hill country of Esau,
  but the kingdom will be the Lord’s.


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a17 DSS, LXX, Syr , Vg, Tg; MT reads Jacob will possess its inheritance   b18 Lit they   c18 Lit them   d19 = The house of Jacob    
e20 Or of this host of the Israelites ; Hb obscure   f21 Or Those who have been delivered
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Jonah
JONAH’S FLIGHT
1 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  came  to Jo nah  son 
 of Am it tai: 2 “ Get  up! Go  to  the  great  city  of 
Nin e veh  and  preach  against  it be cause  their 
 evil  has  come  up be fore  me.” 3 Jo nah  got  up  to 
 flee  to Tar shish  from  the  L ord’ s pres ence. He 
 went  down  to Jop pa  and  found  a  ship go ing 
 to Tar shish. He  paid  the  fare  and  went  down 
 into  it  to  go  with  them  to Tar shish  from  the 
 L ord’ s pres ence. 4  But  the  L ord  threw  a  great  wind  onto  the 
 sea,  and  such  a  great  storm  arose  on  the  sea 
 that  the  ship threat ened  to  break  apart. 5  The 
sail ors  were  afraid,  and  each  cried  out  to  his 
 god. They  threw  the  ship’s car go  into  the  sea  to 
light en  the  load. Mean while, Jo nah  had  gone 
 down  to  the low est  part  of  the ves sel  and  had 
 stretched  out  and fall en  into  a  deep  sleep. 6  The cap tain ap proached  him  and  said, 
“ What  are  you do ing  sound  asleep? Get  up!


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Call  to  your  god. a May be  this  god  will con-
sid er  us,  and  we  won’t per ish.”
7 “ Come  on! ”  the sail ors  said  to  each oth-
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“ Let’s  cast  lots. Then  we’ll  know  who  is  to 
 blame  for  this trou ble  we’re  in.”  So  they  cast 
 lots,  and  the  lot sin gled  out Jo nah. 8  Then  they 
 said  to  him, “ Tell  us  who  is  to  blame  for  this 
trou ble  we’re  in. What  is  your busi ness,  and 
 where  are  you  from?


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What  is  your coun try , 
 and  what peo ple  are  you  from? ”
9  He an swered  them, “ I’m  a He brew . I wor-
ship b  the  L ord,  the  God  of  the heav ens,  who 
 made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land.”
10  Then  the  men  were  seized  by  a  great  fear 
 and  said  to  him, “ What  is  this  you’ve  done? ” 
 The  men  knew  he  was flee ing  from  the  L ord’ s  
pres ence be cause  he  had  told  them. 11  So  they 
 said  to  him, “ What  should  we  do  to  you  so  that 
 the  sea  will  calm  down  for  us? ”  For  the  sea 
 was get ting  worse  and  worse. 12  He an swered  them, “ Pick  me  up  and  throw 
 me  into  the  sea  so  that  it  will  calm  down  for 
 you,  for  I  know  that  I’m  to  blame  for  this  great 
 storm  that  is  against  you.” 13 Nev er the less, 
 the  men  rowed  hard  to  get  back  to  dry  land, 
 but  they  couldn’t be cause  the  sea  was rag ing 
 against  them  more  and  more. 14  So  they  called  out  to  the  L ord: “ Please, 
 L ord,  don’t  let  us per ish be cause  of  this  man’s 
 life,  and  don’t  charge  us  with in no cent  blood! For  you,  L ord,  have  done  just  as  you  pleased.” 
15  Then  they  picked  up Jo nah  and  threw  him 
 into  the  sea,  and  the  sea  stopped  its rag ing. 16  The  men  were  seized  by  great  fear  of  the 
 L ord,  and  they off  ered  a sac ri fice  to  the  L ord 
 and  made  vows. 17  The  L ord ap point ed  a  great  fish  to swal-
low Jo nah,  and Jo nah  was  in  the bel ly  of  the 
 fish  three  days  and  three  nights. JONAH’S PRAYER
2 
Jo nah  prayed  to  the  L ord  his  God  from 
 the bel ly  of  the  fish:
 2 I called to the Lord in my distress,
  and he answered me. I cried out for help 
from deep inside  c Sheol;
  you heard my voice. 3 You threw me into the depths,
  into the heart of the seas,
  and the current  d overcame me. All your breakers and your billows 
swept over me. 4 But I said, “I have been banished
  from your sight,
  yet I will look once more  e
  toward your holy temple. 5 The water engulfed me up to the neck;  f
  the watery depths overcame me;
  seaweed was wrapped around my head. 6 I sank to the foundations 
of the mountains,
  the earth’s gates shut 
behind me forever! Then you raised my life from the Pit, 
Lord my God! 7 As my life was fading away ,
  I remembered the Lord,
  and my prayer came to you,
  to your holy temple. 8 Those who cherish worthless idols
  abandon their faithful love,
 9 but as for me, I will sacrifice to you
  with a voice of thanksgiving. a1:6 Or God   b1:9 Or fear   c2:2 Lit from the stomach of   d2:3 Lit river   e2:4 LXX reads said, “Indeed, will I look .


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  I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation  a belongs to the Lord.”
10  Then  the  L ord com mand ed  the  fish,  and 
 it vom it ed Jo nah  onto  dry  land. JONAH’S PREACHING
3 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  came  to Jo nah  a 
sec ond  time: 2 “ Get  up! Go  to  the  great  city 
 of Nin e veh  and  preach  the mes sage  that  I  tell 
 you.” 3 Jo nah  got  up  and  went  to Nin e veh ac-
cord ing  to  the  L ord’ s com mand. Now Nin e veh  was  an ex treme ly  great  city , b 
 a three-day  walk. 4 Jo nah  set  out  on  the  first 
 day  of  his  walk  in  the  city  and pro claimed, 
“ In for ty  days Nin e veh  will  be de mol ished! ” 
5  Then  the peo ple  of Nin e veh be lieved  God. They pro claimed  a  fast  and  dressed  in sack-
cloth  —   from  the great est  of  them  to  the  least. 6  When  word  reached  the  king  of Nin e veh, 
 he  got  up  from  his  throne,  took  off  his roy al 
 robe,  put  on sack cloth,  and  sat  in ash es. 7  Then 
 he is sued  a de cree  in Nin e veh:
By order of the king and his nobles: No 
person or animal, herd or flock, is to 
taste anything at all. They must not eat or 
drink water. 8 Furthermore, both peo -
ple and animals must be covered with 
sackcloth, and everyone must call out 
earnestly to God. Each must turn from 
his evil ways and from his wrongdoing. c 
9 Who knows? God may turn and relent; 
he may turn from his burning anger so 
that we will not perish. 10  God  saw  their ac tions  —   that  they  had 
 turned  from  their  evil  ways  —   so  God re lent-
ed  from  the di sas ter  he  had threat ened  them 
 with. And  he  did  not  do  it.


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JONAH’S ANGER
4 
Jo nah  was great ly dis pleased  and be came 
fu ri ous. 2  He  prayed  to  the  L ord: “ Please, 
 L ord,  isn’t  this  what  I  thought  while  I  was  still 
 in  my  own coun try?


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That’s  why  I  fled to ward 
Tar shish  in  the  first  place. I  knew  that  you 
 are  a gra cious  and com pas sion ate  God,  slow 
 to an ger, abounding  in faith ful  love,  and  one 
 who re lents  from send ing di sas ter. 3  And  now , 
 L ord,  take  my  life  from  me,  for  it  is bet ter  for 
 me  to  die  than  to  live.”
4  The  L ord  asked, “ Is  it  right  for  you  to  be 
an gry? ”
5 Jo nah  left  the  city  and  found  a  place  east  of 
 it. He  made him self  a shel ter  there  and  sat  in 
 its  shade  to  see  what  would hap pen  to  the  city . 6  Then  the  L ord  God ap point ed  a  plant,  and  it 
 grew  over Jo nah  to pro vide  shade  for  his  head 
 to res cue  him  from  his trou ble. d Jo nah  was 
great ly  pleased  with  the  plant. 7  When  dawn 
 came  the  next  day ,  God ap point ed  a  worm  that 
at tacked  the  plant,  and  it with ered. 8  As  the  sun  was ris ing,  God ap point ed  a 
scorch ing  east  wind. The  sun  beat  down  on 
Jo nah’s  head  so  much  that  he al most faint ed, 
 and  he want ed  to  die. He  said, “ It’s bet ter  for 
 me  to  die  than  to  live.”
9  Then  God  asked Jo nah, “ Is  it  right  for  you 
 to  be an gry  about  the  plant? ”
“ Yes,  it’s  right!


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“ I’m an gry  enough 
 to  die! ”
10  So  the  L ord  said, “ You  cared  about  the 
 plant,  which  you  did  not la bor  over  and  did 
 not  grow . It ap peared  in  a  night  and per ished 
 in  a  night.


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11  But  may  I  not  care  about  the  great 
 city  of Nin e veh,  which  has  more  than  a hun-
dred  and twen ty thou sand peo ple  who can not 
dis tin guish be tween  their  right  and  their  left, 
 as  well  as  many an i mals? ”
a2:9 Or Deliverance   b3:3 Or was a great city to God   c3:8 Or injustice, or  violence   d4:6 Or disaster, or evil
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micah
1 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  that  came  to Mi cah 
 the Mo re shite  —   what  he  saw re gard ing 
Sa mar ia  and Je ru sa lem  in  the  days  of Jo tham, 
 Ahaz,  and Hez e ki ah,  kings  of Ju dah. COMING JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL
 2 Listen, all you peoples;
  pay attention, earth  a and everyone 
in it!


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The Lord God will be a witness 
against you,
  the Lord, from his holy temple. 3 Look, the Lord is leaving his place
  and coming down to trample
  the heights  b of the earth. 4 The mountains will melt beneath him,
  and the valleys will split apart,
  like wax near a fire,
  like water cascading down 
a mountainside. 5 All this will happen because of 
Jacob’s rebellion
  and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the rebellion of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah?


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Isn’t it Jerusalem? 6 Therefore, I will make Samaria
  a heap of ruins in the countryside,
  a planting area for a vineyard. I will roll her stones into the valley
  and expose her foundations. 7 All her carved images will be smashed 
to pieces;
  all her wages will be burned in the fire,
  and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages 
of a prostitute,
  they will be used again for a prostitute. MICAH’S LAMENT
 8 Because of this I will lament and wail;
  I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like the jackals
  and mourn like ostriches. c
 9 For her wound is incurable
  and has reached even Judah;
  it has approached my people’s city gate,
  as far as Jerusalem. 10 Don’t announce it in Gath,
  don’t weep at all.


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Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah. 11 Depart in shameful nakedness,
  you residents of Shaphir;
  the residents of Zaanan will not 
come out. Beth-ezel is lamenting;
  its support  d is taken from you. 12 Though the residents of Maroth
  anxiously wait for something good,
  disaster has come from the Lord
  to the gate of Jerusalem. 13 Harness the horses to the chariot,
  you residents of Lachish. This was the beginning of sin 
for Daughter Zion
  because Israel’s acts of rebellion 
can be traced to you. 14 Therefore, send farewell gifts 
to Moresheth-gath;
  the houses of Achzib are a deception
  to the kings of Israel. 15 I will again bring a conqueror
  against you who live in Mareshah. The nobility  e of Israel will come 
to Adullam. 16 Shave yourselves bald and cut off 
your hair
  in sorrow for your precious children;
  make yourselves as bald as an eagle,
  for they have been taken from you 
into exile. OPPRESSORS JUDGED
2 
Woe to those who dream 
up wickedness
  and prepare evil plans on their beds!


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2 They covet fields and seize them;
  they also take houses. They deprive a man of his home,
  a person of his inheritance. a1:2 Or land   b1:3 Or high places   c1:8 Or eagle owls ; lit daughters of the desert   d1:11 Lit its standing place ; Hb obscure   
e1:15 Lit glory
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3 There fore,  the  L ord  says:
  I am now planning a disaster
  against this nation;
  you cannot free your necks from it. Then you will not walk so proudly
  because it will be an evil time. 4 In that day one will take up a taunt 
against you
  and lament mournfully , saying,
  “We are totally ruined! He measures out the allotted land 
of my people.


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How he removes it from me! He allots our fields to traitors.”
 5 Therefore, there will be no one
  in the assembly of the Lord
  to divide the land by casting lots. a
GOD’S WORD REJECTED
 6 “Quit your preaching,” they  b preach. “They should not preach these things;
  shame will not overtake us.”  c
 7 House of Jacob, should it be asked,
  “Is the Spirit of the Lord impatient? Are these the things he does?


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”
  Don’t my words bring good
  to the one who walks uprightly? 8 But recently my people have risen up
  like an enemy:
  You strip off the splendid robe
  from those who are 
passing through confidently ,
  like those returning from war. 9 You force the women of my people
  out of their comfortable homes,
  and you take my blessing  d
  from their children forever. 10 Get up and leave,
  for this is not your place of rest
  because defilement 
brings destruction —
  a grievous destruction! 11 If a man comes
  and utters empty lies  —
  “I will preach to you about wine 
and beer” —
  he would be just the preacher 
for this people! THE REMNANT REGATHERED
 12 I will indeed gather all of you, Jacob;
  I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep 
in a pen,
  like a flock in the middle of its pasture.


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It will be noisy with people. 13 One who breaks open the way
  will advance before them;
  they will break out, pass 
through the city gate,
  and leave by it. Their King will pass through 
before them,
  the Lord as their leader. UNJUST LEADERS JUDGED
3 
Then I said, “Now listen, 
leaders of Jacob,
  you rulers of the house of Israel. Aren’t you supposed to know 
what is just?


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You tear off people’s skin
  and strip their flesh from their bones. 3 You eat the flesh of my people
  after you strip their skin from them
  and break their bones. You chop them up
  like flesh for the cooking pot,
  like meat in a cauldron.”
 4 Then they will cry out to the Lord,
  but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them 
at that time
  because of the crimes 
they have committed. FALSE PROPHETS JUDGED
 5 This is what the Lord says
  concerning the prophets
  who lead my people astray ,
  who proclaim peace
  when they have food to sink 
their teeth into
  but declare war against the one
  who puts nothing in their mouths. 6 Therefore, it will be night for you —
  without visions;
  it will grow dark for you —
  without divination. The sun will set on these prophets,
  and the daylight will turn black 
over them. 7 Then the seers will be ashamed
a2:5 Lit Lord stretching the measuring line by lot   b2:6 = the prophets   c2:6 T ext emended; MT reads things. Shame will not 
depart   d2:9 Perhaps the land
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  and the diviners disappointed. They will all cover their mouths  a
  because there will be no answer 
from God. 8 As for me, however, I am filled 
with power
  by the Spirit of the Lord,
  with justice and courage,
  to proclaim to Jacob his rebellion
  and to Israel his sin. ZION’S DESTRUCTION
 9 Listen to this, leaders of the house 
of Jacob,
  you rulers of the house of Israel,
  who abhor justice
  and pervert everything that is right,
 10 who build Zion with bloodshed
  and Jerusalem with injustice. 11 Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
  her priests teach for payment,
  and her prophets practice divination 
for silver. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
  “Isn’t the Lord among us? No disaster will overtake us.”
 12 Therefore, because of you,
  Zion will be plowed like a field,
  Jerusalem will become ruins,
  and the temple’s mountain
  will be a high thicket. THE LORD’S RULE FROM RESTORED ZION
4 
In the last days
the mountain of the Lord’s house
  will be established
  at the top of the mountains
  and will be raised above the hills. Peoples will stream to it,
 2 and many nations will come and say ,
  “Come, let us go up to the mountain 
of the Lord,
  to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us about his ways
  so we may walk in his paths.”
  For instruction will go out of Zion
  and the word of the Lord  
from Jerusalem. 3 He will settle disputes 
among many peoples
  and provide arbitration 
for strong nations
  that are far away . They will beat their swords into plows
  and their spears into pruning knives. Nation will not take up the sword 
against nation,
  and they will never again train  
for war. 4 But each person will sit 
under his grapevine
  and under his fig tree
  with no one to frighten him. For the mouth of the Lord of Armies
  has spoken.


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5 Though all the peoples each walk
  in the name of their gods,
  we will walk in the name of the 
Lord our God
  forever and ever. 6 On that day —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  I will assemble the lame
  and gather the scattered,
  those I have injured. 7 I will make the lame into a remnant,
  those far removed into a strong nation.


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Then the Lord will reign over them 
in Mount Zion
  from this time on and forever. 8 And you, watchtower for the flock,
  fortified hill  b of Daughter Zion,
  the former rule will come to you;
  sovereignty will come 
to Daughter Jerusalem. FROM EXILE TO VICTORY
 9 Now , why are you shouting loudly?


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Has your counselor perished
  so that anguish grips you like a woman 
in labor? 10 Writhe and cry out,  c Daughter Zion,
  like a woman in labor,
  for now you will leave the city
  and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon;
  there you will be rescued;
  there the Lord will redeem you
  from the grasp of your enemies! 11 Many nations have now assembled 
against you;
  they say , “Let her be defiled,
  and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”
a3:7 Lit mustache   b4:8 Or flock, Ophel   c4:10 Hb obscure
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 12 But they do not know 
the Lord’s intentions
  or understand his plan,
  that he has gathered them
  like sheaves to the threshing floor. 13 Rise and thresh, Daughter Zion,
  for I will make your horns iron
  and your hooves bronze
  so you can crush many peoples. Then you  a will set apart their plunder
  for the Lord,
  their wealth for the Lord of the 
whole earth.


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FROM DEFEATED RULER TO CONQUERING KING
5 
Now , daughter who is under attack,
you slash yourself in grief;
  a siege is set against us! They are striking the judge of Israel
  on the cheek with a rod.


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2 Bethlehem Ephrathah,
  you are small among the clans 
of Judah;
  one will come from you
  to be ruler over Israel for me. His origin  b is from antiquity ,
  from ancient times.


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3 Therefore, Israel will be abandoned 
until the time
  when she who is in labor 
has given birth;
  then the rest of the ruler’s brothers 
will return
  to the people of Israel. 4 He will stand and shepherd them
  in the strength of the Lord,
  in the majestic name of the Lord  
his God.


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They will live securely ,
  for then his greatness will extend
  to the ends of the earth. 5 He will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land,
  when it marches against our fortresses,
  we will raise against it 
seven shepherds,
  even eight leaders of men. 6 They will shepherd the land of Assyria 
with the sword,
  the land of Nimrod 
with a drawn blade. c
  So he will rescue us from Assyria
  when it invades our land,
  when it marches against our territory . THE GLORIOUS AND PURIFIED REMNANT
 7 Then the remnant of Jacob
  will be among many peoples
  like dew from the Lord,
  like showers on the grass,
  which do not wait for anyone
  or linger for mankind. 8 Then the remnant of Jacob
  will be among the nations, 
among many peoples,
  like a lion among animals of the forest,
  like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
  which tramples and tears 
as it passes through,
  and there is no one to rescue them. 9 Your hand will be lifted up 
against your adversaries,
  and all your enemies will be destroyed. 10 In that day —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  I will remove your horses from you
  and wreck your chariots. 11 I will remove the cities of your land
  and tear down all your fortresses. 12 I will remove sorceries 
from your hands,
  and you will not have 
any more fortune-tellers. 13 I will remove your carved images
  and sacred pillars from you
  so that you will no longer worship
  the work of your hands. 14 I will pull up the Asherah poles 
from among you
  and demolish your cities. d
 15 I will take vengeance in anger 
and wrath
  against the nations that have not 
obeyed me. GOD’S LAWSUIT AGAINST JUDAH
6 
 Now lis ten  to  what  the  L ord  is say ing:
 Rise, plead your case 
before the mountains,
  and let the hills hear your complaint. e
 2 Listen to the Lord’s lawsuit,
  you mountains 
and enduring foundations of the earth,
a4:13 LXX, Syr , Tg; MT reads I   b5:2 Lit His going out   c5:6 Aq, Vg; MT , Sym read Nimrod at its gateways   d5:14 Or shrines   
e6:1 Lit voice
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  because the Lord has a case 
against his people,
  and he will argue it against Israel. 3 My people, what have I done to you,
  or how have I wearied you? Testify against me! 4 Indeed, I brought you up from the land 
of Egypt
  and redeemed you from that place 
of slavery . I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam 
ahead of you. 5 My people,
  remember what King 
Balak of Moab proposed,
  what Balaam son of Beor 
answered him,
  and what happened from 
the Acacia Grove a to Gilgal
  so that you may acknowledge
  the Lord’s righteous acts. 6 What should I bring before the Lord
  when I come to bow before God 
on high? Should I come before him 
with burnt offerings,
  with year-old calves? 7 Would the Lord be pleased 
with thousands of rams
  or with ten thousand streams of oil? Should I give my firstborn 
for my transgression,
  the offspring of my body 
for my own sin? 8 Mankind, he has told each of you 
what is good
  and what it is the Lord requires of you:
  to act justly ,
  to love faithfulness,
  and to walk humbly with your God. VERDICT OF JUDGMENT
 9 The voice of the Lord calls out 
to the city b
  (and it is wise to fear your name):
  “Pay attention to the rod
  and the one who ordained it. c
 10 Are there still  d the treasures 
of wickedness
  and the accursed short measure
  in the house of the wicked? 11 Can I excuse wicked scales
  or bags of deceptive weights? 12 For the wealthy of the city are full 
of violence,
  and its residents speak lies;
  the tongues in their mouths 
are deceitful. 13 “ As a result, I have begun to strike 
you severely , e
  bringing desolation because of 
your sins. 14 You will eat but not be satisfied,
  for there will be hunger within you. What you acquire, you cannot save,
  and what you do save,
  I will give to the sword. d
 15 You will sow but not reap;
  you will press olives
  but not anoint yourself with oil;
  and you will tread grapes
  but not drink the wine.


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16 The statutes of Omri
  and all the practices of Ahab’s house
  have been observed;
  you have followed their policies. Therefore, I will make you 
a desolate place
  and the city’s  f residents an object 
of contempt;  g
  you will bear the scorn of my people.”  h
ISRAEL ’S MORAL DECLINE
7 
How sad for me! For I am like one who —
  when the summer fruit 
has been gathered
  after the gleaning of the grape harvest —
  finds no grape cluster to eat,
  no early fig, which I crave.


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All of them wait in ambush 
to shed blood;
  they hunt each other with a net. 3 Both hands are good 
at accomplishing evil:
  the official and the judge demand 
a bribe;
a6:5 Or from Shittim   b6:9 = Jerusalem   c6:9 Or attention, you tribe. Who has ordained it?


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; Hb obscure   d6:10,14 Hb obscure   
e6:13 LXX, Aq, Theod, Syr , Vg; MT reads I have made you sick by striking you down   f6:16 Lit and its   g6:16 Lit residents a 
hissing   h6:16 LXX reads of the peoples
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  when the powerful man communicates 
his evil desire,
  they plot it together. 4 The best of them is like a brier;
  the most upright is worse than a hedge 
of thorns. The day of your watchmen,
  the day of your punishment, is coming;
  at this time their panic is here. 5 Do not rely on a friend;
  don’t trust in a close companion.


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Seal your mouth
  from the woman who lies in your arms. 6 Surely a son considers his father a fool,
  a daughter opposes her mother,
  and a daughter-in-law is 
against her mother -in-law;
  a man’s enemies are the men 
of his own household. 7 But I will look to the Lord;
  I will wait for the God of my salvation.


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My God will hear me. ZION’S VINDICATION
 8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
  though I sit in darkness,
  the Lord will be my light. 9 Because I have sinned against him,
  I must endure the Lord’s rage
  until he champions my cause
  and establishes justice for me. He will bring me into the light;
  I will see his salvation. a
 10 Then my enemy will see,
  and she will be covered with shame,
  the one who said to me,
  “Where is the Lord your God? ”
  My eyes will look at her in triumph;
  at that time she will be trampled
  like mud in the streets. 11 A day will come for rebuilding 
your walls;
  on that day your boundary 
will be extended. 12 On that day people will come to you
  from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
  even from Egypt  
to the Euphrates River
  and from sea to sea
  and mountain to mountain. 13 Then the earth will become 
a wasteland
  because of its inhabitants
  and as a result of their actions. MICAH’S PRAYER ANSWERED
 14 Shepherd your people with your staff,
  the flock that is your possession.


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Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
  as in ancient times. 15 I will perform miracles for them  b
  as in the days of your exodus
  from the land of Egypt. 16 Nations will see and be ashamed
  of  c all their power.


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They will put their hands 
over their mouths,
  and their ears will become deaf. 17 They will lick the dust like a snake;
  they will come trembling out of 
their hiding places
  like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will tremble in the presence of the 
Lord our God;
  they will stand in awe of you. 18 Who is a God like you,
  forgiving iniquity and passing 
over rebellion
  for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not hold on 
to his anger forever
  because he delights in faithful love. 19 He will again have compassion on us;
  he will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast all our d sins
  into the depths of the sea. 20 You will show loyalty to Jacob
  and faithful love to Abraham,
  as you swore to our fathers
  from days long ago. a7:9 Or righteousness   b7:15 = Israel   c7:16 Or ashamed in spite of   d7:19 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr , Vg; other Hb mss read their
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nahum
1 
 The pronouncement con cern ing Nin e veh. The  book  of  the vi sion  of Na hum  the El-
kosh ite. GOD’S VENGEANCE
 2 The Lord is a jealous  
and avenging God;
  the Lord takes vengeance
  and is fierce in  a wrath. The Lord takes vengeance 
against his foes;
  he is furious with his enemies. 3 The Lord is slow to anger but great 
in power;
  the Lord will never leave 
the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm,
  and clouds are the dust 
beneath his feet.


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4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up,
  and he makes all the rivers run dry . Bashan and Carmel wither;
  even the flower of Lebanon withers. 5 The mountains quake before him,
  and the hills melt;
  the earth trembles  b,c at his presence —
  the world and all who live in it. 6 Who can withstand his indignation? Who can endure his burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire;
  even rocks are shattered before him. DESTRUCTION OF NINEVEH
 7 The Lord is good,
  a stronghold in a day of distress;
  he cares for those who take refuge 
in him. 8 But he will completely 
destroy Nineveh  d
  with an overwhelming flood,
  and he will chase his enemies 
into darkness. 9 Whatever you e plot against the Lord,
  he will bring it to complete destruction;
  oppression will not rise up 
a second time. 10 For they will be consumed
  like entangled thorns,
  like the drink of a drunkard
  and like straw that is fully dry . f
 11 One has gone out from you,  g
  who plots evil against the Lord,
  and is a wicked counselor. PROMISE OF JUDAH’S DELIVERANCE
12  This  is  what  the  L ord  says:
  Though they are strong  h 
and numerous,
  they will still be mowed down,
  and he  i will pass away . Though I have punished you,  j
  I will punish you no longer.


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13 For I will now break off his yoke 
from you
  and tear off your shackles. THE ASSYRIAN KING’S DEMISE
14  The  L ord  has is sued  an or der con cern ing 
 you:
  There will be no offspring
  to carry on your name. k
  I will eliminate the carved idol 
and cast image
  from the house of your gods;
  I will prepare your grave,
  for you are contemptible.


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15 Look to the mountains —
  the feet of the herald,
  who proclaims peace. Celebrate your festivals, Judah;
  fulfill your vows. For the wicked one will never again
  march through you;
  he will be entirely wiped out. ATTACK AGAINST NINEVEH
2 
One who scatters is coming up 
against you. Man the fortifications!


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Summon all your strength! a1:2 Lit is a master of   b1:5 Some emend to earth is laid waste   c1:5 Lit lifts   d1:8 Lit her place   e1:9 = Nineveh   f1:10 Hb 
obscure   g1:11 Possibly Nineveh   h1:12 Lit intact   i1:12 Either the king of Assyria or his army   j1:12 = Judah   k1:14 Lit It will 
not be sown from your name any longer   l2:1 Lit Strengthen
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 2 For the Lord will restore the majesty 
of Jacob,
  yes,  a the majesty of Israel,
  though ravagers have ravaged them
  and ruined their vine branches. 3 The shields of his  b warriors 
are dyed red;
  the valiant men are dressed in scarlet.


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The fittings of the chariot flash like fire
  on the day of its battle preparations,
  and the spears are brandished. 4 The chariots dash madly 
through the streets;
  they rush around in the plazas. They look like torches;
  they dart back and forth like lightning. 5 He gives orders to his officers;
  they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall;
  the protective shield is set in place. 6 The river gates are opened,
  and the palace erodes away . 7 Beauty c is stripped;  d
  she is carried away;
  her ladies-in-waiting moan
  like the sound of doves
  and beat their breasts. 8 Nineveh has been like a pool of water
  from her first days,  d
  but they are fleeing. “Stop!


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Plunder the gold! ”
  There is no end to the treasure,
  an abundance of every precious thing. 10 Desolation, decimation, devastation!


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Hearts melt,
  knees tremble,
  insides churn,
  every face grows pale! 11 Where is the lions’ lair,
  or the feeding ground of the young lions,
  where the lion and lioness prowled,
  and the lion’s cub,
  with nothing to frighten them away? 12 The lion mauled whatever 
its cubs needed
  and strangled prey for its lionesses. It filled up its dens with the kill,
  and its lairs with mauled prey . 13 Beware, I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord  
of Armies. I will make your chariots go up 
in smoke, e
  and the sword will devour 
your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth,
  and the sound of your messengers
  will never be heard again. NINEVEH’S DOWNFALL
3 
Woe to the city of blood,
totally deceitful,
  full of plunder,
  never without prey . 2 The crack of the whip
  and rumble of the wheel,
  galloping horse
  and jolting chariot!


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3 Charging horseman,
  flashing sword,
  shining spear;
  heaps of slain,
  mounds of corpses,
  dead bodies without end —
  they stumble over their dead. 4 Because of the continual prostitution 
of the prostitute,
  the attractive mistress of sorcery ,
  who treats nations 
and clans like merchandise
  by her prostitution and sorcery ,
 5 I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord  
of Armies. I will lift your skirts over your face
  and display your nakedness to nations,
  your shame to kingdoms. 6 I will throw filth on you
  and treat you with contempt;
  I will make a spectacle of you. 7 Then all who see you will recoil 
from you, saying,
  “Nineveh is devastated;
  who will show sympathy to her? ”
  Where can I find anyone to comfort you? 8 Are you better than Thebes  f
  that sat along the Nile
  with water surrounding her,
a2:2 Or like   b2:3 = the army commander attacking Nineveh   c2:7 T ext emended; MT reads Huzzab   d2:7,8 Hb obscure    
e2:13 Lit will burn her chariots in smoke   f3:8 Hb No-amon
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  whose rampart was the sea,
  the river  a,b her wall? 9 Cush and Egypt were 
her endless source of strength;
  Put and Libya were among her  c allies. 10 Yet she became an exile;
  she went into captivity . Her children were also dashed 
to pieces
  at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries,
  and all her nobles were bound 
in chains. 11 You d also will become drunk;
  you will hide.


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e
  You also will seek refuge 
from the enemy . 12 All your fortresses are fig trees
  with figs that ripened first;
  when shaken, they fall —
  right into the mouth of the eater! 13 Look, your troops are like women 
among you;
  your land’s city gates
  are wide open to your enemies. Fire will devour the bars  
of your gates. 14 Draw water for the siege;
  strengthen your fortresses. Step into the clay and tread the mortar;
  take hold of the brick-mold! 15 The fire will devour you there;
  the sword will cut you down. It will devour you like the young locust. Multiply yourselves 
like the young locust;
  multiply like the swarming locust! 16 You have made your merchants
  more numerous than the stars 
of the sky . The young locust strips  f the land
  and flies away . 17 Your court officials are 
like the swarming locust,
  and your scribes like clouds of locusts,
  which settle on the walls on a cold day;
  when the sun rises, they take off,
  and no one knows where they are. 18 King of Assyria, 
your shepherds slumber;
  your officers sleep. Your people are scattered 
across the mountains
  with no one to gather them together.


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All who hear the news about you
  will clap their hands because of you,
  for who has not experienced
  your constant cruelty? a3:8 LXX, Syr , Vg read water   b3:8 Lit sea from sea   c3:9 Lit your   d3:11 = Nineveh   e3:11 Or will be overcome   f3:16 Or 
sheds its skin
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habaKKuK
1 
 The pronouncement  that  the proph et Ha-
bak kuk  saw . HABAKKUK’S FIRST PRAYER
 2 How long, Lord, must I call for help
  and you do not listen
  or cry out to you about violence
  and you do not save? 3 Why do you force me to look 
at injustice?


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Why do you tolerate a wrongdoing? Oppression and violence are right 
in front of me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict escalates. 4 This is why the law is ineffective
  and justice never emerges. For the wicked restrict the righteous;
  therefore, justice comes out perverted. GOD’S FIRST ANSWER
 5 Look at the nations  b and observe —
  be utterly astounded! For I am doing something in your days
  that you will not believe
  when you hear about it.


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6 Look! I am raising up the Chaldeans,  c
  that bitter, impetuous nation
  that marches across 
the earth’s open spaces
  to seize territories not its own. 7 They are fierce and terrifying;
  their views of justice and sovereignty
  stem from themselves. 8 Their horses are swifter than leopards
  and more fierce  d than wolves 
of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead;
  their horsemen come 
from distant lands. They fly like eagles, 
swooping to devour. 9 All of them come to do violence;
  their faces are set in determination. e
  They gather prisoners like sand. 10 They mock kings,
  and rulers are a joke to them. They laugh at every fortress
  and build siege ramps to capture it. 11 Then they sweep by like the wind
  and pass through.


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They are guilty;  f their strength 
is their god. HABAKKUK’S SECOND PRAYER
 12 Are you not from eternity , 
Lord my God? My Holy One, you g will not die. L ord, you appointed them 
to execute judgment;
  my Rock, you destined them 
to punish us. 13 Your eyes are too pure to look on evil,
  and you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.


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So why do you tolerate those 
who are treacherous? Why are you silent
  while one  h who is wicked swallows up
  one  i who is more righteous 
than himself? 14 You have made mankind
  like the fish of the sea,
  like marine creatures that have 
no ruler. 15 The Chaldeans pull them all up 
with a hook,
  catch them in their dragnet,
  and gather them in their fishing net;
  that is why they are glad and rejoice. 16 That is why they sacrifice 
to their dragnet
  and burn incense to their fishing net,
  for by these things their portion  
is rich
  and their food plentiful. 17 Will they therefore empty their net
  and continually slaughter nations 
without mercy? HABAKKUK WAITS FOR GOD’S RESPONSE
2 
I will stand at my guard post
and station myself 
on the lookout tower. I will watch to see what he will say 
to me
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13   b1:5 DSS, LXX, Syr read Look, you treacherous people   c1:6 = the Babylonians   d1:8 Or and 
quicker   e1:9 Hb obscure   f1:11 Or wind, and transgress and incur guilt   g1:12 Alt Hb tradition reads we   h1:13 = Babylon    
i1:13 = Judah
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  and what I should  a reply 
about my complaint. GOD’S SECOND ANSWER
2  The  L ord an swered  me:
  Write down this vision;
  clearly inscribe it on tablets
  so one may easily read it. b
 3 For the vision is yet 
for the appointed time;
  it testifies about the end 
and will not lie.


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Though it delays, wait for it,
  since it will certainly come and not 
be late. 4 Look, his ego is inflated;  c
  he is without integrity .


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But the righteous one will live 
by his faith. d
 5 Moreover, wine e betrays;
  an arrogant man is never at rest. f
  He enlarges his appetite like Sheol,
  and like Death he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself;
  he collects all the peoples for himself. THE FIVE WOE ORACLES
 6 Won’t all of these take up a taunt 
against him,
  with mockery and riddles about him? They will say:
  Woe to him who amasses 
what is not his —
  how much longer? —
  and loads himself with goods 
taken in pledge. 7 Won’t your creditors suddenly arise,
  and those who disturb you wake up?


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Then you will become spoil for them. 8 Since you have plundered 
many nations,
  all the peoples who remain 
will plunder you —
  because of human bloodshed
  and violence against lands, cities,
  and all who live in them. 9 Woe to him who dishonestly makes
  wealth for his house  g
  to place his nest on high,
  to escape the grasp of disaster! 10 You have planned shame 
for your house
  by wiping out many peoples
  and sinning against your own self. 11 For the stones will cry out 
from the wall,
  and the rafters will answer them
  from the woodwork. 12 Woe to him who builds a city 
with bloodshed
  and founds a town with injustice! 13 Is it not from the Lord of Armies
  that the peoples labor only to fuel 
the fire
  and countries exhaust themselves 
for nothing? 14 For the earth will be filled
  with the knowledge of the Lord’s glory ,
  as the water covers the sea. 15 Woe to him who gives 
his neighbors drink,
  pouring out your wrath  h
  and even making them drunk,
  in order to look at their nakedness! 16 You will be filled with disgrace 
instead of glory . You also  —  drink,
  and expose your uncircumcision! i
  The cup in the Lord’s right hand
  will come around to you,
  and utter disgrace will cover 
your glory . 17 For your violence against Lebanon
  will overwhelm you;
  the destruction of animals 
will terrify you  j
  because of your human bloodshed 
and violence
  against lands, cities, and all who live 
in them. 18 What use is a carved idol
  after its craftsman carves it?


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It is only a cast image, a teacher of lies. For the one who crafts its shape 
trusts in it
  and makes idols that cannot speak. 19 Woe to him who says to wood: 
Wake up!


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or to mute stone: Come alive! a2:1 Syr reads what he will   b2:2 Lit one who reads in it may run   c2:4 Hb obscure   d2:4 Or faithfulness   e2:5 DSS read 
wealth   f2:5 Or man does not endure ; Hb obscure   g2:9 Or dynasty   h2:15 Or venom   i2:16 DSS, LXX, Aq, Syr , Vg read and 
stagger   j2:17 DSS, LXX, Aq, Syr , Tg, Vg; MT reads them
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It may be plated with gold 
and silver,
  yet there is no breath in it at all. 20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
  let the whole earth
  be silent in his presence. HABAKKUK’S THIRD PRAYER
3 
 A  prayer  of  the proph et Ha bak kuk. Ac cord-
ing  to Shig i o noth.


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a
 2 Lord, I have heard the report 
about you;
  L ord, I stand in awe of your deeds. Revive your work in these years;
  make it known in these years. In your wrath remember mercy! 3 God comes from Teman,
  the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah
  His splendor covers the heavens,
  and the earth is full of his praise. 4 His brilliance is like light;
  rays are flashing from his hand.


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This is where his power is hidden. 5 Plague goes before him,
  and pestilence follows in his steps. 6 He stands and shakes  b the earth;
  he looks and startles the nations. The age-old mountains break apart;
  the ancient hills sink down. His pathways are ancient. 7 I see the tents of Cushan  c in distress;
  the tent curtains of the land 
of Midian tremble. 8 Are you angry at the rivers, Lord? Is your wrath against the rivers? Or is your rage against the sea
  when you ride on your horses,
  your victorious chariot? 9 You took the sheath from your bow;
  the arrows are ready  d to be used 
with an oath. e Selah
  You split the earth with rivers. 10 The mountains see you and shudder;
  a downpour of water sweeps by . The deep roars with its voice
  and lifts its waves f high. 11 Sun and moon stand still 
in their lofty residence,
  at the flash of your flying arrows,
  at the brightness of your shining spear. 12 You march across the earth 
with indignation;
  you trample down the nations in wrath. 13 You come out to save your people,
  to save your anointed. g
  You crush the leader of the house 
of the wicked
  and strip him from foot  h to neck. Selah
 14 You pierce his head
  with his own spears;
  his warriors storm out to scatter us,
  gloating as if ready to secretly devour 
the weak. 15 You tread the sea with your horses,
  stirring up the vast water. HABAKKUK’S CONFIDENCE IN GOD EXPRESSED
 16 I heard, and I trembled within;
  my lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness entered my bones;
  I trembled where I stood. Now I must quietly wait for the day 
of distress
  to come against the people invading us. 17 Though the fig tree does not bud
  and there is no fruit on the vines,
  though the olive crop fails
  and the fields produce no food,
  though the flocks disappear 
from the pen
  and there are no herds in the stalls,
 18 yet I will celebrate in the Lord;
  I will rejoice in the God of my salvation! 19 The Lord my Lord is my strength;
  he makes my feet like those of a deer
  and enables me to walk 
on mountain heights!


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a3:1 Perhaps a passionate song with rapid changes of rhythm, or a dirge   b3:6 Or surveys   c3:7 = Midian   d3:9 Or set   e3:9 Hb 
obscure   f3:10 Lit hands   g3:13 The Davidic king or the nation of Israel   h3:13 Lit foundation   i3:19 Lit on my
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zePhaniah
1 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  that  came  to Zeph-
a ni ah  son  of Cu shi,  son  of Ged a li ah,  son 
 of Am a ri ah,  son  of Hez e ki ah,  in  the  days  of 
Jo si ah  son  of  Amon,  king  of Ju dah. THE GREAT DAY OF THE LORD
 2 I will completely 
sweep away everything
  from the face of the earth —
  this is the Lord’s declaration.


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3 I will sweep away people and animals;
  I will sweep away the birds of the sky
  and the fish of the sea,
  and the ruins  a along with the wicked. I will cut off mankind
  from the face of the earth. This is the Lord’s declaration. 4 I will stretch out my hand 
against Judah
  and against all the residents 
of Jerusalem. I will cut off every vestige of Baal
  from this place,
  the names of the pagan priests
  along with the priests;
 5 those who bow in worship 
on the rooftops
  to the stars in the sky;
  those who bow and pledge loyalty 
to the Lord
  but also pledge loyalty to Milcom;  b
 6 and those who turn back 
from following the Lord,
  who do not seek the Lord or inquire 
of him. 7 Be silent in the presence of the Lord God,
  for the day of the Lord is near.


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Indeed, the Lord has prepared 
a sacrifice;
  he has consecrated his guests. 8 On the day of the Lord’s sacrifice
  I will punish the officials, 
the king’s sons,
  and all who are dressed 
in foreign clothing. 9 On that day I will punish
  all who skip over the threshold,  c
  who fill their master’s house
  with violence and deceit. 10 On that day —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  there will be an outcry 
from the Fish Gate,
  a wailing from the Second District,
  and a loud crashing from the hills. 11 Wail, you residents of the Hollow , d
  for all the merchants  e will be silenced;
  all those loaded with silver will be 
cut off. 12 And at that time I will search Jerusalem 
with lamps
  and punish 
those who settle down comfortably , f
  who say to themselves:
  The Lord will not do good or evil. 13 Their wealth will become plunder
  and their houses a ruin. They will build houses but never live 
in them,
  plant vineyards but never drink 
their wine. 14 The great day of the Lord is near,
  near and rapidly approaching. Listen, the day of the Lord —
  then the warrior’s cry is bitter. 15 That day is a day of wrath,
  a day of trouble and distress,
  a day of destruction and desolation,
  a day of darkness and gloom,
  a day of clouds and total darkness,
 16 a day of trumpet blast and battle cry
  against the fortified cities,
  and against the high corner towers. 17 I will bring distress on mankind,
  and they will walk like the blind
  because they have sinned 
against the Lord.


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Their blood will be poured out like dust
  and their flesh like dung. a1:3 Perhaps objects connected with idolatry   b1:5 Some LXX mss, Syr , Vg; MT , other LXX mss read their king   c1:9 Hb obscure   
d1:11 Or the market district   e1:11 Or Canaanites   f1:12 Lit who thicken on their dregs
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 18 Their silver and their gold
  will be unable to rescue them
  on the day of the Lord’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed
  by the fire of his jealousy ,
  for he will make a complete,
  yes, a horrifying end
  of all the inhabitants of the earth. A CALL TO REPENTANCE
2 
Gather yourselves together;
gather together, undesirable  a nation,
 2 before the decree takes effect
  and the day passes like chaff,
  before the burning of the Lord’s anger 
overtakes you,
  before the day of the Lord’s anger 
overtakes you. 3 Seek the Lord, all you humble 
of the earth,
  who carry out what he commands.


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Seek righteousness, seek humility;
  perhaps you will be concealed
  on the day of the Lord’s anger. JUDGMENT AGAINST THE NATIONS
 4 For Gaza will be abandoned,
  and Ashkelon will become a ruin. Ashdod will be driven out at noon,
  and Ekron will be uprooted. 5 Woe, inhabitants of the seacoast,
  nation of the Cherethites! b
  The word of the Lord is against you,
  Canaan, land of the Philistines:
  I will destroy you until there is 
no one left. 6 The seacoast will become pasturelands
  with caves for shepherds and pens 
for sheep. 7 The coastland will belong
  to the remnant of the house of Judah;
  they will find pasture there. They will lie down in the evening
  among the houses of Ashkelon,
  for the Lord their God will return 
to them
  and restore their fortunes. 8 I have heard the taunting of Moab
  and the insults of the Ammonites,
  who have taunted my people
  and threatened their territory . 9 Therefore, as I live —
  this is the declaration of the Lord  
of Armies,
  the God of Israel —
  Moab will be like Sodom
  and the Ammonites like Gomorrah:
  a place overgrown with weeds,
  a salt pit, and a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of my people 
will plunder them;
  the remainder of my nation 
will dispossess them.


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10 This is what they get for their pride,
  because they have taunted 
and acted arrogantly
  against the people of the Lord  
of Armies. 11 The Lord will be terrifying to them
  when he starves all the gods 
of the earth. Then all the distant coasts and islands 
of the nations
  will bow in worship to him,
  each in its own place. 12 You Cushites will also be slain 
by my sword. 13 He will also stretch out his hand 
against the north
  and destroy Assyria;
  he will make Nineveh a desolate ruin,
  dry as the desert. 14 Herds will lie down in the middle  
of it,
  every kind of wild animal.


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c
  Both eagle owls  d and herons e
  will roost in the capitals of its pillars. Their calls will sound  f 
from the window ,
  but devastation  g will be 
on the threshold,
  for he will expose the cedar work. h
 15 This is the jubilant city
  that lives in security ,
  that thinks to herself:
  I exist, and there is no one else. What a desolation she has become,
  a place for wild animals  
to lie down!


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Everyone who passes by her
  scoffs  i and shakes his fist. a2:1 Or shameless   b2:5 = Sea Peoples   c2:14 Lit every wild animal of a nation   d2:14 Or the pelicans   e2:14 Or the 
hedgehogs   f2:14 Lit sing   g2:14 LXX, Vg read ravens   h2:14 Hb obscure   i2:15 Or hisses
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WOE TO OPPRESSIVE JERUSALEM
3 
Woe to the city that is rebellious  a 
and defiled,
  the oppressive city! 2 She has not obeyed;
  she has not accepted discipline.


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She has not trusted in the Lord;
  she has not drawn near to her God. 3 The b princes within her are 
roaring lions;
  her judges are wolves of the night,
  which leave nothing for  c the morning. 4 Her prophets are reckless —
  treacherous men.


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Her priests profane the sanctuary;
  they do violence to instruction. 5 The righteous Lord is in her;
  he does no wrong. He applies his justice morning 
by morning;
  he does not fail at dawn,
  yet the one who does wrong 
knows no shame. 6 I have cut off nations;
  their corner towers are destroyed.


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I have laid waste their streets,
  with no one to pass through. Their cities lie devastated,
  without a person, 
without an inhabitant. 7 I thought: You will certainly fear me
  and accept correction. Then her dwelling place  d
  would not be cut off
  based on all that I had allocated to her.


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However, they became more corrupt
  in all their actions. 8 Therefore, wait for me —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  until the day I rise up for plunder. e
  For my decision is to gather nations,
  to assemble kingdoms,
  in order to pour out my indignation 
on them,
  all my burning anger;
  for the whole earth will be consumed
  by the fire of my jealousy . FINAL RESTORATION PROMISED
 9 For I will then restore
  pure speech to the peoples
  so that all of them may call
  on the name of the Lord
  and serve him with a single purpose. f
 10 From beyond the rivers of Cush
  my supplicants, my dispersed people,
  will bring an offering to me. 11 On that day you g will not be put 
to shame
  because of everything you have done
  in rebelling against me. For then I will remove
  from among you your jubilant, 
arrogant people,
  and you will never again be haughty
  on my holy mountain. 12 I will leave
  a meek and humble people among you,
  and they will take refuge in the name 
of the Lord. 13 The remnant of Israel will no longer
  do wrong or tell lies;
  a deceitful tongue will not be found
  in their mouths. They will pasture and lie down,
  with nothing to make them afraid. 14 Sing for joy , Daughter Zion;
  shout loudly , Israel! Be glad and celebrate with all 
your heart,
  Daughter Jerusalem! 15 The Lord has removed 
your punishment;
  he has turned back your enemy . The King of Israel, the Lord, 
is among you;
  you need no longer fear harm. 16 On that day it will be said to Jerusalem:
  “Do not fear;
  Zion, do not let your hands  
grow weak. 17 The Lord your God is among you,
  a warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with gladness.


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He will be quiet  h in his love. He will delight in you with singing.”
 18 I will gather those 
who have been driven
  from the appointed festivals;
  they will be a tribute from you  i
  and a reproach on her. j
a3:1 Or filthy   b3:3 Lit Her   c3:3 Or that had nothing to gnaw in   d3:7 LXX, Syr read her eyes   e3:8 LXX, Syr read for a 
witness ; Vg reads up forever   f3:9 Lit with one shoulder   g3:11 = Israel   h3:17 LXX, Syr read He will renew you    
i3:18 = Jerusalem   j3:18 Hb obscure
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 19 Yes, at that time
  I will deal with all who oppress you. I will save the lame and gather 
the outcasts;
  I will make those who were disgraced
  throughout the earth
  receive praise and fame. 20 At that time I will bring you  a back,
  yes, at the time I will gather you. I will give you fame and praise
  among all the peoples of the earth,
  when I restore your fortunes 
before your eyes. The Lord has spoken.


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haGGai
COMMAND TO REBUILD THE TEMPLE
1 
 In  the sec ond  year  of  King Da ri us, a  on  the 
 first  day  of  the  sixth  month,  the  word  of 
 the  L ord  came  through  the proph et Hag gai 
 to Ze rub ba bel  son  of She al ti el,  the gov er nor 
 of Ju dah,  and  to Josh ua  son  of Je hoz a dak,  the 
 high  priest:
2 “ The  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this:  These peo-
ple  say:  The  time  has  not  come  for  the  house 
 of  the  L ord  to  be re built.”
3  The  word  of  the  L ord  came  through  the 
proph et Hag gai: 4 “ Is  it  a  time  for  you your-
selves  to  live  in  your pan eled hous es,  while 
 this  house b  lies  in ru ins? ” 5  Now ,  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies  says  this: “ Think care ful ly  about c 
 your  ways:
 6 You have planted much
  but harvested little.


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You drink
  but never have enough to be happy . You put on clothes
  but never have enough to get warm. The wage earner puts his wages
  into a bag with a hole in it.”
7  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: “ Think care-
ful ly  about  your  ways. 8  Go  up  into  the  hills, 
 bring  down lum ber,  and  build  the  house;  and 
 I  will  be  pleased  with  it  and  be glo ri fied,”  says 
 the  L ord. 9 “ You ex pect ed  much,  but  then  it 
amount ed  to lit tle. When  you  brought  the har-
vest  to  your  house,  I ru ined d  it. Why? ”  This  is 
 the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. “Be cause 
 my  house  still  lies  in ru ins,  while  each  of  you 
 is  busy  with  his  own  house.


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10 So on your account,  e
  the skies have withheld the dew
  and the land its crops. 11 I have summoned a drought
  on the fields and the hills,
  on the grain, new wine, fresh oil,
  and whatever the ground yields,
  on man and animal,
  and on all that  
your hands produce.”
THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSE
12  Then Ze rub ba bel  son  of She al ti el,  the  high 
 priest Josh ua  son  of Je hoz a dak,  and  the en tire 
rem nant  of  the peo ple  obeyed  the  L ord  their 
 God  and  the  words  of  the proph et Hag gai, 
be cause  the  L ord  their  God  had  sent  him. So 
 the peo ple  feared  the  L ord. 13  Then Hag gai,  the  L ord’ s mes sen ger, de-
liv ered  the  L ord’ s mes sage  to  the peo ple: “ I 
 am  with  you  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion.”
14  The  L ord  roused  the spir it  of Ze rub ba bel 
 son  of She al ti el, gov er nor  of Ju dah,  the spir it 
 of  the  high  priest Josh ua  son  of Je hoz a dak, 
 and  the spir it  of  all  the rem nant  of  the peo ple. They be gan  work  on  the  house  of  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies,  their  God, 15  on  the twenty-fourth 
 day  of  the  sixth  month,  in  the sec ond  year  of 
 King Da ri us. ENCOURAGEMENT AND PROMISE
2 
 On  the twenty-first  day  of  the sev enth 
 month,  the  word  of  the  L ord  came  through 
 the proph et Hag gai: 2 “ Speak  to Ze rub ba bel 
 son  of She al ti el, gov er nor  of Ju dah,  to  the  high 
 priest Josh ua  son  of Je hoz a dak,  and  to  the 
rem nant  of  the peo ple: 3 ‘ Who  is  left  among 
 you  who  saw  this  house  in  its for mer glo ry? How  does  it  look  to  you  now?


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Doesn’t  it  seem 
 to  you  like noth ing  by com par i son? 4  Even  so, 
 be  strong, Ze rub ba bel  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s 
dec la ra tion. Be  strong, Josh ua  son  of Je hoz-
a dak,  high  priest. Be  strong,  all  you peo ple 
 of  the  land  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. Work! For  I  am  with  you  —   the dec la ra tion 
 of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 5  This  is  the prom ise 
 I  made  to  you  when  you  came  out  of  Egypt, 
 and  my Spir it  is pre sent  among  you;  don’t 
 be  afraid.’ ”
6  For  the  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: “ Once 
 more,  in  a lit tle  while,  I  am go ing  to  shake  the 
heav ens  and  the  earth,  the  sea  and  the  dry 
 land. 7  I  will  shake  all  the na tions  so  that  the 
trea sures  of  all  the na tions  will  come,  and  I 
 will  fill  this  house  with glo ry ,”  says  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies. 8 “ The sil ver  and  gold be long  to 
 me”  —   this  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies. 9 “ The fi nal glo ry  of  this  house f  will 
a1:1 King of Persia reigned 522–486 BC   b1:4 = the temple   c1:5 Lit Place your heart on, also in v . 7   d1:9 Lit blew on   e1:10 Or 
So above you   f2:9 Or The glory of this latter house
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 be great er  than  the  first,”  says  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies. “ I  will pro vide  peace  in  this  place”  
—   this  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. FROM DEPRIVATION TO BLESSING
10  On  the twenty-fourth  day  of  the  ninth  month, 
 in  the sec ond  year  of Da ri us,  the  word  of  the 
 L ord  came  to  the proph et Hag gai: 11 “ This  is 
 what  the  L ord  of Ar mies  says:  Ask  the  priests 
 for  a rul ing. 12  If  a  man  is car ry ing con se crat ed 
 meat  in  the  fold  of  his gar ment,  and  it touch es 
 bread,  stew ,  wine,  oil,  or  any oth er  food,  does 
 it be come  holy? ”
 The  priests an swered, “ No.”
13  Then Hag gai  asked, “ If some one de filed 
 by con tact  with  a  corpse touch es  any  of  these, 
 does  it be come de filed? ”
 The  priests an swered, “ It be comes de filed.”
14  Then Hag gai re plied, “ So  is  this peo ple, 
 and  so  is  this na tion be fore  me  —   this  is  the 
 L ord’ s dec la ra tion. And  so  is ev ery  work  of 
 their  hands;  even  what  they off  er  there  is 
de filed. 15 “ Now  from  this  day  on,  think care ful ly: 
Be fore  one  stone  was  placed  on an oth er  in 
 the  L ord’ s tem ple, 16  what  state  were  you  in? a 
 When some one  came  to  a  grain  heap  of twen ty 
mea sures,  it  only amount ed  to  ten;  when  one 
 came  to  the wine press  to  dip fif ty mea sures 
 from  the  vat,  it  only amount ed  to twen ty . 17  I 
 struck  you  —   all  the  work  of  your  hands  —  
 with  blight, mil dew ,  and  hail,  but  you  didn’t 
 turn  to  me  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 18 “ From  this  day  on,  think care ful ly;  from  the 
twenty-fourth  day  of  the  ninth  month,  from  the 
 day  the foun da tion  of  the  L ord’ s tem ple  was 
 laid;  think care ful ly . 19  Is  there  still  seed  left  in 
 the granary?


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The  vine,  the  fig,  the pome gran-
ate,  and  the ol ive  tree  have  not  yet pro duced. But  from  this  day  on  I  will  bless  you.”
PROMISE TO ZERUBBABEL
20  The  word  of  the  L ord  came  to Hag gai  a 
sec ond  time  on  the twenty-fourth  day  of  the 
 month: 21 “ Speak  to Ze rub ba bel, gov er nor  of 
Ju dah:  I  am go ing  to  shake  the heav ens  and 
 the  earth. 22  I  will over turn roy al  thrones  and 
de stroy  the pow er  of  the Gen tile king doms.


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Hors es 
 and  their rid ers  will  fall,  each  by  his broth er’s 
 sword. 23  On  that  day”  —   this  is  the dec la ra tion 
 of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  —  “ I  will  take  you, Ze-
rub ba bel  son  of She al ti el,  my ser vant”  —   this 
 is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion  —  “ and  make  you 
 like  my sig net  ring,  for  I  have cho sen  you.” 
 This  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. a2:16 Hb obscure
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zechariah
A PLEA FOR REPENTANCE
1 
 In  the  eighth  month,  in  the sec ond  year  of 
Da ri us,  the  word  of  the  L ord  came  to  the 
proph et Zech a ri ah  son  of Ber e chi ah,  son  of 
 Iddo: 2 “ The  L ord  was ex treme ly an gry  with 
 your an ces tors. 3  So  tell  the peo ple, ‘ This  is 
 what  the  L ord  of Ar mies  says: Re turn  to  me  
—   this  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  
—   and  I  will re turn  to  you,  says  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies.


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4  Do  not  be  like  your an ces tors;  the 
ear li er proph ets pro claimed  to  them:  This 
 is  what  the  L ord  of Ar mies  says:  Turn  from 
 your  evil  ways  and  your  evil  deeds. But  they 
 did  not lis ten  or  pay at ten tion  to  me  —   this 
 is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 5  Where  are  your 
an ces tors  now? And  do  the proph ets  live for-
ev er?


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6  But  didn’t  my  words  and  my stat utes 
 that  I com mand ed  my ser vants  the proph ets 
over take  your an ces tors? ’ ”
 So  the peo ple re pent ed  and  said, “ As  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies de cid ed  to  deal  with  us  for  our 
 ways  and  our  deeds,  so  he  has  dealt  with  us.”
THE NIGHT VISIONS
7  On  the twenty-fourth  day  of  the elev enth 
 month,  which  is  the  month  of She bat,  in  the 
sec ond  year  of Da ri us,  the  word  of  the  L ord 
 came  to  the proph et Zech a ri ah  son  of Ber e-
chi ah,  son  of  Iddo:
FIRST VISION: HORSEMEN
8  I  looked  out  in  the  night  and  saw  a  man rid ing 
 on  a chestnut a  horse. He  was stand ing  among 
 the myr tle  trees  in  the val ley .


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b Be hind  him 
 were chestnut,  brown,  and  white hors es. 9  I 
 asked, “ What  are  these,  my  lord? ”
 The an gel  who  was talk ing  to  me re plied, 
“ I  will  show  you  what  they  are.”
10  Then  the  man stand ing  among  the myr tle 
 trees ex plained, “ They  are  the  ones  the  L ord 
 has  sent  to pa trol  the  earth.”
11  They re port ed  to  the an gel  of  the  L ord 
stand ing  among  the myr tle  trees, “ We  have 
patrolled  the  earth,  and  right  now  the  whole 
 earth  is  calm  and qui et.”
12  Then  the an gel  of  the  L ord re spond ed, 
“ How  long,  L ord  of Ar mies,  will  you with hold 
mer cy  from Je ru sa lem  and  the cit ies  of Ju dah 
 that  you  have  been an gry  with  these sev en ty 
 years? ” 13  The  L ord re plied  with  kind  and com-
fort ing  words  to  the an gel  who  was speak ing 
 with  me. 14  So  the an gel  who  was speak ing  with  me 
 said, “Pro claim:  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says:  I  am 
ex treme ly jeal ous  for Je ru sa lem  and  Zion. 15  I 
 am fierce ly an gry  with  the na tions  that  are  at 
 ease,  for  I  was  a lit tle an gry ,  but  they  made  the 
de struc tion  worse. c 16 There fore,  this  is  what 
 the  L ord  says:  In mer cy ,  I  have re turned  to 
Je ru sa lem;  my  house  will  be re built with in  it  
—   this  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  
—   and  a mea sur ing  line  will  be  stretched  out 
 over Je ru sa lem. 17 “Pro claim fur ther:  This  is  what  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies  says:  My cit ies  will  again over flow  with 
pros per i ty;  the  L ord  will  once  more com fort 
 Zion  and  again  choose Je ru sa lem.”
SECOND VISION: FOUR HORNS AND 
CRAFTSMEN
18  Then  I  looked  up  and  saw  four  horns. 19  So  I 
 asked  the an gel  who  was speak ing  with  me, 
“ What  are  these? ”
 And  he  said  to  me, “ These  are  the  horns 
 that scat tered Ju dah, Is ra el,  and Je ru sa lem.”
20  Then  the  L ord  showed  me  four crafts-
men. 21  I  asked, “ What  are  they com ing  to  do? ”
 He re plied, “ These  are  the  horns  that scat-
tered Ju dah  so  no  one  could  raise  his  head. These crafts men  have  come  to ter ri fy  them, 
 to  cut  off d  the  horns  of  the na tions  that  raised 
 a  horn  against  the  land  of Ju dah  to scat ter  it.”
THIRD VISION: SURVEYOR
2 
 I  looked  up  and  saw  a  man  with  a mea-
sur ing  line  in  his  hand. 2  I  asked, “ Where 
 are  you go ing?


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”
 He an swered  me, “ To mea sure Je ru sa lem 
 to de ter mine  its  width  and  length.”
3  Then  the an gel  who  was speak ing  with 
 me  went  out,  and an oth er an gel  went  out  to 
 meet  him. 4  He  said  to  him, “ Run  and  tell  this 
 young  man: Je ru sa lem  will  be in hab it ed with-
out  walls be cause  of  the num ber  of peo ple  and 
live stock  in  it.” 5  The dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord: 
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“ I my self  will  be  a  wall  of  fire  around  it,  and 
 I  will  be  the glo ry with in  it.”
6 “Lis ten! Lis ten! Flee  from  the  land  of  the 
 north”  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion  —  “ for  I 
 have scat tered  you  like  the  four  winds  of heav-
en”  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 7 “Lis ten, 
 Zion! Es cape,  you  who  are liv ing  with Daugh ter 
Bab ylon.” 8  For  the  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: 
“ In pur suit  of  his glo ry ,  he  sent  me  against  the 
na tions plundering  you,  for who ev er touch es 
 you touch es  the pupil a  of  my b  eye. 9  For  look, 
 I  am rais ing  my  hand  against  them,  and  they 
 will be come plun der  for  their  own ser vants.


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Then  you  will  know  that  the  L ord  of Ar mies 
 has  sent  me. 10 “Daugh ter  Zion,  shout  for  joy  and  be  glad, 
 for  I  am com ing  to  dwell  among  you”  —   this 
 is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 11 “ Many na tions  will 
 join them selves  to  the  L ord  on  that  day  and 
be come  my c peo ple. I  will  dwell  among  you, 
 and  you  will  know  that  the  L ord  of Ar mies  has 
 sent  me  to  you. 12  The  L ord  will  take pos ses sion 
 of Ju dah  as  his por tion  in  the  Holy  Land,  and 
 he  will  once  again  choose Je ru sa lem. 13  Let  all 
peo ple  be si lent be fore  the  L ord,  for  from  his 
 holy dwell ing  he  has  roused him self.”
FOURTH VISION: HIGH PRIEST AND BRANCH
3 
 Then  he  showed  me  the  high  priest Josh ua 
stand ing be fore  the an gel  of  the  L ord,  with 
Sa tan d stand ing  at  his  right  side  to ac cuse  him. 2  The  L ord e  said  to Sa tan: “ The  L ord re buke 
 you, Sa tan!


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May  the  L ord  who  has cho sen Je-
ru sa lem re buke  you! Isn’t  this  man  a burn ing 
 stick  snatched  from  the  fire? ”
3  Now Josh ua  was  dressed  with  filthy f 
 clothes  as  he  stood be fore  the an gel. 4  So  the 
an gel  of  the  L ord g  spoke  to  those h stand ing 
be fore  him, “ Take  off  his  filthy  clothes! ”  Then 
 he  said  to  him, “ See,  I  have re moved  your in-
iq ui ty  from  you,  and  I  will  clothe  you  with 
fes tive  robes.”
5  Then  I  said, “ Let  them  put  a  clean tur ban  on 
 his  head.”  So  a  clean tur ban  was  placed  on  his 
 head,  and  they  clothed  him  in gar ments  while 
 the an gel  of  the  L ord  was stand ing near by . 6  Then  the an gel  of  the  L ord  charged Josh-
ua: 7 “ This  is  what  the  L ord  of Ar mies  says:  If 
 you  walk  in  my  ways  and  keep  my mandates, 
 you  will  both  rule  my  house  and  take  care  of 
 my  courts;  I  will  also  grant  you ac cess  among 
 these  who  are stand ing  here. 8 “Lis ten,  High  Priest Josh ua,  you  and  your 
col leagues sit ting be fore  you; in deed,  these 
 men  are  a  sign  that  I  am  about  to  bring  my 
ser vant,  the  Branch. 9 No tice  the  stone  I  have 
 set be fore Josh ua;  on  that  one  stone  are sev-
en  eyes. I  will en grave  an in scrip tion  on  it”  
—   this  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar-
mies  —  “ and  I  will  take  away  the in iq ui ty  of 
 this  land  in  a sin gle  day . 10  On  that  day ,  each 
 of  you  will in vite  his neigh bor  to  sit un der 
 his  vine  and  fig  tree.”  This  is  the dec la ra tion 
 of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. FIFTH VISION: GOLD LAMPSTAND
4 
 The an gel  who  was speak ing  with  me  then 
re turned  and  roused  me  as  one awak ened 
 out  of  sleep. 2  He  asked  me, “ What  do  you  see? ”
 I re plied, “ I  see  a sol id  gold lamp stand  with  a 
 bowl  at  the  top. The lamp stand  also  has sev en 
 lamps  at  the  top  with sev en spouts  for  each 
 of i  the  lamps. 3  There  are  also  two ol ive  trees 
be side  it,  one  on  the  right  of  the  bowl  and  the 
oth er  on  its  left.”
4  Then  I  asked  the an gel  who  was speak ing 
 with  me, “ What  are  these,  my  lord? ”
5 “ Don’t  you  know  what  they  are?


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” re plied 
 the an gel  who  was speak ing  with  me. I  said, “ No,  my  lord.”
6  So  he an swered  me, “ This  is  the  word  of 
 the  L ord  to Ze rub ba bel: ‘ Not  by  strength  or 
 by  might,  but  by  my Spir it,’  says  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies. 7 ‘ What  are  you,  great moun tain?


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Be-
fore Ze rub ba bel  you  will be come  a  plain. And 
 he  will  bring  out  the cap stone ac com pa nied 
 by  shouts  of:  Grace,  grace  to  it! ’ ”
8  Then  the  word  of  the  L ord  came  to  me: 
9 “Ze rub ba bel’s  hands  have  laid  the foun da tion 
 of  this  house,  and  his  hands  will com plete  it. Then  you  will  know  that  the  L ord  of Ar mies 
 has  sent  me  to  you.


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10  For  who de spis es  the  day 
 of  small  things? These sev en  eyes  of  the  L ord, 
 which  scan through out  the  whole  earth,  will 
re joice  when  they  see  the cer e mo ni al  stone j 
 in Ze rub ba bel’s  hand.”
11  I  asked  him, “ What  are  the  two ol ive  trees 
 on  the  right  and  left  of  the lamp stand? ” 12  And 
 I ques tioned  him fur ther, “ What  are  the  two 
 streams k  of  the ol ive  trees,  from  which  the 
gold en  oil  is pour ing  through  the  two gold en 
conduits?


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”
13  Then  he in quired  of  me, “ Don’t  you  know 
 what  these  are? ”
a2:8 Or apple   b2:8 Alt Hb tradition; MT reads his   c2:11 LXX, Syr read his   d3:1 Or the accuser   e3:2 Syr reads The Angel of 
the Lord   f3:3 Probably stained with human excrement   g3:4 Lit he   h3:4 = the angels   i4:2 Or seven lips to   j4:10 Lit the 
tin stone   k4:12 Or branches
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“ No,  my  lord,”  I re plied. 14 “ These  are  the  two anoint ed  ones,” a  he  said, 
“ who  stand  by  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth.”
SIXTH VISION: FLYING SCROLL
5 
 I  looked  up  again  and  saw  a fly ing  scroll. 2 “ What  do  you  see?


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”  he  asked  me. “ I  see  a fly ing  scroll,”  I re plied, “thir ty  feet b 
 long  and fif teen  feet c  wide.”
3  Then  he  said  to  me, “ This  is  the  curse  that 
 is go ing  out  over  the  whole  land,  for ev ery one 
 who  is  a  thief, con trary  to  what  is writ ten  on 
 one  side,  has  gone un pun ished, d  and ev ery one 
 who  swears false ly , con trary  to  what  is writ-
ten  on  the oth er  side,  has  gone un pun ished. 4  I  will  send  it  out,”  —   this  is  the dec la ra tion 
 of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  —  “ and  it  will en ter  the 
 house  of  the  thief  and  the  house  of  the  one 
 who  swears false ly  by  my  name. It  will  stay 
in side  his  house  and de stroy  it  along  with  its 
tim bers  and  stones.”
SEVENTH VISION: WOMAN IN THE BASKET
5  Then  the an gel  who  was speak ing  with  me 
 came for ward  and  told  me, “ Look  up  and  see 
 what  this  is  that  is ap proach ing.”
6  So  I  asked, “ What  is  it? ”
 He re spond ed, “ It’s  a mea sur ing bas ket e  that 
 is ap proach ing.”  And  he con tin ued, “ This  is 
 their in iq ui ty f  in  all  the  land.” 7  Then  a  lead 
cov er  was lift ed,  and  there  was  a wom an sit-
ting in side  the bas ket.


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8 “ This  is Wick ed ness,” 
 he  said. He shoved  her  down  into  the bas ket 
 and  pushed  the  lead  weight  over  its open ing. 9  Then  I  looked  up  and  saw  two wom en ap-
proach ing  with  the  wind  in  their  wings. Their 
 wings  were  like  those  of  a  stork,  and  they 
lift ed  up  the bas ket be tween  earth  and  sky . 10  So  I  asked  the an gel  who  was speak ing 
 with  me, “ Where  are  they tak ing  the bas ket? ”
11 “ To  build  a  shrine  for  it  in  the  land  of Shi-
nar,”  he  told  me. “ When  that  is  ready ,  the bas ket 
 will  be  placed  there  on  its ped es tal.”
EIGHTH VISION: FOUR CHARIOTS
6 
 Then  I  looked  up  again  and  saw  four char-
i ots com ing  from be tween  two moun tains. The moun tains  were  made  of  bronze.


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2  The 
 first char i ot  had chestnut g hors es,  the sec-
ond char i ot  black hors es, 3  the  third char i ot 
 white hors es,  and  the  fourth char i ot dap pled 
hors es  —   all  strong hors es. 4  So  I in quired  of 
 the an gel  who  was speak ing  with  me, “ What 
 are  these,  my  lord? ”
5  The an gel  told  me, “ These  are  the  four spir-
its h  of heav en go ing  out af ter pre sent ing them-
selves  to  the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth. 6  The  one 
 with  the  black hors es  is go ing  to  the  land  of 
 the  north,  the  white hors es  are go ing af ter 
 them,  but  the dap pled hors es  are go ing  to  the 
 land  of  the  south.” 7  As  the  strong hors es  went 
 out,  they want ed  to  go pa trol  the  earth,  and 
 the  L ord  said, “ Go, pa trol  the  earth.”  So  they 
patrolled  the  earth. 8  Then  he sum moned  me 
say ing, “ See,  those go ing  to  the  land  of  the  north 
 have pacified  my Spir it  in  the north ern  land.”
CROWNING OF THE BRANCH
9  The  word  of  the  L ord  came  to  me: 10 “ Take  an 
off  er ing  from  the ex iles,  from Hel dai, To bi jah, 
 and Je da iah,  who  have ar rived  from Bab ylon, 
 and  go  that  same  day  to  the  house  of Jo si ah 
 son  of Zeph a ni ah. 11  Take sil ver  and  gold,  make 
 a  crown, i  and  place  it  on  the  head  of Josh ua 
 son  of Je hoz a dak,  the  high  priest. 12  You  are 
 to  tell  him:  This  is  what  the  L ord  of Ar mies 
 says:  Here  is  a  man  whose  name  is  Branch;  he 
 will  branch  out  from  his  place  and  build  the 
 L ord’ s tem ple. 13  Yes,  he  will  build  the  L ord’ s 
tem ple;  he  will  be  clothed  in splen dor  and 
 will  sit  on  his  throne  and  rule. There  will  also 
 be  a  priest  on  his  throne,  and  there  will  be 
peace ful coun sel be tween  the  two  of  them. 14  The  crown  will re side  in  the  L ord’ s tem ple 
 as  a me mo ri al  to Hel dai, To bi jah, Je da iah,  and 
 Hen j  son  of Zeph a ni ah.


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15 Peo ple  who  are  far 
 off  will  come  and  build  the  L ord’ s tem ple, 
 and  you  will  know  that  the  L ord  of Ar mies 
 has  sent  me  to  you. This  will hap pen  when 
 you ful ly  obey  the  L ord  your  God.”
DISOBEDIENCE AND FASTING
7 
 In  the  fourth  year  of  King Da ri us,  the  word 
 of  the  L ord  came  to Zech a ri ah  on  the  fourth 
 day  of  the  ninth  month,  which  is Chislev . 2  Now 
 the peo ple  of Beth el  had  sent Sha re zer, Re-
gem-melech,  and  their  men  to  plead  for  the 
 L ord’ s fa vor 3  by ask ing  the  priests  who  were 
 at  the  house  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  as  well  as 
 the proph ets, “ Should  we  mourn  and  fast  in 
 the  fifth  month  as  we  have  done  these  many 
 years? ”
4  Then  the  word  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  came 
 to  me: 5 “ Ask  all  the peo ple  of  the  land  and  the 
a4:14 = Joshua and Zerubbabel   b5:2 Lit 20 cubits   c5:2 Lit 10 cubits   d5:3 Or side, will be removed   e5:6 Lit It’s an ephah   
f5:6 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read eye   g6:2 Lit red   h6:5 Or winds   i6:11 Lit crowns   j6:14 Probably Josiah
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 priests:  When  you fast ed  and la ment ed  in  the 
 fifth  and  in  the sev enth  months  for  these sev-
en ty  years,  did  you real ly  fast  for  me? 6  When 
 you  eat  and  drink,  don’t  you  eat  and  drink 
sim ply  for your selves?


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7  Aren’t  these  the  words 
 that  the  L ord pro claimed  through  the ear li er 
proph ets  when Je ru sa lem  was in hab it ed  and 
se cure, a  along  with  its sur round ing cit ies,  and 
 when  the south ern re gion  and  the Ju de an 
foot hills  were in hab it ed? ”
8  The  word  of  the  L ord  came  to Zech a ri ah: 
9 “ The  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: ‘ Make  fair de-
ci sions. Show faith ful  love  and com pas sion  to 
 one an oth er. 10  Do  not op press  the wid ow  or 
 the fa ther less,  the res i dent  alien  or  the  poor, 
 and  do  not  plot  evil  in  your  hearts  against  one 
an oth er.’ 11  But  they re fused  to  pay at ten tion 
 and  turned  a stub born shoul der;  they  closed 
 their  ears  so  they  could  not  hear. 12  They  made 
 their  hearts  like  a  rock  so  as  not  to  obey  the 
 law  or  the  words  that  the  L ord  of Ar mies  had 
 sent  by  his Spir it  through  the ear li er proph-
ets. There fore in tense an ger  came  from  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies. 13  Just  as  he  had  called,  and 
 they  would  not lis ten,  so  when  they  called, 
 I  would  not lis ten,  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 14  I scat tered  them  with  a wind storm  over  all 
 the na tions  that  had  not  known  them,  and  the 
 land  was  left des o late be hind  them,  with  no 
 one com ing  or go ing. They  turned  a pleas ant 
 land  into  a des o la tion.”
OBEDIENCE AND FEASTING
8 
 The  word  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  came: 
2  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this:  “I  am ex-
treme ly jeal ous  for  Zion;  I  am jeal ous  for  her 
 with  great  wrath.” 3  The  L ord  says  this: “ I  will 
re turn  to  Zion  and  live  in Je ru sa lem. Then 
Je ru sa lem  will  be  called  the Faith ful  City;  the 
moun tain  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies  will  be  called 
 the  Holy Moun tain.” 4  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says 
 this: “ Old  men  and wom en  will  again  sit  along 
 the  streets  of Je ru sa lem,  each  with  a  staff  in 
 hand be cause  of ad vanced  age. 5  The  streets 
 of  the  city  will  be  filled  with  boys  and  girls 
play ing  in  them.” 6  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says 
 this: “ Though  it  may  seem im pos si ble  to  the 
rem nant  of  this peo ple  in  those  days,  should 
 it  also  seem im pos si ble  to  me?


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7  The  L ord 
 of Ar mies  says  this: “ I  will  save  my peo ple  from 
 the  land  of  the  east  and  the  land  of  the  west. b 
8  I  will  bring  them  back  to  live  in Je ru sa lem. They  will  be  my peo ple,  and  I  will  be  their 
faith ful  and righ teous  God.”
9  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: “ Let  your 
 hands  be  strong,  you  who  now  hear  these 
 words  that  the proph ets  spoke  when  the 
foun da tions  were  laid  for  the re build ing  of 
 the tem ple,  the  house  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 10  For pri or  to  those  days nei ther  man  nor 
an i mal  had wag es. There  was  no safe ty  from 
 the en e my  for any one  who  came  or  went,  for 
 I  turned ev ery one  against  his neigh bor. 11  But 
 now ,  I  will  not  treat  the rem nant  of  this peo ple 
 as  in  the for mer  days”  —   this  is  the dec la ra-
tion  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 12 “ For  they  will 
 sow  in  peace:  the  vine  will  yield  its  fruit,  the 
 land  will  yield  its pro duce,  and  the  skies  will 
 yield  their  dew . I  will  give  the rem nant  of  this 
peo ple  all  these  things  as  an in her i tance.


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13  As 
 you  have  been  a  curse  among  the na tions, 
 house  of Ju dah  and  house  of Is ra el,  so  I  will 
 save  you,  and  you  will  be  a bless ing. Don’t  be 
 afraid;  let  your  hands  be  strong.” 14  For  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: “ As  I re solved  to 
 treat  you bad ly  when  your fa thers pro voked 
 me  to an ger,  and  I  did  not re lent,”  says  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies, 15 “ so  I  have re solved  again 
 in  these  days  to  do  what  is  good  to Je ru sa-
lem  and  the  house  of Ju dah. Don’t  be  afraid. 16  These  are  the  things  you  must  do:  Speak 
 truth  to  one an oth er;  make  true  and  sound 
de ci sions with in  your  city  gates. 17  Do  not  plot 
 evil  in  your  hearts  against  your neigh bor,  and 
 do  not  love per ju ry ,  for  I  hate  all  this”  —   this 
 is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. 18  Then  the  word  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies 
 came  to  me: 19  The  L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: 
 “The  fast  of  the  fourth  month,  the  fast  of  the 
 fifth,  the  fast  of  the sev enth,  and  the  fast  of 
 the  tenth  will be come  times  of  joy , glad ness, 
 and cheer ful fes ti vals  for  the  house  of Ju dah. There fore,  love  truth  and  peace.” 20  The  L ord 
 of Ar mies  says  this: “Peo ples  will  yet  come, 
 the res i dents  of  many cit ies; 21  the res i dents 
 of  one  city  will  go  to an oth er, say ing:  Let’s 
 go  at  once  to  plead  for  the  L ord’ s fa vor  and 
 to  seek  the  L ord  of Ar mies.


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I  am  also go ing. 22  Many peo ples  and  strong na tions  will  come 
 to  seek  the  L ord  of Ar mies  in Je ru sa lem  and 
 to  plead  for  the  L ord’ s fa vor.” 23  The  L ord  of 
Ar mies  says  this: “ In  those  days,  ten  men  from 
na tions  of ev ery lan guage  will  grab  the  robe 
 of  a Jew ish  man tight ly , urg ing:  Let  us  go  with 
 you,  for  we  have  heard  that  God  is  with  you.”
a7:7 Or prosperous   b8:7 Lit sunset
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JUDGMENT OF ZION’S ENEMIES
9 
 A pronouncement:
 The word of the Lord
  is against the land of Hadrach,
  and Damascus is its resting place —
  for the eyes of humanity
  and all the tribes of Israel
  are on the Lord  a —
 2 and also against Hamath, 
which borders it,
  as well as Tyre and Sidon,
  though they are very shrewd. 3 Tyre has built herself a fortress;
  she has heaped up silver like dust
  and gold like the dirt of the streets.


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The Lord will impoverish her
  and cast her wealth into the sea;
  she herself will be consumed by fire. 5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid;
  Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain,
  as will Ekron, for her hope will fail. There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
  and Ashkelon will become uninhabited. 6 A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,
  and I will destroy the pride 
of the Philistines. 7 I will remove the blood 
from their mouths
  and the abhorrent things
  from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant 
for our God;
  they will become like a clan in Judah
  and Ekron like the Jebusites. 8 I will encamp at my house as a guard,
  against those who march 
back and forth,
  and no oppressor will march 
against them again,
  for now I have seen with my own eyes. THE COMING OF ZION’S KING
 9 Rejoice greatly , Daughter Zion!


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Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you;
  he is righteous and victorious,  b
  humble and riding on a donkey ,
  on a colt, the foal of a donkey . 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
  and the horse from Jerusalem. The bow of war will be removed,
  and he will proclaim peace 
to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea 
to sea,
  from the Euphrates River
  to the ends of the earth. 11 As for you,
  because of the blood of your covenant,
  I will release your prisoners
  from the waterless cistern. 12 Return to a stronghold,
  you prisoners who have hope;
  today I declare that I will restore 
double to you. 13 For I will bend Judah as my bow;
  I will fill that bow with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion,
  against your sons, Greece. c
  I will make you like a warrior’s sword.


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14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
  and his arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord God will sound the trumpet
  and advance with the southern storms. 15 The Lord of Armies will defend them. They will consume and conquer 
with slingstones;
  they will drink and be rowdy as if 
with wine. They will be as full as 
the sprinkling basin,
  like those at the corners of the altar. 16 The Lord their God will save them 
on that day
  as the flock of his people;
  for they are like jewels in a crown,
  sparkling over his land. 17 How lovely and beautiful! Grain will make 
the young men flourish,
  and new wine, the young women. THE LORD RESTORES HIS PEOPLE
10 
Ask the Lord for rain
in the season of spring rain. The Lord makes the rain clouds,
  and he will give them showers of rain
  and crops in the field for everyone. 2 For the idols speak falsehood,
  and the diviners see illusions;
  they relate empty dreams
  and offer empty comfort.


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Therefore the people wander like sheep;
  they suffer affliction because there is 
no shepherd. 3 My anger burns against the shepherds,
a9:1 Or eyes of the Lord are on mankind —   b9:9 Or and has salvation   c9:13 Lit Javan
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  so I will punish the leaders. a
  For the Lord of Armies has tended 
his flock,
  the house of Judah;
  he will make them 
like his majestic steed in battle. 4 The cornerstone will come from Judah. b
  The tent peg will come from them
  and also the battle bow and every c ruler. Together 5 they will be like warriors 
in battle
  trampling down the mud of the streets.


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They will fight because the Lord is 
with them,
  and they will put horsemen to shame. 6 I will strengthen the house of Judah
  and deliver the house of Joseph. d
  I will restore  e them
  because I have compassion on them,
  and they will be
  as though I had never rejected them. For I am the Lord their God,
  and I will answer them. 7 Ephraim will be like a warrior,
  and their hearts will be glad as if 
with wine. Their children will see it and be glad;
  their hearts will rejoice in the Lord. 8 I will whistle and gather them
  because I have redeemed them;
  they will be as numerous as 
they once were. 9 Though I sow them among the nations,
  they will remember me 
in the distant lands;
  they and their children will live 
and return. 10 I will bring them back from the land 
of Egypt
  and gather them from Assyria. I will bring them to the land of Gilead
  and to Lebanon,
  but it will not be enough for them. 11 The Lord f will pass through the sea 
of distress
  and strike the waves of the sea;
  all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be 
brought down,
  and the scepter of Egypt will come 
to an end. 12 I will strengthen them in the Lord,
  and they will march in his name —
 this  is  the  L ord’ s dec la ra tion. ISRAEL’S SHEPHERDS: GOOD AND BAD
11 
Open your gates, Lebanon,
and fire will consume your cedars. 2 Wail, cypress, for the cedar  
has fallen;
  the glorious trees are destroyed!


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Wail, oaks of Bashan,
  for the stately forest has fallen! 3 Listen to the wail of the shepherds,
  for their glory is destroyed. Listen to the roar of young lions,
  for the thickets of the Jordan 
are g destroyed. 4  The  L ord  my  God  says  this: “Shep herd  the 
 flock in tend ed  for slaugh ter.


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5  Those  who  buy 
 them slaugh ter  them  but  are  not pun ished. Those  who  sell  them  say:  Blessed  be  the  L ord 
be cause  I  have be come  rich! Even  their  own 
shep herds  have  no com pas sion  for  them. 6 In deed,  I  will  no lon ger  have com pas sion 
 on  the in hab i tants  of  the  land”  —   this  is  the 
 L ord’ s dec la ra tion. “In stead,  I  will  turn ev ery-
one  over  to  his neigh bor  and  his  king. They 
 will dev as tate  the  land,  and  I  will  not res cue 
 it  from  their  hand.”
7  So  I shep herd ed  the  flock in tend ed  for 
slaugh ter,  the op pressed  of  the  flock. h  I  took 
 two  staffs, call ing  one Fa vor  and  the oth er 
 Union,  and  I shep herd ed  the  flock. 8  In  one 
 month  I  got  rid  of  three shep herds. I be came 
im pa tient  with  them,  and  they  also de test ed 
 me.


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9  Then  I  said, “ I  will  no lon ger shep herd 
 you. Let  what  is dy ing  die,  and  let  what  is per-
ish ing per ish;  let  the  rest de vour  each oth er’s 
 flesh.” 10  Next  I  took  my  staff  called Fa vor  and 
 cut  it  in  two, annulling  the cov enant  I  had 
 made  with  all  the peo ples. 11  It  was an nulled 
 on  that  day ,  and  so  the op pressed  of  the  flock i 
 who  were watch ing  me  knew  that  it  was  the 
 word  of  the  L ord.


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12  Then  I  said  to  them, “ If  it 
 seems  right  to  you,  give  me  my wag es;  but  if 
 not,  keep  them.”  So  they  weighed  my wag es, 
thir ty  pieces  of sil ver. 13 “ Throw  it  to  the pot ter,” j  the  L ord  said 
 to  me  —   this mag nifi   cent  price  I  was val ued 
 by  them. So  I  took  the thir ty  pieces  of sil ver 
 and  threw  it  into  the  house  of  the  L ord,  to  the 
a10:3 Lit male goats   b10:4 Lit him   c10:4 Lit also from him the . .


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. , from him every   d10:6 = the northern kingdom    
e10:6 Other Hb mss, LXX read settle   f10:11 Lit He   g11:3 Lit for the majesty of the Jordan is   h11:7 LXX reads slaughter that 
belonged to the sheep merchants   i11:11 LXX reads and the sheep merchants   j11:13 Syr reads treasury
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pot ter. a 14  Then  I  cut  in  two  my sec ond  staff, 
 Union, annulling  the broth er hood be tween 
Ju dah  and Is ra el. 15  The  L ord  also  said  to  me: “ Take  the equip-
ment  of  a fool ish shep herd. 16  I  am  about  to 
 raise  up  a shep herd  in  the  land  who  will  not 
 care  for  those  who  are per ish ing,  and  he  will 
 not  seek  the  lost b  or  heal  the bro ken. He  will 
 not sus tain  the  healthy , c  but  he  will de vour  the 
 flesh  of  the  fat  sheep  and  tear  off  their hooves. 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd
  who deserts the flock! May a sword strike d his arm
  and his right eye!


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May his arm wither away
  and his right eye go completely blind! ”
JUDAH’S SECURITY
12 
 A pronouncement:
The word of the Lord  
concerning Israel.


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A declaration of the Lord,
  who stretched out the heavens,
  laid the foundation of the earth,
  and formed the spirit of man within him. 2 “ Look,  I  will  make Je ru sa lem  a  cup  that 
caus es stag ger ing  for  the peo ples  who sur-
round  the  city .


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The  siege  against Je ru sa lem  will 
 also in volve Ju dah. 3  On  that  day  I  will  make 
Je ru sa lem  a  heavy  stone  for  all  the peo ples; 
 all  who  try  to  lift  it  will in jure them selves se-
vere ly  when  all  the na tions  of  the  earth gath er 
 against  her. 4  On  that  day”  —   this  is  the  L ord’ s 
dec la ra tion  —  “ I  will  strike ev ery  horse  with 
pan ic  and  its rid er  with mad ness. I  will  keep  a 
watch ful  eye  on  the  house  of Ju dah  but  strike 
 all  the hors es  of  the na tions  with blind ness. 5  Then  each  of  the lead ers  of Ju dah  will  think 
 to him self:  The res i dents  of Je ru sa lem  are  my 
 strength  through  the  L ord  of Ar mies,  their 
 God. 6  On  that  day  I  will  make  the lead ers  of 
Ju dah  like  a fire pot  in  a wood pile,  like  a flam ing 
 torch  among  sheaves;  they  will con sume  all  the 
peo ples  around  them  on  the  right  and  the  left, 
 while Je ru sa lem con tin ues  to  be in hab it ed  on 
 its  site,  in Je ru sa lem. 7  The  L ord  will  save  the 
 tents  of Ju dah  first,  so  that  the glo ry  of Da vid’s 
 house  and  the glo ry  of Je ru sa lem’s res i dents 
 may  not  be great er  than  that  of Ju dah. 8  On 
 that  day  the  L ord  will de fend  the in hab i tants 
 of Je ru sa lem,  so  that  on  that  day  the  one  who 
 is weak est  among  them  will  be  like Da vid  on 
 that  day ,  and  the  house  of Da vid  will  be  like 
 God,  like  the an gel  of  the  L ord, be fore  them. 9  On  that  day  I  will  set  out  to de stroy  all  the 
na tions  that  come  against Je ru sa lem. MOURNING FOR THE PIERCED ONE
10 “ Then  I  will  pour  out  a spir it e  of  grace  and 
 prayer  on  the  house  of Da vid  and  the res i dents 
 of Je ru sa lem,  and  they  will  look  at f  me  whom 
 they  pierced. They  will  mourn  for  him  as  one 
 mourns  for  an  only  child  and  weep bit ter ly  for 
 him  as  one  weeps  for  a first born. 11  On  that  day 
 the mourn ing  in Je ru sa lem  will  be  as  great  as 
 the mourn ing  of Hadad-rimmon  in  the  plain  of 
Me gid do. 12  The  land  will  mourn, ev ery fam i ly 
 by it self:  the fam i ly  of Da vid’s  house  by it self 
 and  their wom en  by them selves;  the fam i ly 
 of Na than’s g  house  by it self  and  their wom en 
 by them selves; 13  the fam i ly  of  Levi’s  house 
 by it self  and  their wom en  by them selves;  the 
fam i ly  of Shim ei h  by it self  and  their wom en  by 
them selves; 14  all  the re main ing fam i lies, ev ery 
fam i ly  by it self,  and  their wom en  by them selves. GOD’S PEOPLE CLEANSED
13 
“ On  that  day  a foun tain  will  be  opened  for 
 the  house  of Da vid  and  for  the res i dents 
 of Je ru sa lem,  to  wash  away  sin  and im pu ri ty . 2  On  that  day”  —   this  is  the dec la ra tion  of  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies  —  “ I  will re move  the  names  of 
 the  idols  from  the  land,  and  they  will  no lon ger 
 be re mem bered.


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3  If  a  man 
 still proph e sies,  his fa ther  and  his moth er  who 
 bore  him  will  say  to  him:  You can not re main 
 alive be cause  you  have spo ken  a  lie  in  the  name 
 of  the  L ord. When  he proph e sies,  his fa ther 
 and  his moth er  who  bore  him  will  pierce  him 
 through. 4  On  that  day ev ery proph et  will  be 
 ashamed  of  his vi sion  when  he proph e sies; 
 they  will  not  put  on  a  hairy  cloak  in or der  to 
de ceive. 5  He  will  say:  I  am  not  a proph et;  I 
 work  the  land,  for  a  man pur chased j  me  as 
 a ser vant  since  my  youth. 6  If some one  asks 
 him:  What  are  these  wounds  on  your  chest? k  
—   then  he  will an swer:  I re ceived  the  wounds 
 in  the  house  of  my  friends. 7 Sword, awake against my shepherd,
  against the man who is my associate —
  this is the declaration of the Lord  
of Armies. a11:13 One Hb ms, Syr read treasury   b11:16 Or young   c11:16 Or exhausted   d11:17 Lit be against   e12:10 Or out the Spirit   
f12:10 Or to   g12:12 = a son of David   h12:13 = a descendant of Levi   i13:2 = false prophets   j13:5 Or sold   k13:6 Lit wounds 
between your hands
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  Strike the shepherd, and the sheep 
will be scattered;
  I will turn my hand 
against the little ones. 8 In the whole land —
  this is the Lord’s declaration —
  two-thirds  a will be cut off and die,
  but a third will be left in it. 9 I will put this third through the fire;
  I will refine them as silver is refined
  and test them as gold is tested.


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They will call on my name,
  and I will answer them. I will say: They are my people,
  and they will say: The Lord is our God.”
THE LORD’S TRIUMPH AND REIGN
14 
 Look,  a  day be long ing  to  the  L ord  is 
com ing  when  the plun der tak en  from 
 you  will  be di vid ed  in  your pres ence. 2  I  will 
gath er  all  the na tions  against Je ru sa lem  for 
bat tle.


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The  city  will  be cap tured,  the hous es 
loot ed,  and  the wom en  raped. Half  the  city 
 will  go  into ex ile,  but  the  rest  of  the peo ple 
 will  not  be re moved  from  the  city . 3  Then  the  L ord  will  go  out  to  fight  against 
 those na tions  as  he  fights  on  a  day  of bat tle. 4  On  that  day  his  feet  will  stand  on  the  Mount 
 of Ol ives,  which fac es Je ru sa lem  on  the  east. The  Mount  of Ol ives  will  be  split  in  half  from 
 east  to  west, form ing  a  huge val ley ,  so  that  half 
 the moun tain  will  move  to  the  north  and  half 
 to  the  south. 5  You  will  flee  by  my moun tain 
val ley , b  for  the val ley  of  the moun tains  will 
ex tend  to  Azal. You  will  flee  as  you  fled c  from 
 the earth quake  in  the  days  of  King Uz zi ah  of 
Ju dah. Then  the  L ord  my  God  will  come  and 
 all  the  holy  ones  with  him.


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6  On  that  day  there  will  be  no  light;  the sun-
light  and moonlight  will di min ish. e,f 7  It  will  be 
 a  unique  day  known  only  to  the  L ord, with out 
 day  or  night,  but  there  will  be  light  at eve ning. 8  On  that  day liv ing wa ter  will  flow  out  from 
Je ru sa lem,  half  of  it to ward  the east ern  sea g 
 and  the oth er  half to ward  the west ern  sea, h 
 in sum mer  and win ter  alike. 9  On  that  day 
 the  L ord  will be come  King  over  the  whole 
 earth  —   the  L ord  alone,  and  his  name  alone. 10  All  the  land  from  Geba  to Rim mon  south 
 of Je ru sa lem  will  be  changed  into  a  plain. But Je ru sa lem  will  be  raised  up  and  will re-
main i  on  its  site  from  the Ben ja min  Gate  to 
 the  place  of  the  First  Gate, j  to  the Cor ner 
 Gate,  and  from  the Tow er  of Han a nel  to  the 
roy al wine press es. 11 Peo ple  will  live  there, 
 and nev er  again  will  there  be  a  curse  of com-
plete de struc tion.


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So Je ru sa lem  will  dwell 
 in se cu ri ty . 12  This  will  be  the  plague  with  which  the 
 L ord  strikes  all  the peo ple  who  have warred 
 against Je ru sa lem:  their  flesh  will  rot  while 
 they  stand  on  their  feet,  their  eyes  will  rot 
 in  their sock ets,  and  their  tongues  will  rot 
 in  their  mouths. 13  On  that  day  a  great pan ic 
 from  the  L ord  will  be  among  them,  so  that 
 each  will  seize  the  hand  of an oth er,  and  the 
 hand  of  one  will  rise  against  the oth er. 14 Ju dah 
 will  also  fight  at Je ru sa lem,  and  the  wealth  of 
 all  the sur round ing na tions  will  be col lect ed: 
 gold, sil ver,  and cloth ing  in  great abun dance. 15  The  same  plague  as  the pre vi ous  one  will 
 strike k  the hors es,  mules, cam els, don keys, 
 and  all  the an i mals  that  are  in  those  camps. 16  Then  all  the sur vi vors  from  the na tions 
 that  came  against Je ru sa lem  will  go  up  year 
af ter  year  to wor ship  the  King,  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies,  and  to cel e brate  the Fes ti val  of Shel-
ters. 17  Should  any  of  the fam i lies  of  the  earth 
 not  go  up  to Je ru sa lem  to wor ship  the  King, 
 the  L ord  of Ar mies,  rain  will  not  fall  on  them. 18  And  if  the peo ple l  of  Egypt  will  not  go  up  and 
en ter,  then  rain  will  not  fall  on  them;  this  will 
 be  the  plague  the  L ord in flicts  on  the na tions 
 who  do  not  go  up  to cel e brate  the Fes ti val 
 of Shel ters. 19  This  will  be  the pun ish ment  of 
 Egypt  and  all  the na tions  that  do  not  go  up  to 
cel e brate  the Fes ti val  of Shel ters. 20  On  that  day ,  the  words  H oly  to  the  L ord 
 will  be  on  the  bells  of  the hors es. The  pots  in 
 the  house  of  the  L ord  will  be  like  the sprin-
kling ba sins be fore  the al tar. 21 Ev ery  pot  in 
Je ru sa lem  and  in Ju dah  will  be  holy  to  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies. All  who sac ri fice  will  come 
 and  use  the  pots  to  cook  in.


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And  on  that  day 
 there  will  no lon ger  be  a Ca naan ite m  in  the 
 house  of  the  L ord  of Ar mies. a13:8 Lit two-thirds in it   b14:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sym, Tg read The valley of my mountains will be blocked   c14:5 LXX reads  
It will be blocked as it was blocked   d14:5 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg, Tg, Syr; other Hb mss read you   e14:6 LXX, Sym, Syr , Tg, 
Vg read no light or cold or ice   f14:6 Lit no light; the precious ones will congeal   g14:8 = the Dead Sea   h14:8 = the 
Mediterranean Sea   i14:10 Or will be inhabited   j14:10 Or the former gate   k14:15 Lit be on   l14:18 Lit family   m14:21 Or 
merchant
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THE LORD’S LOVE FOR ISRAEL
1 
 A pronouncement:
The  word  of  the  L ord  to Is ra el  through 
Mal a chi. a
2 “ I  have  loved  you,”  says  the  L ord.


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Yet  you  ask, “ How  have  you  loved  us? ”
“ Wasn’t  Esau Ja cob’s broth er? ”  This  is  the 
 L ord’ s dec la ra tion.


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“ Even  so,  I  loved Ja cob, 
3  but  I hat ed  Esau. I  turned  his moun tains  into 
 a waste land,  and  gave  his in her i tance  to  the 
desert jack als.”
4  Though  Edom  says: “ We  have  been dev-
as tat ed,  but  we  will re build b  the ru ins,”  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies  says  this: “ They  may  build, 
 but  I  will de mol ish. They  will  be  called  a 
wick  ed coun try  and  the peo ple  the  L ord 
 has  cursed c for ev er. 5  Your  own  eyes  will 
 see  this,  and  you your selves  will  say , ‘ The 
 L ord  is  great,  even be yond d  the bor ders 
 of Is ra el.’
DISOBEDIENCE OF THE PRIESTS
6 “ A  son hon ors  his fa ther,  and  a ser vant  his 
mas ter. But  if  I  am  a fa ther,  where  is  my hon-
or? And  if  I  am  a mas ter,  where  is  your  fear  of 
 me? says  the  L ord  of Ar mies  to  you  priests, 
 who de spise  my  name.”
 Yet  you  ask: “ How  have  we de spised  your 
 name? ”
7 “ By pre sent ing de filed  food  on  my al tar.”
“ How  have  we de filed  you? ”  you  ask. When  you  say: “ The  L ord’ s ta ble  is con-
tempt ible.”
8 “ When  you pre sent  a  blind an i mal  for sac-
ri fice,  is  it  not  wrong? And  when  you pre sent 
 a  lame  or  sick an i mal,  is  it  not  wrong?


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Would  he  be  pleased  with 
 you  or  show  you fa vor? ”  asks  the  L ord  of Ar-
mies. 9 “ And  now  plead  for  God’s fa vor. Will  he 
 be gra cious  to  us? Since  this  has  come  from 
 your  hands,  will  he  show  any  of  you fa vor? ” 
 asks  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 10 “ I  wish  one  of  you 
 would  shut  the tem ple  doors,  so  that  you  would 
 no lon ger kin dle  a use less  fire  on  my al tar! I 
 am  not  pleased  with  you,”  says  the  L ord  of 
Ar mies, “ and  I  will ac cept  no off  er ing  from 
 your  hands. 11 “ My  name  will  be  great  among  the na-
tions,  from  the ris ing  of  the  sun  to  its set ting. In cense e  and  pure off  er ings  will  be pre sent ed 
 in  my  name  in ev ery  place be cause  my  name 
 will  be  great  among  the na tions,” f  says  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies. 12 “ But  you  are profaning  it  when  you  say: 
‘ The  Lord’s ta ble  is de filed,  and  its prod uct,  its 
 food,  is con tempt ible.’ 13  You  also  say: ‘ Look, 
 what  a nui sance! ’  And  you  scorn g  it,” h  says 
 the  L ord  of Ar mies. “ You  bring sto len, i  lame, 
 or  sick an i mals. You  bring  this  as  an off  er ing! Am  I  to ac cept  that  from  your  hands? ”  asks 
 the  L ord. 14 “ The de ceiv er  is  cursed  who  has  an ac-
cept able  male  in  his  flock  and  makes  a  vow 
 but sac ri fic es  a defective an i mal  to  the  Lord. For  I  am  a  great  King,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar-
mies, “ and  my  name  will  be  feared  among 
 the na tions. WARNING TO THE PRIESTS
2 
“There fore,  this de cree  is  for  you  priests: 
2  If  you  don’t lis ten,  and  if  you  don’t  take 
 it  to  heart  to hon or  my  name,”  says  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies, “ I  will  send  a  curse  among  you, 
 and  I  will  curse  your bless ings. In  fact,  I  have 
al ready be gun  to  curse  them be cause  you  are 
 not tak ing  it  to  heart. 3 “ Look,  I  am go ing  to re buke  your de scen-
dants,  and  I  will  spread an i mal  waste j  over 
 your fac es,  the  waste  from  your fes  ti val 
sac ri fic es,  and  you  will  be tak en  away  with 
 it. 4  Then  you  will  know  that  I  sent  you  this 
de cree,  so  that  my cov enant  with  Levi  may 
con tin ue,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 5 “ My 
cov enant  with  him  was  one  of  life  and  peace, 
 and  I  gave  these  to  him;  it  called  for rev er-
ence,  and  he re vered  me  and  stood  in  awe 
 of  my  name. 6  True in struc tion  was  in  his 
 mouth,  and noth ing  wrong  was  found  on 
 his  lips. He  walked  with  me  in  peace  and in-
teg ri ty  and  turned  many  from in iq ui ty . 7  For 
 the  lips  of  a  priest  should  guard knowl edge, 
 and peo ple  should de sire in struc tion  from 
 his  mouth, be cause  he  is  the mes sen ger  of 
 the  L ord  of Ar mies. a1:1 = My Messenger   b1:4 Or will return and build   c1:4 Or Lord is angry with   d1:5 Or great over   e1:11 Or Burnt offerings   
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j2:3 Dung or entrails
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8 “ You,  on  the oth er  hand,  have  turned  from 
 the  way . You  have  caused  many  to stum ble 
 by  your in struc tion. You  have vi o lat ed a  the 
cov enant  of  Levi,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. 9 “ So  I  in  turn  have  made  you de spised  and 
hu mil i at ed be fore  all  the peo ple be cause  you 
 are  not keep ing  my  ways  but  are show ing 
par tial i ty  in  your in struc tion.”
JUDAH’S MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS
10  Don’t  all  of  us  have  one Fa ther? Didn’t  one 
 God cre ate  us?


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Why  then  do  we  act treach-
er ous ly  against  one an oth er, profaning  the 
cov enant  of  our fa thers? 11 Ju dah  has act ed 
treach er ous ly ,  and  a de test able  act  has  been 
 done  in Is ra el  and  in Je ru sa lem. For Ju dah 
 has pro faned  the  L ord’ s sanc tu ary , b  which 
 he  loves,  and  has mar ried  the daugh ter  of  a 
for eign  god. c 12  May  the  L ord  cut  off  from  the 
 tents  of Ja cob  the  man  who  does  this, who ev er 
 he  may  be, d  even  if  he pre sents  an off  er ing  to 
 the  L ord  of Ar mies. 13  This  is an oth er  thing  you  do. You  are cov-
er ing  the  L ord’ s al tar  with  tears,  with weep ing 
 and groan ing, be cause  he  no lon ger re spects 
 your off  er ings  or re ceives  them glad ly  from 
 your  hands. 14  And  you  ask, “ Why? ” Be cause  even  though 
 the  L ord  has  been  a wit ness be tween  you  and 
 the  wife  of  your  youth,  you  have act ed treach-
er ous ly  against  her. She  was  your mar riage 
part ner  and  your  wife  by cov enant. 15  Didn’t 
 God  make  them  one  and  give  them  a por tion 
 of spir it?


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d God ly 
off spring. So  watch your selves care ful ly , e  so 
 that  no  one  acts treach er ous ly  against  the 
 wife  of  his f  youth. 16 “ If  he  hates  and di vorc es  his  wife,”  says 
 the  L ord  God  of Is ra el, “ he g cov ers  his gar-
ment  with in jus tice,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. There fore,  watch your selves care ful ly , h  and 
 do  not  act treach er ous ly . JUDGMENT AT THE LORD’S COMING
17  You  have wea ried  the  L ord  with  your 
 words.


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Yet  you  ask, “ How  have  we wea ried  him? ”
 When  you  say , “Ev ery one  who  does  what 
 is  evil  is  good  in  the  L ord’ s  sight,  and  he  is 
de light ed  with  them,  or  else  where  is  the  God 
 of jus tice? ”
3 
“ See,  I  am go ing  to  send  my mes sen ger, 
 and  he  will  clear  the  way be fore  me. Then 
 the  Lord  you  seek  will sud den ly  come  to  his 
tem ple,  the Mes sen ger  of  the cov enant  you 
de light  in  —   see,  he  is com ing,”  says  the  L ord 
 of Ar mies. 2  But  who  can en dure  the  day  of 
 his com ing?


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And  who  will  be  able  to  stand 
 when  he ap pears? For  he  will  be  like  a re-
fin er’s  fire  and  like laun der er’s  bleach. i 3  He 
 will  be  like  a re fin er  and pu ri fi er  of sil ver; 
 he  will pu ri fy  the  sons  of  Levi  and re fine 
 them  like  gold  and sil ver. Then  they  will pre-
sent of fer ings  to  the  L ord  in righ teous ness. 4  And  the of fer ings  of Ju dah  and Je ru sa lem 
 will  please  the  L ord  as  in  days  of  old  and 
 years  gone  by . 5 “ I  will  come  to  you  in judg ment,  and  I  will 
 be  ready  to wit ness  against sor cer ers  and 
adul ter ers;  against  those  who  swear false ly; 
 against  those  who op press  the  hired work er, 
 the wid ow ,  and  the fa ther less;  and  against 
 those  who  deny jus tice  to  the res i dent  alien. They  do  not  fear  me,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar -
mies. 6 “Be cause  I,  the  L ord,  have  not  changed, 
 you de scen dants  of Ja cob  have  not  been de-
stroyed. j
ROBBING GOD
7 “ Since  the  days  of  your fa thers,  you  have 
 turned  from  my stat utes;  you  have  not  kept 
 them. Re turn  to  me,  and  I  will re turn  to  you,” 
 says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. Yet  you  ask, “ How  can  we re turn? ”
8 “ Will  a  man  rob  God? Yet  you  are rob bing 
 me! ”
“ How  do  we  rob  you?


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”  you  ask. “ By  not mak ing  the pay ments  of  the  tenth 
 and  the con tri bu tions. 9  You  are suff  er ing 
un der  a  curse,  yet k  you  —   the  whole na tion  
—   are  still rob bing  me. 10  Bring  the  full  tenth 
 into  the store house  so  that  there  may  be  food 
 in  my  house. Test  me  in  this  way ,”  says  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies. “ See  if  I  will  not  open  the 
flood gates  of heav en  and  pour  out  a bless ing 
 for  you with out mea sure. 11  I  will re buke  the 
devourer l  for  you,  so  that  it  will  not  ruin  the 
pro duce  of  your  land  and  your  vine  in  your 
 field  will  not  fail  to pro duce  fruit,”  says  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies.


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12 “ Then  all  the na tions  will 
con sid er  you for tu nate,  for  you  will  be  a de-
light ful  land,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. a2:8 Lit corrupted   b2:11 Or profaned what is holy to the Lord   c2:11 = a woman who worshiped a foreign god   d2:12,15 Hb  
obscure   e2:15 Lit So guard yourselves in your spirit   f2:15 Lit your   g2:16 Or The Lord God of Israel says that he hates 
divorce and the one who   h2:16 Lit Therefore, guard yourselves in your spirit   i 3:2 Lit cleansing agent   j 3:6 Or Because I, 
the Lord, do not change, you descendants of Jacob are not destroyed   k3:9 Or because   l3:11 Perhaps locusts
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THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED
13 “ Your  words  against  me  are  harsh,”  says 
 the  L ord. Yet  you  ask, “ What  have  we spo ken  against 
 you?


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”
14  You  have  said: “ It  is use less  to  serve  God. What  have  we  gained  by keep ing  his re quire-
ments  and walk ing mourn ful ly be fore  the 
 L ord  of Ar mies? 15  So  now  we con sid er  the 
ar ro gant  to  be for tu nate. Not  only  do  those 
 who com mit wick ed ness pros per,  they  even 
 test  God  and es cape.”
16  At  that  time  those  who  feared  the  L ord 
 spoke  to  one an oth er. The  L ord  took no tice 
 and lis tened.


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So  a  book  of re mem brance  was 
writ ten be fore  him  for  those  who  feared  the 
 L ord  and  had  high re gard  for  his  name. 17 “ They 
 will  be  mine,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies, “ my 
 own pos ses sion  on  the  day  I  am pre par ing. I 
 will  have com pas sion  on  them  as  a  man  has 
com pas sion  on  his  son  who  serves  him. 18  So 
 you  will  again  see  the diff  er ence be tween  the 
righ teous  and  the wick ed, be tween  one  who 
 serves  God  and  one  who  does  not  serve  him. THE DAY OF THE LORD
4 
“ For  look,  the  day  is com ing, burn ing  like 
 a fur nace,  when  all  the ar ro gant  and ev-
ery one  who com mits wick ed ness  will be come 
stub ble. The com ing  day  will con sume  them,” 
 says  the  L ord  of Ar mies, “ not leav ing  them 
 root  or branch es. 2  But  for  you  who  fear  my 
 name,  the  sun  of righ teous ness  will  rise  with 
heal ing  in  its  wings,  and  you  will  go  out  and 
playfully  jump  like  calves  from  the  stall. a 3  You 
 will tram ple  the wick ed,  for  they  will  be ash es 
un der  the  soles  of  your  feet  on  the  day  I  am 
pre par ing,”  says  the  L ord  of Ar mies. A FINAL WARNING
4 “Re mem ber  the in struc tion  of Mo ses  my 
ser vant,  the stat utes  and or di nances  I com-
mand ed  him  at Ho reb  for  all Is ra el. 5  Look,  I  am 
go ing  to  send  you  the proph et Eli jah be fore 
 the  great  and ter ri ble  day  of  the  L ord  comes.


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6  And  he  will  turn  the  hearts  of fa thers  to  their 
chil dren  and  the  hearts  of chil dren  to  their 
fa thers. Oth er wise,  I  will  come  and  strike  the 
 land b  with  a  curse.”
a4:2 Or like stall-fed calves   b4:6 Or earth
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maTThew
THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST
1 
 An ac count  of  the ge ne al o gy  of  Jesus  Christ, 
 the  Son  of Da vid,  the  Son  of Abra ham:
FROM ABRAHAM TO DAVID
 2 Abraham fathered a Isaac,
  Isaac fathered Jacob,
  Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,
 3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
  Perez fathered Hezron,
  Hezron fathered Aram,
 4 Aram fathered Amminadab,
  Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
  Nahshon fathered Salmon,
 5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,
  Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
  Obed fathered Jesse,
 6 and Jesse fathered King David. FROM DAVID TO THE BABYLONIAN EXILE
  David fathered Solomon b by Uriah’s wife,
 7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam,
  Rehoboam fathered Abijah,
  Abijah fathered Asa,  c
 8 Asa c fathered Jehoshaphat,
  Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,  d
  Joram fathered Uzziah,
 9 Uzziah fathered Jotham,
  Jotham fathered Ahaz,
  Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
 10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
  Manasseh fathered Amon,  e
  Amon fathered Josiah,
 11 and Josiah fathered Jeconiah 
and his brothers
  at the time of the exile to Babylon. FROM THE EXILE TO THE CHRIST
 12 After the exile to Babylon
  Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel,
  Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
 13 Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,
  Abiud fathered Eliakim,
  Eliakim fathered Azor,
 14 Azor fathered Zadok,
  Zadok fathered Achim,
  Achim fathered Eliud,
 15 Eliud fathered Eleazar,
  Eleazar fathered Matthan,
  Matthan fathered Jacob,
 16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband 
of Mary ,
  who gave birth to Jesus who is called 
the Christ. 17  So  all  the gen er a tions  from Abra ham  to 
Da vid  were four teen gen er a tions;  and  from 
Da vid un til  the ex ile  to Bab ylon, four teen gen-
er a tions;  and  from  the ex ile  to Bab ylon un til 
 the  Christ, four teen gen er a tions. THE NATIVITY OF THE CHRIST
18  The  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  came  about  this  way: 
Af ter  his moth er  Mary  had  been en gaged f  to 
Jo seph,  it  was dis cov ered be fore  they  came 
to geth er  that  she  was preg nant  from  the  Holy 
Spir it. 19  So  her hus band Jo seph, be ing  a righ-
teous  man,  and  not want ing  to dis grace  her 
pub lic ly , de cid ed  to di vorce  her se cret ly . 20  But af ter  he  had con sid ered  these  things, 
 an an gel  of  the  Lord ap peared  to  him  in  a 
 dream, say ing, “Jo seph,  son  of Da vid,  don’t 
 be  afraid  to  take  Mary  as  your  wife, be cause 
 what  has  been con ceived  in  her  is  from  the 
 Holy Spir it. 21  She  will  give  birth  to  a  son,  and 
 you  are  to  name  him  Jesus, be cause  he  will 
 save  his peo ple  from  their  sins.”
22  Now  all  this  took  place  to ful fill  what  was 
spo ken  by  the  Lord  through  the proph et:
 23 See, the virgin will become pregnant
  and give birth to a son,
  and they will name him Immanuel,  g
 which  is trans lat ed “ God  is  with  us.”
24  When Jo seph  woke  up,  he  did  as  the  Lord’s 
an gel  had com mand ed  him. He mar ried  her 
25  but  did  not  have sex u al re la tions  with  her 
un til  she  gave  birth  to  a  son.


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h  And  he  named 
 him  Jesus. WISE MEN VISIT THE KING
2 
Af ter  Jesus  was  born  in Beth le hem  of Ju-
dea  in  the  days  of  King Her od,  wise  men 
 from  the  east ar rived  in Je ru sa lem, 2 say ing, 
“ Where  is  he  who  has  been  born  king  of  the 
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8   b1:6 Other mss add King   c1:7,8 Other mss read Asaph    
d1:8 = Jehoram   e1:10 Other mss read Amos   f1:18 Or betrothed   g1:23 Is 7:14   h1:25 Other mss read to her firstborn son
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 Jews? For  we  saw  his  star  at  its ris ing  and 
 have  come  to wor ship  him.” a
3  When  King Her od  heard  this,  he  was deep ly 
dis turbed,  and  all Je ru sa lem  with  him. 4  So  he 
as sem bled  all  the  chief  priests  and  scribes  of 
 the peo ple  and  asked  them  where  the  Christ 
 would  be  born. 5 “ In Beth le hem  of Ju dea,”  they  told  him, “be-
cause  this  is  what  was writ ten  by  the proph et:
 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land 
of Judah,
  are by no means least 
among the rulers of Judah:
  Because out of you will come a ruler
  who will shepherd my people 
Israel.” b
7  Then Her od se cret ly sum moned  the  wise 
 men  and  asked  them  the ex act  time  the  star 
ap peared. 8  He  sent  them  to Beth le hem  and 
 said, “ Go  and  search care ful ly  for  the  child.


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When  you  find  him, re port  back  to  me  so  that 
 I  too  can  go  and wor ship  him.” c
9 Af ter hear ing  the  king,  they  went  on  their 
 way . And  there  it  was  —   the  star  they  had  seen 
 at  its ris ing.


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It  led  them un til  it  came  and  stopped 
 above  the  place  where  the  child  was. 10  When 
 they  saw  the  star,  they  were over whelmed  with 
 joy . 11 En ter ing  the  house,  they  saw  the  child 
 with  Mary  his moth er,  and fall ing  to  their  knees, 
 they wor shiped  him. d  Then  they  opened  their 
trea sures  and pre sent ed  him  with  gifts:  gold, 
frank in cense,  and  myrrh. 12  And be ing  warned 
 in  a  dream  not  to  go  back  to Her od,  they re-
turned  to  their  own coun try  by an oth er  route. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT
13 Af ter  they  were  gone,  an an gel  of  the  Lord 
ap peared  to Jo seph  in  a  dream, say ing, “ Get  up! Take  the  child  and  his moth er,  flee  to  Egypt,  and 
 stay  there un til  I  tell  you. For Her od  is  about 
 to  search  for  the  child  to  kill  him.” 14  So  he 
 got  up,  took  the  child  and  his moth er dur ing 
 the  night,  and es caped  to  Egypt. 15  He  stayed 
 there un til Her od’s  death,  so  that  what  was 
spo ken  by  the  Lord  through  the proph et  might 
 be ful filled:  Out  of  Egypt  I  called  my  Son. e
THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS
16  Then Her od,  when  he re al ized  that  he  had 
 been out wit ted  by  the  wise  men,  flew  into  a 
 rage. He  gave or ders  to mas sa cre  all  the  boys 
 in  and  around Beth le hem  who  were  two  years 
 old  and un der,  in keep ing  with  the  time  he 
 had  learned  from  the  wise  men. 17  Then  what 
 was spo ken  through Jer e mi ah  the proph et 
 was ful filled:
 18 A voice was heard in Ramah,
  weeping,  f and great mourning,
  Rachel weeping for her children;
  and she refused to be consoled,
  because they are no more. g
THE RETURN TO NAZARETH
19 Af ter Her od  died,  an an gel  of  the  Lord ap-
peared  in  a  dream  to Jo seph  in  Egypt, 20 say ing, 
“ Get  up,  take  the  child  and  his moth er,  and  go 
 to  the  land  of Is ra el, be cause  those  who in-
tend ed  to  kill  the  child  are  dead.” 21  So  he  got 
 up,  took  the  child  and  his moth er,  and en tered 
 the  land  of Is ra el. 22  But  when  he  heard  that 
Ar che la us  was rul ing  over Ju dea  in  place  of  his 
fa ther Her od,  he  was  afraid  to  go  there.


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And 
be ing  warned  in  a  dream,  he with drew  to  the 
re gion  of Gal i lee. 23  Then  he  went  and set tled 
 in  a  town  called Naz a reth  to ful fill  what  was 
spo ken  through  the proph ets,  that  he  would 
 be  called  a Naz a rene. THE HERALD OF THE CHRIST
3 
 In  those  days  John  the Bap tist  came, 
preach ing  in  the wil der ness  of Ju dea 2  and 
say ing, “Re pent, be cause  the king dom  of heav-
en  has  come  near! ” 3  For  he  is  the  one spo ken 
 of  through  the proph et Isa iah,  who  said:
  A voice of one crying out 
in the wilderness:
  Prepare the way for the Lord;
  make his paths straight! h
4  Now  John  had  a camel-hair gar ment  with 
 a leath er  belt  around  his  waist,  and  his  food 
 was lo custs  and  wild hon ey .


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5  Then peo ple 
 from Je ru sa lem,  all Ju dea,  and  all  the vi cin i-
ty  of  the Jor dan  were go ing  out  to  him, 6  and 
 they  were bap tized  by  him  in  the Jor dan Riv er, 
con fess ing  their  sins. 7  When  he  saw  many  of  the Phar i sees  and 
Sad du cees com ing  to  his bap tism,  he  said 
 to  them, “ Brood  of vi pers! Who  warned  you 
 to  flee  from  the com ing  wrath?


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8 There fore 
pro duce  fruit consistent  with i re pen tance. 9  And  don’t pre sume  to  say  to your selves, ‘ We 
 have Abra ham  as  our fa ther.’  For  I  tell  you  that 
a2:2 Or to pay him homage   b2:6 Mc 5:2   c2:8 Or and pay him homage   d2:11 Or they paid him homage   e2:15 Hs 11:1    
f2:18 Other mss read Ramah, lamentation, and weeping,   g2:18 Jr 31:15   h3:3 Is 40:3   i3:8 Lit fruit worthy of
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 God  is  able  to  raise  up chil dren  for Abra ham 
 from  these  stones. 10  The  ax  is al ready  at  the 
 root  of  the  trees.


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There fore, ev ery  tree  that 
 doesn’t pro duce  good  fruit  will  be  cut  down 
 and  thrown  into  the  fire. 11 “ I bap tize  you  with a wa ter  for re pen tance, 
 but  the  one  who  is com ing af ter  me  is  more 
pow er ful  than  I. I  am  not wor thy  to re move b  his 
san dals.


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He him self  will bap tize  you  with  the 
 Holy Spir it  and  fire. 12  His win now ing shov el 
 is  in  his  hand,  and  he  will  clear  his thresh ing 
 floor  and gath er  his  wheat  into  the  barn. But 
 the  chaff  he  will  burn  with  fire  that nev er 
 goes  out.”
THE BAPTISM OF JESUS
13  Then  Jesus  came  from Gal i lee  to  John  at  the 
Jor dan,  to  be bap tized  by  him. 14  But  John  tried 
 to  stop  him, say ing, “ I  need  to  be bap tized  by 
 you,  and  yet  you  come  to  me? ”
15  Jesus an swered  him, “ Al low  it  for  now , 
be cause  this  is  the  way  for  us  to ful fill  all 
righ teous ness.”  Then  John al lowed  him  to 
 be bap tized. 16  When  Jesus  was bap tized,  he  went  up 
im me di ate ly  from  the wa ter. The heav ens 
sud den ly  opened  for  him, c  and  he  saw  the 
Spir it  of  God de scend ing  like  a  dove  and com-
ing  down  on  him. 17  And  a  voice  from heav en 
 said: “ This  is  my be loved  Son,  with  whom  I  am 
well-pleased.”
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS
4 
 Then  Jesus  was  led  up  by  the Spir it  into 
 the wil der ness  to  be tempt ed  by  the dev il. 2 Af ter  he  had fast ed for ty  days  and for ty  nights, 
 he  was hun gry . 3  Then  the tempt er ap proached 
 him  and  said, “ If  you  are  the  Son  of  God,  tell 
 these  stones  to be come  bread.”
4  He an swered, “ It  is writ ten:  Man  must  not 
 live  on  bread  alone  but  on ev ery  word  that 
 comes  from  the  mouth  of  God.” d
5  Then  the dev il  took  him  to  the  holy  city , 
 had  him  stand  on  the pinnacle  of  the tem ple, 
6  and  said  to  him, “ If  you  are  the  Son  of  God, 
 throw your self  down. For  it  is writ ten:
  He will give his angels orders 
concerning you,
  and they will support you 
with their hands
  so that you will not strike
  your foot against a stone.”  e
7  Jesus  told  him, “ It  is  also writ ten:  Do  not 
 test  the  Lord  your  God.” f
8  Again,  the dev il  took  him  to  a  very  high 
moun tain  and  showed  him  all  the king doms 
 of  the  world  and  their splen dor. 9  And  he  said 
 to  him, “ I  will  give  you  all  these  things  if  you 
 will  fall  down  and wor ship  me.” g
10  Then  Jesus  told  him, “ Go  away , h Sa tan!


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For 
 it  is writ ten: Wor ship  the  Lord  your  God,  and 
 serve  only  him.” i
11  Then  the dev il  left  him,  and an gels  came 
 and be gan  to  serve  him. MINISTRY IN GALILEE
12  When  he  heard  that  John  had  been ar rest ed, 
 he with drew  into Gal i lee. 13  He  left Naz a reth 
 and  went  to  live  in Ca per na um  by  the  sea,  in 
 the re gion  of Zeb u lun  and Naph ta li. 14  This 
 was  to ful fill  what  was spo ken  through  the 
proph et Isa iah:
 15 Land of Zebulun and land 
of Naphtali,
  along the road by the sea, 
beyond the Jordan,
  Galilee of the Gentiles. 16 The people who live in darkness
  have seen a great light,
  and for those living in the land of the 
shadow of death,
  a light has dawned. j,k
17  From  then  on  Jesus be gan  to  preach, “Re-
pent, be cause  the king dom  of heav en  has 
 come  near.”
THE FIRST DISCIPLES
18  As  he  was walk ing  along  the  Sea  of Gal i lee,  he 
 saw  two broth ers, Si mon ( who  is  called Pe ter), 
 and  his broth er An drew . They  were cast ing  a 
 net  into  the  sea  —   for  they  were fish er men.


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19 “Fol low  me,”  he  told  them, “ and  I  will  make 
 you  fish  for l peo ple.” 20 Im me di ate ly  they  left 
 their  nets  and fol lowed  him. 21 Go ing  on  from  there,  he  saw  two oth er 
broth ers,  James  the  son  of Zeb e dee,  and  his 
broth er  John. They  were  in  a  boat  with Zeb e-
dee  their fa ther, pre par ing  their  nets,  and  he 
 called  them. 22 Im me di ate ly  they  left  the  boat 
 and  their fa ther  and fol lowed  him. TEACHING, PREACHING, AND HEALING
23  Now  Jesus be gan  to  go  all  over Gal i lee, 
teach ing  in  their syn a gogues, preach ing  the 
a3:11 Or in   b3:11 Or to carry   c3:16 Other mss omit for him   d4:4 Dt 8:3   e4:6 Ps 91:11-12   f4:7 Dt 6:16   g4:9 Or and pay me 
homage   h4:10 Other mss read “Get behind me   i4:10 Dt 6:13   j4:16 Lit dawned on them   k4:15-16 Is 9:1-2   l4:19 Or you 
fishers of
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 good  news  of  the king dom,  and heal ing ev-
ery a dis ease  and sick ness b  among  the peo ple. 24  Then  the  news  about  him  spread through out 
Syr ia. So  they  brought  to  him  all  those  who 
 were afflicted,  those suff  er ing  from var i ous 
dis eas es  and in tense  pains,  the demon-pos-
sessed,  the ep i lep tics,  and  the par a lyt ics. And 
 he  healed  them. 25  Large  crowds fol lowed  him 
 from Gal i lee,  the De cap o lis, Je ru sa lem, Ju dea, 
 and be yond  the Jor dan. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
5 
 When  he  saw  the  crowds,  he  went  up  on 
 the moun tain,  and af ter  he  sat  down,  his 
dis ci ples  came  to  him. 2  Then c  he be gan  to 
 teach  them, say ing:
THE BEATITUDES
 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
  for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 4 Blessed are those who mourn,
  for they will be comforted.


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5 Blessed are the humble,
  for they will inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are those who hunger and 
thirst for righteousness,
  for they will be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful,
  for they will be shown mercy . 8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
  for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
  for they will be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are those who are persecuted 
because of righteousness,
  for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 11 “ You  are  blessed  when  they in sult  you  and 
per se cute  you  and false ly  say ev ery  kind  of 
 evil  against  you be cause  of  me. 12  Be  glad  and 
re joice, be cause  your re ward  is  great  in heav en.


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For  that  is  how  they per se cut ed  the proph ets 
 who  were be fore  you. BELIEVERS ARE SALT AND LIGHT
13 “ You  are  the  salt  of  the  earth. But  if  the  salt 
 should  lose  its  taste,  how  can  it  be  made  salty? d 
 It’s  no lon ger  good  for any thing  but  to  be 
 thrown  out  and tram pled un der peo ple’s  feet.


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14 “ You  are  the  light  of  the  world. A  city sit u at-
ed  on  a  hill can not  be hid den. 15  No  one  lights  a 
 lamp  and  puts  it un der  a bas ket,  but rath er  on  a 
lamp stand,  and  it  gives  light  for  all  who  are  in 
 the  house. 16  In  the  same  way ,  let  your  light  shine  
be fore oth ers,  so  that  they  may  see  your  good 
 works  and  give glo ry  to  your Fa ther  in heav en. CHRIST FULFILLS THE LAW
17 “ Don’t  think  that  I  came  to abol ish  the  Law 
 or  the Proph ets. I  did  not  come  to abol ish  but 
 to ful fill. 18  For tru ly  I  tell  you, un til heav en  and 
 earth  pass  away ,  not  the small est let ter e  or  one 
 stroke  of  a let ter  will  pass  away  from  the  law 
un til  all  things  are ac com plished. 19 There fore, 
who ev er  breaks  one  of  the  least  of  these com-
mands  and teach es oth ers  to  do  the  same  will 
 be  called  least  in  the king dom  of heav en. But 
who ev er  does  and teach es  these com mands 
 will  be  called  great  in  the king dom  of heav en. 20  For  I  tell  you, un less  your righ teous ness 
sur pass es  that  of  the  scribes  and Phar i sees, 
 you  will nev er  get  into  the king dom  of heav en. MURDER BEGINS IN THE HEART
21 “ You  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  our an ces-
tors,  Do  not mur der, f  and who ev er mur ders 
 will  be sub ject  to judg ment. 22  But  I  tell  you, 
ev ery one  who  is an gry  with  his broth er  or 
sis ter g  will  be sub ject  to judg ment. Who ev er 
in sults h  his broth er  or sis ter,  will  be sub ject 
 to  the  court. i Who ev er  says, ‘ You  fool!


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’  will 
 be sub ject  to hellfire. j 23  So  if  you  are off  er ing 
 your  gift  on  the al tar,  and  there  you re mem-
ber  that  your broth er  or sis ter  has some thing 
 against  you, 24  leave  your  gift  there  in  front  of 
 the al tar. First  go  and  be rec on ciled  with  your 
broth er  or sis ter,  and  then  come  and off  er   
your  gift. 25  Reach  a set tle ment quick ly  with 
 your ad ver sary  while  you’re  on  the  way  with 
 him  to  the  court,  or  your ad ver sary  will  hand 
 you  over  to  the  judge,  and  the  judge  to k  the 
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26 Tru ly  I  tell  you,  you  will nev er  get  out  of 
 there un til  you  have  paid  the  last pen ny . l
ADULTERY BEGINS IN THE HEART
27 “ You  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  Do  not 
com mit adul tery . m 28  But  I  tell  you, ev ery one 
 who  looks  at  a wom an lust ful ly  has al ready 
a4:23 Or every kind of   b4:23 Or physical ailment   c5:2 Lit Then opening his mouth   d5:13 Or how can the earth be salted?


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e5:18 Or not one iota ;  iota is the smallest letter of the Gk alphabet. f5:21 Ex 20:13; Dt 5:17   g5:22 Other mss add without a 
cause   h5:22 Lit Whoever says ‘Raca’ ; an Aramaic term of abuse that puts someone down, insulting one’s intelligence   i5:22 Lit 
Sanhedrin   j5:22 Lit the gehenna of fire   k5:25 Other mss read judge will hand you over to   l5:26 Lit quadrans, the smallest 
and least valuable Roman coin, worth 1/64 of a daily wage   m5:27 Ex 20:14; Dt 5:18
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com mit ted adul tery  with  her  in  his  heart. 29  If 
 your  right  eye caus es  you  to  sin,  gouge  it  out 
 and  throw  it  away . For  it  is bet ter  that  you  lose 
 one  of  the  parts  of  your  body  than  for  your 
 whole  body  to  be  thrown  into  hell. 30  And  if 
 your  right  hand caus es  you  to  sin,  cut  it  off  
 and  throw  it  away . For  it  is bet ter  that  you  lose 
 one  of  the  parts  of  your  body  than  for  your 
 whole  body  to  go  into  hell. DIVORCE PRACTICES CENSURED
31 “ It  was  also  said, Who ev er di vorc es  his  wife 
 must  give  her  a writ ten no tice  of di vorce. a 
32  But  I  tell  you, ev ery one  who di vorc es  his 
 wife, ex cept  in  a  case  of sex u al im mo ral i ty , 
caus es  her  to com mit adul tery .


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And who ev er 
mar ries  a di vorced wom an com mits adul tery . TELL THE TRUTH
33 “ Again,  you  have  heard  that  it  was  said  to  our 
an ces tors,   You  must  not  break  your  oath, 
 but  you  must  keep  your  oaths  to  the  Lord. b 
34  But  I  tell  you,  don’t  take  an  oath  at  all: ei ther 
 by heav en, be cause  it  is  God’s  throne; 35  or 
 by  the  earth, be cause  it  is  his foot stool;  or  by 
Je ru sa lem, be cause  it  is  the  city  of  the  great 
 King. 36  Do  not  swear  by  your  head, be cause 
 you can not  make  a sin gle  hair  white  or  black. 37  But  let  your ‘ yes’  mean ‘ yes,’  and  your ‘ no’ 
 mean ‘ no.’ Any thing  more  than  this  is  from 
 the  evil  one. GO THE SECOND MILE
38 “ You  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  An  eye 
 for  an  eye  and  a  tooth  for  a  tooth. c 39  But  I 
 tell  you,  don’t re sist d  an evil do er. On  the con-
trary ,  if any one  slaps  you  on  your  right  cheek, 
 turn  the oth er  to  him  also. 40  As  for  the  one 
 who  wants  to  sue  you  and  take  away  your 
shirt,  let  him  have  your  coat  as  well. 41  And 
 if any one forc es  you  to  go  one  mile,  go  with 
 him  two. 42  Give  to  the  one  who  asks  you,  and 
 don’t  turn  away  from  the  one  who  wants  to 
bor row  from  you. LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
43 “ You  have  heard  that  it  was  said,  Love  your 
neigh bor e  and  hate  your en e my . 44  But  I  tell  you, 
 love  your en e mies f  and  pray  for  those  who g 
per se cute  you, 45  so  that  you  may  be h chil dren 
 of  your Fa ther  in heav en. For  he caus es  his 
 sun  to  rise  on  the  evil  and  the  good,  and  sends 
 rain  on  the righ teous  and  the un righ teous. 46  For  if  you  love  those  who  love  you,  what 
re ward  will  you  have?


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Don’t  even  the  tax col-
lec tors  do  the  same? 47  And  if  you  greet  only 
 your broth ers  and sis ters,  what  are  you do ing 
 out  of  the or di nary?


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48  Be per fect, there fore,  as  your 
heav en ly Fa ther  is per fect. HOW TO GIVE
6 
“ Be care ful  not  to prac tice  your righ teous-
ness k  in  front  of oth ers  to  be  seen  by  them. Oth er wise,  you  have  no re ward  with  your Fa-
ther  in heav en. 2  So when ev er  you  give  to  the 
 poor,  don’t  sound  a trum pet be fore  you,  as 
 the hyp o crites  do  in  the syn a gogues  and  on 
 the  streets,  to  be applauded  by peo ple. Tru ly 
 I  tell  you,  they  have  their re ward. 3  But  when 
 you  give  to  the  poor,  don’t  let  your  left  hand 
 know  what  your  right  hand  is do ing, 4  so  that 
 your giv ing  may  be  in se cret. And  your Fa ther 
 who  sees  in se cret  will re ward  you. l
HOW TO PRAY
5 “When ev er  you  pray ,  you  must  not  be  like 
 the hyp o crites, be cause  they  love  to  pray 
stand ing  in  the syn a gogues  and  on  the  street 
cor ners  to  be  seen  by peo ple. Tru ly  I  tell  you, 
 they  have  their re ward. 6  But  when  you  pray , 
 go  into  your pri vate  room,  shut  your  door, 
 and  pray  to  your Fa ther  who  is  in se cret. And 
 your Fa ther  who  sees  in se cret  will re ward 
 you. m 7  When  you  pray ,  don’t bab ble  like  the 
Gen tiles,  since  they imag ine they’ll  be  heard 
 for  their  many  words. 8  Don’t  be  like  them, 
be cause  your Fa ther  knows  the  things  you 
 need be fore  you  ask  him. THE LORD’S PRAYER
9 “There fore,  you  should  pray  like  this:
  Our Father in heaven,
  your name be honored as holy . 10 Your kingdom come.


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 12 And forgive us our debts,
  as we also have forgiven our debtors. a5:31 Dt 24:1   b5:33 Lv 19:12; Nm 30:2; Dt 23:21   c5:38 Ex 21:24; Lv 24:20; Dt 19:21   d5:39 Or don’t set yourself against, or  don’t 
retaliate against   e5:43 Lv 19:18   f5:44 Other mss add bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you,    
g5:44 Other mss add mistreat you and   h5:45 Or may become, or may show yourselves to be   i5:47 Or doing that is superior ; 
lit doing more   j5:47 Other mss read tax collectors   k6:1 Other mss read charitable giving   l6:4 Other mss read will himself 
reward you openly   m6:6 Other mss add openly   n6:11 Or our necessary bread, or  our bread for tomorrow
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 13 And do not bring us into  a temptation,
  but deliver us from the evil one. b
14 “ For  if  you for give oth ers  their off  enses, 
 your heav en ly Fa ther  will for give  you  as  well. 15  But  if  you  don’t for give oth ers, c  your Fa ther 
 will  not for give  your off  enses. HOW TO FAST
16 “When ev er  you  fast,  don’t  be  gloomy  like 
 the hyp o crites. For  they  make  their fac es un-
attractive d  so  that  their fast ing  is ob vi ous  to 
peo ple.


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Tru ly  I  tell  you,  they  have  their re ward. 17  But  when  you  fast,  put  oil  on  your  head  and 
 wash  your  face, 18  so  that  your fast ing  isn’t 
ob vi ous  to oth ers  but  to  your Fa ther  who  is 
 in se cret. And  your Fa ther  who  sees  in se cret 
 will re ward  you. e
GOD AND POSSESSIONS
19 “ Don’t  store  up  for your selves trea sures f 
 on  earth,  where  moth  and  rust de stroy  and 
 where  thieves  break  in  and  steal. 20  But 
 store  up  for your selves trea sures  in heav-
en,  where nei ther  moth  nor  rust de stroys,  
 and  where  thieves  don’t  break  in  and  steal. 21  For  where  your trea sure  is,  there  your  heart 
 will  be  also. 22 “ The  eye  is  the  lamp  of  the  body . If  your 
 eye  is  healthy ,  your  whole  body  will  be  full  of 
 light. 23  But  if  your  eye  is  bad,  your  whole  body 
 will  be  full  of dark ness. So  if  the  light with in 
 you  is dark ness,  how  deep  is  that dark ness! 24 “ No  one  can  serve  two mas ters,  since ei ther 
 he  will  hate  one  and  love  the oth er,  or  he  will 
 be de vot ed  to  one  and de spise  the oth er. You 
can not  serve  both  God  and mon ey . THE CURE FOR ANXIETY
25 “There fore  I  tell  you:  Don’t wor ry  about  your 
 life,  what  you  will  eat  or  what  you  will  drink; 
 or  about  your  body ,  what  you  will  wear. Isn’t 
 life  more  than  food  and  the  body  more  than 
cloth ing?


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26 Con sid er  the  birds  of  the  sky:  They 
 don’t  sow  or  reap  or gath er  into  barns,  yet 
 your heav en ly Fa ther  feeds  them. Aren’t  you 
 worth  more  than  they?


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27  Can  any  of  you  add 
 one mo ment  to  his life-span g  by wor ry ing? 28  And  why  do  you wor ry  about  clothes? Ob-
serve  how  the wildflowers  of  the  field  grow: 
 They  don’t la bor  or  spin  thread. 29  Yet  I  tell  you 
 that  not  even Sol o mon  in  all  his splen dor  was 
 adorned  like  one  of  these. 30  If  that’s  how  God 
 clothes  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  is  here 
to day  and  thrown  into  the fur nace to mor-
row ,  won’t  he  do  much  more  for  you  —   you 
 of lit tle  faith? 31  So  don’t wor ry , say ing, ‘ What 
 will  we  eat?


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’  or ‘ What 
 will  we  wear? ’ 32  For  the Gen tiles ea ger ly  seek 
 all  these  things,  and  your heav en ly Fa ther 
 knows  that  you  need  them. 33  But  seek  first 
 the king dom  of  God h  and  his righ teous ness, 
 and  all  these  things  will  be pro vid ed  for  you. 34 There fore  don’t wor ry  about to mor row , be-
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Each 
 day  has  enough trou ble  of  its  own. DO NOT JUDGE
7 
“ Do  not  judge,  so  that  you  won’t  be  judged. 2  For  you  will  be  judged  by  the  same stan-
dard  with  which  you  judge oth ers,  and  you 
 will  be mea sured  by  the  same mea sure  you 
 use. 3  Why  do  you  look  at  the splinter  in  your 
broth er’s  eye  but  don’t no tice  the  beam  of 
 wood  in  your  own  eye? 4  Or  how  can  you  say 
 to  your broth er, ‘ Let  me  take  the splinter  out 
 of  your  eye,’  and  look,  there’s  a  beam  of  wood 
 in  your  own  eye? 5 Hyp o crite! First  take  the 
 beam  of  wood  out  of  your  eye,  and  then  you 
 will  see clear ly  to  take  the splinter  out  of  your 
broth er’s  eye. 6  Don’t  give  what  is  holy  to  dogs 
 or  toss  your  pearls be fore  pigs,  or  they  will 
tram ple  them un der  their  feet,  turn,  and  tear 
 you  to  pieces. ASK, SEARCH, KNOCK
7 “ Ask,  and  it  will  be giv en  to  you. Seek,  and  you 
 will  find. Knock,  and  the  door i  will  be  opened 
 to  you. 8  For ev ery one  who  asks re ceives,  and 
 the  one  who  seeks  finds,  and  to  the  one  who 
 knocks,  the  door  will  be  opened. 9  Who  among 
 you,  if  his  son  asks  him  for  bread,  will  give 
 him  a  stone? 10  Or  if  he  asks  for  a  fish,  will  give 
 him  a  snake? 11  If  you  then,  who  are  evil,  know 
 how  to  give  good  gifts  to  your chil dren,  how 
 much  more  will  your Fa ther  in heav en  give 
 good  things  to  those  who  ask  him. 12 There-
fore, what ev er  you  want oth ers  to  do  for  you, 
 do  also  the  same  for  them,  for  this  is  the  Law 
 and  the Proph ets. ENTERING THE KINGDOM
13 “En ter  through  the nar row  gate. For  the 
 gate  is  wide  and  the  road  broad  that  leads 
a6:13 Or do not cause us to come into   b6:13 Or from evil ; some later mss add For yours is the kingdom and the power and 
the glory forever. Amen.


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c6:15 Other mss add their wrongdoing   d6:16 Or unrecognizable, or  disfigured   e6:18 Other mss 
add openly   f6:19 Or valuables   g6:27 Or add a single cubit to his height   h6:33 Other mss omit of God   i 7:7 Lit and it
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 to de struc tion,  and  there  are  many  who  go 
 through  it. 14  How nar row  is  the  gate  and diff  i-
cult  the  road  that  leads  to  life,  and  few  find  it. 15 “ Be  on  your  guard  against  false proph-
ets  who  come  to  you  in  sheep’s cloth ing  but 
in ward ly  are rav ag ing  wolves. 16  You’ll rec og-
nize  them  by  their  fruit.


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Are  grapes gath ered 
 from thorn bush es  or  figs  from this tles? 17  In 
 the  same  way , ev ery  good  tree pro duc es  good 
 fruit,  but  a  bad  tree pro duc es  bad  fruit. 18  A 
 good  tree  can’t pro duce  bad  fruit; nei ther  can 
 a  bad  tree pro duce  good  fruit. 19 Ev ery  tree 
 that  doesn’t pro duce  good  fruit  is  cut  down 
 and  thrown  into  the  fire. 20  So  you’ll rec og nize 
 them  by  their  fruit. 21 “ Not ev ery one  who  says  to  me, ‘ Lord,  Lord,’ 
 will en ter  the king dom  of heav en,  but  only  the 
 one  who  does  the  will  of  my Fa ther  in heav-
en. 22  On  that  day  many  will  say  to  me, ‘ Lord, 
 Lord,  didn’t  we proph e sy  in  your  name,  drive 
 out de mons  in  your  name,  and  do  many mir-
a cles  in  your  name? ’ 23  Then  I  will an nounce 
 to  them, ‘ I nev er  knew  you.


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De part  from  me, 
 you law break ers! ’ a,b
THE TWO FOUNDATIONS
24 “There fore, ev ery one  who  hears  these  words 
 of  mine  and  acts  on  them  will  be  like  a  wise 
 man  who  built  his  house  on  the  rock. 25  The 
 rain  fell,  the riv ers  rose,  and  the  winds  blew 
 and pound ed  that  house. Yet  it  didn’t col lapse, 
be cause  its foun da tion  was  on  the  rock. 26  But 
ev ery one  who  hears  these  words  of  mine  and 
 doesn’t  act  on  them  will  be  like  a fool ish  man 
 who  built  his  house  on  the  sand. 27  The  rain  fell, 
 the riv ers  rose,  the  winds  blew  and pound ed 
 that  house,  and  it col lapsed. It col lapsed  with 
 a  great  crash.”
28  When  Jesus  had fin ished say ing  these 
 things,  the  crowds  were as ton ished  at  his 
teach ing, 29 be cause  he  was teach ing  them 
 like  one  who  had au thor i ty ,  and  not  like  their 
 scribes. A MAN CLEANSED
8 
 When  he  came  down  from  the moun tain, 
 large  crowds fol lowed  him. 2  Right  away  a 
 man  with lep ro sy c  came  up  and  knelt be fore 
 him, say ing, “ Lord,  if  you  are will ing,  you  can 
 make  me  clean.”
3 Reach ing  out  his  hand,  Jesus  touched 
 him, say ing, “ I  am will ing;  be  made  clean.” 
Im me di ate ly  his lep ro sy  was  cleansed. 4  Then 
 Jesus  told  him, “ See  that  you  don’t  tell any one; 
 but  go,  show your self  to  the  priest,  and off  er 
 the  gift  that Mo ses com mand ed,  as  a tes ti-
mo ny  to  them.”
A CENTURION’S FAITH
5  When  he en tered Ca per na um,  a cen tu ri on 
 came  to  him, plead ing  with  him, 6 “ Lord,  my 
ser vant  is ly ing  at  home par a lyzed,  in ter ri-
ble ag o ny .”
7  He  said  to  him, “ Am  I  to  come  and  heal 
 him? ” d
8 “ Lord,”  the cen tu ri on re plied, “ I  am  not wor-
thy  to  have  you  come un der  my  roof.


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But  just 
 say  the  word,  and  my ser vant  will  be  healed. 9  For  I  too  am  a  man un der au thor i ty , hav ing 
sol diers un der  my com mand.


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e  I  say  to  this 
 one, ‘ Go,’  and  he  goes;  and  to an oth er, ‘ Come,’ 
 and  he  comes;  and  to  my ser vant, ‘ Do  this! ’ 
 and  he  does  it.”
10 Hear ing  this,  Jesus  was  amazed  and  said 
 to  those fol low ing  him, “Tru ly  I  tell  you,  I  have 
 not  found any one  in Is ra el  with  so  great  a  faith. 11  I  tell  you  that  many  will  come  from  east  and 
 west  to  share  the ban quet f  with Abra ham, 
 Isaac,  and Ja cob  in  the king dom  of heav en. 12  But  the  sons  of  the king dom  will  be  thrown 
 into  the out er dark ness  where  there  will  be 
weep ing  and gnash ing  of  teeth.” 13  Then  Jesus 
 told  the cen tu ri on, “ Go.


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As  you  have be lieved, 
 let  it  be  done  for  you.”  And  his ser vant  was 
 healed  that  very mo ment. g
HEALINGS AT CAPERNAUM
14  Jesus  went  into Pe ter’s  house  and  saw  his 
mother-in-law ly ing  in  bed  with  a fe ver. 15  So  he 
 touched  her  hand,  and  the fe ver  left  her.


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Then 
 she  got  up  and be gan  to  serve  him. 16  When 
eve ning  came,  they  brought  to  him  many  who 
 were demon-possessed. He  drove  out  the spir-
its  with  a  word  and  healed  all  who  were  sick, 
17  so  that  what  was spo ken  through  the proph et 
Isa iah  might  be ful filled:
  He himself took our weaknesses
  and carried our diseases. h
THE COST OF FOLLOWING JESUS
18  When  Jesus  saw  a  large  crowd i  around  him, 
 he  gave  the or der  to  go  to  the oth er  side  of 
 the  sea. 19  A  scribe ap proached  him  and  said, 
“Teach er,  I  will fol low  you wher ev er  you  go.”
a7:23 Lit you who work lawlessness   b7:23 Ps 6:8   c8:2 Gk lepros ; a term for various skin diseases, also in v . 3; see Lv 13–14    
d8:7 Or “I will come and heal him.”   e8:9 Lit under me   f8:11 Lit recline at the table   g8:13 Or that hour ; lit very hour    
h8:17 Is 53:4   i8:18 Other mss read saw large crowds
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20  Jesus  told  him, “Fox es  have  dens,  and  birds 
 of  the  sky  have  nests,  but  the  Son  of  Man  has 
 no  place  to  lay  his  head.”
21 “ Lord,” an oth er  of  his dis ci ples  said, “ first 
 let  me  go  bury  my fa ther.”
22  But  Jesus  told  him, “Fol low  me,  and  let 
 the  dead  bury  their  own  dead.”
WIND AND WAVE OBEY JESUS
23  As  he  got  into  the  boat,  his dis ci ples fol lowed 
 him. 24 Sud den ly ,  a vi o lent  storm  arose  on  the 
 sea,  so  that  the  boat  was be ing  swamped  by 
 the  waves  —   but  Jesus  kept sleep ing.


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25  So  the 
dis ci ples  came  and  woke  him  up, say ing, “ Lord, 
 save  us! We’re go ing  to  die! ”
26  He  said  to  them, “ Why  are  you  afraid,  you 
 of lit tle  faith? ”  Then  he  got  up  and re buked  the 
 winds  and  the  sea,  and  there  was  a  great  calm. 27  The  men  were  amazed  and  asked, “ What 
 kind  of  man  is  this?


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Even  the  winds  and  the 
 sea  obey  him! ”
DEMONS DRIVEN OUT BY JESUS
28  When  he  had  come  to  the oth er  side,  to  the re-
gion  of  the Gad a renes, a  two demon-possessed 
 men  met  him  as  they  came  out  of  the  tombs. They  were  so vi o lent  that  no  one  could  pass 
 that  way .


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29 Sud den ly  they shout ed, “ What  do 
 you  have  to  do  with  us, b  Son  of  God? Have  you 
 come  here  to tor ment  us be fore  the  time? ”
30  A  long  way  off  from  them,  a  large  herd 
 of  pigs  was feed ing. 31 “ If  you  drive  us  out,” 
 the de mons  begged  him, “ send  us  into  the 
 herd  of  pigs.”
32 “ Go! ”  he  told  them. So  when  they  had  come 
 out,  they en tered  the  pigs,  and  the  whole  herd 
 rushed  down  the  steep  bank  into  the  sea  and 
per ished  in  the wa ter. 33  Then  the  men  who 
tend ed  them  fled. They  went  into  the  city  and 
re port ed ev ery thing, es pe cial ly  what  had hap-
pened  to  those  who  were demon-possessed. 34  At  that,  the  whole  town  went  out  to  meet 
 Jesus. When  they  saw  him,  they  begged  him 
 to  leave  their re gion. THE SON OF MAN FORGIVES AND HEALS
9 
 So  he  got  into  a  boat,  crossed  over,  and 
 came  to  his  own  town. 2  Just  then  some 
 men c  brought  to  him  a par a lyt ic ly ing  on  a 
stretcher. See  ing  their  faith,  Jesus  told  the 
par a lyt ic, “ Have cour age,  son,  your  sins  are 
for giv en.”
3  At  this,  some  of  the  scribes  said  to them-
selves, “ He’s blas phem ing! ”
4 Per ceiv ing  their  thoughts,  Jesus  said, “ Why 
 are  you think ing  evil  things  in  your  hearts? d 
5  For  which  is eas i er:  to  say , ‘ Your  sins  are for-
giv en,’  or  to  say , ‘ Get  up  and  walk’? 6  But  so 
 that  you  may  know  that  the  Son  of  Man  has 
au thor i ty  on  earth  to for give  sins”  —   then  he 
 told  the par a lyt ic, “ Get  up,  take  your stretcher, 
 and  go  home.” 7  So  he  got  up  and  went  home. 8  When  the  crowds  saw  this,  they  were awe-
struck e,f  and  gave glo ry  to  God,  who  had giv en 
 such au thor i ty  to  men. THE CALL OF MATTHEW
9  As  Jesus  went  on  from  there,  he  saw  a  man 
 named Mat thew sit ting  at  the  toll  booth,  and 
 he  said  to  him, “Fol low  me,”  and  he  got  up  and 
fol lowed  him. 10  While  he  was re clin ing  at  the ta ble  in  the 
 house,  many  tax col lec tors  and sin ners  came 
 to  eat  with  Jesus  and  his dis ci ples.


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11  When  the 
Phar i sees  saw  this,  they  asked  his dis ci ples, 
“ Why  does  your teach er  eat  with  tax col lec-
tors  and sin ners? ”
12  Now  when  he  heard  this,  he  said, “ It  is  not 
 those  who  are  well  who  need  a doc tor,  but 
 those  who  are  sick. 13  Go  and  learn  what  this 
 means:  I de sire mer cy  and  not sac ri fice. g  For  I 
 didn’t  come  to  call  the righ teous,  but sin ners.” h
A QUESTION ABOUT FASTING
14  Then  John’s dis ci ples  came  to  him, say ing, 
“ Why  do  we  and  the Phar i sees  fast of ten,  but 
 your dis ci ples  do  not  fast? ”
15  Jesus  said  to  them, “ Can  the wed ding 
 guests i  be  sad  while  the groom  is  with  them?


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The  time j  will  come  when  the groom  will  be 
tak en  away  from  them,  and  then  they  will 
 fast. 16  No  one patches  an  old gar ment  with 
un shrunk  cloth, be cause  the  patch  pulls  away 
 from  the gar ment  and  makes  the  tear  worse. 17  And  no  one  puts k  new  wine  into  old wine-
skins.


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Oth er wise,  the  skins  burst,  the  wine 
 spills  out,  and  the  skins  are ru ined. No,  they 
 put  new  wine  into  fresh wine skins,  and  both 
 are pre served.”
A GIRL RESTORED AND A WOMAN HEALED
18  As  he  was tell ing  them  these  things, sud-
den ly  one  of  the lead ers  came  and  knelt  down 
be fore  him, say ing, “ My daugh ter  just  died, l 
a 8:28 Other mss read Gergesenes   b 8:29 Other mss add Jesus   c 9:2 Lit then they   d 9:4 Or minds   e 9:8 Other mss read 
amazed   f 9:8 Lit afraid   g 9:13 Hs 6:6   h 9:13 Other mss add to repentance   i  9:15 Lit the sons of the bridal chamber    
j 9:15 Lit days   k 9:17 Lit And they do not put   l 9:18 Lit daughter has now come to the end
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 but  come  and  lay  your  hand  on  her,  and  she 
 will  live.” 19  So  Jesus  and  his dis ci ples  got  up 
 and fol lowed  him. 20  Just  then,  a wom an  who  had suff  ered  from 
bleed ing  for  twelve  years ap proached  from 
be hind  and  touched  the  end  of  his  robe, 21  for 
 she  said  to her self, “ If  I  can  just  touch  his  robe, 
 I’ll  be  made  well.” a
22  Jesus  turned  and  saw  her. “ Have cour-
age, daugh ter,”  he  said.


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“ Your  faith  has  saved 
 you.” b  And  the wom an  was  made  well  from 
 that mo ment. c
23  When  Jesus  came  to  the lead er’s  house,  he 
 saw  the  flute play ers  and  a  crowd lamenting 
loud ly . 24 “ Leave,”  he  said, “be cause  the  girl  is 
 not  dead  but  asleep.”  And  they  laughed  at  him. 25 Af ter  the  crowd  had  been  put out side,  he 
 went  in  and  took  her  by  the  hand,  and  the  girl 
 got  up.


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26  Then  news  of  this  spread through out 
 that  whole  area. HEALING THE BLIND
27  As  Jesus  went  on  from  there,  two  blind  men 
fol lowed  him, call ing  out, “ Have mer cy  on  us, 
 Son  of Da vid! ”
28  When  he en tered  the  house,  the  blind  men 
ap proached  him,  and  Jesus  said  to  them, “ Do 
 you be lieve  that  I  can  do  this? ”
 They  said  to  him, “ Yes,  Lord.”
29  Then  he  touched  their  eyes, say ing, “ Let 
 it  be  done  for  you ac cord ing  to  your  faith.” 
30  And  their  eyes  were  opened. Then  Jesus 
 warned  them stern ly , “ Be  sure  that  no  one 
 finds  out.” 31  But  they  went  out  and  spread  the 
 news  about  him through out  that  whole  area. DRIVING OUT A DEMON
32  Just  as  they  were go ing  out,  a demon-pos-
sessed  man  who  was un able  to  speak  was 
 brought  to  him. 33  When  the de mon  had  been 
driv en  out,  the  man  who  had  been  mute  spoke, 
 and  the  crowds  were  amazed, say ing, “Noth ing 
 like  this  has  ever  been  seen  in Is ra el! ” 
34  But  the Phar i sees  said, “ He  drives  out de-
mons  by  the rul er  of  the de mons.”
THE LORD OF THE HARVEST
35  Jesus con tin ued go ing  around  to  all  the 
 towns  and vil lages, teach ing  in  their syn a-
gogues, preach ing  the  good  news  of  the king-
dom,  and heal ing ev ery d dis ease  and ev ery 
sick ness. e,f 36  When  he  saw  the  crowds,  he 
 felt com pas sion  for  them, be cause  they  were 
dis tressed  and de ject ed,  like  sheep with out  a 
shep herd. 37  Then  he  said  to  his dis ci ples, “ The 
har vest  is abun dant,  but  the work ers  are  few . 38 There fore,  pray  to  the  Lord  of  the har vest  to 
 send  out work ers  into  his har vest.”
COMMISSIONING THE TWELVE
10 
Sum mon ing  his  twelve dis ci ples,  he  gave 
 them au thor i ty  over un clean spir its,  to 
 drive  them  out  and  to  heal ev ery d dis ease  and 
sick ness. f 2  These  are  the  names  of  the  twelve 
apos tles:  First, Si mon,  who  is  called Pe ter,  and 
An drew  his broth er;  James  the  son  of Zeb e dee, 
 and  John  his broth er; 3 Phil ip  and Bar thol o-
mew; Thom as  and Mat thew  the  tax col lec tor; 
 James  the  son  of Al phae us,  and Thad dae us; g 
4 Si mon  the Zeal ot, h  and Ju das Is car i ot,  who 
 also be trayed  him. 5  Jesus  sent  out  these  twelve af ter giv ing 
 them in struc tions: “ Don’t  take  the  road  that 
 leads  to  the Gen tiles,  and  don’t en ter  any Sa-
mar i tan  town.


