December 31, 2021
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Malachi 3
"Behold, I sendmy messenger, andhe will prepare the way before me. And the Lordwhom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; andthe messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says theLordof hosts.2Butwho can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? Forhe is like a refiner's fire and like fullers...
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December 30, 2021
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Malachi 1
1The oracle of the word of theLordto Israel by Malachi.[a]
TheLord's Love for Israel
2"I have loved you," says theLord.But you say, "How have you loved us?" "Is not EsauJacob's brother?" declares theLord. "YetI have loved Jacob3but Esau I have hated.I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert."4If Edom says...
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December 29, 2021
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Zechariah 14
The Coming Day of theLord
Behold,a day is coming for theLord, when the spoil taken from you will be divided in your midst.2ForI will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, andthe city shall be takenand the houses plunderedand the women raped.Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off...
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December 28, 2021
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Zechariah 12
TheLordWill Give Salvation
The oracle of the word of theLordconcerning Israel: Thus declares theLord,who stretched out the heavens andfounded the earth andformed the spirit of man within him:2"Behold, I am about to make Jerusalema cup of staggering toall the surrounding peoples. The siege of Jerusalemwill also be against Judah.3On that day I ...
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December 27, 2021
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Zechariah 10
The Restoration for Judah and Israel
Ask rainfrom theLordin the season ofthe spring rain,from theLordwho makes the storm clouds,andhe will give them showers of rain,to everyone the vegetation in the field.2Forthe household godsutter nonsense,and the diviners see lies;they tell false dreamsand give empty consolation.Thereforethe people wande...
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December 24, 2021
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Zechariah 9
Judgment on Israel's Enemies
The oracle of the word of theLordis against the land of HadrachandDamascus is its resting place.For theLordhas an eye on mankindand on all the tribes of Israel,[a]2and on Hamath also, which borders on it,Tyre andSidon, thoughthey are very wise.3Tyre has built herselfa rampartandheaped up silver like dust,and fine...
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December 23, 2021
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Zechariah 8
The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion
And the word of theLordof hosts came, saying,2"Thus says theLordof hosts:I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.3Thus says theLord:I have returned to Zion andwill dwell in the midst of Jerusalem,and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city,and the mountain...
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December 22, 2021
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Zechariah 6
A Vision of Four Chariots
Again I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, four chariots came out from between two mountains. And the mountains were mountains ofbronze.2The first chariot hadred horses, the secondblack horses,3the thirdwhite horses, and the fourth chariot dappled horsesall of them strong.a]"[a]4Then I answered and said tothe angel w...
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December 21, 2021
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Zechariah 4
A Vision of a Golden Lampstand
Andthe angel who talked with me came againand woke me, like a man who is awakened out of his sleep.2And he said to me, "What do you see?" I said, "I see, and behold,a lampstand all of gold, with a bowl on the top of it, andseven lamps on it, with seven lips on each of the lamps that are on the top of it.3And ther...
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December 20, 2021
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Zechariah 2
A Vision of a Man with a Measuring Line
[a]And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold,a man with a measuring line in his hand!2Then I said, "Where are you going?" And he said to me,"To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length."3And behold,the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet ...
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December 17, 2021
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Zechariah 1
A Call to Return to theLord
1In the eighth month,in the second year of Darius, the word of theLordcame to the prophetZechariah, the son ofBerechiah, son ofIddo, saying,2"TheLordwas very angry with your fathers.3Therefore say to them, Thus declares theLordof hosts:Return to me, says theLordof hosts, andI will return to you, says theLordof hosts...
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December 16, 2021
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Haggai 1
The Command to Rebuild the Temple
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of theLordcame by the hand of Haggai the prophet toZerubbabel the son ofShealtiel, governor of Judah, and toJoshua the son ofJehozadak, the high priest:2"Thus says theLordof hosts: These people say the time has not ...
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December 15, 2021
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Zephaniah 3
Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations
Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,the oppressing city!2She listens to no voice;she accepts no correction.She does not trust in theLord;she does not draw near to her God.
3Her officials within herare roaring lions;her judges areevening wolvesthat leave nothing till the morning.4Her prophets ar...
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December 14, 2021
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Zephaniah 2
Judgment on Judah's Enemies
Gather together, yes, gather,Oshameless nation,2before the decree takes effect[a]before the day passes awaylike chaffbefore there comes upon youthe burning anger of theLord,before there comes upon youthe day of the anger of theLord.3Seek theLord,all you humble of the land,who do his just commands;[b]seek righteous...
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December 13, 2021
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Zephaniah 1
1The word of theLordthat came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah,in the days ofJosiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
The Coming Judgment on Judah
2"I will utterly sweep away everythingfrom the face of the earth," declares theLord.3"I will sweep awayman and beast;I will sweep away the birds of th...
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December 10, 2021
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Habakkuk 3
Habakkuk's Prayer
A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth.
2OLord,I have heard the report of you,andyour work, OLord, do I fear.In the midst of the yearsrevive it;in the midst of the years make it known;in wrath remember mercy.3God came fromTeman,and the Holy One from Mount Paran.SelahHis splendor covered the heavens,and th...
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December 9, 2021
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Habakkuk 2
I willtake my stand at my watchpostand station myself on the tower,andlook out to seewhat he will say to me,and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
The Righteous Shall Live by His Faith
2And theLordanswered me:
"Write the vision;make it plain on tablets,so he may run who reads it.3For stillthe vision awaits its appointed time;it...
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December 8, 2021
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Habakkuk 1
1The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw.
Habakkuk's Complaint
2OLord,how long shall I cry for help,and you will not hear?Or cry to you"Violence!"and you will not save?3Why do you make me see iniquity,and why do you idly look at wrong?Destructionand violence are before me;strife and contention arise.4So the law is paralyzed,and justice neve...
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December 7, 2021
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Nahum 3
Woe to Nineveh
Woe tothe bloody city,all full of lies and plunderno end to the prey!2The crack of the whip, andrumble of the wheel,galloping horse andbounding chariot!3Horsemen charging,flashing sword andglittering spear,hosts of slain,heaps of corpses,dead bodies without endthey stumble over the bodies!4And all for the countless whorings of the...
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December 6, 2021
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Nahum 1
1An oracle concerningNineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.
God's Wrath Against Nineveh
2TheLordis a jealous and avenging God;theLordis avenging and wrathful;theLordtakes vengeance on his adversariesandkeeps wrath for his enemies.3TheLordis slow to anger andgreat in power,andtheLordwill by no means clear the guilty.His way is in wh...
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December 3, 2021
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Micah 6
The Indictment of theLord
Hear what theLordsays:Arise, plead your case before the mountains,and let the hills hear your voice.2Hear, you mountains,the indictment of theLord,and you enduring foundations of the earth,for theLordhas an indictment against his people,and he will contend with Israel.
3"O my people,what have I done to you?How have...
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December 2, 2021
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Micah 5
The Ruler to Be Born in Bethlehem
a]"[a]Now muster your troops, O daughterb]"[b]of troops;siege is laid against us;with a rodthey strike the judge of Israelon the cheek.2c]"[c]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,who are too little to be among the clans ofJudah,from you shall come forth for meone who is to beruler in Israel,whose coming forth isfrom o...
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December 1, 2021
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Micah 3
Rulers and Prophets Denounced
And I said:Hear, you heads of Jacoband rulers of the house of Israel!Is it not for you to know justice?2youwho hate the good and love the evil,who tear the skin from off my people[a]and their flesh from off their bones,3who eat the flesh of my people,and flay their skin from off them,and break their bones in piecesa...
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