Archives for May 2021

Isaiah 19 An Oracle Concerning Egypt Anoracle concerningEgypt. Behold, theLordis riding on a swift cloudand comes to Egypt;andthe idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,and the heart of the Egyptians willmelt within them.2And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,and they will fight, each against anotherand each against his neighbor,city agai...

Isaiah 17 An Oracle Concerning Damascus Anoracle concerningDamascus. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a cityand will become a heap of ruins.2The cities ofAroer are deserted;they will be for flocks,which will lie down, andnone will make them afraid.3The fortress will disappear fromEphraim,and the kingdom fromDamascus;and the remnant of Syria will belik...

Isaiah 17 An Oracle Concerning Damascus Anoracle concerningDamascus. Behold, Damascus will cease to be a cityand will become a heap of ruins.2The cities ofAroer are deserted;they will be for flocks,which will lie down, andnone will make them afraid.3The fortress will disappear fromEphraim,and the kingdom fromDamascus;and the remnant of Syria will belik...

Isaiah 15 An Oracle Concerning Moab Anoracle concerningMoab. BecauseAr of Moab is laid waste in a night,Moab is undone;becauseKir of Moab is laid waste in a night,Moab is undone.2He has gone up to the temple,[a]and toDibon,to the high places[b]to weep;overNebo and overMedebaMoabwails.On every head isbaldness;every beard is shorn;3in the streets they we...

Isaiah 13 The Judgment of Babylon The oracle concerningBabylon whichIsaiah the son of Amoz saw. 2On a bare hillraise a signal;cry aloud to them;wave the hand forthem to enterthe gates of the nobles.3I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,my proudly exulting ones.[a] 4The soundof a tumult is ...

Isaiah 11 The Righteous Reign of the Branch There shall come forth a shoot from the stump ofJesse,and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.2Andthe Spirit of theLordshall rest upon him,the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might,the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of theLord.3And his delight shall be in the fear of theLord...

Isaiah 9 For to Us a Child Is Born a]"[a]But there will be nogloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time hebrought into contempt the land ofZebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time hehas made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.b]"[b] 2c]"[c]The peoplewho walked in darknesshave seen a...

Isaiah 7 Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz In the days ofAhaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah,Rezin the king of Syria andPekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it.2When the house of David was told,"Syria is in league with[a]Ephraim," the heart of Ahaz[b]and...

Isaiah 6 Isaiah's Vision of the Lord In the year thatKing Uzziah died Isaw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the traina]"[a]of his robe filled the temple.2Above him stood the seraphim. Each hadsix wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.3And one called to another and said: "Holy,...

Isaiah 4 And seven womenshall take hold ofone man in that day, saying, "We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name;take away our reproach." The Branch of theLordGlorified 2In that daythe branch of theLordshall be beautiful and glorious, andthe fruit of the land shall be the pride and honor of the survivors of I...

Isaiah 2 The Mountain of theLord The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2It shall come to pass in the latter daysthatthe mountain of the house of theLordshall be established as the highest of the mountains,and shall be lifted up above the hills;andall the nations shall flow to it,3andmany peoples shall come, and say:"C...

Isaiah 1 Thevision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalemin the days ofUzziah,Jotham,Ahaz, andHezekiah, kings of Judah. The Wickedness of Judah 2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, Oearth;for theLordhas spoken:"Children[a]have I reared and brought up,but they have rebelled against me.3The oxknows its owner,and the donkey its ...

Song of Solomon 7 How beautiful are your feet in sandals,Onoble daughter!Your rounded thighs are likejewels,the work ofa master hand.2Your navel is a rounded bowlthat never lacks mixed wine.Your belly is a heap of wheat,encircled withlilies.3Your two breasts are like two fawns,twins of a gazelle.4Yourneck is like an ivory tower.Youreyes are pools inHesh...

Song of Solomon 5 He Icame to my garden, mysister, my bride,I gathered mymyrrh with my spice,I ate myhoneycomb with my honey,Idrank my wine with my milk. Others Eat,friends, drink,and be drunk with love! The Bride Searches for Her Beloved She 2I slept, but my heart was awake.A sound! My beloved isknocking."Open to me, mysister, mylove,myd...

Song of Solomon 3 The Bride's Dream On my bedby nightI soughthim whom my soul loves;I sought him, but found him not.2I will rise now and go about the city,inthe streets and in the squares;I will seekhim whom my soul loves.I sought him, but found him not.3The watchmen found meas they went about in the city."Have you seen him whom my soul loves?"4Scarcely...

Song of Solomon 1 The Song ofSongs, which is Solomon's. The Bride Confesses Her Love She[a] 2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!For yourlove is better than wine;3youranointing oils are fragrant;yourname is oil poured out;therefore virgins love you.4Draw me after you;let us run.The king has brought me into his chambers. Others We willex...

Ecclesiastes 12 Remember Your Creator in Your Youth Remember also your Creator inthe days of your youth, beforethe evil days come and the years draw near of whichyou will say, "I have no pleasure in them";2beforethe sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain,3in the day when the keepers of the house trem...

Ecclesiastes 10 Dead flies makethe perfumer's ointment give off a stench;so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.2A wise man's heart inclines him to the right,but a fool's heart to the left.3Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,and hesays to everyone that he is a fool.4If the anger of the ruler rises against you,do not leave your pla...

Ecclesiastes 9 Death Comes to All But all this I laid to heart, examining it all,how the righteous and the wise and their deeds arein the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him.2It is the same for all, sincethe same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil,[a]to the clean and the uncl...

Ecclesiastes 9 Death Comes to All But all this I laid to heart, examining it all,how the righteous and the wise and their deeds arein the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him.2It is the same for all, sincethe same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil,[a]to the clean and the uncl...

Ecclesiastes 7 The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly A good name is better than precious ointment,andthe day of death than the day of birth.2It is better to go to the house of mourningthan to go to the house of feasting,for this is the end of all mankind,and the living willlay it to heart.3Sorrow is better than laughter,for by sadness of face the heart is ma...

Ecclesiastes 5 Fear God [a]Guard your steps when you go tothe house of God. To draw near to listen is better than tooffer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil.2[b]Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Thereforelet your words be few.3F...

Ecclesiastes 3 A Time for Everything For everything there is a season, anda time for every matter under heaven: 2a time to be born, and a time todie;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;3a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;4a time toweep, and a time to laugh;a time to mourn, and a time toda...