Daily Reading – January 6, 2020
60 “Arise! Shine! For your light arrives!
The splendor[a] of the Lord shines on you!
2 For, look, darkness covers the earth
and deep darkness covers[b] the nations,
but the Lord shines on you;
his splendor[c] appears over you.
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Daily Reading – January 5, 2020
29 Ariel is as good as dead[a]—
Ariel, the town David besieged![b]
Keep observing your annual rituals;
celebrate your festivals on schedule.[c]
2 I will threaten Ariel,
and she will mourn intensely
and become like an altar hearth[d] before me.
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Daily Reading – January 4, 2020
14 Therefore, listen to the Lord’s message,
you who mock,
you rulers of these people
who reside in Jerusalem.
15 For you say,
“We have made a treaty with death,
with Sheol[a] we have made an agreement.[b]
When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by[c]
it will not reach us.
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Daily Reading – January 3, 2020
28 The splendid crown of Ephraim’s drunkards is doomed,[a]
the withering flower, its beautiful splendor,[b]
situated[c] at the head of a rich valley,
the crown of those overcome with wine.[d]
2 Look, the Lord[e] sends a strong, powerful one.[f]
With the force of a hailstorm or a destructive windstorm,[g]
with the might of a driving, torrential rainstorm,[h]
he will knock that crown[i] to the ground with his hand.[j]
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Daily Reading – January 2, 2020
27 At that time[a] the Lord will punish
with his destructive,[b] great, and powerful sword
Leviathan the fast-moving[c] serpent,
Leviathan the squirming serpent;
he will kill the sea monster.[d]
2 When that time comes,[e]
sing about a delightful vineyard![f]
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Daily Reading – December 31, 2019
25 O Lord, you are my God![a]
I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame.[b]
For you have done extraordinary things,
and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.[c]
2 Indeed,[d] you have made the city[e] into a heap of rubble,
the fortified town into a heap of ruins;
the fortress of foreigners[f] is no longer a city,
it will never be rebuilt.
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Daily Reading – December 30, 2019
Look, the Lord is ready to devastate the earth
and leave it in ruins;
he will mar its surface
and scatter its inhabitants.
2 Everyone will suffer—the priest as well as the people,[a]
the master as well as the servant,[b]
the elegant lady as well as the female attendant,[c]
the seller as well as the buyer,[d]
the borrower as well as the lender,[e]
the creditor as well as the debtor.[f]
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Daily Reading – December 29, 2019
23 This is an oracle[a] about Tyre:
Wail, you large ships,[b]
for the port is too devastated to enter![c]
From the land of Cyprus[d] this news is announced to them.
2 Lament,[e] you residents of the coast,
you merchants of Sidon who travel over the sea,
whose agents sail over 3 the deep waters.[f]
Grain from the Shihor region,[g]
crops grown near the Nile[h] she receives;[i]
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