The Destruction of Israel 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said: “Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds may shake, # Andbreak them on the heads of them all. I will slay the last of them with the sword. # He who flees from them shall not get away, And he […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Joel 1
1 The word of theLordthat came toJoel the son of Pethuel. The Land Laid Waste 2 Hear this, you elders, And give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! # Hasanythinglikethis happened in your days, Or even in the days of your fathers? 3 Tell your children about it, Letyour childrentelltheir children, And their children […]
Joel 2
The Day of the Lord 1 Blowthe trumpet in Zion, # Andsound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; # Forthe day of theLordis coming, For it is at hand: 2 A day of darkness and gloominess, A day of clouds and thick darkness, Like the morningcloudsspread over […]
Joel 3
God Judges the Nations 1 “For behold,in those days and at that time, When I bring back the captives of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; # And Iwill enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage […]
Hosea 1
1 The word of theLordthat came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days ofUzziah,Jotham,Ahaz,andHezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days ofJeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. The Family of Hosea 2 When theLordbegan to speak by Hosea, theLordsaid to Hosea: # “Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry And children […]
Hosea 2
1 Say to your brethren, ‘My people,’ And to your sisters, ‘Mercyisshown.’ God’s Unfaithful People 2 “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; # Forsheisnot My wife, noramI her Husband! # Let her put away herharlotries from her sight, And her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 LestI strip her naked # And expose her, […]
Hosea 3
Israel Will Return to God 1 Then theLordsaid to me, “Go again, love a womanwhoisloved by alover and is committing adultery, just like the love of theLordfor the children of Israel, who look to other gods and lovetheraisin cakesofthepagans.” 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteenshekelsof silver, and one and one-half homers of […]
Hosea 4
God’s Charge Against Israel 1 Hear the word of theLord, You children of Israel, # For theLordbringsacharge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is no truth or mercy # Orknowledge of God in the land. 2 Byswearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. 3 […]
Hosea 5
Impending Judgment on Israel and Judah 1 “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yoursisthe judgment, # Becauseyou have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor. 2 The revolters aredeeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all. 3 I […]
Hosea 6
A Call to Repentance 1 Come,and let us return to theLord; # ForHe has torn, butHe will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up. 2 After two days He will revive us; On the third day He will raise us up, That we may live in His sight. 3 Let us […]