The Coming Glory of God’s House 1 In the seventhmonth,on the twenty-first of the month, the word of theLordcame by Haggai the prophet, saying: 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: 3 […]
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Zephaniah 1
1 The word of theLordwhich came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days ofJosiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. The Great Day of the Lord 2 “I will utterly consume everything From the face of the land,” Says theLord; […]
Zephaniah 2
A Call to Repentance 1 Gatheryourselves together, yes, gather together, O undesirable nation, 2 Before the decree is issued, Orthe day passes like chaff, Before theLord’s fierce anger comes upon you, Before the day of theLord’s anger comes upon you! 3 Seek theLord,all you meek of the earth, Who have upheld His justice. Seek righteousness, […]
Zephaniah 3
The Wickedness of Jerusalem 1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, To the oppressing city! 2 She has not obeyedHisvoice, She has not received correction; She has not trusted in theLord, She has not drawn near to her God. 3 Her princes in her midstareroaring lions; # Her judgesareevening wolves That leave not […]
Habakkuk 1
1 The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw. The Prophet’s Question 2 OLord, how long shall I cry, # And You will not hear? # Even cry out to You,“Violence!” # And You willnot save. 3 Why do You show me iniquity, And causemeto see trouble? For plundering and violencearebefore me; There is strife, and […]
Habakkuk 2
1 I willstand my watch And set myself on the rampart, And watch to see what He will say to me, And what I will answer when I am corrected. The Just Live by Faith 2 Then theLordanswered me and said: # “Write the vision And makeitplain on tablets, That he may run who reads […]
Habakkuk 3
The Prophet’s Prayer 1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, on Shigionoth. 2 OLord, I have heard Your speechandwas afraid; OLord, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years makeitknown; In wrath remember mercy. 3 God came from Teman, The Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory […]
Nahum 1
1 The burdenagainst Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. God’s Wrath on His Enemies 2 Godisjealous, and theLordavenges; TheLordavenges andisfurious. TheLordwill take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserveswrathfor His enemies; 3 TheLordisslow to anger andgreat in power, And will not at all acquitthewicked. # TheLordhas His way In the whirlwind […]
Nahum 2
The Destruction of Nineveh 1 He who scatters has come up before your face. Man the fort! Watch the road! Strengthenyourflanks! Fortifyyourpower mightily. 2 For theLordwill restore the excellence of Jacob Like the excellence of Israel, For the emptiers have emptied them out And ruined their vine branches. 3 The shields of his mighty menaremade […]
Nahum 3
The Woe of Nineveh 1 Woe to thebloody city! Itisall full of liesandrobbery. Itsvictim never departs. 2 The noise of a whip And the noise of rattling wheels, Of galloping horses, Of clattering chariots! 3 Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear. Thereisa multitude of slain, A great number of bodies, Countless corpses— They […]