1 whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; 2 but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me. 3 “They delight […]
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Hosea 8
Israel to Reap the Whirlwind 1 “Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of theLord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law. 2 Israel cries out to me, ‘Our God, we acknowledge you!’ 3 But Israel has rejected what is good; an enemy will pursue […]
Hosea 9
Punishment for Israel 1 Do not rejoice, Israel; do not be jubilant like the other nations. For you have been unfaithful to your God; you love the wages of a prostitute at every threshing floor. 2 Threshing floors and winepresses will not feed the people; the new wine will fail them. 3 They will not […]
Hosea 10
1 Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. 2 Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. TheLordwill demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones. 3 Then they will say, […]
Hosea 12
# 1 Ephraim feeds on the wind; he pursues the east wind all day and multiplies lies and violence. He makes a treaty with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt. 2 TheLordhas a charge to bring against Judah; # he will punish Jacobaccording to his ways and repay him according to his deeds. 3 […]
Hosea 13
The Lord’s Anger Against Israel 1 When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2 Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these […]
Hosea 14
Repentance to Bring Blessing # 1 Return, Israel, to theLordyour God. Your sins have been your downfall! 2 Take words with you and return to theLord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, # that we may offer the fruit of our lips. 3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not […]
Daniel 1
Daniel’s Training in Babylon 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to […]
Daniel 2
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream 1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. 2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologersto tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, “I have […]
Daniel 3
The Image of Gold and the Blazing Furnace 1 King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits wide,and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. 2 He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to […]