The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Wednesday November 13, 2019 (NIV)

Ezekiel 27-28

The Sinking of Tyre

27 The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.^(A) ³Say to Tyre, who is located at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples^(B) to many coasts and islands, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Tyre, you declared,
“I am perfect in beauty.”
⁴Your realm was in the heart of the sea;
your builders perfected your beauty.
⁵They constructed all your planking
with pine trees from Senir.^(C)
They took a cedar from Lebanon
to make a mast for you.
⁶They made your oars of oaks from Bashan.
They made your deck of cypress wood
from the coasts of Cyprus,^(D)
inlaid with ivory.
⁷Your sail was made of
fine embroidered linen from Egypt,
and served as your banner.
Your awning was of blue and purple fabric
from the coasts of Elishah.
⁸The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad^(E)
were your rowers.
Your wise men were within you, Tyre;
they were your captains.
⁹The elders of Gebal and its wise men^(F)
were within you, repairing your leaks.
“‘All the ships of the sea and their sailors
came to you to barter for your goods.
¹⁰Men of Persia, Lud, and Put^(G)
were in your army, serving as your warriors.
They hung shields and helmets in you;
they gave you splendor.
¹¹Men of Arvad and Helech
were stationed on your walls all around,
and Gammadites were in your towers.
They hung their shields^[a] all around your walls;
they perfected your beauty.

¹²“‘Tarshish^(H) was your trading partner because of your abundant wealth of every kind. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise. ¹³Javan, Tubal, and Meshech^(I) were your merchants. They exchanged slaves^[b] and bronze utensils for your goods. ¹⁴Those from Beth-togarmah^(J) exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your merchandise. ¹⁵Men of Dedan^[c]^(K) were also your merchants; many coasts and islands were your regular markets. They brought back ivory tusks^(L) and ebony as your payment. ¹⁶Aram^[d] was your trading partner because of your numerous products. They exchanged turquoise,^[e] purple and embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral,^[f] and rubies^[g] for your merchandise. ¹⁷Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants. They exchanged wheat from Minnith,^(M) meal,^[h] honey, oil, and balm, for your goods. ¹⁸Damascus was also your trading partner because of your numerous products and your abundant wealth of every kind, trading in wine from Helbon and white wool.^[i] ¹⁹Vedan^[j] and Javan from Uzal^[k]^(N) dealt in your merchandise; wrought iron, cassia,^(O) and aromatic cane were exchanged for your goods. ²⁰Dedan^(P) was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. ²¹Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats. ²²The merchants of Sheba^(Q) and Raamah traded with you. For your merchandise they exchanged the best of all spices and all kinds of precious stones as well as gold.^(R) ²³Haran, Canneh, Eden,^(S) the merchants of Sheba, Asshur,^(T) and Chilmad traded with you. ²⁴They were your merchants in choice garments, cloaks of blue and embroidered materials, and multicolored carpets,^[l] which were bound and secured with cords in your marketplace. ²⁵Ships of Tarshish^(U) were the carriers for your goods.

“‘So you became full and heavily loaded^[m]
in the heart of the sea.
²⁶Your rowers have brought you
onto the high seas,^(V)
but the east wind has wrecked you
in the heart of the sea.
²⁷Your wealth, merchandise, and goods,
your sailors and captains,
those who repair your leaks,
those who barter for your goods,
and all the warriors on board,
with all the other people within you,
sink into the heart of the sea
on the day of your downfall.

²⁸“‘The countryside shakes
at the sound of your sailors’ cries.^(W)
²⁹All the oarsmen
disembark from their ships.
The sailors and all the captains of the sea
stand on the shore.
³⁰Because of you, they raise their voices
and cry out bitterly.
They throw dust on their heads;^(X)
they roll in ashes.
³¹They shave their heads because of you
and wrap themselves in sackcloth.
They weep over you
with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

³²“‘In their wailing they lament for you,^(Y)
mourning over you:
“Who was like Tyre,
silenced^[n] in the middle of the sea?
³³When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas,
you satisfied many peoples.
You enriched the kings of the earth
with your abundant wealth and goods.
³⁴Now you are wrecked by the sea
in the depths of the waters;
your goods and the people within you
have gone down.
³⁵All the inhabitants of the coasts and islands
are appalled^(Z) at you.
Their kings shudder with fear;
their faces are contorted.
³⁶Those who trade among the peoples
scoff^[o]^(AA) at you;
you have become an object of horror
and will never exist again.”’” ^(AB)

The Fall of Tyre’s Ruler

28 The word of the Lord came to me: ²“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Lord God says: Your^[p] heart is proud, and you have said, “I am a god;^(AC) I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.” Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. ³Yes, you are wiser than Daniel;^(AD) no secret is hidden from you! ⁴By your wisdom and understanding you have acquired wealth for yourself. You have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.^(AE) ⁵By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.

⁶“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says:

Because you regard your heart as that of a god,
⁷I am about to bring strangers against you,
ruthless men from the nations.
They will draw their swords
against your magnificent wisdom
and will pierce your splendor.^(AF)
⁸They will bring you down to the Pit,^(AG)
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the sea.
⁹Will you still say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who slay^[q] you?
Yet you will be only a man, not a god,
in the hands of those who kill you.
¹⁰You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(AH)
at the hands of strangers.^(AI)
For I have spoken.

This is the declaration of the Lord God.’”

A Lament for Tyre’s King

¹¹The word of the Lord came to me: ¹²“Son of man, lament^(AJ) for the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

You were the seal^[r] of perfection,^[s]
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(AK)
¹³You were in Eden,^(AL) the garden of God.
Every kind of precious stone covered you:
carnelian, topaz, and diamond,^[t]
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise^[u] and emerald.^[v]
Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;^(AM)
they were prepared on the day you were created.
¹⁴You were an anointed guardian cherub,^(AN)
for^[w] I had appointed you.
You were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
¹⁵From the day you were created
you were blameless in your ways
until wickedness was found in you.
¹⁶Through the abundance of your trade,
you were filled with violence, and you sinned.
So I expelled you in disgrace
from the mountain of God,
and banished you, guardian cherub,^[x]
from among the fiery stones.
¹⁷Your heart became proud because of your beauty;^(AO)
For the sake of your splendor
you corrupted your wisdom.
So I threw you down to the ground;^[y]
I made you a spectacle before kings.
¹⁸You profaned your sanctuaries
by the magnitude of your iniquities
in your dishonest trade.
So I made fire come from within you,
and it consumed you.^(AP)
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of everyone watching you.
¹⁹All those who know you among the peoples
are appalled at you.
You have become an object of horror
and will never exist again.’”^(AQ)

A Prophecy against Sidon

²⁰The word of the Lord came to me: ²¹“Son of man, face Sidon^(AR) and prophesy against it. ²²You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Look! I am against you, Sidon,^(AS)
and I will display my glory within you.
They will know that I am the Lord
when I execute judgments against her^(AT)
and demonstrate my holiness through her.
²³I will send a plague against her^(AU)
and bloodshed in her streets;
the slain will fall within her,
while the sword is against her^[z] on every side.
Then they will know that I am the Lord.

²⁴“‘The house of Israel will no longer be hurt by^[aa] prickly briers or painful thorns^(AV) from all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.

²⁵“‘This is what the Lord God says: When I gather the house of Israel^(AW) from the peoples where they are scattered, I will demonstrate my holiness through them in the sight of the nations, and they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. ²⁶They will live there securely,^(AX) build houses, and plant vineyards.^(AY) They will live securely when I execute judgments^(AZ) against all their neighbors who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”

Footnotes:

27:11 Or quivers; Hb obscure
27:13 Lit souls of men
27:15 LXX reads Rhodes
27:16 Some Hb mss, Aq, Syr read Edom
27:16 Hb obscure
27:16 Hb obscure
27:16 Hb obscure
27:17 Or resin; Hb obscure
27:18 Or and wool from Zahar
27:19 Or Dan
27:19 Hb obscure
27:24 Hb obscure
27:25 Or and very glorious
27:32 Hb obscure
27:36 Lit hiss
28:2 Lit Because your
28:9 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read of the one who kills
28:12 Or sealer
28:12 Hb obscure
28:13 Hb obscure
28:13 Or malachite, or garnet
28:13 Or beryl
28:14 Or With an anointed guardian cherub
28:16 Or and the guardian cherub banished you
28:17 Or earth
28:23 Or within her by the sword
28:24 Lit longer have

Cross references:

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

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Hebrews 11:17-31

¹⁷By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac.^(A) He received the promises and yet he was offering his one and only son, ¹⁸the one to whom it had been said, Your offspring^[a]will be traced through Isaac.^[b]^(B) ¹⁹He considered God to be able even to raise someone from the dead;^(C) therefore, he received him back, figuratively speaking.^[c]

²⁰By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau^(D) concerning things to come. ²¹By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and he worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.^[d]^(E) ²²By faith Joseph, as he was nearing the end of his life, mentioned^[e] the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions concerning his bones.^(F)

²³By faith Moses, after he was born, was hidden by his parents for three months, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they didn’t fear the king’s edict.^(G) ²⁴By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter ²⁵and chose to suffer with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasure of sin.^(H) ²⁶For he considered reproach for the sake of Christ to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, since he was looking ahead to the reward.^(I)

²⁷By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees him who is invisible.^(J) ²⁸By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not touch the Israelites. ²⁹By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned.^(K)

³⁰By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being marched around by the Israelites for seven days. ³¹By faith Rahab the prostitute welcomed the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed.^(L)

Footnotes:

11:18 Lit seed
11:18 Gn 21:12
11:19 Or back, as a foreshadowing, or as a type
11:21 Gn 47:31
11:22 Or remembered

Cross references:

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Psalm 111

Praise for the Lord’s Works

¹Hallelujah!^[a]
I will praise the Lord with all my heart
in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.^(A)

²The Lord’s works are great,
studied by all who delight in them.^(B)
³All that he does is splendid and majestic;^(C)
his righteousness endures forever.^(D)
⁴He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered.^(E)
The Lord is gracious and compassionate.^(F)
⁵He has provided food for those who fear him;^(G)
he remembers his covenant forever.^(H)
⁶He has shown his people the power of his works
by giving them the inheritance of the nations.^(I)
⁷The works of his hands are truth and justice;
all his instructions are trustworthy.^(J)
⁸They are established forever and ever,
enacted in truth and in uprightness.^(K)
⁹He has sent redemption to his people.^(L)
He has ordained his covenant forever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.^(M)

¹⁰The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;^(N)
all who follow his instructions^[b] have good insight.^(O)
His praise endures forever.^(P)

Footnotes:

111:1 The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
111:10 Lit follow them

Cross references:

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

Proverbs 27:15-16

¹⁵An endless dripping on a rainy day
and a nagging wife are alike;^(A)
¹⁶the one who controls her controls the wind
and grasps oil with his right hand.

Cross references:

27:15 : Pr 19:13

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)