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10/08/2019 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 10:1-11:23, Colossians 3:18-4:18, Psalms 78:56-72, Proverbs 24:28-29

Today is the 8th day of October. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian. It is…It’s great to be here with you today taking the next step forward on this pathway that we’ve been following since the beginning of the year. And wow, what turns and twists and peaks and valleys and walking along rivers and through forests. We have been all over the place as we’ve journeyed through the Bible this year. And, we still have a ways to go, a lot of really interesting territory as we wind our way to the conclusion. But we’re at October 8th and so we’re a ways from the conclusion. And we’ll pick up where we left off. We’re reading from the New International version this week. Jeremiah, chapters 10 and 11 today.

Commentary:

Okay, let’s talk about its idolatry. Idolatry, that ominous word. We’ve encountered this word countless times as we’ve been moving through the Scriptures this year. We read stories about it. We’ve listened to the mighty condemnations of it, we’ve witnessed the repercussions of it, but now that we’re in the prophetic books there’s no way to escape it, it’s everywhere, which can kind of set us off because idolatry isn’t a part of like our normal conversation. How’s your idolatry doing? How are you doing with your idolatry these days? Right? Like this is not something we talk about. Hey, you still have that goddess Artemis in your closet, right? So, idolatry is essentially the worship of false gods. And those false gods at least in the time of Jeremiah were normally fashioned statues of some sort that they would bow in worship too, even sacrifice too, and bring offerings too. And in Jeremiah today we, you know, we…they’re basically scarecrows. Like, they can’t speak, they can’t walk, like they’ve got to be carried around. There hammered with nails they don’t fall over. Right? So, Jeremiah’s essentially making fun. And it’s easy enough for us to make fun because it’s like who would bow down and worship? Like if you make the statue yourself and then you think you’re gonna bow down and it’s gonna become a deity, like are you…“are you thick?” That’s what…that’s what my aunts and uncles who have all gone on that I grew up with, that’s one of the phrases they would use. “Seriously? Like, are you stupid?” You made this thing. Why would you bow and worship to it? You made it. For those people though, they didn’t think that the statue itself was their god. They thought if they could make an image and they would worship this image then their worship and devotion would awaken their god or open the mouth of their god. But even the idea of, you know, worshiping at the feet of a statue… Like we can look at what…what Jeremiah says about idolatry and about the statues and we can breathe a sigh of relief because we never made an idol like that and we never hid an idol like that and we never worshiped and I like that and we wouldn’t even think about doing something like that. So, we can be like, “cool! Idolatry’s not a part of my life. I don’t know why I need to read these chapters of Jeremiah.” But the thing is, because the description is so…created…something that’s made and then a person would offer themselves in worship at this thing in hopes that it would awaken something in the divine realm and cause this God to look upon them with favor, then just about anything can be an idol. If we are expecting our lives to be improved or sustained in any other way than through our relationship with God, then we’re creating an idol that cannot talk that cannot see that cannot walk and expecting it to bring us life. So, anything can be and idol. Your savings account can be an idol. You just keep building it up, right.? You just keep adding to it. You just keep making something of it and you keep doing that and you keep checking the balance and you keep going there hoping to see what you have accumulated so that later on it will open its mouth and look favorably upon you so that your life can be sustained. You see where we’re going here. Anything can be an idol. I’m not saying a savings accounts a bad thing. It’s just a bad thing when you expect that it’s going to bring you life and that your turning to it instead of God. So, anything can work like this. Relationships can work like this, right? You can fall in love with somebody and you can’t see straight. You can’t see clear at all. Like, they become the object of your worship, right? And, so, you get lost in each other and you move towards marriage and everything only to find out, of my gosh, they can’t deliver life. We can collaborate and be in life together and be life-giving to each other but they cannot sustain…like I cannot go to them and worship and expect that I’ll get a promotion. But here’s the thing, Idolatry isn’t something like…God hates it. He’s clear about that in Scripture but it’s not something that makes him nervous about whether or not He really is the most-high God. Like, no matter what we’ll give our hearts to worship, no matter what any human gives their hearts in worship too, there is only one most-high God. But when we worship what’s false we’re withholding, we’re keeping ourselves from him and we’ll miss out on what He cares most about, a relationship, which will only destroy us in the end. So, this is actually pretty heartbreaking. So, like…so like if your…if your son one day tells you that you’re not there parent anymore and they found a new parent and it’s a stuffed animal that they’re carrying with…they’re carrying around and they only play and they only talk to this stuffed animal because they believe this stuffed animal has become their true parent, right, we would probably be freaking out and seeking help, but that’s essentially what we say to God when we turn toward something false in hopes that it’s going to sustain our lives. But even if…even if our kid did this and all they did was talk to this stuffed animal and call it mommy or daddy and ignored us, we’re still their parent, right? Like nothing can change the fact that we’re their true parent. And, so, even though the child’s given their affection to something else we’re still their parent and we’re very, very troubled by it. This is why God hates idolatry. This is God’s position towards idolatry. And what we see when He approaches the subject of idolatry over and over again, what is He saying? Return. Come home. Return to me. Because the alternative is destruction. So, let's…let’s consider what we are turning to for life, things that we actually are trusting in that have no power to save us and no power to do good or evil and no power to walk or stand. Because when we do give our affection and worship to something else we’re betraying our only true source of life, which is absolutely backwards to how we were created. It’s not who we are and it will not get us anywhere.

Prayer:

Father we invite your Holy Spirit once again to what we read today and what we’re contemplating here in terms of idolatry because it is really easy for us to just zone out like that’s not our issue and we ask your Holy Spirit to show us where it might be an issue. What are we counting on? What are we giving ourselves to thinking it will give us life? Come Holy Spirit we pray. In Jesus’ name we ask. Amen.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Tuesday October 8, 2019 (NIV)

Jeremiah 10-11

God and Idols(A)

10 Hear what the Lord says to you, people of Israel. 2 This is what the Lord says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nations(B)
or be terrified by signs(C) in the heavens,
though the nations are terrified by them.
3 For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
they cut a tree out of the forest,
and a craftsman(D) shapes it with his chisel.(E)
4 They adorn it with silver(F) and gold;
they fasten it with hammer and nails
so it will not totter.(G)
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field,
their idols cannot speak;(H)
they must be carried
because they cannot walk.(I)
Do not fear them;
they can do no harm(J)
nor can they do any good.”(K)

6 No one is like you,(L) Lord;
you are great,(M)
and your name is mighty in power.
7 Who should not fear(N) you,
King of the nations?(O)
This is your due.
Among all the wise leaders of the nations
and in all their kingdoms,
there is no one like you.

8 They are all senseless(P) and foolish;(Q)
they are taught by worthless wooden idols.(R)
9 Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish(S)
and gold from Uphaz.
What the craftsman and goldsmith have made(T)
is then dressed in blue and purple—
all made by skilled workers.
10 But the Lord is the true God;
he is the living God,(U) the eternal King.(V)
When he is angry,(W) the earth trembles;(X)
the nations cannot endure his wrath.(Y)

11 “Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish(Z) from the earth and from under the heavens.’”[a]

12 But God made(AA) the earth(AB) by his power;
he founded the world by his wisdom(AC)
and stretched out the heavens(AD) by his understanding.
13 When he thunders,(AE) the waters in the heavens roar;
he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning(AF) with the rain(AG)
and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(AH)

14 Everyone is senseless and without knowledge;
every goldsmith is shamed(AI) by his idols.
The images he makes are a fraud;(AJ)
they have no breath in them.
15 They are worthless,(AK) the objects of mockery;
when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(AL) of Jacob is not like these,
for he is the Maker of all things,(AM)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(AN)—
the Lord Almighty is his name.(AO)

Coming Destruction

17 Gather up your belongings(AP) to leave the land,
you who live under siege.
18 For this is what the Lord says:
“At this time I will hurl(AQ) out
those who live in this land;
I will bring distress(AR) on them
so that they may be captured.”

19 Woe to me because of my injury!
My wound(AS) is incurable!
Yet I said to myself,
“This is my sickness, and I must endure(AT) it.”
20 My tent(AU) is destroyed;
all its ropes are snapped.
My children are gone from me and are no more;(AV)
no one is left now to pitch my tent
or to set up my shelter.
21 The shepherds(AW) are senseless(AX)
and do not inquire of the Lord;(AY)
so they do not prosper(AZ)
and all their flock is scattered.(BA)
22 Listen! The report is coming—
a great commotion from the land of the north!(BB)
It will make the towns of Judah desolate,(BC)
a haunt of jackals.(BD)

Jeremiah’s Prayer

23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;
it is not for them to direct their steps.(BE)
24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—
not in your anger,(BF)
or you will reduce me to nothing.(BG)
25 Pour out your wrath on the nations(BH)
that do not acknowledge you,
on the peoples who do not call on your name.(BI)
For they have devoured(BJ) Jacob;
they have devoured him completely
and destroyed his homeland.(BK)

The Covenant Is Broken

11 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Listen to the terms of this covenant(BL) and tell them to the people of Judah and to those who live in Jerusalem. 3 Tell them that this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Cursed(BM) is the one who does not obey the terms of this covenant— 4 the terms I commanded your ancestors when I brought them out of Egypt,(BN) out of the iron-smelting furnace.(BO)’ I said, ‘Obey(BP) me and do everything I command you, and you will be my people,(BQ) and I will be your God. 5 Then I will fulfill the oath I swore(BR) to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey’(BS)—the land you possess today.”

I answered, “Amen,(BT) Lord.”

6 The Lord said to me, “Proclaim(BU) all these words in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: ‘Listen to the terms of this covenant and follow(BV) them. 7 From the time I brought your ancestors up from Egypt until today, I warned them again and again,(BW) saying, “Obey me.” 8 But they did not listen or pay attention;(BX) instead, they followed the stubbornness of their evil hearts.(BY) So I brought on them all the curses(BZ) of the covenant I had commanded them to follow but that they did not keep.(CA)’”

9 Then the Lord said to me, “There is a conspiracy(CB) among the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem. 10 They have returned to the sins of their ancestors,(CC) who refused to listen to my words.(CD) They have followed other gods(CE) to serve them.(CF) Both Israel and Judah have broken the covenant(CG) I made with their ancestors. 11 Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘I will bring on them a disaster(CH) they cannot escape.(CI) Although they cry(CJ) out to me, I will not listen(CK) to them. 12 The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense,(CL) but they will not help them at all when disaster(CM) strikes. 13 You, Judah, have as many gods(CN) as you have towns;(CO) and the altars you have set up to burn incense(CP) to that shameful(CQ) god Baal are as many as the streets of Jerusalem.’

14 “Do not pray(CR) for this people or offer any plea or petition for them, because I will not listen(CS) when they call to me in the time of their distress.

15 “What is my beloved doing in my temple
as she, with many others, works out her evil schemes?
Can consecrated meat(CT) avert your punishment?(CU)
When you engage in your wickedness,
then you rejoice.[b]”

16 The Lord called you a thriving olive tree(CV)
with fruit beautiful in form.
But with the roar of a mighty storm
he will set it on fire,(CW)
and its branches will be broken.(CX)

17 The Lord Almighty, who planted(CY) you, has decreed disaster(CZ) for you, because the people of both Israel and Judah have done evil and aroused(DA) my anger by burning incense to Baal.(DB)

Plot Against Jeremiah

18 Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing. 19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter;(DC) I did not realize that they had plotted(DD) against me, saying,

“Let us destroy the tree and its fruit;
let us cut him off from the land of the living,(DE)
that his name be remembered(DF) no more.”
20 But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously(DG)
and test the heart(DH) and mind,(DI)
let me see your vengeance(DJ) on them,
for to you I have committed my cause.

21 Therefore this is what the Lord says about the people of Anathoth(DK) who are threatening to kill you,(DL) saying, “Do not prophesy(DM) in the name of the Lord or you will die(DN) by our hands”— 22 therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will punish them. Their young men(DO) will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine. 23 Not even a remnant(DP) will be left to them, because I will bring disaster on the people of Anathoth in the year of their punishment.(DQ)”

Footnotes:

  1. Jeremiah 10:11 The text of this verse is in Aramaic.
  2. Jeremiah 11:15 Or Could consecrated meat avert your punishment? / Then you would rejoice

Cross references:

  1. Jeremiah 10:1 : 10:12-16pp — Jer 51:15-19
  2. Jeremiah 10:2 : S Ex 23:24; S Lev 20:23
  3. Jeremiah 10:2 : S Ge 1:14
  4. Jeremiah 10:3 : S Isa 40:19
  5. Jeremiah 10:3 : Dt 9:21; S 1Ki 8:36; Jer 44:8; Eze 7:20
  6. Jeremiah 10:4 : Ps 135:15; Hos 13:2; Hab 2:19
  7. Jeremiah 10:4 : S 1Sa 5:3; Isa 41:7
  8. Jeremiah 10:5 : S 1Ki 18:26; 1Co 12:2
  9. Jeremiah 10:5 : S Isa 45:20
  10. Jeremiah 10:5 : Isa 41:23
  11. Jeremiah 10:5 : S Isa 41:24; 44:9-20; 46:7; Ac 19:26
  12. Jeremiah 10:6 : S Ex 8:10
  13. Jeremiah 10:6 : S 2Sa 7:22; S Ps 48:1
  14. Jeremiah 10:7 : Jer 5:22
  15. Jeremiah 10:7 : Ps 22:28; S Isa 12:4; Rev 15:4
  16. Jeremiah 10:8 : S Isa 44:18
  17. Jeremiah 10:8 : S Isa 40:19; S Jer 4:22
  18. Jeremiah 10:8 : S Dt 32:21
  19. Jeremiah 10:9 : S Ge 10:4
  20. Jeremiah 10:9 : Ps 115:4; S Isa 40:19
  21. Jeremiah 10:10 : S Jos 3:10; S Mt 16:16
  22. Jeremiah 10:10 : S Ge 21:33; Da 6:26
  23. Jeremiah 10:10 : S Ps 18:7
  24. Jeremiah 10:10 : S Jdg 5:4; S Job 9:6; Ps 29:8
  25. Jeremiah 10:10 : Ps 76:7; Jer 21:12; Na 1:6
  26. Jeremiah 10:11 : S Isa 2:18
  27. Jeremiah 10:12 : S 1Sa 2:8
  28. Jeremiah 10:12 : S ver 16
  29. Jeremiah 10:12 : S Ge 1:31
  30. Jeremiah 10:12 : S Ge 1:1, 8
  31. Jeremiah 10:13 : S Job 36:29
  32. Jeremiah 10:13 : S Job 36:30
  33. Jeremiah 10:13 : S Ps 104:13; S 135:7
  34. Jeremiah 10:13 : S Dt 28:12
  35. Jeremiah 10:14 : S Ps 97:7; S Isa 1:29
  36. Jeremiah 10:14 : S Isa 44:20
  37. Jeremiah 10:15 : S Isa 41:24; S Jer 14:22
  38. Jeremiah 10:16 : S Dt 32:9; S Ps 119:57
  39. Jeremiah 10:16 : ver 12; Jer 32:17; 33:2
  40. Jeremiah 10:16 : S Ex 34:9; Ps 74:2
  41. Jeremiah 10:16 : Jer 31:35; 32:18
  42. Jeremiah 10:17 : Eze 12:3-12
  43. Jeremiah 10:18 : S 1Sa 25:29; S Isa 22:17
  44. Jeremiah 10:18 : S Dt 28:52
  45. Jeremiah 10:19 : Job 34:6; Jer 14:17; 15:18; 30:12, 15; La 2:13; Mic 1:9; Na 3:19
  46. Jeremiah 10:19 : Mic 7:9
  47. Jeremiah 10:20 : S Jer 4:20
  48. Jeremiah 10:20 : Jer 31:15; La 1:5
  49. Jeremiah 10:21 : Jer 22:22; 23:1; 25:34; 50:6
  50. Jeremiah 10:21 : ver 8
  51. Jeremiah 10:21 : S Isa 56:10
  52. Jeremiah 10:21 : Jer 22:30
  53. Jeremiah 10:21 : Jer 23:2; Eze 34:6
  54. Jeremiah 10:22 : Jer 6:22; 27:6; 49:28, 30
  55. Jeremiah 10:22 : Eze 12:19
  56. Jeremiah 10:22 : S Isa 34:13
  57. Jeremiah 10:23 : S Job 33:29; S Pr 3:5-6; 20:24
  58. Jeremiah 10:24 : Ps 6:1; 38:1; S Jer 7:20; 18:23
  59. Jeremiah 10:24 : Jer 30:11; 46:28
  60. Jeremiah 10:25 : S Ps 69:24; Zep 2:2; 3:8
  61. Jeremiah 10:25 : S Ps 14:4
  62. Jeremiah 10:25 : S Ps 79:7; S Jer 2:3
  63. Jeremiah 10:25 : Ps 79:6-7
  64. Jeremiah 11:2 : S Dt 5:2
  65. Jeremiah 11:3 : Dt 11:26-28; 27:26; 28:15-68; Gal 3:10
  66. Jeremiah 11:4 : ver 7
  67. Jeremiah 11:4 : S 1Ki 8:51
  68. Jeremiah 11:4 : S Ex 24:8; Jer 7:23
  69. Jeremiah 11:4 : Jer 7:23; 31:33; Eze 11:20
  70. Jeremiah 11:5 : S Ex 6:8; 13:5; Dt 7:12; Ps 105:8-11
  71. Jeremiah 11:5 : S Ex 3:8
  72. Jeremiah 11:5 : S Dt 27:26
  73. Jeremiah 11:6 : S Jer 4:5
  74. Jeremiah 11:6 : S Ex 15:26; S Dt 15:5; Jas 1:22
  75. Jeremiah 11:7 : S 2Ch 36:15
  76. Jeremiah 11:8 : S Jer 7:26
  77. Jeremiah 11:8 : S Ecc 9:3; S Jer 3:17
  78. Jeremiah 11:8 : Lev 26:14-43; Dt 28:15-68; S Jos 23:15
  79. Jeremiah 11:8 : S 2Ch 7:19; Ps 78:10; Jer 26:4; 32:23; 44:10
  80. Jeremiah 11:9 : Eze 22:25
  81. Jeremiah 11:10 : Dt 9:7; S 2Ch 30:7
  82. Jeremiah 11:10 : Zec 7:11
  83. Jeremiah 11:10 : S Jdg 2:12-13; S 10:13
  84. Jeremiah 11:10 : Jer 16:11; Eze 20:8
  85. Jeremiah 11:10 : Isa 24:5; Jer 34:18; Hos 6:7; 8:1
  86. Jeremiah 11:11 : S 2Ki 22:16; S Jer 4:6
  87. Jeremiah 11:11 : S Job 11:20; La 2:22
  88. Jeremiah 11:11 : S Job 27:9; Jer 14:12; Eze 8:18; Mal 2:13
  89. Jeremiah 11:11 : ver 14; S Ps 66:18; Pr 1:28; S Isa 1:15; 59:2; Eze 8:8; Zec 7:13
  90. Jeremiah 11:12 : S Dt 32:38; S Jer 44:17
  91. Jeremiah 11:12 : S Dt 32:37; S Jdg 10:14
  92. Jeremiah 11:13 : S Ex 20:3; Jer 19:4
  93. Jeremiah 11:13 : S 2Ki 17:29
  94. Jeremiah 11:13 : S Jer 7:9; 44:21
  95. Jeremiah 11:13 : S Jer 3:24
  96. Jeremiah 11:14 : S Ex 32:10
  97. Jeremiah 11:14 : S ver 11
  98. Jeremiah 11:15 : Hag 2:12
  99. Jeremiah 11:15 : S Jer 7:9-10
  100. Jeremiah 11:16 : S Ps 1:3; Hos 14:6
  101. Jeremiah 11:16 : S Jer 7:20; 21:14
  102. Jeremiah 11:16 : S Isa 27:11; Ro 11:17-24
  103. Jeremiah 11:17 : S Ex 15:17; Isa 5:2; Jer 12:2; 45:4
  104. Jeremiah 11:17 : ver 11
  105. Jeremiah 11:17 : Jer 7:18
  106. Jeremiah 11:17 : S Jer 7:9
  107. Jeremiah 11:19 : S Ps 44:22
  108. Jeremiah 11:19 : ver 21; S Ps 44:16; 54:3; 71:10; Jer 18:18; 20:10
  109. Jeremiah 11:19 : S Job 28:13; S Ps 116:9; Isa 53:8
  110. Jeremiah 11:19 : Ps 83:4
  111. Jeremiah 11:20 : Ps 7:11
  112. Jeremiah 11:20 : S 1Sa 2:3; S 1Ch 29:17
  113. Jeremiah 11:20 : S Ps 26:2
  114. Jeremiah 11:20 : S Ps 58:10; La 3:60
  115. Jeremiah 11:21 : S Jos 21:18
  116. Jeremiah 11:21 : S ver 19; Jer 12:6; 21:7; 34:20
  117. Jeremiah 11:21 : S Isa 30:10
  118. Jeremiah 11:21 : Jer 2:30; 18:23; 26:8, 11; 38:4
  119. Jeremiah 11:22 : S Isa 9:17; Jer 18:21
  120. Jeremiah 11:23 : Jer 6:9
  121. Jeremiah 11:23 : Jer 23:12
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Colossians 3:18-4

Instructions for Christian Households(A)

18 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands,(B) as is fitting in the Lord.

19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

20 Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

21 Fathers,[a] do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. 23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance(C) from the Lord as a reward.(D) It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.(E)

4 Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair,(F) because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Further Instructions

2 Devote yourselves to prayer,(G) being watchful and thankful. 3 And pray for us, too, that God may open a door(H) for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery(I) of Christ, for which I am in chains.(J) 4 Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5 Be wise(K) in the way you act toward outsiders;(L) make the most of every opportunity.(M) 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(N) seasoned with salt,(O) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(P)

Final Greetings

7 Tychicus(Q) will tell you all the news about me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow servant[b](R) in the Lord. 8 I am sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our[c] circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.(S) 9 He is coming with Onesimus,(T) our faithful and dear brother, who is one of you.(U) They will tell you everything that is happening here.

10 My fellow prisoner Aristarchus(V) sends you his greetings, as does Mark,(W) the cousin of Barnabas.(X) (You have received instructions about him; if he comes to you, welcome him.) 11 Jesus, who is called Justus, also sends greetings. These are the only Jews[d] among my co-workers(Y) for the kingdom of God, and they have proved a comfort to me. 12 Epaphras,(Z) who is one of you(AA) and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you,(AB) that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature(AC) and fully assured. 13 I vouch for him that he is working hard for you and for those at Laodicea(AD) and Hierapolis. 14 Our dear friend Luke,(AE) the doctor, and Demas(AF) send greetings. 15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters at Laodicea,(AG) and to Nympha and the church in her house.(AH)

16 After this letter has been read to you, see that it is also read(AI) in the church of the Laodiceans and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.

17 Tell Archippus:(AJ) “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”(AK)

18 I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand.(AL) Remember(AM) my chains.(AN) Grace be with you.(AO)

Footnotes:

  1. Colossians 3:21 Or Parents
  2. Colossians 4:7 Or slave; also in verse 12
  3. Colossians 4:8 Some manuscripts that he may know about your
  4. Colossians 4:11 Greek only ones of the circumcision group

Cross references:

  1. Colossians 3:18 : 3:18-4:1pp — Eph 5:22-6:9
  2. Colossians 3:18 : S Eph 5:22
  3. Colossians 3:24 : S Ac 20:32
  4. Colossians 3:24 : S Mt 16:27
  5. Colossians 3:25 : S Ac 10:34
  6. Colossians 4:1 : Lev 25:43, 53
  7. Colossians 4:2 : S Lk 18:1
  8. Colossians 4:3 : S Ac 14:27
  9. Colossians 4:3 : S Ro 16:25
  10. Colossians 4:3 : S Ac 21:33
  11. Colossians 4:5 : Eph 5:15
  12. Colossians 4:5 : S Mk 4:11
  13. Colossians 4:5 : Eph 5:16
  14. Colossians 4:6 : Eph 4:29
  15. Colossians 4:6 : Mk 9:50
  16. Colossians 4:6 : 1Pe 3:15
  17. Colossians 4:7 : S Ac 20:4
  18. Colossians 4:7 : Eph 6:21, 22; Col 1:7
  19. Colossians 4:8 : Eph 6:21, 22; Col 2:2
  20. Colossians 4:9 : Phm 10
  21. Colossians 4:9 : ver 12
  22. Colossians 4:10 : S Ac 19:29
  23. Colossians 4:10 : S Ac 12:12
  24. Colossians 4:10 : S Ac 4:36
  25. Colossians 4:11 : S Php 2:25
  26. Colossians 4:12 : Col 1:7; Phm 23
  27. Colossians 4:12 : ver 9
  28. Colossians 4:12 : S Ro 15:30
  29. Colossians 4:12 : S 1Co 2:6
  30. Colossians 4:13 : S Col 2:1
  31. Colossians 4:14 : 2Ti 4:11; Phm 24
  32. Colossians 4:14 : 2Ti 4:10; Phm 24
  33. Colossians 4:15 : S Col 2:1
  34. Colossians 4:15 : S Ro 16:5
  35. Colossians 4:16 : 2Th 3:14; S 1Ti 4:13
  36. Colossians 4:17 : Phm 2
  37. Colossians 4:17 : 2Ti 4:5
  38. Colossians 4:18 : S 1Co 16:21
  39. Colossians 4:18 : Heb 13:3
  40. Colossians 4:18 : S Ac 21:33
  41. Colossians 4:18 : 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:15; Heb 13:25
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Psalm 78:56-72

56 But they put God to the test
and rebelled against the Most High;
they did not keep his statutes.
57 Like their ancestors(A) they were disloyal and faithless,
as unreliable as a faulty bow.(B)
58 They angered him(C) with their high places;(D)
they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(E)
59 When God heard(F) them, he was furious;(G)
he rejected Israel(H) completely.
60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh,(I)
the tent he had set up among humans.(J)
61 He sent the ark of his might(K) into captivity,(L)
his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62 He gave his people over to the sword;(M)
he was furious with his inheritance.(N)
63 Fire consumed(O) their young men,
and their young women had no wedding songs;(P)
64 their priests were put to the sword,(Q)
and their widows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,(R)
as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66 He beat back his enemies;
he put them to everlasting shame.(S)
67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph,
he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;(T)
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,(U)
Mount Zion,(V) which he loved.
69 He built his sanctuary(W) like the heights,
like the earth that he established forever.
70 He chose David(X) his servant
and took him from the sheep pens;
71 from tending the sheep(Y) he brought him
to be the shepherd(Z) of his people Jacob,
of Israel his inheritance.
72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;(AA)
with skillful hands he led them.

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 78:57 : S 2Ch 30:7; Eze 20:27
  2. Psalm 78:57 : S ver 9
  3. Psalm 78:58 : S Jdg 2:12
  4. Psalm 78:58 : S Lev 26:30
  5. Psalm 78:58 : Ex 20:4; S Dt 5:8; 32:21
  6. Psalm 78:59 : Ps 55:19
  7. Psalm 78:59 : S Lev 26:28; S Nu 32:14
  8. Psalm 78:59 : S Dt 32:19
  9. Psalm 78:60 : S Jos 18:1
  10. Psalm 78:60 : Eze 8:6
  11. Psalm 78:61 : Ps 132:8
  12. Psalm 78:61 : S 1Sa 4:17
  13. Psalm 78:62 : S Dt 28:25
  14. Psalm 78:62 : S 1Sa 10:1
  15. Psalm 78:63 : S Nu 11:1
  16. Psalm 78:63 : S 1Ki 4:32; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10
  17. Psalm 78:64 : 1Sa 4:17
  18. Psalm 78:65 : Ps 44:23
  19. Psalm 78:66 : 1Sa 5:6
  20. Psalm 78:67 : Jer 7:15; Hos 9:13; 12:1
  21. Psalm 78:68 : S Nu 1:7; Ps 108:8
  22. Psalm 78:68 : S Ex 15:17; S Ps 68:16
  23. Psalm 78:69 : S Ps 15:1
  24. Psalm 78:70 : S 1Sa 16:1
  25. Psalm 78:71 : S Ge 37:2
  26. Psalm 78:71 : S Ps 28:9
  27. Psalm 78:72 : S Ge 17:1
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Proverbs 24:28-29

28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)—
would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(B)

Cross references:

  1. Proverbs 24:28 : S Ps 7:4
  2. Proverbs 24:29 : Pr 20:22; Mt 5:38-41
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10/07/2019 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 8:8-9:26, Colossians 3:1-17, Psalms 78:32-55, Proverbs 24:27

Today is the 7th day of October. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today as we get going into our week here and get back and into the rhythm of the workweek. And we’ll pick up where we left off. That’s what we do every day no matter whether it’s weekend or weekday or holiday or whatever, we have a rhythm that we keep that allows God’s work…His word to speak into our lives every day. So, this week we’re reading from the New International Version. Today, Jeremiah chapter 8 verse 8:29 verse 26.

Commentary:

Ok. Let’s talk about our diet for second or let’s at least use our diet as a metaphor. So, let’s say we’re hungry, we walk in the kitchen, there’s two big bowls full of things and we gotta pick what were gonna eat and in one bowl is sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, greed, idolatry, anger, rage, malicious behavior, slander, filthy language and lying. And then we look over in this other bowl, there’s tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, peace, and love, right? Those two bowls are full of very different things. If they were foods, they are so non-complementarity that if we tried to mix them on a plate and eat them, they would clash, it would not be a good meal and yet mixing from those two bowls is likely our normal diet. Ouch or ewe, which ever one we prefer. Paul had a conviction and his conviction was that Jesus actually transforms us into a completely different person with a completely different appetite. So, think about these two bowls that we just described sitting on the kitchen counter full of stuff that we’re gonna consume. Which bowl you can go to? Which bowl is going to be more healthy for you? Right? It’s like having two bowls, one full of candy and one that’s a nice salad, right, with maybe some seeds and berries in it, right? Everything in that bowl, as soon as we eat it our body is going to know what it is and know what to do with it and it’s gonna turn it into energy and muscle and bone and everything that we need to stay alive or we can turn to the candy and kill ourselves slowly. And the irony, because we just talked about this spiritually, the irony is that we are…our diets are probably of those mixed bowls. So, for everything that we put in our mouth that helps our body we put something in her mouth that hurts our body. So, can we walk up into the kitchen to these two bowls and take a nice bite of rage, then reach over and grab a piece of patience and try to consume them together? Or can we reach into the bowl and grab a bar of slander and then reach over into the bowl and get up slice of forgiveness and throw them into our mouths at the same time? We have some things to consider because we are trying to mix these things up, whether in spirit or in body. And in both cases, we are not being led to perfect health. And in this day and age it’s a busy, busy, busy world, right? So, we don’t necessarily always think about the bowls that we’re choosing from, what our source of food might be. We’re running and grabbing whatever we can because we’re too busy to pay attention, but it doesn’t matter the same effects happen in our body. We’re still going to get sick. We won’t be able to say, “well I was just too busy to be healthy. I was too busy to pay attention to my spiritual health and so I was just grabbing whatever I could grab and not paying attention to the fact that I was getting sick.” Paul gave us a little…a little tool that we can carry around with us, but we’ll have to slow down enough to at least have a pause to know that we’re making a decision toward health spiritually or physically or toward unhealth. Paul says, “look, whatever you do, whatever you choose to do, whatever you choose to say, however it is that you’re going to conduct yourself, understand that you’re representing the Lord Jesus. Do everything that you do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” So, if our life is too busy and we’re not paying attention to our health in any kind of way, we can…we can look in the mirror that the Scriptures gave us today and consciously understand what we’re feasting upon because that’s what we’re going to turn into. So, this tool just lets us say, “Can…like can I say this in the name of Jesus? Can I…am I representing Christ if I walk down this path?” If we go back to Paul’s lists or if we go back to those two bowls on our counter, it’s crystal clear which one of them represents Christ, and which one doesn’t. And, so it kind of boils down to what are you going to eat today because that’s what you are going to become eventually.

Prayer:

Father, we invite You into that because if the metaphor holds true then we do have to admit that we eat things that are not good for us and we eat things that are good for us and we do this in our Spirit and then we wonder why we’re week or why we’re spiritually starving or why things aren’t working. And it’s because we’re making ourself sick. And, so, Holy Spirit come. We want to feast upon tenderhearted mercy and kindness and humility and gentleness and patience and forgiveness and peace and love. We don’t even have to watch ourselves. We can consume as much of that as we want until we’re full up. And we pray Holy Spirit that we would be full up so that it would spill out of our lives and affect the world and all of our relationships. Come Holy Spirit we pray. In Jesus’ name we ask. Amen.

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Hey, DABbers this is Slave of Jesus in North Carolina. Alright Holy Spirit let’s roll. Boy, I had a lot of problems. I’m using an old school phone number to call in. The app was telling me I had the wrong password even though I had the same password. So, I had to reset it, it still wasn’t working. The enemy does not want me to make this call. That’s why I gotta make this call. I was hoping tomorrow was going to be 40 days of my fast and I was gonna tell you about my great struggles and how we’re getting to that and instead I am in the emergency room parking lot getting ready to deal with my daughter who was brought here the of the police. So, I hope my wife forgives me for using female names. I have an agreement not to use it but I ask you to pray for my daughter Jordan and my wife Deborah and that the guardian angels, I know you won’t get this after, that they just surround her and that the enemy would not give her the horrible ideas that it tends to give her from time to time. And, so, Lord we ask this in Jesus mighty name, and I know you guys will be praying. Alfaio, I’m like two weeks behind in my DAB and listening there. It was good to hear you call my name out as I was pulling up to the hospital here. So, perfect timing as usual. Love you all. Have a great day.

This is the first time I’ve ever called. I’m calling to ask for prayers for my daughter, her husband, and their family. They’re talking about separation and I’m just praying against it and hoping that you pray with me that the Spirit will convict each one of them to look inside of each of them instead of pointing fingers at each other. They have two young daughters under 10 and also a grandson under 10.

Hi family this is Serah from Nebraska. Lisa from Michigan, I cannot tell you how comforting and how much I was filled with hope when I heard your message. I was brought to tears. It truly gave me hope. So, thank you so much. Casey is officially in remission as of Monday, today is October 3rd. As of Monday, he was officially in remission. Tomorrow, Friday, they’re doing a spinal tap just to make sure like none of the leukemia is in his spinal fluid. It’s just precautionary. I’m trying not to let my anxiety get the best of me and so far, I’ve been doing really good with relying on God and just letting Him handle it. I just want to thank everyone on here. I know that there are people who have called in, prayed for Casey and myself and there are people who have done what I do and just prayed while hearing it. And I just want to thank all of you. We have seriously been so, so blessed and it has amazing to see and hear. I’ve been having Casey listen to all the prayers that are for him and he is just in so much awe. We love you and we thank you. Bye-bye.

Good morning DAB family my name is Jeanette and I’m calling from Canada. DAB was introduced to me by a very good friend of mine and I have been so blessed. Now, I have two prayer requests. __ radiation and chemotherapy for breast cancer, I am having severe neuropathy, which produces frequent periodic sensations, which make life sometimes unbearable. Second request. My daughter is into her second year following her master’s degree in healthcare management graduating with honors but after numerous interviews no one will give her a chance because of her inexperience. How can she gain experience without being hired? A mother’s heart is breaking for her daughter as these disappointments just lowers her self-esteem. We need your prayers. We’re desperate for my body and a job for my daughter. God bless you all as you continue to intercede for others. And Brian and Jill, you are such a blessing to me. And, you know, I’m a more recent listener because of my friend but I’ve never had anything so inspirational enter my life as this DAB. And, so, family thank you for praying for all the requests that come into you and I pray too. So, have a blessed day today all of you. God hears your prayers and He answers because He said he would. So, we believe Him and we trust him. You all and have a great day.

Hi Daily Audio Bible family this is Carl also known as the Forgotten One since it seems like I’m forgotten about anyway. I’m pretty sure this prayer won’t get played it either. Today’s 3rd of October. I’m calling because we…we really do need a breakthrough. We’ve been looking for jobs and we’ve been getting turned down here, here and there, here and there, getting promises that we’ll get the job and then next thing you look around we get an email saying something totally different. Unemployment didn’t fall through and we live in a hotel and we pay by the week. And I know they’re gonna want us out of here if we don’t have the money. I’m very frustrated right now because I really don’t know what else to do. Everybody keeps saying pray, pray, pray. God already knows what I need. God already knows what I need. Everybody keeps saying pray pray pray. God already knows what I need. I have prayed but I don’t want to keep bugging him with the same stuff. I don’t want to keep going back bugging him and bugging him over and over and over again. He heard me twice before. I don’t wish this on nobody. Earlier this year we were sleeping in cars and stuff even though we were working until we found out that we could stay in a hotel and pay weekly. We were sleeping in cars. I don’t wish this on nobody. I don’t wish this on nobody. I don’t wish this on nobody. I already feel like I’ve fallen…I’ve fallen from grace anyway. I just recently came back in…into the fold because I was…I left God three years ago because of some things that somebody did to me…

Good morning Daily Audio Bible family I am Claudia from London England. This has been a blessing to me. This is my first time for me to call. I’ve been __ part of this family and please pray for me as I am going through a lot at the moment as I come back from __ legs to walk __. So, there’s a lot going on there and I’m hoping and believing that God will bless me with favor __ a job soon. And I’m so happy to be part of this family. I tend to listen every day and I’ve been listening for like nearly a year now and this has been a blessing to me and I’m also trying to get my friends and family also to listen to be part of this wonderful family. Thank you, Brian for this community that you…you…God has used you to bring us together, people all over the world. Thank you, so much Daily Audio Bible. I’m happy to be a part of this. Thanks. Bye.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Monday October 7, 2019 (NIV)

Jeremiah 8:8-9:26

8 “‘How can you say, “We are wise,
for we have the law(A) of the Lord,”
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
has handled it falsely?
9 The wise(B) will be put to shame;
they will be dismayed(C) and trapped.(D)
Since they have rejected the word(E) of the Lord,
what kind of wisdom(F) do they have?
10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men
and their fields to new owners.(G)
From the least to the greatest,
all are greedy for gain;(H)
prophets(I) and priests alike,
all practice deceit.(J)
11 They dress the wound of my people
as though it were not serious.
“Peace, peace,” they say,
when there is no peace.(K)
12 Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct?
No, they have no shame(L) at all;
they do not even know how to blush.
So they will fall among the fallen;
they will be brought down when they are punished,(M)
says the Lord.(N)

13 “‘I will take away their harvest,
declares the Lord.
There will be no grapes on the vine.(O)
There will be no figs(P) on the tree,
and their leaves will wither.(Q)
What I have given them
will be taken(R) from them.[a]’”

14 Why are we sitting here?
Gather together!
Let us flee to the fortified cities(S)
and perish there!
For the Lord our God has doomed us to perish
and given us poisoned water(T) to drink,
because we have sinned(U) against him.
15 We hoped for peace(V)
but no good has come,
for a time of healing
but there is only terror.(W)
16 The snorting of the enemy’s horses(X)
is heard from Dan;(Y)
at the neighing of their stallions
the whole land trembles.(Z)
They have come to devour(AA)
the land and everything in it,
the city and all who live there.

17 “See, I will send venomous snakes(AB) among you,
vipers that cannot be charmed,(AC)
and they will bite you,”
declares the Lord.

18 You who are my Comforter[b] in sorrow,
my heart is faint(AD) within me.
19 Listen to the cry of my people
from a land far away:(AE)
“Is the Lord not in Zion?
Is her King(AF) no longer there?”

“Why have they aroused(AG) my anger with their images,
with their worthless(AH) foreign idols?”(AI)

20 “The harvest is past,
the summer has ended,
and we are not saved.”

21 Since my people are crushed,(AJ) I am crushed;
I mourn,(AK) and horror grips me.
22 Is there no balm in Gilead?(AL)
Is there no physician(AM) there?
Why then is there no healing(AN)
for the wound of my people?

9 [c]1 Oh, that my head were a spring of water
and my eyes a fountain of tears!(AO)
I would weep(AP) day and night
for the slain of my people.(AQ)
2 Oh, that I had in the desert(AR)
a lodging place for travelers,
so that I might leave my people
and go away from them;
for they are all adulterers,(AS)
a crowd of unfaithful(AT) people.

3 “They make ready their tongue
like a bow, to shoot lies;(AU)
it is not by truth
that they triumph[d] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
they do not acknowledge(AV) me,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Beware of your friends;(AW)
do not trust anyone in your clan.(AX)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[e](AY)
and every friend a slanderer.(AZ)
5 Friend deceives friend,(BA)
and no one speaks the truth.(BB)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(BC)
they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[f] live in the midst of deception;(BD)
in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will refine(BE) and test(BF) them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
8 Their tongue(BG) is a deadly arrow;
it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(BH)
but in their hearts they set traps(BI) for them.(BJ)
9 Should I not punish them for this?”
declares the Lord.
“Should I not avenge(BK) myself
on such a nation as this?”

10 I will weep and wail for the mountains
and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.(BL)
They are desolate and untraveled,
and the lowing of cattle is not heard.
The birds(BM) have all fled
and the animals are gone.

11 “I will make Jerusalem a heap(BN) of ruins,
a haunt of jackals;(BO)
and I will lay waste the towns of Judah(BP)
so no one can live there.”(BQ)

12 Who is wise(BR) enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the Lord and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?

13 The Lord said, “It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.(BS) 14 Instead, they have followed(BT) the stubbornness of their hearts;(BU) they have followed the Baals, as their ancestors taught them.” 15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food(BV) and drink poisoned water.(BW) 16 I will scatter them among nations(BX) that neither they nor their ancestors have known,(BY) and I will pursue them with the sword(BZ) until I have made an end of them.”(CA)

17 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Consider now! Call for the wailing women(CB) to come;
send for the most skillful of them.
18 Let them come quickly
and wail over us
till our eyes overflow with tears
and water streams from our eyelids.(CC)
19 The sound of wailing is heard from Zion:
‘How ruined(CD) we are!
How great is our shame!
We must leave our land
because our houses are in ruins.’”

20 Now, you women, hear the word of the Lord;
open your ears to the words of his mouth.(CE)
Teach your daughters how to wail;
teach one another a lament.(CF)
21 Death has climbed in through our windows(CG)
and has entered our fortresses;
it has removed the children from the streets
and the young men(CH) from the public squares.

22 Say, “This is what the Lord declares:

“‘Dead bodies will lie
like dung(CI) on the open field,
like cut grain behind the reaper,
with no one to gather them.’”

23 This is what the Lord says:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom(CJ)
or the strong boast of their strength(CK)
or the rich boast of their riches,(CL)
24 but let the one who boasts boast(CM) about this:
that they have the understanding to know(CN) me,
that I am the Lord,(CO) who exercises kindness,(CP)
justice and righteousness(CQ) on earth,
for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.

25 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh(CR)— 26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab and all who live in the wilderness in distant places.[g](CS) For all these nations are really uncircumcised,(CT) and even the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.(CU)”

Footnotes:

  1. Jeremiah 8:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
  2. Jeremiah 8:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
  3. Jeremiah 9:1 In Hebrew texts 9:1 is numbered 8:23, and 9:2-26 is numbered 9:1-25.
  4. Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
  5. Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
  6. Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
  7. Jeremiah 9:26 Or wilderness and who clip the hair by their foreheads

Cross references:

  1. Jeremiah 8:8 : Ro 2:17
  2. Jeremiah 8:9 : S Isa 29:14
  3. Jeremiah 8:9 : S 2Ki 19:26
  4. Jeremiah 8:9 : S Job 5:13
  5. Jeremiah 8:9 : S Jer 6:19
  6. Jeremiah 8:9 : Pr 1:7; 1Co 1:20
  7. Jeremiah 8:10 : S Jer 6:12
  8. Jeremiah 8:10 : S Isa 56:11
  9. Jeremiah 8:10 : Jer 14:14; La 2:14
  10. Jeremiah 8:10 : Jer 23:11, 15
  11. Jeremiah 8:11 : ver 15; S Jer 4:10; Eze 7:25
  12. Jeremiah 8:12 : S Jer 3:3
  13. Jeremiah 8:12 : Ps 52:5-7; Isa 3:9
  14. Jeremiah 8:12 : S Jer 6:15
  15. Jeremiah 8:13 : Hos 2:12; Joel 1:7
  16. Jeremiah 8:13 : Lk 13:6
  17. Jeremiah 8:13 : Mt 21:19
  18. Jeremiah 8:13 : S Jer 5:17
  19. Jeremiah 8:14 : S Jos 10:20; Jer 35:11
  20. Jeremiah 8:14 : S Dt 29:18; Jer 9:15; 23:15
  21. Jeremiah 8:14 : Jer 14:7, 20; Da 9:5
  22. Jeremiah 8:15 : S ver 11
  23. Jeremiah 8:15 : S Job 19:8; Jer 14:19
  24. Jeremiah 8:16 : S Jer 4:29
  25. Jeremiah 8:16 : S Ge 30:6
  26. Jeremiah 8:16 : Jer 51:29
  27. Jeremiah 8:16 : S Jer 5:17
  28. Jeremiah 8:17 : Nu 21:6; S Dt 32:24
  29. Jeremiah 8:17 : S Ps 58:5; S Isa 3:3
  30. Jeremiah 8:18 : La 5:17
  31. Jeremiah 8:19 : Dt 28:64; Jer 9:16
  32. Jeremiah 8:19 : Mic 4:9
  33. Jeremiah 8:19 : Jer 44:3
  34. Jeremiah 8:19 : S Isa 41:24
  35. Jeremiah 8:19 : S Dt 32:21
  36. Jeremiah 8:21 : S Ps 94:5
  37. Jeremiah 8:21 : Ps 78:40; Isa 43:24; Jer 4:19; 10:19; 14:17; 30:14; La 2:13; Eze 6:9
  38. Jeremiah 8:22 : S Ge 37:25
  39. Jeremiah 8:22 : Job 13:4
  40. Jeremiah 8:22 : S Isa 1:6; Jer 30:12
  41. Jeremiah 9:1 : S Ps 119:136
  42. Jeremiah 9:1 : Jer 13:17; 14:17; La 2:11, 18; 3:48
  43. Jeremiah 9:1 : Isa 22:4
  44. Jeremiah 9:2 : Ps 55:7
  45. Jeremiah 9:2 : S Nu 25:1; Jer 23:10; Hos 4:2; 7:4
  46. Jeremiah 9:2 : S 1Ki 19:10; S Isa 24:16
  47. Jeremiah 9:3 : ver 8; S Ex 20:16; Ps 64:3; S Isa 44:20; Jer 18:18; Mic 6:12
  48. Jeremiah 9:3 : S Isa 1:3
  49. Jeremiah 9:4 : S 2Sa 15:12
  50. Jeremiah 9:4 : Mic 7:5-6
  51. Jeremiah 9:4 : S Ge 27:35
  52. Jeremiah 9:4 : S Ex 20:16; S Lev 19:16
  53. Jeremiah 9:5 : S Lev 6:2
  54. Jeremiah 9:5 : S Ps 15:2; S Isa 59:15
  55. Jeremiah 9:5 : S Ps 52:3
  56. Jeremiah 9:6 : S Jer 5:27
  57. Jeremiah 9:7 : S Job 28:1; S Isa 1:25
  58. Jeremiah 9:7 : S Jer 6:27
  59. Jeremiah 9:8 : S ver 3; S Ps 35:20
  60. Jeremiah 9:8 : S Isa 3:5
  61. Jeremiah 9:8 : S Jer 5:26
  62. Jeremiah 9:8 : ver 4
  63. Jeremiah 9:9 : S Dt 32:43; S Isa 10:3
  64. Jeremiah 9:10 : Jer 23:10; Joel 1:19
  65. Jeremiah 9:10 : S Jer 4:25; 12:4; Hos 4:3; Joel 1:18
  66. Jeremiah 9:11 : Jer 26:18
  67. Jeremiah 9:11 : S Job 30:29; S Isa 34:13
  68. Jeremiah 9:11 : S Jer 1:15
  69. Jeremiah 9:11 : S Lev 26:31; Isa 25:2; S Jer 4:13; 26:9; 33:10; 50:3, 13; 51:62; La 1:4
  70. Jeremiah 9:12 : S Ps 107:43
  71. Jeremiah 9:13 : S 2Ch 7:19; S Ps 89:30-32
  72. Jeremiah 9:14 : S Jer 2:8, 23; Am 2:4
  73. Jeremiah 9:14 : S Jer 3:17; S 7:24
  74. Jeremiah 9:15 : La 3:15
  75. Jeremiah 9:15 : S Jer 8:14
  76. Jeremiah 9:16 : S Lev 26:33
  77. Jeremiah 9:16 : S Dt 4:32; S Jer 8:19
  78. Jeremiah 9:16 : Jer 14:12; 24:10; Eze 5:2
  79. Jeremiah 9:16 : Jer 44:27; Eze 5:12
  80. Jeremiah 9:17 : S Ecc 12:5
  81. Jeremiah 9:18 : S Ps 119:136; La 3:48
  82. Jeremiah 9:19 : S Jer 4:13
  83. Jeremiah 9:20 : Jer 23:16
  84. Jeremiah 9:20 : Isa 32:9-13
  85. Jeremiah 9:21 : Joel 2:9
  86. Jeremiah 9:21 : S 2Ch 36:17; S Isa 40:30; S Jer 16:6
  87. Jeremiah 9:22 : S 2Ki 9:37
  88. Jeremiah 9:23 : S Job 4:12; S Ecc 9:11
  89. Jeremiah 9:23 : S 1Ki 20:11
  90. Jeremiah 9:23 : Ps 62:10; S Pr 11:28; Jer 48:7; 49:4; Eze 28:4-5
  91. Jeremiah 9:24 : S Ps 34:2; 1Co 1:31*; Gal 6:14
  92. Jeremiah 9:24 : S Ps 36:10
  93. Jeremiah 9:24 : 2Co 10:17*
  94. Jeremiah 9:24 : Ps 51:1
  95. Jeremiah 9:24 : Ps 36:6
  96. Jeremiah 9:25 : S Lev 26:41; Ro 2:25
  97. Jeremiah 9:26 : Jer 25:23; 49:32
  98. Jeremiah 9:26 : S 1Sa 14:6; Eze 31:18
  99. Jeremiah 9:26 : Ac 7:51
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Colossians 3:1-17

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

3 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ,(A) set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.(B) 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.(C) 3 For you died,(D) and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your[a] life,(E) appears,(F) then you also will appear with him in glory.(G)

5 Put to death,(H) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(I) sexual immorality,(J) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(K) which is idolatry.(L) 6 Because of these, the wrath of God(M) is coming.[b] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(N) 8 But now you must also rid yourselves(O) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(P) and filthy language from your lips.(Q) 9 Do not lie to each other,(R) since you have taken off your old self(S) with its practices 10 and have put on the new self,(T) which is being renewed(U) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.(V) 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew,(W) circumcised or uncircumcised,(X) barbarian, Scythian, slave or free,(Y) but Christ is all,(Z) and is in all.

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves(AA) with compassion, kindness, humility,(AB) gentleness and patience.(AC) 13 Bear with each other(AD) and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.(AE) 14 And over all these virtues put on love,(AF) which binds them all together in perfect unity.(AG)

15 Let the peace of Christ(AH) rule in your hearts, since as members of one body(AI) you were called to peace.(AJ) And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ(AK) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(AL) through psalms,(AM) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(AN) 17 And whatever you do,(AO) whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks(AP) to God the Father through him.

Footnotes:

  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our
  2. Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient

Cross references:

  1. Colossians 3:1 : S Ro 6:5
  2. Colossians 3:1 : S Mk 16:19
  3. Colossians 3:2 : Php 3:19, 20
  4. Colossians 3:3 : S Ro 6:2; 2Co 5:14
  5. Colossians 3:4 : Gal 2:20
  6. Colossians 3:4 : 1Co 1:7
  7. Colossians 3:4 : 1Pe 1:13; 1Jn 3:2
  8. Colossians 3:5 : S Ro 6:2; S Eph 4:22
  9. Colossians 3:5 : S Gal 5:24
  10. Colossians 3:5 : S 1Co 6:18
  11. Colossians 3:5 : Eph 5:3
  12. Colossians 3:5 : Gal 5:19-21; Eph 5:5
  13. Colossians 3:6 : S Ro 1:18
  14. Colossians 3:7 : S Eph 2:2
  15. Colossians 3:8 : S Eph 4:22
  16. Colossians 3:8 : Eph 4:31
  17. Colossians 3:8 : Eph 4:29
  18. Colossians 3:9 : S Eph 4:22, 25
  19. Colossians 3:9 : S Ro 6:6
  20. Colossians 3:10 : S Ro 6:4; S 13:14
  21. Colossians 3:10 : Ro 12:2; S 2Co 4:16; Eph 4:23
  22. Colossians 3:10 : Eph 2:10
  23. Colossians 3:11 : Ro 10:12; 1Co 12:13
  24. Colossians 3:11 : S 1Co 7:19
  25. Colossians 3:11 : Gal 3:28
  26. Colossians 3:11 : Eph 1:23
  27. Colossians 3:12 : ver 10
  28. Colossians 3:12 : Php 2:3
  29. Colossians 3:12 : 2Co 6:6; Gal 5:22, 23; Eph 4:2
  30. Colossians 3:13 : Eph 4:2
  31. Colossians 3:13 : Eph 4:32
  32. Colossians 3:14 : 1Co 13:1-13
  33. Colossians 3:14 : S Ro 15:5
  34. Colossians 3:15 : S Jn 14:27
  35. Colossians 3:15 : S Ro 12:5
  36. Colossians 3:15 : S Ro 14:19
  37. Colossians 3:16 : Ro 10:17
  38. Colossians 3:16 : Col 1:28
  39. Colossians 3:16 : Ps 47:7
  40. Colossians 3:16 : S Eph 5:19
  41. Colossians 3:17 : 1Co 10:31
  42. Colossians 3:17 : S Eph 5:20
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Psalm 78:32-55

32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;(A)
in spite of his wonders,(B) they did not believe.(C)
33 So he ended their days in futility(D)
and their years in terror.
34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek(E) him;
they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock,(F)
that God Most High was their Redeemer.(G)
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,(H)
lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal(I) to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he was merciful;(J)
he forgave(K) their iniquities(L)
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger(M)
and did not stir up his full wrath.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh,(N)
a passing breeze(O) that does not return.

40 How often they rebelled(P) against him in the wilderness(Q)
and grieved him(R) in the wasteland!
41 Again and again they put God to the test;(S)
they vexed the Holy One of Israel.(T)
42 They did not remember(U) his power—
the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,(V)
43 the day he displayed his signs(W) in Egypt,
his wonders(X) in the region of Zoan.
44 He turned their river into blood;(Y)
they could not drink from their streams.
45 He sent swarms of flies(Z) that devoured them,
and frogs(AA) that devastated them.
46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,(AB)
their produce to the locust.(AC)
47 He destroyed their vines with hail(AD)
and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,
their livestock(AE) to bolts of lightning.
49 He unleashed against them his hot anger,(AF)
his wrath, indignation and hostility—
a band of destroying angels.(AG)
50 He prepared a path for his anger;
he did not spare them from death
but gave them over to the plague.
51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt,(AH)
the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.(AI)
52 But he brought his people out like a flock;(AJ)
he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;
but the sea engulfed(AK) their enemies.(AL)
54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,
to the hill country his right hand(AM) had taken.
55 He drove out nations(AN) before them
and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(AO)
he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 78:32 : S ver 17
  2. Psalm 78:32 : ver 11
  3. Psalm 78:32 : ver 22
  4. Psalm 78:33 : Nu 14:29, 35
  5. Psalm 78:34 : S Dt 4:29; Hos 5:15
  6. Psalm 78:35 : S Ge 49:24
  7. Psalm 78:35 : S Dt 9:26
  8. Psalm 78:36 : Eze 33:31
  9. Psalm 78:37 : ver 8; Ac 8:21
  10. Psalm 78:38 : S Ex 34:6
  11. Psalm 78:38 : Isa 1:25; 27:9; 48:10; Da 11:35
  12. Psalm 78:38 : Ps 25:11; 85:2
  13. Psalm 78:38 : S Job 9:13; S Isa 30:18
  14. Psalm 78:39 : S Ge 6:3; S Isa 29:5
  15. Psalm 78:39 : S Job 7:7; Jas 4:14
  16. Psalm 78:40 : S Ex 23:21
  17. Psalm 78:40 : Ps 95:8; 106:14
  18. Psalm 78:40 : Eph 4:30
  19. Psalm 78:41 : S Ex 17:2
  20. Psalm 78:41 : S 2Ki 19:22; Ps 71:22; 89:18
  21. Psalm 78:42 : S Jdg 3:7; S Ne 9:17
  22. Psalm 78:42 : S Ps 27:11
  23. Psalm 78:43 : Ex 10:1
  24. Psalm 78:43 : S Ex 3:20
  25. Psalm 78:44 : Ex 7:20-21; Ps 105:29
  26. Psalm 78:45 : Ex 8:24; Ps 105:31
  27. Psalm 78:45 : S Ex 8:2, 6
  28. Psalm 78:46 : Na 3:15
  29. Psalm 78:46 : S Ex 10:13
  30. Psalm 78:47 : Ex 9:23; Ps 105:32; 147:17
  31. Psalm 78:48 : Ex 9:25
  32. Psalm 78:49 : Ex 15:7
  33. Psalm 78:49 : S Ge 19:13; 1Co 10:10
  34. Psalm 78:51 : S Ex 12:12; Ps 135:8
  35. Psalm 78:51 : Ps 105:23; 106:22
  36. Psalm 78:52 : S Job 21:11; S Ps 28:9; 77:20
  37. Psalm 78:53 : S Ex 14:28
  38. Psalm 78:53 : Ex 15:7; Ps 106:10
  39. Psalm 78:54 : Ps 44:3
  40. Psalm 78:55 : Ps 44:2
  41. Psalm 78:55 : S Dt 1:38; S Jos 13:7; Ac 13:19
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Proverbs 24:27

27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.

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10/06/2019 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 6:16-8:7, Colossians 2:8-23, Psalms 78:1-31, Proverbs 24:26

Today is the 6th day of October. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is a pleasure. It is awesome to be here with you as we walk through the threshold of a brand-new week together. And this will be our first full week of this month of October and I’m excited to see what’s in store for us as we continue our journey through the Scriptures this year. This week we’ll read from the New International Version and pick up right where we left off, which will take us into the book of Jeremiah today, chapter 6 verse 16 through 8 verse 7.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for that proverb because…because that’s what it feels like You give us every day that we engage in this rhythm of allowing Your word to speak into our lives, it feels like an honest answer and some days it’s the only honest answer we get. And, so, we thank You for Your kindness. We thank You for the voice of wisdom in our lives, we thank You for Your patience and Your grace and mercy over us. And, so, Father as we move into this new week, we look for the honest answers that we find in Your word and we ask Your Holy Spirit to help us recognize the truth. In fact, we surrender and follow You as You would lead us into all truth, which is the promise. And, so, we accept. Come Holy Spirit, lead us in all of our thoughts, words, and deeds in this week we pray. In Jesus’ name we ask. Amen.

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Good morning Daily audio Bible listeners this is Gina from Orlando again. This morning I would like to pray for all who were struggling with hurt - emotional, physical, mental or even spiritual. Father God, please comfort us Your children, please fill our heart because You are the only one that can do a complete healing. Father God You know everything about us, please hear and answer because sometimes the pain is so unbearable, we can’t put it into words. Lord, I pray that You would deliver us from any bitterness, envy, unknown pride and anything else that would estrange us from Your presence. With that said Father God, please give us an added sense of Your presence during our trials and trying times. Lord God if any pain we are experiencing is because of unforgiveness or unconfessed sin God please forgive us and please reveal so that we can repent. Lord God, I pray that You would create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit within us today. Lord please also give us a heart of flesh that is soft toward You and desires to do Your will. Lord today I also pray that everyone listening would be filled with Your overwhelming joy and peace that Your goodness and mercy will be with us continually also. Lord for myself I ask for direction with finances and the ability to hear You clearly. Father please bless and protect Brian and Jill, all those that pray without ceasing, and those in the DAB community. Thank You Lord for an opportunity and a privilege to pray. In Jesus’ name I ask all these things. Amen. Be blessed Daily Audio Bible, be blessed.

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Hey guys. How you doing? This is John the Prodigal. I’m calling. I need your help. I need your prayers. Just got terribly depressing call from my son. He’s ready to give up. He thinks he fails at everything. He’s at the end of his rope. He passed out last week at work, went to the hospital, he’s been at the hospital. He just seems to fail at everything he does, and he beats the crap out of himself. He’s a lot like his dad. And I just wish and ask him that you pray for him. He’s beaten drugs, he’s turned his life around, but he just needs a little help from God. So, just going to ask you to pray for him please. Please pray. I’m praying as hard as I can. I’m doing everything I can and I’m…I’m not doing too good as you all know but please pray for my son Jake. Love you all. God bless you all. You make it a great day. I’m out.

Good morning family this is Mikayla from Gloucester in the UK it is Thursday the 3rd of October and it has long been on my heart to pray for our leaders in our countries and I was reminded of this a couple weeks ago when our speaker at church spoke on the start of one Timothy two. First of all then I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior who desires all people to be saved and to the come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus who gave Himself as a ransom for all which is a testimony given at the proper time. Father God, thank you so much for our leaders and those who are in positions of power and authority and influence. Lord I pray especially for the following people and those who represent: Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, Justin Trudue, Sevaale Ramaphoso, Scott Morrison, Angela Merkel, Stefan Lufan, Jusenda Aarden, Shizoo Abby, Paul Bia, Mohammed Bihari, Burness Oberg, Immanuel Metatron, Vladimir Putin Andrea’s Manwell Lupus Obradoor, Hun Sun, Lee Ji Ping, Gamneth Kuvend, Moon Jain, and Kim Jaun. Lord, there are so many I haven’t mentioned and we lift them up to you as well and I just pray that…that you would be guiding…

Hello family this is Kenny in Ohio. I was just listening to the September 27th podcast and in the Ephesians 5 where it talks about husbands to love their wives and in comparison to Jesus and His sacrifice for the church and I was just, I’ve read that multiple, you know, 10s to 20s of times but when Brian was reading it from the Voice Translation it just hit home that…that I am, you know, not loving my wife as that and I just need the Holy Spirit to transform me into having that sacrificial love. I just pray over all the husbands and wives as we just read Ephesians and just thank you. Love you all. Bye.

Hi DAB family this is Kimberly from Maryland and I’m asking for a covenant of prayer to go over my friend Donna and Reggie and Marcus. And Marcus has conflicting diseases and needs a kidney and just really really praying at this juncture for a miracle. And if you all could all lift him up in prayer and Marcus I really really appreciate it. Love you all. Talk to you later.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Sunday October 6, 2019 (NIV)

Jeremiah 6:16-8:7

16 This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,(A)
ask where the good way(B) is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest(C) for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
17 I appointed watchmen(D) over you and said,
‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’(E)
But you said, ‘We will not listen.’(F)
18 Therefore hear, you nations;
you who are witnesses,
observe what will happen to them.
19 Hear, you earth:(G)
I am bringing disaster(H) on this people,
the fruit of their schemes,(I)
because they have not listened to my words(J)
and have rejected my law.(K)
20 What do I care about incense from Sheba(L)
or sweet calamus(M) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;(N)
your sacrifices(O) do not please me.”(P)

21 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“I will put obstacles before this people.
Parents and children alike will stumble(Q) over them;
neighbors and friends will perish.”

22 This is what the Lord says:

“Look, an army is coming
from the land of the north;(R)
a great nation is being stirred up
from the ends of the earth.(S)
23 They are armed with bow and spear;
they are cruel and show no mercy.(T)
They sound like the roaring sea(U)
as they ride on their horses;(V)
they come like men in battle formation
to attack you, Daughter Zion.(W)”

24 We have heard reports about them,
and our hands hang limp.(X)
Anguish(Y) has gripped us,
pain like that of a woman in labor.(Z)
25 Do not go out to the fields
or walk on the roads,
for the enemy has a sword,
and there is terror on every side.(AA)
26 Put on sackcloth,(AB) my people,
and roll in ashes;(AC)
mourn with bitter wailing(AD)
as for an only son,(AE)
for suddenly the destroyer(AF)
will come upon us.

27 “I have made you a tester(AG) of metals
and my people the ore,
that you may observe
and test their ways.
28 They are all hardened rebels,(AH)
going about to slander.(AI)
They are bronze and iron;(AJ)
they all act corruptly.
29 The bellows blow fiercely
to burn away the lead with fire,
but the refining(AK) goes on in vain;
the wicked are not purged out.
30 They are called rejected silver,(AL)
because the Lord has rejected them.”(AM)

False Religion Worthless

7 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Stand(AN) at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message:

“‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord. 3 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways(AO) and your actions, and I will let you live(AP) in this place. 4 Do not trust(AQ) in deceptive(AR) words and say, “This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!” 5 If you really change(AS) your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly,(AT) 6 if you do not oppress(AU) the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood(AV) in this place, and if you do not follow other gods(AW) to your own harm, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land(AX) I gave your ancestors(AY) for ever and ever. 8 But look, you are trusting(AZ) in deceptive(BA) words that are worthless.

9 “‘Will you steal(BB) and murder,(BC) commit adultery(BD) and perjury,[a](BE) burn incense to Baal(BF) and follow other gods(BG) you have not known, 10 and then come and stand(BH) before me in this house,(BI) which bears my Name, and say, “We are safe”—safe to do all these detestable things?(BJ) 11 Has this house,(BK) which bears my Name, become a den of robbers(BL) to you? But I have been watching!(BM) declares the Lord.

12 “‘Go now to the place in Shiloh(BN) where I first made a dwelling(BO) for my Name,(BP) and see what I did(BQ) to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel. 13 While you were doing all these things, declares the Lord, I spoke(BR) to you again and again,(BS) but you did not listen;(BT) I called(BU) you, but you did not answer.(BV) 14 Therefore, what I did to Shiloh(BW) I will now do to the house that bears my Name,(BX) the temple(BY) you trust in, the place I gave to you and your ancestors. 15 I will thrust you from my presence,(BZ) just as I did all your fellow Israelites, the people of Ephraim.’(CA)

16 “So do not pray for this people nor offer any plea(CB) or petition for them; do not plead with me, for I will not listen(CC) to you. 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? 18 The children gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough and make cakes to offer to the Queen of Heaven.(CD) They pour out drink offerings(CE) to other gods to arouse(CF) my anger. 19 But am I the one they are provoking?(CG) declares the Lord. Are they not rather harming themselves, to their own shame?(CH)

20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign(CI) Lord says: My anger(CJ) and my wrath will be poured(CK) out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched.(CL)

21 “‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices(CM) and eat(CN) the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands(CO) about burnt offerings and sacrifices,(CP) 23 but I gave them this command:(CQ) Obey(CR) me, and I will be your God and you will be my people.(CS) Walk in obedience to all(CT) I command you, that it may go well(CU) with you. 24 But they did not listen(CV) or pay attention;(CW) instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts.(CX) They went backward(CY) and not forward. 25 From the time your ancestors left Egypt until now, day after day, again and again(CZ) I sent you my servants(DA) the prophets.(DB) 26 But they did not listen to me or pay attention.(DC) They were stiff-necked(DD) and did more evil than their ancestors.’(DE)

27 “When you tell(DF) them all this, they will not listen(DG) to you; when you call to them, they will not answer.(DH) 28 Therefore say to them, ‘This is the nation that has not obeyed the Lord its God or responded to correction.(DI) Truth(DJ) has perished; it has vanished from their lips.

29 “‘Cut off(DK) your hair and throw it away; take up a lament(DL) on the barren heights, for the Lord has rejected and abandoned(DM) this generation that is under his wrath.

The Valley of Slaughter

30 “‘The people of Judah have done evil(DN) in my eyes, declares the Lord. They have set up their detestable idols(DO) in the house that bears my Name and have defiled(DP) it. 31 They have built the high places of Topheth(DQ) in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(DR) to burn their sons and daughters(DS) in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.(DT) 32 So beware, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when people will no longer call it Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter,(DU) for they will bury(DV) the dead in Topheth until there is no more room. 33 Then the carcasses(DW) of this people will become food(DX) for the birds and the wild animals, and there will be no one to frighten them away.(DY) 34 I will bring an end to the sounds(DZ) of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom(EA) in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem,(EB) for the land will become desolate.(EC)

8 “‘At that time, declares the Lord, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones(ED) of the people of Jerusalem will be removed(EE) from their graves. 2 They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served(EF) and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped.(EG) They will not be gathered up or buried,(EH) but will be like dung lying on the ground.(EI) 3 Wherever I banish them,(EJ) all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life,(EK) declares the Lord Almighty.’

Sin and Punishment

4 “Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘When people fall down, do they not get up?(EL)
When someone turns away,(EM) do they not return?
5 Why then have these people turned away?
Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
They cling to deceit;(EN)
they refuse to return.(EO)
6 I have listened(EP) attentively,
but they do not say what is right.
None of them repent(EQ) of their wickedness,
saying, “What have I done?”
Each pursues their own course(ER)
like a horse charging into battle.
7 Even the stork in the sky
knows her appointed seasons,
and the dove, the swift and the thrush
observe the time of their migration.
But my people do not know(ES)
the requirements of the Lord.

Footnotes:

  1. Jeremiah 7:9 Or and swear by false gods

Cross references:

  1. Jeremiah 6:16 : Jer 18:15
  2. Jeremiah 6:16 : S 1Ki 8:36; S Ps 119:3
  3. Jeremiah 6:16 : S Jos 1:13; S Isa 11:10; Mt 11:29
  4. Jeremiah 6:17 : S Isa 52:8
  5. Jeremiah 6:17 : S Ex 20:18
  6. Jeremiah 6:17 : Jer 11:7-8; Eze 33:4; Zec 1:4
  7. Jeremiah 6:19 : S Dt 4:26; Jer 22:29; Mic 1:2
  8. Jeremiah 6:19 : S Jos 23:15; Jer 11:11; 19:3
  9. Jeremiah 6:19 : Pr 1:31
  10. Jeremiah 6:19 : Jer 29:19
  11. Jeremiah 6:19 : Jer 8:9; Eze 20:13; Am 2:4
  12. Jeremiah 6:20 : S Ge 10:7
  13. Jeremiah 6:20 : S Ex 30:23
  14. Jeremiah 6:20 : Am 5:22; Mal 1:9
  15. Jeremiah 6:20 : Ps 50:8-10; Jer 7:21; Mic 6:7-8
  16. Jeremiah 6:20 : S Isa 1:11; Jer 14:12; Hos 8:13; 9:4
  17. Jeremiah 6:21 : S Lev 26:37; S Isa 8:14
  18. Jeremiah 6:22 : S Jer 4:6
  19. Jeremiah 6:22 : S Dt 28:49
  20. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Isa 13:18
  21. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Ps 18:4; S 93:3
  22. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Jer 4:29
  23. Jeremiah 6:23 : S Isa 10:32
  24. Jeremiah 6:24 : Isa 13:7
  25. Jeremiah 6:24 : S Jer 4:19
  26. Jeremiah 6:24 : S Jer 4:31; 50:41-43
  27. Jeremiah 6:25 : S Job 15:21; S Ps 31:13; Jer 49:29
  28. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Jer 4:8
  29. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Job 2:8; Jer 25:34; Eze 27:30; Jnh 3:6
  30. Jeremiah 6:26 : Jer 9:1; 18:22; 20:16; 25:36
  31. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Ge 21:16
  32. Jeremiah 6:26 : S Ex 12:23; S Jer 4:7
  33. Jeremiah 6:27 : Jer 9:7; Zec 13:9
  34. Jeremiah 6:28 : Jer 5:23
  35. Jeremiah 6:28 : S Lev 19:16
  36. Jeremiah 6:28 : Eze 22:18
  37. Jeremiah 6:29 : Mal 3:3
  38. Jeremiah 6:30 : Pr 17:3; Eze 22:18
  39. Jeremiah 6:30 : Ps 53:5; 119:119; Jer 7:29; La 5:22; Hos 9:17
  40. Jeremiah 7:2 : Jer 17:19
  41. Jeremiah 7:3 : Jer 18:11; 26:13; 35:15
  42. Jeremiah 7:3 : ver 7
  43. Jeremiah 7:4 : S Job 15:31
  44. Jeremiah 7:4 : ver 8; Jer 28:15; Mic 3:11
  45. Jeremiah 7:5 : ver 3; Jer 18:11; 26:13; 35:15
  46. Jeremiah 7:5 : S Ex 22:22; S Lev 25:17; S Isa 1:17
  47. Jeremiah 7:6 : S Jer 5:28; Eze 22:7
  48. Jeremiah 7:6 : S 2Ki 21:16; Jer 2:34; 19:4; 22:3
  49. Jeremiah 7:6 : S Ex 20:3; S Dt 8:19
  50. Jeremiah 7:7 : S Dt 4:40
  51. Jeremiah 7:7 : S Jos 1:6
  52. Jeremiah 7:8 : S Job 15:31
  53. Jeremiah 7:8 : S ver 4
  54. Jeremiah 7:9 : Ex 20:15
  55. Jeremiah 7:9 : Ex 20:13
  56. Jeremiah 7:9 : Ex 20:14; S Nu 25:1
  57. Jeremiah 7:9 : Ex 20:16; S Lev 19:12; Zec 8:17; Mal 3:5
  58. Jeremiah 7:9 : S Isa 1:13; Jer 11:13, 17; 32:29
  59. Jeremiah 7:9 : S Ex 20:3; Hos 2:13
  60. Jeremiah 7:10 : S Isa 48:1
  61. Jeremiah 7:10 : ver 30; 2Ki 21:4-5; Jer 23:11; 32:34; Eze 23:38-39
  62. Jeremiah 7:10 : Eze 33:25
  63. Jeremiah 7:11 : Isa 56:7
  64. Jeremiah 7:11 : Mt 21:13*; Mk 11:17*; Lk 19:46*
  65. Jeremiah 7:11 : Ge 31:50; Jdg 11:10; Jer 29:23; 42:5
  66. Jeremiah 7:12 : S Jos 18:1; S 1Sa 2:32
  67. Jeremiah 7:12 : S Ex 40:2; S Jos 18:10
  68. Jeremiah 7:12 : Da 9:18
  69. Jeremiah 7:12 : S 1Sa 4:10-11, 22; Ps 78:60-64
  70. Jeremiah 7:13 : Ps 71:17; Isa 48:17; Jer 32:33
  71. Jeremiah 7:13 : S 2Ch 36:15
  72. Jeremiah 7:13 : S ver 26; S Isa 65:12
  73. Jeremiah 7:13 : S Pr 1:24
  74. Jeremiah 7:13 : Jer 35:17
  75. Jeremiah 7:14 : S Jdg 18:31; S 1Sa 2:32
  76. Jeremiah 7:14 : S 1Ki 9:7
  77. Jeremiah 7:14 : ver 4; Eze 24:21
  78. Jeremiah 7:15 : S Ge 4:14; S Ex 33:15; S 2Ki 17:20; Jer 23:39
  79. Jeremiah 7:15 : S Ps 78:67
  80. Jeremiah 7:16 : S Ex 32:10; Dt 9:14; Jer 15:1
  81. Jeremiah 7:16 : S Nu 23:19
  82. Jeremiah 7:18 : Jer 44:17-19
  83. Jeremiah 7:18 : S Isa 57:6
  84. Jeremiah 7:18 : S Dt 31:17; S 1Ki 14:9
  85. Jeremiah 7:19 : Dt 32:21; Jer 44:3
  86. Jeremiah 7:19 : S Job 7:20; Jer 9:19; 20:11; 22:22
  87. Jeremiah 7:20 : S Isa 30:15
  88. Jeremiah 7:20 : S Job 40:11; Jer 42:18; La 2:3-5
  89. Jeremiah 7:20 : Jer 6:11-12; La 4:11
  90. Jeremiah 7:20 : S Isa 1:31; Jer 11:16; 13:14; 15:6, 14; 17:4, 27; Eze 20:47-48
  91. Jeremiah 7:21 : S Jer 6:20; Am 5:21-22
  92. Jeremiah 7:21 : S 1Sa 2:12-17; Hos 8:13
  93. Jeremiah 7:22 : Isa 43:23
  94. Jeremiah 7:22 : S 1Sa 15:22
  95. Jeremiah 7:23 : 1Jn 3:23
  96. Jeremiah 7:23 : S Ex 19:5
  97. Jeremiah 7:23 : S Lev 26:12; S Isa 51:16
  98. Jeremiah 7:23 : S 1Ki 8:36; S Ps 119:3
  99. Jeremiah 7:23 : S Dt 5:33
  100. Jeremiah 7:24 : S Jer 6:10
  101. Jeremiah 7:24 : Jer 11:8; 17:23; 34:14
  102. Jeremiah 7:24 : S Jer 3:17
  103. Jeremiah 7:24 : S Jer 2:19; Eze 37:23
  104. Jeremiah 7:25 : S 2Ch 36:15
  105. Jeremiah 7:25 : S Isa 20:3
  106. Jeremiah 7:25 : S Nu 11:29; Jer 25:4; 35:15
  107. Jeremiah 7:26 : ver 13, 24; S 2Ch 36:16; Ps 81:11; Jer 13:11; 22:21; 25:3; 35:15; Eze 20:8, 21
  108. Jeremiah 7:26 : S Ex 32:9; Ac 7:51
  109. Jeremiah 7:26 : Jer 16:12; Mal 3:7; Lk 11:47
  110. Jeremiah 7:27 : Eze 2:7
  111. Jeremiah 7:27 : ver 13; Eze 3:7; Zec 7:13
  112. Jeremiah 7:27 : S Isa 65:12
  113. Jeremiah 7:28 : S Lev 26:23; Zep 3:7
  114. Jeremiah 7:28 : S Ps 15:2; S Isa 59:15
  115. Jeremiah 7:29 : S Lev 21:5; S Job 1:20
  116. Jeremiah 7:29 : S Jer 4:8; S Eze 19:1
  117. Jeremiah 7:29 : S Jer 6:30; 12:7; Hos 11:8; Mic 5:3
  118. Jeremiah 7:30 : S ver 10; S Lev 18:21
  119. Jeremiah 7:30 : S Jer 2:7; S 4:1; Eze 7:20-22
  120. Jeremiah 7:30 : S Lev 20:3; Jer 32:34
  121. Jeremiah 7:31 : S 2Ki 23:10
  122. Jeremiah 7:31 : S Jos 15:8; 2Ch 33:6
  123. Jeremiah 7:31 : S Lev 18:21; Eze 16:20
  124. Jeremiah 7:31 : Jer 19:5; 32:35; Eze 20:31; Mic 6:7
  125. Jeremiah 7:32 : Jer 19:6
  126. Jeremiah 7:32 : Jer 19:11
  127. Jeremiah 7:33 : S Ge 15:11
  128. Jeremiah 7:33 : S Dt 28:26; Eze 29:5
  129. Jeremiah 7:33 : Jer 6:11; 14:16
  130. Jeremiah 7:34 : S Isa 24:8
  131. Jeremiah 7:34 : Rev 18:23
  132. Jeremiah 7:34 : Isa 24:7-12; Jer 33:10
  133. Jeremiah 7:34 : S Lev 26:34; Zec 7:14; Mt 23:38
  134. Jeremiah 8:1 : S Ps 53:5
  135. Jeremiah 8:1 : S Isa 14:19
  136. Jeremiah 8:2 : S 2Ki 23:5; Jer 19:13; Zep 1:5; Ac 7:42
  137. Jeremiah 8:2 : S Job 31:27
  138. Jeremiah 8:2 : Jer 14:16; Eze 29:5; 37:1
  139. Jeremiah 8:2 : S 2Ki 9:37; Jer 31:40; 36:30
  140. Jeremiah 8:3 : Dt 29:28
  141. Jeremiah 8:3 : S Job 3:22; Rev 9:6
  142. Jeremiah 8:4 : Pr 24:16; Mic 7:8
  143. Jeremiah 8:4 : Ps 119:67; Jer 31:19
  144. Jeremiah 8:5 : S Jer 5:27
  145. Jeremiah 8:5 : Zec 7:11
  146. Jeremiah 8:6 : Mal 3:16
  147. Jeremiah 8:6 : Rev 9:20
  148. Jeremiah 8:6 : Ps 14:1-3
  149. Jeremiah 8:7 : S Dt 32:28; S Jer 4:22
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Colossians 2:8-23

8 See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy,(A) which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world(B) rather than on Christ.

9 For in Christ all the fullness(C) of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and in Christ you have been brought to fullness. He is the head(D) over every power and authority.(E) 11 In him you were also circumcised(F) with a circumcision not performed by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh[b](G) was put off when you were circumcised by[c] Christ, 12 having been buried with him in baptism,(H) in which you were also raised with him(I) through your faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.(J)

13 When you were dead in your sins(K) and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you[d] alive(L) with Christ. He forgave us all our sins,(M) 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness,(N) which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.(O) 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities,(P) he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them(Q) by the cross.[e]

Freedom From Human Rules

16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you(R) by what you eat or drink,(S) or with regard to a religious festival,(T) a New Moon celebration(U) or a Sabbath day.(V) 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come;(W) the reality, however, is found in Christ. 18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility(X) and the worship of angels disqualify you.(Y) Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind. 19 They have lost connection with the head,(Z) from whom the whole body,(AA) supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.(AB)

20 Since you died with Christ(AC) to the elemental spiritual forces of this world,(AD) why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules:(AE) 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”? 22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish(AF) with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.(AG) 23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility(AH) and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.

Footnotes:

  1. Colossians 2:8 Or the basic principles; also in verse 20
  2. Colossians 2:11 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verse 13.
  3. Colossians 2:11 Or put off in the circumcision of
  4. Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
  5. Colossians 2:15 Or them in him

Cross references:

  1. Colossians 2:8 : 1Ti 6:20
  2. Colossians 2:8 : ver 20; Gal 4:3
  3. Colossians 2:9 : S Jn 1:16
  4. Colossians 2:10 : S Eph 1:22
  5. Colossians 2:10 : S Mt 28:18
  6. Colossians 2:11 : Ro 2:29; Php 3:3
  7. Colossians 2:11 : S Gal 5:24
  8. Colossians 2:12 : S Mt 28:19
  9. Colossians 2:12 : S Ro 6:5
  10. Colossians 2:12 : S Ac 2:24
  11. Colossians 2:13 : Eph 2:1, 5
  12. Colossians 2:13 : Eph 2:5
  13. Colossians 2:13 : Eph 4:32
  14. Colossians 2:14 : Eph 2:15
  15. Colossians 2:14 : 1Pe 2:24
  16. Colossians 2:15 : ver 10; Eph 6:12
  17. Colossians 2:15 : Mt 12:29; Lk 10:18; Jn 12:31
  18. Colossians 2:16 : Ro 14:3, 4
  19. Colossians 2:16 : Mk 7:19; Ro 14:17
  20. Colossians 2:16 : Lev 23:2; Ro 14:5
  21. Colossians 2:16 : 1Ch 23:31
  22. Colossians 2:16 : Mk 2:27, 28; Gal 4:10
  23. Colossians 2:17 : Heb 8:5; 10:1
  24. Colossians 2:18 : ver 23
  25. Colossians 2:18 : 1Co 9:24; Php 3:14
  26. Colossians 2:19 : S Eph 1:22
  27. Colossians 2:19 : S 1Co 12:27
  28. Colossians 2:19 : Eph 4:16
  29. Colossians 2:20 : S Ro 6:6
  30. Colossians 2:20 : ver 8; Gal 4:3, 9
  31. Colossians 2:20 : ver 14, 16
  32. Colossians 2:22 : 1Co 6:13
  33. Colossians 2:22 : Isa 29:13; Mt 15:9; Tit 1:14
  34. Colossians 2:23 : ver 18
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Psalm 78:1-31

Psalm 78

A maskil[a] of Asaph.

1 My people, hear my teaching;(A)
listen to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth with a parable;(B)
I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
3 things we have heard and known,
things our ancestors have told us.(C)
4 We will not hide them from their descendants;(D)
we will tell the next generation(E)
the praiseworthy deeds(F) of the Lord,
his power, and the wonders(G) he has done.
5 He decreed statutes(H) for Jacob(I)
and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them,
even the children yet to be born,(J)
and they in turn would tell their children.
7 Then they would put their trust in God
and would not forget(K) his deeds
but would keep his commands.(L)
8 They would not be like their ancestors(M)—
a stubborn(N) and rebellious(O) generation,
whose hearts were not loyal to God,
whose spirits were not faithful to him.

9 The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,(P)
turned back on the day of battle;(Q)
10 they did not keep God’s covenant(R)
and refused to live by his law.(S)
11 They forgot what he had done,(T)
the wonders he had shown them.
12 He did miracles(U) in the sight of their ancestors
in the land of Egypt,(V) in the region of Zoan.(W)
13 He divided the sea(X) and led them through;
he made the water stand up like a wall.(Y)
14 He guided them with the cloud by day
and with light from the fire all night.(Z)
15 He split the rocks(AA) in the wilderness
and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag
and made water flow down like rivers.

17 But they continued to sin(AB) against him,
rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18 They willfully put God to the test(AC)
by demanding the food they craved.(AD)
19 They spoke against God;(AE)
they said, “Can God really
spread a table in the wilderness?
20 True, he struck the rock,
and water gushed out,(AF)
streams flowed abundantly,
but can he also give us bread?
Can he supply meat(AG) for his people?”
21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
his fire broke out(AH) against Jacob,
and his wrath rose against Israel,
22 for they did not believe in God
or trust(AI) in his deliverance.
23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above
and opened the doors of the heavens;(AJ)
24 he rained down manna(AK) for the people to eat,
he gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Human beings ate the bread of angels;
he sent them all the food they could eat.
26 He let loose the east wind(AL) from the heavens
and by his power made the south wind blow.
27 He rained meat down on them like dust,
birds(AM) like sand on the seashore.
28 He made them come down inside their camp,
all around their tents.
29 They ate till they were gorged—(AN)
he had given them what they craved.
30 But before they turned from what they craved,
even while the food was still in their mouths,(AO)
31 God’s anger rose against them;
he put to death the sturdiest(AP) among them,
cutting down the young men of Israel.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 78:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Cross references:

  1. Psalm 78:1 : Isa 51:4; 55:3
  2. Psalm 78:2 : S Ps 49:4; S Mt 13:35*
  3. Psalm 78:3 : S Jdg 6:13
  4. Psalm 78:4 : S Dt 11:19
  5. Psalm 78:4 : S Dt 32:7; S Ps 71:18
  6. Psalm 78:4 : Ps 26:7; 71:17
  7. Psalm 78:4 : S Job 5:9
  8. Psalm 78:5 : Ps 19:7; 81:5
  9. Psalm 78:5 : Ps 147:19
  10. Psalm 78:6 : S Ps 22:31
  11. Psalm 78:7 : S Dt 6:12
  12. Psalm 78:7 : S Dt 5:29
  13. Psalm 78:8 : S 2Ch 30:7
  14. Psalm 78:8 : S Ex 32:9
  15. Psalm 78:8 : S Ex 23:21; S Dt 21:18; Isa 30:9; 65:2
  16. Psalm 78:9 : ver 57; 1Ch 12:2; Hos 7:16
  17. Psalm 78:9 : S Jdg 20:39
  18. Psalm 78:10 : S Jos 7:11; S 2Ki 17:15
  19. Psalm 78:10 : S Ex 16:28; S Jer 11:8
  20. Psalm 78:11 : Ps 106:13
  21. Psalm 78:12 : S Ne 9:17; Ps 106:22
  22. Psalm 78:12 : Ex 11:9
  23. Psalm 78:12 : S Nu 13:22
  24. Psalm 78:13 : S Ex 14:21; Ps 66:6; 136:13
  25. Psalm 78:13 : S Ex 14:22; S 15:8
  26. Psalm 78:14 : Ex 13:21; Ps 105:39
  27. Psalm 78:15 : S Nu 20:11; 1Co 10:4
  28. Psalm 78:17 : ver 32, 40; Dt 9:22; Isa 30:1; 63:10; Heb 3:16
  29. Psalm 78:18 : S Ex 17:2; 1Co 10:9
  30. Psalm 78:18 : S Ex 15:24; Nu 11:4
  31. Psalm 78:19 : Nu 21:5
  32. Psalm 78:20 : S Nu 20:11; S Isa 35:6
  33. Psalm 78:20 : Nu 11:18
  34. Psalm 78:21 : S Nu 11:1
  35. Psalm 78:22 : S Dt 1:32; Heb 3:19
  36. Psalm 78:23 : Ge 7:11; S 2Ki 7:2
  37. Psalm 78:24 : Ex 16:4; Jn 6:31*
  38. Psalm 78:26 : S Nu 11:31
  39. Psalm 78:27 : S Ex 16:13; Nu 11:31
  40. Psalm 78:29 : S Nu 11:20
  41. Psalm 78:30 : S Nu 11:33
  42. Psalm 78:31 : Isa 10:16
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Proverbs 24:26

26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.

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10/05/2019 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 4:19-6:15, Colossians 1:18-2:7, Psalms 77:1-20, Proverbs 24:23-25

Today is the 5th day of October. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I’m Brian and it’s great to be here with you as we close the books on another one of our weeks together and this would be the first weekend in the month of October, the final quarter of the year and I’m still moving into this month. I can’t believe that we’re in October. But it’s an exciting time and it’s an exciting time to be here with you as we take the next step forward in the Scriptures. And we moved into Jeremiah this week and we also moved into the letter to the Colossians this week and that’s what we will end week with, taking the next step forward in these writings. So, first, Jeremiah chapter 4 verse 19 through 6 verse 15. And we’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible this week.

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Father, we thank You for Your word. And again, as we do so often when we come to the end of the week, we mark the time, we thank You for bringing us this far, we thank You for bringing us through this week, we thank You for bringing us into this month and as the days go by, we thank You for Your faithfulness to us and Your kindness and Your love that is beyond description and beyond comprehension. Thank You for Your patience with us as we continue to walk this path of faith and we invite Your Holy Spirit to plant the word that we’ve heard this week into the soil of our lives. Come Holy Spirit we pray. In Jesus’ name we ask. Amen.

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Good morning family this is Shannon from Salem Oregon. I have a praise report and prayer request to share with you. I had applied to a lot of school counselor positions, 13 to be exact. I had five interviews. I was a finalist for two and I wasn’t selected for any of them. However, the one where the principal called to recruit me to apply for that counselor position, she ended up asking me to apply for a long-term sub position in her building and I didn’t think I could because I don’t have the right license for that. My license admits me to 10 consecutive days of something and this was over a six-week position. But she helped me to get the license that I need to do that. And, so, I took that position and in my first full week. It’s been a big challenge. So that’s part of my prayer request. The kids…there are several really just strong behavior issues in that classroom. The classroom itself isn’t really a classroom. It was a reading room and so it’s very small, so we don’t have a lot of room for movement and things which second graders need. There’s a lot of other challenges which I won’t go into, but I just want to ask you for your prayers. I’m still in my master’s program for school counseling as well. So, being a full-time employee and a full-time student and having a family, it’s…it’s really tiring and I’m sick right now. You might be able to hear my voice I have a sinus infection and/or probably some kind of virus. So, please pray. My husband travels two weeks at a time every month to England for his work also. Please pray for us thank you. Bye.

Hi Daily Audio Bible this Sierra Tango Papa on the Eastern front and just praising God for all that He’s doing in the amazing amazing things that I’m seeing Him move through and in. I just…as I listen to all the prayer requests, one of the things that is so evident is that we are all in process. There is struggle and strive and trial. God wants to be there with us. He wants to walk through that process with us and that’s where we grow and that’s where we have life, that’s where we change and are transformed. And He ask that we join with Him and that His word be that center pole, that north star, that guiding light. So, I just pray for you all, that you’ll just join with me to just press into God and see what He’s doing and join Him in the process and just allow His victory to come through in every situation. I love you all and I’m praying for you all and I know that God is moving in ways that you just can’t even imagine. Looking forward to hearing your story. Bye-bye.

Hi this is Stephanie the Lord’s Chic in Enid Oklahoma. Just wanted to let everybody know that Shane who has the stage for lymphoma is home. He got in last night. And I just want a big shout out to the Portland DABbers - Margie and Jim and Rob - who went out of their way. You guys didn’t know us from Adam and you went and you ministered to him and you brought him food and encouraged him. So, it’s gonna be a long journey. I walked right past him in the airport. I did not recognize my own son because he had lost so much weight and lost his hair. So, if you all would keep us in prayer that the hoops that we’re gonna jump through with insurance and, you know, chemo, and paying for things while that’s pending, we would really appreciate it. But gosh, I can’t believe that through this ministry that people were actually able to put hands on him and touch him and hug his neck while he was in a place where he was alone. You guys are amazing! May God bless you all back a thousand times. And just keep us in your prayers please. It’s gonna be a long road yet. All right. God bless.

Hi Daily Audio Bible my name is Crystal I’m from Illinois. This is my second year listening to Daily Audio Bible and I just love coming into this community in the word every day. This is my first time calling. It’s truly been like a renewing time just in the last year and a half that I’ve been listening, especially since last year was my first time reading through the Bible as a whole and it’s been a spiritual turning point for me. So, thank you Daily Audio Bible and Brian and Jill just for all you guys do. I do have a few prayer requests. First, for my husband Paul who works with my brother-in-law. They’re contractors and their company has had a hard time lately just running into a lot of obstacles and things going wrong. So, just prayer for them for strength, for renewed faith, for…just them to continue to look to God through it all and grow. And also, for my daughter Bella. She is a kindergartner and has had some very grown-up questions lately and is struggling a lot with fear and she’s super smart, but just prayers that she continues to understand the character of God and just grow her young faith. And then prayers for my friend Allura. She has not been able to find a job lately and she needs a new place to live in less than a couple weeks and she has a new faith in Jesus. So, just prayers for her through all of those trials right now because that’s just been a huge struggle for. And then lastly, my right shoulder was injured a few weeks ago and I’m out of work right now. So, healing for me so that I can get back to work. Thank you, guys. Love you all.

Hi Daily Audio Bible family. I just wanted to lift up Carl in prayer today. Heavenly Father I ask that You move into Carl’s life in a way that he could feel Your presence. Lord surround him with love. Help them to know that love comes from You and to recognize when the enemy is lying to him and telling him that he’s worthless. Please help him to find meaningful work and a safe place to live. Protect him, protect his sweet dog. Thank You, Lord. You care about us. In Jesus name. Amen.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Saturday October 5, 2019 (NIV)

Jeremiah 4:19-6:15

Jeremiah’s Lament

19 My anguish, my anguish![a] I writhe in agony!
Oh, the pain in[b] my heart!(A)
My heart pounds;
I cannot be silent.
For you, my soul,
have heard the sound of the ram’s horn—
the shout of battle.
20 Disaster after disaster(B) is reported
because the whole land is destroyed.
Suddenly my tents are destroyed,
my tent curtains, in a moment.
21 How long must I see the signal flag
and hear the sound of the ram’s horn?
22 “For my people are fools;
they do not know me.
They are foolish children,
without understanding.(C)
They are skilled in doing what is evil,
but they do not know how to do what is good.”(D)
23 I looked at the earth,
and it was formless and empty.(E)
I looked to the heavens,
and their light was gone.(F)
24 I looked at the mountains,
and they were quaking;(G)
all the hills shook.
25 I looked, and there was no human being,(H)
and all the birds of the sky had fled.(I)
26 I looked, and the fertile field(J) was a wilderness.(K)
All its cities were torn down
because of the Lord
and his burning anger.(L)

27 For this is what the Lord says:

The whole land will be a desolation,(M)
but I will not finish it off.(N)
28 Because of this, the earth will mourn;(O)
the skies above will grow dark.(P)
I have spoken; I have planned,
and I will not relent or turn back from it.(Q)

29 Every city flees(R)
at the sound of the horseman and the archer.
They enter the thickets
and climb among the rocks.(S)
Every city is abandoned;
no inhabitant is left.
30 And you, devastated one, what are you doing(T)
that you dress yourself in scarlet,
that you adorn yourself with gold jewelry,
that you enhance your eyes with makeup?(U)
You beautify yourself for nothing.
Your lovers reject you;(V)
they intend to take your life.(W)
31 I hear a cry like a woman in labor,(X)
a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child.
The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath,
stretching out her hands:(Y)
“Woe is me, for my life is weary
because of the murderers!”

The Depravity of Jerusalem

5 Roam(Z) through the streets of Jerusalem.
Investigate;[c]
search in her squares.
If you find one person,(AA)
any who acts justly,
who pursues faithfulness,
then I will forgive her.(AB)
2 When they say, “As the Lord lives,”(AC)
they are swearing falsely.(AD)
3 Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness?(AE)
You have struck them, but they felt no pain.(AF)
You finished them off,
but they refused to accept discipline.(AG)
They made their faces harder than rock,(AH)
and they refused to return.(AI)

4 Then I thought:

They are just the poor;
they have been foolish.
For they don’t understand the way of the Lord,(AJ)
the justice of their God.(AK)
5 I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.(AL)
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.(AM)
6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.(AN)
A wolf from arid plains will ravage them.
A leopard(AO) stalks their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,(AP)
their unfaithful deeds numerous.(AQ)

7 Why should I forgive you?
Your children have abandoned me
and sworn by those who are not gods.(AR)
I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery;(AS)
they gashed themselves(AT) at the[d] prostitute’s house.
8 They are well-fed,[e] eager[f] stallions,(AU)
each neighing(AV) after someone else’s wife.(AW)
9 Should I not punish them for these things?(AX)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Should I not avenge myself(AY)
on such a nation as this?

10 Go up among her vineyard terraces and destroy them,(AZ)
but do not finish them off.(BA)
Prune away her shoots,
for they do not belong to the Lord.(BB)
11 They, the house of Israel and the house of Judah,
have dealt very treacherously with me.(BC)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
12 They have contradicted the Lord
and insisted, “It won’t happen.[g](BD)
Harm won’t come to us;
we won’t see sword or famine.”
13 The prophets become only wind,
for the Lord’s word is not in them.
This will in fact happen to them.

Coming Judgment

14 Therefore, this is what the Lord God of Armies says:

Because you have spoken this word,
I am going to make my words
become fire in your mouth.(BE)
These people are the wood,
and the fire will consume them.(BF)
15 I am about to bring a nation
from far away against you,(BG)
house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.(BH)
16 Their quiver is like an open grave;(BI)
they are all warriors.
17 They will consume your harvest and your food.(BJ)
They will consume your sons and your daughters.
They will consume your flocks and your herds.
They will consume your vines and your fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
your fortified cities(BK) in which you trust.

18 “But even in those days”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“I will not finish you off.(BL) 19 When people ask, ‘For what offense has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ You will respond to them, ‘Just as you abandoned me(BM) and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’(BN)

20 “Declare this in the house of Jacob; proclaim it in Judah, saying:

21 Hear this,
you foolish and senseless[h] people.(BO)
They have eyes, but they don’t see.
They have ears, but they don’t hear.(BP)
22 Do you not fear me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Do you not tremble before me,
the one who set the sand as the boundary of the sea,
an enduring barrier that it cannot cross?(BQ)
The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.
They roar but cannot pass over it.
23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.(BR)
They have turned aside and have gone away.
24 They have not said to themselves,
‘Let’s fear the Lord our God,(BS)
who gives the seasonal rains, both autumn and spring,(BT)
who guarantees to us the fixed weeks of the harvest.’
25 Your guilty acts have diverted these things from you.
Your sins have withheld my bounty from you,(BU)
26 for wicked men live among my people.
They watch like hunters[i] lying in wait.[j](BV)
They set a trap;(BW)
they catch men.
27 Like a cage full of birds,
so their houses are full of deceit.(BX)
Therefore they have grown powerful and rich.
28 They have become fat(BY) and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.(BZ)
29 Should I not punish them for these things?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Should I not avenge myself(CA)
on such a nation as this?

30 An appalling, horrible thing
has taken place in the land.(CB)
31 The prophets prophesy falsely,(CC)
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?(CD)

Threatened Siege of Jerusalem

6 “Run for cover(CE)
out of Jerusalem, Benjaminites.
Sound the ram’s horn(CF) in Tekoa;(CG)
raise a smoke signal(CH) over Beth-haccherem,[k]
for disaster threatens from the north,(CI)
even a crushing blow.
2 Though she is beautiful and delicate,
I will destroy[l] Daughter Zion.
3 Shepherds and their flocks will come against her;
they will pitch their tents all around her.(CJ)
Each will pasture his own portion.
4 Set them apart for war(CK) against her;
rise up, let’s attack at noon.
Woe to us, for the day is passing;
the evening shadows grow long.
5 Rise up, let’s attack by night.
Let us destroy her fortresses.”

6 For this is what the Lord of Armies says:

Cut down the trees;(CL)
raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished.
There is nothing but oppression within her.(CM)
7 As a well gushes out its water,
so she pours out her evil.[m]
Violence and destruction(CN) resound in her.
Sickness and wounds keep coming to my attention.
8 Be warned, Jerusalem,
or I will turn away from you;(CO)
I will make you a desolation,
a land without inhabitants.(CP)

Wrath on Israel

9 This is what the Lord of Armies says:

Glean the remnant of Israel(CQ)
as thoroughly as a vine.
Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer
over the branches.

10 Who can I speak to and give such a warning[n]
that they will listen?
Look, their ear is uncircumcised,[o](CR)
so they cannot pay attention.
See, the word of the Lord has become contemptible to them—
they find no pleasure in it.(CS)
11 But I am full of the Lord’s wrath;
I am tired of holding it back.(CT)
Pour it out on the children in the street,(CU)
on the gathering of young men as well.
For both husband and wife will be captured,
the old with the very old.[p]
12 Their houses will be turned over to others,(CV)
their fields and wives as well,
for I will stretch out my hand(CW)
against the inhabitants of the land.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

13 For from the least to the greatest of them,(CX)
everyone is making profit dishonestly.(CY)
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.(CZ)
14 They have treated my people’s brokenness superficially,
claiming, “Peace, peace,”(DA)
when there is no peace.
15 Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably?
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.(DB)
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,(DC)
says the Lord.

Footnotes:

  1. 4:19 Lit My inner parts, my inner parts
  2. 4:19 Lit the walls of
  3. 5:1 Lit See and know
  4. 5:7 Or adultery and trooped to the, or adultery and lodged at the; Hb obscure
  5. 5:8 Lit well-equipped; Hb obscure
  6. 5:8 Lit early-rising; Hb obscure
  7. 5:12 Lit “He does not exist
  8. 5:21 Lit without heart
  9. 5:26 Lit hunters of birds
  10. 5:26 Hb obscure
  11. 6:1 = House of the Vineyard
  12. 6:2 Or silence
  13. 6:7 Or well keeps its water fresh, so she keeps her evil fresh
  14. 6:10 Or and bear witness
  15. 6:10 They are unresponsive to God.
  16. 6:11 Lit with fullness of days

Cross references:

  1. 4:19 : Is 16:11; Hab 3:16; Rm 9:1-2
  2. 4:20 : Ezk 7:26
  3. 4:22 : Ps 82:5; Is 1:3
  4. 4:22 : Rm 16:19
  5. 4:23 : Gn 1:2; Jb 26:7; Is 45:18
  6. 4:23 : Is 5:30; 13:10
  7. 4:24 : Jdg 5:5; Ps 46:1-3
  8. 4:25 : Gn 2:5
  9. 4:25 : Zph 1:3
  10. 4:26 : Jr 2:7
  11. 4:26 : Ps 107:34
  12. 4:26 : Ps 76:7
  13. 4:27 : Is 6:11
  14. 4:27 : Neh 9:31; Jr 5:10,18; Rm 11:1-7
  15. 4:28 : Jr 8:13; 14:2; Hs 4:3
  16. 4:28 : Ps 105:28; Is 13:10; 50:3; Ezk 30:18
  17. 4:28 : Nm 23:19; Is 46:11; 48:15; Ezk 37:14
  18. 4:29 : 2Kg 25:4
  19. 4:29 : Is 2:19-21
  20. 4:30 : Is 10:3
  21. 4:30 : 2Kg 9:30
  22. 4:30 : Jr 30:14; Lm 1:19
  23. 4:30 : Ezk 23:9-10,22
  24. 4:31 : Ps 48:6; Is 13:8; 21:3; 42:14; Jr 6:24; 13:21; 22:23; 30:6; 50:43; Mc 4:9-10; 1Th 5:3
  25. 4:31 : Is 1:15
  26. 5:1 : 2Ch 16:9
  27. 5:1 : Ps 14:1-3; Ezk 22:30; Rm 3:10
  28. 5:1 : Gn 18:26-32
  29. 5:2 : Jr 4:2
  30. 5:2 : Lv 19:12; Is 48:1; Jr 7:9
  31. 5:3 : 2Ch 16:9; Ps 51:6
  32. 5:3 : Pr 23:35
  33. 5:3 : Pr 27:22
  34. 5:3 : Ezk 3:7-9
  35. 5:3 : Hs 11:5
  36. 5:4 : Gn 18:19; 2Kg 17:26; 21:22; Ps 95:10; Jr 8:7; Hs 4:6
  37. 5:4 : Mc 3:1
  38. 5:5 : Ps 103:7
  39. 5:5 : Ps 2:3; Jr 2:20
  40. 5:6 : 2Kg 17:26; Jr 4:7; 25:38
  41. 5:6 : Hs 13:7; Rv 13:2
  42. 5:6 : Is 59:12
  43. 5:6 : Jr 3:6,8,11-12,22; 14:7; 30:15; Am 5:12
  44. 5:7 : Dt 32:21; Jos 23:7; Gl 4:8
  45. 5:7 : Hs 4:10
  46. 5:7 : 1Kg 18:24
  47. 5:8 : Ezk 23:20
  48. 5:8 : Jr 13:27
  49. 5:8 : Ex 20:14; Ezk 22:11
  50. 5:9 : Jr 5:29; 8:10; 9:9
  51. 5:9 : Dt 32:35; Heb 10:30
  52. 5:10 : 2Kg 24:2
  53. 5:10 : Jr 4:27
  54. 5:10 : Hs 1:9
  55. 5:11 : Is 21:2; 24:16; 48:8; Hs 6:7
  56. 5:12 : Is 28:15; Jr 23:17
  57. 5:14 : Hs 6:5; Rv 11:5
  58. 5:14 : Zch 12:6
  59. 5:15 : Is 10:3; 13:5; 30:27; Jr 4:16
  60. 5:15 : Dt 28:49; Is 28:11; 33:19; 1Co 14:21
  61. 5:16 : Ps 5:9; Rm 3:13
  62. 5:17 : Lv 26:16; Dt 28:31,33,51
  63. 5:17 : Hs 8:14
  64. 5:18 : 2Ch 12:12; Jr 4:27; 5:10; 30:11; Ezk 11:13; 20:17; Rm 11:1-5
  65. 5:19 : Dt 28:20; 29:24-25; 31:16; Jdg 2:12; 1Sm 8:8; 1Kg 9:8-9; Is 1:4,28; Jr 1:16; 2:13,17,19; 16:11; 17:13
  66. 5:19 : Dt 4:27-28; 28:47-48
  67. 5:21 : Dt 32:6
  68. 5:21 : Ps 115:5-6; 135:16-17; Is 6:9; 42:20; Ezk 12:2; Mt 13:14; Mk 8:18
  69. 5:22 : Jb 26:10; 38:10-11; Ps 104:9; Pr 8:29
  70. 5:23 : Dt 21:18,20; Ps 78:8; Is 1:5; Heb 3:12
  71. 5:24 : Pr 9:10; Hs 6:1
  72. 5:24 : Dt 11:14; Jl 2:23; Mt 5:45
  73. 5:25 : Is 59:2
  74. 5:26 : Pr 1:11
  75. 5:26 : Ps 10:9
  76. 5:27 : Ps 10:7; 50:19; Is 3:14; 5:18; 30:12; Jr 8:5; Zph 1:9; Ac 13:10; Rm 1:29
  77. 5:28 : Dt 32:15
  78. 5:28 : Dt 24:14; Jb 29:16; 30:25; 31:19; Ps 82:3-4; 140:12; Pr 14:31; 31:9; Is 1:23; Zch 7:10; Ac 4:34
  79. 5:29 : Jr 5:9; 8:19; Heb 10:30
  80. 5:30 : Hs 6:10
  81. 5:31 : Jr 6:13; 8:10; 14:14; 20:6; 23:14,25-26,32; 27:10,14-16; 28:15; 29:9,21,31; Lm 2:14; Zch 13:3
  82. 5:31 : Dt 32:29; Is 10:3
  83. 6:1 : Ex 9:19; Is 10:31; Jr 4:6
  84. 6:1 : Jr 4:5; 51:27; Am 3:6
  85. 6:1 : 2Sm 14:2; 2Ch 11:6; 20:20
  86. 6:1 : Jdg 20:38,40; Neh 3:14
  87. 6:1 : Jr 1:13; 4:6,20; 6:22; 15:12; 47:2; 50:3,9,41; 51:48
  88. 6:3 : Jr 4:17
  89. 6:4 : Jr 51:27; Mc 3:5
  90. 6:6 : Dt 20:19-20
  91. 6:6 : Is 30:12; 59:9-15; Jr 22:17; Ezk 22:7,12,29; Am 3:9; Hab 1:3
  92. 6:7 : Jr 20:8; Am 3:10; Hab 1:3
  93. 6:8 : Ezk 23:18; Hs 9:12
  94. 6:8 : Jr 9:11; 25:9; 29:18; 34:22; Ezk 30:12
  95. 6:9 : Is 10:20; Jr 31:7; Ezk 9:8; 11:13; Mc 2:12; Zph 3:13
  96. 6:10 : Lv 26:41; Jr 9:26; Ezk 44:7,9
  97. 6:10 : 1Sm 15:23; Jr 8:9
  98. 6:11 : Jr 20:9; Hs 5:10
  99. 6:11 : Jr 9:21
  100. 6:12 : Jr 8:10-12
  101. 6:12 : Ex 3:20; Jr 15:6; Ezk 6:14; 14:13; 25:7; Zph 1:4
  102. 6:13 : Est 1:20; Jr 8:10; 31:34; 42:1,8; 44:12
  103. 6:13 : Pr 1:19; 15:27; Hab 2:9
  104. 6:13 : Jr 5:31; 8:10; 14:14; 20:6; 23:14,25-26,32; 27:10,14-16; 28:15; 29:9,21,31; Lm 2:14; Zch 13:3
  105. 6:14 : 1Ch 12:18; Is 57:19
  106. 6:15 : Jr 3:3; 8:12
  107. 6:13-15 : Jr 8:10-12
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Colossians 1:18-2:7

18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
he is the beginning,(A)
the firstborn from the dead,(B)
so that he might come to have
first place in everything.
19 For God was pleased to have
all his fullness(C) dwell in him,(D)
20 and through him to reconcile
everything to himself,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace(E)
through his blood,(F) shed on the cross.[a](G)

21 Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds expressed in your evil actions. 22 But now he has reconciled you by his physical body through his death,(H) to present you holy, faultless,(I) and blameless before him(J)— 23 if indeed you remain grounded and steadfast in the faith(K) and are not shifted away from the hope(L) of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has been proclaimed in all creation(M) under heaven,(N) and I, Paul,(O) have become a servant of it.

Paul’s Ministry

24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings(P) for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body,(Q) that is, the church. 25 I have become its servant, according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, 26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints. 27 God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ(R) in you, the hope(S) of glory. 28 We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29 I labor for this, striving(T) with his strength that works powerfully in me.(U)

2 For I want you to know how greatly I am struggling(V) for you, for those in Laodicea,(W) and for all who have not seen me in person. 2 I want their hearts to be encouraged(X) and joined together in love, so that they may have all the riches of complete understanding and have the knowledge of God’s mystery(Y)—Christ.[b](Z) 3 In him are hidden all the treasures of wisdom(AA) and knowledge.(AB)

Christ versus the Colossian Heresy

4 I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with arguments that sound reasonable. 5 For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit,(AC) rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.

6 So then, just as you have received(AD) Christ Jesus as Lord,(AE) continue to live in him, 7 being rooted and built up in him(AF) and established in the faith, just as you were taught,(AG) and overflowing with gratitude.

Footnotes:

  1. 1:20 Other mss add through him
  2. 2:2 Other mss read mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ; other ms variations exist on this v.

Cross references:

  1. 1:18 : Gn 1:1; Mk 1:1; Jn 1:1; Ac 26:4
  2. 1:18 : Ac 26:23; 1Co 15:20,23; Rv 1:5
  3. 1:19 : Ps 72:19; Is 6:3; Jr 23:24; Ezk 43:5; 44:4; Jn 1:14,16; Eph 3:19; Php 2:6; Col 2:9
  4. 1:19 : Dt 12:5
  5. 1:20 : Ac 7:26; Eph 2:14
  6. 1:20 : Heb 9:12
  7. 1:20 : Lk 9:23; 23:26
  8. 1:22 : Php 2:8
  9. 1:22 : Jd 24
  10. 1:22 : 2Co 4:14
  11. 1:23 : Gl 2:16; Jd 3
  12. 1:23 : 1Th 1:3
  13. 1:23 : Rv 3:14
  14. 1:23 : Rm 10:18; Eph 6:9
  15. 1:23 : Ac 13:9
  16. 1:24 : 2Co 1:4; Php 1:29; 3:10
  17. 1:24 : Eph 4:4
  18. 1:27 : Col 2:2
  19. 1:27 : 1Th 1:3
  20. 1:29 : Jd 3
  21. 1:29 : 1Co 15:10
  22. 2:1 : 2Tm 4:7
  23. 2:1 : Col 4:13-16; Rv 1:11; 3:14
  24. 2:2 : Lk 16:25; Col 4:8
  25. 2:2 : Php 3:8
  26. 2:2 : Col 1:27
  27. 2:3 : Pr 3:19; Is 11:2; 45:3; Jr 23:5; Ac 7:22; 1Co 1:21
  28. 2:3 : 1Co 14:6
  29. 2:5 : Ps 51:12; 1Th 2:17
  30. 2:6 : Jd 3
  31. 2:6 : Eph 3:11
  32. 2:7 : Eph 2:20
  33. 2:7 : Eph 4:21; Heb 13:9
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Psalm 77

Psalm 77

Confidence in a Time of Crisis

For the choir director: according to Jeduthun. Of Asaph.(A) A psalm.

1 I cry aloud to God,
aloud to God, and he will hear me.(B)
2 I sought the Lord in my day of trouble.
My hands were continually lifted up
all night long;
I refused to be comforted.(C)
3 I think of God; I groan;
I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.(D)Selah

4 You have kept me from closing my eyes;
I am troubled and cannot speak.(E)
5 I consider days of old,
years long past.(F)
6 At night I remember my music;
I meditate in my heart, and my spirit ponders.(G)

7 “Will the Lord reject forever
and never again show favor?(H)
8 Has his faithful love ceased forever?
Is his promise at an end for all generations?(I)
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious?
Has he in anger withheld his compassion?” (J)Selah

10 So I say, “I am grieved
that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”[a](K)
11 I will remember the Lord’s works;
yes, I will remember your ancient wonders.(L)
12 I will reflect on all you have done
and meditate on your actions.(M)

13 God, your way is holy.
What god is great like God?(N)
14 You are the God who works wonders;
you revealed your strength among the peoples.(O)
15 With power you redeemed your people,
the descendants of Jacob and Joseph.(P)Selah

16 The water saw you, God.
The water saw you; it trembled.
Even the depths shook.(Q)
17 The clouds poured down water.
The storm clouds thundered;
your arrows flashed back and forth.(R)
18 The sound of your thunder was in the whirlwind;
lightning lit up the world.(S)
The earth shook and quaked.(T)
19 Your way went through the sea
and your path through the vast water,
but your footprints were unseen.(U)
20 You led your people like a flock(V)
by the hand of Moses and Aaron.(W)

Footnotes:

  1. 77:10 Hb obscure

Cross references:

  1. 77:0 : 1Ch 16:5,7
  2. 77:1 : Ps 3:4; 142:1
  3. 77:2 : Gn 37:35; Jb 11:13; Jr 31:15
  4. 77:3 : Ps 42:5,11; 43:5; 55:17; 143:4
  5. 77:4 : Ps 39:9
  6. 77:5 : Dt 32:7; Ps 143:5
  7. 77:6 : Ps 4:4; 42:8
  8. 77:7 : Ps 44:9,23; 74:1; Lm 2:7; 3:31
  9. 77:8 : Ps 33:11; 85:5; 89:49
  10. 77:9 : Ps 25:6; 40:11; Is 49:15
  11. 77:10 : Ps 31:22; 73:14
  12. 77:11 : Ps 105:5; 143:5
  13. 77:12 : Ps 9:11; 90:16; 145:5
  14. 77:13 : Ex 15:11; Ps 71:19; 86:8
  15. 77:14 : Ps 72:18; 106:8
  16. 77:15 : Ex 6:6; Dt 9:29; Ps 74:2
  17. 77:16 : Ps 114:3; Hab 3:8,10
  18. 77:17 : Ps 18:14; Hab 3:11; Zch 9:14
  19. 77:16-18 : Ps 29:3,9; 97:4
  20. 77:18 : 2Sm 22:8; Ps 18:7; Is 13:13
  21. 77:19 : Is 43:16
  22. 77:20 : Ps 78:52; 80:1
  23. 77:20 : Ps 105:26; Is 63:11-13
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Proverbs 24:23-25

23 These sayings also belong to the wise:(A)
It is not good to show partiality in judgment.(B)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent”(C)—
peoples will curse him,(D) and nations will denounce him;
25 but it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and a generous blessing will come to them.

Cross references:

  1. 24:23 : Pr 1:6; 22:17
  2. 24:23 : Dt 1:17; 16:19; Pr 18:5; 28:21
  3. 24:24 : Pr 17:15
  4. 24:24 : Pr 11:26
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10/04/2019 DAB Transcript

Jeremiah 2:31-4:18, Colossians 1:1-17, Psalms 76:1-12, Proverbs 24:21-22

Today is the 4th day of October. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I am Brian. It is great to be here with you today as we continue our journey through the Scriptures this year. And as we transition into this new month, we’ve been doing a little bit of transition as we close and open new books, so we concluded the book of Isaiah and began the book of Jeremiah yesterday while at the same time concluding Paul’s letter to the Philippians yesterday. So, we’ll continue our journey in Jeremiah but when we get to the New Testament portion of our reading, we’ll begin a new letter, Paul’s letter to the Colossians, but first we’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible. Jeremiah chapter 2 verse 31 through 4 verse 18 today.

Introduction to the book of Colossians:

Okay. So, as we just mentioned a little bit ago we’re entering another of Paul’s letters today. This is the 12th book, although not all of the writings in the New Testaments are books per se. This is the 12th distinct different writing that we’re encountering in the New Testament and it’s written by the apostle Paul to the Colossians. So, this city, Colossae wasn’t unfamiliar Paul. It was a city maybe a hundred miles from Ephesus. And Ephesus is a place that Paul spent a lot of time, several years. And archaeologists have found the ruins of ancient Colossae in the western part of what is now modern-day Turkey. But even though they’ve been identified, and this is true in lots of places in Israel as well, even though they’ve been…you know…there’s been like some preliminary digging and research there hasn’t been…like Colossae is not a ruin that you can go and get an interpreted visit to, but during Paul’s life Colossae wasn’t an abandoned ruin. It was a cultural stew, a lot of mingling of philosophical and religious ideas. And, so, a lot of that had kind of made its way as a part of the conversation into the Colossian church. And, so, Paul’s letter was written as a response. And just like Ephesians and Philippians, the letters that we’ve just recently concluded, Colossians for the most part is considered to be another of Paul’s letters that were written from prison in Rome while he was waiting…awaiting an audience…a trial before the Emperor. And this letter to the Colossians kind of…kind of breaks down into two sections. The first part of the letter is his doctrinal in nature. So, there are people who that come into the church who were teaching a form of angelic worship and other rituals. And Paul addressed this by basically reiterating that Jesus is supreme over everything, over all of creation. I mean, He wrote that the universe itself was created by and through Jesus and is sustained and continues to exist through His Lordship. So, he’s been pretty clear that worshiping lesser things, right? I mean, same story. Like we’ve been through the story so many times in the Bible and yet don’t we find ourselves turning to so many other things for life. So, it’s still a problem that we deal with today. But then Paul also addressed the circumcised versus uncircumcised controversy that…well…it seems to show up in most of the letters to different…to differing degrees. And this issue would find its way to Colossae and as usual, Paul shared his views about the matter. So, we have the benefit…like we’re reading these letters in succession…we have the benefit of a collection of Paul’s letters, so it allows us to see the different challenges and for that matter the different victories and encouragements of the early church because Paul's…well because the issues are common and Paul’s writing individual letters to a lot of people where a lot of the same territory is covered. The thing is, even though we can see this being common in the early church, these challenges are still with us in one form or another. So, as we read Paul’s letters, we can also experience growth and correction in our own lives, provided that we kinda understand the context of what’s going on. So, understanding the Colossians was written by a man awaiting a life or death judgment, like the other prison letters, allow them to carry some weight, some gravity. Colossians is a magnificent testimony to the Lordship of Jesus in our lives and…and because of that Lordship the implications, the overwhelming reality of what that Lordship offers to humanity, to all who believe. And, so, we begin. Colossians chapter 1 verses 1 through 17 today.

Prayer:

Father, we thank You for Your word and we thank You for bringing us into the conclusion of another week and we thank You for transitioning us this week into new territory, from Isaiah to Jeremiah, from Philippians to Colossians. Holy Spirit as we continue this territory through books of prophecy and these letters of the apostle Paul we ask that You would continue to be a lamp for our feet, a light to our path, that You would lead us on the narrow path that leads to life, that You would lead us into all truth as You promised. And, so plant these words that we’ve read deep into our lives today and may our hearts be fertile soil so that the fruit of the Spirit can grow freely. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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Community Prayer and Praise:

Good evening family this is Michaela from Gloucester in the UK and it is Monday the 30th of September and I want to say a big thank you to Larry because…because you were lifting up and the lady from the UK who is going through a work issue and because I’m a lady in the UK going through a work issue. I kind of took that prayer for myself. But thank you for your prayers for Abby in London. And then thank you so much for your prayers about Christians in Europe and also for Brexit in the UK because I’ve been praying my hair out, scratching my head not knowing what to do with the whole situation and the only thing I have been able to do is pray and we do value your prayers so much. And…and yeah…Abby from London, if I’ve got your name wrong, I apologize but because I’ve been going through my own work issue I’ve…all…many of us if not all of us have been lifting you up in prayer and you are not alone and God is with you and He will get you through this. And I have a praise report myself. I had a big meeting this morning. So, that’s why Larry, your…your prayers really hit the spot because I needed that encouragement this morning and it went well, best possible outcome really. I still have a job and there’s still a lot of things I need to be working on, but I’ve got that opportunity. And, yes, and also another praise report. You guys prayed for a Bible study I was leading quite a few years ago now and one of the girls has been…she’s grown-up now…I think about 18, 19 now, but she’s been coming along to church regularly on a Sunday. So, thank you so much for your prayers for her. I hope you have a good day. Bye.

Hi this is Rachel. I wanted to pray for Carl. Dear God, please help Carl to feel Your love and to feel like he is important and that his life has value. Please help him to find his place and to be able to turn his life around and become, you know, more stable and on his feet. Please bless him financially, you know, let him know that You hear his prayers and that You are a true living God and not an empty, you know, an empty idol or something, that You do love him and You do care about him and You do answer prayer. So, please I want to lift Carl up. Please get rid of his depression, you know, just take it away completely and give him new life and a new Spirit and…and turn things around for him. And Carl I just want to let you know that there are, you know, listeners from the Daily Audio Bible that…that do pray, we do here your prayers. Sometimes they’re not aired after the…the readings and they’re aired in the community prayer, but we are still here and we’re listening and we’re praying for you.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible family this is B calling from Dublin. I’m a two-year listener I think on my third year now actually. I’ve never really called in as often as I would’ve loved to. And, so, this is maybe my third time of calling in. I just felt the need to first of all give a shout out and prayers to the people who call in so regularly and pray for us all, people like Biola from Maryland, Blind Tony, Victoria Soldier, Slave of Jesus, Pastor Gene. You know, I love you and I thank you for all the prayers that you pray for the community for individuals. I just want to encourage you that your labor of love has not gone unnoticed by God and I just feel in my Spirit this morning and this is why I’m calling, to pray over your lives an anointing of the ease, that you have an anointing of the ease over many projects and things and tasks that you may have to accomplish in the next couple of days, that you will receive peace from God and peace of God wherever you go and indeed in your lives nothing shall be missing, nothing shall be broken. Also, overall, Brian and Jill, I pray the same for you. You are the orchestrator of all of us coming together at this Global Campfire as you like to call it. So, thank you so much for answering the call of God, for obeying to put up the Daily Audio Bible. And thank you for allowing us to follow you as you follow Christ. Finally, I just wanted to say to everyone else, if I’ve not mentioned you it’s not because your less important, I just, you know, don’t…don’t remember all the names. But if you do have a connection to this family and you’ve fed from this family I believe you should give to this family…

Hi Daily Audio Bible family this is Prophetic Intercessor from North Carolina. I haven’t called in such a long time, but I’m determined to finish out the year strong with DAB. I was calling specifically to lift up caregivers. I was talking to an aunt of mine caring for her sister, which is another aunt and she was so weary and so tired and so downtrodden. And then this morning when I listened to the prayer…prayers on October 1st there was another lady who was talking about taking care of her 94-year-old mother. So, I just want to lift up caregivers this morning. Father in the name of Jesus I come before you to lift up every caregiver in the Daily Audio Bible community. I bring them before you now God and I ask that you would endow them with supernatural strength and comfort on today. God, I ask that the angels would be dispatched into their homes God, to breath a fresh wind of air through that home Lord that would bring encouragement, that would bring peace. God, in the name of Jesus I break off every spirit of heaviness of weariness of depression and oppression. And God, I pray that you would exchange that for your peace, exchange it for your strength, exchange it for your comfort. And where they’ve been failing in the hearts oh God, I pray that you would renew them Lord for you said in your word that they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall walk and not grow weary, they shall run and not faint. And God and I pull down eagles wings this morning to attach to their backside God. Send angels into their room God to breathe healing upon them, not only upon their loved ones but upon them God. I come against every manner of sickness and disease and I apply the stripes of Jesus Christ and I pray that the healing balm of Gilead would touch you today and touch your loved one from the crown of their heads to the soles of their feet. Be encouraged. Know that God is the lifter of her head and the strength of your days and He is your dwelling place in all generations. May the…

Hi guys this is Gerta calling from Germany again. I wanted to share a way way beautiful story with you. Today I went to the __. I took my bike and __ station and I fixed it there with a chain that it holds and nobody can take. And on the other side as I waited for the __ I saw a little man going down and doing something on a screw and I went over and asked him what he’s doing there. And he said, “I’ve seen it a few times.” And he’s all by himself. He really really really must be fixing it for me. And I thought that’s so lovely. And the issue was I knew the holder for the protection of the chain over the bike was one screw was lose and I thought, where do I get this screw and how it can affect said. And, so, I want to say thank you Jesus. God is taking care little little small things in unexpected moments where you don’t really think on it and I don’t really believe that somebody’s interested and still know how to fix it or because I didn’t want to buy 30 of 50 screw only to fix one. And, so, thinking about where do I get i? God takes care of little things. Trust Him in moments we don’t expect Him. So, okay thanks again for the program. I enjoyed it with the poems from Blind Tony and stay blessed. So, thank you. Have a wonderful time speak to you soon. Bye. Thanks, Brian for everything

Hi Daily Audio Bible family this is Megan from California just wanted to call and to thank you all for your prayers for my marriage. I’ve been just so blown away. I’m blessed. It’s still just an ongoing battle and struggle but I really feel the presence of the Lord and I just so appreciate you all lifting me up. I wanted to share an incredible story of the Lord’s love despite a very difficult destructive marriage. On the 27th of September my husband called me while I was listening to the Daily Audio Bible and as you know if you’re listening on the app it interrupts the DAB. And I took the call and it was really damaging conversation and really destructive. And, so, when the call ended it picked right back up. And September 27th, you know, we were reading through the passage in Ephesians of wives submitting to their husbands and husbands loving their wives and Brian’s commentary, I felt like he was speaking to me and it was just so encouraging when he says, you know why wives, we talked about husband’s being Jesus to their wives and then he says wives, you know, let’s think about sacrifice. I wrote it down. His commentary was so good. That’s what Jesus did for you. Not every woman in this world but you…you His desire and love compelled Him forward. He loved you that much. That’s how much you are loved and that’s how you are to submit to your husbands as you would to the Lord which does not mean you are supposed to be abused. That’s not how Jesus treats you. That’s not how you’re supposed to be treated. That’s not God’s intention for you. What’s being revealed here is that if your husband is loving you as Christ loved the church then you have a have to respond to that respectfully as you would to Jesus. And I just am so thankful for Brian’s commentary, for this app, and how does just this community’s love…

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Friday October 4, 2019 (NIV)

Jeremiah 2:31-4:18

31 Evil generation,
pay attention to the word of the Lord!
Have I been a wilderness to Israel
or a land of dense darkness?(A)
Why do my people claim,
“We will go where we want;[a]
we will no longer come to you”?
32 Can a young woman forget her jewelry(B)
or a bride her wedding sash?
Yet my people have forgotten me(C)
for countless days.
33 How skillfully you pursue love;
you also teach evil women your ways.
34 Moreover, your skirts are stained
with the blood of the innocent poor.(D)
You did not catch them breaking and entering.(E)
But in spite of all these things
35 you claim, “I am innocent.(F)
His anger is sure to turn away from me.”
But I will certainly judge you
because you have said, “I have not sinned.”(G)
36 How unstable you are,(H)
constantly changing your ways!
You will be put to shame by Egypt(I)
just as you were put to shame by Assyria.
37 Moreover, you will be led out from here
with your hands on your head(J)
since the Lord has rejected those you trust;(K)
you will not succeed even with their help.[b]

Wages of Apostasy

3 If[c] a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?(L)
Wouldn’t such a land[d] become totally defiled?
But you!
You have prostituted yourself with many partners(M)—
can you return to me?(N)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
2 Look to the barren heights(O) and see.
Where have you not been immoral?
You sat waiting for them beside the highways(P)
like a nomad in the desert.
You have defiled the land
with your prostitution and wickedness.(Q)
3 This is why the showers haven’t come(R)—
why there has been no spring rain.
You have the brazen look(S) of a prostitute[e]
and refuse to be ashamed.(T)
4 Haven’t you recently called to me, “My Father.(U)
You were my friend in my youth.(V)
5 Will he bear a grudge forever?(W)
Will he be endlessly infuriated?”
This is what you have said,
but you have done the evil things
you are capable of.

Unfaithful Israel, Treacherous Judah

6 In the days of King Josiah the Lord asked me, “Have you seen what unfaithful Israel has done? She has ascended every high hill and gone under every green tree to prostitute herself there.(X) 7 I thought, ‘After she has done all these things, she will return to me.’(Y) But she didn’t return, and her treacherous sister Judah(Z) saw it. 8 I[f] observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce.(AA) Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.(AB) 9 Indifferent to[g] her prostitution, she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones(AC) and trees.(AD) 10 Yet in spite of all this, her treacherous sister Judah didn’t return to me with all her heart(AE)—only in pretense.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

11 The Lord announced to me, “Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.(AF) 12 Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say,

‘Return, unfaithful Israel.(AG)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,[h]
for I am unfailing in my love.(AH)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry forever.(AI)
13 Only acknowledge your guilt(AJ)—
you have rebelled against the Lord your God.(AK)
You have scattered your favors to strangers
under every green tree(AL)
and have not obeyed me.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

14 “‘Return, you faithless children(AM)—this is the Lord’s declaration—for I am your master,[i](AN) and I will take you,(AO) one from a city and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion. 15 I will give you shepherds who are loyal to me,[j](AP) and they will shepherd you with knowledge and skill. 16 When you multiply and increase in the land,(AQ) in those days—this is the Lord’s declaration—no one will say again, “The ark of the Lord’s covenant.”(AR) It will never come to mind, and no one will remember or miss it. Another one will not be made.[k] 17 At that time Jerusalem will be called The Lord’s Throne,(AS) and all the nations will be gathered to it,(AT) to the name of the Lord in Jerusalem.(AU) They will cease to follow the stubbornness of their evil hearts. 18 In those days the house of Judah will join with the house of Israel,(AV) and they will come together from the land of the north to the land I have given your ancestors to inherit.’”(AW)

True Repentance

19 I thought, “How I long to make you my sons
and give you a desirable land,
the most beautiful inheritance(AX) of all the nations.”
I thought, “You will call me ‘My Father’
and never turn away from me.”
20 However, as a woman may betray her lover,[l]
so you have betrayed(AY) me, house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.

21 A sound is heard on the barren heights:
the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy,
for they have perverted their way;
they have forgotten the Lord their God.(AZ)

22 Return, you faithless children.
I will heal your unfaithfulness.(BA)
“Here we are, coming to you,
for you are the Lord our God.

23 Surely, falsehood comes from the hills,
commotion from the mountains,(BB)
but the salvation of Israel
is only in the Lord our God.(BC)
24 From the time of our youth
the shameful one[m] has consumed
what our fathers have worked for—
their flocks and their herds,
their sons and their daughters.
25 Let us lie down in our shame;
let our disgrace cover us.(BD)
We have sinned against the Lord our God,(BE)
both we and our fathers,
from the time of our youth even to this day.(BF)
We have not obeyed the Lord our God.”

Blessing or Curse

4 If you return,[n] Israel—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
you will return to me,(BG)
if you remove your abhorrent idols(BH)
from my presence
and do not waver,
2 then you can swear, “As the Lord lives,”(BI)
in truth,(BJ) in justice, and in righteousness,(BK)
then the nations will be blessed[o] by him(BL)
and will pride themselves in him.(BM)

3 For this is what the Lord says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

Break up the unplowed ground;(BN)
do not sow among the thorns.(BO)
4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;
remove the foreskin of your hearts,(BP)
men of Judah and residents of Jerusalem.
Otherwise, my wrath will break out like fire
and burn with no one to extinguish it(BQ)
because of your evil deeds.

Judgment from the North

5 Declare in Judah, proclaim in Jerusalem, and say:

Blow the ram’s horn throughout the land.(BR)
Cry out loudly and say:
Assemble yourselves,
and let’s flee to the fortified cities.
6 Lift up a signal flag toward Zion.(BS)
Run for cover! Don’t stand still!
For I am bringing disaster from the north—
a crushing blow.(BT)
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket;(BU)
a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his lair
to make your land a waste.
Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.(BV)
8 Because of this, put on sackcloth;
mourn and wail,(BW)
for the Lord’s burning anger(BX)
has not turned away from us.

9 “On that day”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“the king and the officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be scared speechless.”

10 I said, “Oh no, Lord God, you have certainly deceived(BY) this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,’(BZ) while a sword is at[p] our throats.”

11 “At that time it will be said to this people and to Jerusalem, ‘A searing wind(CA) blows from the barren heights in the wilderness on the way to my dear[q] people. It comes not to winnow or to sift; 12 a wind too strong for this comes at my call.[r] Now I will also pronounce judgments against them.’”(CB)

13 Look, he advances like clouds;(CC)
his chariots are like a storm.(CD)
His horses are swifter than eagles.(CE)
Woe to us, for we are ruined!(CF)
14 Wash the evil from your heart,(CG) Jerusalem,
so that you will be delivered.
How long will you harbor
malicious thoughts?(CH)
15 For a voice announces from Dan,
proclaiming malice from Mount Ephraim.
16 Warn the nations: Look!
Proclaim to Jerusalem:
Those who besiege are coming
from a distant land;(CI)
they raise their voices
against the cities of Judah.
17 They have her surrounded(CJ)
like those who guard a field,
because she has rebelled against me.(CK)
This is the Lord’s declaration.
18 Your way and your actions
have brought this on you.(CL)
This is your punishment. It is very bitter,
because it has reached your heart!

Footnotes:

  1. 2:31 Or “We have taken control, or “We can roam
  2. 2:37 Lit with them
  3. 3:1 One Hb ms, LXX, Syr; other Hb mss read Saying: If
  4. 3:1 LXX reads woman
  5. 3:3 Lit have a prostitute’s forehead
  6. 3:8 One Hb ms, Syr read She
  7. 3:9 Lit From the lightness of
  8. 3:12 Lit not cause my face to fall on you
  9. 3:14 Or husband
  10. 3:15 Lit shepherds according to my heart
  11. 3:16 Or It will no longer be done
  12. 3:20 Lit friend
  13. 3:24 = Baal
  14. 4:1 Or Repent
  15. 4:2 Or will bless themselves
  16. 4:10 Lit sword touches
  17. 4:11 Lit to the daughter of my
  18. 4:12 Lit comes for me

Cross references:

  1. 2:31 : Jr 50:12; Hs 2:3
  2. 2:32 : Is 61:10
  3. 2:32 : Ps 106:21; Jr 13:25; 18:15; Ezk 22:12; 23:35; Hs 8:14
  4. 2:34 : 2Kg 21:16; 24:4; Ps 106:38; Jr 19:4; 22:3,17
  5. 2:34 : Ex 22:2
  6. 2:35 : Jb 33:9
  7. 2:35 : Pr 28:13; 1Jn 1:8,10
  8. 2:36 : Jms 1:8
  9. 2:36 : Is 30:3
  10. 2:37 : 2Sm 13:19
  11. 2:37 : 1Sm 15:23,26; 2Kg 17:20; Jr 7:29
  12. 3:1 : Dt 24:1-4
  13. 3:1 : Ezk 16:26,28
  14. 3:1 : Hs 2:7
  15. 3:2 : Dt 12:2; Ezk 16:52
  16. 3:2 : Gn 38:14; Pr 7:10-12; Ezk 16:25
  17. 3:2 : Nm 14:33
  18. 3:3 : Zch 14:7
  19. 3:3 : Ezk 3:7-8
  20. 3:3 : Jr 6:15; 8:12
  21. 3:4 : Ex 4:22; Is 1:2; 64:8; Hs 11:1; Gl 4:6
  22. 3:4 : Ps 71:17; Hs 2:15
  23. 3:5 : Lv 19:18; Ps 103:9; Is 57:16; Nah 1:2
  24. 3:6 : Jr 2:20
  25. 3:7 : Hs 14:1
  26. 3:7 : Ezk 16:46
  27. 3:8 : Dt 24:1-4; Is 50:1; Hs 2:2
  28. 3:8 : Ezk 23:11
  29. 3:9 : Is 57:6
  30. 3:9 : Dt 28:36; Jr 2:27; Ezk 20:32; Hab 2:19; Rv 9:20
  31. 3:10 : Hs 7:14
  32. 3:11 : Ezk 16:51-52; 23:11
  33. 3:12 : Pr 28:13
  34. 3:12 : Ps 86:5; 145:17
  35. 3:12 : Ps 103:9; Is 57:16; Mc 7:18
  36. 3:13 : Lv 26:40; 1Jn 1:9
  37. 3:13 : 2Kg 18:20; Is 36:5; Jr 2:29
  38. 3:13 : Dt 12:2; 2Kg 16:4; 2Ch 28:4; Is 57:5; Jr 2:20; 3:6,13; Ezk 20:47
  39. 3:14 : Hs 14:1
  40. 3:14 : Hs 2:16-17
  41. 3:14 : Hs 2:19-20
  42. 3:15 : 1Sm 13:14; Jr 23:4; Ezk 34:23; Ac 20:28; Eph 4:11
  43. 3:16 : Gn 1:28; Ex 1:12
  44. 3:16 : Ex 37:1-9; Dt 31:24-29; 1Kg 8:6
  45. 3:17 : Ezk 43:7; Rv 22:1,3
  46. 3:17 : Is 2:2-4; 43:9; 56:6-7; 66:18; Jr 16:19
  47. 3:17 : Dt 12:5
  48. 3:18 : Is 11:12-13; Jr 50:4-5; Ezk 37:15-22; Hs 11:1
  49. 3:18 : Am 9:15
  50. 3:19 : Dt 32:8-9; Ps 16:6; Lm 2:15; Ezk 20:6,15
  51. 3:20 : Ex 21:8-9; Is 48:8; Hs 1:2; 5:7; 6:7
  52. 3:21 : Is 17:10
  53. 3:22 : Is 57:18; Hs 5:15—6:3; 14:1-3
  54. 3:23 : Ps 121:1-2
  55. 3:23 : Ps 3:8; Jr 17:5-8
  56. 3:25 : Jb 8:22; Ezr 9:6
  57. 3:25 : Is 64:5; Jr 8:14; 14:7,20; Lm 3:42; 5:16; Dn 9:5
  58. 3:25 : Ezr 9:7; Ezk 2:3
  59. 4:1 : Zch 1:3
  60. 4:1 : Jr 7:30; 16:18; 32:34
  61. 4:2 : Dt 6:13; 10:20; Jr 5:2
  62. 4:2 : Is 65:16
  63. 4:2 : Hs 2:19
  64. 4:2 : Gn 26:3-4
  65. 4:2 : Gn 12:1-3; 18:18; 22:18; 1Co 1:31
  66. 4:3 : Hs 10:12
  67. 4:3 : Mt 13:7
  68. 4:4 : Gn 17:14; Dt 10:16; Jr 9:25; Rm 2:28-29
  69. 4:4 : Is 1:31; Jr 21:12; Am 5:6; Mal 4:1
  70. 4:5 : Jr 6:1; Hs 5:8; Jl 2:1; 1Th 4:16-17
  71. 4:6 : Is 62:10
  72. 4:6 : Is 14:31; 41:25; Jr 1:13; 4:20; 6:1; 15:12; 47:2; 50:3,9,41; 51:48; Ezk 26:7
  73. 4:7 : Ps 10:9; 17:12; Is 5:29; Jr 2:15; 5:6; 25:38; 49:19; 50:17,44
  74. 4:7 : Is 1:7; 6:11
  75. 4:8 : Jl 1:13
  76. 4:8 : Nm 25:4; Ps 78:49
  77. 4:10 : 1Kg 22:22; Ezk 14:9; 2Th 2:11
  78. 4:10 : Jr 6:14; 23:17
  79. 4:11 : Ezk 17:10
  80. 4:12 : Jr 1:16; Ezk 5:8
  81. 4:13 : Rv 1:7
  82. 4:13 : Is 5:28; 66:15
  83. 4:13 : 2Sm 1:23; Jb 9:26; Lm 4:19
  84. 4:13 : Lm 5:16
  85. 4:14 : Ps 51:2,7; Is 1:16; Jr 2:22; Ti 3:5; Jms 4:8
  86. 4:14 : Ps 119:113
  87. 4:16 : Is 39:3
  88. 4:17 : 2Kg 25:1-4
  89. 4:17 : Is 1:20
  90. 4:18 : Ps 107:17; Pr 1:31; Jr 7:3,5; 17:10; 18:11; 23:22; 25:5; 26:3,13; 32:19; Hs 4:9; 12:2; Zch 1:4,6
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Colossians 1:1-17

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,(A) and Timothy(B) our brother:

2 To the saints in Christ at Colossae, who are faithful brothers and sisters.

Grace to you and peace from God our Father.[a]

Thanksgiving

3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints 5 because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the word of truth,(C) the gospel 6 that has come to you. It is bearing fruit(D) and growing all over the world,(E) just as it has among you since the day you heard it and came to truly appreciate(F) God’s grace.[b](G) 7 You learned this from Epaphras,(H) our dearly loved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ(I) on your[c] behalf, 8 and he has told us about your love in the Spirit.(J)

Prayer for Spiritual Growth

9 For this reason also, since the day we heard this, we haven’t stopped praying for you. We are asking(K) that you may be filled with the knowledge(L) of his will(M) in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,[d] 10 so that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him: bearing fruit in every good work(N) and growing in the knowledge of God,(O) 11 being strengthened(P) with all power,(Q) according to his glorious(R) might, so that you may have great endurance and patience, joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you[e] to share in the saints’ inheritance in the light.(S) 13 He has rescued(T) us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom(U) of the Son(V) he loves.(W) 14 In him we have redemption,[f] the forgiveness of sins.

The Centrality of Christ

15 He is the image of the invisible God,(X)
the firstborn over all creation.(Y)
16 For everything was created by him,(Z)
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through him and for him.(AA)
17 He is before all things,(AB)
and by him all things(AC) hold together.

Footnotes:

  1. 1:2 Other mss add and the Lord Jesus Christ
  2. 1:6 Or and truly recognized God’s grace
  3. 1:7 Other mss read our
  4. 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
  5. 1:12 Other mss read us
  6. 1:14 Other mss add through his blood

Cross references:

  1. 1:1 : 1Co 1:1; 2Co 1:1; Eph 1:1; 2Tm 1:1
  2. 1:1 : Ac 16:1; 1Tm 1:2
  3. 1:5 : Ps 119:142; Jn 14:6; 2Co 11:10; Eph 1:13; 2Tm 2:15; 3Jn 3
  4. 1:6 : Mk 4:8
  5. 1:6 : Mt 13:38; 24:14; Rm 3:6; 2Pt 2:20
  6. 1:6 : 2Th 2:10
  7. 1:6 : 2Pt 3:18
  8. 1:7 : Col 4:12; Phm 23
  9. 1:7 : Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2
  10. 1:8 : Ps 51:11; Jn 1:33; Ac 2:4; Rm 8:9; Ti 3:5; Rv 1:10; 3:22
  11. 1:9 : Jn 14:13; Jms 1:5
  12. 1:9 : Pr 2:6; Col 3:10
  13. 1:9 : Eph 1:9
  14. 1:10 : 2Co 9:8; Gl 3:10
  15. 1:10 : Pr 2:6; Jn 17:3; 2Pt 1:2; 1Jn 4:8
  16. 1:11 : Php 4:13
  17. 1:11 : Ac 4:33; 2Co 13:4
  18. 1:11 : Lk 9:32; Jn 17:24; 2Co 3:18; 2Pt 3:18
  19. 1:12 : Ps 36:9; Jn 12:46
  20. 1:13 : Mt 27:43
  21. 1:13 : Mt 3:2; Mk 1:15; Ac 20:25
  22. 1:13 : Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2
  23. 1:13 : Mt 3:17; Jn 3:16; 15:10; 17:26; 1Jn 4:16
  24. 1:15 : Php 2:6
  25. 1:15 : Jn 1:3; Rv 3:14
  26. 1:16 : Gn 1:1; Mk 13:19
  27. 1:16 : Jn 1:3; Rm 11:36; 1Co 8:6; Eph 1:10,21
  28. 1:17 : Jn 1:1-2; 8:58; Heb 1:2-3
  29. 1:17 : Ps 104:24
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Psalm 76

Psalm 76

God, the Powerful Judge

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph.(A) A song.

1 God is known in Judah;
his name is great in Israel.(B)
2 His tent is in Salem,
his dwelling place in Zion.(C)
3 There he shatters the bow’s flaming arrows,
the shield, the sword, and the weapons of war.(D)Selah

4 You are resplendent and majestic
coming down from the mountains of prey.(E)
5 The brave-hearted have been plundered;
they have slipped into their final sleep.
None of the warriors was able to lift a hand.(F)
6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob,
both chariot and horse lay still.(G)

7 And you—you are to be feared.[a]
When you are angry,
who can stand before you?(H)
8 From heaven you pronounced judgment.
The earth feared and grew quiet(I)
9 when God rose up to judge
and to save all the lowly of the earth.(J)Selah
10 Even human wrath will praise you;
you will clothe yourself
with the wrath that remains.[b](K)

11 Make and keep your vows
to the Lord your God;(L)
let all who are around him bring tribute
to the awe-inspiring one.[c](M)
12 He humbles the spirit of leaders;
he is feared by the kings of the earth.(N)

Footnotes:

  1. 76:7 Or are awe-inspiring
  2. 76:10 Hb obscure
  3. 76:11 Or tribute with awe

Cross references:

  1. 76:0 : 1Ch 16:5,7
  2. 76:1 : Jr 10:6; Mal 1:11
  3. 76:2 : Gn 14:18; Ps 9:11
  4. 76:3 : Ps 46:9; Is 2:4; Jr 49:35
  5. 76:4 : Is 14:25; Nah 2:13
  6. 76:5 : Jr 51:39
  7. 76:6 : Ex 13:1,21
  8. 76:7 : Ps 1:5; 130:3; Nah 1:6
  9. 76:8 : 2Ch 20:29-30; Ps 33:8; Hab 2:20
  10. 76:9 : Ps 9:7-8; Is 3:13-15
  11. 76:10 : Ex 9:16; Rm 9:17
  12. 76:11 : Ps 50:14
  13. 76:11 : Ps 68:29; Is 18:7
  14. 76:12 : Dn 4:37
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Proverbs 24:21-22

21 My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,(A)
and don’t associate with rebels,[a]
22 for destruction will come suddenly from them;
who knows what distress these two can bring?

Footnotes:

  1. 24:21 Or those given to change

Cross references:

  1. 24:21 : Mt 22:21; Rm 13:1-7; 1Pt 2:13-14,17
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