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(1 Samuel 21:1â7; Matthew 12:1â8; Mark 2:23â28)
One Sabbath [BYZ and TR On the second Sabbath after the first ]Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them. But some of the Pharisees asked, âWhy are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?â
Jesus replied, âHave you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread [Or the Bread of the Presence ]and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.â
Then Jesus declared, âThe Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.â
(Matthew 12:9â14; Mark 3:1â6)
On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, âGet up and stand among us.â So he got up and stood there.
Then Jesus said to them, âI ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?â And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, âStretch out your hand.â He did so, and it was restored.
But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
(Matthew 10:1â4; Mark 3:13â19)
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God. When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew; Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot; Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
(Matthew 4:23â25; Mark 3:7â12)
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed. The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
(Psalm 1:1â6; Matthew 5:3â12)
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said:
âBlessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who hunger now,
for you will be filled.
Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
(Amos 6:1â7)
But woe to you who are rich,
for you have already received your comfort.
Woe to you who are well fed now,
for you will hunger.
Woe to you who laugh now,
for you will mourn and weep.
Woe to you when all men speak well of you,
for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
(Matthew 5:38â48)
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
(Matthew 7:1â6; Romans 14:1â12)
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.â
Jesus also told them a parable: âCan a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
Why do you look at the speck in your brotherâs eye, but fail to notice the beam in your own eye? How can you say, âBrother, [Literally How can you say to your brother, âBrother ]let me take the speck out of your eye,â while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brotherâs eye.
(Matthew 7:15â23; Matthew 12:33â37)
No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
(Matthew 7:24â27)
Why do you call Me âLord, Lord,â but not do what I say? I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. [BYZ and TR because its foundation was on the rock; see Matthew 7:25. ]
But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fellâand great was its destruction!â (BSB)
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They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; and the children of Israel said to them, âWe wish that we had died by Yahwehâs hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.â
Then Yahweh said to Moses, âBehold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a dayâs portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.â
Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, âAt evening, you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt. In the morning, you shall see Yahwehâs glory; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?â Moses said, âNow Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.â Moses said to Aaron, âTell all the congregation of the children of Israel, âCome close to Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.ââ As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, Yahwehâs glory appeared in the cloud. Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, âI have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, âAt evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.ââ
In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp. When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground. When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, âWhat is it?â For they didnât know what it was. Moses said to them, âIt is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat. This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: âGather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer [An omer is about 2.2 liters or about 2.3 quarts ]a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.ââ The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less. When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating. Moses said to them, âLet no one leave of it until the morning.â Notwithstanding they didnât listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, so it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them. They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. He said to them, âThis is that which Yahweh has spoken, âTomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.ââ They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didnât become foul, and there were no worms in it. Moses said, âEat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field. Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.â On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none. Yahweh said to Moses, âHow long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.â So the people rested on the seventh day.
The house of Israel called its name âManna â, [âMannaâ means âWhat is it?â ]and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey. Moses said, âThis is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, âLet an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.ââ Moses said to Aaron, âTake a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations.â As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan. Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah. [1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel ] (WEB)
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If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but donâ t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but donâ t have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but donâ t have love, it profits me nothing.
Love is patient and is kind. Love doesnâ t envy. Love doesnâ t brag, is not proud, doesnâ t behave itself inappropriately, doesnâ t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil; doesnâ t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.
Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with. For we know in part and we prophesy in part; but when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will be done away with. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become a man, I have put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known. But now faith, hope, and love remain â these three. The greatest of these is love. (WEB)
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A great sign was seen in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child. She cried out in pain, laboring to give birth.
Another sign was seen in heaven. Behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns. His tail drew one third of the stars of the sky, and threw them to the earth. The dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she gave birth he might devour her child. She gave birth to a son, a male child, who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron. Her child was caught up to God and to his throne. The woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that there they may nourish her one thousand two hundred sixty days.
There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war. They didnâ t prevail. No place was found for them any more in heaven. The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, âNow the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night. They overcame him because of the Lambâs blood, and because of the word of their testimony. They didnâ t love their life, even to death. Therefore rejoice, heavens, and you who dwell in them. Woe to the earth and to the sea, because the devil has gone down to you, having great wrath, knowing that he has but a short time.â
When the dragon saw that he was thrown down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male child. Two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, so that she might be nourished for a time, times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream. The earth helped the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river which the dragon spewed out of his mouth. The dragon grew angry with the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her offspring, [or, seed ]who keep God â s commandments and hold Jesus â testimony. (WEB)
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A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of oneâs birth. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men, and the living should take this to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity. Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.
The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Donât be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools. Donât say, âWhy were the former days better than these?â For you do not ask wisely about this.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun. For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.
Consider the work of God, for who can make that straight which he has made crooked? In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.
All this I have seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing. Donât be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself? Donât be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time? It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also donât withdraw your hand from that; for he who fears God will come out of them all. Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city. Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesnât sin. Also donât take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you; for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others. All this I have proved in wisdom. I said, âI will be wise;â but it was far from me. That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out? I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
âBehold, I have found this,â says the Preacher, âto one another, to find an explanation which my soul still seeks, but I have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all those. Behold, I have only found this: that God made mankind upright; but they search for many inventions.â (WEB)
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Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion,
which canât be moved, but remains forever.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forward and forever more.
For the scepter of wickedness wonât remain over the allotment of the righteous,
so that the righteous wonât use their hands to do evil.
Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good,
to those who are upright in their hearts.
But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways,
Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity.
Peace be on Israel. (WEB)
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He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound judgment.
A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only in airing his opinions.
With a wicked man comes contempt as well,
and shame is accompanied by disgrace.
The words of a manâs mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Showing partiality [Hebrew Lifting the face ]to the wicked is not good,
nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
A foolâs lips bring him strife,
and his mouth invites a beating.
A foolâs mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels
that go down into the inmost being.
Whoever is slothful in his work
is brother to him who destroys.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it [Or to Him ]and are safe.
A rich manâs wealth is his fortified city;
it is like a high wall in his imagination.
Before his downfall a manâs heart is proud,
but humility comes before honor.
He who answers a matter before he hears itâ
this is folly and disgrace to him.
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
A manâs gift opens doors for him,
and brings him before great men.
The first to state his case seems right
until another comes and cross-examines him.
Casting the lot ends quarrels
and separates strong opponents.
An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city,
and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
From the fruit of his mouth a manâs belly is filled;
with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the LORD.
The poor man pleads for mercy,
but the rich man answers harshly.
A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. (BSB)
Psalm 113:2; Proverbs 18:10: Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
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The sons of Judah: Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. Reaiah the son of Shobal became the father of Jahath; and Jahath became the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. The name of their sister was Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, the father of Bethlehem. Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah. The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan. Hakkoz became the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, [âJabezâ sounds similar to the Hebrew word for âpainâ. ]saying, âBecause I bore him with sorrow.â
Jabez called on the God [The Hebrew word rendered âGodâ is â×Öą×Öš×Ö´Ö××â (Elohim). ]of Israel, saying, âOh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!â
God granted him that which he requested.
Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. Eshton became the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir Nahash. These are the men of Recah. The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath. [Greek and Vulgate add âand Meonothaiâ ] Meonothai became the father of Ophrah: and Seraiah became the father of Joab the father of Ge Harashim, for they were craftsmen. The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. The son of Elah: Kenaz. The sons of Jehallelel: Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel. The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon; and Meredâs wife bore Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. His wife the Jewess bore Jered the father of Gedor, Heber the father of Soco, and Jekuthiel the father of Zanoah. These are the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh, whom Mered took. The sons of the wife of Hodiah, the sister of Naham, were the fathers of Keilah the Garmite and Eshtemoa the Maacathite. The sons of Shimon: Amnon, Rinnah, Ben Hanan, and Tilon. The sons of Ishi: Zoheth, and Ben Zoheth. The sons of Shelah the son of Judah: Er the father of Lecah, Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the families of the house of those who worked fine linen, of the house of Ashbea; and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. These records are ancient. These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul; Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, and Mishma his son. The sons of Mishma: Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brothers didnât have many children, and all their family didnât multiply like the children of Judah. They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual, at Bilhah, at Ezem, at Tolad, at Bethuel, at Hormah, at Ziklag, at Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, at Beth Biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities until Davidâs reign. Their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan, five cities; and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy. Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah the son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah â these mentioned by name were princes in their families. Their fathersâ houses increased greatly.
They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham. These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks. Some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to Mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day. (WEB)
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Oh that my head were waters,
and my eyes a spring of tears,
that I might weep day and night
for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh that I had in the wilderness
a lodging place of wayfaring men,
that I might leave my people
and go from them!
For they are all adulterers,
an assembly of treacherous men.
âThey bend their tongue,
as their bow, for falsehood.
They have grown strong in the land,
but not for truth;
for they proceed from evil to evil,
and they donât know me,â says Yahweh.
âEveryone beware of his neighbor,
and donât trust in any brother;
for every brother will utterly supplant,
and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.
Friends deceive each other,
and will not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies.
They weary themselves committing iniquity.
Your habitation is in the middle of deceit.
Through deceit, they refuse to know me,â says Yahweh.
Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,
âBehold, I will melt them and test them;
for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?
Their tongue is a deadly arrow.
It speaks deceit.
One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth,
but in his heart, he waits to ambush him.
Shouldnât I punish them for these things?â says Yahweh.
âShouldnât my soul be avenged on a nation such as this?
I will weep and wail for the mountains,
and lament for the pastures of the wilderness,
because they are burned up, so that no one passes through;
Men canât hear the voice of the livestock.
Both the birds of the sky and the animals have fled.
They are gone.
âI will make Jerusalem heaps,
a dwelling place of jackals.
I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
without inhabitant.â
Who is wise enough to understand this? Who is he to whom the mouth of Yahweh has spoken, that he may declare it? Why has the land perished and burned up like a wilderness, so that no one passes through?
Yahweh says, âBecause they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice or walked in my ways, but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them.â Therefore Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, âBehold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink. I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.â
Yahweh of Armies says,
âConsider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come.
Send for the skillful women, that they may come.
Let them make haste
and take up a wailing for us,
that our eyes may run down with tears
and our eyelids gush out with waters.
For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion,
âHow we are ruined!
We are greatly confounded
because we have forsaken the land,
because they have cast down our dwellings.ââ
Yet hear Yahwehâs word, you women.
Let your ear receive the word of his mouth.
Teach your daughters wailing.
Everyone teach her neighbor a lamentation.
For death has come up into our windows.
It has entered into our palaces
to cut off the children from outside,
and the young men from the streets.
Speak, âYahweh says,
ââ The dead bodies of men will fall as dung on the open field,
and as the handful after the harvester.
No one will gather them.ââ
Yahweh says,
âDonât let the wise man glory in his wisdom.
Donât let the mighty man glory in his might.
Donât let the rich man glory in his riches.
But let him who glories glory in this,
that he has understanding, and knows me,
that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness in the earth,
for I delight in these things,â says Yahweh.
âBehold, the days come,â says Yahweh, âthat I will punish all those who are circumcised only in their flesh: Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off, who dwell in the wilderness, for all the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.â (WEB)
This content from Berean Standard Bible (public domain)
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial [Or Augustan ]Regiment. We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, [Literally sail to the places along Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey. ]and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care. After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us. And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. [That is, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement ]So Paul advised them, âMen, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.â
But contrary to Paulâs advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship. Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, if somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
(Jonah 1:4â10)
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete. But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along.
Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, [NE, BYZ, and TR Clauda ]we barely managed to secure the lifeboat. After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor [Or the sails ]and were driven along.
We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. On the third day, they threw the shipâs tackle overboard with their own hands. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, âMen, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss. But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship. For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me and said, âDo not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.â
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me. However, we must run aground on some island.â
On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. [The Adriatic Sea referred to an area extending well south of Italy to include the central portion of the Mediterranean Sea. ]About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land. They took soundings and found that the water was twenty fathoms deep. [20 fathoms is approximately 120 feet or 36.6 meters. ]Going a little farther, they took another set of soundings that read fifteen fathoms. [15 fathoms is approximately 90 feet or 27.4 meters. ] Fearing that we would run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.
Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea. But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, âUnless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.â So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: âToday is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food. So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.â
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. They were all encouraged and took some food themselves. In all, there were 276 [WH 76 ]of us on board. After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom. But the centurion, wanting to spare Paulâs life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land. (BSB)