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         <div class="label">56</div><div class="cl"><span class="heading">Psalm 56</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft"><span class="heading">In Hebrew texts 56:1-13 is numbered 56:2-14.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="d"><span class="content">For the director of music. To the tune of &#8220;A Dove on Distant Oaks.&#8221; Of David. A </span><span class="tl"><span class="content">miktam.</span></span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">Title: Probably a literary or musical term</span></span></span><span class="content"> When the Philistines had seized him in Gath.</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.56.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Be merciful to me, my God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.56.1"><span class="content">for my enemies are in hot pursuit;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.56.1"><span class="content">all day long they press their attack.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PSA.56.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.56.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">My adversaries pursue me all day long;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.56.2"><span class="content">in their pride many are attacking me.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PSA.56.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.56.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PSA.56.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.56.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">In God, whose word I praise&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.56.4"><span class="content">in God I trust and am not afraid.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.56.4"><span class="content">What can mere mortals do to me?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PSA.56.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.56.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">All day long they twist my words;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.56.5"><span class="content">all their schemes are for my ruin.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PSA.56.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.56.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">They conspire, they lurk,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.56.6"><span class="content">they watch my steps,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.56.6"><span class="content">hoping to take my life.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PSA.56.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.56.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Because of their wickedness do not</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">56:7 </span><span class="ft">Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text does not have </span><span class="fq">do not</span><span class="ft">.</span></span></span><span class="content"> let them escape;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.56.7"><span class="content">in your anger, God, bring the nations down.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PSA.56.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.56.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Record my misery;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.56.8"><span class="content">list my tears on your scroll</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">56:8 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">misery; / put my tears in your wineskin</span></span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.56.8"><span class="content">are they not in your record?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PSA.56.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.56.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Then my enemies will turn back</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.56.9"><span class="content">when I call for help.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.56.9"><span class="content">By this I will know that God is for me.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PSA.56.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.56.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">In God, whose word I praise,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.56.10"><span class="content">in the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, whose word I praise&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PSA.56.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.56.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">in God I trust and am not afraid.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.56.11"><span class="content">What can man do to me?</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PSA.56.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.56.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">I am under vows to you, my God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.56.12"><span class="content">I will present my thank offerings to you.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PSA.56.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.56.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">For you have delivered me from death</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.56.13"><span class="content">and my feet from stumbling,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.56.13"><span class="content">that I may walk before God</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PSA.56.13"><span class="content">in the light of life.</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">15</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">A gentle answer turns away wrath,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="content">but a harsh word stirs up anger.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.15.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="content">but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.15.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The eyes of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> are everywhere,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="content">keeping watch on the wicked and the good.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.15.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The soothing tongue is a tree of life,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="content">but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.15.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">A fool spurns a parent&#8217;s discipline,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="content">but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.15.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The house of the righteous contains great treasure,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="content">but the income of the wicked brings ruin.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.15.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The lips of the wise spread knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="content">but the hearts of fools are not upright.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.15.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the sacrifice of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="content">but the prayer of the upright pleases him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.15.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the way of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="content">but he loves those who pursue righteousness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.15.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="content">the one who hates correction will die.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.15.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Death and Destruction</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">15:11 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">Abaddon</span></span></span><span class="content"> lie open before the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="content">how much more do human hearts!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.15.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Mockers resent correction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="content">so they avoid the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.15.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">A happy heart makes the face cheerful,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="content">but heartache crushes the spirit.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.15.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The discerning heart seeks knowledge,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="content">but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.15.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">All the days of the oppressed are wretched,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="content">but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.15.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Better a little with the fear of the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="content">than great wealth with turmoil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.15.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Better a small serving of vegetables with love</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="content">than a fattened calf with hatred.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.15.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="content">but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.15.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="content">but the path of the upright is a highway.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.15.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">A wise son brings joy to his father,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="content">but a foolish man despises his mother.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.15.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="content">but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.15.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Plans fail for lack of counsel,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="content">but with many advisers they succeed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.15.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">A person finds joy in giving an apt reply&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="content">and how good is a timely word!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.15.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">The path of life leads upward for the prudent</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="content">to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.15.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> tears down the house of the proud,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="content">but he sets the widow&#8217;s boundary stones in place.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.15.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the thoughts of the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="content">but gracious words are pure in his sight.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.15.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">The greedy bring ruin to their households,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="content">but the one who hates bribes will live.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.15.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="content">but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.15.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is far from the wicked,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="content">but he hears the prayer of the righteous.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.15.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">Light in a messenger&#8217;s eyes brings joy to the heart,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="content">and good news gives health to the bones.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.15.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Whoever heeds life-giving correction</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="content">will be at home among the wise.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.15.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="content">but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.15.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.15.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">Wisdom&#8217;s instruction is to fear the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.15.33"><span class="content">and humility comes before honor.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div>
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         <div class="label">21</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="JHN.21.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">21:1 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="fqa">Tiberias</span></span></span><span class="content"> It happened this way: </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="JHN.21.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">21:2 </span><span class="fq">Thomas </span><span class="ft">(Aramaic) and </span><span class="fq">Didymus </span><span class="ft">(Greek) both mean </span><span class="fqa">twin.</span></span></span><span class="content">), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JHN.21.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">&#8220;I&#8217;m going out to fish,&#8221; Simon Peter told them, and they said, &#8220;We&#8217;ll go with you.&#8221; So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="JHN.21.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JHN.21.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="JHN.21.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JHN.21.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">He called out to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Friends, haven&#8217;t you any fish?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JHN.21.5"><span class="content">&#8220;No,&#8221; they answered.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="JHN.21.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JHN.21.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">He said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="JHN.21.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="JHN.21.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, &#8220;It is the Lord!&#8221; As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, &#8220;It is the Lord,&#8221; he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="JHN.21.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">21:8 </span><span class="ft">Or about 90 meters</span></span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JHN.21.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="JHN.21.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="JHN.21.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Jesus said to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Bring some of the fish you have just caught.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="JHN.21.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">So Simon Peter climbed back into the boat and dragged the net ashore. It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="JHN.21.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">Jesus said to them, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Come and have breakfast.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> None of the disciples dared ask him, &#8220;Who are you?&#8221; They knew it was the Lord. </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="JHN.21.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JHN.21.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Jesus Reinstates Peter</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="JHN.21.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.21.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.21.15"><span class="content">&#8220;Yes, Lord,&#8221; he said, &#8220;you know that I love you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.21.15"><span class="content">Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Feed my lambs.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="JHN.21.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.21.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Again Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Simon son of John, do you love me?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.21.16"><span class="content">He answered, &#8220;Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.21.16"><span class="content">Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Take care of my sheep.&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="JHN.21.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JHN.21.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The third time he said to him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Simon son of John, do you love me?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JHN.21.17"><span class="content">Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Do you love me?&#8221;</span></span><span class="content"> He said, &#8220;Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="JHN.21.17"><span class="content">Jesus said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Feed my sheep.</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="JHN.21.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="wj"><span class="content">Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JHN.21.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Follow me!&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="JHN.21.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="JHN.21.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, &#8220;Lord, who is going to betray you?&#8221;) </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JHN.21.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">When Peter saw him, he asked, &#8220;Lord, what about him?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="JHN.21.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="JHN.21.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Jesus answered, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JHN.21.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?&#8221;</span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="JHN.21.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="JHN.21.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="JHN.21.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="JHN.21.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.</span></span></div>
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   <div class="book bk1CO">
      <div class="chapter ch14" data-usfm="1CO.14">
         <div class="label">14</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Intelligibility in Worship</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="1CO.14.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="1CO.14.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">For anyone who speaks in a tongue</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:2 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">in another language</span><span class="ft">; also in verses 4, 13, 14, 19, 26 and 27</span></span></span><span class="content"> does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter mysteries by the Spirit. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="1CO.14.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">But the one who prophesies speaks to people for their strengthening, encouraging and comfort. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="1CO.14.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1CO.14.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">I would like every one of you to speak in tongues,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:5 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">in other languages</span><span class="ft">; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39</span></span></span><span class="content"> but I would rather have you prophesy. The one who prophesies is greater than the one who speaks in tongues,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:5 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">in other languages</span><span class="ft">; also in verses 6, 18, 22, 23 and 39</span></span></span><span class="content"> unless someone interprets, so that the church may be edified.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="1CO.14.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="1CO.14.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Now, brothers and sisters, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction? </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="1CO.14.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the pipe or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="1CO.14.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="1CO.14.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="1CO.14.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Undoubtedly there are all sorts of languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="1CO.14.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">If then I do not grasp the meaning of what someone is saying, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker is a foreigner to me. </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1CO.14.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">So it is with you. Since you are eager for gifts of the Spirit, try to excel in those that build up the church.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="1CO.14.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="1CO.14.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say. </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="1CO.14.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful. </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="1CO.14.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my understanding; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my understanding. </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="1CO.14.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">Otherwise when you are praising God in the Spirit, how can someone else, who is now put in the position of an inquirer,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:16 </span><span class="ft">The Greek word for </span><span class="fq">inquirer </span><span class="ft">is a technical term for someone not fully initiated into a religion; also in verses 23 and 24.</span></span></span><span class="content"> say &#8220;Amen&#8221; to your thanksgiving, since they do not know what you are saying? </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1CO.14.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">You are giving thanks well enough, but no one else is edified.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="1CO.14.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="1CO.14.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1CO.14.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="1CO.14.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="1CO.14.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Brothers and sisters, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be adults. </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">In the Law it is written:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="content">&#8220;With other tongues</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="content">and through the lips of foreigners</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="content">I will speak to this people,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="content">but even then they will not listen to me,</span></span></div><div class="q4"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="content">says the Lord.&#8221;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:21 </span><span class="ft">Isaiah 28:11,12</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="1CO.14.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="1CO.14.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers. </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="1CO.14.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and inquirers or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your mind? </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="1CO.14.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all, </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1CO.14.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">as the secrets of their hearts are laid bare. So they will fall down and worship God, exclaiming, &#8220;God is really among you!&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Good Order in Worship</span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="1CO.14.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="1CO.14.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up. </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="1CO.14.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">If anyone speaks in a tongue, two&#8212;or at the most three&#8212;should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1CO.14.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="1CO.14.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="1CO.14.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said. </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="1CO.14.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">And if a revelation comes to someone who is sitting down, the first speaker should stop. </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="1CO.14.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged. </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="1CO.14.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets. </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1CO.14.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">For God is not a God of disorder but of peace&#8212;as in all the congregations of the Lord&#8217;s people.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="1CO.14.33"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v34" data-usfm="1CO.14.34"><span class="label">34</span><span class="content">Women</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:33,34 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">peace. As in all the congregations of the Lord&#8217;s people, </span><span class="fv">34 </span><span class="fqa">women</span></span></span><span class="content"> should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. </span></span><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1CO.14.35"><span class="label">35</span><span class="content">If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:34,35 </span><span class="ft">In a few manuscripts these verses come after verse 40.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v35" data-usfm="1CO.14.35"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v36" data-usfm="1CO.14.36"><span class="label">36</span><span class="content">Or did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only people it has reached? </span></span><span class="verse v37" data-usfm="1CO.14.37"><span class="label">37</span><span class="content">If anyone thinks they are a prophet or otherwise gifted by the Spirit, let them acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord&#8217;s command. </span></span><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1CO.14.38"><span class="label">38</span><span class="content">But if anyone ignores this, they will themselves be ignored.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">14:38 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts </span><span class="fqa">But anyone who is ignorant of this will be ignorant</span></span></span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v38" data-usfm="1CO.14.38"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v39" data-usfm="1CO.14.39"><span class="label">39</span><span class="content">Therefore, my brothers and sisters, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues. </span></span><span class="verse v40" data-usfm="1CO.14.40"><span class="label">40</span><span class="content">But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.</span></span></div>
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   <div class="book bkNAM">
      <div class="chapter ch1" data-usfm="NAM.1">
         <div class="label">1</div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.1.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">A prophecy concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.</span></span></div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="heading">Lord</span></span><span class="heading">&#8217;s Anger Against Nineveh</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.1.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.1.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is a jealous and avenging God;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.1.2"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> takes vengeance and is filled with wrath.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.1.2"><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> takes vengeance on his foes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.1.2"><span class="content">and vents his wrath against his enemies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.1.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.1.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is slow to anger but great in power;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.1.3"><span class="content">the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will not leave the guilty unpunished.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.1.3"><span class="content">His way is in the whirlwind and the storm,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.1.3"><span class="content">and clouds are the dust of his feet.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.1.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.1.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">He rebukes the sea and dries it up;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.1.4"><span class="content">he makes all the rivers run dry.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.1.4"><span class="content">Bashan and Carmel wither</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.1.4"><span class="content">and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.1.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.1.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The mountains quake before him</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.1.5"><span class="content">and the hills melt away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.1.5"><span class="content">The earth trembles at his presence,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.1.5"><span class="content">the world and all who live in it.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.1.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.1.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Who can withstand his indignation?</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.1.6"><span class="content">Who can endure his fierce anger?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.1.6"><span class="content">His wrath is poured out like fire;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.1.6"><span class="content">the rocks are shattered before him.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.1.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.1.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> is good,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.1.7"><span class="content">a refuge in times of trouble.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.1.7"><span class="content">He cares for those who trust in him,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.1.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.1.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">but with an overwhelming flood</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.1.8"><span class="content">he will make an end of Nineveh;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.1.8"><span class="content">he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.1.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.1.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Whatever they plot against the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.1.9"><span class="content">he will bring</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:9 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="fqa">What do you foes plot against the <span class="nd">Lord</span>? / He will bring it</span></span></span><span class="content"> to an end;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.1.9"><span class="content">trouble will not come a second time.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.1.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.1.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">They will be entangled among thorns</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.1.10"><span class="content">and drunk from their wine;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.1.10"><span class="content">they will be consumed like dry stubble.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:10 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.1.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.1.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">From you, Nineveh, has one come forth</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.1.11"><span class="content">who plots evil against the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.1.11"><span class="content">and devises wicked plans.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.1.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.1.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">This is what the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> says:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.1.12"><span class="content">&#8220;Although they have allies and are numerous,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.1.12"><span class="content">they will be destroyed and pass away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.1.12"><span class="content">Although I have afflicted you, Judah,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.1.12"><span class="content">I will afflict you no more.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.1.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.1.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Now I will break their yoke from your neck</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.1.13"><span class="content">and tear your shackles away.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.1.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has given a command concerning you, Nineveh:</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="content">&#8220;You will have no descendants to bear your name.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="content">I will destroy the images and idols</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="content">that are in the temple of your gods.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="content">I will prepare your grave,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="content">for you are vile.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.1.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">Look, there on the mountains,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="content">the feet of one who brings good news,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="content">who proclaims peace!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="content">Celebrate your festivals, Judah,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="content">and fulfill your vows.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="content">No more will the wicked invade you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.1.15"><span class="content">they will be completely destroyed.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">1:15 </span><span class="ft">In Hebrew texts this verse (1:15) is numbered 2:1.</span></span></span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">2</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Nineveh to Fall</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="ft">  </span><span class="ft">In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:2-14.</span><span class="ft">  </span></span></span><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">An attacker advances against you, Nineveh.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">Guard the fortress,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">watch the road,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">brace yourselves,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">marshal all your strength!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.2.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will restore the splendor of Jacob</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">like the splendor of Israel,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">though destroyers have laid them waste</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">and have ruined their vines.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.2.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">The shields of the soldiers are red;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">the warriors are clad in scarlet.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">The metal on the chariots flashes</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">on the day they are made ready;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">the spears of juniper are brandished.</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:3 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac </span><span class="fqa">ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.2.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The chariots storm through the streets,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">rushing back and forth through the squares.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">They look like flaming torches;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">they dart about like lightning.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.2.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">Nineveh summons her picked troops,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">yet they stumble on their way.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">They dash to the city wall;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">the protective shield is put in place.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.2.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.2.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">The river gates are thrown open</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.2.6"><span class="content">and the palace collapses.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.2.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">It is decreed</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">2:7 </span><span class="ft">The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.</span></span></span><span class="content"> that Nineveh</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">be exiled and carried away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">Her female slaves moan like doves</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">and beat on their breasts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.2.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Nineveh is like a pool</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">whose water is draining away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">&#8220;Stop! Stop!&#8221; they cry,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">but no one turns back.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.2.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Plunder the silver!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">Plunder the gold!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">The supply is endless,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">the wealth from all its treasures!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.2.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="content">Hearts melt, knees give way,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="content">bodies tremble, every face grows pale.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.2.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">Where now is the lions&#8217; den,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">the place where they fed their young,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">where the lion and lioness went,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">and the cubs, with nothing to fear?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.2.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">The lion killed enough for his cubs</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">and strangled the prey for his mate,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">filling his lairs with the kill</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">and his dens with the prey.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.2.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">&#8220;I am against you,&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">declares the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> Almighty.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">&#8220;I will burn up your chariots in smoke,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">and the sword will devour your young lions.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">I will leave you no prey on the earth.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">The voices of your messengers</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.2.13"><span class="content">will no longer be heard.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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      <div class="chapter ch3" data-usfm="NAM.3">
         <div class="label">3</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">Woe to Nineveh</span></div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.3.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">Woe to the city of blood,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.3.1"><span class="content">full of lies,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.3.1"><span class="content">full of plunder,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.3.1"><span class="content">never without victims!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="NAM.3.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.3.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">The crack of whips,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.3.2"><span class="content">the clatter of wheels,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.3.2"><span class="content">galloping horses</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.3.2"><span class="content">and jolting chariots!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="NAM.3.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Charging cavalry,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">flashing swords</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">and glittering spears!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">Many casualties,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">piles of dead,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">bodies without number,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">people stumbling over the corpses&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="NAM.3.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.3.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.3.4"><span class="content">alluring, the mistress of sorceries,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.3.4"><span class="content">who enslaved nations by her prostitution</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.3.4"><span class="content">and peoples by her witchcraft.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="NAM.3.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.3.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">&#8220;I am against you,&#8221; declares the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> Almighty.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.3.5"><span class="content">&#8220;I will lift your skirts over your face.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.3.5"><span class="content">I will show the nations your nakedness</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.3.5"><span class="content">and the kingdoms your shame.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="NAM.3.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.3.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">I will pelt you with filth,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.3.6"><span class="content">I will treat you with contempt</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.3.6"><span class="content">and make you a spectacle.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="NAM.3.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.3.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">All who see you will flee from you and say,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.3.7"><span class="content">&#8216;Nineveh is in ruins&#8212;who will mourn for her?&#8217;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.3.7"><span class="content">Where can I find anyone to comfort you?&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="NAM.3.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.3.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Are you better than Thebes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.3.8"><span class="content">situated on the Nile,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.3.8"><span class="content">with water around her?</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.3.8"><span class="content">The river was her defense,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.3.8"><span class="content">the waters her wall.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="NAM.3.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.3.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Cush</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:9 </span><span class="ft">That is, the upper Nile region</span></span></span><span class="content"> and Egypt were her boundless strength;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.3.9"><span class="content">Put and Libya were among her allies.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="NAM.3.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">Yet she was taken captive</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="content">and went into exile.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="content">Her infants were dashed to pieces</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="content">at every street corner.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="content">Lots were cast for her nobles,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="content">and all her great men were put in chains.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="NAM.3.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.3.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">You too will become drunk;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.3.11"><span class="content">you will go into hiding</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.3.11"><span class="content">and seek refuge from the enemy.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="NAM.3.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.3.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">All your fortresses are like fig trees</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.3.12"><span class="content">with their first ripe fruit;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.3.12"><span class="content">when they are shaken,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.3.12"><span class="content">the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="NAM.3.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.3.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">Look at your troops&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.3.13"><span class="content">they are all weaklings.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.3.13"><span class="content">The gates of your land</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.3.13"><span class="content">are wide open to your enemies;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.3.13"><span class="content">fire has consumed the bars of your gates.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="NAM.3.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.3.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">Draw water for the siege,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.3.14"><span class="content">strengthen your defenses!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.3.14"><span class="content">Work the clay,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.3.14"><span class="content">tread the mortar,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.3.14"><span class="content">repair the brickwork!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="NAM.3.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.3.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">There the fire will consume you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.3.15"><span class="content">the sword will cut you down&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.3.15"><span class="content">they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.3.15"><span class="content">Multiply like grasshoppers,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.3.15"><span class="content">multiply like locusts!</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="NAM.3.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NAM.3.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">You have increased the number of your merchants</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NAM.3.16"><span class="content">till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NAM.3.16"><span class="content">but like locusts they strip the land</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NAM.3.16"><span class="content">and then fly away.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="NAM.3.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NAM.3.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">Your guards are like locusts,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NAM.3.17"><span class="content">your officials like swarms of locusts</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NAM.3.17"><span class="content">that settle in the walls on a cold day&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NAM.3.17"><span class="content">but when the sun appears they fly away,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NAM.3.17"><span class="content">and no one knows where.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="NAM.3.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NAM.3.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">King of Assyria, your shepherds</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">3:18 </span><span class="ft">That is, rulers</span></span></span><span class="content"> slumber;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NAM.3.18"><span class="content">your nobles lie down to rest.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NAM.3.18"><span class="content">Your people are scattered on the mountains</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NAM.3.18"><span class="content">with no one to gather them.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="NAM.3.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NAM.3.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Nothing can heal you;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NAM.3.19"><span class="content">your wound is fatal.</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NAM.3.19"><span class="content">All who hear the news about you</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NAM.3.19"><span class="content">clap their hands at your fall,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NAM.3.19"><span class="content">for who has not felt</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="NAM.3.19"><span class="content">your endless cruelty?</span></span></div>
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         <div class="label">4</div><div class="s1"><span class="heading">The Throne in Heaven</span></div><div class="p"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="REV.4.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, </span><span class="wj"><span class="content">&#8220;Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.&#8221;</span></span><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="REV.4.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="REV.4.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="REV.4.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="REV.4.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">4:5 </span><span class="ft">That is, the sevenfold Spirit</span></span></span><span class="content"> of God. </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.4.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.</span></span></div><div class="p"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="REV.4.6"><span class="content">In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="REV.4.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.4.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying:</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="qc"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.4.8"><span class="content">&#8220;&#8198;&#8216;Holy, holy, holy</span></span></div><div class="qc"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.4.8"><span class="content">is the Lord God Almighty,&#8217;</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">4:8 </span><span class="ft">Isaiah 6:3</span></span></span></span></div><div class="qc"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.4.8"><span class="content">who was, and is, and is to come.&#8221;</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="m"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="REV.4.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="REV.4.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.4.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="REV.4.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.4.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">&#8220;You are worthy, our Lord and God,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.4.11"><span class="content">to receive glory and honor and power,</span></span></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.4.11"><span class="content">for you created all things,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.4.11"><span class="content">and by your will they were created</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="REV.4.11"><span class="content">and have their being.&#8221;</span></span></div>
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