commander LC

This commit is contained in:
Tom Warren 2016-08-30 14:01:13 -04:00
parent aba600d484
commit 1d427b67ed
57 changed files with 131 additions and 131 deletions

View File

@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
\q2 People all over the earth will honor me."
\b
\q1
\v 11 So never forget that Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, is with us;
\v 11 So never forget that Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, is with us;
\q2 the God whom Jacob worshiped is our refuge.

View File

@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
\q2 knowing that they will appear in your presence on Mount Zion.
\b
\q1
\v 8 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, listen to my prayer;
\v 8 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, listen to my prayer;
\q1 God, whom we descendants of Jacob worship, hear what I am saying!
\q1
\v 9 God, act kindly toward our king, the one who protects us,
@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
\q1 Yahweh does not refuse to give any good thing to those who do what is right.
\b
\q1
\v 12 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\v 12 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 how fortunate are those who trust in you!

View File

@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
\m
\v 4 When they spoke, it caused the doorposts of the temple to shake, and the temple was filled with smoke.
\p
\v 5 Then I said, "Terrible things will happen to me, because everything that I say is sinful, and I live among people who constantly say sinful things. I will be destroyed because I have seen Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies!"
\v 5 Then I said, "Terrible things will happen to me, because everything that I say is sinful, and I live among people who constantly say sinful things. I will be destroyed because I have seen Yahweh, commander of the angel armies!"
\s5
\p

View File

@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
\q1
\v 13 But even though Yahweh will punish his people like that,
\q2 they still will not return to him and worship him.
\q1 They still will not request Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, to assist them.
\q1 They still will not request Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, to assist them.
\q1
\v 14 Therefore, in one day Yahweh will get rid of those who are like Israel's head and those who are like its tail;
\q2 the ones who are like the top of the palm tree and the ones who are like the bottom.

View File

@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 33 But listen to this! Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\v 33 But listen to this! Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 with his great power will destroy the mighty army of Assyria.
\q1 It is as though they are a huge tree that he will cut down.
\q1

View File

@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
\v 4 Listen to the noise on the mountains,
\q2 which is the noise of a huge army marching!
\q1 It is the noise made by people of many people groups shouting.
\q2 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, has summoned this army to gather together.
\q2 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, has summoned this army to gather together.
\q1
\v 5 They come from countries that are far away,
\q2 from the most remote places on the earth.
@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
\q1
\v 13 I will shake the sky,
\q2 and the earth will also move out of its place.
\q1 That will happen when I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, punish wicked people,
\q1 That will happen when I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, punish wicked people,
\q2 when I show them that I am extremely angry with them.
\b
\q1

View File

@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
\q1 they were as powerful and wealthy as kings.
\q2 Who caused the people of Tyre to experience this disaster?
\q1
\v 9 It was Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, who did it;
\v 9 It was Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, who did it;
\q2 he did it in order to cause you people in Tyre to not be proud anymore,
\q2 to humiliate you men who are honored all over the world.
\b

View File

@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 6 Here in Jerusalem Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will prepare a wonderful feast for all the people of the world.
\v 6 Here in Jerusalem Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will prepare a wonderful feast for all the people of the world.
\q2 It will be a banquet with plenty of good meat and fine well-aged wine.
\q1
\v 7 People here are sad;

View File

@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
\q2 like chaff that is blown away by the wind.
\q1 It will happen very suddenly:
\q1
\v 6 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will come to help you
\v 6 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will come to help you
\q1 with thunder and an earthquake and a very loud noise,
\q2 with a strong wind and a big storm and a fire that will burn up everything.

View File

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
\q2 even if a large group of shepherds comes to chase away the lion,
\q1 even if they shout loudly,
\q2 the lion will not be afraid and will not leave.
\q1 Similarly, I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will come down
\q1 Similarly, I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will come down
\q2 to fight my enemies on Mount Zion,
\q2 and nothing will stop me.

View File

@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
\q1
\v 2 You say that you live in the holy city of Jerusalem
\q2 and you insincerely say that you are relying on the God to whom you people of Israel belong,
\q2 the one who is Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\q2 the one who is Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\s5
\q1

View File

@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ and I will destroy the people, their animals, their fruit trees, and their crops
\s5
\p
\v 21 Therefore, this is what Yahweh, Commander of the armies of angels, the God of Israel, says: "Take away your offerings that you bring to burn completely on your altars and your other sacrifices;
\v 21 Therefore, this is what Yahweh, commander of the armies of angels, the God of Israel, says: "Take away your offerings that you bring to burn completely on your altars and your other sacrifices;
do not give them to me; eat them yourselves!
\v 22 When I led your ancestors out of Egypt, it was not offerings to be completely burned on the altar or other sacrifices that I wanted from them.
\v 23 What I told them was, 'Obey me; if you do that, I will be your God and you will be my people. If you do the things that I want you to do, everything will go well for you.'

View File

@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
\s5
\q
\v 7 Therefore I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, say this:
\v 7 Therefore I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say this:
\q Listen carefully to what I say: I will test my people, like a metalworker puts metal in a hot fire to completely burn out the impure bits.
\q Because of all the evil things that my people have done, there is absolutely nothing else that I can do.
\q
@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ I will enable their enemies to strike them with swords until I have destroyed th
\s5
\q
\v 17 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\v 17 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\q "Think about what is happening,
\q then summon those women who mourn when someone has died.
\q

View File

@ -68,14 +68,14 @@
\q2 with the result that the people do not stop sinning.
\q1 Those prophets are as wicked as the people in Sodom and Gomorrah were.
\p
\v 15 So, this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says about those false prophets:
\v 15 So, this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says about those false prophets:
\q1 "I will give those prophets bitter things to eat
\q2 and poison to drink,
\q1 because it is because of them that this land is filled with people who do wicked deeds."
\s5
\p
\v 16 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\v 16 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\q1 "Do not pay any attention to what those false prophets say to you,
\q2 because they are just fooling you.
\q1 They tell you about visions that they have only thought in their own minds,
@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
\s5
\v 35 What you should continually ask each other is, 'When you spoke to Yahweh, what did he reply? What is he saying to us?'
\v 36 But instead you are only concerned with your own ideas and with twisting the true message from the true God, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom we worship.
\v 36 But instead you are only concerned with your own ideas and with twisting the true message from the true God, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom we worship.
\s5
\v 37 This is what you should ask each prophet: 'What did Yahweh reply when you talked to him? What is he saying to us?'

View File

@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
\s5
\p
\v 27 Then in the vision Yahweh said to me, "Tell them that this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God of Israel, says: 'Drink from this cup some of the wine that represents the punishment that I will give you. Drink a lot of it and become drunk and vomit. You will fall down and not get up again, because I will cause you to be killed in wars that I will send to you.
\v 28 If any of those to whom you give this wine refuse to drink it, tell them that Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies says that they must drink it.
\v 29 I am starting to bring disaster to my own people. They will not be exempt from punishment, for I am sending wars to all the nations on the earth. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, have said it.'
\v 28 If any of those to whom you give this wine refuse to drink it, tell them that Yahweh, commander of the angel armies says that they must drink it.
\v 29 I am starting to bring disaster to my own people. They will not be exempt from punishment, for I am sending wars to all the nations on the earth. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, have said it.'
\s5
\p
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 32 Then tell them that this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\v 32 Then tell them that this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\q1 'Listen to this!
\q2 Disasters will happen to one nation after another.
\q1 Punishment from me will arise like a great storm

View File

@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
\s5
\v 18 They said, "Remember what Micah, the prophet from Moresheth, prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the king of Judah. He told the people of Judah this:
\q1 'This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\q1 'This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\q2 Some day Mount Zion will be plowed like fields are plowed;
\q2 Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins.
\q1 There will be a large clump of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.'

View File

@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
\v 1 Soon after Jehoiakim son of Josiah became the king of Judah, Yahweh gave a message to me.
\v 2 This is what he said to me: "Make a yoke and bonds, then fasten them around your own neck.
\v 3 Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon, by telling those messages to the ambassadors from those countries who have come to Jerusalem to talk to King Zedekiah.
\v 4 Tell them to give this message to their kings: This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says:
\v 4 Tell them to give this message to their kings: This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says:
\s5
\v 5 'With my very great power I created the earth and the people and the animals that are on the earth. And I can give those things to anyone whom I want to.
@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
\p
\v 16 Then I spoke to the priests and the other people, and I said, "This is what Yahweh says: 'Do not believe your prophets who tell you that all the gold items that were taken from my temple by soldiers from Babylon will soon be returned from Babylon, because what they are prophesying is a lie.
\v 17 Do not pay attention to what they say. Surrender to the king of Babylon. If you do that, you will remain alive. If you do not do that, this entire city will be destroyed.
\v 18 If they are really prophets who speak messages from me, tell them to plead to me, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, that the soldiers from Babylon will not be allowed to take away to Babylon the valuable items that still remain in the temple and in the king's palace and in the other palaces in Jerusalem.
\v 18 If they are really prophets who speak messages from me, tell them to plead to me, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, that the soldiers from Babylon will not be allowed to take away to Babylon the valuable items that still remain in the temple and in the king's palace and in the other palaces in Jerusalem.
\s5
\v 19 I say this because the huge pillars that are in front of the temple and the large water tank and the ten water carts and all the other items that are used for offering sacrifices are still in this city.
\v 20 King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon left those things here when he exiled Jehoiachin, the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, to Babylon, along with all the other leaders of Jerusalem and the leaders of other places in Judah.
\s5
\v 21 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this about all those valuable things that are still outside the temple and in the palace of the king of Judah:
\v 21 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this about all those valuable things that are still outside the temple and in the palace of the king of Judah:
\v 22 They will all be carried away to Babylon. And they will stay there until I say that they should be brought back to Jerusalem. Then they will be bought back here. That is what I, Yahweh, say.'"

View File

@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
\c 28
\p
\v 1 These things occurred when Zedekiah was beginning his rule as king of Judah. It happened on the fourth year and fifth month of his rule, that Azzur's son Hananiah, a prophet from the city of Gibeon, spoke to Jeremiah in the courtyard of the temple, while all the priests and other people were listening. He said,
\v 2 "This is what the Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says: 'I will cause the king of Babylon to stop ruling you.
\v 2 "This is what the Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says: 'I will cause the king of Babylon to stop ruling you.
\s5
\v 3 Within two years, I will cause to be brought back to this temple all the valuable things that King Nebuchadnezzar's soldiers took from this temple and took to Babylon.

View File

@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 4 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says to all you people who were captured here in Jerusalem and taken there to Babylon:
\v 4 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says to all you people who were captured here in Jerusalem and taken there to Babylon:
\v 5 "Build houses there, and plan to stay there because you will be there for many years. Plant gardens, and eat the food that is produced in the gardens.
\s5
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 8 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "There are false prophets and fortune tellers among you. Do not allow them to deceive you. Do not pay attention to them when they tell you their dreams,
\v 8 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "There are false prophets and fortune tellers among you. Do not allow them to deceive you. Do not pay attention to them when they tell you their dreams,
\v 9 because they are telling you lies, saying that I have given them the messages that they are telling you. But, I have not appointed them."
\s5
@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
\p
\v 15 Some of you say that Yahweh has appointed prophets for you there in Babylon.
\v 16 But this is what Yahweh says about the king who rules here in Jerusalem, and about all the other people who are still living here—your relatives who were not taken to Babylon with you.
\v 17 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this: "I will cause them to experience wars and famines and diseases. I will cause them to become like bad figs that are very rotten, with the result that no one can eat them.
\v 17 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this: "I will cause them to experience wars and famines and diseases. I will cause them to become like bad figs that are very rotten, with the result that no one can eat them.
\s5
\v 18 I will not stop causing them to experience wars and famines and diseases. And I will scatter them all around the world. In every country where I force them to be taken, I will cause them to be people whom others curse and be horrified about and mock.
@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 20 Therefore, you people who have been exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon, listen to this message from Yahweh.
\v 21 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships,, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah, and about Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are telling lies to you, saying that they are giving messages from him: "They will be seized and taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who will cause them to be executed while you are watching.
\v 21 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships,, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah, and about Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are telling lies to you, saying that they are giving messages from him: "They will be seized and taken to King Nebuchadnezzar, who will cause them to be executed while you are watching.
\s5
\v 22 Because of what will happen to them, all you people who have been taken from Judah to Babylon will say this when they curse someone: 'I hope that Yahweh will do to you the same thing that he did to Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon caused to be killed by being burned in a fire.'
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 24 Yahweh told me to send this message to Shemaiah, a man from Nehelam who was living in Babylon:
\v 25 "This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "You wrote a letter that no one told you to write. You sent it to Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, and you sent copies to the other priests and all the other people here in Jerusalem. This is what you wrote to him:
\v 25 "This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "You wrote a letter that no one told you to write. You sent it to Zephaniah the priest, son of Maaseiah, and you sent copies to the other priests and all the other people here in Jerusalem. This is what you wrote to him:
\p
\v 26 'Zephaniah, Yahweh has appointed you to be the priest instead of Jehoiada, to supervise those who work in the temple. Anyone who acts like a crazy man and who claims that he is a prophet, you should put his arms and legs and head into stocks.

View File

@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 8 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this:
\v 8 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this:
\q1 "At that time it will be as though I will sever the ropes that are around my people,
\q2 and I will free them from being slaves.
\q1 People in other countries will no longer enslave them.

View File

@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 23 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "When I bring them back from the countries to which they have been exiled, all the people from the towns in Judah will again say, 'I hope that Yahweh will bless this my home, the holy place where righteous people will live!'
\v 23 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "When I bring them back from the countries to which they have been exiled, all the people from the towns in Judah will again say, 'I hope that Yahweh will bless this my home, the holy place where righteous people will live!'
\v 24 The people of Judah who live in the towns, including the farmers and the shepherds, will all live together peacefully.
\v 25 I will enable weary people to be refreshed with drinks of water, and enable people who are very exhausted to become strong again."
\b
@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
\v 35 Yahweh is the one who causes the sun to give light during the day,
\q2 and who causes the moon and the stars to give light during the night.
\q1 He stirs up the seas, with the result that waves roar.
\q1 His name is Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\q1 His name is Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 and this is what he says:
\q1
\v 36 "I will not permanently reject my Israelite people

View File

@ -30,14 +30,14 @@
\s5
\p
\v 13 Then, while they were all listening, I said to Baruch,
\v 14 "This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: 'Take both copies of this paper and put them in a clay jar, to preserve them for a long time.
\v 15 Do that because this is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: Some day people will again own property in this land, and they will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'"
\v 14 "This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: 'Take both copies of this paper and put them in a clay jar, to preserve them for a long time.
\v 15 Do that because this is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: Some day people will again own property in this land, and they will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.'"
\s5
\p
\v 16 After I had given the papers to Baruch, I prayed to Yahweh, saying this:
\v 17 "Yahweh, you are my Lord! You made the sky and the earth by your very great power. Nothing is too difficult for you to do.
\v 18 You show thousands of people that you will always be faithful to your covenant with them, but people suffer the consequences of the sins that their parents have committed. You are the great and powerful God. You are Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\v 18 You show thousands of people that you will always be faithful to your covenant with them, but people suffer the consequences of the sins that their parents have committed. You are the great and powerful God. You are Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\s5
\v 19 You make wise plans and you do mighty deeds. You see how all people behave , and you do to them what they deserve.

View File

@ -22,14 +22,14 @@
\p
\v 10 And this is also what I, Yahweh, say: 'You people have said that this is a land where there are no longer any people or animals. But in the streets of Jerusalem that are now completely empty, and in the other towns in Judah,
\v 11 some day people will again be happy and laugh. Brides and bridegrooms will again sing joyfully. And many other people will also sing joyfully as they bring their offerings to me to thank me for what I have done for them. They will sing this song:
\q1 "We thank you, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\q1 "We thank you, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 because you are good to us.
\q2 You faithfully hold to your covenant with us forever."
\p They will sing that because I will cause the people of this land to be as prosperous as they were before.'
\s5
\p
\v 12 This land is now desolate. There are no people or animals living here. But I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, say this: 'In this land there will again be pastures where shepherds will lead their sheep
\v 12 This land is now desolate. There are no people or animals living here. But I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say this: 'In this land there will again be pastures where shepherds will lead their sheep
\v 13 Shepherds will again count their sheep as the sheep walk by, outside the towns in the hill country, in the western foothills, in the southern Judean wilderness, in the land where the descendants of Benjamin live, around Jerusalem, and outside all the other towns in Judah.' That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.
\s5

View File

@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 12 Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
\v 13 "This is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: 'Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah: "Why do you not listen to me or learn something about how to obey me?
\v 13 "This is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: 'Go and tell this to the people in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah: "Why do you not listen to me or learn something about how to obey me?
\v 14 The Rechab clan still do not drink wine, because their ancestor Jonadab told them to not do that. In contrast, I have spoken to you many times, but you ignored me and refused to obey me.
\s5
@ -35,11 +35,11 @@
\s5
\p
\v 17 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: 'You have refused to listen to me and you did not answer when I called you. Therefore, I will cause the people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah to experience all the disasters that I said that I would cause to happen.'"'"
\v 17 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: 'You have refused to listen to me and you did not answer when I called you. Therefore, I will cause the people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah to experience all the disasters that I said that I would cause to happen.'"'"
\s5
\p
\v 18 Then Jeremiah turned to the Rechab clan and said, "This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: 'You have obeyed what your ancestor Jonadab told you. You have obeyed all his instructions.
\v 18 Then Jeremiah turned to the Rechab clan and said, "This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: 'You have obeyed what your ancestor Jonadab told you. You have obeyed all his instructions.
\v 19 Therefore, this is what Yahweh says: "There will always be descendants of Jonadab who will do work for me."'"

View File

@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 17 So then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: 'If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, you and your family will be spared, and this city will not be burned.
\v 17 So then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: 'If you surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, you and your family will be spared, and this city will not be burned.
\v 18 But if you refuse to surrender to them, you will not escape. And the army from Babylonia will capture this city and completely burn it.'"
\s5

View File

@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 15 But while Jeremiah was still being guarded in the palace courtyard, Yahweh gave him this message:
\v 16 "Say this to Ebed Melech, the official from Ethiopia: 'This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
\v 16 "Say this to Ebed Melech, the official from Ethiopia: 'This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: I will do to this city everything that I said that I would do. I will not enable the people to prosper; I will cause them to experience disasters. You will see Jerusalem being destroyed,
\s5
\v 17 but I will rescue you from the people whom you are afraid of. This is what I, Yahweh, have promised to you!

View File

@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
\v 14 instead, we will go to Egypt. There we will not experience any wars, we will not hear trumpets signaling our soldiers to prepare for battles, and we will not be hungry,'
\s5
\v 15 then listen, you people who are left in Judah, to what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says to you: 'If you are determined to go to Egypt, and if you go and live there,
\v 15 then listen, you people who are left in Judah, to what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says to you: 'If you are determined to go to Egypt, and if you go and live there,
\v 16 you will experience those wars and famines that you are afraid of, and you will all die there.
\v 17 That is what will happen to all you who are determined to go to Egypt and live there. Some of you will be killed by the swords of your enemies, and others of you will die from famines and from diseases. None of you will escape the disasters that I will bring on you.'
\s5
\p
\v 18 And Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, also says this: 'Because I was very angry, I severely punished all the people of Jerusalem. I will do the same things to you when you go to Egypt. The result will be that people will curse you. They will be horrified about what has happened to you. They will make fun of you, and you will never see this land again.'
\v 18 And Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, also says this: 'Because I was very angry, I severely punished all the people of Jerusalem. I will do the same things to you when you go to Egypt. The result will be that people will curse you. They will be horrified about what has happened to you. They will make fun of you, and you will never see this land again.'
\p
\v 19 You little group of people of Judah who are still alive, listen to me: Yahweh has told you, 'Do not go to Egypt.' So do not forget what I have warned you today.

View File

@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
\p
\v 8 While we were at Tachpanches, Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
\v 9 "While the people of Judah are watching you, take some large rocks and bury them under the brick pavement at the entrance to the king's palace there at Tachpanches.
\v 10 Then say to the people of Judah, 'This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "I will summon Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, who does my work, to come with his army to Egypt. I will set up his throne over these stones that I told Jeremiah to bury. And Nebuchadnezzar will set up his tent there to show that he has become the king of Egypt.
\v 10 Then say to the people of Judah, 'This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says: "I will summon Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, who does my work, to come with his army to Egypt. I will set up his throne over these stones that I told Jeremiah to bury. And Nebuchadnezzar will set up his tent there to show that he has become the king of Egypt.
\s5
\v 11 When his army comes, they will attack Egypt. Then those will die who I have determined must die, those who I have determined must be captured will be captured, and those who I have determined must be killed by swords will be killed by swords.

View File

@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
\c 44
\p
\v 1 This is the message that Yahweh gave me concerning the Judeans who were living in northern Egypt—in Migdol, Tachpanches, and Memphis—and in the region of Pathros in southern Egypt:
\v 2 "This is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: You saw the disaster that I caused the people in Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.
\v 2 "This is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: You saw the disaster that I caused the people in Jerusalem and the other towns in Judah to experience. Those towns are now ruined and deserted.
\v 3 That happened because I was extremely angry with them on account of their being very wicked. They burned incense to other gods and worshiped them. They were gods that you previously did not know about, and your ancestors also did not know about them.
\s5
@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 7 So now I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, ask you: Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? Do you not realize that because of what you are doing, soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you who have come here to Egypt from Judah?
\v 7 So now I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, ask you: Why are you causing yourselves to experience these disasters? Do you not realize that because of what you are doing, soon there will be no more men or women or children or infants left among you who have come here to Egypt from Judah?
\v 8 Why are you provoking me and causing me to be very angry by burning incense to the idols that you have made here in Egypt? If you continue doing this, you will destroy yourselves, and you will cause yourselves to be people whom all the nations on the earth will curse and despise.
\s5
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 11 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of everyone in Judah.
\v 11 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say: I am determined to cause all of you to experience disasters and to get rid of everyone in Judah.
\v 12 You people from Judah who have survived were determined to come and live here in Egypt. So I will get rid of all of you here in Egypt. Every one of you will die, including those who are important and those who are not important. Some of you will be killed by your enemies' swords, some will die from famines. You will become people whom others curse, be horrified about, and make fun of.
\s5
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 24 Then Jeremiah said to all of them, including the women, "All you people of Judah who are here in Egypt, listen to this message from Yahweh.
\v 25 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says to you men: 'You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the goddess whom you call the Queen of Heaven. And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do for her.'
\v 25 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says to you men: 'You and your wives have said that you would continue to do what you promised, to burn incense and pour out wine to the goddess whom you call the Queen of Heaven. And you have proved by your actions that you intend to continue to do that. So go ahead and continue doing what you have promised to do for her.'
\s5
\p

View File

@ -52,11 +52,11 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 10 But, you need to know that this is the day when I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will get revenge on my enemies.
\v 10 But, you need to know that this is the day when I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will get revenge on my enemies.
\q1 With my sword I will kill my enemies until I am satisfied;
\q2 my sword will be like a monster that drinks the blood of the animals it kills until it is no longer thirsty.
\q1 The enemy soldiers who will be killed in the north beside the Euphrates River
\q2 will be like a sacrifice to me, the Lord Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\q2 will be like a sacrifice to me, the Lord Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\b
\s5
@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 18 I, the King, who is called Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\v 18 I, the King, who is called Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 say this:
\q1 'As surely as I live, an army is coming to fight against the army of Egypt.
\q2 They will be extremely powerful,
@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 25 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say, 'I will punish Amon, the god whom the people of the city of Thebes worship, and all the other gods in Egypt. I will punish the king of Egypt and all those who trust in him.
\v 25 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say, 'I will punish Amon, the god whom the people of the city of Thebes worship, and all the other gods in Egypt. I will punish the king of Egypt and all those who trust in him.
\v 26 I will cause them to be captured by those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and his army officers. But many years later, people will live in Egypt again. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, have said it.'
\s5

View File

@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
\s5
\c 48
\p
\v 1 This is a message about Moab. Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says,
\v 1 This is a message about Moab. Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, says,
\q1 "Terrible things will happen to the city of Nebo;
\q2 it will soon be ruined.
\q1 the city of Kiriathaim will be put to shame. It is taken!

View File

@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 5 But listen to this: I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\v 5 But listen to this: I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 will cause you to become terrified.
\q1 You will all be forced to flee to other countries from the enemies all around you,
\q2 and no one will be able to bring you together again.
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 7 This message is about the people of Edom. This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\v 7 This message is about the people of Edom. This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\q1 "It seems that there are no longer any wise people in Teman district in Edom!
\q2 There are no people left who can give others good advice.
\q2 The people who were wise have disappeared.
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
\v 26 Its young men will fall in the streets.
\q2 Its soldiers will all be killed in one day.
\q1
\v 27 And I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus,
\v 27 And I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will start a fire to burn the walls that surround Damascus,
\q2 and the palaces of King Ben Hadad will be burned down."
\s5
@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
\p
\v 34 The prophet Jeremiah received this message from Yahweh when King Zedekiah was starting to rule Judah.
\p
\v 35 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\v 35 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\q1 "The men of Elam are famous archers;
\q2 that is how they have made their country very powerful.
\q1 But I will get rid of them .

View File

@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
\q1 First the army of the king of Assyria defeated them.
\q2 Then the army of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon smashed them.
\p
\v 18 So this is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say:
\v 18 So this is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God whom Israel worships, say:
\q1 'Now I will punish the king of Babylon and the people of his land,
\q2 like I punished the king of Assyria.
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
\v 25 It is as though I have opened the place where I store my weapons,
\q2 and I have brought out all the weapons
\q2 to use against the people with whom I am angry.
\q1 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, have a lot of work to do
\q1 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, have a lot of work to do
\q2 to punish the people of Babylonia.
\q1
\v 26 So, you enemies of Babylonia, come from distant lands and attack it.
@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 31 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, say this:
\v 31 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say this:
\q2 'You arrogant people,
\q1 it is now the time;
\q2 it is the day when I will punish you.
@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 33 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, also say this:
\v 33 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, also say this:
\q1 'The people of Israel and Judah were oppressed;
\q2 those who captured them guarded them carefully and would not allow them to leave Babylon.
\q1

View File

@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 5 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, have not abandoned Israel and Judah.
\v 5 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, have not abandoned Israel and Judah.
\q2 Even though their land was filled with people who sinned against me, the Holy God of Israel,
\q2 I am still their God.
\b
@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
\q1 but it is time for Babylon to be finished;
\q2 the time for the city to exist is ended.
\q1
\v 14 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies has solemnly promised, using his own name,
\v 14 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies has solemnly promised, using his own name,
\q1 "Your cities will be filled with your enemies;
\q2 I will cause them to be like a swarm of locusts;
\q2 and they will shout triumphantly when they conquer your city."
@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
\v 19 But the God of Israel is not like those idols;
\q2 he is the one who created everything that exists;
\q1 we, the tribe of Israel, belong to him;
\q2 his name is Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\q2 his name is Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\b
\s5
@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 33 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says;
\v 33 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, whom Israel worships, says;
\q1 "Babylon is like wheat on the ground where it is about to be threshed
\q2 by animals tramping on it.
\q2 Very soon their enemies will trample on the city of Babylon."
@ -327,12 +327,12 @@
\s5
\p
\v 57 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says,
\v 57 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says,
\q1 "I will cause the city officials and wise men, the army captains and soldiers, to become drunk.
\q2 They will fall asleep,
\q2 but they will never wake up again!"
\p
\v 58 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, also says,
\v 58 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, also says,
\q1 "The thick walls around Babylon will be flattened to the ground.
\q2 The city gates will be burned.
\q1 People from other countries will work hard to save the city,

View File

@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 13 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this:
\v 13 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this:
\q2 "Proclaim this message about the descendants of Jacob:
\q1
\v 14 When I, Yahweh, punish the people of Israel

View File

@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
\q2 and sometimes cause the daylight to become dark like the night.
\q1 I rule over everything,
\q2 and even walk on the highest mountains on the earth!
\q2 I am Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies!"
\q2 I am Yahweh, commander of the angel armies!"

View File

@ -90,12 +90,12 @@
\q1
\v 14 In order to remain alive,
\q2 you must stop doing what is wrong, and start doing what is right.
\q1 If you do that, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will be with you
\q1 If you do that, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will be with you
\q2 as you claim that he always is.
\q1
\v 15 Love what is good, and hate what is evil!
\q2 Try to cause judges in your courts to make decisions that are right!
\q1 If you do those things, perhaps Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies,
\q1 If you do those things, perhaps Yahweh, commander of the angel armies,
\q2 will act mercifully toward you descendants of Joseph who are still alive.
\s5
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 27 For I will now force you to go to a country that is far beyond Damascus!
\q1 That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, have said it!"
\q1 That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, have said it!"

View File

@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 14 But Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, declares,
\v 14 But Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, declares,
\q2 "I will cause a certain nation to attack you people of Israel;
\q1 they will oppress you all the way from Hamath Pass in the northwest
\q2 to the brook of the Arabah.

View File

@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 5 When Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, touches the earth, it melts,
\v 5 When Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, touches the earth, it melts,
\q2 and all over the earth many people die, and the others mourn for them.
\q1 It is as though Yahweh causes the earth repeatedly to rise and fall
\q2 like water in the Nile River rises and falls.

View File

@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
\v 4 Everyone will sit peacefully under his own grapevines,
\q2 and under his own fig trees;
\q1 no one will cause them to be afraid.
\q2 That is what will surely happen because Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, has said it.
\q2 That is what will surely happen because Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, has said it.
\q1
\v 5 Many of the people of other nations will worship their own gods,
\q2 but we will worship Yahweh our God always, forever.

View File

@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
\s5
\m
\v 13 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to the people of Nineveh,
\v 13 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says to the people of Nineveh,
\pi "I am your enemy;
I will cause your chariots to burn in fire and go up in smoke.
Your young men will be killed with swords.

View File

@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
and caused them to become their slaves.
\s5
\v 5 So Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to the people of Nineveh:
\v 5 So Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says to the people of Nineveh:
\pi "I am your enemy,
and I will cause the people in other nations to see you completely humiliated
like women who have committed adultery are humiliated by having their skirts lifted high,

View File

@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
\v 12 Terrible things will happen to you people of Babylonia who kill people in order to build cities,
\q2 cities that you build by using money that you have gotten by committing crimes.
\q1
\v 13 But Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, has declared that everything that is built by people who do things like that will be destroyed by fire;
\v 13 But Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, has declared that everything that is built by people who do things like that will be destroyed by fire;
\q2 they will have worked hard uselessly.
\q1
\v 14 But in contrast, like the oceans are filled with water,

View File

@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 8 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, the God of the Israelites, says this:
\v 8 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, the God of the Israelites, says this:
\q1 "I have heard the people of Moab and Ammon
\q1 insult my people and plan to conquer my people's country.
\q1
@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
\s5
\q1
\v 10 The people of Moab and Ammon will get what they deserve for being proud,
\q2 because they made fun of the people who belong to Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\q2 because they made fun of the people who belong to Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\q1
\v 11 Yahweh will cause them to be terrified
\q2 when he destroys all the gods of their countries.

View File

@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
\p
\v 1 Haggai, who was a prophet, received a message from Yahweh. Yahweh spoke this message to him in the second year after Darius had become king of Persia. This happened on the first day of the sixth month of that year. Haggai told this message to Shealtiel's son Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and to Jehozadak's son Joshua, the high priest.
\p
\v 2 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, told him that the people were saying that it was not yet time for them to rebuild Yahweh's temple.
\v 2 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, told him that the people were saying that it was not yet time for them to rebuild Yahweh's temple.
\s5
\p
\v 3 Then Yahweh gave him this message to tell to the people of Jerusalem:
\v 4 "It is not right for you to be living in luxurious houses while my temple is only ruins!
\v 5 I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this: 'Think about what you are doing.
\v 5 I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this: 'Think about what you are doing.
\v 6 You have planted a lot of seeds, but you are not getting many crops to harvest. You eat food, but you never get enough. You drink wine, but you are still thirsty. You wear clothes, but you do not stay warm. You earn money, but it is spent as quickly as you make it.'
\s5
\p
\v 7 So this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says: 'Think about what you are doing.
\v 7 So this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says: 'Think about what you are doing.
\v 8 Then go up into the hills, cut down trees, bring timber down here, and rebuild my temple. When you do that, I will be pleased and I will appear there with my glory.
\v 9 You expected to harvest plenty of crops, but there were few crops to harvest because I removed them. I did this because my temple is a ruin, while each of you are busy building your own beautiful house.
@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
\v 13 Then Haggai, who was Yahweh's messenger, gave this message from Yahweh to the people: "I, Yahweh, declare that I am with you."
\s5
\v 14 So Yahweh motivated Zerubbabel and Joshua and the other people to want to rebuild the temple of their God, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies. So they gathered together and started to work to rebuild it.
\v 14 So Yahweh motivated Zerubbabel and Joshua and the other people to want to rebuild the temple of their God, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies. So they gathered together and started to work to rebuild it.
\v 15 They started that work on the twenty-fourth day of the same month in which Yahweh had spoken to Haggai.

View File

@ -8,22 +8,22 @@
\s5
\v 3 "Do any of you remember how glorious our former temple was? If you do, what does it look like to you now? It must seem like nothing at all.
\v 4 But now Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to all of you, to Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of you people who live in this nation, 'Do not be discouraged; instead be strong!
\v 4 But now Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says to all of you, to Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of you people who live in this nation, 'Do not be discouraged; instead be strong!
\v 5 My Spirit remains among you, like I promised your ancestors when they left Egypt. So do not be afraid!'
\s5
\p
\v 6 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says: 'Soon I will shake again the sky and the earth, the oceans and the ground.
\v 6 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says: 'Soon I will shake again the sky and the earth, the oceans and the ground.
\v 7 I will shake again the people of all the nations, and as a result they will bring their treasures to this temple. I will fill this temple with my glory.
\s5
\v 8 The silver and the gold that they own are really mine, so they will bring them to me.
\v 9 Then this temple will be more glorious than the former temple was. And I will cause things to go well for you all. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, have said it.'"
\v 9 Then this temple will be more glorious than the former temple was. And I will cause things to go well for you all. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, have said it.'"
\s5
\p
\v 10 Then on the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of that same year, Yahweh gave still another message to the prophet Haggai:
\v 11 "This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies says: 'Ask the priests this question about what is written in the laws of Moses about sacrifices:
\v 11 "This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies says: 'Ask the priests this question about what is written in the laws of Moses about sacrifices:
\v 12 If one of you priests takes from the altar some meat that was sacrificed and is carrying it in his robes, if his robe touches some bread or stew or wine or olive oil or some other food, does that food also become holy?'"
\p When he said that to the priests, they replied, "No."
@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
\p
\v 15 Think about what has been happening to you before you began to lay the foundation of my temple.
\v 16 When you expected to harvest twenty measures of grain, you harvested only ten. When someone went to a big wine vat to get fifty measures of wine, there were only twenty in the vat.
\v 17 I sent blight and mildew to destroy all your crops. But still you did not return to me.' This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to you.
\v 17 I sent blight and mildew to destroy all your crops. But still you did not return to me.' This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says to you.
\s5
\p
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 23 Zerubbabel, you will become my servant on that day. And I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, declare that like kings wear signet rings to show that they have authority to rule people, I will appoint you and cause you to have authority to rule. I will do that because I have chosen you. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, have said it."
\v 23 Zerubbabel, you will become my servant on that day. And I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, declare that like kings wear signet rings to show that they have authority to rule people, I will appoint you and cause you to have authority to rule. I will do that because I have chosen you. That will surely happen because I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, have said it."

View File

@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
\v 1 When Darius had been the emperor of Persia for two years, in the eighth month his reign, Yahweh gave Zechariah the prophet, son of Berekiah and grandson of Iddo the prophet, this message:
\p
\v 2 "I was very angry with your ancestors.
\v 3 So tell this to the people: Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this: 'Return to me, and if you do that, I will help you again.
\v 3 So tell this to the people: Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this: 'Return to me, and if you do that, I will help you again.
\s5
\v 4 Do not be like your ancestors. Prophets, who have now died, continually proclaimed to your ancestors that they should stop doing the evil things that they were always doing. But they refused to pay attention to what I said.
\v 5 Your ancestors have died and are now in their graves. Even the prophets did not live forever either.
\v 6 But the commands and the decrees that I had instructed my servants the prophets to tell them—your ancestors did not obey them, so I punished them.
So then they repented and said that I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, had done to them what they deserved for their evil behavior, just like I had said I would do.'"
So then they repented and said that I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, had done to them what they deserved for their evil behavior, just like I had said I would do.'"
\s5
@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ So then they repented and said that I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, ha
\s5
\p
\v 14 Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, "Proclaim this to the people of Jerusalem: Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says that he is very concerned about the people who live on Mount Zion and in the other parts of Jerusalem.
\v 14 Then the angel who had been talking with me said to me, "Proclaim this to the people of Jerusalem: Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says that he is very concerned about the people who live on Mount Zion and in the other parts of Jerusalem.
\v 15 And he is very angry with the nations that are proud and feel safe. He was only a little bit angry with Judah, but they caused them to suffer much more.
\s5
\v 16 Therefore, he says that
he will go back to Jerusalem and help the people. It will be as if he himself had surveyed and measured all the land in the city.
\v 17 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, also said to tell people in his cities in Judah that they will soon be very prosperous again.
\v 17 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, also said to tell people in his cities in Judah that they will soon be very prosperous again.
He will encourage the people of Jerusalem again, and he will again choose Jerusalem as his special city."

View File

@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
\v 7 Run! You who now live in Babylon, run here to Jerusalem!"
\s5
\v 8 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, honored me by telling me to go to the nations who took everything you owned, for those who harm you harm what is most precious to him! After he did that, he said this to me:
\v 9 "Tell them that I, Yahweh, will attack them. Their own slaves will take back their possessions from them, the people who had taken them in the first place." When that happens, you Jewish people will know that Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, is the one who sent me, Zecariah, as a prophet.
\v 8 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, honored me by telling me to go to the nations who took everything you owned, for those who harm you harm what is most precious to him! After he did that, he said this to me:
\v 9 "Tell them that I, Yahweh, will attack them. Their own slaves will take back their possessions from them, the people who had taken them in the first place." When that happens, you Jewish people will know that Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, is the one who sent me, Zecariah, as a prophet.
\s5
\p

View File

@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 10 At that time, each of you will invite his friends to come and sit under his grapevine and under his fig tree. That is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, declares."
\v 10 At that time, each of you will invite his friends to come and sit under his grapevine and under his fig tree. That is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, declares."

View File

@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
\s5
\p
\v 6 Then the angel said to me, "This is the message from Yahweh to you, Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: 'You will do what I want you to do, but it will not be by your own strength or power. It will be done by the power of my Spirit,' says Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies."
\v 6 Then the angel said to me, "This is the message from Yahweh to you, Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah: 'You will do what I want you to do, but it will not be by your own strength or power. It will be done by the power of my Spirit,' says Yahweh, commander of the angel armies."
\v 7 The angel continued to speak to me: "Zerubbabel, you have many difficult matters to handle. They are like high mountains. But it will be as though they became flat land. And you will bring to the new temple the final stone, the highest stone, to complete it. When you set it in place, all the people will shout repeatedly, 'It is beautiful! May God bless it!'"
\s5
\p
\v 8 Then Yahweh gave me another message.
\v 9 He said to me, "Zerubbabel himself laid some of the stones for the foundation of the temple, and he will put some of the last stones in their places." Then I said to the other men with him, "When that happens, the people will know that it is Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, who has sent me to you.
\v 9 He said to me, "Zerubbabel himself laid some of the stones for the foundation of the temple, and he will put some of the last stones in their places." Then I said to the other men with him, "When that happens, the people will know that it is Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, who has sent me to you.
\p
\v 10 The people who are mocking the slow way in which they are building the temple again—these same people will be glad when they see Zerubbabel holding a plumb line in his hand.

View File

@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
\p
\v 1 When Darius had been the emperor for almost four years, on the fourth day of Kislev (which was the ninth month in their calendar), Yahweh gave me another message.
\v 2 The people of the city of Bethel sent two men, Sharezer and Regem Melech, along with some other men, to the temple of Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, to request that Yahweh be kind to them.
\v 2 The people of the city of Bethel sent two men, Sharezer and Regem Melech, along with some other men, to the temple of Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, to request that Yahweh be kind to them.
\v 3 They also asked the priests at Yahweh's temple and the prophets this question: "For many years, during the fifth month and during the seventh month of each year, we have mourned and fasted. Should we continue to do that?"
\s5
\p
\v 4 Then Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, gave me a message.
\v 4 Then Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, gave me a message.
\v 5 He told me to say this to the priests and, in fact, to everyone in the whole land: "Tell me whom you were honoring when you did not eat but went around in dirty clothing. You were not really honoring me, were you?
\v 6 And when you feasted at my temple, you did it just to have a good time; you did not really intend to honor me, did you?
\v 7 This is exactly what I kept telling the former prophets to proclaim to the people, when the people in Jerusalem and the nearby towns were many and prosperous, and when people also lived in the southern Judean wilderness, and in the foothills to the west."
@ -18,17 +18,17 @@
\s5
\p
\v 8 Yahweh gave another message to me:
\v 9 "Tell the people that this is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says: 'I told you to do what is just, to act kindly and mercifully toward each other, in order to honor my covenant with you.
\v 9 "Tell the people that this is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says: 'I told you to do what is just, to act kindly and mercifully toward each other, in order to honor my covenant with you.
\v 10 I told you not to oppress widows or orphans or foreigners or poor people. I said to not even think about doing evil to anyone else.'"
\s5
\p
\v 11 But the people refused to pay attention to what Yahweh had said. They refused to cooperate with him; they refused to listen to what he said.
\v 12 He had given these messages for his Spirit to repeat to the prophets in earlier times. The prophets were meant to speak these messages to the people. But the people were very stubborn; they would not listen to the law of Moses or to any message from God. So Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, became very angry with them.
\v 12 He had given these messages for his Spirit to repeat to the prophets in earlier times. The prophets were meant to speak these messages to the people. But the people were very stubborn; they would not listen to the law of Moses or to any message from God. So Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, became very angry with them.
\s5
\p
\v 13 In those times, when Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, called to the people, they refused to listen. So he said, "In exactly the same way, I will refuse to listen when they call to me.
\v 13 In those times, when Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, called to the people, they refused to listen. So he said, "In exactly the same way, I will refuse to listen when they call to me.
\v 14 And I will scatter them among many nations, nations that they have never been to before. I will scatter them as a storm scatters leaves. After they are gone, their own land will be empty, with no one living there. No one will travel through it and no one will come back to it, because they have turned it, their most pleasant land, into a wilderness."

View File

@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
\v 1 Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
\v 2 "This is what I, Yahweh the Commander of the angel armies, say: I love the people of Jerusalem; I love them very much, and I am very angry with their enemies.
\p
\v 3 So this is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, say: Some day I will return to Mount Zion and I will live there. At that time, Jerusalem will be called The City of Faithful People, and Mount Zion will be called The Mountain that Belongs to Yahweh."
\v 3 So this is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say: Some day I will return to Mount Zion and I will live there. At that time, Jerusalem will be called The City of Faithful People, and Mount Zion will be called The Mountain that Belongs to Yahweh."
\s5
\p

View File

@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ and I will forbid them to eat food that they offered to idols.
Yahweh our Lord will blow his trumpet,
and he will march with the powerful storms that come from the land of Teman in the south.
\v 15 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, will protect his people;
\v 15 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, will protect his people;
the soldiers of Judah will attack and defeat their enemies who attack them using slings and stones.
Those soldiers of Judah will drink and celebrate and shout like people who are drunk;
they will be as full of wine as the bowl that holds the blood of the animals priests kill at the altar—

View File

@ -13,16 +13,16 @@
\p
\v 4 The descendants of Esau who now live in Edom may say,
\pi "Yes, God has demolished our cities, but we will rebuild houses in the ruins."
\p But Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, replies,
\p But Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, replies,
\pi "They may build houses again, but I will demolish them again. Their country will be called 'The land where wicked people live,' and their people will be called 'The people with whom Yahweh is angry forever.'~"
\m
\v 5 When you Israelite people yourselves see what I will do to them, you will say, "It is evident that Yahweh is very powerful even outside the borders of Israel!"
\s5
\p
\v 6 But the Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says to the people,
\v 6 But the Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says to the people,
\pi "Boys honor their fathers, and servants respect their masters. So, if I am like your father and your master, why do you not honor me? Why do you not obey me?"
\m And Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, has something to say to you priests:
\m And Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, has something to say to you priests:
\pi "You show no respect for me! But you priests ask,
\pi2 'How have shown no respect for you?'
\pi
@ -33,16 +33,16 @@
\s5
\pi
\v 8 You offer for sacrifices animals that are blind. Is that not wrong? You offer animals that are sick or lame. Do you really think I would accept such gifts? You would not dare to offer such gifts to your own governor! You know that he would not take them. You know that he would be displeased with you and would not welcome you!"
\m That is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says!
\m That is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says!
\p
\v 9 You go through the motions of asking God to help us. But Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says,
\v 9 You go through the motions of asking God to help us. But Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says,
\pi "If you bring to me sacrifices that are not acceptable to me, why should I help you?"
\s5
\p
\v 10 Yahweh also says,
\pi "I wish that one of you would shut the gates of the temple courtyard, in order that no one could offer those worthless sacrifices. I am not pleased with you, and I will not accept the offerings that you bring to me."
\m This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says.
\m This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says.
\v 11 He also says,
\pi "People of other nations from east to west will indeed honor me. They will burn incense to honor me, and they will bring right offerings, offerings that I will accept. This will happen because people in all the nations will praise and honor me.
\p
@ -54,12 +54,12 @@
\v 13 You also say,
\pi2 'We are tired of burning all these sacrifices on the altar.'
\pi2 You turn up your noses at doing this. You bring sheep or goats that wild animals have attacked and torn in two. You also bring animals that are sick or that cannot walk. You cannot really think that I should accept these from you, can you?"
\m This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says.
\m This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says.
\p
\v 14 Yahweh also says,
\pi "I will curse anyone who tries to cheat me by swearing that he will bring to me a perfect animal from his herd, and who then brings me one that has defects. If anyone does that, I will punish him, because I am a great king, and people of the other nations honor me, but you do not!"
\m This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says.
\m This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says.

View File

@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
\c 2
\p
\v 1 You priests, I will say something to warn you.
\v 2 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this:
\v 2 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this:
\pi "Pay attention to what I am saying, and then decide to honor me. If you do not do that, I will curse you, and I will curse the things that I have done for you to help you. And I have already cursed them, because you have not honored me.
\s5
\v 3 I will punish your descendants, and it will be as though I had splattered on your faces the dung from the animals that you have sacrificed, and others will come and throw you away with that dung.
\p
\v 4 When that happens, you will know that I warned you like this, in order that you descendants of Levi will obey my covenant with the priests."
\m This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, is saying to you.
\m This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, is saying to you.
\s5
\v 5 He also says,
\pi "I made my covenant with your ancestor Levi because I wanted the priests to live prosperously and peacefully. And that is what I enabled them to do. I required that they greatly respect me and honor me, and they did so.
\v 6 They taught the people what was true and right; they did not tell lies. They worked for me peacefully and loyally, and they helped many people to stop sinning.
\p
\v 7 What priests say should enable people to continue to learn the truth from generation to generation. They should be certain that the priests will teach them correction, because they must be true messengers from me, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\v 7 What priests say should enable people to continue to learn the truth from generation to generation. They should be certain that the priests will teach them correction, because they must be true messengers from me, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\s5
\v 8 But, you priests do not act in that way any more. Instead, what you have taught people has caused many of them to sin. You have rejected the covenant that I made with the descendants of Levi long ago.
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
\v 10 Now I will warn you about something else. It is certain that we Israelites are a people group only because God has created us as a people group. But we lie to each other and harm each other; in this way we disgrace the covenant that Yahweh made with our ancestors.
\p
\v 11 You people of Judah have been unfaithful toward Yahweh. You have done disgusting things in Jerusalem and elsewhere in Israel. You Israelite men have defiled the temple that Yahweh loves. You have done that by marrying foreign women, women who worship idols.
\v 12 I wish that Yahweh would drive away from Israel every man who has done that, along with his descendants—even if they bring offerings to Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies.
\v 12 I wish that Yahweh would drive away from Israel every man who has done that, along with his descendants—even if they bring offerings to Yahweh, commander of the angel armies.
\s5
\p
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
\p
\v 15 Indeed, Yahweh made you one with your wife, and he gave you some of his spirit. He did this because he wanted you to have children who would honor him. So you must be careful not to let other women attract you. Let none of you be faithless to the woman whom you married when you were young.
\p
\v 16 Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelites belong, says, "I hate divorce!" So if you men divorce your wives, you are overwhelming them by acting cruelly toward them. So be sure that you are not disloyal to your wives. That is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says.
\v 16 Yahweh, the God to whom we Israelites belong, says, "I hate divorce!" So if you men divorce your wives, you are overwhelming them by acting cruelly toward them. So be sure that you are not disloyal to your wives. That is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says.
\s5
\p

View File

@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
\c 3
\p
\v 1 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this:
\v 1 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this:
\pi "Look, I will soon send a messenger to you, who will get you ready to welcome me. Then I, the Lord, whom you say you desire to come, will appear suddenly in my temple—Yahweh, with whom you have covenant that you say you take pleasure in—I myself am coming.
\p
\v 2 But none of you will truly be able to stay the same when he come. For Yahweh will declare no one innocent when he comes. He will act like a fire that burns hot enough to refine copper; he will act like the strong soap that laundrymen use to clean clothing.
@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
\m
\v 4 When that happens, Yahweh will again accept the offerings that the people of Jerusalem and Judah bring to him, as he did previously.
\p
\v 5 This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says:
\v 5 This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says:
\pi "At that time, I will come to you to judge you. I will quickly testify against all those who practice sorcery, against those who mistreat helpless widows and orphans, against those who do not treat the foreigners among you justly, and against those who refuse to honor me."
\s5
\pi
\v 6 I am Yahweh, and I never change. That is why I have not yet gotten rid of you, although you deceive people like your ancestor Jacob did.
\v 7 Ever since the time when your ancestors were alive, you have ignored my commands and refused to obey them. Now return to me; if you do so, I will return to you. That is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, say. But you ask,
\v 7 Ever since the time when your ancestors were alive, you have ignored my commands and refused to obey them. Now return to me; if you do so, I will return to you. That is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say. But you ask,
\pi2 'We have never gone away from you, so how can we return to you?'
\s5
@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
\v 9 I have cursed everything that you do, because all you people in this country have been cheating me.
\s5
\v 10 Now bring all the tithes to the storerooms of the temple, in order that there may be enough food for the people who serve me there. If you do that, I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, promise that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out from them blessings on you. If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me to see if I am telling the truth.
\v 10 Now bring all the tithes to the storerooms of the temple, in order that there may be enough food for the people who serve me there. If you do that, I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, promise that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out from them blessings on you. If you bring your tithes to the temple, the blessings will be very great, with the result that you will not have enough space to store all of them. So test me to see if I am telling the truth.
\v 11 You will have abundant crops to harvest, because I will protect them in order that locusts do not harm them. Your grapes will not fall from the vines before they are ripe.
\v 12 When that happens, the people of all nations will say that I have truly helped you, because your country will be delightful. That is what I, Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, say."
\v 12 When that happens, the people of all nations will say that I have truly helped you, because your country will be delightful. That is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say."
\b
\s5
@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
\s5
\p
\v 17 Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says this about those people:
\v 17 Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this about those people:
\pi "They will be my people. On the day that I judge people, I will not punish them, as a father does not punish his son who obeys him.
\v 18 When that happens, you will again see that the manner in which I treat righteous people is different from the manner in which I treat wicked people. You will see that the manner in which I act toward those who worship me is different from the manner in which I act toward those who do not."

View File

@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
\c 4
\p
\v 1 This is also what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, says: "There will be a time when I will judge and punish all people. When that happens, it will be like a day that they burn stubble in the fields. Those people will burn up completely—as roots and branches and everything else on a tree burns completely in a very hot fire.
\v 1 This is also what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says: "There will be a time when I will judge and punish all people. When that happens, it will be like a day that they burn stubble in the fields. Those people will burn up completely—as roots and branches and everything else on a tree burns completely in a very hot fire.
\v 2 But for you who honor me, I, who always act righteously will come to you and heal you, as the sun rises in the morning. You will be as happy as young calves when they leave their stalls to play in the fields.
\v 3 On the day when I judge people, you will completely defeat the wicked people. It will be as if you had walked all over them." This is what Yahweh, Commander of the angel armies, promises.
\v 3 On the day when I judge people, you will completely defeat the wicked people. It will be as if you had walked all over them." This is what Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, promises.
\s5
\p