And and reader Bob Johnson on 1KI 13, 14

10-2SA/13.usfm

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 \v 12 She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for nothing like this should be done in Israel. Do not do this appalling thing!
 
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-\v 13 How could I be rid of my shame? And what about you? You would be like one of the fools in Israel! Now, please speak to the king, for he would not keep me from you."
+\v 13 How could I be rid of my shame? What about you? You would be like one of the fools in Israel! Now, please speak to the king, for he would not keep me from you."
 \v 14 However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept with her.
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11-1KI/13.usfm

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 \v 1 A man of God came out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
-\v 2 He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh: "Altar, altar!" this is what Yahweh says, 'See, a son named Josiah will be born to the family of David, and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who now burn incense on you. On you they will burn human bones.'"
+\v 2 He cried against the altar by the word of Yahweh: "Altar, altar! This is what Yahweh says, 'See, a son named Josiah will be born to the family of David, and on you he will sacrifice the priests of the high places who now burn incense on you. On you they will burn human bones.'"
 \v 3 Then the man of God gave a sign the same day, saying, "This is the sign that Yahweh has spoken: 'Look, the altar will be split apart, and the ashes on it will be poured out.'"
 
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 \v 4 When the king heard what the man of God said, that he had cried out against the altar at Bethel, Jeroboam reached out with his hand from the altar, saying, "Seize him." Then the hand with which he had reached out against the man dried up, so that he could not draw it back to himself.
-\v 5 The altar was also split apart, and the ashes poured out from the altar, as described by the sign that the man of God had given by the word of Yahweh.
+\v 5 (The altar was also split apart and the ashes poured out from the altar, as described by the sign that the man of God had given by the word of Yahweh.)
 
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 \v 6 King Jeroboam answered and said to the man of God, "Plead for the favor of Yahweh your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me again." So the man of God prayed to Yahweh, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and it became as it was before.
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-\v 26 When the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, "It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh gave him to the lion, which torn him to pieces and killed him, just as the word of Yahweh warned him."
+\v 26 When the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, "It is the man of God who disobeyed the word of Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh gave him to the lion, which tore him to pieces and killed him, just as the word of Yahweh warned him."
 \v 27 So the old prophet spoke to his sons, saying, "Saddle my donkey," and they saddled it.
 \v 28 He went and found the body left in the road, and the donkey and the lion standing by the body. The lion had not eaten the body, nor attacked the donkey.
 

11-1KI/14.usfm

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 \v 3 Take with you ten loaves, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to Ahijah. He will tell you what will happen to the child."
 
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-\v 4 Jeroboam's wife did so; she left and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes had failed because of his age.
+\v 4 Jeroboam's wife did so; she left and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see; he lost his sight because of old age.
 \v 5 Yahweh said to Ahijah, "Look, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek advice from you regarding her son, for he is sick. Say such and such to her, because when she comes, she will act as if she were some other woman."
 
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23-ISA/39.usfm

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 \v 5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Listen to the word of Yahweh of hosts:
-\v 6 'Look, the days are about to come when everything in your palace, the things that your ancestors stored away until this present day,
-will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says Yahweh.
+\v 6 'Look, the days are about to come when everything in your palace, the things that your ancestors stored away until this present day, will be carried to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says Yahweh.
 
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-\v 7 And the sons born from you, whom you yourself have fathered—they will take them away, and they will become eunuchs in the
+\v 7 The sons born from you, whom you yourself have fathered—they will take them away, and they will become eunuchs in the
 palace of the king of Babylon.'"
 \v 8 Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh that you have spoken is good." For he thought, "There will be
 peace and stability in my days."

24-JER/03.usfm

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 \v 3 So the spring rains were withheld and the late rains did not come.
 \q But your face is arrogant, like a promiscuous woman's face. You refuse to feel shame.
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-\v 4 And now will you not call out to me: 'My father! My closest friend even from my youth!
+\v 4 Now will you not call out to me: 'My father! My closest friend even from my youth!
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 \v 5 Will he be angry with me forever? Will you always keep your anger?'
 \q Look! You have proclaimed you would commit evil, and you have committed it. So continue to do it!"

24-JER/07.usfm

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 \v 8 Behold! You are trusting in deceitful words that do not help you.
-\v 9 Do you steal, kill, and commit adultery? And do you swear deceitfully and offer incense to Baal and walk after other gods whom you have not known?
+\v 9 Do you steal, kill, and commit adultery? Do you swear deceitfully and offer incense to Baal and walk after other gods whom you have not known?
 \v 10 Then do you come and stand before me in this house where my name is proclaimed and say, "We are saved," so you can do all of these abominations?
 \v 11 Is this house, which carries my name, a den of bandits in your eyes? But behold, I have seen it—this is Yahweh's declaration.'
 
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-\v 16 And you, Jeremiah, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up a lamenting wail or say a prayer on their behalf, and do not petition me, for I will not listen to you.
+\v 16 As for you, Jeremiah, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up a lamenting wail or say a prayer on their behalf, and do not petition me, for I will not listen to you.
 \v 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?
 \v 18 The children are gathering wood and the fathers kindling the fire! The women are kneading dough to make cakes for the queen of the heavens and pour out drink offerings for other gods so that they will provoke me.
 

24-JER/08.usfm

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-\v 8 Why do you say, "We are wise! And the law of Yahweh is with us"?
+\v 8 How can you say, "We are wise, for the law of Yahweh is with us"?
 \q Indeed, see! The deceitful pen of the scribes has created deceit.
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 \v 9 The wise men will be ashamed. They are dismayed and trapped.

24-JER/11.usfm

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 \v 11 Therefore Yahweh says this, 'See, I am about to bring disaster on them, disaster from which they will not be able to escape. Then they will call out to me, but I will not listen to them.
 \v 12 The cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and call out to the gods to which they had given offerings, but they will certainly not be saved by them at the time of their disaster.
-\v 13 For the number of your gods has increased to equal the number of your cities, Judah. And you have made the number of shameful altars in Jerusalem, incense altars for Baal, to equal the number of her streets.
+\v 13 For you Judah, the number of your gods has increased to equal the number of your cities. And you have made the number of shameful altars in Jerusalem, incense altars for Baal, to equal the number of her streets.
 
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24-JER/14.usfm

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 \v 15 Therefore Yahweh says this, "About the prophets prophesying in my name but whom I did not send out—those who say there will be no sword or famine in this land: These prophets
 will perish by sword and famine.
-\v 16 And the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword, for there will be no one to bury them—them, their wives,
+\v 16 Then the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword, for there will be no one to bury them—them, their wives,
 their sons, or their daughters—for I will pour out their wickedness on them.
 
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 \q Do not let them stop, for there will be a great collapse of the virgin daughter of my people—
 \q a great and incurable wound.
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-\v 18 If I go out to the field then see! there are those killed by the sword. And if I come to the city,
-\q then, see! there are those diseased by famine. Even both the prophet and the priest wander about the land without knowledge.'"
+\v 18 If I go out to the field, there are the ones who were killed by the sword! And if I come to the city,
+\q there are the ones that were diseased by famine. Both the prophet and the priest wander about the land, and they do not know.'"
 
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24-JER/17.usfm

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 \v 21 Yahweh says this: "Be careful for the sake of your lives and do not carry a burden on the Sabbath day to bring it to the gates of Jerusalem.
-\v 22 And do not bring a load out from your house on the Sabbath day. Do not do any work, but set apart the Sabbath day, just as I commanded your ancestors to do."'
+\v 22 Do not bring a load out from your house on the Sabbath day. Do not do any work, but set apart the Sabbath day, just as I commanded your ancestors to do."'
 \v 23 They did not listen or pay attention, but stiffened their neck so they would not hear me nor accept discipline.
 
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-\v 24 It will happen that if you truly listen to me—this is Yahweh's declaration—and do not bring a load to the gates of this city on the Sabbath day but instead set apart the Sabbath day to Yahweh and not do any work on it—
-\v 25 then kings, princes, and those who sit on David's throne will come to the gates of this city in chariots and with horses, they and their leaders, men of Judah and
-inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.
+\v 24 It will happen that if you truly listen to me—this is Yahweh's declaration—and do not bring a load to the gates of this city on the Sabbath day but instead set apart the Sabbath day to Yahweh and not do any work on it,
+\v 25 then kings, princes, and those who sit on David's throne will come to the gates of this city in chariots and with horses, they and their leaders, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.
 
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 \v 26 They will come from the cities of Judah and from all around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and the lowlands, from the mountains, and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, thanks offerings to the house of Yahweh.

24-JER/18.usfm

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 \v 18 So the people said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims."
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-\v 19 Pay attention to me, Yahweh! And listen to my enemy's noise.
+\v 19 Pay attention to me, Yahweh, and listen to the voice of my enemies.
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 \v 20 Will disaster from them really be my reward for being good to them? For they have dug a pit for me.
 \q Remember how I stood before you to speak for their welfare, to cause your fury to turn away from them.

24-JER/20.usfm

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 \q I have become a laughingstock. The people mock me every day, all the day.
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 \v 8 For whenever I have spoken, I have called out and proclaimed, 'Violence and destruction.'
-\q And Yahweh's word has turned into reproach and mocking for me every day.
+\q Then Yahweh's word has become for me reproach and mocking every day.
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 \v 9 If I say, 'I will not think about Yahweh anymore. I will no longer proclaim his name.'
 \q Then it is like a fire in my heart, held within my bones. So I struggle to contain it but I cannot.