301 "Woe to the rebellious children ," declares the Lord , "Who execute a plan , but not Mine , And make an alliance , but not of My Spirit , In order to add sin to sin ; 2 Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt ! 3 "Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt , your humiliation . 4 "For their princes are at Zoan And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes . 5 "Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, Who are not for help or profit , but for shame and also for reproach ." 6 The oracle concerning the beasts of the Negev . Through a land of distress and anguish , From where come lioness and lion , viper and flying serpent , They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys And their treasures on camels' humps , To a people who cannot profit them; 7 Even Egypt , whose help is vain and empty . Therefore , I have called her " Rahab who has been exterminated ."
8 Now go , write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll , That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever e . 9 For this is a rebellious people , false sons , Sons who refuse e to listen To the instruction of the Lord ; 10 Who say to the seers , "You must not see visions"; And to the prophets , "You must not prophesy to us what is right , Speak to us pleasant words , Prophesy illusions . 11 "Get out of the way , turn aside from the path , Let us hear no e more about the Holy One of Israel ." 12 Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel , " Since you have rejected this word And have put your trust in oppression and guile , and have relied on them, 13 Therefore this iniquity will be to you Like a breach about to fall , A bulge in a high wall , Whose collapse comes suddenly in an instant , 14 Whose collapse is like the smashing of a potter's jar , So ruthlessly e shattered That a sherd will not be found among its pieces To take fire from a hearth Or to scoop water from a cistern ." 15 For thus the Lord GOD , the Holy One of Israel , has said , "In repentance and rest you will be saved , In quietness and trust is your strength ." But you were not willing , 16 And you said , "No , for we will flee on horses ," Therefore e you shall flee ! "And we will ride on swift horses," Therefore e those who pursue you shall be swift . 17 One thousand will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five , Until e you are left as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill .
18 Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice ; How blessed are all those who long for Him. 19 O people in Zion , inhabitant in Jerusalem , you will weep no longer . He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry ; when He hears it, He will answer you. 20 Although the Lord has given you bread of privation and water of oppression , He, your Teacher will no longer hide Himself, but your eyes will behold your Teacher . 21 Your ears will hear a word behind e you, "This is the way , walk in it," whenever you turn to the right or to the left . 22 And you will defile your graven images overlaid with silver , and your molten images plated with gold . You will scatter them as an impure thing , and say to them, " Be gone !" 23 Then He will give you rain for the seed which you will sow in the ground , and bread from the yield of the ground , and it will be rich and plenteous ; on that day your livestock will graze in a roomy pasture . 24 Also the oxen and the donkeys which work the ground will eat salted fodder , which has been winnowed with shovel and fork . 25 On every lofty mountain and on every high hill there will be streams running with water on the day of the great slaughter , when the towers fall . 26 The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun , and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days , on the day the Lord binds up the fracture of His people and heals the bruise He has inflicted .
27 Behold , the name of the Lord comes from a remote place ; Burning is His anger and dense is His smoke ; His lips are filled with indignation And His tongue is like a consuming fire ; 28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent , Which reaches to the neck , To shake the nations back and forth in a sieve , And to put in the jaws of the peoples the bridle which leads to ruin . 29 You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival , And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute , To go to the mountain of the Lord , to the Rock of Israel . 30 And the Lord will cause His voice of authority to be heard , And the descending of His arm to be seen in fierce anger , And in the flame of a consuming fire In cloudburst , downpour and hailstones. 31 For at the voice of the Lord Assyria will be terrified , When He strikes with the rod . 32 And every blow of the rod of punishment , Which the Lord will lay on him, Will be with the music of tambourines and lyres ; And in battles , brandishing weapons , He will fight them. 33 For Topheth has long been ready , Indeed , it has been prepared for the king . He has made it deep and large , A pyre of fire with plenty of wood ; The breath of the Lord , like a torrent of brimstone , sets it afire .
311 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses , And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong , But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel , nor seek the Lord ! 2 Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster And does not retract His words , But will arise against the house of evildoers And against the help of the workers of iniquity . 3 Now the Egyptians are men and not God , And their horses are flesh and not spirit ; So the Lord will stretch out His hand , And he who helps will stumble And he who is helped will fall , And all of them will come to an end together . 4 For thus says the Lord to me, "As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey , Against which a band of shepherds is called out, And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise , So will the Lord of hosts come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill ." 5 Like flying birds so the Lord of hosts will protect Jerusalem . He will protect and deliver it; He will pass over and rescue it.
6 Return to Him from whom you have deeply defected , O sons of Israel . 7 For in that day every man will cast away his silver idols and his gold idols , which your sinful hands have made for you as a sin . 8 And the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man , And a sword not of man will devour him. So he will not escape the sword , And his young men will become forced laborers . 9 "His rock will pass away because of panic , And his princes will be terrified at the standard ," Declares the Lord , whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem .
41 Therefore , my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown , in this way stand firm in the Lord , my beloved . 2 I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord . 3 Indeed , true companion , I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel , together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers , whose names are in the book of life . 4 Rejoice in the Lord always ; again I will say , rejoice ! 5 Let your gentle spirit be known to all men . The Lord is near . 6 Be anxious for nothing , but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God . 7 And the peace of God , which surpasses all comprehension , will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus .
8 Finally , brethren , whatever is true , whatever is honorable , whatever is right , whatever is pure , whatever is lovely , whatever is of good repute , if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise , dwell on these things . 9 The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things , and the God of peace will be with you.
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly , that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed , you were concerned before, but you lacked opportunity . 11 Not that I speak from want , for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am . 12 I know how to get along with humble means , and I also know how to live in prosperity ; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry , both of having abundance and suffering need . 13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. 14 Nevertheless , you have done well to share with me in my affliction . 15 You yourselves also know , Philippians , that at the first preaching of the gospel , after I left Macedonia , no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving but you alone ; 16 for even in Thessalonica you sent a gift more e than once for my needs . 17 Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account . 18 But I have received everything in full and have an abundance ; I am amply supplied , having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent , a fragrant aroma , an acceptable sacrifice , well-pleasing to God . 19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus .
20 Now to our God and Father be the glory forever and ever . Amen .
21 Greet every saint in Christ Jesus . The brethren who are with me greet you. 22 All the saints greet you, especially those of Caesar's household . 23 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit .
