Thus says the Lord God (to the prince of Tyre):Because you compare your mind with the mind of a god,therefore, I will bring strangers against you, the most terrible of the nations;they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendour.…Will you still say, ‘I am a god’, in the presence…
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The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your sandals…
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A great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was pregnant and was crying out in birth pangs, in the agony of giving birth. Then another portent appeared in heaven: a great red dragon, with seven…
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Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, all of you according to your ways, says the Lord God. Repent and turn from all your transgressions; otherwise iniquity will be your ruin. Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed against me, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will…
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Ezekiel writes: The word of the Lord was addressed to me: Make known to Jerusalem her abominations… ‘You grew exceedingly beautiful, fit to be a queen. Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of my splendour that I had bestowed on you, says the Lord God.…
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Ezekiel writes: I did just as I was commanded. I brought out my baggage by day, as baggage for exile, and in the evening I dug through the wall with my own hands; I brought it out in the dark, carrying it on my shoulder in their sight. In the morning the word of the Lord…
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The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, NRSV Paul appealed to the gentile…
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On that day, says the Lord, you will call me, ‘My husband’, and no longer will you call me, ‘My Baal’. For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be mentioned by name no more. Hosea 2:16,17,21-22, NRSV Like many of the prophets, Hosea did not have an easy…
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Like the bow in a cloud on a rainy day, such was the appearance of the splendour all round. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of someone speaking. From Ezekiel 1:2-5,24-28, NRSV In today’s reading,…
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That night was made known beforehand to our ancestors,so that they might rejoice in sure knowledge of the oaths in which they trusted.The deliverance of the righteous and the destruction of their enemieswere expected by your people.For by the same means by which you punished our enemiesyou called us to yourself and glorified us. From…
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