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  Ezekiel 35-36


35:1 The word of the LORD came to me
35:2 "Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it
35:3 and say
35:4 I will turn your towns into ruins and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
35:5 ""Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax,
35:6 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you.
35:7 I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go.
35:8 I will fill your mountains with the slain; those killed by the sword will fall on your hills and in your valleys and in all your ravines.
35:9 I will make you desolate forever; your towns will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
35:10 ""Because you have said, "These two nations and countries will be ours and we will take possession of them," even though I the LORD was there,
35:11 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I will treat you in accordance with the anger and jealousy you showed in your hatred of them and I will make myself known among them when I judge you.
35:12 Then you will know that I the LORD have heard all the contemptible things you have said against the mountains of Israel. You said, "They have been laid waste and have been given over to us to devour."
35:13 You boasted against me and spoke against me without restraint, and I heard it.
35:14 This is what the Sovereign LORD says
35:15 Because you rejoiced when the inheritance of the house of Israel became desolate, that is how I will treat you. You will be desolate, O Mount Seir, you and all of Edom. Then they will know that I am the LORD.""
36:1 "Son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, "O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
36:2 This is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:3 Therefore prophesy and say, "This is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:4 therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Sovereign LORD
36:5 this is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:6 Therefore prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys
36:7 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:8 ""But you, O mountains of Israel, will produce branches and fruit for my people Israel, for they will soon come home.
36:9 I am concerned for you and will look on you with favor; you will be plowed and sown,
36:10 and I will multiply the number of people upon you, even the whole house of Israel. The towns will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt.
36:11 I will increase the number of men and animals upon you, and they will be fruitful and become numerous. I will settle people on you as in the past and will make you prosper more than before. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
36:12 I will cause people, my people Israel, to walk upon you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance; you will never again deprive them of their children.
36:13 ""This is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:14 therefore you will no longer devour men or make your nation childless, declares the Sovereign LORD.
36:15 No longer will I make you hear the taunts of the nations, and no longer will you suffer the scorn of the peoples or cause your nation to fall, declares the Sovereign LORD.""
36:16 Again the word of the LORD came to me
36:17 "Son of man, when the people of Israel were living in their own land, they defiled it by their conduct and their actions. Their conduct was like a woman's monthly uncleanness in my sight.
36:18 So I poured out my wrath on them because they had shed blood in the land and because they had defiled it with their idols.
36:19 I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered through the countries; I judged them according to their conduct and their actions.
36:20 And wherever they went among the nations they profaned my holy name, for it was said of them, "These are the LORD's people, and yet they had to leave his land."
36:21 I had concern for my holy name, which the house of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.
36:22 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, "This is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:23 I will show the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Sovereign LORD, when I show myself holy through you before their eyes.
36:24 ""For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.
36:25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.
36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
36:27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
36:28 You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
36:29 I will save you from all your uncleanness. I will call for the grain and make it plentiful and will not bring famine upon you.
36:30 I will increase the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field, so that you will no longer suffer disgrace among the nations because of famine.
36:31 Then you will remember your evil ways and wicked deeds, and you will loathe yourselves for your sins and detestable practices.
36:32 I want you to know that I am not doing this for your sake, declares the Sovereign LORD. Be ashamed and disgraced for your conduct, O house of Israel!
36:33 ""This is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:34 The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass through it.
36:35 They will say, "This land that was laid waste has become like the garden of Eden; the cities that were lying in ruins, desolate and destroyed, are now fortified and inhabited."
36:36 Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the LORD have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the LORD have spoken, and I will do it."
36:37 "This is what the Sovereign LORD says
36:38 as numerous as the flocks for offerings at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts. So will the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

  2 Peter 1


1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours
1:2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
1:3 His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
1:4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
1:5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
1:6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
1:7 and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
1:8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1:9 But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
1:10 Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall,
1:11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
1:12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have.
1:13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body,
1:14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.
1:15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.
1:16 We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
1:17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
1:18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
1:19 And we have the word of the prophets made more certain, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
1:20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
1:21 For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.