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highlighted Zephaniah 2:15 NLT
This is the boisterous city, once so secure. “I am the greatest!” it boasted. “No other city can compare with me!” But now, look how it has become an utter ruin, a haven for wild animals. Everyone passing by will laugh in derision and shake a defiant fist.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 2:13 NLT
And the LORD will strike the lands of the north with his fist, destroying the land of Assyria. He will make its great capital, Nineveh, a desolate wasteland, parched like a desert.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 2:9 NLT
Now, as surely as I live,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, “Moab and Ammon will be destroyed— destroyed as completely as Sodom and Gomorrah. Their land will become a place of stinging nettles, salt pits, and eternal desolation. The remnant of my people will plunder them and take their land.”
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 2:11 NLT
The LORD will terrify them as he destroys all the gods in the land. Then nations around the world will worship the LORD, each in their own land.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 2:12 NLT
“You Ethiopians will also be slaughtered by my sword,” says the LORD.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 2:8 NLT
“I have heard the taunts of the Moabites and the insults of the Ammonites, mocking my people and invading their borders.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 2:5 NLT
And what sorrow awaits you Philistines who live along the coast and in the land of Canaan, for this judgment is against you, too! The LORD will destroy you until not one of you is left.
Jun 2
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highlighted Zephaniah 1:18 NLT
Your silver and gold will not save you on that day of the LORD’s anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 1:3-5 NLT
Then the LORD sent this message through the prophet Haggai: “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 1:2 NLT
“This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.’”
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 2:23 NLT
“But when this happens, says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, I will honor you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant. I will make you like a signet ring on my finger, says the LORD, for I have chosen you. I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 2:22 NLT
I will overthrow royal thrones and destroy the power of foreign kingdoms. I will overturn their chariots and riders. The horses will fall, and their riders will kill each other.
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 2:21 NLT
“Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth.
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 2:18 NLT
“Think about this eighteenth day of December, the day when the foundation of the LORD’s Temple was laid. Think carefully.
Jun 2
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highlighted Haggai 1:8 NLT
Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD.
Jun 1
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highlighted Haggai 1:7 NLT
“This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!
Jun 1
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highlighted Haggai 1:6 NLT
You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!
Jun 1
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highlighted Ezekiel 48:1-35 NLT
For the priests there will be a strip of land measuring 8This area is set aside for the ordained priests, the descendants of Zadok who served me faithfully and did not go astray with the people of Israel and the rest of the Levites. It will be their special portion when the land is distributed, the most sacred land of all. Next to the priests’ territory will lie the land where the other Levites will live. “The land allotted to the Levites will be the same size and shape as that belonging to the priests—8None of this special land may ever be sold or traded or used by others, for it belongs to the LORD; it is set apart as holy. “An additional strip of land 8The city will measure 1Open lands will surround the city for 150 yards in every direction. Outside the city there will be a farming area that stretches 3Those who come from the various tribes to work in the city may farm it. “Here is the list of the tribes of Israel and the territory each is to receive. The territory of Dan is in the extreme north. Its boundary line follows the Hethlon road to Lebo-hamath and then runs on to Hazar-enan on the border of Damascus, with Hamath to the north. Dan’s territory extends all the way across the land of Israel from east to west. This entire area—including the sacred lands and the city—is a square that measures 8“The areas that remain, to the east and to the west of the sacred lands and the city, will belong to the prince. Each of these areas will be 8So the prince’s land will include everything between the territories allotted to Judah and Benjamin, except for the areas set aside for the sacred lands and the city. “These are the territories allotted to the rest of the tribes. Benjamin’s territory lies just south of the prince’s lands, and it extends across the entire land of Israel from east to west. South of Benjamin’s territory lies that of Simeon, also extending across the land from east to west. Next is the territory of Issachar with the same eastern and western boundaries. “Then comes the territory of Zebulun, which also extends across the land from east to west. The territory of Gad is just south of Zebulun with the same borders to the east and west. The southern border of Gad runs from Tamar to the waters of Meribah at Kadesh and then follows the Brook of Egypt to the Mediterranean. “These are the allotments that will be set aside for each tribe’s exclusive possession. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken! “Asher’s territory lies south of Dan’s and also extends from east to west. “These will be the exits to the city: On the north wall, which is 1there will be three gates, each one named after a tribe of Israel. The first will be named for Reuben, the second for Judah, and the third for Levi. On the east wall, also 1The south wall, also 1And on the west wall, also 1“The distance around the entire city will be 6 miles. And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The LORD Is There.’” Naphtali’s land lies south of Asher’s, also extending from east to west. Then comes Manasseh south of Naphtali, and its territory also extends from east to west. South of Manasseh is Ephraim, and then Reuben, and then Judah, all of whose boundaries extend from east to west. “South of Judah is the land set aside for a special purpose. It will be 8“The area set aside for the LORD’s Temple will be 8
Jun 1
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highlighted Ezekiel 47:13 NLT
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “Divide the land in this way for the twelve tribes of Israel: The descendants of Joseph will be given two shares of land.
Jun 1
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highlighted Ezekiel 47:12 NLT
Fruit trees of all kinds will grow along both sides of the river. The leaves of these trees will never turn brown and fall, and there will always be fruit on their branches. There will be a new crop every month, for they are watered by the river flowing from the Temple. The fruit will be for food and the leaves for healing.”
Jun 1