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OCTOBER 11
They are dismayed and taken. 18 I would comfort myself in sorrow;
Behold, they have rejected the word of My heart is faint in me.
the LORD; 19 Listen! The voice,
So what wisdom do they have? The cry of the daughter of my people
Therefore I will give their wives to
10 From a far country:
others, “Is not the LORD in Zion?
And their fields to those who will Is not her King in her?”
inherit them; “Why have they provoked Me to anger
Because from the least even to the With their carved images—
greatest With foreign idols?”
Everyone is given to covetousness;
20 “The harvest is past,
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals falsely. The summer is ended,
11 For they have healed the hurt of the And we are not saved!”
daughter of My people slightly, 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my
Saying, ‘Peace, peace!’ people I am hurt.
When there is no peace. I am mourning;
Were they ashamed when they had Astonishment has taken hold of me.
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committed abomination? 22 Is there no balm in Gilead,
No! They were not at all ashamed, Is there no physician there?
Nor did they know how to blush. Why then is there no recovery
Therefore they shall fall among those For the health of the daughter of my
who fall; people?
In the time of their punishment Psalm 118:1–4
They shall be cast down,” says the LORD.
h, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good!
13 “I will surely consume them,” says the O For His mercy endures forever.
LORD.
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“No grapes shall be on the vine, Let Israel now say,
Nor figs on the fig tree, “His mercy endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron now say,
And the leaf shall fade;
And the things I have given them shall “His mercy endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the LORD now say,
pass away from them.” ’ ”
“His mercy endures forever.”
14 “Why do we sit still?
Assemble yourselves, Proverbs 27:5–6
And let us enter the fortified cities, 5 Open rebuke is better
And let us be silent there. Than love carefully concealed.
For the LORD our God has put us to 6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend,
silence
And given us water of gall to drink, But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
Because we have sinned against the Colossians 2:1–23
LORD. For I want you to know what a great conflict
15 “We looked for peace, but no good came; 2 I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for
And for a time of health, and there was as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,
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trouble! that their hearts may be encouraged, being
The snorting of His horses was heard
16 knit together in love, and attaining to all riches
from Dan. of the full assurance of understanding, to the
The whole land trembled at the sound knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the
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of the neighing of His strong ones; Father and of Christ, in whom are hidden all
For they have come and devoured the the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Now this I say lest anyone should deceive
land and all that is in it, 5
The city and those who dwell in it.” you with persuasive words. For though I am
absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit,
17 “For behold, I will send serpents among rejoicing to see your good order and the stead-
you, fastness of your faith in Christ.
Vipers which cannot be charmed, 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus
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And they shall bite you,” says the LORD. the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up
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