62For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet, till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch. 2The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory; you will
2I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. 2Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens. 3Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my lover among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my t
65I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. To a nation that did not call on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' 2All day long I have held out my hands to an obstinate people, who walk in ways n
66This is what the Lord says: Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? 2Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being? declares the Lord . This
5Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. 2Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is
6I have seen another evil under the sun, and it weighs heavily on men: 2God gives a man wealth, possessions and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires, but God does not enable him to enjoy them, and a stranger enjoys them instead. This is
7A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. 2It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart. 3S
8Who is like the wise man? Who knows the explanation of things? Wisdom brightens a man's face and changes its hard appearance. 2Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God. 3Do not be in a hurry to leave the king's presence. D
3All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him. 2I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves. So I looked for him but did not
46This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations: 2Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar
1Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and that day that is coming will set them on fire, says the Lord Almighty. Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2But for you who reve
1An oracle: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi. 2I have loved you, says the Lord . But you ask, 'How have you loved us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother? the Lord says. Yet I have loved Jacob, 3but Esau I have hated, and I have turned his m
1And now this admonition is for you, O priests. 2If you do not listen, and if you do not set your heart to honor my name, says the Lord Almighty, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because
1See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come, says the Lord Almighty. 2But who can endure the day of his
45This is what Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, after Baruch had written on a scroll the words Jeremiah was then dictating: 2This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says to
31The sayings of King Lemuel-an oracle his mother taught him: 2O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows, 3do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings. 4It is not for kings, O Lemuel- not for kings to drink wine, not fo
30The sayings of Agur son of Jakeh-an oracle : This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and to Ucal: 2I am the most ignorant of men; I do not have a man's understanding. 3I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Holy One. 4Who has gone up
29A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed-without remedy. 2When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion o
28The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. 2When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order. 3A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain
27Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth. 2Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. 3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but provocation by a fool is heavier than both. 4A