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Bible Reading for August 19

Jeremiah 47
[1] The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
Philistines, before that Pharaoh smote Gaza. [2] Thus saith the LORD;
Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood,
and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them
that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the
land shall howl. [3] At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his
strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his
wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of
hands; [4] Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and
to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD
will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. [5]
Baldness is come upon Gaza; Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their
valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself? [6] O thou sword of the LORD, how
long will it be ere thou be quiet? put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest,
and be still. [7] How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a
charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed
it.

Jeremiah 48
[1] Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto
Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is
confounded and dismayed.
[2] There shall be no more praise of Moab: in Heshbon they have devised
evil against it; come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou
shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee. [3] A voice of
crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
[4] Moab is destroyed; her little ones have caused a cry to be heard. [5]
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the
going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction. [6]
Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness. [7] For
because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou shalt
also be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests
and his princes together.
[8] And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape:
the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD
hath spoken.
[9] Give wings unto Moab, that it may flee and get away: for the cities
thereof shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein. [10] Cursed be he
that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth
back his sword from blood. [11] Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and
he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to
vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained
in him, and his scent is not changed.
[12] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send
unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his
vessels, and break their bottles.
[13] And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was
ashamed of Bethel their confidence. [14] How say ye, We are mighty and
strong men for the war? [15] Moab is spoiled, and gone up out of her
cities, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, saith the
King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
[16] The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
[17] All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name,
say, How is the strong staff broken, and the beautiful rod! [18] Thou
daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in
thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy
thy strong holds.
[19] O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that
fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done? [20] Moab is
confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; and tell ye it in Arnon,
that Moab is spoiled,
[21] And judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon
Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
[22] And upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Beth-diblathaim, [23] And upon
Kiriathaim, and upon Beth-gamul, and upon Beth-meon, [24] And upon Kerioth,
and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
[25] The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.
[26] Make ye him drunken: for he magnified himself against the LORD: Moab
also shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision. [27] For
was not Israel a derision unto thee? was he found among thieves? for since
thou spakest of him, thou skippedst for joy. [28] O ye that dwell in Moab,
leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh
her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth. [29] We have heard the pride of
Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness, and his arrogancy, and his
pride, and the haughtiness of his heart. [30] I know his wrath, saith the
LORD; but it shall not be so; his lies shall not so effect it.
[31] Therefore will I howl for Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; mine
heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres. [32] O vine of Sibmah, I will
weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea,
they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer
fruits and upon thy vintage. [33] And joy and gladness is taken from the
plentiful field, and from the land of Moab; and I have caused wine to fail
from the winepresses: none shall tread with shouting; their shouting shall
be no shouting. [34] From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even
unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as
an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be
desolate. [35] Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him
that offereth in the high places, and him that burneth incense to his gods.
[36] Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes, and mine heart
shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres: because the riches that he
hath gotten are perished.
[37] For every head shall be bald, and every beard clipped: upon all the
hands shall be cuttings, and upon the loins sackcloth. [38] There shall be
lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets
thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith
the LORD.
[39] They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how hath Moab turned
the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all
them about him.
[40] For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall
spread his wings over Moab.
[41] Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty
men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her
pangs.
[42] And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath
magnified himself against the LORD. [43] Fear, and the pit, and the snare,
shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the LORD.
[44] He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that
getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring
upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the LORD. [45]
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but
a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of
Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of
the tumultuous ones.
[46] Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh perisheth: for thy
sons are taken captives, and thy daughters captives. [47] Yet will I bring
again the captivity of Moab in the latter days, saith the LORD. Thus far is
the judgment of Moab.

Jeremiah 49
[1] Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons?
hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell
in his cities?
[2] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an
alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a
desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall
Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. [3] Howl, O
Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with
sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall
go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. [4] Wherefore
gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter?
that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
[5] Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts,
from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man
right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. [6] And afterward
I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.
[7] Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in
Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished? [8]
Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring
the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him. [9] If
grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if
thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. [10] But I have
made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be
able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his
neighbours, and he is not.
[11] Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy
widows trust in me.
[12] For thus saith the LORD; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink
of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go
unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of
it. [13] For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall
become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities
thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
[14] I have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent unto
the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up
to the battle.
[15] For, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
[16] Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O
thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of
the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will
bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD. [17] Also Edom shall be a
desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss
at all the plagues thereof. [18] As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah
and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there,
neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
[19] Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan
against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away
from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is
like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that
will stand before me?
[20] Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against
Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of
Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall
make their habitations desolate with them. [21] The earth is moved at the
noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
[22] Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings
over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be
as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
[23] Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have
heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it
cannot be quiet.
[24] Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath
seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
[25] How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy! [26] Therefore
her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be
cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts. [27] And I will kindle a fire
in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad.
[28] Concerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the LORD; Arise ye,
go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. [29] Their tents and their
flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains,
and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear
is on every side. [30] Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants
of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken
counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you. [31] Arise,
get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the
LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone. [32] And their
camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I
will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will
bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.
[33] And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever:
there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it. [34] The
word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the
beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, [35] Thus saith
the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their
might.
[36] And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of
heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no
nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come. [37] For I will cause
Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their
life: and I will bring evil upon them even my fierce anger, saith the LORD;
and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
[38] And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the
king and the princes, saith the LORD.
[39] But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again
the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

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