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4 Behold, his soul is puffed up, it is not upright in him;

But the righteous shall live by his faith. 5 Yea, moreover, wine is a treacherous dealer; The haughty man abideth not;

He who enlargeth his desire as the nether-
world,

And is as death, and cannot be satisfied,
But gathereth unto him all nations,

And heapeth unto him all peoples.

6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him,

And a taunting riddle against him,

And say: 'Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his!

How long? and that ladeth himself with many pledges!'

7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall exact interest of thee,

And awake that shall violently shake thee, And thou shalt be for booties unto them? 8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, All the remnant of the peoples shall spoil thee;

Because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land,

To the city and to all that dwell therein.

9 Woe to him that gaineth evil gains for his house,

That he may set his nest on high,

That he may be delivered from the power

of evil!

10 Thou hast devised shame to thy house, By cutting off many peoples,

And hast forfeited thy life.

11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, And the beam out of the timber shall

answer it.

12 Woe to him that buildeth a

blood,

town with

And establisheth a city by iniquity! 13 Behold, is it not of the LORD of hosts That the peoples labour for the fire,

And the nations weary themselves for vanity? 14 For the earth shall be filled

With the knowledge of the glory of the
LORD,

As the waters cover the sea.

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ZEPHANIAH

Jerusalem Delivered from Doom

Woe to her that is filthy and polluted,
To the oppressing city!

2 She hearkened not to the voice,

She received not correction;
She trusted not in the LORD,

She drew not near to her God.

3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions;

Her judges are wolves of the desert,

They leave not a bone for the morrow. 4 Her prophets are wanton

And treacherous persons;

Her priests have profaned that which is holy,
They have done violence to the law.

5 The LORD who is righteous is in the midst of her,

He will not do unrighteousness;

Every morning doth He bring His right to light,

It faileth not;

But the unrighteous knoweth no shame. 6 I have cut off nations,

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Their corners are desolate;

I have made their streets waste,
So that none passeth by;

Their cities are destroyed, so that there is

no man,

So that there is no inhabitant.

I said: 'Surely thou wilt fear Me,
Thou wilt receive correction;

So her dwelling shall not be cut off,

Despite all that I have visited upon her'; But they betimes corrupted all their doings.

8 Therefore wait ye for Me, saith the LORD, Until the day that I rise up to the prey; For My determination is to gather the nations,

That I may assemble the kingdoms,
To pour upon them Mine indignation,
Even all My fierce anger;

For all the earth shall be devoured
With the fire of My jealousy.

9 For then will I turn to the peoples

A pure language,

That they may all call upon the name of

the LORD,

To serve Him with one consent.

10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia

Shall they bring My suppliants,

Even the daughter of My dispersed,
As Mine offering.

11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings,

Wherein thou hast transgressed against Me;

For then I will take away out of the midst of thee

Thy proudly exulting ones,

And thou shalt no more be haughty

In My holy mountain.

12 And I will leave in the midst of thee An afflicted and poor people,

And they shall take refuge in the name of the LORD.

13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, Nor speak lies,

Neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;

For they shall feed and lie down,

And none shall make them afraid.

14 Sing, O daughter of Zion,

Shout, O Israel;

Be glad and rejoice with all thy heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem.

15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, He hath cast out thine enemy;

The King of Israel, even the LORD, is in the midst of thee;

Thou shalt not fear evil any more.

16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: 'Fear thou not;

O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

The LORD thy God is in the midst of thee,

A Mighty One who will save;
He will rejoice over thee with joy,
He will be silent in His love,

He will joy over thee with singing.'

18 I will gather them that are far from the appointed season, who are of thee,

That hast borne the burden of reproach. 19 Behold, at that time

I will deal with all them that afflict thee;
And I will save her that is lame,

And gather her that was driven away;

And I will make them to be a praise and a name,

Whose shame hath been in all the earth. 20 At that time will I bring you in,

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And at that time will I gather you;

For I will make you to be a name and a
praise

Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I turn your captivity before your
eyes,

Saith the LORD.

HAGGAI

Rebuilding the House of God

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying: 2 'Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying: This people say: The time is not come, the time that the

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