Monday, June 21, 2021
Jeremiah 21:1–10
1The word came to Jeremiah from the LORD when King
Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur son of Malkijah and the priest Zephaniah son of
Maaseiah. They said: 2"Inquire now of the LORD for us because
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us. Perhaps the LORD will perform
wonders for us as in times past so that he will withdraw from us."
3But Jeremiah answered them, "Tell Zedekiah, 4'This
is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I am about to turn against you the
weapons of war that are in your hands, which you are using to fight the king of
Babylon and the Babylonians who are outside the wall besieging you. And I will
gather them inside this city. 5I myself will fight against you with
an outstretched hand and a mighty arm in anger and fury and great wrath. 6I
will strike down those who live in this city--both men and animals--and they
will die of a terrible plague. 7After that, declares the LORD, I
will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officials and the people in this
city who survive the plague, sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the
sword; he will show them no mercy or pity or compassion.'
8"Furthermore, tell the people, 'This is what
the LORD says: See, I am setting before you the way of life and the way of
death. 9Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or
plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are
besieging you will live; he will escape with his life. 10I have
determined to do this city harm and not good, declares the LORD. It will be
given into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will destroy it with fire.'
Psalm
141
1A psalm of
David. O LORD, I call to you; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to
you. 2May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting
up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. 3Set a guard over my
mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. 4Let not my
heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are
evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies. 5Let a righteous man
strike me--it is a kindness; let him rebuke me--it is oil on my head. My head
will not refuse it. Yet my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers; 6their
rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my
words were well spoken. 7[They will say,] "As one plows and
breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the
grave. " 8But my eyes are fixed on you, O Sovereign LORD; in
you I take refuge--do not give me over to death. 9Keep me from the
snares they have laid for me, from the traps set by evildoers. 10Let
the wicked fall into their own nets, while I pass by in safety.
Acts
12:18–25
18In the morning, there was no small commotion among
the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19After Herod had a
thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards
and ordered that they be executed.
Then Herod went from
Judea to Caesarea and stayed there a while. 20He had been quarreling
with the people of Tyre and Sidon; they now joined together and sought an
audience with him. Having secured the support of Blastus, a trusted personal
servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king's
country for their food supply.
21On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes,
sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22They
shouted, "This is the voice of a god, not of a man." 23Immediately,
because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down,
and he was eaten by worms and died.
24But the word of God continued to increase and
spread.
25When Barnabas and Saul had finished their mission,
they returned from Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.
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