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Nehemiah 3
Chapter 3
Builders of the Wall
1 Eliashib(a) the high priest and his fellow priests went to work and rebuilt(b) the Sheep Gate.(c) They dedicated it and set its doors in place, building as far as the Tower of the Hundred, which they dedicated, and as far as the Tower of Hananel.(d) 2 The men of Jericho(e) built the adjoining section, and Zakkur son of Imri built next to them.
3 The Fish Gate(f) was rebuilt by the sons of Hassenaah. They laid its beams and put its doors and bolts and bars in place. 4 Meremoth(g) son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired the next section. Next to him Meshullam son of Berekiah, the son of Meshezabel, made repairs, and next to him Zadok son of Baana also made repairs. 5 The next section was repaired by the men of Tekoa,(h) but their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work under their supervisors.[a]
6 The Jeshanah[b] Gate(i) was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. 7 Next to them, repairs were made by men from Gibeon(j) and Mizpah—Melatiah of Gibeon and Jadon of Meronoth—places under the authority of the governor of Trans-Euphrates. 8 Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired the next section; and Hananiah, one of the perfume-makers, made repairs next to that. They restored Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.(k) 9 Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section. 10 Adjoining this, Jedaiah son of Harumaph made repairs opposite his house, and Hattush son of Hashabneiah made repairs next to him. 11 Malkijah son of Harim and Hasshub son of Pahath-Moab repaired another section and the Tower of the Ovens.(l) 12 Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section with the help of his daughters.
13 The Valley Gate(m) was repaired by Hanun and the residents of Zanoah.(n) They rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place. They also repaired a thousand cubits[c] of the wall as far as the Dung Gate.(o)
14 The Dung Gate was repaired by Malkijah son of Rekab, ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem.(p) He rebuilt it and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place.
15 The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun son of Kol-Hozeh, ruler of the district of Mizpah. He rebuilt it, roofing it over and putting its doors and bolts and bars in place. He also repaired the wall of the Pool of Siloam,[d](q) by the King's Garden, as far as the steps going down from the City of David. 16 Beyond him, Nehemiah son of Azbuk, ruler of a half-district of Beth Zur,(r) made repairs up to a point opposite the tombs[e](s) of David, as far as the artificial pool and the House of the Heroes.
17 Next to him, the repairs were made by the Levites under Rehum son of Bani. Beside him, Hashabiah, ruler of half the district of Keilah,(t) carried out repairs for his district. 18 Next to him, the repairs were made by their fellow Levites under Binnui[f] son of Henadad, ruler of the other half-district of Keilah. 19 Next to him, Ezer son of Jeshua, ruler of Mizpah, repaired another section, from a point facing the ascent to the armory as far as the angle of the wall. 20 Next to him, Baruch son of Zabbai zealously repaired another section, from the angle to the entrance of the house of Eliashib the high priest. 21 Next to him, Meremoth(u) son of Uriah, the son of Hakkoz, repaired another section, from the entrance of Eliashib's house to the end of it.
22 The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region. 23 Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. 24 Next to him, Binnui(v) son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah's house to the angle and the corner, 25 and Palal son of Uzai worked opposite the angle and the tower projecting from the upper palace near the court of the guard.(w) Next to him, Pedaiah son of Parosh(x) 26 and the temple servants(y) living on the hill of Ophel(z) made repairs up to a point opposite the Water Gate(aa) toward the east and the projecting tower. 27 Next to them, the men of Tekoa(ab) repaired another section, from the great projecting tower(ac) to the wall of Ophel.
28 Above the Horse Gate,(ad) the priests made repairs, each in front of his own house. 29 Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house. Next to him, Shemaiah son of Shekaniah, the guard at the East Gate, made repairs. 30 Next to him, Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. Next to them, Meshullam son of Berekiah made repairs opposite his living quarters. 31 Next to him, Malkijah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs as far as the house of the temple servants and the merchants, opposite the Inspection Gate, and as far as the room above the corner; 32 and between the room above the corner and the Sheep Gate(ae) the goldsmiths and merchants made repairs.
Psalms 97
Chapter 97
Psalm 97
1 The
Lord
reigns,(a) let the earth be glad;(b)
let the distant shores(c) rejoice.
2 Clouds(d) and thick darkness(e) surround him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.(f)
3 Fire(g) goes before(h) him
and consumes(i) his foes on every side.
4 His lightning(j) lights up the world;
the earth(k) sees and trembles.(l)
5 The mountains melt(m) like wax(n) before the
Lord
,
before the Lord of all the earth.(o)
6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(p)
and all peoples see his glory.(q)
7 All who worship images(r) are put to shame,(s)
those who boast in idols(t)—
worship him,(u) all you gods!(v)
8 Zion hears and rejoices
and the villages of Judah are glad(w)
because of your judgments,(x)
Lord
.
9 For you,
Lord
, are the Most High(y) over all the earth;(z)
you are exalted(aa) far above all gods.
10 Let those who love the
Lord
hate evil,(ab)
for he guards(ac) the lives of his faithful ones(ad)
and delivers(ae) them from the hand of the wicked.(af)
11 Light shines[a](ag) on the righteous(ah)
and joy on the upright in heart.(ai)
12 Rejoice in the
Lord
,(aj) you who are righteous,
and praise his holy name.(ak)
Revelation 2
Chapter 2
To the Church in Ephesus
1 "To the angel[a] of the church in Ephesus(a) write:
These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand(b) and walks among the seven golden lampstands.(c) 2 I know your deeds,(d) your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested(e) those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false.(f) 3 You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name,(g) and have not grown weary.
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.(h) 5 Consider how far you have fallen! Repent(i) and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand(j) from its place. 6 But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans,(k) which I also hate.
7 Whoever has ears, let them hear(l) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(m) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(n) which is in the paradise(o) of God.
To the Church in Smyrna
8 "To the angel of the church in Smyrna(p) write:
These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(q) who died and came to life again.(r) 9 I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!(s) I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not,(t) but are a synagogue of Satan.(u) 10 Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you,(v) and you will suffer persecution for ten days.(w) Be faithful,(x) even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor's crown.(y)
11 Whoever has ears, let them hear(z) what the Spirit says to the churches. The one who is victorious will not be hurt at all by the second death.(aa)
To the Church in Pergamum
12 "To the angel of the church in Pergamum(ab) write:
These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword.(ac) 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me,(ad) not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness,(ae) who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives.(af)
14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you:(ag) There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam,(ah) who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols(ai) and committed sexual immorality.(aj) 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans.(ak) 16 Repent(al) therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.(am)
17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(an) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(ao) I will give some of the hidden manna.(ap) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(aq) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(ar)
To the Church in Thyatira
18 "To the angel of the church in Thyatira(as) write:
These are the words of the Son of God,(at) whose eyes are like blazing fire and whose feet are like burnished bronze.(au) 19 I know your deeds,(av) your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
20 Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel,(aw) who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.(ax) 21 I have given her time(ay) to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling.(az) 22 So I will cast her on a bed of suffering, and I will make those who commit adultery(ba) with her suffer intensely, unless they repent of her ways. 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(bb) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(bc)
24 Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan's so-called deep secrets, ‘I will not impose any other burden on you,(bd) 25 except to hold on to what you have(be) until I come.'(bf)
26 To the one who is victorious(bg) and does my will to the end,(bh) I will give authority over the nations(bi)— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(bj) and will dash them to pieces like pottery'[b](bk)—just as I have received authority from my Father. 28 I will also give that one the morning star.(bl) 29 Whoever has ears, let them hear(bm) what the Spirit says to the churches.
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