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Wednesday, 22nd February 2017 --- 15 Amshir 1733
Matins
Isaiah 2 : 3 - 11 Joel 2 : 12 - 27
Isaiah 2 : 3 - 11
Chapter 2
3 | Many people shall come and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; He will teach us His ways, And we shall walk in His paths." For out of Zion shall go forth the law, And the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. |
4 | He shall judge between the nations, And rebuke many people; They shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks; Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war anymore. |
5 | O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the LORD. |
6 | For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob, Because they are filled with eastern ways; They are soothsayers like the Philistines, And they are pleased with the children of foreigners. |
7 | Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots. |
8 | Their land is also full of idols; They worship the work of their own hands, That which their own fingers have made. |
9 | People bow down, And each man humbles himself; Therefore do not forgive them. |
10 | Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, From the terror of the LORD And the glory of His majesty. |
11 | The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, The haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, And the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. |
Joel 2 : 12 - 27
Chapter 2
12 | "Now, therefore," says the LORD, "Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning." |
13 | So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. |
14 | Who knows if He will turn and relent, And leave a blessing behind Him--A grain offering and a drink offering For the LORD your God? |
15 | Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; |
16 | Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room. |
17 | Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, Weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, "Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, "Where is their God?"' |
18 | Then the LORD will be zealous for His land, And pity His people. |
19 | The LORD will answer and say to His people, "Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, And you will be satisfied by them; I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. |
20 | "But I will remove far from you the northern army, And will drive him away into a barren and desolate land, With his face toward the eastern sea And his back toward the western sea; His stench will come up, And his foul odor will rise, Because he has done monstrous things." |
21 | Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, For the LORD has done marvelous things! |
22 | Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength. |
23 | Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you--The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month. |
24 | The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. |
25 | "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you. |
26 | You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame. |
27 | Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. |