Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Isaiah:
Chapter 16
1. SEND ye the
lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the
mount of the daughter of Zion.
2. For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so
the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
3. Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the
midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
4. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them
from the face of the spoiled for the extortioner is at an end, the
spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
5. And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon
it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment,
and hasting righteousness.
6. We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his
haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so.
7. Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the
foundations of Kir-har-e-seth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken.
8. For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords
of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are
come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches
are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
9. Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah:
I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and El-e-a-leh: for the
shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen.
10. And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and
in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be
shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have
made their vintage shouting to cease.
11. Wherefore my bowels shall bound like an harp for Moab, and mine
inward parts for Kir-haresh.
12. And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the
high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall
not prevail.
13. This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since
that time.
14. But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the
years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all
that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble.
Oct. 2 Daily reading schedule, No NT reading
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