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January 14, 2021
Isaiah 17
Today’s Scripture: This message came to me concerning Damascus: “Look, the city of Damascus will disappear! It will become a heap of ruins.2 The towns of Aroer will be deserted. Flocks will graze in the streets and lie down undisturbed, with no one to chase them away.3 The fortified towns of Israel[a] will also be destroyed, and the royal power of […]
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January 13, 2021
Isaiah 16
Today’s Scripture: Send lambs from Sela as tribute to the ruler of the land.Send them through the desert to the mountain of beautiful Zion.2 The women of Moab are left like homeless birds at the shallow crossings of the Arnon River.3 “Help us,” they cry. “Defend us against our enemies.Protect us from their relentless attack. Do not betray us now that we […]
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January 12, 2021
Isaiah 15
Today’s Scripture: This message came to me concerning Moab: In one night the town of Ar will be leveled, and the city of Kir will be destroyed.2 Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn. They will go to their sacred shrines to weep.They will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba, shaving their heads […]
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January 11, 2021
Isaiah 14
Today’s Scripture: But the Lord will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special people once again. He will bring them back to settle once again in their own land. And people from many different nations will come and join them there and unite with the people of Israel.[a] […]
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January 10, 2021
Isaiah 13
Today’s Scripture: Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon: 2 “Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop. Call up an army against Babylon.Wave your hand to encourage them as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty.3 I, the Lord, have dedicated these soldiers for this task. Yes, I have called mighty […]
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January 9, 2021
Isaiah 12
Today’s Scripture: In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord!You were angry with me, but not any more. Now you comfort me.2 See, God has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid.The Lord God is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.” 3 With joy you will drink […]
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January 8, 2021
Isaiah 11
Today’s Scripture: Out of the stump of David’s family[a] will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.2 And the Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.3 He will delight in obeying the […]
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January 7, 2021
Isaiah 10
Today’s Scripture: What sorrow awaits the unjust judges and those who issue unfair laws.2 They deprive the poor of justice and deny the rights of the needy among my people.They prey on widows and take advantage of orphans.3 What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land?To whom will you turn for […]
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January 6, 2021
Isaiah 9
Today’s Scripture: Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. […]
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January 5, 2021
Isaiah 8
Today’s Scripture: Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.[a]” 2 I asked Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, both known as honest men, to witness my doing this. 3 Then I slept with my wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a […]
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