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Zechariah 6-7

Eighth night vision

I looked up again
    and saw four chariots coming out from between two mountains;
            the mountains were made of bronze.
        The first chariot had red horses,
        and the second chariot had black horses.
        The third chariot had white horses,
        and the fourth chariot had horses that were heavily spotted.
I responded and said to the messenger speaking with me,
    "What are these, sir?"
The messenger answered and said to me,
    "These are the four winds of heaven that are going out
        after presenting themselves to the Lord of all the earth.
The one with the black horses is going to the north country;
        the white ones are going to the west;
        and the spotted ones are going south."
Then the powerful ones approached, intent on going to patrol the earth.
He said, "Go! Patrol the earth!"
    So they patrolled the earth.
Then he called out and said to me,
    "Look, the ones going north have provided rest for my spirit in the north."

The Lord's word came to me:
10     Take silver and gold from the exiles who came from Babylon,
        from Heldai, from Tobijah, and from Jedaiah.
        As for you, go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
11     Take silver and gold and make a crown.
        Place it on the head of the high priest Joshua, Jehozadak's son.
12 Say to him,
    "The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:
        Here is a man.
        His name is Branch, and he will branch out from his place;
            he will build the Lord's temple.
13         He will build the Lord's temple.
        He will be majestic;
            he will sit and rule on his throne.
        There will be a priest on his throne,
            and the two of them will share a peaceable plan.
14         The crown will be a memorial in the Lord's temple
            for Helem, Tobijah, Jedaiah, and for Hen, Zephaniah's son.
15                 People from far away will come and build the Lord's temple
                so you might know that the Lord of heavenly forces has sent me to you.
        It will happen if you truly obey the voice of the Lord your God."

Answering the Bethel delegation

In the fourth year of Darius the king, the Lord's word came to Zechariah on the fourth day of the ninth month, Kislev. The people of Bethel sent Sharezer and Regem-Melech, along with his men, to seek the Lord's favor, saying to the priests who were in the house of the Lord of heavenly forces and to the prophets: "Should I weep in the fifth month and abstain as I have done for a number of years?"

Then the word of the Lord of heavenly forces came to me: Say to all the land's people and to the priests: When you fasted and lamented in the fifth month and the seventh month for these past seventy years, did you fast for me? When you ate and drank, weren't you the ones eating and drinking? Weren't these the words that the Lord proclaimed through the former prophets when Jerusalem was dwelling quietly along with the surrounding cities, and when the arid southern plain and the western foothills were inhabited?

The Lord's word came to Zechariah:
The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:

Make just and faithful decisions; show kindness and compassion to each other! 10 Don't oppress the widow, the orphan, the stranger, and the poor; don't plan evil against each other! 11 But they refused to pay attention. They turned a cold shoulder and stopped listening.

12 They steeled their hearts against hearing the Instruction and the words that the Lord of heavenly forces sent by his spirit through the earlier prophets. As a result, the Lord of heavenly forces became enraged.

13 So just as he called and they didn't listen, when they called, I didn't listen, says the Lord of heavenly forces. 14 I scattered them throughout the nations whom they didn't know. The land was devastated behind them, with no one leaving or returning. They turned a delightful land into a wasteland.

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Revelation 15

Song of Moses and the Lamb

15 Then I saw another great and awe-inspiring sign in heaven. There were seven angels with seven plagues—and these are the last, for with them God's anger is brought to an end. Then I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire. Those who gained victory over the beast, its image, and the number of its name were standing by the glass sea, holding harps from God. They sing the song of Moses, God's servant, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

"Great and awe-inspiring are your works,
        Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
        king of the nations.
Who won't fear you, Lord, and glorify your name?
        You alone are holy.
All nations will come and fall down in worship before you,
        for your acts of justice have been revealed."

Seven bowl plagues

After this I looked, and the temple in heaven—that is, the tent of witness—was opened. The seven angels, who have the seven plagues, came out of the temple. They were clothed in pure bright linen and had gold sashes around their waists. Then one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven gold bowls full of the anger of the God who lives forever and always. The temple was filled with smoke from God's glory and power, and no one could go into the temple until the seven plagues of the seven last angels were brought to an end.

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Psalm 143

Psalm 143

A psalm of David.

143 Listen to my prayer, Lord!
    Because of your faithfulness, hear my requests for mercy!
    Because of your righteousness, answer me!
Please don't bring your servant to judgment,
    because no living thing is righteous before you.

The enemy is chasing me,
    crushing my life in the dirt,
        forcing me to live in the dark
            like those who've been dead forever.
My spirit is weak inside me—
    inside, my mind is numb.

I remember the days long past;
    I meditate on all your deeds;
    I contemplate your handiwork.
I stretch out my hands to you;
    my whole being is like dry dirt, thirsting for you. Selah

Answer me, Lord—and quickly! My breath is fading.
    Don't hide your face from me
        or I'll be like those going down to the pit!
Tell me all about your faithful love come morning time,
    because I trust you.
Show me the way I should go,
    because I offer my life up to you.
Deliver me from my enemies, Lord!
    I seek protection from you.
10 Teach me to do what pleases you,
    because you are my God.
Guide me by your good spirit
        into good land.
11 Make me live again, Lord, for your name's sake.
    Bring me out of distress because of your righteousness.
12 Wipe out my enemies because of your faithful love.
    Destroy everyone who attacks me,
        because I am your servant.

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Proverbs 30:24-28

24 Four things are among the smallest on earth,
    but they are extremely wise:
25     Ants as creatures aren't strong,
            but they store away their food in the summer.
26     Badgers as creatures aren't powerful,
            but they make their homes in the rocks.
27     Locusts don't have a king,
            but they march together in ranks.
28     You can catch lizards in your hand,
            but they are in kings' palaces.

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