Daily Bible CEV July 11 Verses

The LORD Will Prepare the Way

¹⁴I, the LORD, will rescue you! I am Israel's holy God,

and this is my promise:

For your sake, I will send an army against Babylon

to drag its people away, crying as they go.

¹⁵I am the LORD, your holy God, Israel's Creator and King.

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I am the one who cut a path through the mighty ocean.

¹⁷I sent an army to chase you with chariots and horses;

now they lie dead, unable to move.

They are like an oil lamp with the flame snuffed out.

Forget the Past

The LORD said:

¹⁸Forget what happened long ago! Don't think about the past.

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I am creating something new. There it is! Do you see it?

I have put roads in deserts, streams in thirsty lands.

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Every wild animal honors me, even jackals and owls.

I provide water in deserts--

streams in thirsty lands for my chosen people.

²¹I made them my own nation, so they would praise me.

²²I, the LORD, said to Israel:

You have become weary, but not from worshiping me.

²³You have not honored me by sacrificing sheep

or other animals.

And I have not burdened you with demands for sacrifices

or sweet-smelling incense.

²⁴You have not brought delicious spices for me

or given me the best part of your sacrificed animals.

Instead, you burden me down with your terrible sins.

²⁵But I wipe away your sins because of who I am.

And so, I will forget the wrongs you have done.

²⁶Meet me in court! State your case

and prove that you are right.

²⁷Your earliest ancestor and all of your leaders

rebelled against me.

²⁸That's why I don't allow your priests to serve me;

I let Israel be destroyed and your people disgraced.

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