Daily Bible CEV July 23 Verses

¹⁰They make the earth tremble and the heavens shake;

the sun and moon turn dark, and stars stop shining.

¹¹The LORD God leads this army of countless troops,

and they obey his commands.

The day of his judgment is so terrible

that no one can stand it.

The LORD's Invitation

¹²The LORD said:

It isn't too late. You can still return to me

with all your heart.

Start crying and mourning! Go without eating.

¹³Don't rip your clothes to show your sorrow.

Instead, turn back to me with broken hearts.

I am merciful, kind, and caring.

I don't easily lose my temper, and I don't like to punish.

¹⁴I am the LORD your God. Perhaps I will change my mind

and treat you with mercy.

Then you will be blessed with enough grain and wine

for offering sacrifices to me.

¹⁵Sound the trumpet on Zion! Call the people together.

Show your sorrow by going without food.

¹⁶Make sure that everyone is fit to worship me.

Bring adults, children, babies,

and even bring newlyweds from their festivities.

¹⁷Tell my servants, the priests, to cry inside the temple

and to offer this prayer near the altar:

"Save your people, LORD God!

Don't let foreign nations make jokes about us.

Don't let them laugh and ask, 'Where is your God?' "

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