Daily Bible GNT July 11 Verses

Escape from Babylon

¹⁴IsTael's holy God, the LORD who saves you, says,

"To save you, I will send an army against Babylon;

I will break down the city gates,

and the shouts of her people will turn into crying.

¹⁵I am the LORD, your holy God.

I created you, Israel, and I am your king."

¹⁶Long ago the LORD made a road through the sea,

a path through the swirling waters.

¹⁷He led a mighty army to destruction,

an army of chariots and horses.

Down they fell, never to rise,

snuffed out like the flame of a lamp!

¹⁸But the LORD says,

"Do not cling to events of the past

or dwell on what happened long ago.

¹⁹Watch for the new thing I am going to do.

It is happening already--you can see it now!

I will make a road through the wilderness

and give you streams of water there.

²⁰Even the wild animals will honor me;

jackals and ostriches will praise me

when I make rivers flow in the desert

to give water to my chosen people.

²¹They are the people I made for myself,

and they will sing my praises!"

Israel's Sin

²²The LORD says,

"But you were tired of me, Israel;

you did not worship me.

²³You did not bring me your burnt offerings of sheep;

you did not honor me with your sacrifices.

I did not burden you by demanding offerings

or wear you out by asking for incense.

²⁴You didn't buy incense for me

or satisfy me with the fat of your animals.

Instead you burdened me with your sins;

you wore me out with the wrongs you have committed.

²⁵And yet, I am the God who forgives your sins,

I will not hold your sins against you.

²⁶"Let us go to court; bring your accusation!

Present your case to prove you are in the right!

²⁷Your earliest ancestor sinned;

your leaders sinned against me,

²⁸

and your rulers profaned my sanctuary.

So I brought destruction on Israel;

I let my own people be insulted."

This reading is from The Holy Bible, Today's English Version, Second Edition copyright © American Bible Society, 1992;
Old Testament copyright © American Bible Society, 1976, 1992; New Testament © American Bible Society, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992.

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