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Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
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Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
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2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting,
Because [a]that is the (A)end of every person,
And the living [b](B)takes it to [c]heart.
3 (C)Sorrow is better than laughter,
For (D)when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
4 The [d]mind of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the [e]mind of fools is in the house of pleasure.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart
- Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
- Ecclesiastes 7:4 Lit heart
Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
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Ecclesiastes 7:2-4
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2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(A) is the destiny(B) of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(C)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(D)
Isaiah 22:12-14
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Isaiah 22:12-14
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12 Therefore on that day the Lord [a]God of armies called you to (A)weeping, to wailing,
To (B)shaving the head, and to wearing sackcloth.
13 Instead, there is (C)joy and jubilation,
Killing of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,
Eating of meat and drinking of wine:
“(D)Let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we may die.”
14 But the Lord of armies revealed Himself [b]to me:
“Certainly this (E)wrongdoing (F)will not be [c]forgiven you
(G)Until you die,” says the Lord [d]God of armies.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 22:12 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Isaiah 22:14 Lit in my ears
- Isaiah 22:14 Lit atoned for
- Isaiah 22:14 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Isaiah 22:12-14
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Isaiah 22:12-14
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12 The Lord, the Lord Almighty,
called you on that day(A)
to weep(B) and to wail,
to tear out your hair(C) and put on sackcloth.(D)
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,(E)
slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
eating of meat and drinking of wine!(F)
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
“for tomorrow we die!”(G)
14 The Lord Almighty has revealed this in my hearing:(H) “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned(I) for,” says the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
Jeremiah 15:17
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Jeremiah 15:17
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17 I (A)did not sit in a circle of revelers and celebrate.
Because of Your hand upon me I sat (B)alone,
For You (C)filled me with indignation.
Jeremiah 15:17
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Jeremiah 15:17
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Amos 6:4-6
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Amos 6:4-6
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4 Those who lie on beds of ivory,
And lounge around on their (A)couches,
And (B)eat lambs from the flock,
And calves from the midst of the fattened cattle,
5 Who improvise to the sound of the harp,
And like David have [a]composed (C)songs for themselves,
6 Who (D)drink wine from sacred bowls
While they anoint themselves with the finest of oils—
Yet they have not (E)grieved over the collapse of Joseph.
Footnotes
- Amos 6:5 Or invented musical instruments
Amos 6:4-6
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Amos 6:4-6
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4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.(A)
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.(B)
5 You strum away on your harps(C) like David
and improvise on musical instruments.(D)
6 You drink wine(E) by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve(F) over the ruin of Joseph.(G)
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