Zechariah 5-8Vision of the Flying Scroll5 Then I turned and raised my eyes, and saw there a flying scroll.2 And he said to me, “What do you see?”So I answered, “I see a flying scroll. Its length is twenty cubits and its width ten cubits.”3 Then he said to me, “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole earth: ‘Every thief shall be expelled,’ according to this side of the scroll; an...  Read More

MorningGenesis 6-8The Wickedness and Judgment of Man6 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.3 And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive[a] with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days...  Read More

Zechariah 1-4A Call to Repentance1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying, 2 “The Lord has been very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Return to Me,” says the Lord of hosts, “and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. 4 “Do not be like y...  Read More

HaggaiThe Command to Build God’s House1 In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, 2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s ...  Read More

HabakkukThe Prophet Questions God’s Judgments1 The [a]burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.The Prophet’s Question2 O Lord, how long shall I cry,And You will not hear?Even cry out to You, “Violence!”And You will not save.3 Why do You show me iniquity,And cause me to see [b]trouble?For plundering and violence are before me;There is strife, and contention arises.4 Therefore the law is powerless,And ...  Read More

NahumGod’s Mercy and Judgment1 The [a]burden against Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.God’s Wrath on His Enemies2 God is jealous, and the Lord avenges;The Lord avenges and is furious.The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries,And He reserves wrath for His enemies;3 The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,And will not at all acquit the wicked.The Lord has His wayIn t...  Read More