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

Micah 6-7God Pleads with Israel6 Hear now what the Lord says:“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,And let the hills hear your voice.2 Hear, O you mountains, the Lord’s complaint,And you strong foundations of the earth;For the Lord has a complaint against His people,And He will [a]contend with Israel.3 “O My people, what have I done to you?And how have I wearied you?Testify against Me.4 For...  Read More

Micah 4-5The Lord’s Reign in Zion4 Now it shall come to pass in the latter daysThat the mountain of the Lord’s houseShall be established on the top of the mountains,And shall be exalted above the hills;And peoples shall flow to it.2 Many nations shall come and say,“Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,To the house of the God of Jacob;He will teach us His ways,And we shall walk in His...  Read More