I told you these things long ago; I announced them to you before they happened so that you couldn't say, "My idol did them; my carved image or metal idol ordained them.'

Let all of them come together and listen: Who is there among them that could declare these things? "The LORD loves me, and he will accomplish my purpose against Babylon; his arm will be against the Chaldeans.

Was it not you who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed could cross over?"

I have put my words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of my hand, so that I could plant the heavens and lay the earth's foundations, to say to Zion, "You are my people.'

Oh, that I had a lodging place for travelers in the desert, so that I could leave my people and go away from them. For all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors.

This is what the LORD says: "If the heavens could be measured above, or the foundations of the earth be searched out below, then I also would reject all the descendants of Israel because of everything they have done," declares the LORD.

"This is what the LORD says: "If you could break my covenant with the day and night so that day and night wouldn't occur at the proper time,

The LORD could no longer bear it because of your evil deeds and the repulsive things that you did. So your land has become a ruin and an object of horror and ridicule without an inhabitant, as is the case today.

None of the kings of the earth would have believed, nor the world's inhabitants, that the adversary and the enemy could have breached the gates of Jerusalem.

Our steps were closely stalked, so we couldn't travel on our own streets. Our end is near, our days are over; indeed, our end has come.

The sound of the wings of the cherubim, reminiscent of the voice of the Sovereign God when he speaks, could be heard as far as the outer court.

Each one had four faces. Each one had four wings, and the form of human hands could be seen under their wings.

though these three men lived there, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they couldn't deliver their own sons and daughters. They would only save themselves.

even though Noah, Daniel, and Job were among them, as I live" says the Lord GOD, "they couldn't save their own sons or daughters. They would only save their own souls due to their own righteousness."

So I gave them statutes that weren't good and ordinances by which they could not live.

I made them unclean because of their offerings, so they made all their firstborn to pass through the fire, so that I could make them astonished. Then they'll know that I am the LORD."

When they reached out to you for support, you tore their hands and dislocated all of their shoulders. When they tried to lean on you, they couldn't control their own bowels.'

"Son of Man, I've broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Look! It hasn't been set in a splint for healing or wrapped with a bandage so it could be strong enough to hold a sword!

The cedars in God's garden could not compare to it; Fir trees could not match its boughs. The plane tree never grew branches like it, and no tree in God's garden compares to its beauty.

As for these four young men, God gave them knowledge, aptitude for learning, and wisdom. Daniel also could understand all kinds of visions and dreams.

During the second year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled him. As a result, he couldn't sleep.

so Daniel went to ask Nebuchadnezzar for an appointment to see him, and it was granted him so that he could reveal the meaning to the king.

Then the diviners, enchanters, Chaldeans, and astrologers came in, and I told them the dream. But they could not reveal its interpretation to me.

The tree grew large, became strong, and its top reached the sky. It could be seen to the ends of the earth.

Under the influence of wine, Belshazzar ordered that the gold and silver vessels his grandfather Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem be brought in so the king, his officials, his wives, and his mistresses could drink from them.

Because of this, the administrators and regional authorities tried to bring allegations of dereliction of duty in government affairs against Daniel, but they were unable to find any charges of corruption. Daniel was trustworthy, and no evidence of negligence or corruption could be found against him.

Then the king retired to his palace to spend the night fasting. He enjoyed no entertainment, and he couldn't sleep.

I watched the ram charging westward, northward, and southward. No animal could stand before him, nor was there anyone who could deliver from his control. He did as he pleased and exalted himself.

I saw it approach the ram, overflowing with fury at him, and run into him with the full force of its strength. The goat shattered the ram's two horns, and the ram could not oppose it. So the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him. No one could rescue the ram from its control.

Then I, Daniel, was exhausted and ill for days, but afterward I got up and went about the king's business. Nevertheless, I was astonished by the vision, and could not understand it."

He'll invade the most prosperous areas of the province during a time of tranquility, accomplishing what neither his predecessors nor his ancestors ever could. He'll distribute war spoils, booty, and wealth to them, and he'll plot the overthrow of fortresses, though only for a time.

I'll punish her for the time she has devoted to the Baals, to whom she burned incense, and for whom she put on her earrings and jewels so she could go after her lovers and forget me," declares the LORD.

When Ephraim examined his illness and Judah his injury, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and inquired of the great king; but he could not cure you nor heal your injury.

"From the time of Gibeah, you have sinned, Israel; There they took their stand; the battle at Gibeah could not subdue the lawless.

They cast lots for my people they sold a young boy in exchange for a prostitute, and a girl for wine, so they could drink."

Those who cling to vain idols leave behind the gracious love that could have been theirs.

Then God asked Jonah, "Is your anger about the vine plant justified?" And he answered, "Absolutely! I'm so angry I could die!"

Then I asked, "What have they come to do?" He answered, "Those horns that dispersed Judah so that no one could lift up his head those artisans are coming to disrupt the power of nations, tearing them down now that they've come to power and dispersed the land of Judah."

When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gerasenes, two demon-possessed men met him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one could travel on that road.

As the men were going out, a man who couldn't talk because he was demon-possessed was brought to him.

Then Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and every illness.

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and unable to talk was brought to him. Jesus healed him so that the man could speak and see.

I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn't heal him."

Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

Because he couldn't pay, his master ordered him, his wife, his children, and everything that he owned to be sold so that payment could be made.

But he refused and had him thrown into prison until he could repay the debt.

In anger his master handed him over to the jailers until he could repay the entire debt.

Then Jesus, deeply moved with compassion, touched their eyes, and at once they could see again. So they followed him.

No one could answer him at all, and from that day on no one dared to ask him another question.

Surely this perfume could've been sold for a high price and the money given to the destitute."

When he went back to the disciples, he found them asleep. He told Peter, "So, you men couldn't stay awake with me for one hour, could you?

Then he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open.

Don't you think that I could call on my Father, and he would send me more than twelve legions of angels now?

But they couldn't find any, even though many false witnesses had come forward. At last two men came forward

But when the man left, he began to proclaim it freely. He spread the news so widely that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly, but had to stay out in deserted places. Still, people kept coming to him from everywhere.

Since they couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof over the place where he was. They dug through it and let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Then he went home. Such a large crowd gathered again that Jesus and his disciples couldn't even eat.

He lived among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain.

He had often been restrained with shackles and chains, but had snapped the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one could tame him.

He couldn't perform a miracle there except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.

They could wear sandals but not take along an extra shirt.

So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she couldn't do it

Jesus left that place and went to the territory of Tyre and Sidon. He went into a house, not wanting anyone to know he was there. However, it couldn't be kept a secret.

His disciples answered him, "Where could anyone get enough bread to feed these people out here in the wilderness?"

and his clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.

When Jesus came home, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?"

Jesus told him, "Go. Your faith has made you well." At once the man could see again, and he began to follow Jesus down the road.

Seeing in the distance a fig tree covered with leaves, he went to see if he could find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing except leaves because it wasn't the season for figs.

This perfume could have been sold for more than 300 denarii and the money given to the destitute." So they got extremely angry with her.

She has done what she could. She poured perfume on my body in preparation for my burial.

When he went back, he found his disciples asleep. "Simon, are you asleep?" he asked Peter. "You couldn't stay awake for one hour, could you?

Again he came back and found them asleep, because they could not keep their eyes open. They didn't even know what they should say to him.

Meanwhile, the high priests and the whole Council were looking for some testimony against Jesus in order to have him put to death, but they couldn't find any.

Suddenly, Zechariah could open his mouth, his tongue was set free, and he began to speak and to praise God.

He granted us deliverance from our enemies' grip so that we could serve him without fear

When they couldn't find a way to get him in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down on his stretcher through the tiles into the middle of the room, right in front of Jesus.

The others were furious and began to discuss with each other what they could do to Jesus.

They are like a person building a house, who dug a deep hole to lay the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the floodwaters pushed against that house but couldn't shake it, because it had been founded on the rock.

When they couldn't pay it back, he generously canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?"

His mother and his brothers came to him, but they couldn't get near him because of the crowd.

A woman was there who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. Although she had spent all she had on doctors, no one could heal her.

When the woman saw that she couldn't hide, she came forward trembling. Bowing down in front of him, she explained in the presence of all the people why she had touched Jesus and how she had been instantly healed.

I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't."

And they couldn't argue with him about this.

and say, "This person started a building but couldn't finish it.'

But he answered his father, "Listen! All these years I've worked like a slave for you. I've never disobeyed a command of yours. Yet you've never given me so much as a young goat for a festival so I could celebrate with my friends.

The Lord replied, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, "Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you!

Immediately the man could see again and began to follow Jesus, glorifying God. All the people saw this and gave praise to God.

He was trying to see who Jesus was, but he couldn't do so due to the crowd, since he was a short man.

"After he was appointed king, the prince came back. He ordered the servants to whom he had given the money to be called so he could find out what they had earned by investing.

Then why didn't you put my money in the bank? When I returned, I could have collected it with interest.'

"If you had only known today what could have brought you peace! But now it is hidden from your sight,

but they couldn't find a way to do it, because all the people were eager to hear him.

So they couldn't catch him before the people in what he said. Amazed at his answer, they became silent.

So he went off and discussed with the high priests and the Temple police how he could betray Jesus to them.

because the time is surely coming when people will say, "How blessed are the women who couldn't bear children and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!'

"Come, see a man who told me everything I've ever done! Could he possibly be the Messiah?"

If this man were not from God, he couldn't do anything like that."

But some of them said, "Surely the one who opened the eyes of the blind man could have kept this man from dying, couldn't he?"

Now the high priests and the Pharisees had given orders that whoever knew where he was should tell them so that they could arrest him.