Formation Journal Reading Plan

3:1 Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!

3:2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in Jehovah; she drew not near to her God.

3:3 Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they leave nothing till the morrow.

3:4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons; her priests have profaned the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.

3:5 Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

3:6 I have cut off nations; their battlements are desolate; I have made their streets waste, so that none passeth by; their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, so that there is no inhabitant.

3:7 I said, Only fear thou me; receive correction; so her dwelling shall not be cut off, according to all that I have appointed concerning her: but they rose early and corrupted all their doings.

3:8 Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

3:9 For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

3:10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

3:11 In that day shalt thou not be put to shame for all thy doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of thee thy proudly exulting ones, and thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountain.

3:12 But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.

3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

3:14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

3:15 Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee; thou shalt not fear evil any more.

3:16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not; O Zion, let not thy hands be slack.

3:17 Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.

3:18 I will gather them that sorrow for the solemn assembly, who were of thee; to whom the burden upon her was a reproach.

3:19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all them that afflict thee; and I will save that which is lame, and gather that which was driven away; and I will make them a praise and a name, whose shame hath been in all the earth.

3:20 At that time I will bring you in, and at that time I will gather you; for I will make you a name and a praise among all the peoples of the earth, when I bring back your captivity before your eyes, saith Jehovah.

25:1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

25:3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

25:6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

25:7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.

25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;

25:10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.

25:11 A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.

25:12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.

25:14 As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.

25:15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

25:17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

25:19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

25:20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.

25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

25:22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

25:23 The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.

25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.

25:26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

25:27 It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.

25:28 He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

14:1 And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty and four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads.

14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and the voice which I heard was as the voice of harpers harping with their harps:

14:3 and they sing as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders: and no man could learn the song save the hundred and forty and four thousand, even they that had been purchased out of the earth.

14:4 These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, to be the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.

14:5 And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

14:6 And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

14:7 and he saith with a great voice, Fear God, and give him glory; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made the heaven and the earth and sea and fountains of waters.

14:8 And another, a second angel, followed, saying, Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, that hath made all the nations to drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

14:9 And another angel, a third, followed them, saying with a great voice, If any man worshippeth the beast and his image, and receiveth a mark on his forehead, or upon his hand,

14:10 he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is prepared unmixed in the cup of his anger; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

14:11 and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name.

14:12 Here is the patience of the saints, they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.