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- Chapter 50 -

The mighty one calls

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God, the all-powerful one, speaks; he summons all people, from the east to the west.
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His glory shines from Mount Zion in Jerusalem, an extremely beautiful city.
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Our God comes to us, and he is not silent. A great fire is in front of him, and a storm is around him.
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He comes to judge his people. He shouts to the angels in heaven and to the people on the earth.
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He says, “Summon those who faithfully worship me, those who made a covenant with me by offering sacrifices to me.”
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The angels in heaven declare, “God is righteous, and he is the supreme judge.”
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God says, “My people, listen! You Israelite people, listen, as I, your God, say what you have done that is wrong.
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I am not rebuking you for making sacrifices to me, for the offerings that you always burn on the altar for me.
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But I do not really need the bulls from your barns and the goats from your pens that you sacrifice,
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because all the animals in the forest belong to me, and all the cattle on a thousand hills also belong to me.
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I know and own all the birds in the mountains, and all the creatures that move around in the fields.
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So if I were hungry, I would not tell you to bring me some food because everything in the world belongs to me!
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I do not eat the flesh of the bulls that you sacrifice, and I do not drink the blood of the goats that you offer to me.
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The sacrifice that I really want is that you thank me and do all that you have promised to do.
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Pray to me when you have troubles. If you do that, I will rescue you, and then you will praise me.
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But I say this to the wicked people: Why do you recite my commandments or talk about the covenant that I made with you?
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For you have refused to allow me to discipline you, and you have rejected what I told you to do.
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Every time that you see a thief, you become his friend, and you spend much time with those who commit adultery.
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You are always talking about doing wicked things, and you are always trying to deceive people.
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You are always accusing members of your own family and slandering them.
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You did all those things, and I did not say anything to you, so you thought that I was a sinner just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you, right in front of you.
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So, all you who have ignored me, pay attention to this, because if you do not, I will tear you to pieces, and there will be no one to rescue you.
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The sacrifice that truly honors me is to thank me for what I have done; and I will save those who always do the things that I want them to.”
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The mighty one calls

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The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks, and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines out.
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Our God comes, and does not keep silent. A fire devours before him. It is very stormy around him.
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He calls to the heavens above, to the earth, that he may judge his people:
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“Gather my saints together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.”
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The heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge. Selah.
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“Hear, my people, and I will speak. Israel, I will testify against you. I am God, your God.
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I don’t rebuke you for your sacrifices. Your burnt offerings are continually before me.
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I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.
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For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
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I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.
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If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
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Will I eat the meat of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
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Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
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Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
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But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,
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since you hate instruction, and throw my words behind you?
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When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have participated with adulterers.
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“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.
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You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother’s son.
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You have done these things, and I kept silent. You thought that I was just like you. I will rebuke you, and accuse you in front of your eyes.
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“Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be no one to deliver.
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Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”
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