Daniel 5:2-3
5:2 While under the influence
of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels – the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father
had confiscated
from the temple in Jerusalem
– so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them.
5:3 So they brought the gold and silver
vessels that had been confiscated from the temple, the house of God
in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, together with his wives and concubines, drank from them.
Jude 1:23-24
1:23 save
others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy
on others, coupled with a fear of God,
hating even the clothes stained
by the flesh.
Final Blessing
1:24 Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
Jude 1:1-2
Salutation
1:1 From Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, wrapped in the love of God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.
1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you!
Jude 1:9-10
1:9 But even
when Michael the archangel
was arguing with the devil and debating with him
concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
1:10 But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.
Ezra 1:7
1:7 Then King Cyrus brought out the vessels of the Lord’s temple which Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and had displayed in the temple of his gods.
Jeremiah 51:44
51:44 I will punish the god Bel in Babylon.
I will make him spit out what he has swallowed.
The nations will not come streaming to him any longer.
Indeed, the walls of Babylon will fall.”
Habakkuk 1:16
1:16 Because of his success he offers sacrifices to his throw net
and burns incense to his dragnet;
for because of them he has plenty of food,
and more than enough to eat.