He turned streams into a desert, springs of water into arid land,

with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures,

The faithful witness tells what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.

There right in front of him was a man suffering from dropsy.

He also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

the one who is sick in her menstruation, the one with a discharge, whether male or female, and a man who has sexual intercourse with an unclean woman.’”

Here is a message about Moab: Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Ar of Moab is destroyed! Indeed, in a night it is devastated, Kir of Moab is destroyed!

a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates, of olive trees and honey,

To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

Babylon will become a heap of ruins. Jackals will make their home there. It will become an object of horror and of hissing scorn, a place where no one lives.

Then I heard something like a voice from among the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat will cost a day’s pay and three quarts of barley will cost a day’s pay. But do not damage the olive oil and the wine!”

There was evening, and there was morning, a third day.

There was evening, and there was morning, a fourth day.

There was evening, and there was morning, a fifth day.

Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.