Orthodox Study Bible Scripture Readings for Wednesday, 3/12/14: Isaiah 5 16 But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the Holy God shall be glorified in righteousness. 17 Those plundered shall be fed as bulls, and lambs shall eat on the waste places of those taken away. 18 Woe to those who draw sins to themselves as with a long rope and lawlessness as with the strap of a cows yoke, 19 who say, “Let Him speedily hasten what He will do that we may see it, and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it!” 20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! 21 Woe to those who are intelligent in their own eyes and expert in their own sight! 22 Woe to your strong ones who drink wine and the mighty ones who mix intoxicating drink, 23 who justify the ungodly for a bribe and take away justice from the righteous man! 24 Therefore in the manner that stubble shall be burned by coals of fire and consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be like chaff and their flower shall go up like dust, for they did not will to do the law of the Lord of hosts, but despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 25 Thus the wrath of the Lord of hosts is furious against His people. He laid His hand on them and struck them. The mountains were provoked, and their carcasses were as refuse in the midst of the road. For all this His anger was not turned away, but His hand is still uplifted. Genesis 4 16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod opposite Eden.† 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methu-shael begot Lamech. 19 Then Lamech took two wives for himself: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 20 So Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brothers name was Jubal. He is the one who invented the psaltery and harp. 22 As for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, a smith and a manufacturer of bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah. 23 Then Lamech said to his wives Adah and Zillah: “Hear my voice, you wives of Lamech, And listen carefully to my words, Because I killed a man for wounding me And a young man for hurting me. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” 25 Again Adam knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Seth, saying, “God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”† 26 As for Seth, to him also a son was born. He named him Enosh, and he hoped in the Lord God and called upon His name.†
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