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ESV: Straight through the Bible

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Cover to Cover in One Year

With 365 daily readings, this plan is designed to take you straight through the Bible, cover to cover, in one year. Each day you will read a portion of the biblical text, about three chapters on average.


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October 24: Luke 2–3

October 24, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.54 MB

Luke 2–3 Luke 2–3 (Listen) The Birth of Jesus Christ 2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when1 Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, h...

October 23: Luke 1

October 23, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 1.95 MB

Luke 1 Luke 1 (Listen) Dedication to Theophilus 1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been ta...

October 22: Mark 15–16

October 22, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 1.82 MB

Mark 15–16 Mark 15–16 (Listen) Jesus Delivered to Pilate 15 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” 3 And the chief priests accused him of many things. 4 And Pilate again asked him, “Have you no answer to make? See how many charges the...

October 21: Mark 14

October 21, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 2.05 MB

Mark 14 Mark 14 (Listen) The Plot to Kill Jesus 14 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, 2 for they said, “Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.” Jesus Anointed at Bethany 3 And while he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,1 as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nar...

October 20: Mark 12–13

October 20, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.43 MB

Mark 12–13 Mark 12–13 (Listen) The Parable of the Tenants 12 And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. 2 When the season came, he sent a servant1 to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. 3 And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 4 Again he sent to them another servant, and t...

October 19: Mark 10–11

October 19, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.37 MB

Mark 10–11 Mark 10–11 (Listen) Teaching About Divorce 10 And he left there and went to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan, and crowds gathered to him again. And again, as was his custom, he taught them. 2 And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3 He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4 They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away.” 5 And Jesus said to them, “Bec...

October 18: Mark 8–9

October 18, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.48 MB

Mark 8–9 Mark 8–9 (Listen) Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8 In those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them, 2 “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 And if I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way. And some of them have come from far away.” 4 And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people wi...

October 17: Mark 6–7

October 17, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.5 MB

Mark 6–7 Mark 6–7 (Listen) Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 6 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here...

October 16: Mark 4–5

October 16, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.27 MB

Mark 4–5 Mark 4–5 (Listen) The Parable of the Sower 4 Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. 5 Other seed fell on ro...

October 15: Mark 1–3

October 15, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.87 MB

Mark 1–3 Mark 1–3 (Listen) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.1 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,2   “Behold, I send my messenger before your face,     who will prepare your way, 3   the voice of one crying in the wilderness:     ‘Prepare3 the way of the Lord,     make his paths straight,’” 4 John appeared, baptizing in the wilderness and proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 5 And ...

October 14: Matthew 27–28

October 14, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.37 MB

Matthew 27–28 Matthew 27–28 (Listen) Jesus Delivered to Pilate 27 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor. Judas Hangs Himself 3 Then when Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus1 was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, 4 saying, “I have sinned by...

October 13: Matthew 26

October 13, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.18 MB

Matthew 26 Matthew 26 (Listen) The Plot to Kill Jesus 26 When Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said to his disciples, 2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.” 3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas, 4 and plotted together in order to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him. 5 But they said, “Not during the feast, lest the...

October 12: Matthew 24–25

October 12, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.63 MB

Matthew 24–25 Matthew 24–25 (Listen) Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple 24 Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. 2 But he answered them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly, I say to you, there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” Signs of the End of the Age 3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when wi...

October 11: Matthew 22–23

October 11, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.24 MB

Matthew 22–23 Matthew 22–23 (Listen) The Parable of the Wedding Feast 22 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants1 to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is...

October 10: Matthew 20–21

October 10, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.36 MB

Matthew 20–21 Matthew 20–21 (Listen) Laborers in the Vineyard 20 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius1 a day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ 5 So they went. Going out ...

October 9: Matthew 18–19

October 09, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 2 MB

Matthew 18–19 Matthew 18–19 (Listen) Who Is the Greatest? 18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me,...

October 8: Matthew 15–17

October 08, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.74 MB

Matthew 15–17 Matthew 15–17 (Listen) Traditions and Commandments 15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, 2 “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” 3 He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ 5 But you say, ‘If anyone tel...

October 7: Matthew 13–14

October 07, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.68 MB

Matthew 13–14 Matthew 13–14 (Listen) The Parable of the Sower 13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much s...

October 6: Matthew 11–12

October 06, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.33 MB

Matthew 11–12 Matthew 11–12 (Listen) Messengers from John the Baptist 11 When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples, he went on from there to teach and preach in their cities. 2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” 4 And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight and the lame walk...

October 5: Matthew 8–10

October 05, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.37 MB

Matthew 8–10 Matthew 8–10 (Listen) Jesus Cleanses a Leper 8 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. 2 And behold, a leper1 came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” 3 And Jesus2 stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses ...

October 4: Matthew 5–7

October 04, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.17 MB

Matthew 5–7 Matthew 5–7 (Listen) The Sermon on the Mount 5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. The Beatitudes 2 And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. 5 “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for...

October 3: Matthew 3–4

October 03, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 1.25 MB

Matthew 3–4 Matthew 3–4 (Listen) John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”1 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,   “The voice of one crying in the wilderness:   ‘Prepare2 the way of the Lord;     make his paths straight.’” 4 Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and...

October 2: Matthew 1–2

October 02, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 1.58 MB

Matthew 1–2 Matthew 1–2 (Listen) The Genealogy of Jesus Christ 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,1 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 ...

October 1: Malachi 1–4

October 01, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.31 MB

Malachi 1–4 Malachi 1–4 (Listen) 1 The oracle of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.1 The Lord’s Love for Israel 2 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you say, “How have you loved us?” “Is not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet I have loved Jacob 3 but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert.” 4 If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the LORD of hosts says, “They may build...

September 30: Zechariah 8–14

September 30, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes - 4.53 MB

Zechariah 8–14 Zechariah 8–14 (Listen) The Coming Peace and Prosperity of Zion 8 And the word of the LORD of hosts came, saying, 2 “Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath. 3 Thus says the LORD: I have returned to Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem, and Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain. 4 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and...

September 29: Zechariah 1–7

September 29, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.27 MB

Zechariah 1–7 Zechariah 1–7 (Listen) A Call to Return to the Lord 1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, son of Iddo, saying, 2 “The LORD was very angry with your fathers. 3 Therefore say to them, Thus declares the LORD of hosts: Return to me, says the LORD of hosts, and I will return to you, says the LORD of hosts. 4 Do not be like your fathers, to whom the former prophets cried out, ‘Thus sa...

September 28: Zephaniah 1—Haggai 2

September 28, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.46 MB

Zephaniah 1—Haggai 2 Zephaniah 1–3 (Listen) 1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, son of Gedaliah, son of Amariah, son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. The Coming Judgment on Judah 2   “I will utterly sweep away everything     from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. 3   “I will sweep away man and beast;     I will sweep away the birds of the heavens     and the fish of the sea,   and the rubble1 with the wicked....

September 27: Habakkuk 1–3

September 27, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 1.9 MB

Habakkuk 1–3 Habakkuk 1–3 (Listen) 1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. Habakkuk’s Complaint 2   O LORD, how long shall I cry for help,     and you will not hear?   Or cry to you “Violence!”     and you will not save? 3   Why do you make me see iniquity,     and why do you idly look at wrong?   Destruction and violence are before me;     strife and contention arise. 4   So the law is paralyzed,     and justice never goes forth.   For the wicked surround the righteous;    ...

September 26: Nahum 1–3

September 26, 2023 10:00 - 7 minutes - 1.64 MB

Nahum 1–3 Nahum 1–3 (Listen) 1 An oracle concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh. God’s Wrath Against Nineveh 2   The LORD is a jealous and avenging God;     the LORD is avenging and wrathful;   the LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries     and keeps wrath for his enemies. 3   The LORD is slow to anger and great in power,     and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty.   His way is in whirlwind and storm,     and the clouds are the dust of his feet. 4...

September 25: Micah 1–7

September 25, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 4.01 MB

Micah 1–7 Micah 1–7 (Listen) 1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. The Coming Destruction 2   Hear, you peoples, all of you;1     pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it,   and let the Lord GOD be a witness against you,     the Lord from his holy temple. 3   For behold, the LORD is coming out of his place,     and will come down and tread upon the high...

September 24: Obadiah—Jonah 4

September 24, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.46 MB

Obadiah—Jonah 4 Obadiah (Listen) 1 The vision of Obadiah. Edom Will Be Humbled   Thus says the Lord GOD concerning Edom:   We have heard a report from the LORD,     and a messenger has been sent among the nations:   “Rise up! Let us rise against her for battle!” 2   Behold, I will make you small among the nations;     you shall be utterly despised.1 3   The pride of your heart has deceived you,     you who live in the clefts of the rock,2     in your lofty dwelling,   who say in...

September 23: Amos 6–9

September 23, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 2.26 MB

Amos 6–9 Amos 6–9 (Listen) Woe to Those at Ease in Zion 6   “Woe to those who are at ease in Zion,     and to those who feel secure on the mountain of Samaria,   the notable men of the first of the nations,     to whom the house of Israel comes! 2   Pass over to Calneh, and see,     and from there go to Hamath the great;     then go down to Gath of the Philistines.   Are you better than these kingdoms?     Or is their territory greater than your territory, 3   O you who put far a...

September 22: Amos 1–5

September 22, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.12 MB

Amos 1–5 Amos 1–5 (Listen) 1 The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds1 of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years2 before the earthquake. Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors 2 And he said:   “The LORD roars from Zion     and utters his voice from Jerusalem;   the pastures of the shepherds mourn,     and the top of Carmel withers.” 3 Thus says the LORD:   “For three trans...

September 21: Joel 1–3

September 21, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.67 MB

Joel 1–3 Joel 1–3 (Listen) 1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel: An Invasion of Locusts 2   Hear this, you elders;     give ear, all inhabitants of the land!   Has such a thing happened in your days,     or in the days of your fathers? 3   Tell your children of it,     and let your children tell their children,     and their children to another generation. 4   What the cutting locust left,     the swarming locust has eaten.   What the swarming locust lef...

September 20: Hosea 8–14

September 20, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.45 MB

Hosea 8–14 Hosea 8–14 (Listen) Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind 8   Set the trumpet to your lips!     One like a vulture is over the house of the LORD,   because they have transgressed my covenant     and rebelled against my law. 2   To me they cry,     “My God, we—Israel—know you.” 3   Israel has spurned the good;     the enemy shall pursue him. 4   They made kings, but not through me.     They set up princes, but I knew it not.   With their silver and gold they made idols     fo...

September 19: Hosea 1–7

September 19, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.49 MB

Hosea 1–7 Hosea 1–7 (Listen) 1 The word of the LORD that came to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. Hosea’s Wife and Children 2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the LORD.” 3 So he went and took Gomer, the daught...

September 18: Daniel 10–12

September 18, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.19 MB

Daniel 10–12 Daniel 10–12 (Listen) Daniel’s Terrifying Vision of a Man 10 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict.1 And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. 3 I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. 4 On the twenty-fou...

September 17: Daniel 7–9

September 17, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 3.58 MB

Daniel 7–9 Daniel 7–9 (Listen) Daniel’s Vision of the Four Beasts 7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. 2 Daniel declared,1 “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. 4 The first was like a lion and had eagles’ wi...

September 16: Daniel 4–6

September 16, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 4.19 MB

Daniel 4–6 Daniel 4–6 (Listen) Nebuchadnezzar Praises God 4 1 King Nebuchadnezzar to all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied to you! 2 It has seemed good to me to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. 3   How great are his signs,     how mighty his wonders!   His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,     and his dominion endures from generation to generation. Nebuchadnezzar’s Second Dream 4 2 I, Nebuchadne...

September 15: Daniel 1–3

September 15, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 3.92 MB

Daniel 1–3 Daniel 1–3 (Listen) Daniel Taken to Babylon 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. And he brought them to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, and placed the vessels in the treasury of his god. 3 Then the king commanded Ashpenaz, his chief eunuch, to bring some of the peo...

September 14: Ezekiel 46–48

September 14, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.3 MB

Ezekiel 46–48 Ezekiel 46–48 (Listen) The Prince and the Feasts 46 “Thus says the Lord GOD: The gate of the inner court that faces east shall be shut on the six working days, but on the Sabbath day it shall be opened, and on the day of the new moon it shall be opened. 2 The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by the post of the gate. The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the th...

September 13: Ezekiel 43–45

September 13, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.4 MB

Ezekiel 43–45 Ezekiel 43–45 (Listen) The Glory of the Lord Fills the Temple 43 Then he led me to the gate, the gate facing east. 2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the east. And the sound of his coming was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. 3 And the vision I saw was just like the vision that I had seen when he1 came to destroy the city, and just like the vision that I had seen by the Chebar canal. And I fell on my face. 4...

September 12: Ezekiel 40–42

September 12, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.37 MB

Ezekiel 40–42 Ezekiel 40–42 (Listen) Vision of the New Temple 40 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me to the city.1 2 In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and set me down on a very high mountain, on which was a structure like a city to the south. 3 When he brought me there, beh...

September 11: Ezekiel 37–39

September 11, 2023 10:00 - 13 minutes - 3.19 MB

Ezekiel 37–39 Ezekiel 37–39 (Listen) The Valley of Dry Bones 37 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley;1 it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, you know.” 4 Then he said to me, “Prophesy over these ...

September 10: Ezekiel 34–36

September 10, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.22 MB

Ezekiel 34–36 Ezekiel 34–36 (Listen) Prophecy Against the Shepherds of Israel 34 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. 4 The weak you have not stren...

September 9: Ezekiel 31–33

September 09, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 3.41 MB

Ezekiel 31–33 Ezekiel 31–33 (Listen) Pharaoh to Be Slain 31 In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude:   “Whom are you like in your greatness? 3     Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon,   with beautiful branches and forest shade,     and of towering height,     its top among the clouds.1 4   The waters nourished it;     the deep made it grow tall,  ...

September 8: Ezekiel 28–30

September 08, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 2.89 MB

Ezekiel 28–30 Ezekiel 28–30 (Listen) Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre 28 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD:   “Because your heart is proud,     and you have said, ‘I am a god,   I sit in the seat of the gods,     in the heart of the seas,’   yet you are but a man, and no god,     though you make your heart like the heart of a god— 3   you are indeed wiser than Daniel;     no secret is hidden from you; 4   by your...

September 7: Ezekiel 25–27

September 07, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.7 MB

Ezekiel 25–27 Ezekiel 25–27 (Listen) Prophecy Against Ammon 25 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3 Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD: Thus says the Lord GOD, Because you said, ‘Aha!’ over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile, 4 therefore behold, I am handing you over to the people o...

September 6: Ezekiel 23–24

September 06, 2023 10:00 - 11 minutes - 2.7 MB

Ezekiel 23–24 Ezekiel 23–24 (Listen) Oholah and Oholibah 23 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother. 3 They played the whore in Egypt; they played the whore in their youth; there their breasts were pressed and their virgin bosoms1 handled. 4 Oholah was the name of the elder and Oholibah the name of her sister. They became mine, and they bore sons and daughters. As for their names, Oholah is Samaria, and Oholibah is Jerusal...

September 5: Ezekiel 21–22

September 05, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 2.37 MB

Ezekiel 21–22 Ezekiel 21–22 (Listen) The Lord Has Drawn His Sword 21 1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries.2 Prophesy against the land of Israel 3 and say to the land of Israel, Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am against you and will draw my sword from its sheath and will cut off from you both righteous and wicked. 4 Because I will cut off from you both righteous and wicked, therefore my sword shall be dr...