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Isaiah 24
[Bible]Isaiah 24 is a prophecy depicting the LORD judging the whole earth and laying it waste, and then reigning as King on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem. It is the first chapter of the unit comprising Isaiah 24–27.
Jeremiah 25
[Bible]Jeremiah 25 records a word given in the fourth year of Jehoiakim. It foretells that Judah will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years, after which Babylon itself will be punished, and it proclaims God's judgment on the world in a scene in which Jeremiah makes Jerusalem and the nations drink the cup of wrath.
Jeremiah 27
[Bible]Jeremiah 27 is the chapter in which Jeremiah wears a yoke on his neck and tells Judah and five neighboring nations to serve the king of Babylon. He also warns that prophecies of the temple vessels' imminent return from Babylon are false.
Jeremiah 52
[Bible]The final chapter of the Book of Jeremiah records the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon under Zedekiah, the burning of the temple, the number of captives taken in three deportations, and the release of King Jehoiachin from prison in Babylon.
Jeremiah 38
[Bible]Jeremiah 38 recounts how, near the end of the siege of Jerusalem, the princes cast Jeremiah into a miry cistern, Ebed-melech the Cushite rescues him, and King Zedekiah secretly summons him and hears the word urging him to surrender.
Ezekiel 12
[Bible]Ezekiel 12 is a chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in which the prophet packs an exile's belongings and digs through a wall. This symbolic act foretells the captivity of Jerusalem's king and people. The chapter also refutes the people's proverb that the fulfillment of prophecy is delayed.
Ezekiel 26
[Bible]Ezekiel 26 is a prophecy of judgment against the maritime city of Tyre, which rejoiced at the fall of Jerusalem. It describes the assault of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the destruction of Tyre, and the lament of the princes of the sea.
Ezekiel 30
[Bible]Ezekiel 30 contains a prophecy that "the day of the LORD" is coming upon Egypt and its allies (vv. 1–19) and a prophecy that God will break Pharaoh's arms and strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon (vv. 20–26).
Ezekiel 32
[Bible]Ezekiel 32 is the final chapter of the oracles against the nations in the Book of Ezekiel. It contains two laments over Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and depicts Pharaoh descending to Sheol to lie with the nations that perished before him.
Daniel 3
[Bible]Daniel 3 tells how Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow down to the golden image set up by King Nebuchadnezzar, were cast into the burning fiery furnace, and came out unharmed.
Daniel 2
[Bible]Daniel 2 is the chapter in which Daniel receives from God, reveals, and interprets King Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great image. It centers on the vision of an image made of gold, silver, brass, iron, and clay that is broken in pieces by a stone cut out without hands, together with the interpretation of that vision.
Daniel 11
[Bible]Daniel 11 is part of the final vision in the Book of Daniel. It foretells the rise of kings in Persia, the division of a mighty king's kingdom, the conflicts between the "king of the south" and the "king of the north," a king who pollutes the sanctuary, and the wars of the time of the end.
Hosea 3
[Bible]Hosea 3 is the chapter in which God commands Hosea to love an adulterous woman once more. Hosea buys the woman back at a price, and this act leads into a prophecy that Israel will live for many days without king or sacrifice but will at last return to the LORD.
Daniel 1
[Bible]The first chapter of the Book of Daniel. It tells how Daniel and his three friends, taken captive to Babylon, refused the king's food, were tested for ten days on a diet of vegetables, and, through the wisdom God gave them, came to stand before King Nebuchadnezzar.
Hosea 10
[Bible]Hosea 10 is a prophecy that rebukes the Northern Kingdom of Israel for multiplying altars and images as its prosperity grew and for serving the calf of Bethaven. It foretells the destruction of its king and its high places. Amid this judgment it issues a call to repentance: "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy."
Hosea 5
[Bible]Hosea 5 summons the priests, the house of Israel, and the house of the king and pronounces judgment on northern Israel (Ephraim) and southern Judah. It rebukes their reliance on Assyria and closes with God's declaration that He will wait until the people acknowledge their offense and seek Him.
Jonah 3
[Bible]Jonah 3 is the chapter in which Jonah, having received God's second call, proclaims Nineveh's destruction; the king and the people fast and repent, and God withholds the calamity.
Zechariah 14
[Bible]Zechariah 14 is the final chapter of the Book of Zechariah. On the Day of the LORD the nations attack Jerusalem, but the LORD stands on the Mount of Olives, fights against them, and becomes king over all the earth. The surviving nations go up year after year to keep the Feast of Tabernacles, and the chapter portrays a time when everything becomes holy.
Zechariah 9
[Bible]Zechariah 9 opens the second half of the Book of Zechariah (chapters 9–14). It proclaims judgment on the surrounding nations, announces a humble king who comes riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey, and promises the release and restoration of the prisoners.
Kore
[People]Kore was a Levite, the son of Imnah, who served during the reign of King Hezekiah of the southern kingdom of Judah. He was gatekeeper of the east gate of the temple and was placed in charge of distributing the freewill offerings and the most holy things (2 Chronicles 31:14).