Ezekiel 30:1-26

(1)  The word of the LORD came to me:

(2)  "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'

(3)  For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

(4)  A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.

(5)  Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

(6)  "Thus says the LORD: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, declares the Lord GOD.

(7)  And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries, and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.

(8)  Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.

(9)  "On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, behold, it comes!

(10)  "Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

(11)  He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land, and they shall draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

(12)  And I will dry up the Nile and will sell the land into the hand of evildoers; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it, by the hand of foreigners; I am the LORD; I have spoken.

(13)  "Thus says the Lord GOD: "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

(14)  I will make Pathros a desolation and will set fire to Zoan and will execute judgments on Thebes.

(15)  And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of Thebes.

(16)  And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and Memphis shall face enemies by day.

(17)  The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword, and the women shall go into captivity.

(18)  At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end in her; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity.

(19)  Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

(20)  In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

(21)  "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and behold, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.

(22)  Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken, and I will make the sword fall from his hand.

(23)  I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them through the countries.

(24)  And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded.

(25)  I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall. Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

(26)  And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

Matthew 17:1-27

(1)  And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

(2)  And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

(3)  And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

(4)  And Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

(5)  He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."

(6)  When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

(7)  But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear."

(8)  And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

(9)  And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

(10)  And the disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?"

(11)  He answered, "Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.

(12)  But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands."

(13)  Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

(14)  And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him,

(15)  said, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

(16)  And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him."

(17)  And Jesus answered, "O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me."

(18)  And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly.

(19)  Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"

(20)  He said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you."

(22)  As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,

(23)  and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." And they were greatly distressed.

(24)  When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the tax?"

(25)  He said, "Yes." And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?"

(26)  And when he said, "From others," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

(27)  However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

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