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September scripture portion: Ezekiel 12 - Malachi (including the Books of Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi)
- Ezekiel 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48
- Nahum 1 2 3 | Habakkuk 1 2 3 | Zephaniah 1 2 3 | Zechariah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 | Malachi 1 2 3 4
Chapter 19 records the lamentation for the princes of Israel. In verse 2 Judah is pictured as a lioness. Her first whelp (verses 3 and 4) was Jehoahaz, who was taken to Egypt (Jeremiah 22:10-12); the second whelp (verses 5-9) was Jehoiachin, who was exiled to Babylon (Jeremiah 22:24-30). David's family, which was once great and powerful, was now overthrown. Verses 10-14 record the lamentation for the land. The vine portrays Judah . In verse 12 "the east wind" refers to Nebuchadnezzar, who overcame Judah and carried the people into captivity to Babylon.
Chapter 20 is a rehearsal of the sins of Israel. Verses 1-8 record her sins in Egypt; verses 9- 26 review her sins in the wilderness; and verses 27-49 review the judgment against the people and a future restoration of Israel.