Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy the good food and sweet drinks. And give some food and drinks to those people that didn’t prepare any food. Today is a special day to the Lord. Don’t be sad! Why? Because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”
Deuteronomy 27:7 - Easy To Read Version And you must sacrifice and eat fellowship offerings there. Eat and enjoy yourselves there together with the Lord your God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And you shall offer peace offerings, and eat there and rejoice before the Lord your God. American Standard Version (1901) and thou shalt sacrifice peace-offerings, and shalt eat there; and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God. Common English Bible Offer up well-being sacrifices and eat them there, celebrating in the LORD your God’s presence. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall immolate peace victims. And you shall eat and feast in that place, in the sight of the Lord your God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And shalt immolate peace-victims, and eat there, and feast before the Lord thy God. |
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy the good food and sweet drinks. And give some food and drinks to those people that didn’t prepare any food. Today is a special day to the Lord. Don’t be sad! Why? Because the joy of the Lord will make you strong.”
Get your water from the spring of salvation.\par Then you will be happy.\par
“The Lord makes me very, very happy.\par My whole self is happy in my God.\par The Lord put the clothes of salvation on me.\par These clothes are like the nice clothes\par a man wears at his wedding.\par The Lord put the coat of goodness on me.\par This coat is like the beautiful clothes\par a woman wears at her wedding.\par
God sent me to the sad people of Zion. \{I will get them ready for the celebration.\} I will take away the ashes on their head, and I will give them a crown. I will take away their sadness, and I will give them the oil of happiness. I will take away their sorrow, and I will give them celebration clothes. God sent me to name those people ‘Good Trees’ and ‘The Lord’s Wonderful Plant.’
But I will still be glad in the Lord.\par I will rejoice in God my savior.\par
God has spoken to the Jewish people. God sent them the Good News {\cf2\super [210]} that peace has come through Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Lord (Ruler) of all people!
We have been made right with God because of our faith. So we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
I mean that while we were God’s enemies, God made friends with us through the death of his Son. So surely, now that we are God’s friends, God will save us through his Son’s life.
Come to that place with all your people—your children, all your servants, and the Levites [76] living in your towns. (These Levites will not have a share of the land for their own.) Enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God.
You and your families will eat together at that place, and the Lord your God will be there with you. At that place, you will enjoy sharing the things you worked for. You will remember that the Lord your God blessed you and gave you those good things.
Go to the place the Lord will choose to be his special house. You and your people should enjoy yourselves together there with the Lord your God. Take all your people with you—your sons, your daughters, and all your servants. Also, take the Levites, [101] foreigners, orphans, [102] and widows [103] living in your towns.
Enjoy yourselves at this festival—you, your sons, your daughters, all your servants, and the Levites, [106] foreigners, orphans, [107] and widows [108] living in your towns.
You must not use cut stones to build the altar for the Lord your God. Offer burnt offerings on this altar to the Lord your God.
You must write all of these teachings on the stones that you set up. Write clearly so they are easy to read.”
But we are the people who are truly circumcised. {\cf2\super [16]} We worship (serve) God through his Spirit. {\cf2\super [17]} We are proud to be in Christ Jesus. And we don’t trust in ourselves or anything we can do.
And through Christ, God was happy to bring all things back to himself again—things on earth and things in heaven. God made peace by using Christ’s blood (death) on the cross.