Scripture Readings

Friday, December 24, 2021

Jeremiah (Baruch 3:35-4:4) (Vespers, 5th reading)

35
This is our God; no other can be compared to him!
36
He found the whole way to knowledge, and gave her to Jacob his servant and to Israel whom He loved.
37
Afterward she appeared on earth and lived among men.
1
She is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endures for ever. All who hold fast will live, and those who forsake her will die.
2
Turn, O Jacob, and take her; walk toward the shining of her light.
3
Do not give your glory to another, or your advantage to an alien people.
4
Happy we are, O Israel, for we know what is pleasing to God.