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December 4

Say ye not, A confederacy,
to all them to whom this people shall say,
A confederacy;
neither fear ye their fear,
nor be afraid.

Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself;
and let him be your fear,
and let him be your dread.

And he shall be for a sanctuary;
but for a stone of stumbling
and for a rock of offence
to both the houses of Israel,
for a gin and for a snare
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

And many among them shall stumble,
and fall, and be broken,
and be snared, and be taken.

Bind up the testimony,
seal the law among my disciples.

And I will wait upon the Lord,
that hideth his face
from the house of Jacob,
and I will look for him.

Behold, I and the children
whom the Lord hath given me
are for signs
and for wonders in Israel
from the Lord of hosts,
which dwelleth in mount Zion.

Isaiah 8:12-18